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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-04-21

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 April 21st, 1910 - Writer and humorist Mark Twain dies of heart disease, in Redding, Connecticut, at age 74. Among his works, Huckberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and The Prince And The Pauper1.

1926 - “We can’t make sense of the future, if we understand the lessons of past.” Britain’s Queen of Elizabeth II, who has ruled for more than half a century , is born in London.
1918 - During WWI, Baron2 Manfred von Richthofen, the German flying ace3 known as the Red Baron, is killed in action.
And 1977 - “Tomorrow, Tomrrow, I love you Tomrrow. You’re always a day away…”
In New York, the musical Annie based on the Little Orphan4 Annie comic strip opens on Broadway.
Today in History, April 21st. Camille Bohannon. The Associated Press.

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1 pauper iLwxF     
n.贫民，被救济者，穷人
参考例句：
  • 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。
2 baron XdSyp     
n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王
参考例句：
  • 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。
3 ace IzHzsp     
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
  • 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。
4 orphan QJExg     
n.孤儿；adj.无父母的
参考例句：
  • He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
  • The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

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