历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-13
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2013年
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December 13th, 2003"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him."US forces capture Iraq's ousted 1 dictator Saddam Hussein nearly nine months after the fall of Baghdad. Saddam is caught while hiding in a hole under a farm house near his hometown of Tikrit. In 2006, Saddam was sentenced todeath and executed for the slaying 2 of Iraqi Shiites during his regime.
1981Authorities in Communist Poland impose martial 3 law to crack down on the solidarity 4 labor 5 movement. Martial law formally ends two years later. Communist rule in Poland crumbles 6 by the end of the decade.
1950End of the a bitter battle of Korean War as the American-led troops break out of the Chosen Reservoir area, They thwart 7 an attempt by vastly larger force of the North Korean and Chinese troops to encircle them.
1862Union forces suffer a major defeat to confederate troops at the Battle of Fredericksburg Virginia.
And 1925Actor Dick Van Dyke 8, star of one of early TV classic shows is born in West Plains, Missouri.
Today in History, December 13th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
- 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。
杀戮。
- 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。
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
- The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
- The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
n.团结；休戚相关
- They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
酥皮水果甜点( crumble的名词复数 )
- This cake crumbles too easily. 这种蛋糕太容易碎了。
- This bread crumbles ever so easily. 这种面包非常容易碎。
v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)
- We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
- I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。