历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-01-09
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
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"But as President, I must put the interests of America first." January 9th 1913. President Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon oversaw 1 Cold War detente with the Soviet 2 Union and China while winding 3 down the Vietnam War. But he became the only president to ever resign, facing likely impeachment 4 over the Watergate Scandal.
1972. Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, speaking by phone from the Bahamas to reporters in Hollywood, says a purported 5 biography of him is a fake.
1968. Surveyor Seven, America's last unmanned probe of the moon lands on the lunar surface. The following year Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin make history as the first humans to set foot on the moon.
And 2006. "The Phantom 6 of the Opera is there, inside my mind." In New York, "the Phantom of the Opera" leaps past "Cats" to become the longest-running show in Broadway history.
Today in history, January 9th. Sandy Kozel. The Associated Press.
1 oversaw
v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )
- He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
- Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网
2 Soviet
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
3 winding
n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈
- A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
- The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
4 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
- Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
- The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。