历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-03-26

 March 26th.

1979.

In Washington, leaders of Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty at the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin:

"No more war, no more bloodshed, no more bereavement¹. Peace unto you, shalom! Salaam², forever!"Egyptian President Anwar Sadat,"It is a historic turning point of great significance for all peace-loving nations."1997.

Bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult³ who had committed suicide are found inside a mansion⁴ in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

1917.

The Seattle Metropolitans⁵ become the first US team to win hockey's Stanley Cup beating the Montreal Canadiens.

1964.

"People, people who need people."In New York, the musical "Funny Girl", starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway.

And 1944.

"Baby, baby, where did our love go..."Diana Ross, lead singer of the 60s Motown group, The Supremes, is born in Detroit.

Today in History, March 26th, Callard Bradley, the Associated Press.          

1 bereavement   

n.亲人丧亡，丧失亲人，丧亲之痛

参考例句：

• the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement 诸如离婚或痛失亲人等情感危机的痛苦
• I sympathize with you in your bereavement. 我对你痛失亲人表示同情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 salaam   

n.额手之礼，问安，敬礼；v.行额手礼

参考例句：

• And the people were so very friendly:full of huge beaming smiles,calling out "hello" and "salaam".这里的人民都很友好，灿然微笑着和我打招呼，说“哈罗”和“萨拉姆”。
• Salaam is a Muslim form of salutation.额手礼是穆斯林的问候方式。

3 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

4 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

5 metropolitans   

n.大都会的( metropolitan的名词复数 )；大城市的；中心地区的；正宗的

参考例句：

• Metropolitans are the results of the fast economic development in China. 城市群是我国经济迅速发展的产物。 来自互联网
• The minutest detail counts when mingling mild miners and militant metropolitans. 将温和的矿工与好斗的大城市人混在一起时，最微小的细节都很重要。 来自互联网