历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-23
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
英语课
April 23rd, 1564:
“To be or not to be, that is the question.”
William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on this day in Stratford-upon-Avon England. The poet and dramatist, known as “the Bard,” one of the greats in world literature, dies on the same day 52 years later.
1998:
James Earl Ray, confessed assassin of Martin Luther Junior,dies at a Nashville hospital at age 70. Once behind bars, Ray later insisted he had been framed, alleging 1 a conspiracy 2 behind the killing 3 of the civil rights leader.
1993:
Labor 4 leader Cesar Chavez dies in Arizona at age 66. Chavez, who organized migrant farm workers, led boycotts 5 and strikes to secure bargining agreements with growers.
And 1954:
Hank Aaron with what's then the Milwaukee Braves begins his long climb to becoming baseball's home run king. Aaron hits the first of 755 career home runs during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals 6. The Braves win their game 7 to 5.
Today in History, April 23rd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )
- His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
- This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
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
- 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。
（对某事物的）抵制( boycott的名词复数 )
- Their methods included boycotts and court action, supplemented by'sit-ins". 他们的主要方法包括联合抵制、法庭起诉，还附带进行静坐抗议。
- Are boycotts for other purposes illegal? 至于用于其它目的的联合抵制行动是否也是非法的呢？