历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-25

 March 25, 1965.

25,000 civil rights marchers arrive at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. leads the marchers in protesting the denial¹ of voting rights to blacks in the South. “However difficult the moment, however frustrating² the hour, it will not be long because truth crushed to earth will rise again. How long? Not long.” Months later, the Voting Rights Act becomes law.

1911. In New York, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory kills 146 immigrant workers. The tragedy leads to safer working conditions across the United States.

1997. Former President George H. W. Bush then age 72 parachutes from a plane over the Arizona desert. Bush skydives again twice over the next few years.

1942. Singer Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

And 1947. In Britain, singer songwriter Elton John is born in Pinner, outside London.

Today in History, March 25th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 denial   

n.否认；拒绝，拒绝给予

参考例句：

• The newspaper printed a denial of the untrue story.报社刊登了否认不实消息的声明。
• Her denial of my advice hurts me.她拒绝我的忠告伤害了我。

2 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》