历史上的今天-Today in History 2016-06-04

June 4, 1989

In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush a pro-democracy movement. Hundreds, possibly thousands are killed in the crackdown, damaging Communist China’s reputation in the west. 

 

June 4, 1942

A turning point during the World War Ⅱ in the Pacific as the battle of Midway began. That’s where the U. S. navy defeats the Japanese fleets nearly 6 months after Pearl Harbor. 

 

June 4, 1896

In Detroit, auto¹ pioneer Henry Ford² makes a successful predawn test run of his first horseless carriage, called a “quadra-cycle”. 

 

June 4, 1783

In France it’s up and up away, for the Montgolfier  brother as they publicly demonstrate their hot air balloon for the first time. With no passengers on board, the balloon stays aloft for about 10 minutes, landing about a mile and half away from where it took off.

 

June 4, 1984

Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen releases his "Born in the USA" album, producing 7 hits single.

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。