历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-26

 November 26th, 1950China, under its new communist leader Mao Zedong, enters the Korean War on the side of neighbor and communist ally North Korea. Chinese troops launch a counteroffensive against the American-led force, under the UN banner and troops from non-communist South Korea.

1940During World War Ⅱ, the Nazis¹ force the half million Jews of Warsaw in what’s then German occupied Poland to live within a walled ghetto².

1973President Richard Nixon’s secretary tries to explain what happened to a key White House tape related to the Watergate scandal. Rose Mary Woods tells the federal court, she accidentally caused part of the 18-and-a-half-minute gap on the tape.

1942“Of all the gin joints³ in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” In New York, the movie Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres at the Hollywood Theater.

And 1939Singer Tina Turner

1 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ghetto   

n.少数民族聚居区，贫民区

参考例句：

• Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto.城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。
• I saw that achievement as a possible pattern for the entire ghetto.我把获得的成就看作整个黑人区可以仿效的榜样。

3 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。