Today's Highlight in History:
On August 20th, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying,
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
在 1940 年8月 20日，英国首相邱吉尔表彰英国皇家空军时说：
"在人类战斗中，失去的永远不会比你手上现在握住的多。"
On this date:
In 1833, Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, was born in North Bend, Ohio.
在1833年，美国第23届总统Benjamin Harrison在俄亥俄州本德南部出生！
In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, even though the fighting had stopped months earlier.
1866年，英国总统 Andrew Johnson正式宣布内战结束，即使战争早已停止几个月！
In 1918, Britain opened its offensive on the Western front during World War One.
在1918年，英国正式在第一次世界大战中向西方宣战！
In 1920, pioneering American radio station Eight-M-K (8MK) in Detroit (later WWJ) began daily broadcasting.
在1920年先驱美国广播局Eight-M-K (8MK)（也就是后来的WWJ电台）在底特律开通了日常广播！
In 1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.
1953年，苏联在舆论上公开他们研制了一个氢弹！
In 1955, hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria. 1955年，
在摩洛哥和阿尔及利亚，有几百人在法国暴乱中被杀死！
In 1964, President Johnson signed a nearly one billion-dollar anti-poverty measure.
在1964年，美国总统 Johnson签署10亿美金来改善贫困状况！
In 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia.
1968年，苏联和波兰开始侵犯捷克斯洛伐克
In 1977, the US launched "Voyager Two," an unmanned spacecraft carrying a 12-inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
在 1977 年,美国发射了 " 航行者2号"无人操纵太空船, 它运载着一个 12 英寸的记录着许多语言包含问候,音乐以及自然声音的铜片留声机!
In 1994, Benjamin Chavis Junior was fired as head of the NAACP after a turbulent 16-month tenure.
1994年，Benjamin Chavis Junior在他任期16个月的全国有色人种协进会主席后被解雇了！
years ago: For the first time since Iraq began detaining foreigners, President Bush publicly referred to the detainees as hostages, and demanded their release.
从伊拉克第一次开始扣留外国人,布什总统在舆论上提出不能拘留人质, 而且要求他们的释放。
Three former Northwest Airlines pilots were convicted in Minneapolis of flying while intoxicated.
3位前西北航空飞行员飞被判罪,因为他们在明尼亚波尼斯州飞行中喝醉了!
years ago: In northern India, 348 people were killed when a passenger train rammed another that had stopped on the tracks after hitting a cow.
在印度北部,一列火车由于撞到了一头母牛而撞上另一辆停靠的火车,造成348人死亡!
The remnants of an American peace delegation headed home from Bosnia-Herzegovina with the bodies of three diplomats killed in an accident.
来自美洲波斯尼亚-黑赛哥维那的3位和平代表外交官死于一场意外事件!
每日格言
●To handle yourself, use your head;
●To handle others, use your heart
控制自己,用脑 留住他人,用心
关键字:英文短信
生词表:
On August 20th, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying,
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
在 1940 年8月 20日，英国首相邱吉尔表彰英国皇家空军时说：
"在人类战斗中，失去的永远不会比你手上现在握住的多。"
On this date:
In 1833, Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, was born in North Bend, Ohio.
在1833年，美国第23届总统Benjamin Harrison在俄亥俄州本德南部出生！
In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, even though the fighting had stopped months earlier.
1866年，英国总统 Andrew Johnson正式宣布内战结束，即使战争早已停止几个月！
In 1918, Britain opened its offensive on the Western front during World War One.
在1918年，英国正式在第一次世界大战中向西方宣战！
In 1920, pioneering American radio station Eight-M-K (8MK) in Detroit (later WWJ) began daily broadcasting.
在1920年先驱美国广播局Eight-M-K (8MK)（也就是后来的WWJ电台）在底特律开通了日常广播！
In 1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.
1953年，苏联在舆论上公开他们研制了一个氢弹！
In 1955, hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria. 1955年，
在摩洛哥和阿尔及利亚，有几百人在法国暴乱中被杀死！
In 1964, President Johnson signed a nearly one billion-dollar anti-poverty measure.
在1964年，美国总统 Johnson签署10亿美金来改善贫困状况！
In 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia.
1968年，苏联和波兰开始侵犯捷克斯洛伐克
In 1977, the US launched "Voyager Two," an unmanned spacecraft carrying a 12-inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
在 1977 年,美国发射了 " 航行者2号"无人操纵太空船, 它运载着一个 12 英寸的记录着许多语言包含问候,音乐以及自然声音的铜片留声机!
In 1994, Benjamin Chavis Junior was fired as head of the NAACP after a turbulent 16-month tenure.
1994年，Benjamin Chavis Junior在他任期16个月的全国有色人种协进会主席后被解雇了！
years ago: For the first time since Iraq began detaining foreigners, President Bush publicly referred to the detainees as hostages, and demanded their release.
从伊拉克第一次开始扣留外国人,布什总统在舆论上提出不能拘留人质, 而且要求他们的释放。
Three former Northwest Airlines pilots were convicted in Minneapolis of flying while intoxicated.
3位前西北航空飞行员飞被判罪,因为他们在明尼亚波尼斯州飞行中喝醉了!
years ago: In northern India, 348 people were killed when a passenger train rammed another that had stopped on the tracks after hitting a cow.
在印度北部,一列火车由于撞到了一头母牛而撞上另一辆停靠的火车,造成348人死亡!
The remnants of an American peace delegation headed home from Bosnia-Herzegovina with the bodies of three diplomats killed in an accident.
来自美洲波斯尼亚-黑赛哥维那的3位和平代表外交官死于一场意外事件!
每日格言
●To handle yourself, use your head;
●To handle others, use your heart
控制自己,用脑 留住他人,用心
关键字:英文短信
生词表:
- august [ɔ:´gʌst]
a.尊严的；威严的 六级词汇 - formally [´fɔ:məli] ad.形式地，正式地 四级词汇
- publicly [´pʌblikli] ad.公然；公众所有地 六级词汇
- phonograph [´fəunəgrɑ:f] n.留声机 四级词汇
- turbulent [´tə:bjulənt] a.狂暴的；骚乱的 四级词汇
- delegation [,deli´geiʃən] n.代表团 六级词汇
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