历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-11

 November 11th, 1918In Europe, World War I comes to an end after 4 years of fighting as the allies in Germany sign an armistice¹. But peace does not last as the Second World War engulfs² the Continent as well as Asia some two decades later.

1620Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts signed a compact calling for a “body politick”. That document becomes a foundation for the pilgrims’ government after they land in Plymouth.

2004Yasser Arafat, the long time Palestinian leader, dies at a Paris military hospital at age 75.

1922Kurt Vonnegut Jr., who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat’s Cradle, is born in Indianapolis.

And 1974Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, star of movies including Titanic³ and Gangs of New York, is born in Los Angeles.

Today in History, November 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associate Press.

1 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

2 engulfs   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Hemingway suppresses emtion, Wolfe engulfs the reader in feeling. 海明威感情压抑，沃尔夫却把读者卷进感情的漩涡。 来自辞典例句
• Consumption ideological trend engulfs the entire world at present age. 当今时代，消费主义呈现席卷全球之势。 来自互联网

3 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。