We Were Soldiers 是一部以越南战争为背景的电影，直译为《我们曾是战士》，由梅尔·吉布森主演，讲述了美军部队在德浪河谷战役中的经历。其音标为 /wiː wɜːr ˈsoʊldʒərz/，其中 "soldier" 的英式发音为 /ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/，美式发音为 /ˈsoʊldʒər/。

用法与搭配

作为电影名：指2002年上映的越战题材影片，如：We Were Soldiers depicts the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War（《我们曾是战士》描绘了越南战争中的德浪河谷战役）。

短语搭配：

soldier on：坚持到底，如 The soldiers soldiered on despite heavy casualties（尽管伤亡惨重，士兵们仍坚持战斗）。

unknown soldier：无名战士，如 The monument honors the unknown soldiers of the war（这座纪念碑纪念战争中的无名战士）。

foot soldier：步兵，如 Most of the troops were foot soldiers carrying heavy equipment（大多数士兵是携带重型装备的步兵）。

例句

We were both real soldiers, and our horses are not toys.（我们都是真正的士兵，我们的马也不是玩具马。）

We were guarded by two young men with AK-47s, and other soldiers wandered in and out.（两个手持AK47的年轻人看守着我们，其他士兵则进进出出。）

From humble forest dwellers we were forced to become brutal soldiers.（我们从卑微的森林居民被迫变成残忍的士兵。）

We know that many, many soldiers were killed in the battle.（我们得知许多士兵在战斗中丧生。）

The soldiers, we will observe, were full of wrath.（可以说，士兵们都充满了愤怒。）

We were both soldiers in the Royal Engineers.（我们都是皇家 Engineers 部队的士兵。）

After 6-hour walk, the soldiers were exhausted and fell asleep with their clothes on.（经过6小时行军，士兵们筋疲力尽，和衣而睡。）

We were protected by soldiers once we entered Mongolia as refugees.（一进入蒙古，我们就受到士兵的保护，并被接纳为难民。）

The film We Were Soldiers is based on real events in the Vietnam War.（电影《我们曾是战士》改编自越南战争中的真实事件。）

They soldiered on even when supplies were running low.（即使补给不足，他们仍坚持战斗。）

这部电影和短语 "we were soldiers" 均折射出战争对个体命运的深刻影响。当我们谈论 "soldiers" 时，是否也应思考：和平年代的 "战士" 又该如何定义？