历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-04-21

 April 21th 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 Pauper¹.

1926We 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 a half century is born in London.

1918During World War I, Baron² Manfred von Richthofen, the German flying ace³ known as the Red Baron is killed in action.

1977"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you. Tomorrow, 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.

1 pauper   

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   

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   

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   

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。