历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-13

 November 13th, 1982In Washington D.C. the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated¹, honoring US service members who died in the America’s longest war.

2001Afghanistan’s  ruling Taliban regime abandons the capital Cabul without a fight. That allows fighters with the American-backed Northern Alliance to take over the city. It happens a month after the US and Britain launch air strikes against the Taliban, following the 9.11 attacks1998President Bill Clinton agrees to pay $ 850,000 to Paula Jones, who had sued him for sexual harassment² during his time as Arkansas Governor. Clinton does not admit any wrongdoing in the case, which also played a part in the Monica Lewinsky scandal that led to his impeachment³.

2003In Alabama, a judicial⁴ ethics⁵ panel throws the State's Chief Justice Roy Moore off the bench for placing himself above the law. Moore had defied a federal court order to remove his granite⁶ Ten Commandments monument from the State Court House.

“I must acknowledge God. It says so in the Constitution of Alabama. It says so in the First Amendment⁷ to the US Constitution. It says so in everything I've read.”

And 1997In New York, the Lion King, the musical adaptation of the hit Disney film opens on Broadway.

Today in History, November 13th, Camille Bohannon, the Associate Press.

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

4 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

5 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

6 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

7 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。