历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-08
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
英语课
February 8th 1999 In the Middle East, hundreds of world leaders – many of them bitter enemies – attend the funeral of King Hussain in Jordan.
1915 – The birth of a nation, the silent movie epic 1 about the Civil War premieres in Los Angeles.D.W.Griffith's work breaks ground in early film making but remains 2 controversial due to its racist 3 themes.
1968 – A Civil Rights protest turns deadly in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Three college students protesting a whites only bowling 4 alley 5 are killed in a confrontation 6 with highway patrolmen.
1910 – The Boy Scouts 7 of America – the nation’s largest youth organization – is incorporated.
And 1932 actor James Dean a silver screen symbol of rebellious 8 youth is born in Marion ， Indiana。
Today in History,February 8th .Tim Magwire, the Assoicated Press.
n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的
- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
- a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
- His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
n.保龄球运动
- Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
- Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？
n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路
- We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
- The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员
- to join the Scouts 参加童子军
- The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。
adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的
- They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
- Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。