历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-14
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2012年
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April 14th, 1865"...with mournful tread. Walk the deck my captain lies. Fallen cold and dead."In Washington, President Abraham Lincoln is shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. Lincoln who led the United States through 4 years of Civil War and opposed slavery dies the following morning.
1912On her maiden 1 voyage, the British luxury liner Titanic 2 collides with an iceberg 3 in the chilly 4 North Atlantic. The Titanic sinks into the ocean less than 3 hours later, killing 5 about 1500 people on board.
1828The first edition of Noah Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" is published.
1956Ampex demonstrates the world's first practical videotape recorder at a broadcaster's conference in Chicago.
2002"I'm so savoring 6 this one, and...it took a lot of...a lot of hard work this week, physically 7 took a lot out of me."In Augusta, Georgia, Tiger Woods becomes only the 3rd golfer in history to win back-to-back Masters titles.
And 1935"Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler..."Country singer Loretta Lynn, known for her autobiographical song "Coal Miners Daughter" is born in Butcher Holler, Kentucky.
Today in History, April 14th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
- The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
- The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
- We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
- The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。
n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人
- The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
- The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
adj.凉快的，寒冷的
- I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
- I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。
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。
v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝
- Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。 来自互联网
- She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。 来自互联网
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。