历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-21
时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:历史上的今天-2010年
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April 21st, 1910Writer and humorist Mark Twain dies of heart disease in Redding Connecticut at age 74, among his works, Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and The Prince and the Pauper 1.
1926:
“We can make sense of the future if we understand the lessons of the past.”
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who has ruled for more than half a century, is born in London.
1918During World War I, Baron 2 Manfred von Richthofen, the German flying ace 3 known as the “Red Baron,” is killed in action.
And 1977“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow, you're always a day away...”
In New York, the musical Annie, based on a little orphan 4 Annie comic strip, opens on Broadway.
Today in History, April 21st, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
n.贫民,被救济者,穷人
- You lived like a pauper when you had plenty of money.你有大把钱的时候,也活得像个乞丐。
- If you work conscientiously you'll only die a pauper.你按部就班地干,做到老也是穷死。
n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王
- Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
- The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。
n.A牌;发球得分;佼佼者;adj.杰出的
- A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
- He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。