历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-05-04

 Ohio lyrics¹ by Nail Young This summer I hear the drumming ,Four dead in Ohio.

May 4th, 1970. A protest against the Vietnam War turns deadly at Kent State University in Ohio that’s where national guardsmen open fire on antiwar students after the United States invades Cambodia. Four students are killed, nine others are wounded in the shootings, sparking further unrest on America’s campuses. 1979. Margaret Thatcher² becomes Britain’s first female prime minister. That happens when the Conservative Party ousts³ the Labor⁴ Party from power in parliamentary elections. “I'll strive unceasingly to try to fulfill⁵ the trust and confidence that the British people have placed in me and the things in which I believe.”

1886. In Chicago, a labor demonstration⁶ for an eight-hour workday turns into a riot when a bomb explodes at Haymarket Square. The violence kills 7 policemen and injures 60 others.

1961. During the Civil Rights Movement, a group of freedom riders leaves Washington D.C. for New Orleans. They face violence in the South as they challenge racial segregation⁷ on interstate buses and the bus terminals.

And 1927. The people who bring it the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences is founded.

Today in History, May 4th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

2 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

3 ousts   

驱逐( oust的第三人称单数 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

7 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。