历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-24
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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November 24th, 1963, in Dallas, a scene caught on live TV that shocks America just days after the assassination 1 of President John F. Kennedy. “There is Lee Harvey Oswald. He’s been shot. He’s been shot! Lee Oswald has been shot! There’s a man with a gun. No question about that Oswald has been shot.” Nightclub owner Jack 2 Ruby 3 shoots and fatally wounds Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy’s accused assassin in the Dallas county jail.
1859, British naturalist 4 Charles Darwin publishes on “The Origin of Species”, explaining his theory of evolution.
1971, the hijacker 5, known as D.B. Cooper, parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over Washington State with 200,000 dollars in ransom 6 money. His fate remains 7 unknown to this day.
And 1991, “We’re the champions, my friends…” In London, rock singer Freddie Mercury, front man of the group Queen, dies of AIDS-related pneumonia 8. He was 45.
Today in History, November 24th. Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
n.红宝石，红宝石色
- She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
- On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
- He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
- The naturalist told us many stories about birds.博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。
n.拦路抢劫者
- We needed a credibIe hijacker who knew the pIane. 也需要一个懂飞机的让人相信的劫机犯。
- I've never heard of a hijacker Ietting passengers deboard before. 以前也从没听说过有劫机犯让乘客离开。
n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。