历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-01-27

 January 27th.

1945. In the final month of WWII, Soviet¹ troops liberate² Nazi³ Germany’s concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland, that’s where up to a million and a half people, 90% of them Jews, perished, as part of the Nazi’s final solution to wipe out Europe’s Jewish population. 1973. In Paris, Peace Accords are signed officially bringing America’s military role in the Vietnam War to an end. More than 2 years later, the Vietnam is reunified under Communists’ rule when South Vietnam falls to North Vietnam. 1967. At Cape⁴ Canaveral in Florida tragedy sets back the America quest to push a man on the moon. Astronauts Virgil Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee die in a flash fire during a test aboard the Apollo I spacecraft. 1756. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among the greatest composers of classical music is born in Salzburg, Austria.

And 1885. Composer Jerome Kern, whose works include the musical Showboat is born in New York City. Today in History, January 27th, Mike Gracia, the Associated 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 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

3 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。

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。