历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-07
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
英语课
April 7th 1994Civil war erupts in Rwanda a day after its leader and the President of Burundi are killed in a mysterious plane crash. In the months that follow, hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis and Hutu intellectuals are slaughtered 1 in the central African country.
1927An audience in New York witnesses the first successful long-distance demonstration 2 of television in the United States. They see Commerce Secretary and future President Herbert Hoover in images transmitted via telephone lines from Washington.
1947Auto pioneer Henry Ford 3, father of the Model T Car and the modern assembly line, dies in Dearborn, Michigan at age 83.
1949"I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair and send him on his way." In New York, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific starring Mary Martin opens on Broadway.
And 1915"For you I cry, for you, dear, only..."Billie Holiday, Lady Day, one of the great jazz and blues 4 singers of all time is born in Philadelphia.
Today in History, April 7th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
- The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
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。