历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-08-14
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2013年
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August 14th, 1945. “This is a victory of more than arms alone; this is a victory of liberty over tyranny.”
In Washington, President Harry 1 Truman announces Japan’s unconditional 2 surrender, ending WWII. Weeks later, a surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay formally concludes 6 years of fighting in Europe and the Pacific.
2003. 50 million people lose power as a huge blackout hits the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. An Ohio-based utility later receives much of the blame for the outages, which highlight the condition of North America’s power grid 3.
1935. “Today a hope of many years' standing 4 is in large part fulfilled.”
In Washington, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. The law provides retirement 5 income to elderly Americans and other government benefits to this day.
1969. British troops arrive in Northern Ireland. They’re sent there to intervene amid a surge in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics. But that violence continues to flare 6 in the troubled province until a peace process emerges decades later.
1980. During the Cold War, workers begin a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The job action leads to the Solidarity 7 labor 8 movement, the first in dependent union behind the Iron Curtain. Solidarity helps topple Communism in Poland by the end of the decade.
And 1945. “Excue me.”
Steve Martin, actor, comedian 9, writer and producer is born in Waco, Texas. Today in History, August 14th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的
- The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
- My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。
n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
- In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
- Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。
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.退休，退职
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发
- The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
- You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
n.团结；休戚相关
- They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。