历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-07-22

 July 22nd, 1933. Aviator¹ Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in 7 days 18 and 3/4 hours. 1934. Federal agents shoot to death a man identified as John Dillinger outside a movie theater in Chicago. Dillinger has been declared Public Enemy No.1 for his Midwest bank robberies during the Great Depression.

2003. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai are killed in a gun battle with US troops in the northern city of Mosul. That happens a few months after an America-led invasion topples Saddam’s regime from power. Months later, US soldiers capture Saddam. He is hanged in December, 2006 after he’s convicted of crimes against humanity.

2004. The 9/11 Commission’s final report details US government failures in preventing the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Commission Chair, Thomas Kean:

“Our failures took place over many years and Administrations. There is no single individual who is responsible for our failures.”

1822. Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk² whose work shaped modern genetics is born in what’s now the Czech Republic. And 1957. “It’s up, up and away for the Frisbee³.” as Walter Fred Morrison applies for a patent for the plastic flying toy that remains⁴ a hit. Today in History, July 22nd. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 aviator   

n.飞行家，飞行员

参考例句：

• The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
• Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。

2 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

3 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。