历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-01-02

 January 2nd, 2006The huge white light and a few seconds later, it’s like somebody set off a powder keg, it shocked house, rattled¹ the windows and everything. An explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia kills one miner and traps a dozen underground. Eleven slowly succumb² to carbon monoxide poisoning but Randal McCloy Jr. is rescued after 41 hours.

1960“And we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, the frontier of the 1960s.”

John F. Kennedy says he is running for the White House. The Massachusetts Senator narrowly defeats Vice³ President Richard Nixon that fall.

1942Just weeks after attacking Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces capture the Philippine capital of Manila during World War II.

1935In New Jersey⁴, Bruno Hauptman goes on trial, accused of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of aviator⁵ Charles A. Lindbergh. Hauptman is later convicted and dies in the electric chair, insisting to the end that he is innocent.

1983“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow. You’re always a day away.”

The musical Annie, based on the Little Orphan⁶ Annie comic strip, closes on Broadway after 2377 performances.

Today in History, January 2nd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

2 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

3 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。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 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。

6 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。