历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-01-03

 Janurary 3rd,1777.

During the Revolution War, General George Washington’s army wows the British in the battle of Princeton, New Jersey¹, that follows Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware River and beating the Hessian's  nearby Trenton.

1990Panama ousted² leader General Manuel Noriega surrender to US forces after taking refuge of the Vatican’s diplomatic mission. He’s later convited and sentenced to prison in US for Coccaine traffcking/and money laundering³.

1967Jack Ruby⁴, the night club owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald just days after President John F. Kennedy assasination, dies at a/ hospital.

1892Take a note, Lord of Rings invents after JRR Tolkien created the trilogy that found its way into the big screen is born in South Africa.

Today in History, Jan 3rd, Mill Hanna, the Associat Press.

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。