历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-01-08

 January 8th,1935Elvis Presley,the king of Rock&Roll,who’s a famouse inspired countless¹ performers is born in Tupelo, Mississippi .

1964This administration today here and now declares unconditional² war on poverty in America. In Washington,President Lyndon B. Johnson vows³ to help American’s poor in his first state of union speech in congress.

1998Ramzi Yousef,the mastermind of the 1993’s bombing yet New York’s world trade center gets life in prison, just a few years later,the twin tower collapsed⁴ in Sep 11th terrorist attacks.

And 1942/everything in the universe is determined⁵ by the large/ ,Stephen Hawking,the phycist whose works include A Brief History of Time in born in Oxford⁶, England.

Today in History,January 8th,Sandy Hersal, the Associated Press.

1 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

2 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。