历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-11

 June 11th, 1963Alabama governor George Wallace takes a symbolic¹ stand against racial immigration at the University of Alabama. He blocks a doorway² on campus, defining a federal court order, allowing two black students to enroll³ at the school. "I deem it to be my solo obligation and duty to stand for you, representing the rights in the provinces of this state and its people."Wallace backs down after Alabama National Guard Troops under federal control are ordered to the campus.

Also that same yearIn what's then South Vietnam, a Buddhist⁴ monk⁵ immolates⁶ himself in the capital Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City. It's a protest against South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem for his crack down on Buddhist. Diem is killed in a military coup⁷ months later.

2001Oklahoma City bomber⁸ Timothy McVeigh is executed by lethal⁹ injection at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.

1919In New York, Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, the first to win horse racing's Triple Crown. On the same day, 58 years later, Seattle Slew¹⁰ wins the Belmont, the first undefeated racer to capture the Triple Crown.

And 1979"Well, take some advice, pilgrim. You put that thing up. You'll have to defend it with a gun."Actor John Wayne, the silver screen legend known as the Duke dies of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 72.

Today in History, June 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

2 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

3 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

4 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

5 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

6 immolates   

vt.宰杀…作祭品（immolate的第三人称单数形式）

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7 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

9 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

10 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。