今天奥巴马就要正式上任并送走美国前总统布什了,似乎奥巴马的获选已是意料之中的事。虽然布什在在任的八年里做过许多“轰天动地”的事也让美国遭遇了一些历史性的灾难事件,但仍有网友会开玩笑的认为布什的离去会让世界变得无聊许多,想想似乎也有些道理哦。奥巴马似乎是第一个被美国民众给予希望最大的总统,当然了,这主要归因于金融危机带来巨大创伤。
抛去政治因素,从一个纯粹的英语学习者的角度来说,我比较喜欢布什的美国口音,听起来比较清晰平缓,而奥巴马的口音就比较浑厚,听起来较费力。下面就是奥巴马演讲的视频和演讲稿,可以训练下英语学习者的听力和口语。
双语阅读:奥巴马获胜演讲全文(新东方译文)
Hello, Chicago!
芝加哥,你好!
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. 如果有人怀疑美国是个一切皆有可能的地方,怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们这个时代依然燃烧,怀疑我们民主的力量,那么今晚这些疑问都有了答案。
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and
churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
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