历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-04-02

 April 2nd, 2005Pope John Paul II dies at his apartment in The Vatican at age 84. He led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple communism in Eastern Europe. “May Christ give you his grace and his peace, overturning the barriers of division and making all things one in Him.”

1917， In Washington, President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany. Wilson says: The world must be made safe for democracy. The U.S. enters World War I days later.

1513，Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida, during his search for the mythical¹ fountain of youth.

1982，In the south Atlantic, troops from Argentina seize the disputed Falkland Islands from Britain. British forces retake the islands from Argentina by the following June.

And 1805，Storyteller Hans Christian² Andersen is born in Denmark. Among his fairy tales: The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Princess and The Pea.

Today in History, April 2nd, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 mythical   

adj.神话的；虚构的；想像的

参考例句：

• Undeniably,he is a man of mythical status.不可否认，他是一个神话般的人物。
• Their wealth is merely mythical.他们的财富完全是虚构的。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。