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世界名人简介(MP3+中英字幕) 第15期:巴拉克·奥巴马

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Barack Obama is the 44 President of the United States of America. He is also the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He made history in 2008 when he won the U.S. presidential election. He is the first African American to be President. Obama's charisma, intelligence, and powerful speeches have made him extremely popular with many Americans. He has been very successful with his message for change.

巴拉克·奥巴马是美国第44任总统。他也是2009年诺贝尔和平奖获得者。在2008年美国大选期间,他创造了历史。他成为了首位非洲裔美国总统。奥巴马的魅力、才能以及富有激情的演说让他深受美国人民欢迎。而他所传达的变革思想也取得了成功。

Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 to a black Kenyan father and white American mother. His parents divorced and his mother married an Indonesian man. Barack's family moved to Indonesia in 1967. He attended schools in Jakarta until he was ten years old, when he returned to Hawaii. Obama majored in political science and international relations at Columbia University in New York.

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1961年,奥巴马出生在夏威夷,他的父亲是一名肯尼亚黑人,母亲是一名美国白人。父母离异之后,母亲改嫁给一名印尼人。1967年,奥巴马一家搬到了印尼。他在10岁时结束了在雅加达的学习,之后回到了夏威夷。奥巴马在纽约哥伦比亚大学主修政治学和国际关系。

After four years in New York, Obama moved to Chicago. There, he worked as the director of a community project from 1985 to 1988. He entered Harvard Law School and became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama taught law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. He became an Illinois Senator in 1996.

在纽约多年以后,奥巴马搬到了芝加哥。从1985年到1988年,他在一项社区活动中担任领导工作。之后进入哈弗大学法学院,并成为首位《哈佛法律评论》评选的黑人主席。奥巴马在芝加哥大学教授了12年法律专业。1996年,他成为了伊利诺伊州议员。

In 2004, Obama was elected as a U.S. Senator. He supported legislation on conservation, energy, immigration and honest leadership. Obama is currently battling with serious issue with the economy. He beat Mitt Romney to win a second term in office, despite a poor economy and high unemployment. He thanked voters by promising to spend his second term honoring their support, saying: "There's a lot more work to do."

2004年,奥巴马当选联邦参议员。他支持在保护、能源、移民以及忠实领导方面立法。目前,奥巴马正在解决经济的严重问题。尽管当时美国经济低迷,失业率高,但是他还是在连任选举中打败米特·罗姆尼成功连任。他向支持他的选民承诺将用下个4年来回敬对他的支持,并称:“我们还有许多工作没有做。”

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community [kə'mju:niti]

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n. 社区,社会,团体,共同体,公众,[生]群落

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legislation [.ledʒis'leiʃən]

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n. 立法,法律

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promising ['prɔmisiŋ]

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adj. 有希望的,有前途的

 
intelligence [in'telidʒəns]

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n. 情报,情报工作,情报

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concept ['kɔnsept]

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n. 概念,观念

 
senator ['senətə]

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election [i'lekʃən]

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conservation [.kɔnsə:'veiʃən]

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