历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-03
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
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April 3rd, 1968In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination 1: “We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mountaintop.”
1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann is electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey 2 for the kidnap and murder of aviator 3 Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.
1948, President Harry 4 Truman signs the Marshall Plan. The eight-package helps Europe allies rebuild after World War II and resist Communism.
1882, Jesse James, the notorious Wild West outlaw 5 is shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri. Robert Ford 6, a member of the James gang pulls the trigger. James’s brother Frank surrenders a month later.
1860, another iconic chapter from America’s Wild West years. The legendary 7 Pony 8 Express begins service between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California.
And 1924, actor Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Among his movie credits: “A Streetcar Named Desire,” "On the Waterfront" and "The Godfather". Today In History, April 3rd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
n.飞行家，飞行员
- The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
- Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
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.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
- The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
- The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。