历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-21

 June 21st, 1964In Philadelphia, Mississippi, three civil rights workers disappear while trying to help blacks register to vote. Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are ambushed¹ and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen. Six weeks later, their bodies are found buried in an earthen dam.

1788,The Constitution of the United States takes effect, as New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify² the document.

1834,Cyrus Hall McCormick receives a patent for his reaping³ machine, the grain-cutting invention that revolutionizes farming.

1982,A jury⁴ in Washington, DC, finds John Hinckley, Junior not guilty by reason of  insanity for shooting President Ronald Reagan and three others. Hinckley, who said he shot Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster⁵, is committed to a psychiatric hospital. And finally, also that same yearIt's cool on me, in the army services will be the best thing in my career, because you know what they recongnize that hard work the air forces doing.

Prince William, second in line to the British throne, son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, is born in London.

Today in History, June 21th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

3 reaping   

收割； 收割庄稼，收获( reap的现在分词 )； （因自己或他人所为）获得（某事物）

参考例句：

• They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work. 现在，他们的全部辛劳都得到了回报。
• How terribly ill he looks, but he's only reaping as he has sown in youth. 他看起来病得很重，但这只不过是他年轻时生活放荡结下的恶果。

4 jury   

n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选

参考例句：

• These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
• The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。

5 foster   

vt.收养，培养，促进；adj.收养的，收养孩子的

参考例句：

• Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子。
• The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。