历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-06-08
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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June 8th, 632The Prophet Muhammad who founded the religion of Islam dies in Medina, part of what's now Saudi Arabia. Muhammad leaves no arrangement for a successor, creating a rift 1 within Islam which lasts to this day.
1968Authorities announce a capture in London of James Earl Ray wanted for assassinating 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray spends the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to killing 3 the civil rights leader. He later recants, claiming a conspiracy 4 targeted King.
1967Thirty four US servicemen are killed when Israeli forces raid the Liberty, a navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean 5. Israel calls its attack which takes place during the 6-day war in the Mid-East a tragic 6 mistake. 1869Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the great American architects of the 20th century, is born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
And 1969The New York Yankees retire Mickey Mantle 7's uniform No.7. Mantle known to baseball fans as the Mick pays tribute to another Yankee legend. "I've often wondered how a man who know he is gonna die could stand here and say that he is the luckiest man in the world, but now I think I know how Lou Gehrig felt."Today in History, June 8nd, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
- The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
v.暗杀( assassinate的现在分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
- They struck a blow for freedom by assassinating the colonial governor. 他们为了自由而奋力一博，暗杀了那位殖民地总督。 来自互联网
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
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。
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。