历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-06-26

 June 26th, 1963During the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy visits what's then West Berlin, showing solidarity¹ with its citizens against communism. “As a free man, I take pride in the words ‘Ich bin² ein Berliner’.” The visit takes place exactly fifteen years after the start of an American-led airlift to West Berlin, aimed at breaking a Soviet³ blockade.

1945,In San Francisco, fifty countries sign the United Nations Charter, the governing blueprint⁴ for the international organization formed after WWII.

2000,After a decade of work, rival scientific teams complete the first rough map of the human genetic⁵ code. Michael Morgan is with the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus. “We all tone related very, very closely to one another. There are more differences in an ethnic⁶ group and narrow between ethnic groups at least the billion of DNA⁷.

1870,In New Jersey⁸, the first section of Atlantic City's famed boardwalk, running about a mile long, opens to the public.

And 1925,Charlie Chaplin's “The Gold Rush”, a silver screen comic masterpiece, premieres in Hollywood.

Today in History, June 26th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 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。

4 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

5 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

6 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

7 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

8 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。