历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-29

 April 29th, 1992. Rioting hits Los Angeles killing¹ 55 people and causing a billion dollars in property damage. It happens after 4 white police officers are acquitted² of almost all state charges in the videotape beating a black motorist Rodney King. Amid the violence, King appeals for calm. “People are down, I just, I just want to say, you know, can we, can we all get along, can we, can we get along?”

1945. Near the end of World War II in Europe, American soldiers liberate³ Dachau, Nazi⁴ Germany’s first concentration camp. And in Berlin, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler marries long-time companion Eva Braun. They commit suicide the next day.

1974. President Richard Nixon says he’s releasing edited transcripts⁵ of some secretly made White House tapes related to the Watergate Scandal. Nixon resigns months later as the scandal forces him from office.

1954. “I, I can’t wear this poppy shirt on TV. I mean, look at it, it’s ridiculous.” Comedian⁶ Jerry Seinfeld, star of the hit TV sitcom⁷ that bears his name, is born in Brooklyn, New York.

And 1899. “Duke” Ellington, Jazz composer, band leader and pianist is born in Washington D.C. Today in History, April 29th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

3 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

4 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。

5 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

6 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

7 sitcom   

n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧

参考例句：

• This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
• I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。