历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-05-04

 May 4th, 1970. This summer I hear the drumming, four dead in Ohio.

A protest against the Vietnam War turns deadly at Kent University in Ohio. That’s where a national guardsman opens fire on anti-war students after the United States invades Cambodia. 4 students are killed, 9 others are wounded in the shootings, sparking further unrest on America’s campuses. 1979. Margaret Thatcher¹ becomes Britain’s first female Prime Minister. That happens when the Conservative Party ousts² the Labor³ Party from power in Parliamentary elections. “I will strive unceasingly to try to fulfill⁴ the trust and confidence that the British people have placed in me and the thing in which I believe.”

1886. In Chicago, a labor demonstration⁵ for an 8-hour work day turns into a riot when a bomb explodes at Haymarket Square. The violence kills 7 policemen and injures 60 others. 1961. During the Civil Rights Movement, a group of Freedom Riders leaves Washington D.C. for New Orleans. They face violence in the South as they challenge racial segregation⁶ on interstate buses and the bus terminals.

And 1927. The people who bring it the Oscars: the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is founded. Today in History, May 4th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

2 ousts   

驱逐( oust的第三人称单数 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

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3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

5 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

6 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。