历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-12-27

 December 27th, 1979The Soviet¹ Union invades neighboring Afghanistan in Central Asia beginning a decade-long occupation. Soviet forces leave after the occupation becomes a quiet mire² and the communist superpower faces collapse³. 1831Naturalist Charles Darwin sets out an around-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin’s discoveries during the almost 5-year-long journey help form the basis of his theories on evolution and natural selection. 1932Radio City Music Hall -- home of those hihg-kicking dancers known as the “Rockettes” -- opens in New York.

1904James Barrie's play Peter Pan – the “boy who would not grow up”– opens in London, the play is adapted many times, stage and screen from Broadway to a Disney movie.

Today in History, December 27th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 mire   

n.泥沼，泥泞；v.使...陷于泥泞，使...陷入困境

参考例句：

• I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。