历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-05-25
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2013年
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May 25th, 1961. President John F. Kennedy challenges the United States to aim high in its Cold War Space Race with the Soviet 2 Union. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
More than 8 years later, America reaches the moon when Apollo XI’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface. 1977. Star Wars, the classic sci-fi movie written and directed by George Lucas premieres. The story of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader reshapes how Hollywood makes movies and spawns 3 a wave of sequels.
2006. Former Enron execs Ken 1 Lay and Jeffery Skilling are convicted of conspiracy 4 and fraud for the energy giant’s downfall. Lay dies from heart disease a few months later, and his convictions are vacated. Skilling is sentenced to 24 years in prison.
And 1992. When I heard the new pope was German, I thought, Oh my god. Arnold can't be stopped. First governor.. Now, as you thought I can't believe it, I can't believe it's amazing." Comedian 5 Jay Leno begins his run as host of NBC’s the Tonight Show, taking over from Johnny Carson. Today in History, May 25th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.视野，知识领域
- Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
- Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
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。
（鱼、蛙等的）子，卵( spawn的名词复数 )
- Lava Spawns now require 15 attacks to replicate, up from 14. 火人现在需要攻击15下才会分裂，而不是14下。
- Idleness spawns discontent, whereas overwork leads to mental and physical exhaustion. 懒惰滋生不满，而过度工作导致精神和身体的疲劳。
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。