历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-07-10
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
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July 10th, 1940The Battle of Britain begins during World War II as Nazi 1 forces start attacking southern England by air. Just weeks earlier, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned his people to prepare for the assault. If the British Empire and its Commonwealth 2 last a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.
1962 Telstar, the world’s first active communication satellite, is launched from Cape 3 Canaveral, Florida. 1850Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes president, taking the oath of office after President Zachary Taylor dies from a sudden cholera 4 attack.
2006Shamil Basayev, the Chechen rebel leader is killed in an explosion in southern Russia. He was responsible for some of Russia’s worst terrorist attacks, including the Beslan School Siege which ended in a massacre 5.
1947You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant… Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is born in Brooklyn, New York. The son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie is best known for his song Alice’s Restaurant.
And 1989Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs 6 Bunny and many other Looney Tunes 7 cartoon characters dies in Los Angles. He was 81.
Today in History, July 10th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
1 Nazi
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
- They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
- Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
2 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
3 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
4 cholera
n.霍乱
- The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
- Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。
5 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！