历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-03-20

 March 20th, 2003American and British forces invade Iraq from neighboring Kuwait. Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson is with the American marines. “They knocked out a T-55, Iraqi tank and engaged some mechanized infantry¹. That’s a few minutes after we crossed the berm that separates Iraq from Kuwait”

2004The US military charges six American soldiers with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison outside Iraq’s capital Baghdad.

1815France’s Napoleon Bonaparte returns to Paris and regains² power after escaping exile on the island of Elba. Napoleon is driven back into exile months later after his defeat of the Battle of Waterloo. 1852Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe‘s influential³ novel condemning⁴ slavery is first published. The book intensifies⁵ the vision of the United States over slavery less than a decade before the Civil War breaks out.

1995In Tokyo, a Doomsday Cult⁶ releases the poisonous gas sarin on five subway trains. The attack kills a dozen people and sickens more than 5500 others.

And 1969Musician John Lennon of the Beatles marries artist Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. Today in History, March 20th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

2 regains   

复得( regain的第三人称单数 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour. 要想剧院重拾昔日的辉煌，必须进行大规模整修。
• He lays down the book and regains the consciousness. 他惊悸初定，掩卷细思。

3 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

4 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 intensifies   

n.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的名词复数 )v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A clear atmosphere intensifies the blue of the sky. 纯净的空气使天空变得更蓝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blowing on fire intensifies the heat. 吹火使热度加强。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。