历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-27

 June 27th, 1950President Harry¹ Truman orders American air and naval² forces into the Korean War, on the side of South Korea. That happens after the United Nations urges its members to help repel³ communist North Korea's invasion of the non-communist South.

We must reassure⁴ that every possible assistants to people who are determined⁵ to maintain their independence. We must counteract⁶ the communist weapon and fear.

1973,In Washington, former White House Counsel John Dean tells the Senate Watergate Committee about an enemies list kept by President Richard Nixon's White House.

1969,Patrons at the Stonewall Inn fight back after police raid the gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. The clashes are considered the birth of the modern gay rights movement, as Tom Clifford recalls years later during a gay pride parade in the Big Apple. So don't we want to encourage that, but there really was a bar that cause people to say we're not gonna take this any more.

And 2001,How many made you safe?One,one chisel,chiseling shines to loyal with all people who had married my sister.

Oscar winning actor Jack⁷ Lemmon dies of cancer in Los Angeles. Lemmon, whose roles include “The Odd Couple”, “Some Like It Hot”, and “Grumpy Old Men”, was 76.

Today in History, June 27th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

3 repel   

v.击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥

参考例句：

• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
• Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。

4 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 counteract   

vt.对…起反作用，对抗，抵消

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
• Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持，不要互相拆台。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。