欧美名人演讲 第3期:奥巴马2015白宫晚宴(3)
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：TED演讲娱乐篇
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Look, it is true I have not managed to make everybody happy.
看，我没办法做到让每个人都高兴。
Six years into my presidency 1 some people still say I'm arrogant 2, aloof 3, condescending 4.
六年总统任期间，一些人说我自大、冷漠、高人一等。
Some people are so dumb.
这些人真蠢。
No wonder I don't meet with them.
难怪我不与他们见面。
And that's not all people say about me.
然而人们说我的并不只有这些。
A few weeks ago, Dick Cheney says he thinks I'm the worst president of his lifetime.
几个礼拜前，迪克·切尼说他认为我是他一生中最糟糕的总统。
Which is interesting because I think Dick Cheney is the worst president of my lifetime.
这非常有趣，因为我恰好认为迪克·切尼是我一生中最糟糕的总统。
Quite a coincidence.
多巧啊。
I mean everybody's got something to say these days.
我是说现如今所有人都在说三道四。
Mike Huckabee recently said people shouldn't join our military until a true conservative is elected president.
麦克·哈克比最近说，在一个真正的保守派当选总统前，人们不应该加入我们的军队。
Think about that.
想想看。
It was so outrageous 5 47 Ayatollahs wrote us a letter trying to explain to Huckabee how our system works.
这太离谱了，47个阿亚图拉给我们写信来向哈克比解释我们的系统是如何运作的。
It gets worse.
更糟糕的是，
Just this week, Michele Bachmann actually predicted that I would bring about the biblical end of days.
实际上就在本周，米歇尔·巴赫曼预言我会带来圣经的末日。
Now, that's a legacy 6.
这真是个传奇。
That's big.
太牛了。
I mean, Lincoln, Washington, they didn't do that.
我是说，林肯，华盛顿，他们都没有做到。
1 presidency
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
2 arrogant
adj.傲慢的，自大的
- You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
- People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
3 aloof
adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的
- Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
- On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。
4 condescending
adj.谦逊的,故意屈尊的
- He has a condescending attitude towards women. 他对女性总是居高临下。
- He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women. 和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。
5 outrageous
adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的
- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
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