历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-08

 July 8th, 1853. In Asia, an American expedition led by Commando Matthew Perry arrives in what’s now Tokyo Bay, Japan. It’s the first step of a US mission that establishes diplomatic and trade relations with Japan, isolated¹ from the West for more than 2 centuries. 1839. John D. Rockefeller, founder² of Standard Oil which dominated the oil industry into the early 20th century, is born in Richford, New York.

1947. In New Mexico, word of what becomes known as the Roswell Incident, a touchstone for UFO buffs. A local US military office says pieces of what it calls a crashed disk have been recovered near the city of Roswell. But the military later says the material found on a ranch³ is really a top-secret weather balloon, not a crashed alien spacecraft. 1994. Kim Il-sung, North Korea’s Communist leader who launched the Korean War dies at age 82. His son, Kim Jong Il, succeeds him in power.

1986. Kurt Waldheim is sworn in as Austria’s president, despite controversy⁴ over his alleged⁵ ties to Nazi⁶ war crimes during WWII. And 1907. In New York City, Broadway showman Florenz Ziegfeld stages his first follies⁷ on the roof of the New York Theater. Today in history, July 8th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

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 follies   

罪恶，时事讽刺剧； 愚蠢，蠢笨，愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
• The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。