时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:历史上的今天-2015年


英语课

 August 18th, 1227, Genghis Khan, one of the world’s greatest conquerors 1, dies. At the time the Mongol Empire founded by Khan stretched to cross Asia.


1920, Tennessee ratifies 2 the 19th Amendment 3 to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women’s right to vote. That step gives the Amendment the approval of enough states in order to take effect.
1963, James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Meredith’s registration 4 as the university’s first black student followed a legal battle and deadly riots on campus.
1958, Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita is first published in the United States. The tale about a middle aged 5 man’s sexual obsession 6 with his teenage stepdaughter still sparks controversy 7 to this day.
1934, Roberto Clemente, one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, is born in Porto Rico.
And 1937, “Do you think if I come back, it's going to be OK by magic. What's going be changed? What's going to be different? We’ll both be wrong. We’ll both lose.” Actor and director Robert Redford is born in Saint Monica, California. Among his onscreen roles Butch Cassidy in The Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men and Out of Africa. Redford is also the founder 8 of the Sundance Film Festival aimed showcasing works by independent film makers 9.
Today in History. August 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press

征服者,占领者( conqueror的名词复数 )
  • The Danes had selfconfidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual. 这些丹麦人具有征服者的自信,而且他们的安全防卫也是漫不经心的。
  • The conquerors believed in crushing the defeated people into submission, knowing that they could not win their loyalty by the victory. 征服者们知道他们的胜利并不能赢得失败者的忠心,于是就认为只有通过武力才能将他们压服。
v.批准,签认(合约等)( ratify的第三人称单数 )
  • American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England. 1784年的今天,美国独立战争:美国批准了一项与英国的和平条约。 来自互联网
  • Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall ensure the effectiveapplication of its provis ions. 批准本公约的每一会员国应确保有效地实施本公约的规定。 来自互联网
n.改正,修正,改善,修正案
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
n.登记,注册,挂号
  • Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
  • What's your registration number?你挂的是几号?
adj.年老的,陈年的
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
n.困扰,无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
  • I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
  • She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式)
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
学英语单词
17-hydroxycorticosteroid
absorb more labor power
adaptive deconvolution
analytic manufacturing process
angle of bisection
angular house
applausefully
application development language
Aristarchus Of Samothrace
Ault.
baum
Baumes' sign
benzoyllactic acid
berlin film festival
bobbin stripper
body mike
boom ballast
bullock blocks
card not present
citation cord
coalition for networked information
crammed
cruzada
D.Lit., D.Litt.
deterministic simulation
diffuse-chamber
embroiderers
emergency alarm
empis tenuinervis
face cloth
family Psilophytaceae
flame scanner
flash ranging adjustment
focalizing
folded chain
gear integrated error tester
gone with you
haematogenous pigment
haplohumox
Harris syndrome
hemicircumferential
hexahydroxylene
ICTP
IEI
iekyll
iiand book
IJsselmeer
image frequency signal
inflammation pharmacology
intermittent cramp
International Radar Simulator Teachers Workshop
jabbour
kakke
kassalows
LOPHIFORMES
louser
maritime mobile satellite band
mawrs
mchaffie
medium-delay fuse
Minabegawa
moldy kernel
net tractive effort
nicholas tse
nominal line width
normalization potentiometer
observ
observation mine
ophtalmica magna arteria
oreillet
Pasfield L.
paul john flories
pentanitrophenol ether
pilot certificate
polyester-blend
Raman effect
ratified
reasonable consideration
Rednitz
rotar
rotor angle detector
RRSS
Saujon
scaphocalanus major
silklay
simian virus 40-induced fibrosarcoma
stare-out
subclassification
submerged-arc furnace
superaggressive
supercontinuum
tampes
temperature rise time
the Holy Office
Thorkötlustadhir
total gain
transversing gear
water battery
wertrational
wing mirrors
wire electrode
workmans