历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-01

 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 7 crew members on board. President George W. Bush tells their grieving families: "You're not alone, our entire nation grieves with you, and those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude² of this country." 1968, One 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.

1979, Ending nearly 15 years in exile, Iran's Ayatollah 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, "There's one thing I do know is that I love you, Scarlett. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, 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, Carol 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》