2017考研英语阅读奥马巴米歇尔出访英国女校演讲.docxVIP

2017考研英语阅读奥巴马米歇尔出访英国女校演讲 来源:智阅网 This is my first trip. My first foreign trip as a first lady. Can you believe that? (Applause) And while this is not my first visit to the U.K., I have to say that I am glad this is my first official visit. The special relationship between the United States and the U.K. is based not only on the relationship between governments, but the common language and the values that we share. And I’m reminded of that by watching you all today. During my visit Ive been especially honored to meet some of Britains most extraordinary women. Women who are paving the way for all of you. 这是我的第一次出访。这是我第一次以第一夫人的身份进行外事出访。你们 能相信这个事隹吗？（掌声）虽然这不是我第一次到英国，但我必须说我很髙兴英 国是我的首次官方访问国。美国和英国之间的特殊关系，不只是基于政府之间的关 系，而且基于我们拥有共同的语言和价值观。看见你们大家就使我想到这一点。在 访问期间我特别荣幸地会见了英国一些最出色的女士。这些女士正在为你们所有女 人铺路。　 And I’m honored to meet you, the future leaders of Great Britain and this world. And although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America, and you, just getting through school. I want you to know that we have very much in common. For nothing in my life’s path would have predicted that I’d be standing here as the first African-American First Lady of the United States of America. There is nothing in my story that would land me here. I wasn’t raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of. I was raised on the South Side of Chicago. That’s the real part of Chicago. And I was the product of a working-class community. My father was a city worker all of his life. And my mother was a stay-at-home mom. And she stayed at home to take care of me and my older brother. Neither of them attended university. My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the prime of his life. But even as it got harder for him to walk and g et dressed in the morning~I saw him struggle more and more~my father never complained about his struggle. He was grateful for what he had. He just woke up a little earlier and wo