历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-15
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
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February 15th, 1898, We have remembered the Maine.
The U.S. battleship "Maine" mysteriously blows up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, then a Spanish colony. More than 260 crew members on board are killed in the blast. War breaks out between the U.S. and Spain months later.
1989, the Soviet 1 Union says the last of its troops have left Afghanistan, ending more than nine years of military intervention 2. A few years later, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, establishing a theocracy 3 and providing a base for Osama Bin 4 Laden 5. In 2001, Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network masterminds the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States.
1564, Galileo, the astronomer 6 whose discoveries drew the wrath 7 of the Catholic Church’s inquisition, is born in Pisa, Italy.
And 1820, “Brothers we must show your freedom, hope son we well.” Susan B. Anthony, the suffragist who fought for the right for women to vote in America, is born in Adams, Massachusetts.
Today in History. February 15th. Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
n.介入，干涉，干预
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
n.神权政治；僧侣政治
- Shangzhou was an important period for the formation and development of theocracy.商周时期是神权政治形成与发展的重要阶段。
- The Muslim brothers look as if they will opt for civil society rather than theocracy.穆斯林兄弟看起来好像更适合文明的社会，而非神权统治。
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
n.天文学家
- A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
- He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。