历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-05-18
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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May 18th, 1980“It’s erupting like it never has before, I’m not sure, 'cause from where I’m standing 1 I can’t see the top of the mountain. But I see the whole eruption 2 coming from it. It’s big.”
In Washington State, Mount St. Helens explodes, blasting away the top 13 hundred feet from its volcanic 3 peak. The eruption leaves 57 people died or missing, flattening 4 forests and spewing volcanic ash for hundreds of miles. 1896. The U.S. Supreme 5 Court endorses 6 what it calls “separate but equal racial segregation” with its decision in Plessy versus 7 Ferguson. That ruling remains 8 a law of the land, until the Court overturns it nearly 16 years later in Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka. 1920. “May Christ give you his grace and his peace.” Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in more than 450 years is born Karol Wojtyta, in Wadowice, Poland.
1897. Movie director Frank Capra whose films include It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, is born near Palermo, Italy. And 2003. Let him live, bring him homeIn New York, Les Misérables, Broadway’s third longest-running show closes after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.
Today in History, May 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
- The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
- The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
- There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
- Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
- There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
- Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网
prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下
- The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
- The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。