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历史上的今天:11月13日
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2009-11-22 06:48 字体: [ ] 
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today's highlight in history:
on november 13th, 1789, benjamin franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

on this date:
in 1775, during the american revolution, us forces captured montreal.

in 1927, the holland tunnel opened to the public, providing access between new york city and new 1 beneath the hudson river.

in 1940, the walt disney 2 movie "fantasia" had its world premiere in new york.

in 1942, the minimum draft(征兵) age was lowered from 21 to 18.

in 1956, the 3 court struck down laws calling for racial 4(种族隔离) on public buses.

in 1969, speaking in des moines, iowa, 5 president spiro t. agnew accused network television news departments of 6(偏见) and distortion(扭曲,变形), and urged viewers to 7(临时住宿,安顿) complaints.

in 1974, karen silkwood, a technician and union 8 at the kerr-mcgee cimarron plutonium(钚) plant near crescent, oklahoma, died in a car crash.

in 1977, the comic strip "li'l abner" by al capp appeared in newspapers for the last time.

in 1982, the vietnam veterans memorial was 9 in washington.

in 1985, some 23,000 residents of armero, colombia, died when a gigantic mudslide(泥石流) buried the city.

ten years ago: secretary of state james a. 10 the third told reporters in hamilton, bermuda, the persian 11 crisis threatened world recession and the loss of american jobs. members of congress demanded a larger role in us gulf policy following president bush's decision to send more us troops to the region.

five years ago: seven people, including five americans, were killed when a bomb exploded at a military training facility in riyadh, saudi arabia. the government 12 for 13(逼近的,即将发生的) partial shutdown as president clinton vetoed one budget bill and prepared to reject another in a 14(财政的) standoff(疏远,冷淡) with republicans.

one year ago: the navy recovered the cockpit voice recorder(声音记录装置) from egyptair flight 990, which crashed into the atlantic ocean october 31st with the loss of all 217 people aboard.
lennox lewis became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, winning a unanimous(全体一致的) decision over evander holyfield in las vegas. donald mills, last surviving member of the singing mills brothers, died in los angeles at age 84.



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1 lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • he wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • they were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
2 cz7zma     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • his observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • we had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
3 phqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • it was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • he handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 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。
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 0qbyq     
n.偏见,偏心,偏袒;vt.使有偏见
参考例句:
  • they are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
  • he had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
7 q8nzj     
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆
参考例句:
  • is there anywhere that i can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗?
  • i shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
8 gyazo     
n.活动分子,积极分子
参考例句:
  • he's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • he is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
9 duhzy2     
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
参考例句:
  • he dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • his whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
10 wytz62     
n.面包师
参考例句:
  • the baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • the baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
11 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • the gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • there is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
12 4e05e688cf12c64dbb7ab31b49f741c5     
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来
参考例句:
  • they braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 zc9z2     
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
参考例句:
  • the black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • the country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
14 agbzf     
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
参考例句:
  • the increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • the government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
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