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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-02-17

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 February 17th, 1992In Milwaukee, serial1 killer2 Jeffrey Dahmer receives his series of life sentences for his grisly string of murders. Dahmer had admitted to killing3 17 young men and boys, some of whom he had mutilated and cannibalized. Just a few years later, Dahmer was beaten to death by a fellow inmate4 behind bars.

1801In Washington, the House of Representatives breaks an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House chooses Jefferson to be America's third president, and Burr became his vice5 president.
1996World chess champion Garry Kasparov beats “Deep Blue” the IBM supercomputer in a six-game match in Philadelphia.
“I knew that I could learn much better, because my opponent would need more time to learn and to come back with a really sophisticated counter strategy.”
The following year, Kasparov loses to “Deep Blue” in a rematch.
1963“I'm not afraid to take on a challenge, I'm not afraid to take a step. And if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on.”
Michael Jordan, one of pro-basketball's greatest-all-time players is born in Brooklyn, New York.
And 1976“Take it easy, take it easy...”
The Eagles release their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) album, still the best selling album in the U.S. ever.
Today in History, February 17th, Brian Thomas, the Associated Press.

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1 serial 0zuw2     
n.连本影片,连本电视节目;adj.连续的
参考例句:
  • 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?
2 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
参考例句:
  • 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。
3 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。
4 inmate l4cyN     
n.被收容者;(房屋等的)居住人;住院人
参考例句:
  • 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。
5 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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