高级英语InauguralAddress中英笔记.pdfVIP

L4. Inaugural Address inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration 就职 ( 典礼 )的; 1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signify ing renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebear s prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago. 1.今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一 个开端，表示了一种更新，也表示了一种变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了 我们的先辈在 170 多年前拟定的庄严誓言。 signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of ； mean 表明；意味 almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power ；all — powerful 有无限权力的；全能的 forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗 prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction ；order ；ordain ；direct 命令；指示；规 定，订立 2.The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for 1 which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. 2. 现在的世界已大不相同了，人类的巨手掌握着既能消灭人间的各种贫困，又能毁灭 人间的各种生活的力量。 但我们的先辈为之奋斗的那些革命信念， 在世界各地仍然有着争论。 这个信念就是：人的权利井非来自国家的慷慨，而是来自上帝恩赐。 at issue : in dispute ；to be decided ；at variance ； in disagreement 意见不一致 例： What is at issue is the extent to which exam results reflect a student ’意见的分歧之s ability. 处在于考试对于学生能力的影响程度。 generosity (n.) : the quality of being generous 慷慨；宽宏大量 3. We dare not forget today that we are the heir s of that 1 first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that