时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:名人励志英语演讲


英语课

   And what a century it has been. America became the world s mightiest 1 industrial power; saved the world from tyranny in two world wars and a long cold war; and time and again, reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings 2 of liberty.


  这是怎样的一个世纪啊。美国成为世界上最强大的工业大国,它把世界从两次世界大战和旷日持久的冷战的暴虐中拯救出来,并且一再向全球上百万像我们一样渴望自由赐福的人们伸出援助之手。
  Along the way, Americans produced a great middle class and security in old age; built unrivaled centers of learning and opened public schools to all; split the atom and explored the heavens; invented the computer and the microchip; and deepened the wellspring of justice by making a revolution in civil rights for African Americans and all minorities, and extending the circle of citizenship 3, opportunity and dignity to women.
  在这一进程中,美国产生了庞大的中产阶级和养老保障制度;建立了无与伦比的学习中心,并对全民开放公立学校;分裂了原子且探索了太空;发明了计算机和微芯片;通过发起一场非裔美国人和少数民族的民权革命及扩大妇女的公民权利、就业机会和人身尊严,从而深掘了正义之泉。
  Now, for the third time, a new century is upon us, and another time to choose. We began the 19th century with a choice, to spread our nation from coast to coast. We began the 20th century with a choice, to harness the Industrial Revolution to our values of free enterprise, conservation, and human decency 4. Those choices made all the difference.
  现在,也是第三次,一个新世纪到来,这又是一个选择的时候。我们进入十九世纪时有一个选择,使得我们国家从一个海岸扩展到另一个海岸。我们进入二十世纪时又有一个选择,使得工业革命能符合我们的价值观,即自由经营、养护环境、和捍卫人格尊严。这些选择使得一切迥然不同。
  名人档案
  姓名: 威廉·杰弗逊·克林顿(William Jefferson Clinton)
  性别:男
  职业:美国第42届总统
  国籍:美国
  党派:民主党
  出生日期:1946年8月19日
  毕业院校:耶鲁法学院
  成功点睛:用魅力谱写多彩的人生,用智慧创造美国经济的神话。
  代表作品:自传《我的生活》
  荣誉:美国第42任总统。他在任期间创造了美国8年的长期经济繁荣,并使美国高科技行业飞速发展,奠定今日美国高科技大国的地位。克林顿是历史上得到最多公众肯定的总统之一。

1 mightiest
adj.趾高气扬( mighty的最高级 );巨大的;强有力的;浩瀚的
  • \"If thou fearest to leave me in our cottage, thou mightiest take me along with thee. “要是你害怕把我一个人留在咱们的小屋里,你可以带我一块儿去那儿嘛。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
  • Silent though is, after all, the mightiest agent in human affairs. 确实,沉默毕竟是人类事件中最强大的代理人。 来自互联网
2 blessings
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福
  • Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马,焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 citizenship
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
4 decency
n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重
  • His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
  • Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
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