历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-01-19
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
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January 19th, 1809Poet and author Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston. Among his classic dark tales, The Raven 1 and the Tell-Tale Heart.
1807Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General whose surrender spelt the end of the Civil War is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
1966Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India, becoming the first woman to lead the world’s most populous 2 democracy.
2001As he prepares to leave office, President Bill Clinton admits making false statements under oath about his relationship with former White House intern 3 Monica Lewinsky. The admission is part of a deal sparing Clinton from possible indictment 4. He also agrees to surrender his law license 5 for 5 years.
1943Singer Janis Joplin, an icon 6 of the 60’s counter culture, is born in Port Arthur, Texas.
And 1946Country singer Dolly Parton is born in Locust 7 Ridge 8, Tennessee.
Today in history, January 19, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
1 raven
n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的
- We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
- Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。
2 populous
adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的
- London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
- China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。
3 intern
v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生
- I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
- The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。
4 indictment
n.起诉；诉状
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。
5 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
- The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
- The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
6 icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。