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Historical Events Unit 8 The Legacy of Richard Nixon The Legacy of Richard Nixon Ⅰ Warm up yourself Ⅱ Enlarge your vocabulary Ⅲ Sharpen your ears Ⅳ Loosen your tongue Unit 8 Historical Events Ⅰ Warm up yourself How much do you know about Richard Nixon？ Ⅰ Warm up yourself How much do you know about Richard Nixon？ Ⅰ Warm up yourself How much do you know about Richard Nixon？  The Pentagon Papers, a top-secret U.S. Dept. of Defense study, were leaked to The New York Times in early 1971. This document showed that the Johnson administration had secretly been expanding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, further hurting the credibility of the Nixon administration. Nixon was praised during his presidency for ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. The Nixon administration dramatically improved relations with China. Nixon made a public visit to China in February, 1972, following Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s secret visit to China in October, 1971. Ⅱ Enlarge your vocabulary archives odds and ends n. collection of historical records and places where such records are restored 档案，公文，档案室 n. small things of various kinds without much value 零碎的东西 doodad n. a small object whose name you have forgotten 便宜货，小摆设 gemstone a beautiful stone that has been cut into a special shape 经雕琢的宝石 Ⅱ Enlarge your vocabulary premiere vault the first pubic performance of sth. 初次公演 n. a roof or ceiling that consists of several arches that joined together 拱顶 off-limits adj. not accessible 禁止入内的 indict offically charge someone with a criminal offence 起诉,控告 adj. extremely hot 灼热的，烫人的 searing Ⅱ Enlarge your vocabulary cardboard stun stiff thick brown paper, used especially for making boxes 纸板 vt. to surprise or upset someone so much 使晕倒，使惊吓 vindication n. proof that sb. who was blamed for sth. in fact not guilty 辩护，拥护 render vt. to give sth. to someone 呈递，归还；给予补偿 Ⅲ Shar