The Eighties Online 上个世纪八十年代在线

On June 4, 1989, just 19 years ago, within sight of the 2008 Olympics Village, hundreds civilians were shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking’s (Beijing) Tiananmen Square. 6月4日， 1989年，只有19年前，在看到2008年奥运会村，数百名平民被枪杀的中国军队在军事行动的血腥镇压民主抗议活动在北京的（北京）天安门广场。

The Chinese people and the world understand how important the site is as China puts it’s best foot forward to the rest the world during this 29th Olympiad.在中国人民和世界的理解有多么重要的网站是中国把最好步行着世界上其他地方在这29次奥运会。 The 4-5 billion other people on our planet are seeing China’s potential as the global economies largest player. 4-5亿美元的其他人在我们的星球上看到中国的潜力，作为全球经济最大的球员。

I have been lucky to see so many tremendously historical events, especially in the late 1980 ’s with the end of “The Cold War”.我一直很幸运地看到这么多巨大的历史事件，尤其是在20世纪80年代末的同年底， “冷战” 。 China will be the most productive economic powerhouse in the world.中国将是最有成效的经济强国在世界上。 This will likely happen very quickly.这将可能发生的非常快。 Currently China is the third largest economy in the world, behind China and the United States.目前，中国是第三个世界最大的经济体，仅次于中国和美国。

I think in a decade, the US will see many more tourists from China as millions “get upped” and find better lives in the overcrowded, polluted cities (growing pains, nothing more; they’ll get the smog situation figured out, I’m sure).我想在十年内，美国将会看到更多的中国游客数以百万计“获得调升” ，并找到更好的生活在拥挤不堪，污染城市（成长的烦恼，只不过，他们就会烟雾情况计算出，我米确定） 。

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Why would anyone want to murder John Lennon?为什么会有人想谋杀约翰列侬？ I don’t have an answer for that.我没有答案的。 It is tragic that we lost such an artist and human being as John Lennon.可悲的是，我们失去了这样一个艺术家和人作为约翰列侬。

The last day in John Lennon’s short, prolific life was like a death in the family for more than Lennon’s wife and son, Julian.最后一天在约翰列侬的短期，多产的生活就像一个死亡的家庭多列侬的妻子和儿子，朱利安。

John Lennon’s murder was, is, and always will be a great loss.约翰列侬的谋杀过去是，现在是，并将永远是一个巨大的损失。 When John Lennon was assassinated on Dec 8, 1980 , many people, old enough to remember, would recall today exactly where they were, who they were with and what they were doing when they heard John Lennon was killed.当约翰列侬被刺杀12月8日， 1980年，很多人，老得足以记住，今天将召回正是他们在那里，他们是谁和他们正在做的事情时，他们听到约翰列侬被打死。

It is interesting to speculate, as a music lover, how much wonderful music Lennon would still be making today.有趣的是猜测，作为一个音乐爱好者，有多少美妙的音乐列侬仍是当今决策。

I listened to the Beatles as early as 1972.我听披头士早在1972年。 I remember spinning “hand me down” vinyl LP’s on my plastic phonograph.我记得纺丝“一方面我失望”乙烯基唱片的我国塑料留声机。 I was blessed with copies of The Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” and the 1966 masterpiece, “Rubber Soul”.我是幸运的副本披头士“魔幻神秘之旅”和1966年的杰作， “橡胶灵魂” 。 They were well played and scratched, but they sounded awesome.他们也发挥和抓伤，但他们听起来可怕。

Paul McCartney was going strong in the 1980s , recording hit singles with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, as well as recording several solo hit singles.保罗麦卡特尼是强劲在 20世纪80年代，录制单曲与迈克尔杰克逊和史蒂夫旺达，以及记录了独唱单曲。 I’m sure he missed his songwriting partner and childhood friend.我敢肯定他错过了他的创作伙伴，儿时的朋友。 And still does.和仍然如此。

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The mountain’s crater had been rumbling and steaming for several weeks.山的火山口已隆隆和蒸了几个星期。 I was camping near a mountain stream in the Cascade Mountain Range over 300 air miles from the mountain when it blew.我是露营附近山涧的瀑布山脉超过300英里空气从山上时引爆。 What I heard sounded like blasting nearby.我所听到听起来像爆破附近。

Odd for early Sunday morning.奇数为今天凌晨。 But our party didn’t think much of it until we boarded our rigs for the trip home and tuned in the radio.但是，我们的党没有想到大部分，直到我们登上我们的钻井平台为回家和调整无线电广播。

As it turned out, a tremendous explosion of trapped gases, generating about 500 times the force or the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, blew the entire top off Mount St. Helens.事实证明，巨大的爆炸被困气体，产生约500倍的武力或以原子弹投在广岛引爆了整个顶级关闭圣海伦火山。

In a single blast Mount St. Helens was transformed from a picture-perfect symmetrical cone 9,667 feet high to a flat-top 1300 feet lower.在一个单一的爆炸圣海伦火山是从一个完美对称九六六七英尺锥高的平顶一千三百英尺较低。 Clouds of hot ash made up of pulverized rock were belched twelve mile into the sky.云的热灰了煤粉喷出岩石一二英里天空。

The force of the prolonged energy burst rocketed into the upper atmosphere and slapped the skies.该部队长期能源爆裂火箭进入上层大气和征收的天空。 Vertical ripples spread through the atmosphere causing lazy fluctuations in the air.涟漪垂直传播通过大气层造成懒惰的波动在空气中。 Hours later in Washington DC, scientists would record gravity waves from Mount St. Helens crossing the Eastern Seaboard.几个小时后在华盛顿，科学家将记录重力波从圣海伦火山穿越东海岸。

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