历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-12-21

 December 21st, 1620，pilgrims aboard the "Mayflower" go ashore¹ for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. That’s where they settle the first permanent European colony in what’s known as New England.

1988, a terrorist bomb explodes aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The blast kills 270 people as wreckage² from the plane crashes to the ground. Libyan agents （are） later tried for the bombing while Libya’s government accepts responsibility nearly 15 years later.

1968, "Apollo Eight” lifts off from Cape³ Canaveral, Florida, start-off the first mission to orbit the moon.

And 1937, actress Jane Fonda, known for her big screen roles, political activism and workout videos, is born in New York.

Today in History. December 21st. Ed. Donahue, the Associated Press.

1 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

2 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。