历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-27

 October 27th, 1787, in New York City, a newspaper publishes the first of the Federalist Papers. The series of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay urges ratification¹ of the U.S. Constitution. The following year, the constitution becomes law of the land, after 9 of the then 13 states ratify² it.

1858, also in the Big Apple. “I am not leading this fight as a matter of aesthetic³ pleasure. I am leading because somebody must lead, or else the fight would not be made at all.” President Theodore Roosevelt is born. A charismatic rough writer and his progressive policies help shape the modern presidency⁴.

1978, and the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for this year are Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Sadat and Begin share the honor for their progress toward achieving a Mid-East peace accord.

1939, “This parrot, is it new? Oh…Yes, she’s to be.” John Cleese, actor and comedian⁵ is born in Britain. He’s best known as “The member of the Monty Python comedy group”, the TV series “Fawlty Towers” and the movie “A Fish Called Wanda”.

And 2004, “We wait a long time for this， and in ball time it’s cleared, well-deserved, go Red Sox, 2004 World Series champion. ” A baseball curse’s finally broken as the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918. They sweep the St. Louise Cardinals⁶ with a 3-0 shut-out in game 4.

Today in History. October 27th. Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.

1 ratification   

n.批准，认可

参考例句：

• The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
• The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。

2 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

3 aesthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的，有美感

参考例句：

• My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
• The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 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。

6 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。