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历史上的今天:11月05日
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2009-11-08 01:54 字体: [ ] 
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today's highlight in history:
on november fifth, 1940, president roosevelt won an 1(空前的) third term in office as he defeated republican challenger wendell l. willkie.

on this date:
in 1605, the "2 plot" failed as guy fawkes was seized before he could blow up the english parliament.

in 1872, suffragist(参政权扩大论者,妇女政权论者) susan b. anthony was fined 100 dollars for attempting to vote for president grant. (she never paid the fine.)

in 1911, calbraith p. rodgers arrived in pasadena, california, completing the first transcontinental(横贯大陆的) airplane trip in 49 days.

in 1912, woodrow wilson was elected president, defeating progressive republican theodore roosevelt and 3 republican william howard taft.

in 1946, republicans captured control of both the senate and the house in midterm elections.

in 1956, britain and france started landing forces in egypt during fighting between egyptian and israeli forces around the suez canal. (a cease-fire was declared two days later.)

in 1968, richard m. nixon won the 4, defeating 5 president hubert h. humphrey and third-party candidate george c. wallace.

in 1974, ella t. grasso was elected governor of connecticut, the first woman to win a gubernatorial office without succeeding her husband.

in 1989, death claimed pianist(钢琴家) vladimir horowitz in new york at age 85 and singer-songwriter barry sadler in murfreesboro, tennessee, at age 49.

in 1994, former president reagan disclosed(揭露) he had alzheimer's disease.

ten years ago: rabbi meir kahane, the brooklyn-born israeli extremist who campaigned to drive arabs from israel, was shot to death after a speech at a new york hotel. (egyptian native el sayyed nosair was 6 of murder and convicted of weapons charges in state court; he was later convicted in connection with the 7 in federal court.)

five years ago: an endless procession of israelis filed past the simple wooden 8 of prime minister yitzhak rabin, who'd been 9 the night before.

one year ago: us district judge thomas penfield jackson declared microsoft corporation a monopoly(垄断), saying the software giant's aggressive actions were "10 innovation" and hurting consumers. pope john paul the second began his first visit to india in 13 years.



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1 7gsyj     
adj.无前例的,新奇的
参考例句:
  • the air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • a flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
2 oerxm     
n.火药
参考例句:
  • gunpowder was introduced into europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶,火药传入欧洲。
  • this statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
3 wbmzy     
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
参考例句:
  • he defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • it is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
4 j1hzd     
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句:
  • roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the united states.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
5 nu0zq     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • 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。
6 c33644484a0fb8e16df9d1c2cd057cb0     
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现
参考例句:
  • the jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
  • five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
7 4ce8e7b4134fbeb566658660b6a9b0a9     
杀戮。
参考例句:
  • the man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
  • he is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案,但他们找不到证据来指控他。
8 xwry7     
n.棺材,灵柩
参考例句:
  • when one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
  • the coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
9 0c3415de7f33014bd40a19b41ce568df     
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 );中伤;诋毁;破坏
参考例句:
  • the prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
  • then, just two days later, president kennedy was assassinated in dallas. 跟着在两天以后,肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句
10 dhxz7c     
a.令人窒息的
参考例句:
  • the weather is stifling. it looks like rain. 今天太闷热,光景是要下雨。
  • we were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里,简直透不过气来。
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