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历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-16

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 Feburary 16th 1862. A blow to the breakaway south during the civil war. Some fourteen thousand Confederate soldiers surrender to Union forces in the battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

2002. “Families from the Walker County and around the world have been horrified1 to learn that their love ones may not have been properly light to rest.” Authorities in Georgia arrest  a crematory operator after hundeds of decomposing2 corpses3 are found stacked in storage sheds in the surrounding woods. The operator Ray Brent Marsh4 later pleads guilty and gets a dozen years behind bars. 1987. John Demjanjuk goes on trial in Jerusalem, accused of being the Nazi5 Concentration Camp guard known as “Ivan the terrible”. The Demjanjuk is later convicted, but Israel Supreme6 Court overturns that conviction.
1978. American gets the first 911 Call, a successful test of the emergency phone number in Haleyville, Alabama. And 2005. “it’s all about greed and people wanna keep their profits. I really don’t have any sympathy for the owners or for the players.” The NHL scraps7 what's left its season already decimated by a lockout over a salary cap for its players.
Today in history, Feburary 16th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

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1 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句：
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
2 decomposing f5b8fd5c51324ed24e58a14c223dc3da     
腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）
参考例句：
  • The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
  • Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。
3 corpses 2e7a6f2b001045a825912208632941b2     
n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
4 marsh Y7Rzo     
n.沼泽，湿地
参考例句：
  • There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
  • I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。
5 Nazi BjXyF     
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
  • They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
  • Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
6 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
7 scraps 737e4017931b7285cdd1fa3eb9dd77a3     
油渣
参考例句：
  • Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
  • A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

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