历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-09-15
时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:历史上的今天-2014年
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And they died in Birmingham. September 15th, 1963, in Birmingham Alabama, a tragedy that galvanizes the America’s Civil Rights Movement. 4 black girls are killed when a bomb explodes during Sunday services at the 16 street Baptist Church. 3 Ku Klux Klansmen are eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.
2005, weeks after hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf 1 Coast, President George W. Bush speaks from storm-ravaged New Orelands. He acknowledges Washington’s failures in responding adequately to the disaster and urges Congress to approve a massive reconstruction 2 program. "When the federal government fails to meet such an obligation, I, as president, am responsible for the problem and for the solution."1935, Nazi 3 Germany enacts 4 the Nuremberg Laws, depriving German Jews of their citizenship 5. The laws which also adopt the swastika as Germany’s official symbol are a major step on the road to the Holocausts 6 .
1950, during the Korean War, American land forces under the United Nation’s banner stage a daring landing at Inchon. The amphibious assault behind enemy lines leads to the liberation of South Korea’s capital Seoul from the communist North.
1776, British forces occupy New York during the American Revolution. They remain for the next 7years until the United States achieves its independence. 1890, Agatha Christie, the mystery writer whose works include Murder on the Orient Express, is born in Torquay, Devon, England.
And 1946, “We all have a violent demon 7, all of us; I mean some more recede 8 than others. But it’s still there!” Oliver Stone, movie director and screen writer, is born in New York City. Among his films: Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers 9 and Born on the Fourth of July.
Today in History. September 15th. Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
n.重建,再现,复原
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
n.纳粹分子,adj.纳粹党的,纳粹的
- They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻,并出面求和。
- Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的第三人称单数 )
- The legislative branch enacts laws; the executive branch enforces them, and the judicial branch interprets them. 立法部门制订法律,行政部门执行法律,司法部门解释法律。
- Hold phasic characteristic correctly, ability enacts the policy with an actual suit, measure. 正确地把握形势特点,才能制定出切合实际的政策、措施。
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
n.大屠杀( holocaust的名词复数 )
- They have been able to keep on cheerfully plotting their holocausts right into their senescene. 他们都还能津津有味地继续策划他们的大暴动,直至他们的垂暮之年。 来自辞典例句
- The down sides to our inventions-the wars, weapons, holocausts, pollution-these too define our being. 发明的阴暗面——战争、武器、屠杀、污染——同样也定义了我们。 来自互联网
n.魔鬼,恶魔
- The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
- He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。
vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进
- The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
- He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。