历史上的今天:1月14日

时间:2010-01-26 00:21:27

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Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on January 14th, 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca" received a mixed reception at its Rome world premiere.

On this date:
In 1639, the first constitution of Connecticut -- the "Fundamental Orders" -- was adopted.

In 1742, English astronomer天文学家 Edmond Halley, who observed the comet彗星 that now bears his name, died at age 85.

In 1784, the United States ratified批准 a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.

In 1858, French emperor Napoleon the Third escaped an attempt on his life.

In 1943, President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.

In 1952, NBC's "Today" show premiered初次公演,首次露面.

In 1953, Josip Broz Tito was elected president of Yugoslavia南斯拉夫 by the country's Parliament.

In 1963, George C. Wallace was sworn in宣誓就职 as governor of Alabama with a pledge of "segregation种族隔离 forever."

In 1969, 25 crew members of the US aircraft carrier "Enterprise" were killed in an explosion that ripped through裂开,猛烈爆炸 the ship off Hawaii.

In 1970, Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

Ten years ago: The Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers earned a trip to the Super Bowl美国橄榄球超级杯大赛 by winning the American and National Football Conference championships.

Five years ago: Russian troops in the breakaway分离,逃脱 republic of Chechnya captured the Council of Ministers building, a key rebel position in the capital Grozny. Pope John Paul the Second addressed a huge rally in Manila, urging young people to reject cynicism犬儒主义,愤世嫉俗.

One year ago: Before a jury of 100 silent senators, House prosecutors4 demanded President Clinton's removal from office, charging he had "piled perjury伪证,伪誓 upon perjury5" and obstructed6妨碍,阻塞 justice.


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1 astronomer DOEyh     
n.天文学家
参考例句:
  • A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
  • He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。
2 ratified 307141b60a4e10c8e00fe98bc499667a     
v.批准,签认(合约等)( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准,因此被宣布无效。
  • The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。
3 segregation SESys     
n.隔离,种族隔离
参考例句:
  • Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初,许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
  • They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。
4 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
参考例句:
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
5 perjury LMmx0     
n.伪证;伪证罪
参考例句:
  • You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证,你要受罚的。
  • She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。
6 obstructed 5b709055bfd182f94d70e3e16debb3a4     
阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止
参考例句:
  • Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着,他看不到道路。
  • The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁,或受到了严重阻碍。

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