历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-20

 February 20th 1962 "God Speed,John Glenn Two,One,zero. Roger, The clock is operating. We are under way.”,  Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth lifting off aboard the Mercury Space Capsule Friendship 7.

2003 – A fire during a nightclub concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island kills 100 people and injures about 200 others.

Pyrotechnics for the rock band “Great White” sparked the fire igniting flammable foam¹ lining² the club’s wall and ceiling.

The club’s owners and the band’s former tour manager later plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges.

1927 “They call me Mr Tibbs.” Actor Sidney Poitier whose roles include In The Heat of Night,and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,is born in Miami.

And 1998 – "when I sat down the ice I had feeling like, you know, I knew the Olympics is about I had that feeling of just like pure joy."American Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.

The 15-year-old clinches³ that honor when she wins the Ladies Figure Skating title in Nagano , Japan .

Today in History February 20th,Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

3 clinches   

n.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的名词复数 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的第三人称单数 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• Pass argy-bargy one time, both sides clinches a deal with 6000 yuan. 经过一番讨价还价，双方以6000元成交。 来自互联网
• That clinches the argument. 那件事澄清了这项议论。 来自互联网