历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-01
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
英语课
November 1st, 1765The Stamp Act takes effect, as Britain imposes a tax on its American colonists 1. They respond with stiff resistance and Britain later repeals 2 the Act. But the episode sets the stage for the American Revolution a decade later. 1952,The United States explodes the first hydrogen bomb, code-named “mike”. The test takes place at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. 1512,At the Vatican, Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 3 are first shown to the public.
1954,In North Africa, Algerian nationalists begin their successful eight-year rebellion against French rule.
And 1999,“Every guy, every officers of mine but then play for the Chicago Bears, help me get that 16 thousand yards. And I thank that.” Walter Payton, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, dies of bile duct cancer in Barrington, Illinois. The former Chicago Bears running back was 45 years old.
Today in History, November 1st, James Lane Buckley, 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》
撤销，废除( repeal的名词复数 )
- The measure repeals a previous law that prevented local governments from targeting specific breeds for sterilization. 这项法令的出台将废止之前一项限制地方政府针对某种犬类采用绝育措施的法律。