历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-07-05

 July 5th, 1954. A chapter during the dawn of “Rock and Roll” takes place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where Elvis Presley records the song “That’s all right, mamma.” during his first commercial recording¹ session.

1946, the bikini bathing suit makes its debut² during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.

2006, Kenneth Lay, founder³ of the energy giant Enron, dies in Aspen, Colorado at age 64. At the time Lay was facing decades in prison for one of the biggest corporate⁴ scandals in US history.

1975, Tennis great Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Jimmy Connors.

1947, Larry Doby becomes the first black player in baseball’s American League. He debuts⁵ with the Cleveland Indians just months after Jacky Robinson breaks baseball’s racial barrier.

2002, “Baseball’s a hard game and cause hitting a ball is just the fun of it.” Baseball Hall of Famer Ted⁶ Williams of Boston Red Sox dies in Citrus County Florida. He was 83.

Today in history. July 5th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

6 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。