历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-06

 August 6th, 1945For the first time a nuclear weapon is used in warfare¹. The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II. The blast and its aftermath kill an estimated 140,000 people. President Harry² Truman:

" We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war."1965In Washington, a victory for America’s Civil Rights Movement, as President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act. The law lifts barriers in segregated³ states of the South aimed at preventing blacks from exercising their right to vote.

1978Pope Paul VI dies in Castel Gandolfo, Italy at age 80. His successor Pope John Paul I dies after 33 days as pontiff. He is followed by Pope John Paul II.

1881Alexander Fleming, the scientist behind the discovery of the antibiotic⁴ agent, penicillin⁵, is born in Lochfield, Scotland.

And 2004“She's a super freak, super freak. She's super-freaky, yow”.

Funk singer Rick James dies of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles. He was 56 years old.

Today in History, August 6th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 segregated   

分开的； 被隔离的

参考例句：

• a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
• The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。

4 antibiotic   

adj.抗菌的；n.抗生素

参考例句：

• The doctor said that I should take some antibiotic.医生说我应该服些用抗生素。
• Antibiotic can be used against infection.抗菌素可以用来防止感染。

5 penicillin   

n.青霉素，盘尼西林

参考例句：

• I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。
• Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。