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历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-03

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 April 3rd, 1968In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination1: “We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mountaintop.”

1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann is electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey2 for the kidnap and murder of aviator3 Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.
1948, President Harry4 Truman signs the Marshall Plan. The eight-package helps Europe allies rebuild after World War II and resist Communism.
1882, Jesse James, the notorious Wild West outlaw5 is shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri. Robert Ford6, a member of the James gang pulls the trigger. James’s brother Frank surrenders a month later.
1860, another iconic chapter from America’s Wild West years. The legendary7 Pony8 Express begins service between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California.
And 1924, actor Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Among his movie credits: “A Streetcar Named Desire,” "On the Waterfront" and "The Godfather". Today In History, April 3rd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

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1 assassination BObyy     
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
参考例句：
  • The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
  • Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
2 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
3 aviator BPryq     
n.飞行家，飞行员
参考例句：
  • The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
  • Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
4 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
5 outlaw 1J0xG     
n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
参考例句：
  • The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
  • The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
6 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
7 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
8 pony Au5yJ     
adj.小型的；n.小马
参考例句：
  • His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
  • They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

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