新西兰英语 73 Barack Obama
Barack Obama has become the first black president of the United States beating John McCain who conceded 1 just over five hours after the first polls 2 closed. Speaking in Chicago to a crowd of more than 100,000 people, Mr. Obama said, “Change has come to America”. Mr. Obama’s supporters had started lining 3 up at the park on the Lake Michigan shoreline nearly 12 hours earlier. Throughout the evening, the crowd burst into chants of “yes we can” and when the announcement was made, they jumped for joy and cried tears of happiness. Across the nation of 300 million, people took to the streets, tooting horns and hugging strangers.
In New Zealand, Prime 4 Minister Helen Clark congratulated Mr. Obama on his election 5 and said the New Zealand Government looked forward to working with him. National Party leader John Key said Mr Obama’s victory was historic 6. Asked whether he thought there would be any effect on New Zealand’s election, Mr. Key said there had clearly been a strong mood for change in the United States but we will only find out after Saturday if there is a mood for change in New Zealand too. Both Labour and National saw advantages for their party in an Obama victory.
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, a black Kenyan, was raised a Muslim and his mother was white and from Kansas. He also has a half-sister, who is half-Indonesian, and who lives in Canada. Mr. Obama has a wife, Michelle, and two daughters. Mr. Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20th and will immediately face challenges such as the global economic crisis 7 and the war in Iraq.
Contributed by Anita Jones
- After the First World War Germany conceded its neighbours much valuable land. 第一次世界大战后，德国让与其邻国许多宝贵的领土。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They have conceded us the right to cross their land. 他们已容许我们经过他们的土地。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The two candidates are in a dead heat in the polls. 两名候选人在民意测验中势均力敌。
- Opinion polls indicated a two-thirds majority in favour of ratification of the treaty. 民意调查表明2/3 的多数票赞成批准这个条约。
- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
- The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
- He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
- There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问，他将在竞选中获胜。
- The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中，该政府很可能要垮台。
- This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
- We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。