历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-07-10
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
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July 10th, 1940. The battle of Britain begins during WWII as Nazi 1 forces start attacking southern England by air. Just weeks earlier, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned his people to prepare for the assault. “If the British Empire and its Commonwealth 2 last for a thousand years, men will still say: This was their finest hour.”
1962. Telstar, the world’s first active communication satellite, is launched from Cape 3 Canaveral, Florida. 1850. Vice 4 President Millard Fillmore becomes president, taking the oath of office after president Zachary Taylor dies from a sudden cholera 5 attack.
2006. Shamil Basayev, the Chechen rebel leader is killed in an explosion in southern Russia. He was responsible for some of Russia’s worst terrorist attacks, including the Beslan School Siege which ended in a massacre 6.
1947. “You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant…” Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is born in Brooklyn, New York. The son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie is best known for his song Alice’s Restaurant.
And 1989. Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs 7 Bunny and many other Looney Tunes 8 cartoon characters dies in Los Angeles. He was 81.
Today in History, July 10th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
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。
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
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.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。
n.霍乱
- The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
- Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误
- All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》