历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-28
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
英语课
November 28th, 1520Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. The Portuguese 1 navigator crosses the Pacific and is killed in the Philippines in the following years. But Magellan’s crew continues and automatically completes the first circumnavigation of the globe.
1990, “It is because we on this side have, never flinch 2 from difficult decision” in London, Margaret Thatcher 3 Britain’s first woman prime minister resigns after more than a decade in power. John Major succeeds Thatcher as prime minister and Conservative Party leader. 1994, in Wisconsin, Serial 4 killer 5 Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death in prison by a fellow inmate 6 while serving a series of life sentences. Dahme had admitted to murdering 17 young men and boys--some of whom he mutilated and cannibalized.
1925, “At the grand ole, opry evry, Saturday night”. “The Grand Ole Opry”, Nashville's famed home of country music, makes its radio debut 7 on station WSM.
And 1962, “The closest election that we have seen in this country in about four years”. Comedian 8 John Stewart, host of the news parody“The Daily Show” is born in Trenton, New Jersey 9.
Today in History, November 28th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语
- 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。
v.畏缩，退缩
- She won't flinch from speaking her mind.她不会讳言自己的想法。
- We will never flinch from difficulties.我们面对困难决不退缩。
n.茅屋匠
- Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的
- A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
- Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人
- I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
- The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
n.首次演出，初次露面
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员
- The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
- The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。