历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-09-08

 September 8th, 1900, America’s deadliest natural disaster as a hurricane slams in the Galveston Texas. The storm kills estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, destroying much of the city.

1974, just a month after taking office , President Gerald Fort pardons his predecessor¹ Richard Nixon. Fort says Americans need to move beyond the Watergate Scandal that forces Nixon to resign. “It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I’ve concluded that only I can do that. ”

1664, what's now about the largest city in the United States changes hands. The Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to the British who rename it New York.

1941, during World War II, Nazi² Germany’s forces began a 900-day siege of Leningrader. And what’s then the Soviet³ Union. More than a half million of the people die, most of hunger, during the siege of the city now known as St. Petersburg Russia.

1922, comedian⁴ Sid Caesar, an early TV star with Your show of shows is born in Yonkers New York.

And 1966, "Star Trek⁵", the sci-fi TV series that's bound to a media franchise⁶ that lasts to this day, premieres on NBC.

Today in History. September 8th. Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 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。

3 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。

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 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

6 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。