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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Hope after the Tempest
Mr. Chief Justice, my dear friends, my fellow Americans:
The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and every president under the Constitution. But I assume the president under extraordinary circumstance, never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. Therefore I feel it is my duty to make an unprecedented1 contact with my countrymen. Not in an inaugural2 address, not a fire side chat, not a campaign speech. Just a little straight talk among friends. And I intend it to be the first of many.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots3. So I asked you to confirm me as your president with your prayers. And I hope such that prayers will also be the first of many.
If you have not chosen me by secret ballots, neither I have gained office by any secret promise. I have not campaigned neither for presidency4 or vice-presidency. I have not subscribed5 to any partisan6 platform. I am indebted to no one and only to one woman-my dear wife- as I begin this difficult job.
I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk it. Those who nominated, then confirm me as president, were my friends and are my friends. They were of both parties, elected by all the people and acting7 under the Constitution in their name. It is fitting that I should pledge to them and you that I will be the president of all the people.
With all the strength and all the good sense I have gained from life, with all the confidence that my family, my friends and my dedicated8 staff impart to me, and with the good-will of countless9 Americans I have encountered in recent visits to forty states, I now solemnly reaffirm my promise I made to you last December 6th: to uphold the constitution, to do what is right as god gives me to see the right, and to do the very best I can for America. God helping10 me, I will not let you down. Thank you!
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adj.就职的;n.就职典礼 | |
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3 ballots | |
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 ) | |
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4 presidency | |
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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5 subscribed | |
v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 );签署,题词;订阅;同意 | |
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6 partisan | |
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒 | |
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7 acting | |
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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8 dedicated | |
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的 | |
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9 countless | |
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的 | |
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10 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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