历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-14-英语课

时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年

英语课

September 14th, 2001Americans mark a day of remembrance for the victims of the September 11th attacks. In New York, President George W. Bush tours the ruins of the World Trade Center. He tells rescue workers at Ground Zero just days after the attacks that topple the twin towers.

"I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you and people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."1901"I am leading because somebody must lead or else the fight would not be made at all."Theodore Roosevelt becomes America's youngest president at age 43. He succeeds William McKinley who dies more than a week later after he is shot by an assassin.
1814Francis Scott Key is inspired to write the poem whose words ultimately 1 become the national anthem 2 of the United States. He composes The Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812 after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort 3 McHenry in Maryland.
1879Margaret Sanger, the founder 4 of America's birth control movement is born in Corning, New York.
1982Princess Grace of Monaco, the former movie actress Grace Kelly dies of injuries from a car crash the day before. She was 52 years old.
1927Isadora Duncan, the modern dance pioneer dies in an accident in Nice, France. She’s killed when her scarf becomes entangled 5 in a wheel of her sports car.
And 1994"It's not a very happy set of circumstances for man. After all, we are in the baseball business."Baseball's acting 6 commissioner 7 Bud 8 Selig cancels the rest of the season due to a player's strike. That includes the World Series, the first October without that game in nearly 90 years.
Today in History, September 14th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 ultimately

adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地

It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。

2 anthem

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

3 fort

n.要塞，堡垒，碉堡

The fort can not be defended against an air attack.这座要塞遭到空袭时无法防御。
No one can get into the fort without a pass.没有通行证，任何人不得进入要塞。

4 Founder

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。

5 entangled

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )