历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-02-01

 February 1st, 2003“Communication was lost with the Space Shuttle Columbia at 8:00 a.m. Central Time.” For the second time in nearly two decades, a space shuttle mission ends in tragedy. Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up during re-entry, killing¹ all seven crew members on board. President George W. Bush tells their grieving families:”You are not alone; our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude² of this country.”

1968One of the most searing images of the Vietnam War caught by Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams, the police chief in South Vietnam’s capital Saigon executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head during the Tet offensive.

1979Ending nearly 15 years in exile, Iran’s Imam Khomeini arrives in Tehran to a tumultuous welcome. He becomes the country’s supreme³ leader, as an Islamic fundamentalist regime replaces the deposed⁴ Shah of Iran.

And 1901“The one thing I do know is that I love you Charlotte, in spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around as I love you.”

Actor Clark Gable, the silver screen leading man, best known for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind, is born in Ohio.

Today in History, February 1st, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

3 supreme   

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。

4 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》