历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-29

 June 29th 1972In Washington, the US Supreme¹ Court effectively voids state death penalty laws with its decision in Furman vs. Georgia. The Court rules against how states are administering the death penalty at the time, calling their laws arbitrary and capricious. Thirty-five states quickly pass reforms to their death penalty laws which the Court validates² 4 years later. 1967In the Middle East, Jerusalem is reunified after the 6-Day War as Israel removes barricades³ separating the Old City from the Israeli sector⁴. 1995Atlantis, carrying a joint⁵ American and Russian crew, becomes the first space shuttle to dock in orbit with Russia's space station Mir.

2002Singer Rosemary Clooney, whose hits include Come On-a My House and Mambo Italiano dies in Beverly Hills, California. She was 74.

And 2003 The way she has is just exactly the way we brought her up to beActress Katharine Hepburn, the silver screen icon⁶ who won a record four Oscars dies in Old Saybrook, Connecticut at age 96.

Today in History, June 29th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 validates   

v.证实( validate的第三人称单数 )；确证；使生效；使有法律效力

参考例句：

• Other research validates that when it comes to chocolate, type does matter. 其他的研究也证实了不同种类的巧克力确实功效不同。 来自互联网
• Trouble shoots equipment, review and validates data and complete reports. 管理错误描述设备，审查并确认试验数据，完成试验报告。 来自互联网

3 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。