历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-07-28

 July 28th, 1914Start of World War I as Austria –Hungary declares war on Serbia and the rest of Europe’s major powers soon join the fighting. War breaks out a month after a Serb nationalist assassinates¹ Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo, in what’s now Bosnia, Herzegovina.

1932 In Washington, US troops forcefully disperse² the so called “Bomus Army” of World War I veterans during the Great Depression. The veterans had gathered to demand the immediate³ paying of money for their military service that they were scheduled to receive in a dozen years time.

1945In New York City an accident at what’s then the tallest structure in the world. A US Army bomber⁴ crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing⁵ 14 people.

1929 Former first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is born in Southampton, New York. Her years in the Whitehouse which she later dubbed⁶ Camelot ended in tragedy when her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated⁷ in Dallas.

“The knowledge of the affection in which my husband was held by all of you has sustained me and the warmth of these tributes is something I shall never forget.”

And 1866Beatrix Potter, the writer and illustrator, whose children’s books include the Tale of Peter Rabbit is born in London. Today in History, July 28th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 assassinates   

v.暗杀( assassinate的第三人称单数 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have more encounters with Xanatos, who, in The Uncertain Path, nearly assassinates Yoda. 魁刚和欧比又和萨那托斯有过多次相遇。 来自互联网

2 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句