历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-20

 April 20, 1889:

Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi¹ Germany who ruled for more than a dozen years, is born in Austria. Hitler's third rift² brought World War II and the holocaust³ that killed 6 million Jews in Europe.

1999:

Two students go on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They kill a dozen classmates and a teacher inside the school before taking their own lives.

1980:

The first Cuban sailing to the United States as part of the massive Mariel boatlift arrive in Florida. Over the next few months, more than 125,000 Cubans reach the U.S. by boat...

1 Nazi   

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。

2 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

3 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。