历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-07-24

 July 24th, 1974. “What I’ve stated from the beginning to be the truth has been the truth.”

In Washington, the US Supreme¹ Court weighs in on the Watergate Scandal. It says President Richard Nixon must turnover² subpoenaed³ White House tape recordings⁴ sought by the Watergate Special prosecutor⁵. The unanimous ruling prompts Nixon to resign from office weeks later.

1959. What’s then known as the Kitchen Debate between Cold War super powers takes place at an American exhibition in Moscow.

“All that I can see from the way you talk and the way you dominated the conversation, you have made a good lawyer yourself.”

That’s where then Vice⁶ President and Soviet⁷ Union leader Nikita Khrushchev compare their countries’ political and economic systems.

1847. Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers⁸ arrive in the Great Salt Lake Valley, in present day, Utah. That’s where the Mormons settle in America’s west, founding what’s now known as Salt Lake City.

1783. Simón Bolívar, who led revolts against Spain’s colonial rule in Latin America, is born in Caracas, Venezuela.

And 1969. Apollo XI splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, just days after 2 of its astronauts become the first men to set foot on the moon.

Today in History, July 24th. Ed Donahue, 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 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

3 subpoenaed   

v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness. 法庭传唤她出庭作证。
• The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution. 财务经理被检查机关传讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 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。

8 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。