Anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Washington has some websites in a tizzy. Wikipedia, Boing Boing and Reddit say they’ll have none of it and are blacking out their sites on Wednesday. tizzy n.紧张，慌张，慌乱；极度激动狂乱的心情 legislation n.法规，法律；立法，制订法律 anti-piracy 反盗版 have none of 拒绝接受、同意或支持某事 blacking out 退出，撤回，放弃承诺或竞赛
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. desegregate vi.废止种族隔离 spearhead vt.带头；做先锋 Jr. Junior adj.初级的
There’s people running and walking their dogs and having brunch on the patios. patio n.露台；露台庭院
And why do you wanna go there?I know it’s had a bad press recently, but it’s the place that’s taken my fancy! take a fancy 开始非常喜欢某物或某人
January 10th, 1863. “All aboard, but mind the gap”. As the world’s first underground passenger railway opens in London.
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Buckingham Palace officials are staying mum about the murder case, and police are keeping many details confidential as they try to identify the victim and figure out exactly what happened to her. mum adj.沉默的；n.妈妈 confidential adj.机密的，保密的；（言谈举止）神秘的，隐秘的；受信任的，委以机密的
collateral adj.并行的；附属的；旁系的；n.抵押品；担保品；旁系亲属 unilateral adj.单边的 bilateral adj.双边的 trilateral adj.三边的 multilateral adj.多边的
What people will do these days for their pets… A wash and a blow-dry – that goes without saying. But the demanding dog now wants a limo along with other creature comforts at a pet hotel and day spa! blow-dry v.用电吹风器将头发吹干 demanding adj.费时费力的；苛刻的，难以满足的 limo n.豪华轿车
For more than 300 years, the power of the French king was absolute. This meant that he had the power to do anything.