欧美名人演讲 第1期:奥巴马2015白宫晚宴(1)

 　　The president often criticized for his caution is now doing things in his own way.

　　由于谨慎而时常遭受批评的总统现在决定任性一回。

　　He is cut a climate deal with China and he issued an immigration order.

　　他与中国达成了气候协定并颁布了移民令。

　　We'll see how far he can take it.

　　让我们来看看他能做到什么程度吧。

　　Good evening, everybody.

　　大家晚上好。

　　Welcome to the White House Correspondents' dinner.

　　欢迎参加白宫记者晚宴。

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　　A night when Washington celebrates itself.

　　一个华盛顿自我庆祝的夜晚。

　　Somebody's got to do it.

　　必须得有人做才行。

　　And welcome to the fourth quarter of my presidency¹.

　　欢迎来到我的第四季度总统任期。

　　It's true...that's Michelle cheering.

　　是的...那是米歇尔在欢呼。

　　The fact is I feel more loose and relaxed than ever.

　　事实上我感觉到从未有过的轻松。

　　Those Joe Biden shoulder massages² they're like magic.

　　乔·拜登的肩膀按摩神奇极了。

　　You should try one.

　　你应该试试。

　　Oh, you have.

　　哦，你已经试过了。

　　I am determined³ to make the most of every moment I have left.

　　我决定利用好剩余的每一分钟。

　　After the midterm elections, my advisors⁴ asked me "Mr. President, do you have a bucket list?"

　　中期选举之后，我的顾问问我：“总统先生，你有遗愿清单么？”

　　And I said, "Well, I have something that rhymes with bucket list."

　　我说：“我倒是有一些跟遗愿清单押韵的东西。”

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 massages   

按摩，推拿( massage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs. 目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
• His father massages his nose and chin. 他爸爸揉了揉鼻子和下巴。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网