历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-01-02
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
英语课
January 2nd, 2006The huge white light and a few seconds later, it’s like somebody set off a powder keg, it shocked house, rattled 1 the windows and everything. An explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia kills one miner and traps a dozen underground. Eleven slowly succumb 2 to carbon monoxide poisoning but Randal McCloy Jr. is rescued after 41 hours.
1960“And we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, the frontier of the 1960s.”
John F. Kennedy says he is running for the White House. The Massachusetts Senator narrowly defeats Vice 3 President Richard Nixon that fall.
1942Just weeks after attacking Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces capture the Philippine capital of Manila during World War II.
1935In New Jersey 4, Bruno Hauptman goes on trial, accused of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of aviator 5 Charles A. Lindbergh. Hauptman is later convicted and dies in the electric chair, insisting to the end that he is innocent.
1983“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow. You’re always a day away.”
The musical Annie, based on the Little Orphan 6 Annie comic strip, closes on Broadway after 2377 performances.
Today in History, January 2nd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
1960“And we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, the frontier of the 1960s.”
John F. Kennedy says he is running for the White House. The Massachusetts Senator narrowly defeats Vice 3 President Richard Nixon that fall.
1942Just weeks after attacking Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces capture the Philippine capital of Manila during World War II.
1935In New Jersey 4, Bruno Hauptman goes on trial, accused of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of aviator 5 Charles A. Lindbergh. Hauptman is later convicted and dies in the electric chair, insisting to the end that he is innocent.
1983“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow. You’re always a day away.”
The musical Annie, based on the Little Orphan 6 Annie comic strip, closes on Broadway after 2377 performances.
Today in History, January 2nd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
1 rattled
慌乱的，恼火的
- The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
- Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。
2 succumb
v.屈服，屈从；死
- They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
- Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？
3 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 jersey
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。