历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-04

 February-4th 1945 In the final months of World War II in Europe, the top allied¹ leaders meet in Yalta in Ukraine then part of the Soviet² Union. President Franklin Roosevelt, Britain’s Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin discuss plans for Nazi³ Germany’s defeat and its postwar occupation.

1997 – A civil jury in Santa Monica, California finds O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman.Goldman's father Fred:"Our family is grateful for a verdict of responsibility which is all we ever wanted and we have it, thank God."1974 – Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped in Berkeley, California by a group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Hearst who is captured the following years says her kidnappers⁴ had brainwashed her into committing robbery and extortion.

2004 – The Massachusetts high court says same-sex couples are entitled to nothing less than marriage and that civil unions are not sufficient.

1976 – In Central America, a severe earthquake strikes Guatemala and Honduras killing⁵ more than 22,000 people.

And 1902Aviator Charles Lindbergh who made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean is born in Detroit.

Today in History, February 4th, Bryant Thomas, the Associated Press.

1 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

2 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。

3 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

4 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。