历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-29

 September 29th, 1938Europe's major powers agree to let Nazi¹ Germany annex² Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland region. The next day British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain says the pact³ signed in the German city of Munich means peace for our time. "As symbolic⁴ of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again." But Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler soon violates the agreement, triggering World War II nearly a year later.

1988 America returns to manned space flight for the first time since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape⁵ Canaveral, Florida, nearly three years after Challenger explodes shortly after lift-off.

1978Pope John Paul I is found dead in his Vatican apartment at age 65. He serves one of the shortest reigns⁶ as head of the Roman Catholic Church in recent times, 33 days. His successor John Paul II becomes one of the longest serving pontiffs .

1954One of the baseball's greatest catchers, as the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians open the World Series. Willie Mays with the Giants makes his over-the-shoulder running catch of Vic Wertz's drive to center field. Announcer Jack⁷ Brickhouse is at New York's Polo Grounds.

And 1935Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-playing star of early Rock n' Roll , is born in Ferriday, Louisiana.

Today in History, September 29th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

3 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

4 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

5 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。