时间:2019-01-18 作者:英语课 分类:美国总统演讲视频


英语课


THE PRESIDENT: Hi everyone. As you gather with family and friends this weekend, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I – and of course Bo – want to wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.


THE FIRST LADY: This is such a wonderful time of year.


It's a time to honor 1 the story of love and redemption that began 2,000 years ago … a time to see the world through a child's eyes and rediscover the magic all around us … and a time to give thanks for the gifts that bless us every single day.


This holiday season at the White House, we wanted to show our thanks with a special holiday tribute 2 to some of the strongest, bravest, and most resilient members of our American family – the men and women who wear our country's uniform and the families who support them.


THE PRESIDENT: For many military families, the best gift this year is a simple one – welcoming a loved one back for the holidays. You see, after nearly nine years, our war in Iraq is over. Our troops are coming home. And across America, military families are being reunited.


So let's take a moment to give thanks for their service; for their families' service; for our veterans 3' service. And let's say a prayer for all our troops standing 4 post all over the world, especially our brave men and women in Afghanistan who are serving, even as we speak, in harm's way to protect the freedoms and security 5 we hold dear.


THE FIRST LADY: Our veterans, troops, and military families sacrifice so much for us.


So this holiday season, let's make sure that all of them know just how much we appreciate everything they do.


Let's ask ourselves, "How can I give back? How can my family serve them as well as they've served us"


One way you can get started is to visit JoiningForces.gov to find out how you can get involved in your community.


THE PRESIDENT: Giving of ourselves; service to others – that's what this season is all about. For my family and millions of Americans, that's what Christmas is all about. It reminds us that part of what it means to love God is to love one another, to be our brother's keeper and our sister's keeper. But that belief is not just at the center of our Christian 6 faith, it's shared by Americans of all faiths and backgrounds. It's why so many of us, every year, volunteer our time to help those most in need; especially our hungry and our homeless.


So whatever you believe, wherever you're from, let's remember the spirit of service that connects us all this season – as Americans. Each of us can do our part to serve our communities and our country, not just today, but every day.


THE FIRST LADY: So from our family to yours, Merry Christmas.


THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody.


 






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1
honor
IQDzL
  
 


n.光荣;敬意;荣幸;vt.给…以荣誉;尊敬


参考例句:





I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。












2
tribute
RJ8zW
  
 


n.颂词,称赞,(表示敬意的)礼物;贡品


参考例句:





She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。












3
veterans
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经验丰富的人,老兵( veteran的名词复数 ); 退伍军人


参考例句:





Some veterans of the two world wars gathered to celebrate their victory. 一些经历了两次世界大战的退伍军人欢聚庆祝胜利。
Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position. 有经验的老兵被挑选出来去突袭难攻的敌军阵地。












4
standing
2hCzgo
  
 


n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的


参考例句:





After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。












5
security
iTdzh
  
 


n.安全,安全感;防护措施;保证(金),抵押(品);债券,证券


参考例句:





A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时,机场的保安措施很严密。












6
Christian
KVByl
  
 


adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒


参考例句:





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。













n.光荣;敬意;荣幸;vt.给…以荣誉;尊敬
  • I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
  • It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。
n.颂词,称赞,(表示敬意的)礼物;贡品
  • She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
  • Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。
经验丰富的人,老兵( veteran的名词复数 ); 退伍军人
  • Some veterans of the two world wars gathered to celebrate their victory. 一些经历了两次世界大战的退伍军人欢聚庆祝胜利。
  • Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position. 有经验的老兵被挑选出来去突袭难攻的敌军阵地。
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.安全,安全感;防护措施;保证(金),抵押(品);债券,证券
  • A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
  • There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时,机场的保安措施很严密。
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • 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。
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AAP (analyst assistance program)
air operating electric light
airbrushed
albizzin
amberized
antiartillery
autobike
balancing procedure
basal cell carcinoma of face
bearing holder
Bogatyrëvo
boot-leg
British Accounting Association
Brocard point
bucephala islandicas
Camellia parafurfuracea
carbon circuit breaker
centrifugal tar extractor
cinnabar moths
computer literacies
creepage distance
cushioned-seat coach
Darcy law of resistance
denomination currency
diddlysquats
discretionary wiring machine
double break contact
ductile fracture
dynamic balance test
e and m leads
ectopocystis
esophageal sarcoma
feareth
filsting
for-loop block
French type machinist's hammer
full-point
fuselis
hexachaetous
high frequency feeder
home monitoring
honeybush
impracticalities
intrinsicates
jeans' radiation law
kerb-crawlers
Kopites
Kārvāndar, Rūdkhāneh-ye
liability to outsiders
Lumsum
made mountains of molehills
magnetic isoanomalous line
malakoplakia of genitourinary system
male - pattern baldness
Mboula
microdosimetricspectra
microfilariae
Mitsuze-tōge
nasty-looking
non-contact magnetic recording
non-hazardous area
nonsister chromatids
officery
on all sides
opercular fold
perseverances
Piliophen
piquant sauce
Plexus venosus vesicalis
postdiction
precision thermometer
Puccinia scleriae
pulsus aequalis
radio frequency energy
rag-and-bone
reductios
retractable bit
reviviscible
rigger brush
ringing generator
sambas
SearchMash
sequential testing
single-phase three wire system
skandas
solar spectrum
songvid
spatial disequilibrium
squarenesses
stared out
Tar River
td.
think ... up
transabled
translation operation
tubularian
u-shaped adapter
upthrust bearing
vitamin K-1
VSIP
wall gecko
water-rot