2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Jogs with Wounded US Soldier
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Deborah Block
Washington
29 June 2006
Watch Soldier Report
Bush and Bagge running
President George Bush took a jog Tuesday with an American soldier who lost both his legs in Iraq, after his convoy 1 was hit by roadside bombs last year. The president delivered on a promise made at the man's bedside in a U.S. military hospital.
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Sergeant 2 Christian 3 Bagge told President Bush he wanted to run with him during a visit to an Army hospital in January. This week, using a special set of prosthetic legs, the soldier took a slow jog with the president around a track that circles the White House south lawn.
Christian Bagge
After a roadside explosion tore apart his humvee, Sergeant Bagge's left leg was amputated just above the ankle, and his right leg ends just above the knee.
"I was praying that God would stop the pain," Bagge said.
President Bush recalled their meeting.
"He said ‘I want to run with you.’ He was in bed, lost both legs. I looked at him and said, 'You know, there is an optimistic person.' But I could tell in his eyes that he meant it."
Bagge in hospital
Sergeant Bagge has been through 11 surgeries this year alone. He says it is not easy, but he is determined 4 to keep moving forward.
"There's a lot of days when I don't want to do it anymore,” he said. “But I can't call in sick. I can't quit."
About halfway 5 through their run, the pair paused briefly 6 for reporters, and gripped hands in an emotional handshake. Sergeant Bagge was in the U.S. National Guard. He is still in the military and has now joined the Army full-time
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
- His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
- How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
- In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。