历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-12
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
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April 12th, 1945President Franklin Roosevelt dies of a cerebral 1 hemorrhage in WarmSprings, Georgia at age 63.
“Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Roosevelt, who led America through the Great Depression and most of World War II, served a record 12 years in office. Vice 2 President Harry 3 Truman succeeds Roosevelt in the White House.
1861Start of the American Civil War. Confederate forces fire on the union garrison 4 at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Fighting between the North and South lasts four years with more than half a million deaths.
1961Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space orbiting the earth once before making a safe landing.
1981America's first space shuttle named Columbia blasts off from Cape 5 Canaveral, Florida on its maiden 6 flight. More than two decades later, Columbia meets a tragic 7 end. It disintegrates 8 on re-entry killing 9 its seven passenger crew.
And 1947“My name is Dave Letterman, I'm the host of Late Show America's most successful C-student.”
David Letterman, the Late Night TV talk show host, is born in Indianapolis.
Today in History, April 12th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
adj.脑的，大脑的；有智力的，理智型的
- Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
- He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防
- The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
- The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
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。
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
- The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
- The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
n.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的名词复数 )v.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的第三人称单数 )
- Particles rain down from the slug and it finally disintegrates. 颗粒从上面纷纷下落，最后腾涌消失。 来自辞典例句
- When the uranium disintegrates, it changes into lead. 当铀蜕变时，它变成了铅。 来自辞典例句