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历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-05-18

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 May 18th, 1980“It’s erupting like it never has before, I’m not sure, 'cause from where I’m standing1 I can’t see the top of the mountain. But I see the whole eruption2 coming from it. It’s big.”

In Washington State, Mount St. Helens explodes, blasting away the top 13 hundred feet from its volcanic3 peak. The eruption leaves 57 people died or missing, flattening4 forests and spewing volcanic ash for hundreds of miles. 1896. The U.S. Supreme5 Court endorses6 what it calls “separate but equal racial segregation” with its decision in Plessy versus7 Ferguson. That ruling remains8 a law of the land, until the Court overturns it nearly 16 years later in Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka. 1920. “May Christ give you his grace and his peace.” Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in more than 450 years is born Karol Wojtyta, in Wadowice, Poland.
1897. Movie director Frank Capra whose films include It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, is born near Palermo, Italy. And 2003. Let him live, bring him homeIn New York, Les Misérables, Broadway’s third longest-running show closes after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.
Today in History, May 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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1 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
2 eruption UomxV     
n.火山爆发;(战争等)爆发;(疾病等)发作
参考例句:
  • The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
  • The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
3 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的
参考例句:
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
4 flattening flattening     
n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词
参考例句:
  • Flattening of the right atrial border is also seen in constrictive pericarditis. 右心房缘变平亦见于缩窄性心包炎。
  • He busied his fingers with flattening the leaves of the book. 他手指忙着抚平书页。
5 supreme PHqzc     
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 endorses c3e60c44ba7aa93f0218a4cb8797284f     
v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句:
  • There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
  • Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网
7 versus wi7wU     
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
参考例句:
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
8 remains 1kMzTy     
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。
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