历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-09-16
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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September 16th, 1974President Gerald Ford 1 announces a conditional 2 amnesty program for deserters and draft evaders during the Vietnam War. ”I do not want to delay another day in resolving the dilemmas 3 of the past, so that we may all get going on the pressing problems of the present.”
1982A massacre 4 in Lebanon months after Israel’s invasion to drive out the PLO. Lebanese Christian 5 militiamen kill hundreds of Palestinian men women and children in two refugee camps in West Beirut. The militiamen are allied 6 with Israel which is accused of doing nothing to prevent the slaughter 7. Outrage 8 over the massacre costs future Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon his job as Defense 9 Minister.
1498Tomas De Torquemada, The catholic monk 10, notorious for his role in the Spanish Inquisition , dies in Avila, Spain.
1810Mexico begins its revolt against Spanish colonial rule. A catholic priest father Miguel Hidalgo declares his country’s independence. His rebellion soon fails but Spain formally relinquishes 11 its new world colony 11 years later.
1977Maria Callas, the American born prima donna famed for her Lyric 12 soprano and fiery 13 temperament 14 dies in Paris. She was 53 years old.
1925 The thrill is gone away. Guitarist B.B. King, one of the great Blues 15 Artists of All Time is born in Mississippi.
Today in history, September 16th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
adj.条件的，带有条件的
- My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。
- There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。
n.左右为难( dilemma的名词复数 )；窘境，困境
- They dealt with their dilemmas by mixing perhaps unintentionally an explosive brew. 他们――也许是无意地――把爆炸性的佐料混合在一起，以此来应付困难处境。 来自辞典例句
- Ten years later we encountered the same dilemmas in Vietnam. 十年后，我们又在越南遇到了同样进退两难的局面。 来自辞典例句
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
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。
n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀
- I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
- Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.和尚，僧侣，修道士
- The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
- Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
交出，让给( relinquish的第三人称单数 )； 放弃
- She relinquishes him to a partner more appropriate. 结果是，她抛弃了他，找了个年龄相当的伴侣。
n.抒情诗，歌词；adj.抒情的
- This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry.这首诗是雪莱抒情诗的范例。
- His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
- She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
- His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
n.气质，性格，性情
- The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
- Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。