美国文化脱口秀 第254期:访美特辑:彭马麻、奥巴马发言精选

 　　今天我们一起听访美精彩瞬间。有白宫欢迎仪式上奥巴马的段子、国宴上引用中国古话、更有Peng马麻在联合国的动人英语发言。快听节目，感受领导人的魅力吧。

　　关键词：

　　State visit: 国事访问

　　President: 总统、国家主席

　　Chairman: 主席，只有毛主席被称为Chairman Mao。后来的领导人都直接用President。

　　Welcome Ceremony Speech

　　奥巴马白宫欢迎仪式致辞

　　It's also an opportunity for Michelle and me to reciprocate¹ the hospitality shown to us during our visits to China.

　　这次是我和Michelle有机会回馈当时出访中国时受到的热情款待。

　　Reciprocate: 回馈、报答

　　Hospitality (n): 热情好客

　　Hospitable² (adj): 热情好客的

　　Michelle, our daughters and my mother-in-law were warmly welcomed last year as they traveled across the country as was I when I made a state visit to Beijing.

　　Michelle, 我们的两个女儿和我的丈母娘去年出访中国时、以及我本人到北京进行国事访问时，都受到了热情的接待和欢迎。

　　And I'm told that news about Michelle's trip got some 1 billion views online. President Xi, I believe we are both accustomed to being outshone by our dynamic spouses⁴.

　　我得知有关Michelle出访的新闻在中国国内有10亿次的点击量。习主席，我想我们俩都已经习惯了被我们光彩照人的另一半抢去风头。

　　Accustomed to: 习惯了

　　To be outshone: 被抢风头

　　Dynamic: 强大、风采照人的

　　Spouse³: 配偶

　　访美特辑:彭马麻、奥巴马发言精选

　　State Dinner Speech

　　白宫国宴致辞

　　Good evening everyone, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.

　　各位晚上好，我代表Michelle和我本人，欢迎大家来到白宫。

　　President Xi and Peng, members of the Chinese delegation⁵, once again, I want to welcome you as we honor the ties between our nations and our peoples.

　　习主席、彭女士、中国代表团的成员们，在这个共庆两国和两国人民纽带的时刻，我再一次欢迎你们的到来。

　　In our visits to China, Michelle and I have experienced the traditions, culture, the cuisine⁶ and the civilization that spans thousands of years.

　　我和Michelle出访中国时，领略了贵国贯穿千年的传统、文化、佳肴和伟大文明。

　　And I understand that in China, there's a saying, food is heaven. I dare not to stand in the way of the divine. So I'll be brief.

　　我知道中国有一句古话"民以食为天"。我不敢挡在天和神灵之前。所以我只做简短的发言。

　　Peoples: 人民 （一个国家的)

　　Cuisine: 佳肴、菜肴

　　Civilization: 文明

　　Saying: 老话、俗话

　　Divine: 神灵

　　Brief: 简短、简明

　　United Nations Speech

　　彭丽媛联合国致辞

　　"This strategy is the best investment we can make in the future of humanity. Better health for all is a global challenge."

　　这个战略是我们对人类未来最好的投资。全人类的健康是一个全球性的挑战。

　　I remember asking the orphans⁷: 'What will you be doing in 14 years?" The girl shook her head and said 'I don't know.' What a sad answer.

　　我记得曾经问一个孤儿："你14年后想做什么?" 那个小女孩儿摇了摇头，说"我不知道。” 这是个多让人心痛的回答。

　　There's no vaccine⁸ for AIDS yet. But our love can be just as powerful as any vaccine.

　　目前虽然还没有艾滋病的疫苗。但是我们的关爱可以像任何一种疫苗一样强大。

　　Cause:使命

　　Strategy: 战略、策略

　　Humanity: 全人类

　　Global challenge: 全球性的挑战

　　Orphan:孤儿

　　Vaccine: 疫苗

1 reciprocate   

v.往复运动；互换；回报，酬答

参考例句：

• Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.尽管她没有回应他的感情，她也没有使他丧失信心。
• Some day I will reciprocate your kindness to me.总有一天我会报答你对我的恩德。

2 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。

3 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

4 spouses   

n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
• An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

7 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

8 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。