历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-03

 June 3rd, 1965. “Get back in.” “OK.” “…come back in now.” Astronaut Edward White becomes the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission.

1989, Iran’s spiritual leader the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dies in Tehran. Khomeini’s rise to power in the Islamic Revolution led to the hostage crisis, in which Iran held dozens of Americans captive for 444 days. 1963, Pope John XXIII, who pushed to modernize¹ the Roman Catholic Church, dies in Rome at age 81. Pope Paul IV succeeds him as pontiff.

1937, Britain’s Duke of Windsor marries American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson in France. It happens 6 months after the former King Edward VIII abdicated² his country’s throne for Simpson. 1926, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.” Allen Ginsberg, the poet who becomes one of the icons³ of America’s Beat Generation, is born in Newark, New Jersey⁴. And 1906, Josephine Baker⁵, the dancer, singer and actress who gained fame with her shows in Paris during the 1920s, is born in St. Louis. Today in History. June 3rd. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press

1 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

2 abdicated   

放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的过去式和过去分词 )； 退位，逊位

参考例句：

• He abdicated in favour of his son. 他把王位让给了儿子。
• King Edward Ⅷ abdicated in 1936 to marry a commoner. 国王爱德华八世于1936年退位与一个平民结婚。

3 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 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。

5 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。