Well, 100,000 dead was roughly, just roughly,

约有十万人因此而亡
what the British army suffered in three weeks

这大约是英军在索姆河连续战斗三个星期
on the Battle of the Somme, in one battle.

所损失的人数
The scale of casualties in the First World War

而一战的伤亡是如此惨重
is what makes it everybody's business.

它与每个人都息息相关
The second reason why remembering the First World War's iconic

牢记一战代表性的第二个原因
is that it is universal in Europe.

是它对于欧洲的普遍意义
It's family history.

因为它关系到家庭史
Let me give you an example of what that means.

我举个例子来说明其中的原委
If you ever visit the extraordinary power of individual graveyards

如果你曾在诺曼底登陆阵亡的战士公墓面前
at the scene of the landings at Normandy,

感受过那股强大而肃穆的力量
you will find that

那么你会发现