高级英语 unit1 Inaugural address。para 6 - 7..pptVIP

Time Youth To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do -- for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. Time Youth old allies white European countries ( Britain, other Western European countries) Time Youth ally [?lai, ?lai] n. 同盟国；伙伴；同盟者；助手 vt. 使联盟；使联合 vi. 联合；结盟 e.g. But they are under the guidance of a state that many countries consider a strategic competitor, not an ally. 但是由于它们受到国家的指导，一些国家认为它们是战略竞争对手而不是盟友。 Time Youth pledge [pled?] n. 保证，誓言；抵押；抵押品，典当物 vt. 保证，许诺；用……抵押；举杯祝……健康 n. (Pledge)人名；(英)普莱奇 e.g. 1.He would keep his pledge to the utmost of his power.他将极力信守他的誓言。 2.At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. 在这一时刻，在这次选举中，我们必须再一次保证，向未来挺进。 Time Youth Venture [vent??] vt. 敢于 vi. 冒险；投机 n. 企业；风险；冒险 e.g. These are the underpinnings of a genuine commercial venture. 这些才是真正商业性企业的根基。 Time Youth asunder [?s?nd?] adv. 化为碎片地；分离地 adj. 分成碎片的；分离的 e.g. Those whom god have put asunder no man can join together . 上帝给分开来的东西，谁也不能使之结合。 Time Youth a host of 许多，一大群；众多，大量 e.g. Plants offer a host of health benefits. 植物提供有关健康的许多好处。 Time Youth at odds （with sb） 与某人意见不一致，有争执 e.g. He was at odds with his colleagues. 他与同事们意见不一致。 Time Youth paraphrase If we work together, we can accomplish a lot of things in a great number of joint undertakings; but if we are divided, we cannot accomplish much. We cannot have enough courage to face a strong threat if we quarrel with each other and split apart. 这句话运用了典型的对照（Antithesis)）的修辞手法。 Time Youth 对那些同我们有着相同文化和精神渊源的老盟友来说，我们保证待对忠实的朋友保持忠诚。只要我们团结起来，我们将就在大量的合作型事业中战无不胜；如果分歧对立，我们将一事无成——因为我们不能在争吵不休、四分五裂时迎接强大的挑战。 Time Youth To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall