历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-12

 February 12th, 1809"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth¹ on this Continent a new nation."President Abraham Lincoln, who led the divided United States through the Civil War, is born in present-day Kentucky. Lincoln who opposed slavery signed the Emancipation² Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Also that same year, Charles Darwin, the naturalist³ to develop the theory of evolution by natural selection, is born in England.

1999In Washington, the Senate acquits⁴ President Bill Clinton of perjury⁵ and obstruction⁶ of justice charges over the Monica Lewinsky Scandal. "I want to say again to the American people, how profoundly sorry I am for what I said and did to trigger these events and the great burden they have imposed on the Congress and on the American people."1909The NAACP, one of the America's leading civil rights organizations to this day, is founded in New York City.

And 2000Charles Schulz, the cartoonist to create the Charlie Brown Snoopy and The West of the Peanuts Gang, dies in Santa Rosas, California. He was 77.

Today in History, February 12th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 emancipation   

n.（从束缚、支配下）解放

参考例句：

• We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 naturalist   

n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)

参考例句：

• He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
• The naturalist told us many stories about birds.博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。

4 acquits   

宣判…无罪( acquit的第三人称单数 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• Well, let's wait and, see how he acquits himself today! 且看他今天办的怎样！ 来自子夜部分
• Athena, as president, gives her vote for Orestes and acquits him. 这时，阿西娜以审判长的资格，给奥列斯特投了一票，宣告他无罪。

5 perjury   

n.伪证；伪证罪

参考例句：

• You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。
• She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

6 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。