历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-22

 September 22nd, 1776In New York, the British hang Nathan Hale as a spy during the American Revolution. Hale’s last words are said to have been“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

1980Iraq Saddam Hussein invades¹ neighboring Iran the year after Tehran’s Islamic Revolution. It’s the start of a war that kills hundreds of thousands on both sides over the next 8 years.

1975The second attempt on President Gerald Ford²’s life in less than 3 weeks, Sara Jane Moore tries to shoot Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but misses. Moore, a political radical³ turned FBI informant, receives life in prison.

1964“If I were a rich man.”

In New York, the musical Fiddler on the Roof, starring Zero Mostel, opens on Broadway.

And 1989“God bless America.” Also in the Big Apple, songwriter Irving Berlin dies. He was 101 years old. Among his songs: God Bless America, There’s No Business Like Show Business and White Christmas.

Today in History, September 22nd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 invades   

v.侵入，侵略( invade的第三人称单数 )；涌入；侵袭；侵犯

参考例句：

• The disease invades their bodies. 疾病侵袭了他们的身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The tumor proliferates, invades the uterine wall, and disseminates to remote organs. 肿瘤增殖，侵犯到子宫壁，并播散至远处的脏器。 来自辞典例句

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

3 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。