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March 23rd, 1775 - A famous call for American independence from Britain. Patrick Henry tells the Virginia Provincial1 Convention “Give me liberty, or give me death.” The American Revolution begins just weeks later. 1933 - Germany’s Parliament, the Reichstag effectively gives dictatorial2 powers to Adolf Hitler. More than a dozen years later, Hitler’s rule ends in the wake of WWII and the Holocaust3 . 1983 - President Ronald Reagan proposes developing technology to intercept4 nuclear missiles , a plan the critics dub5 Star Wars.
“I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who give us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering6 these nuclear weapons, impotent and obsolete7 .”
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provincial
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adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人 | |
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dictatorial
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adj. 独裁的,专断的 | |
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holocaust
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n.大破坏;大屠杀 | |
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intercept
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vt.拦截,截住,截击 | |
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vt.(以某种称号)授予,给...起绰号,复制 | |
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rendering
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n.表现,描写 | |
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obsolete
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adj.已废弃的,过时的 | |
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odyssey
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n.长途冒险旅行;一连串的冒险 | |
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fiery
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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epic
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n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的 | |
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