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历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-11

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 November 11th, 1918In Europe, World War I comes to an end after 4 years of fighting as the allies in Germany sign an armistice1. But peace does not last as the Second World War engulfs2 the Continent as well as Asia some two decades later.

1620Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts signed a compact calling for a “body politick”. That document becomes a foundation for the pilgrims’ government after they land in Plymouth.
2004Yasser Arafat, the long time Palestinian leader, dies at a Paris military hospital at age 75.
1922Kurt Vonnegut Jr., who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle, is born in Indianapolis.
And 1974Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, star of movies including Titanic3 and Gangs of New York, is born in Los Angeles.
Today in History, November 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associate Press.

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1 armistice ivoz9     
n.休战，停战协定
参考例句：
  • The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
  • The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。
2 engulfs 0d52abb440c790ebb58621ec54c7cccf     
v.吞没，包住( engulf的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Hemingway suppresses emtion, Wolfe engulfs the reader in feeling. 海明威感情压抑，沃尔夫却把读者卷进感情的漩涡。 来自辞典例句
  • Consumption ideological trend engulfs the entire world at present age. 当今时代，消费主义呈现席卷全球之势。 来自互联网
3 titanic NoJwR     
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
参考例句：
  • We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
  • The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

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