历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-01-18
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
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January 18th, 1943During World War Two, the Soviets 1 Union says it's broken the long Nazi 2 siege of Leningrad. But another year passes before the sieges find lifted in the city now known as the St.Petersburg, Russia.
1912British explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reach the South Pole, aiming to be the first to ever arrive there. But they discover Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group beat them to the pole by more than a month. Scott and his party perish during a difficult return trip.
1967Albert DeSalvo, the man claiming to be the "Boston Strangler," serial 3 killer 4 is convicted of armed robbery, assault and sex offenses 5. Sentence to life in prison, DeSalvo is killed by a fellow inmate 6 behind bars more than six years later.
And 1936Rudyard Kipling, the British author and poet whose works include <The Jungle Book> and <Gunga Din> dies at age 70.
Today in History, January 18th, Camille Bohannan, the Associated Press.
1 soviets
苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）
- A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
- The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。
2 Nazi
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。
3 serial
n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的
- A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
- Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？
4 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。