高考热点-奥巴马当选总统专题复习与预测.docVIP

2009年高考热点： 奥巴马当选总统英语多角度复习与预测 一、书面表达 姓名 巴拉克·奥巴马 （ Barack Obama ） 出生时间 1961年8 月4 日 出生地点 夏威夷檀香山(Honolulu, Hawaii) 家庭 父亲是肯尼亚黑人，母亲是美国白人 小时梦想 当总统 教育 1988考入哈佛法学院(Harvard Law School),1991年获博士学位 职业 毕业后当律师、大学讲师，后来一直从政。2008年11用4日，在大选（ the general election ）中击败麦凯恩（John McCain ），成为首位黑人总统。 意义 （自拟） One possible version: Barack Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and a white American mother, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. When he was only a small boy, he dreamt of becoming the President of the United States. In 1988, he was admitted into Harvard Law School ,where he gained his doctor抯 degree in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer, lecturer and then took up politics. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election and became the first African American to be elected President of the United States 二、就职演说中英文对照 Barack Obamas Inaugural Address My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure