历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-03-08

 March 8th, 1965.

America deepens its military involvement in Southeast Asia as the first US combat troops land in South Vietnam. Thirty-five hundred marines arrive to defend the US air base in Da Nang. Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams is there.

"They’re morality-tied, they are dedicated¹. They have to help the Vietnamese civilians² find a better way of life." The Vietnam War eventually divides the United States and ends a decade later when Vietnam is reunified under Communist rule.

1917Start of the Russian Revolution. Rioting and strikes against the Russian empire break out in the city now known as St. Petersburg. By year’s end, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks seize power. They later form the Soviet³ Union, the world's first Communist state.

1854US Commodore Matthew Perry makes his second landing in Japan. Within a month, he concludes a treaty with the Japanese. That ends Japan's more than two centuries of isolation⁴ from the West.

And in 1999"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio. Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."Baseball Hall of Fame Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees dies of cancer in Hollywood, Florida. He was 84.

Today in History, March 8th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。