历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-05-12

 May 12th 1949The Soviet¹ Union announces an end to its blockade of Berlin, one of the first major crises of the Cold War. Our reporter from the US Armed Forces Radio Network is on the scene and then divided Germany city. "The first vehicles are going through. Crowd in the background say they're happy about the whole thing."1932In New Jersey², the body of the kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in a wooded area, miles from the aviator's home. Bruno Richard Hauptmann is later tried and executed for abducting³ and murdering the infant.

1907"She's 23 years old and the way she is is just exactly the way we brought her up to be."Actress Katherine Hepburn is born in Hartford, Connecticut. Among her movie roles: The African Queen, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond.

1937"Everything I ever was I still am and I live in sort of a adolescent envelope, anyway." Comedian⁴ George Carlin is born in New York City. He's best known for his monologue⁵ about the seven dirty words you can't say on television and radio.

And 1928Raindrops keep falling on my headComposer Burt Bacharach is born in Kansas City, Missouri. Among his melodies: walk on by, I say a little prayer and raindrops keep falling on my head.

Today in History, May 12th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 abducting   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的现在分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
• At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时，发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。

4 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。

5 monologue   

n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白

参考例句：

• The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
• He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。