历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-05-07

 May 7th,1915During World War I, a torpedo¹ from a German submarine sinks the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Nearly 1,200 people aboard the British ocean liner including 128 Americans are killed. The sinking helps push the United States into joining a war against Germany two years later. 1945End of World War II in Europe, as Nazi² Germany signs an unconditional³ surrender at Allied⁴ headquarters in France. The Allies officially celebrate the Nazi defeat the following day. 1954In Southeast Asia, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends as Vietnamese insurgents⁵ overrun French forces after a 55-day siege.

In Washington, Secretary of State John Foster Dollas, for shadows American’s long and costly⁶ involvement in Vietnam during the next two decades. 1840Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose ballets include “Swan Lake”, “Sleepy Beauty” and “The Nutcracker”, is born in Russia. And 1941Big Band leader Glenn Miller⁷ and his orchestra record the swing era hit “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.

Today in History, May 7th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 torpedo   

n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏

参考例句：

• His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
• Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。

2 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。

3 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

4 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

5 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

6 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

7 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。