历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-17

 December 17th, 1903Near Kitty Hawk¹, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright conduct the first successful manned, powered flight of the airplane. The brothers achieved the pioneering feet with their experimental craft dubbed– the “Wright Flyer”.

1957The United States successfully test-fires the Atlas² intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. Initially³ designed to carry a nuclear warhead, the Atlas later boosts an America's space program into orbit. 1830Simón Bolívar, the South American patriot⁴ to lead revolutions against Spain's colonial rule , dies in Columbia. 1969Before reality TV, there was Tiny Tim- the singer marries his fiancée- Miss Vicky on NBC's "Tonight Show" – and the event seen by 50,000,000 viewers.

Today in History, December 17th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

2 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。