历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-05-25

 May 25th, 1961President John F. Kennedy challenges the United States to aim high in its Cold War Space Race with the Soviet¹ Union. I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving a goal before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. More than 8 years later, America reaches the Moon when Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin setfoot on the lunar surface .

1977Star Wars – the classic sci-fi movie written and directed by George Lucaspremieres.The story of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader reshapes how Hollywood makes movies and spawn² a wave of sequels.

2006Former Enron executive Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are convicted of conspiracy³ and fraud for the energy giant’s downfall. Lay dies from heart disease a few months later and his convictions are vacated. Skilling is sentenced to 24 years in prison.

And 1992When I heard the new pope was German, I thought, Oh my god. Arnold can't be stopped. First governor. I can't believe it.I can't believe that. It's amazing. Comedian⁴ Jay Leno begins his run as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show taking over from Johnny Carson.

Today in History,May 25th,Camille Bohannon,the Assoicated 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 spawn   

n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产

参考例句：

• The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
• These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。

3 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。