历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-02-04

 February 4th, 1945In the final month of World War II in Europe, the top Allied¹ leaders meet at Yalta in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet² Union. President Franklin Roosevelt, Britain’s Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin discuss plans for Nazi³ Germany’s defeat and its post-war occupation .

1997A civil jury in Santa Monica, California finds O.J. Simpson liable for the death of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman.

Goldman’s father Fred:”Our family is grateful for a verdict of responsibility which is all we ever wanted. And we have it, thank God.”

1974Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped in Berkley, California by a group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst who is captured the following year says her kidnappers⁴ have brainwashed her into committing robbery and extortion.

2004The Massachusetts high court says same-sex couples are entitled to nothing less than marriage and that civil unions are not sufficient.

1976In Central America, a severe earthquake strikes Guatemala and Honduras, killing⁵ more than 22,000 people.

And 1902 Lucky Lindy! Up in the sky. Fair or windy, he's flying highAviator Charles Lindbergh, who made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, is born in Detroit.

Today in History, February 4st, Bryant Thomas, the Associated Press.

1 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

2 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。

3 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

4 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。