奥巴马语录

　　语录一：We are the change we are seeking.
我们就是我们正在寻找的变化！
语录二：We are the ones we have beening waiting for.
我们就是我们一直在寻找的救世主！
语录三：The world has changed, and we must change with it.
世界已经变了，我们必须同时改变。
语录四：Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America.
从今天开始，让我们团结一致，振作精神，开始重塑美国。
语录五：This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.
我们的国家也许从来就无法完美，但一代又一代人显示美国的国家可以不断被改善。
语录六：It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest¹ the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit² today.
我们的今天是多少血汗、泪水换来的，但路才刚刚开始。今天，我们做出诚挚的努力，希望我们留给孩子们的世界，比我们今天继承下来的再好一点点。
语录七：We need to steer³ clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy⁴ cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
我们需要奔离缺乏雄心的现状，人们渴望豪华轿车、昂贵服装和高尚公寓，却不愿为之付出努力。每个人都应该尽量发掘他们的潜力。
语录八：We remain the most prosperous⁵, powerful nation on Earth.
我们仍然是这个地球上最繁荣、最强大的国家。
语录九：If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
如果你走的道路正确，并坚持走下去，最终你会成功的！
语录十：We are ready to lead once more.
我们有信心再次领导世界

1 earnest   

n.定金，诚挚，认真；adj.认真的，热心的，重要的

参考例句：

• The words were earnest but they fell on deaf ears.言者谆谆，听者藐藐。
• Her earnest manner arrested me.她那种热忱的态度引起了我的注意。

2 inhabit   

vt.居住于，（动物）栖居于

参考例句：

• Thoughts inhabit his mind.各种思想占据了他的心灵。
• Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落。

3 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

4 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

5 prosperous   

adj.兴旺的，繁荣的；成功的

参考例句：

• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling.这一带越来越繁华了。
• The country is prosperous and the people live in peace.国泰民安。