历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-03-12

 March 12th, 1938In Europe, Nazi¹ Germany's troops march into neighboring Austria. The next day, Adolf Hitler annexes² his homeland. Austria remains³ part of Nazi Germany until the final days of WWII.

1933,“My friend, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking⁴.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the first of his “fireside chats” on the radio. He tells Americans what steps he's taking to deal with the Great Depression.

1980,In Chicago, a jury finds John Wayne Gacy, Junior guilty of murdering 33 men and boys. Bernard Carey is the prosecutor⁵ at Gacy's trial.

Certainly in history of this country there have been no single murder trial was as many victims though I think whatever find a man as evil as John Wayne GacyThe next day, Gacy is sentenced to death. He's executed more than 14 years later.

1912,Juliette Gordon Low creates the Girl Guides, which later become the Girl Scouts⁶ of America.

And 1987,In New York, the musical “Les Miserables” opens on Broadway.

Today in History, March 12th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 annexes   

并吞( annex的名词复数 )； 兼并； 强占； 并吞（国家、地区等）； 附加物，附属建筑( annexe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Annexes to this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement. 本协定的附件为本协定的组成部分。
• Annexes 1 to 2 form the integral part of the Contract. 附件一至二将作为本合同的有效组成部分。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

6 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。