历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-21

 November 21st, 1877 Thomas Edison announces the invention of the phonograph, after testing the device by reciting a nursery rhyme. Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go1973,President Richard Nixon's attorney reveals a White House tape recording¹ related to the Watergate scandal contains an 18-and-a-half minute gap. Experts who later study the damaged tape find evidence of several deliberate erasures. Nixon resigns from office the following year.

2001,In a case that baffles investigators², Ottilie Lundgren, a 94-year-old woman in Connecticut, dies of inhalation anthrax. She's the fifth and final victim of the anthrax scare following the September 11th attacks. 1985,Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy  intelligence analyst³, is arrested, accused of spying for Israel. Pollard later pleads guilty and is sentenced to life in prison.

And 1934,In New York, the Cole Porter musical “Anything Goes”, starring Ethel Merman, opens on Broadway. Today in History, November 21st, Shelley Smith, the Associated Press.

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。