历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-12-18

 December 18th, 1944The US Supreme¹ Court rules on the forced relocation and detention² of Japanese-Americans during World War II. While the High Court opposes the relocation, it adds the Americans of Japanese ancestry³ who are undeniably loyal can no longer be detained. More than 4 decades later, the US government apologizes for its policy and pays money to surviving Japanese-Americans.

1972During the Vietnam War, the United States begins 12 days of heavy bombing of North Vietnamese targets. A cease-fire agreement, ending America’s military role and its longest war, is reached the following month.

1946Movie director and producer, Steven Spielberg, is born in Cincinnati. Just a few of his many popular films: Jaws⁴, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private RyanAnd 1892The Nutcracker, the ballet by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky publicly premieres in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Today in History, December 18th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 ancestry   

n.祖先，家世

参考例句：

• Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
• He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。

4 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。