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january 23
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the ceasefire will begin at midnight on saturday 27 january
1973: nixon announces vietnam peace deal
england have

the us president, richard nixon, has appeared on national television to announce "peace with honour" in vietnam.

statements issued 1 in washington and hanoi confirmed the peace deal was signed in paris at 1230 local time, bringing to an end america's longest war.

the ceasefire will begin at midnight hanoi time on saturday, 27 january, monitored by an international force made up of troops from canada, poland, hungary and indonesia.

president nixon's speech from the oval office at the white house was broadcast on national radio and television.

he said: "throughout the years of 2, we have insisted on peace with honour, i set 3 the goals that we considered essential for peace with honour.

"in the settlement that has now been agreed to, all the conditions that i laid down then have been met."

the conditions include the release of prisoners of war within 60 days and all american forces to be 4 within the same time period.

an international conference will be held within 30 days, probably in vienna, to guarantee the peace.

american forces have been involved in the conflict in vietnam for more than a decade. in 1967, there were 500,000 american troops 5 in vietnam.

for the people of south vietnam, the president had this message: "by your courage, by your sacrifice, you have won the precious right to determine your own future and you have developed the strength to defend that right.

"we look forward to working with you in future, friends in peace as we have been allies in war."

to the leaders of north vietnam, the president said: "as we have ended the war through negotiations, let us now build a peace ofreconciliation.

"for our part, we are prepared to make a major effort to help achieve that goal, but just as reciprocity was needed to end the war, so, too, will it be needed to build and strengthen the peace."
 
 
 
 
 
thousands were left homeless
1989: many killed in tajik earthquake
 
artificially 1969:
the hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck the 6 central asian republic of tajikistan.
it is the second earthquake to rock the southern soviet union in two months. the earlier quake hit armenia - about 1,000 miles (1,600km) to the west - 7 an estimated 25,000 people.

theepicentreof the latest quake 8 an area about 19 miles (30km) from the capital, dushanbe, in the early hours of the morning.

early reports say one village of clay homes was buried under a 50ft (17m) 9, triggered by the earth 10. all 600 inhabitants of sharora are believed to have died.

the official soviet news agency, tass, says, 1,000 people may have been killed.

the earthquake measured six magnitude, seven on the soviet scale, which is less powerful than the earthquake which hit armenia six weeks ago.

thousands of cattle have been killed and thousands of acres of farmland are now covered with a thick layer of sand and clay.

georgy koshlakov, the republic's deputy prime minister, said the quake lasted 40 seconds.

he said: "the earthquake caused a burst of mud from the foothills which poured down on the villages. it was up to five miles wide and one-and-a-half miles long."

soviet resources are already badly stretched following the armenian earthquake. the soviet president, mikhail gorbachev, is said to be considering drafting in afghan troops to help the rescue operation.
 
 
 
 
vocabulary:
 
reconciliation: to kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air(扼死)

 

 
epicentre: the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake(震源)
 
 



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1 4ibz1o     
adv.同时发生地,同时进行地
参考例句:
  • the radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
  • the windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
2 af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
参考例句:
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
3 hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • the wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • he gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
4 eeczdj     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • all foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
5 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
参考例句:
  • tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • the artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
6 sw9wr     
adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃
参考例句:
  • 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。
7 kpbziq     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • last week my brother made a killing on wall street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
8 tzuzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • she showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • his manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
9 xxyyg     
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利
参考例句:
  • our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
  • an electoral landslide put the labour party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
10 266b933e7f9df8a51b0b0795733d1e93     
震颤( tremor的名词复数 ); 战栗; 震颤声; 大地的轻微震动
参考例句:
  • the story was so terrible that it'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
  • the story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
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