历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-16
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2013年
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December 16th, 1773The Boston Tea Party takes place more than a year before the revolutionary war breaks out. American colonists 1 board British ship to protest tea taxes and dump hundreds of chests of tea over board.
1944World War II’s battle of the Bulge 2 begins as German forces launch a surprise counterattack against Allied 3 forces in Belgium. The Bastogne battle is Nazi 4 Germany’s last attempt to drive back the Allies from its home soil.
And 1770Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the world’s great classical composers is born in Bonn, Germany.
Today in History, December 16th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )
- Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀
- The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
- What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
- Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
- Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。