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历史上的今天:12月24日
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2009-12-24 02:52 字体: [ ] 
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today's highlight in history:
on december 24th, 1951, gian carlo menotti's "amahl and the night visitors," the first opera written specifically for television, was first broadcast by nbc tv.

on this date:
in 1524, portuguese葡萄牙人 navigator vasco da gama -- who had discovered a sea route around africa to india -- died in cochin, india.

in 1814, the war of 1812 officially ended as the united states and britain signed the treaty of ghent in belgium.

in 1851, fire 2毁坏,摧毁 the library of congress in washington dc, destroying about 35,000 volumes.

in 1865, several veterans of the confederate army formed a private social club in pulaski, tennessee, called the ku klux klan.

in 1871, giuseppe verdi's opera "aida" had its world premiere初次公演 in cairo, egypt, to celebrate the opening of the suez canal.

in 1906, canadian 3 reginald a. fessenden became the first person to broadcast a music program over radio, from brant rock, massachusetts.

in 1920, enrico caruso gave his last public performance, singing in jacques halevy's "la juive" at the 4 opera in new york.

in 1943, president roosevelt appointed general dwight d. eisenhower 5 commander of 6 forces盟军,联军 as part of operation "overlord."

in 1968, the "apollo eight" astronauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the old 7 book of genesis during a christmas eve television broadcast.

in 1980, americans remembered the us hostages in iran by burning candles or shining lights for 417 seconds -- one second for each day of 8.

ten years ago: 9 panamanian ruler manuel noriega, who had succeeded in eluding逃避,躲避 us forces, took refuge避难,躲避 at the vatican's diplomatic mission in panama city.

five years ago: armed islamic fundamentalists 11 an air france airbus a-300 carrying 227 passengers at the algiers airport; three passengers were killed during the siege围攻,包围 before the hijackers were killed by french commandos突击队 in marseille two days later. british 12 john osborne ("look back in anger") died at age 65.

one year ago: ignoring nato warnings, serb tanks and troops struck an 13 albanian stronghold in kosovo. most of california's citrus柑橘属 crop was considered ruined after three straight nights of freezing cold.



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1 alrzls     
n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语
参考例句:
  • they styled their house in the portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
  • her family is portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
2 eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
参考例句:
  • the bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • his family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
3 onqx4     
n.物理学家,研究物理学的人
参考例句:
  • he is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
  • the successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。
4 mcyxz     
adj.大城市的,大都会的
参考例句:
  • metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  • metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
5 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。
6 iltys     
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
参考例句:
  • britain was allied with the united states many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
  • allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
7 yyezf     
n.遗嘱;证明
参考例句:
  • this is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
  • it is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明,编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
8 qrjzv     
n.囚禁;被俘;束缚
参考例句:
  • a zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • he was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
9 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
参考例句:
  • he was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • he may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
10 157b23fced3268b9668f3a73dc5fde30     
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的现在分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到
参考例句:
  • he saw no way of eluding featherstone's stupid demand. 费瑟斯通的愚蠢要求使他走投无路。 来自辞典例句
  • the fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 这狐狸成功地避过了猎手。 来自辞典例句
11 54f3e68c506e45e75f9a155a27738c2f     
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 ); 绑架; 拦路抢劫; 操纵(会议等,以推销自己的意图)
参考例句:
  • the plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from london to rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
  • the plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
12 8ouxo     
n.剧作家,编写剧本的人
参考例句:
  • gwyn thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
  • the playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
13 jiaz3     
adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的
参考例句:
  • this music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • the plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
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