历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-26

 March 26th, 1979In Washington, leaders of Israel and Egypt sign a peace treaty at the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. “No more wars, no more bloodsheds, no more bereavements. Peace unto you. Shalom, salaam¹, forever.” Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, “It is a historic turning point of great significance for all peace-loving nations.”

1997, Bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult² who had committed suicide are found inside a mansion³ in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

1917, The Seattle Metropolitans⁴ become the first U.S. team to win hockey's Stanley Cup beating the Montreal Canadians.

1964, People,people who need peopleIn New York, the musical “Funny Girl”, starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway.

And 1944, Diana Ross, lead singer of the Sixties' Motown group “The Supremes”, is born in Detroit.

Today in History, March 26th, Carol Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 salaam   

n.额手之礼，问安，敬礼；v.行额手礼

参考例句：

• And the people were so very friendly:full of huge beaming smiles,calling out "hello" and "salaam".这里的人民都很友好，灿然微笑着和我打招呼，说“哈罗”和“萨拉姆”。
• Salaam is a Muslim form of salutation.额手礼是穆斯林的问候方式。

2 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

3 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

4 metropolitans   

n.大都会的( metropolitan的名词复数 )；大城市的；中心地区的；正宗的

参考例句：

• Metropolitans are the results of the fast economic development in China. 城市群是我国经济迅速发展的产物。 来自互联网
• The minutest detail counts when mingling mild miners and militant metropolitans. 将温和的矿工与好斗的大城市人混在一起时，最微小的细节都很重要。 来自互联网