历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-18

 March 18th, 1965. Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space. The cosmonaut from what’s then the Soviet¹ Union leaves his Voskhod 2 capsule secured by a tether. Astronaut Ed White makes the first American space walk months later.

1922. In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to prison for civil disobedience. It’s part of his long struggle for Indian independence from British colonial rule. Gandhi is released after serving 2 years behind bars. 1940. Nazi² Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italia’s Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps bordering Austria and Italy. That’s where Mussolini agrees that his country will enter WWII on Germany side and against Britain and France. 2005. Doctors in Florida acting³ on a state judges order remove the feeding tube of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo. George Felos is the attorney for Terri’s husband Michael who fought with Schiavo’s parents in court over removing the tube. “It was an emotional occasion; prayers were said at that time.” Schiavo dies 13 days later.

And 2001. “California dreaming, on such a winter’s day…”Musician John Philips of the 60s group the Mamas and Papas, dies in Los Angeles. He was 65.

Today in History, March 18th. Sandy Kozel, 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 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。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。