历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-24

 February 24th, 1868. In Washington, Andrew Johnson becomes the first American president to be impeached¹. The House of Representatives impeaches² Johnson after he tries to fire secretary of war Edwin Stanton. Johnson is later acquitted³ by a single vote in the Senate.

1920. What becomes known as the Nazi⁴ Party holds its first major meeting in Munich, Germany. Under Adolf Hitler the Nazis⁵ later turn Germany into a dictatorship that brings WWII and the Holocaust⁶.

1945. American Forces liberate⁷ the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control in the final months of WWII.

1981. In London, Buckingham Palace announces Britain’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are engaged. Their wedding takes place later that year. The couple separates then divorces in the following decade.

And 1999. “Some girl, some girl are only about that thing, that thing…” Lauryn Hill wins 5 Grammies for her debut⁸ solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”. She sets a record for a female artist that has since been tied by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Beyonce. Today in History, February 24th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 impeached   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 impeaches   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的第三人称单数 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• The Illinois House impeaches Governor Rod Blagojevich. 伊利诺斯州议院弹劾州长罗德。布拉戈耶维奇。 来自互联网

3 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

4 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。

5 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

7 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。