美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-01-25

 Right, I will, you are going to hear more from this Carson High students in just a moment and you're going to hear a lot about the event they were in D.C to attend the presidential inauguration¹.

Back when they wrote the U.S constitution, the country's founding father's come up with 35 words and oath, the same one that every president says when he takes office or starts a new term. The same one the U.S chief Justice John Roberts gave to president Obama yesterday.

"Please raise your right hands and repeat after me. I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear."

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear."

"That I will faithfully execute."

"That I will faithfully execute."

"The office of president of the United States."

"The office of president of the United States."

"And will to the best of my ability."

"And will to the best of my ability."

"Preserve, protect and defend."

"Preserve, protect and defend." 

"The constitution of the United States."

"The constitution of the United States." 

"So help you God."

"So help me God."

"Congratulation, Mr.president."

That isn't the first time president Obama's taking that oath this week, the constitution says that a president's term ends and the next one starts at noon on January 20th. That was Sunday, and that's when chief Justice Roberts give president Obama the oath in the White House. Not the first time something like that has happened, in fact, it's the seventh time. Whenever January 20th has fallen on a Sunday in an inauguration year. Public ceremony has been moved to Monday. Organizers are expected around 800,000 people to fill the National Mall for that ceremony. The platform at the U.S capital building was filled wit former presidents, supreme² court justices and members of Congress. The ceremony included some stars as well like Beyonce who performed the National Anthem³. And Kelly Clarkson who sang "My Country, Tis of Thee".

Including Barack Obama, 17 presidents have given a second inaugural⁴ address. The theme for yesterday's inauguration was faith in America's future. And in his speech, president Obama talked about what lies ahead for the country.

"America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands. Youth and drive, diversity and openness, and endless capacity for risk and gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment and we will seize it so long as we seize it together."

The inaugural day and its traditions don't end in with the swearing in ceremony, afterward⁵, the president, congressional leaders sat down for a ceremonial lunch. Then the first family led the way from the capital back to the White House in the inaugural parade, that included floats and marching bands from across the country. And an inauguratoin day wrapped up last night with parties to honor the president.

Going back to George Washington, there had been 57 presidential inaugurations⁶. It gives up a lot of interesting inaugural info. President Obama's speech yesterday was around 2,000 words long. The shortest inaugural address was George Washington's second one, just 135 words. The longest, nearly 85,000, William Henry Harrison spoke⁷ for an hour and 45 minutes in an snowstorm, without wearing a coat or hat. He died one month later of pneumonia⁸. There's been 57 inaugurations, but presidents have taken the oath of office 71 times. That's because of situations like this year when president Obama took it twice. One man has been on both sides of that oath, William Taft took it in 1909, then he administrated the oath in 1925 and 1929. Because he was the chief justice of the United States. How about some inaugural technological⁹ inauguration trivia? Say that three times fast. First inauguration, known to be photographed, James Buchanan, in 1857, first one on TV, Harry¹⁰ Truman, in 1949. And first inauguration broadcast on the internet, Bill Clinton, in 1997.

1 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

4 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

5 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

6 inaugurations   

n.就职( inauguration的名词复数 )；就职典礼；开始；开创

参考例句：

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

9 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

10 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。