历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-05-12

 May 12th, 1949. The Soviet¹ Union announces an end to its blockade of Berlin, one of the first major crisis² of the Cold War. Our reporter from the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network is on the scene and then divided German city. “The first vehicles are going through. “Crowd of the background, say they are happy about the whole thing.”

1932. In New Jersey³, the body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in the wooded area, miles from the aviator’s home. Brumo Richard Hauptmann is later tried and executed for aducting and murdering the infant.

1907. “She’s 23 years old the way she is is just the exactly the way we brought up to be .” Actress Katherine Hepburn is born in Hartford, Connecticut. Among her movie roles: the African Queen, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond..

1937. “Everything I ever was I still am and I living in sort of adolescent envelope , anyway. Comedian⁴ George Carlin is born in New York City. He’s best known for his monolog about the Seven Dirty Words you can’t say on television and radio.

And 1928. “Raindrops falling on my head.” Composer Burt Bacharach is born in Kansas City, Missouri. Among his melodies⁵: Walk On By, I Say A Little Prayer and Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.

Today in history. May 12th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

5 melodies   

曲调( melody的名词复数 )； 旋律； 乐曲的音符编排； 美妙的音乐

参考例句：

• The two melodies are played in counterpoint. 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
• And now for your further delectation, we present a selection of popular melodies. 为使你们更加愉快，我们奉献给你们一组精选的流行歌曲。