历史上的今天:12月16日

时间：2009-12-24 00:18:43

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Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on December 16th, 1899, Sir Noel Coward, the English actor, playwright1剧作家 and composer, was born in London.

On this date:
In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector护国公，守护神 of England, Scotland and Ireland.

In 1770, composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany.

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists2 boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.

In 1809, Napoleon Bonaparte was divorced from the Empress Josephine by an act of the French Senate.

In 1916, Gregory Rasputin, the monk3 who'd wielded4挥舞，使用 powerful influence over the Russian court, was murdered by a group of noblemen.

In 1944, the World War Two Battle of the Bulge5 began as German forces launched a surprise counter-attack against Allied6 forces in Belgium.

In 1950, President Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism帝国主义."

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation8 collided碰撞，冲突 over New York City.

In 1985, reputed organized-crime chief Paul Castellano was shot to death outside a New York City restaurant.

In 1991, the UN General Assembly联合国大会 rescinded9废除，撤回 its 1975 resolution equating等同 Zionism犹太复国运动 with racism种族主义 by a vote of 111-to-25.

Ten years ago: Federal appeals court judge Robert S. Vance was killed by a mail bomb at his Alabama home. (Walter Leroy Moody12 Junior was later sentenced to death for killing13 Vance, and received seven life terms on federal charges in that killing and the death of civil rights attorney代理人，律师 Robert E. Robinson.)

Five years ago: The White House and Republicans traded barbs倒刺，冷嘲热讽 over whose tax plan was fairer to the middle class, a day after President Clinton presented a package of proposed tax cuts. White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers announced she was leaving her job at the end of the year.

One year ago: President Clinton ordered a sustained持久的，持续的 series of airstrikes against Iraq by American and British forces in response to Saddam Hussein's continued defiance蔑视，挑衅 of UN weapons inspectors16. The House delayed a debate set to begin the next day on four articles of impeachment弹劾，控告 against President Clinton.


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1 playwright 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。
2 colonists 4afd0fece453e55f3721623f335e6c6f     
n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 monk 5EDx8     
n.和尚，僧侣，修道士
参考例句：
  • The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
  • Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
4 wielded d9bac000554dcceda2561eb3687290fc     
手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的过去式和过去分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）
参考例句：
  • The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道，好人受气
  • He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者，但实际上是别人掌握实权。
5 bulge Ns3ze     
n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀
参考例句：
  • The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
  • What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？
6 allied 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 imperialism jc1zE     
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策
参考例句：
  • They held the imperialism in contempt.他们鄙视帝国主义。
  • Imperialism has not been able to subjugate China.帝国主义不能征服中国。
8 constellation CptzI     
n.星座n.灿烂的一群
参考例句：
  • A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth. 一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
  • The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. 北斗七星本身不是一个星座。
9 rescinded af55efaa19b682d01a73836890477058     
v.废除，取消( rescind的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Rescinded civil acts shall be null and void from the very beginning. 被撤销的民事行为从行为开始起无效。 来自互联网
  • They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan. 他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。 来自互联网
10 equating 07d40297d19f627f0452d3a051f97d50     
v.认为某事物（与另一事物）相等或相仿( equate的现在分词 )；相当于；等于；把（一事物） 和（另一事物）等同看待
参考例句：
  • [ Ray ] I definitely started equating crossword puzzles with songwriting. 我已经干脆开始把字谜游戏等同于歌曲写作了。 来自电影对白
  • But they have a hard time equating plural marriage with those evils. 但是他们很难把这种多妻婚姻与上面说的那些坏事联系起来。 来自互联网
11 racism pSIxZ     
n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)
参考例句：
  • He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
  • Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。
12 moody XEXxG     
adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的
参考例句：
  • He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
  • I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。
13 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
14 barbs 56032de71c59b706e1ec6d4b8b651f33     
n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛
参考例句：
  • She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句
15 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
参考例句：
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
16 inspectors e7f2779d4a90787cc7432cd5c8b51897     
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
参考例句：
  • They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 impeachment fqSzd5     
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
  • Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
  • The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

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