历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-31

 March 31st, 1968With America divided over the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson makes a surprise election year announcement.

"I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination¹ of my party for another term as your president."1889In Paris, engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurls France's tricolor flag from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking the structure's completion.

2005Terry Schiavo dies at a Florida hospice at age 41 nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed. It's the end of a wrenching² right-to-die dispute over the brain-damaged woman that drew national attention.

1943In New York, the musical Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein opens on Broadway.

And 1995Tejano, singer Selena is shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas by the founder³ of her fan club. She was 23 years old. Today in History, March 31st, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。