Boer war

基本解釋

The astounding success of a recent song about Koos de la Rey, a famous Boer general during the war against the British, is raising many eyebrows.
最近有關(guān)Koos de la Rey的一首歌取得了令人震驚的成功，令許多人喫驚不小。Koos de la Rey是英佈戰(zhàn)爭中，佈爾著名的反英將軍。
Europeans preserved the balance of power, and the British fleet protected trade, while America criticised military adventures, such as the Boer war, as immoral.
美國批評諸如波爾戰(zhàn)爭（the Boer war）等軍事冒險(xiǎn)不道德時(shí)，歐洲人保持著權(quán)力平衡，而英國的艦隊(duì)在保護(hù)貿(mào)易。
During the Boer War, when there was much unrest in the country, a certain minister asked his brother-minister, who was a leader in the church, to do his best to calm the minds of those around him.
南非波爾戰(zhàn)爭發(fā)生之際，全國各地兵荒馬亂、人心惶惶，一位傳道人問教會的主任牧師要如何安撫人心？

The Anglo-Boer war museum in Bloemfontein, once a showpiece of apartheid propaganda, has adapted with the times.
ECONOMIST: South Africa
His grandfather had fought against the British during the Anglo-Boer war.
ECONOMIST: Eugene Terre'Blanche

either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (18801881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (18991902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain 1880-18811899-1902 (Also called Anglo-Boer War, South African War)