历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-28

 October 28th, 1886The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the United States is dedicated¹ in New York Harbor.

1922Fascism comes to Italy as Benito Mussolini takes control of the government in the capital Rome.

1962The Cuban Missile Crisis ends as Cold War superpowers step back in the brink² of nuclear war. Soviet³ leader Nikita Khrushchev informs the United States that he has ordered the dismantling⁴ of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. In return President John F. Kennedy promises that the U.S. won’t invade Cuba.

1955“We’re at the beginning of what the computer can do to change our lives. The best is yet to come.”

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, ranked by Forbes Magazine as the world’s richest man, is born in Seattle.

And 1967“Don’t forget, I’m also just a girl standing⁵ in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”

Actress Julia Roberts, star of movies including Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich is born in Smyrna, Georgia.

Today in History, October 28th, Tim Maguire, the Associate Press.

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

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 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。