历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-08-17

 August 17th, 1969. Hurricane Camille slams into the gulf¹ coast, making landfall just east of the mounts of the Mississippi River. The Category 5 storm kills more than 250 people, more than 35 years before Hurricane Katrina devastates² the region. 1998. “They did not constitute sexual relations, as I understood that term to be defined.”

In Washington, President Bill Clinton faces federal grand jury questioning in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. That’s where he finally admits his past relationship with the former White House intern³. Afterward⁴, Clinton tells the American people:

“Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse⁵ in judgment⁶ and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely⁷ and completely responsible. ”

1896.

“There’re strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold.”

Prospectors⁸ find gold in Canada’s Yukon Territory, a discovery that touches off the Klondike Gold Rush in the following year. 1807. Robert Fluton’s steamboat begins its successful round-trip up the Hudson River from NYC to Albany, NY. The voyage of the northern river steamboat, popularly known as the Clermont, revolutionizes American transportation in the 19th century. 1987. Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle in Nazi⁹ Germany dies of an apparent suicide at age 93. Hess was the sole inmate¹⁰ at Spandau Prison in what was then West Berlin, serving a life sentence for war crimes.

And 1943. “You’re talking to me? You’re talking to me? You’re talking to me? I’m the only one here.”

Actor Robert de Niro is born in NYC. Among his films, Taxi Driver, The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Analyze¹¹ This. Today in History, August 17th. Sophia Manos, the Associated Press.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 devastates   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的第三人称单数 )；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮

参考例句：

• Strip mining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. 露天矿产毁坏全部区域，离开赤裸和无用的地面。 来自互联网
• Prostitution is a profession that devastates the lives of young women. 雏妓这个职业是对女孩子极度的摧残。 来自互联网

3 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

6 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

7 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

8 prospectors   

n.勘探者，探矿者( prospector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The prospectors have discovered such minerals as calcite,quartz and asbestos here. 探矿人员在这里发现了方解石、石英、石棉等矿藏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prospectors have discovered many minerals here. 探矿人员在这里发现了许多矿藏。 来自辞典例句

9 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

10 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

11 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。