历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-23

 “And they started their dirty aggression¹ against this country.”

November 23rd, 2001The UN war crimes tribunal says it will try former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for genocide in Bosnia. It’s the first time that the court links Milosevic to the murders of thousands of non-Serbs and the displacement² of a quarter million people. Milosevic dies nearly four and a half years later while his trial is still in progress.

2004In Ukraine, opposition³ leader Viktor Yushchenko declares himself winner of the disputed presidential election. He takes the symbolic⁴ oath of office while thousands of his supporters demonstrate in the capital Kiev. Yushchenko wins a court-ordered revote the following month. 1936Life, the weekly photo-journalism magazine, created by Henry Luce, the publisher of TIME magazine, first hits newsstands.

And 1903Singer Enrico Caruso makes his American debut⁵ at New York Metropolitan⁶ Opera House, appearing in Rigoletto.

Today in History, November 23rd, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

2 displacement   

n.移置，取代，位移，排水量

参考例句：

• They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
• The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。