历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-17

 February 17th 1992 - In Milwaukee, serial¹ killer² Jeffrey Dahmer receives a series of life sentences for his grizzly³ string of murders. Dahmer had admitted to killing⁴ 17 young men and boys, some of whom he mutilated and cannibalized.

Just a few years later, Dahmer is beaten to death by a fellow inmate⁵ behind bars.

1801 – In Washington ,the House of Representatives breaks an electorate⁶ tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

The House chooses Jefferson to be America’s 3rd president; Burr becomes his vice-president.

1996 – World chess champion Garry Kasparov beats Deep Blue – the  IBM  super computer in a 6-game match in Philadelphia.

"I knew that I could learn much better, because my appoint would need more time to learn, and combat with a really, a sophisticated conquer strategy." The following year, Kasparov loses to Deep Blue in a rematch.

1963" I'm not afraid to take on a challenge. I'm not afraid to take a step. If I fall, I fall, pick myself up and move on ."Michael Jordan, one of pro-basketball's greatest all time players is born in Brooklyn, New York.

And 1976 –" Take it easy,take it easy" The Eagles releases their greatest  hits 1971-75 album - still the best-selling album in the U.S. ever.

Today in History February 17th,Bryant Thomas the Associated Press.

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

4 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。

5 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

6 electorate   

n.全体选民；选区

参考例句：

• The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。