历史上的今天:1月19日

时间：2010-01-26 01:43:22

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Today's Highlight in History:
On January 19th, 1807, Robert E. Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate同盟的，联合的 armies, was born in Stratford, Virginia.

On this date:
In 1736, James Watt2, inventor of the steam engine蒸汽机, was born in Scotland.

In 1809, author Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston.

In 1853, Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premiered in Rome.

In 1861, Georgia seceded退出，脱离 from the Union.

In 1944, the federal government relinquished4放弃，让渡 control of the nation's railroads following settlement of a wage dispute.

In 1955, a presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time, with permission from President Eisenhower.

In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.

In 1970, President Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme5 Court; however, the nomination6 was defeated because of controversy7 over Carswell's past racial views.

In 1977, in one of his last acts of office, President Ford1 pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, an American who'd made wartime broadcasts for Japan.

In 1981, the United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for为……做好准备 the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.

Ten years ago: Arthur J. Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice, labor8 secretary and US Ambassador to the United Nations, was found dead in his Washington apartment at age 81.

Five years ago: Russian troops regained9 control of the presidential palace in Grozny, the capital of the breakaway republic of Chechnya.

One year ago: President Clinton delivered his State of the Union address, in which he proposed to protect Social Security by using huge budget surpluses剩余 and announced the government would sue请求，控告 the tobacco industry for smokers10' health costs. Hours earlier, at the president's impeachment弹劾，控告 trial in the Senate, White House Counsel Charles Ruff opened the defense12 with ringing statements of Clinton's innocence13.


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1 Ford KiIxx     
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。
2 watt Lggwo     
n.瓦，瓦特
参考例句：
  • The invention of the engine is creditable to Watt.发动机的发明归功于瓦特。
  • The unit of power is watt.功率的单位是瓦特。
3 seceded 1624ae4cad0ece80c313df9c7f11bfc6     
v.脱离，退出( secede的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903. 巴拿马共和国于1903年脱离哥伦比亚。
  • One of the states has seceded from the federation. 有一个州已从联邦中退出。 来自辞典例句
4 relinquished 2d789d1995a6a7f21bb35f6fc8d61c5d     
交出，让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 )； 放弃
参考例句：
  • She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward. 她把职位让给了表弟爱德华爵士。
  • The small dog relinquished his bone to the big dog. 小狗把它的骨头让给那只大狗。
5 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
6 nomination BHMxw     
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
7 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
8 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
9 regained 51ada49e953b830c8bd8fddd6bcd03aa     
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地
参考例句：
  • The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
10 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
11 impeachment fqSzd5     
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
  • Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
  • The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。
12 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
13 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

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