He said it was a historic event and that he is certain it will inaugurate a new era and a new relationship between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

That's a one-movement work in which the composer tries to tell a story or play out an historic event or, in the case of the Strauss, to give us the beginning of the contents of a philosophical novel through music.

交响诗是类单乐章作品,作曲家试图从中讲述一个故事,或是再现一个历史事件,而施特劳斯,通过音乐,为我们讲述了一部哲学小说开头的内容

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Mr.Mugabe,signing the accord on behalf of the ZANU-PF party, called it a historic event.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"I think this is a wonderful, historic event for Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

He pioneered a new policy of South Korean reconciliation with the North, beginning with the historic Mr.Kim won the Nobel Peace Prize after that meeting - although the event was later tarnished by allegations South Korea paid the North half a billion dollars to hold the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21