历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-07

 October 7th, 2001, just weeks after the September 11th terror-attacks, the United States and Britain launch military strikes on Afghanistan. On a video tape, Osama Bin¹ Laden² prays God for the 9.11 attacks, but the Al-Qaeda leader does not claim responsibility for them.

1985, in the Mediterranean³, Palestinian gunmen hijack⁴ the “Achille Lauro” and an Italian cruise ship off the coast to the Egypt. The hijackers kill passenger Leon Klinghoffer-an elderly Jewish-American tourist before surrendering 2 days later.

1991, in Washington, U.S. Supreme⁵ Court nominee⁶ Clarence Thomas faces damaging allegation of sexual harassment⁷. Law professor Anita Hill accuses Thomas of making sexually inappropriate comments when she worked for him in 2 federal agencies during the 1980s. Hill urges the Senator to investigate. Thomas denies the claims and the Senator later confirms him.

1988, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, is beaten and left tied to a wooden fence post outside Laramie, Wyoming. Shepard dies 5 days later. Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for his murder.

1951, “see baby, ain't that America, home of the free, yeah~little pink houses for you and me.” John Mellencamp, the singer and song writer with Heartland-Rock hits, is born in Seymour, Indiana.

And 1982, “Memory all alone in the moonlight.” In New York, CATS-the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice opens on Broadway.

Today in History. October 7th. Mike Gracia, the Associated press.

1 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。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

4 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

7 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。