2010/07/27

This Day in History July 27 歷史上的今天 7月27日

In 1996, the Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia, with 197 countries participating in the international event. However, the happy celebrations were broken up by a terrible event. On this date in Centennial Olympic Park, a bomb exploded. The explosion killed Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 other people. A cameraman also died as a result of a heart attack caused by the explosion. Even so, the Olympic Games continued, and those hurt or lost were not forgotten. Eventually, the bomber confessed after he was arrested for bombing a clinic a few years later.
1996年的夏季奧林匹克運動會在喬治亞州的亞特蘭大舉行,共有197個國家參與這場國際性的賽事。不過,歡樂的慶祝活動遭恐怖事件破壞。在當年的今日,奧林匹克紀念公園發生炸彈爆炸事件。爆炸威力造成愛莉絲.霍桑身亡及其他111人受傷。一名攝影師也因爆炸引起心臟病發作而去世。即使如此,奧林匹克運動會仍持續進行,而受傷以及去世的人們並沒有被遺忘。幾年後,該炸彈客因一起診所炸彈事件被捕,最後坦承自己曾犯下當年的奧林匹克運動會爆炸事件。

單字片語

participate in... 參加……
例: Jerry said he would participate in the play if he got the lead role.(傑瑞說如果他當主角的話,他就參與這齣劇的演出。)
explode vi. 爆炸
eventually adv. 最後,終於
例: If you work hard, you will eventually achieve your goals.(如果你努力,最後你就會達成目標。)
confess vi. 承認,坦承
例:Julia has confessed to taking money from my wallet.(茱莉亞坦承從我的皮夾拿走了錢。)
arrest vt. 逮捕
例:The serial killer was finally arrested after many years on the run.(那個連續殺人犯逃亡多年後終於被逮捕歸案。)

知識大補帖

亞特蘭大在1990年擊敗雅典(Athens)、貝爾格勒(Belgrade)、曼徹斯特(Manchester)、墨爾本(Melbourne)和多倫多(Toronto),成為主辦城市。不過這場奧運會因大量倚賴贊助商(sponsor),所以被批評過度商業化(commercialized)。而特定為這場比賽而建的奧林匹克紀念公園(圖,資料照片),也因爆炸事件而蒙上一層陰影。當時的美國總統比爾.柯林頓指責這是個「邪惡的恐怖行動」(an evil act of terror)。

No comments: