历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-07-14

 July 14th 1789Start of the French Revolution whose impact is felt across European for generations to come. Citizens in Paris storm the Bastille prison, a symbol of the French monarchy's tyranny  and release 7 prisoners inside.

1881Well this is how Billy the kid met his fate.

William H. Bonney, Jr., the outlaw¹ known as Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1966Richard Speck² murders 8 student nurses in a Chicago dormitory. He spends the rest of his life behind bars, dieing in prison more than 25 years later.

1965NASA's Mariner³ 4 space probe flies by Mars, sending back the first pictures of the red planet surface.

And 1912This land is your land and this land is my land.

Woody Guthrie, the folk music legend whose songs include This Land is Your Land is born in Okemah, Oklahoma.

Today in History, July14th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

2 speck   

n.微粒，小污点，小斑点

参考例句：

• I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
• The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗，一星星云彩也没有。

3 mariner   

n.水手号不载人航天探测器，海员，航海者

参考例句：

• A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的大海决不能造就熟练的水手。
• A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.海员不仅要盯着北极星，还要注意暗礁和险滩。