第7章 I Have a Dream (2)(1 / 3)

chain

[tFein]

n.鏈,鏈條;項圈

transform

[trAns5fC:m]

v.改造;改革;改善

drip

[drip]

v.滴下

prodigious

[prE5didVEs]

adj.巨大的;龐大的

mighty

[5maiti]

adj.強大的;強有力的

誦讀名句

Five

score

years

ago,a

great

American,in

whose

symbolic

shadow

we

stand

today,signed

the

Emancipation

Proclamation.

I

have

a

dream

that

one

day

this

nation

will

rise

up

and

live

out

the

true

meaning

of

its

creed:“We

hold

these

truths

to

be

self-evident,that

all

men

are

created

equal.”

This

is

our

hope,and

this

is

the

faith

that

I

go

back

to

the

South

with

With

this

faith,we

will

be

able

to

hew

out

of

the

mountain

of

despair

a

stone

of

hope.

Farewell

Address

布什告別演說

George

Walker

Bush/喬治·沃克·布什

Fellow

citizens:

For

eight

years,it

has

been

my

honor

to

serve

as

your

President.

The

first

decade

of

this

new

century

has

been

a

period

of

consequence-a

time

set

apart.

Tonight,with

a

thankful

heart,I

have

asked

for

a

final

opportunity

to

share

some

thoughts

on

the

journey

we

have

traveled

together

and

the

future

of

our

Nation.

Five

days

from

now,the

world

will

witness

the

vitality

of

American

democracy.

In

a

tradition

dating

back

to

our

founding,the

presidency

will

pass

to

a

successor

chosen

by

you,the

American

people.

Standing

on

the

steps

of

the

Capitol

will

be

a

man

whose

story

reflects

the

enduring

promise

of

our

land.

This

is

a

moment

of

hope

and

pride

for

our

whole

Nation.

And

I

join

all

Americans

in

offering

best

wishes

to

President-elect

Obama,his

wife

Michelle,and

their

two

beautiful

girls.

Tonight

I

am

filled

with

gratitude-to

Vice

President

Cheney

and

members

of

the

Administration;to

Laura,who

brought

joy

to

this

house

and

love

to

my

life;to

our

wonderful

daughters,Barbara

and

Jenna;to

my

parents,whose

examples

have

provided

strength

for

a

lifetime.

And

above

all,I

thank

the

American

people

for

the

trust

you

have

given

me.

I

thank

you

for

the