历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-03-08

 March 8th, 1965, America deepens its military involvemnt in Southeast Asia, as the first US combat troops land in South Vietnam. 3,500 marines arrive to defend the US air base in Da Nang. Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams is there. “The marines are high. They are dedicated¹. They have to help the Vietnamese civilian² find a better way of life.” The Vietnam War eventually divides the United States and ends a decade later when Vietnam is reunified under Communist rule. 1917, start of the Russian Revolution,rioting and strikes against the Russian empire break out in the city now known as St. Petersburg. By year’s end, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks seize power. They later form the Soviet³ Union, the world’s first Communist state. 1854, US Commodore Matthew C. Perry makes his second landing in Japan. Within a month, he concludes a treaty with the Japanese. That ends Japan’s more than 2 centuries of isolation⁴ from the West.

And 1999, “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you…” Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, the New York Yankee’s dies of cancer in Hollywood, Florida. He was 84.

Today in History, March 8th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated 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 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

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 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。