历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-22
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2013年
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December 22nd, 1989. A popular uprising topples Eastern Europe’s last hardline communist ruler, Nicolae Ceauescu of Romania. Days later, Ceauescu and his wife are tried and convicted by a military tribunal, then promptly 1 shot by a firing squad 2.
2001. Richard Reid tries to set off explosives in his tennis shoes, aboard an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami. But flight attendants and Reed’s fellow passengers subdue 3 him, Reid later pleads guilty and receives a life sentence in prison.
1894. Alfred Dreyfus, a French Army officer is convicted of treason in a couurt martial, but the case against Dreyfus who is Jewish triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus who insists he is innocent is eventually vindicated 4 years later.
And 2000. Wedding bells ring for the Material Girl as pop-star Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie marry in Scotland.
Today in history, December 22nd, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.
1 promptly
adv.及时地，敏捷地
- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
2 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
3 subdue
vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制
- She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
- He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。
4 vindicated
v.澄清（某人/某事物）受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的过去式和过去分词 )；表明或证明（所争辩的事物）属实、正当、有效等；维护
- I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. 我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
- Subsequent events vindicated the policy. 后来的事实证明那政策是对的。 来自《简明英汉词典》