历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-03

 August 3rd, 1492 Explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain on his first voyage across the Atlantic that takes him to the present-day Americas.

1914 Europe deepens its ascendant World War I as Germany declares war on France just days after declaring war on Russia.

1948In Washington, a cold war case heats up Capitol Hill, that’s where Whittaker Chambers¹ accuses Alger Hiss² of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet³ Union. Hiss is a former State Department official. Chambers, an ex-communist, is an editor at Time Magazine. “Mr. Hiss represents the concealed⁴ enemy against which we are all fighting, and I am fighting.”

Hiss denies the charges, but later spends 5 years in prison for perjuring⁵ over his dealings with Chambers.

1981Air traffic controllers in the United States go on strike, defying a warning from President Ronald Reagan that they would be fired. “They are in violation⁶ of the law, and if they do not report for work within 48 hours, they have forfeited⁷ their jobs and will be terminated.” Reagan dismisses the roughly 11,500 controllers who do not return to their jobs and the government hires replacements⁸.

1949Birth of the NBA, as two pro⁹ basketball leagues, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association, merge¹⁰.

And 1926“I left my heart in San Francisco.” Tony Bennett, the singer who won new-found fame with the MTV generation, is born in the New York City neighborhood of Astoria. Today in History, August 3rd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

2 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

5 perjuring   

v.发假誓，作伪证( perjure的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He went to the length of perjuring himself for her sake. 他为了她而走到作伪证的地步。 来自互联网
• She went to the length of perjuring herself for the sake of him. 为了他，她做了伪证。 来自互联网

6 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

7 forfeited   

（因违反协议、犯规、受罚等）丧失，失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Because he broke the rules, he forfeited his winnings. 他犯规，所以丧失了奖金。
• He has forfeited the right to be the leader of this nation. 他丧失了作为这个国家领导的权利。

8 replacements   

n.代替( replacement的名词复数 )；替换的人[物]；替代品；归还

参考例句：

• They infiltrated behind the lines so as to annoy the emery replacements. 他们渗透敌后以便骚扰敌军的调度。 来自辞典例句
• For oil replacements, cheap suddenly looks less of a problem. 对于石油的替代品来说，价格变得无足轻重了。 来自互联网

9 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

10 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。