历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-01-21

 January 21st, 1793In Pairs, the French Revolution turns bloody¹ as King Louis the 16th condemned² for treason is executed on the guillotine.

1924Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who found the Soviet³ Union, the world’s first Communist Party dies in Moscow.

1950In New York, a case sets a flash point of American politics during the early years of the Cold War. Alger Hiss⁴, the former states department official, accused being part of communist spy ring, is found guilty of lying to a Grand jury, Hiss, who always maintained the innocence⁵, serves less than four years in prison.

1977President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders, keeping this promise made on a campaign trail.

"And I'm not goanna say whether those young people were guilty or not guilty. I'm just goanna say what you did, whether it was right or wrong, you're forgiven for it, come back home."1976The Supersonic Concorde jet roars into service for the first time, beginning a run that lasts for nearly 3 decades.

And 1942Count Basie and his orchestra, one of the most popular big bands in the US, records their hit <One O'clock Jump>.

Today in History, January 21st, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

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 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。

5 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。