历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-04-20

 April 20th, 1889 -  Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi¹ Germany who ruled for more than a dozen years is born in Austria. Hitler’s Third Reigh brought WWII and the Holocaust² that killed 6 million Jews in Europe.

1999. - “They didn’t care who they shot at, they were just shooting. And they made through /, and they threw something that blew up.” 2 students go on a shooting rampage at the Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They kill a dozen classmates and a teacher inside the school before taking their own lives.

1980 - The first Cuban sailing to the United States as part of the massive Mariel boatlift arrive in Florida. Over the next a few months, more than 125,000 Cubans reach the US by boat in the exodus⁴ from Fidel Castro’s regime.

1939 - “There’s no question in my mind, this is the greatest game that has ever been at vantage.” Baseball Hall of Famer Ted³ Williams makes his major league debut⁵ with the Boston Redsocks.

And 1951 - “Here and now, I promise to love faithfully…” Soul singer Luther Vandross, whose romantic songs include Here and Now is born in New York.

Today in History, April 20th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 exodus   

v.大批离去，成群外出

参考例句：

• The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
• Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。

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。