历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-24

 June 24th, 1948. An early Cold War crisis as the Soviet¹ Union cuts off all land and water routes between West Germany and what’s then West Berlin. It’s an attempt to force the United States and its western allies to abandon the city amid Soviet expansion across Eastern Europe. But the US and its allies organize a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin, and the blockade ends the next year.

1895. Jack² Dempsey, world heavyweight boxing champ and a sports icon³ during the early 20th century, is born in Manassa, Colorado. And 1987. You haven't got any sense of humor." Oh, yes, I do. I married you, didn't I?"Comedian⁴ and actor Jackie Gleason, known as the Great One, dies at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gleason, star of the early TV classic sitcom⁵ The Honeymooners, was 71.

Today in History, June 24th. Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 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。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

5 sitcom   

n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧

参考例句：

• This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
• I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。