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英语流利说 Level6 Unit2 Part1 Learning JFK Assassination 约翰肯尼迪暗杀事件

1.One of the most historic events of the 20th century was the assassination of US President,John Kennedy.

2.Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, serving as President from January 1961 until November 1963.

3.During his time in office the US entered the space race with the Soviet Union.

([ˈsoʊviet]n.苏联; 苏维埃; 代表会议; 劳工代表会议;)

在他任职期间，美国与苏联展开了太空竞赛。

4.Kennedy pledged that the US would land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.(美[plɛdʒ]

n.保证，誓言; [法] 抵押权; 公约; （表示友谊的） 干杯;)

肯尼迪保证美国将在最后十年把人送上月球。

5.Unfortunately, he never lived to see this happen.

遗憾的是，他不能活着看到这一幕。

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1.In October of 1962, the US and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to entering a full-scale nuclear war.

美国和苏联近乎危险地进入了全面核战争。

2.This event was known as the Cuban (古巴的）Missile Crisis.(美 [ˈmɪsl]n.导弹;投射物)

这一事件被称为古巴导弹危机。

3.Kennedy's skillful handling of the situation, along with that of Soviet counterpart,Nikita Khrushchev, helped save the world from a nuclear catastrophe. 

肯尼迪巧妙地处理局势，联合苏联的赫鲁晓夫，帮助世界免于这场核灾难。

counterpart(美 [ˈkaʊntərpɑ:rt] n.副本;配对物;相对物;极相似的人或物)

Nikita Khrushchev(赫鲁晓夫)

catastrophe. (美 [kəˈtæstrəfi]n.大灾难;惨败;悲剧的结局;地表突然而猛烈的变动，灾变)

4.Following this event, his approval rating in the United States improved from 66% to 77%.

5.To many, he was considered to be the type of leader who could build a better world.

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1.On November 22,1963,Kennedy's presidency came to sudden and tragic end. (美 [ˈtrædʒɪk]

adj.悲惨的;悲剧的) 

 presidency: n.总统任期

2.He was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade in the city of Dallas,Texas.

motorcade :[ˈmoʊtərkeɪd]，车队

Dallas：美 [ˈdæləs] 达拉斯（美国得克萨斯州东北部城市

Texas ：美 [ˈtɛksəs] n.德克萨斯州（美国州名）

3.Kennedy and his wife were sitting in an open car, waving to a large crowd of people when he was shot.

4.They were sitting in an open car, with no protection, because the sky was clear.

5.It had rained until about 10 a.m.,but then the sun came out.

6.If the sky hadn't cleared, there would have been a bubble top(透 明防弹罩）, or clear roof, on the car.

7.This would have prevented the assassination.

8.Kennedy wanted it down so that he could be closer to the crowds who were there to greet him.

9.Another factor that contributed to the assassination was the route of the motorcade through the city.

10.The route was published several days earlier in the local newspapers.

11.The motorcade was to pass through downtown Dallas and round a sharp corner near the building where the assassin worked.

12.From that building, there was a clear view of the president's car.

13.If the route had been different, the assassination probably wouldn't have taken place.

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1.The president was struck by two bullets, but it was the second one that probably killed him.

struck:美 [strʌk] v.击打;打（ strike的过去式和过去分词 ）;攻击;侵袭

2.That was the fatal shot. 那是致命一击。

 fatal :美 [ˈfetl] adj.致命的，攸关的;毁灭性的，严重的;命中注定的;重大的

3.It opened a massive wound in his head.  它在他头上开了一个巨大的伤口。

massive :美 [ˈmæsɪv] adj.大规模的;大的，重的;大块的，大量的;魁伟的，结实的

4.Sitting beside him, his wife's last words to her husband were:"Jack, Jack,can you hear me? I love you Jack."

5.The assassin's quick shots were incredibly accurate. 刺客的快速射击非常精确。

6.If the fatal shot had been off by just a little,Kennedy might have survived.

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1.So if any of these factors had been different, history would have changed.

2.Kennedy's death disillusioned many Americans who had been inspired by his vision for the future.

disillusion美  [ˌdɪsɪˈluʒən]  vt.使不再抱幻想，使理想破灭;给…泼冷水;使醒悟n.觉醒，幻灭

3.With his death, a whole generation of Americans woke up to reality where their dreams for a brighter future had been shattered.

shatter:美 [ˈʃætɚ] vt.使破碎，使碎裂，砸碎;使…成为泡影;使…痛不欲生;使…散开vi.粉碎，损坏，落叶

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