美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-24

 Hey I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the  Potcast. Why liberals and Conservatives are like claiming John F kenndy's legacy¹. Let's get started.

We are talking about the legacy of John F kenndy as president and the intriguing² fact that so many people Democrat³, Republican, Liberal, Conservative are  like all cliaming pieces of that legacy as their own. We saw President Obama honoring president Kenndy just a short time of bill tonight. In this next protion of his remark you can see why JFK is tough minded brand of political action has * parti* appeal for so many.

That unbanding belief that the power to make a great nation is found in its people and in their freedom. That was his phylosiphy. That was his legacy. And his legacy told in villages around the world that have clean water or new school. And steady friend of United States, thanks to the volunteers of the Peace Corp. It's a legacy found in the courage of all who serve under our pro⁴ like, willing like President Kenndy himself to pay any price bear any burden for the survival and success of our liberty.

That's from President Kenndy's * and it soon inspires people of political strips. So did meeting the president, you saw this the top of programs. It is remarkable⁵ that prehaps only Bill Cliton knew at that time hand-shake that he says reall sparkes his life of public service. He will go on a course be a centralized politician. 

A young Roger William will be a key party conservative but he says that  shaking president Kenndy's hand and hearing him talk help shape his political destiny. Da Bash report.

Roger Williams was a 14-year-old boy in Latin class when he learnt John F Kenndy was asassinated.

The president of United States is dead.

Principal came into our class whispered sentences to Mr.Hanning's ear. And Mr.Hanning put a seat. He didnt' say anything to us. He put his head on the desk. He started crying.

One word to describe the breath.

It was a scene that students experienced all across the country. But for Williams, it was different. He had just met the president that morning.

I couldn't fathom⁶ it frankly⁷ because I did see him there half ago.

His father was a car dealer⁸ in ForthWorth Texas where the president started out the day he was killed. Williams' told the local congressman⁹ he would supply cars for the president's motorcade but only on one condition.

He said the only thing that i ask or, congressman, is that my wife and my son can meet the president.

And that 's exactly what happened at the Texas Hotel after what turned out to be the final speech of JFK's life.

This is a very dangerous and uncertain world. We would like to live as we want to live, but history will not permitted.

No one took Williams' picture with Kenndy, but it was in * in his memory.

All of sudden came Mrs. Kenndy. She came around the corner that pink dress and she shook my mother's hand, and she shoke my hand and stood right next to me. And then here came the president. And the president had a cigarness smell. He took a took a puff¹⁰ out of cigar and put it in a sander. He came around the corner and i remember what kind of shoes he had on, the black capital shoes which men still wear today. And he shook my mother's hand.And he came to me and shook my hand and did not let it go.And looked back my mother said it's a pleasure to meet your son.

Little been Williams know than, he would became one of the last people Kenndy would ever meet.

I literally¹¹ was the last person to shake his hand as he left that hotel. I mean that hotel that day.

Now, Williams is a memebr of congress and credited his encounter day with JFK that fatalful day fifty years ago was his interest in public service.

It's hard to describe.It's sometimes gets emotional. It eventually enpowered me to do something for my country of the idea that i'm here today in United States' congress. A lot of started on that day.

But unlike the liberal JFK, Williams is a Conservative. A GOP house freshman¹² elected with help from the tea party. Still, he argues his ideals are a lot like Kenndy's. Especially his belief in America as the greatest country on earth.

He touched my heart and soul. And i am of the generation where   i really believe that on that moment. On that moment, the world changed

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1 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

2 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

5 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

6 fathom   

v.领悟，彻底了解

参考例句：

• I really couldn't fathom what he was talking about.我真搞不懂他在说些什么。
• What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom.这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。

7 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

8 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

9 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

10 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

11 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

12 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。