历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-11

 April 11th, 1951During the Korean War, President Harry¹ Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his command in Asia. “General MacArthur is one of our greatest military commanders. But the cause of world peace is much more important than any individual.”

MacArthur who had challenged Truman's war policy later gives his farewell speech before Congress. "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates² as France's Emperor. He's banished³ to the island of Elba, off the coast of Italy. That’s where Napoleon remains⁴ for the next nine months, until he mounts a brief return to power the following year.

1945, During World War II, American soldiers in Germany liberate⁵ Buchenwald, one of the first Nazi⁶ concentration camps.

1979, Idi Amin is deposed⁷ as Uganda's president; as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control in the African country.

And 1970, Apollo 13 blasts off from Cape⁸ Canaveral, Florida on NASA's third manned mission to the Moon. But that mission is later cut short when an explosion cripples the spacecraft. Apollo 13's crew manages to return safely to Earth.

Today in History, April 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 abdicates   

放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的第三人称单数 )； 退位，逊位

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3 banished   

v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 remains   

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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。