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历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-05-11

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 May 11th, 1973. Charges are dropped against Daniel Ellsberg for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War. A judge cites1 government misconduct by officials in President Richard Nixon’s White House, illegal wiretaps on Ellsberg’s phone and a break in at his psychiatry’s office. Years later, Ellsberg tells the Associated Press that he has to release2 the papers, a secret government study of America’s role in Vietnam. “It did prove to be helpful to put off this information, and it certainly was worth the risks that I ran.”

1997. In New York, world chess champ Garry Kasparov loses a six-game match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer. Afterward3, Kasparov demands a rematch, a challenge which IBM declines4.
1888. “God bless America…” Composer Irving Berlin is born in Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire. Among his songs, God Bless America, White Christmas, and There’s No Business Like Show Business. And 1981. Bob Marley, the singer songwriter who is considered Reggae’s biggest star dies of cancer in Miami. He was 36.
Today in History, May 11th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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1 cites 5d22444005e2014ec829859fe1ce0793     
引用( cite的第三人称单数 ); 传唤; 记起; [军事]传(或通)令嘉奖
参考例句:
  • CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. CITES是关于濒危野生动植物种国际贸易的国际公约。
  • Great bustard (Otis tarda) is listed as a first-rating protected bird in China and CITES II. 大鸨(Otistarda)是国家级保护动物,CITES附录物种。
2 release iVhxh     
vt.发布,发表,发行;释放,放开
参考例句:
  • After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
  • This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。
3 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
4 declines 79fbe6bd91acacaf8aaa032a590f3157     
辞谢,谢绝(邀请等)( decline的第三人称单数 ); (道路、物体等)下倾; (太阳)落下; (在品格、价值上)降低
参考例句:
  • As one grows older one's memory declines. 一个人的记忆力随着年老而衰退。
  • Hearing sensitivity declines with age. 听觉因年老而衰退。
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