历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-01-18
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2015年
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January 18th, 1943During World War Two, the Soviet 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 St. Petersburg, Russia.
1912,British explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reach the South Pole, aiming to be the first to ever arrive there. But they discover an origin 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.
1967,Albert DeSalvo, the man claiming to be the "Boston Strangler"---serial killer 3, is convicted of armed robbery,assault and sex offenses 4. Sentenced to life in prison, DeSalvo is killed by a fellow inmate 5 behind bars more than 6 yearslater.
And 1936, every knot and shake in a board reveals some disease or injury that overtook the log when it was growing. Rudyard Kipling, the British author and poet, whose works include "The Jungle Book" and "Gunga Din 6", dies at the age of 70.
Today in History, January 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press
1 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。
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 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。
4 offenses
n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势
- It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法