历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-01-21

 January 21st, 1793. In Paris, the French Revolution turns bloody¹ as King Louis XVI condemned² for treason is executed on the guillotine.

1924. Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet³ Union, the world’s first Communist state, dies in Moscow.

1950. In New York, a case is the flashpoint of the American politics during the early years of the Cold War. Alger Hiss⁴, the former State Department official, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring is found guilty of lying to a grand jury. Hiss, who always maintained his innocence⁵, serves less than four years in prison.

1977. President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders, keeping his promise he made on the campaign trail.

“And I’m not gonna say all those young people are guilty or not guilty. I’m just gonna say what you did but was right or wrong. You are forgiven for it. Come on back home.”

1976. Supersonic Concorde jet rolls in the service for the first time, beginning a run that lasts for nearly three decades.

And 1942. Count Basie and his orchestra, one of the most popular big bands in the U.S., recall their hit, One O’clock Jump.

Today in History, January 21st, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 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。

4 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

5 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。