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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-14

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 February 14th 1929-The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre1 takes place in Chicago – that’s where 7 rivals of gangster2 Al Capone are gunned down in a garage during Prohibition3.

1989 – Iran’s leader,the Ayatollah Khomeini calls on Muslims to kill author Salman Rushdie.
Khlomeini declares Rushdie’s novel – The Satanic Versus4 – as blasphemous5 toward Islam.
2002 – "she's virtueless6 .The first and greatest crime with the aquisition of itself" Acting7 as his own lawyer, former Yugoslavia President Sloboda Milosevic launches his defense8 against war crimes charges.
Milosevic’s case before an international tribunal in the Netherlands faces many delays because of his poor health.
More than 4 years later, Milosevic dies in custody9 while still on trial.
And 2003 – Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell is put to death at 6-years-old.
The sheep meets her end after premature10 aging and disease mar11 her short existence.
Today in History,February 14th Ross Simpson,the Assoicated Press.

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1 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
2 gangster FfDzH     
n.匪徒，歹徒，暴徒
参考例句：
  • The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那匪徒的朋友买通了警察方面的证人。
  • He is obviously a gangster,but he pretends to be a saint.分明是强盗，却要装圣贤。
3 prohibition 7Rqxw     
n.禁止；禁令，禁律
参考例句：
  • The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
  • They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。
4 versus wi7wU     
prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下
参考例句：
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
5 blasphemous Co4yV     
adj.亵渎神明的，不敬神的
参考例句：
  • The book was declared blasphemous and all copies ordered to be burnt.这本书被断定为亵渎神明之作，命令全数焚毀。
  • The people in the room were shocked by his blasphemous language.满屋的人都对他那侮慢的语言感到愤慨。
6 virtueless 9f1d11f7887571102ddf5c0b033f513f     
无美德的，缺少优点的
参考例句：
  • Even if she were a virtueless woman, or a shameless whore, she would be Queen nevertheless. 但纵然没有任何德性，纵然不过是个娼妓，那时候，她也仍旧是王后。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
  • The virtueless girl's duty is to were h the dirty shirts and skirts in the outskirts. 无美德女宝宝的职责根本那是在郊区洗脏衬衣和裙子。
7 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
8 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
9 custody Qntzd     
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
10 premature FPfxV     
adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的
参考例句：
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
11 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

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