历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-07-29
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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July 29th, 1981. Britain’s Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, leads the ceremony. “Charles Philip Arthur George, wilt 1 thou have this woman to thy wedded 2 wife?”
“I will.”
“Diana Frances, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband?”
“I will.”
The royal couple separates in 1992, then divorces in 1996. Diana is killed in a Paris car crash the following year.
1883. Benito Mussolini, the first of Europe’s Fascist 3 dictators during the 20th century, is born in Predappio, Italy. Known as Il Duce, Mussolini leads Italy into the Axis 4 alliance with Nazi 5 Germany’s Adolf Hitler. Both dictators meet a violent end during the WWII.
1985. Months after launching its first satellite into orbit, the United States takes another major step forward into the space age. President Dwight Eisenhower signs into law the creation of NASA, the nation’s space agency.
And 1890. Artist Vincent van Gogh dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Paris. The Dutch painter was 37 years old.
Today in History, July 29th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱
- Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
- Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )
- She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
- I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.法西斯主义的；法西斯党的；n.法西斯主义者，法西斯分子
- The strikers were roughed up by the fascist cops.罢工工人遭到法西斯警察的殴打。
- They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。
n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线
- The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
- The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。