?時政篇

The State of Union

特朗普2018國情咨文演講 Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this?

majestic chamber

, to?

speak on behalf of

?the American People — and to?

address their concerns,

?their hopes, and their dreams. That night, our new Administration had already?

taken swift action

.??

A new tide of optimism?

was already?

sweeping across our land.

? 自我第一次站在這個講臺上，在這個莊嚴(yán)的廳堂里代表美國人民發(fā)表演講，關(guān)注他們的關(guān)切，述說他們的希冀，表達(dá)他們的夢想以來，已經(jīng)過去了快一年的時間。那個晚上，我們的新政府就著手采取了非常迅速的行動。一股嶄新的樂觀情緒席卷了整個國家。 筆記: Since：+完成時 Podium講臺??注意區(qū)別stage Stage:舞臺(表演性質(zhì)) Majestic：莊嚴(yán)的，威嚴(yán)的 Chamber：chamber of commerce 商會 on behalf of：代表 address their concerns：談?wù)勀橙说膲粝?address sb on sth:對某人演講說關(guān)于哪方面的事情 swift ：迅速的prompt： take steps:不用 take measures A new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land. Tide:用得好，學(xué)習(xí)下。 Optimism:樂觀 Each day since, we have?

gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission

?— to?

make America great again for all Americans

. 從那開始后的每一天，我們都懷著清晰的愿景， 正義的使命勇往直前，為了全體美國人民的福祉， 讓美國再次偉大。 ? 筆記: Press /move forward with向前推薦某事 Forge ahead：砥礪前行 Forge ahead or fall back:逆水行舟 a clear vision：清晰的遠(yuǎn)景 a righteous mission：正義的使命 justice cause 正義的事業(yè) A common good 十九大報告 大道之行也 天下為公 A just cause must be followed for common good. Over the last year, we have?

made incredible progress

?and?

achieved extraordinary success

.?We have?

faced challenges

?we expected, and others we could never have imagined.?We have?

shared in the heights of victory and the pains of hardship

.?We endured floods and fires and storms.?But?

through it all

, we have?

seen the beauty of?

America’s soul, and the?

steel in America’s spine.

在過去一年，我們實(shí)現(xiàn)了了不起的進(jìn)步和非凡的成就。我們直面已經(jīng)預(yù)料到的和從來沒想象過的挑戰(zhàn)。我們分享了勝利的喜悅和艱辛的痛苦。我們經(jīng)歷了洪水、火災(zāi)與風(fēng)暴。但歷經(jīng)所有，我們看到了美利堅美麗的靈魂和鋼鐵的脊梁。 筆記 ?Remarkable achievement：舉世矚目 Measurable/Momentous:重大的 預(yù)計expect/anticipate Share in :分享 Cut back on:墊小詞，更生動 in the heights of victory and the pains of hardship： of前后有講究，重點(diǎn)關(guān)注of后面 endure：擴(kuò)展它的形容詞-enduring：形容詞，持久的 build a world of enduring peace be through a lot:經(jīng)歷了不好的事情 get /come through together: 共渡難關(guān) we have seen the beauty of America’s soul, and the steel in America’s spine. 鋼鐵般的脊梁 See/witness:英翻漢， 這兩個詞刪掉就行，再依據(jù)上下文自己填詞。 Each test?

has forged new American heroes to remind us who we are,

?and show us what we can be. 每一次考驗(yàn)鍛造出了新的美國英雄，都在提醒我們是誰、我們能成為誰。 ? Tonight, I call upon all of us to?

set aside our differences, to seek out common ground

, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve. 今晚，我呼吁大家拋開分歧，尋求共同點(diǎn)，建構(gòu)一個我們需要為人民建立的共同體。這才是關(guān)鍵。他們是當(dāng)選的我們，需要去服務(wù)的人。 ? So?

let us begin tonight by recognizing

?that the state of our Union is strong?

because our people are strong.

所以今晚，讓我們首先認(rèn)可我們的聯(lián)邦依然堅強(qiáng)，因?yàn)槲覀兊娜嗣褚廊粓詮?qiáng)。 ? And together,?

we are building a safe, strong, and proud America.

我們將一起建設(shè)一個安全、強(qiáng)大且驕傲的美國 筆記 動詞處理隱詞法 Forge不會翻，就不處理。自己填詞，造就，鍛造 Call upon/ summon 號召 set aside differences：求同存異 精誠團(tuán)結(jié) summon the unity Deliver：提供 Deliver a better life to the people :過上好日子 let us begin /start /commence tonight by doing 開始； finish, conclude by doing結(jié)束 safe, strong, and proud 排序 字母少的在前? 前兩個詞押頭韻