历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-03
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
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October 3rd, 1995In California, a verdict in the murder trial of ex-football player O.J. Simpson:
"We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant 1, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder." Simpson is found not guilty of killing 2 his ex-wife Nicole and Ronald Goldman. Two years later, a civil trial finds Simpson liable for the slayings, ordering him to pay millions of dollars to the victims' families.
1226Saint Francis of Assisi, the founder 3 of the Franciscan Order, dies. Known for his devotion to the poor, he is made a Catholic saint two years later.
1990West and East Germany become one country again, reunifying after 45 years apart. That division lasted from the Nazi 4 defeat in World War II through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse 5 of communism in Eastern Europe. 1951Baseball's “shot heard round the world”, in the deciding National League playoff game in New York. Bobby Thomson with the New York Giants hits a three-one home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6 and head for the World Series, losing to the New York Yankees. And 1955Birth of two children's TV classics. Captain Kangaroo arrives on CBS, while the Mickey Mouse Club premieres on ABC. Today in History, October 3rd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
- The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
- The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
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.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
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。
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。