历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-04-30

 April 30th, 1945 - Nazi¹ Germany’s Dictator Adolf Hitler commits suicide during the last days of World War II in Europe. Hitler and Eva Braun, his long time mistress and wife of one day take their own lives as Soviet² troops approach his bunker in Berlin.

1975 - the Vietnam War ends as South Vietnam’s Capital of Saigon falls to North Vietnameses’ forces. Reporter George Esper is on the scene: ”Many government officials, hierarchical military officers have fest with the Americans.”

Vietnam has unified³ under communist rule and Saigon is renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

1789 - In New York, George Washington takes the oath of office, as the first President of the United States.

1803 - the United States doubles in size buying the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million dollars.

And 1933 - Willie Nelson, country music singer and song writers is born in Abbott of Texas.

Today In History, April 30th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press

1 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。

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 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。