历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-02

 February 2nd 1943, a major victory for the Soviets¹ Union during World War II, as the last of Nazi² Germany’s forces in the Battle of Stalingrad, surrender. The Nazi’s and axis³ partner lost some 800,000 troops in a month-long battle. The Soviets lost more than a million soldiers.

1971, Idi Amin  seizes power through a military coup⁴ in the east African country of Uganda. His brutal⁵ eight-year regime is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of people.

1882, James Joyce, the Irish author whose works include Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake, is born in Dublin.

1996, “I am singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.” Gene⁶ Kelly,  dancer, actor and choreographer⁷ of “Singin’ in the Rain” theme, dies in Beverly Hills, California. He was 83. And 1979, punk rock musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols,  dies of a drug overdose in New York. He was 21.

Today in history, Febrary 2nd, Colorado Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 soviets   

苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）

参考例句：

• A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
• The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。

2 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。

3 axis   

n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线

参考例句：

• The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
• The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。

4 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

5 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

6 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

7 choreographer   

n.编舞者

参考例句：

• She is a leading professional belly dancer, choreographer, and teacher. 她既是杰出的专业肚皮舞演员，也是舞蹈设计者和老师。 来自辞典例句
• It'stands aside, my choreographer of grace, and blesses each finger and toe. 它站在一旁，我优雅的舞蹈指导，并祝福每个指尖与脚尖。 来自互联网