历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-17
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
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February 17th 1992 - In Milwaukee, serial 1 killer 2 Jeffrey Dahmer receives a series of life sentences for his grizzly 3 string of murders. Dahmer had admitted to killing 4 17 young men and boys, some of whom he mutilated and cannibalized.
Just a few years later, Dahmer is beaten to death by a fellow inmate 5 behind bars.
1801 – In Washington ,the House of Representatives breaks an electorate 6 tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
The House chooses Jefferson to be America’s 3rd president; Burr becomes his vice-president.
1996 – World chess champion Garry Kasparov beats Deep Blue – the IBM super computer in a 6-game match in Philadelphia.
"I knew that I could learn much better, because my appoint would need more time to learn, and combat with a really, a sophisticated conquer strategy." The following year, Kasparov loses to Deep Blue in a rematch.
1963" I'm not afraid to take on a challenge. I'm not afraid to take a step. If I fall, I fall, pick myself up and move on ."Michael Jordan, one of pro-basketball's greatest all time players is born in Brooklyn, New York.
And 1976 –" Take it easy,take it easy" The Eagles releases their greatest hits 1971-75 album - still the best-selling album in the U.S. ever.
Today in History February 17th,Bryant Thomas the Associated Press.
n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的
- A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
- Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊
- This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
- Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人
- I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
- The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
n.全体选民；选区
- The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
- He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。