Hey, guys
I am Carla.
How are you? Today is a nice day, right?
又是新的一周，时间一天天的流逝，再过一两个月就要回学校啦，回想起自己在家的6个月，知识增长还不如体重增长地快╮(╯▽╰)╭
说多都是泪啊，还是少说点吧，学习使我快乐🐶
Englishpod第三十四期（👈听力音频）
A: This is Madeline Wright, for BCC News reporting live
from Washington D. C. where, very shortly, the new
President will deliver his inaugural address. Just moments
ago, the President was sworn-in to office; following the
United States Constitution the President swore an oath to
faithfully execute the office of the presidency.
B: And what exactly is going on now, Madeline?
A: Well, Tom, true to American tradition, the band has just
played “Hail to the Chief”, and the President has been
honored by a 21-gun salute. Now we’re waiting for the
President to take to the stage and deliver his speech. Tom,
it’s like a who’s who of the political world here on Capital
Hill, with dignitaries representing several different
countries.
B: What’s the mood on the ground like, Madeline?
A: In a word, the mood here is electric. The excitement in
the air is palpable; I’ve never seen a larger crowd here on
Capital Hill, and the audience is shouting, crying, and
embracing each other. On this, a most historic day, you can
feel the hope and the excitement in the air. The 20th of
January will go down in history as the . . . . Oh, Tom, it
looks like the President is about to begin. . .
C: My fellow Americans, today I stand before you...
Next part is 重点单词，句型讲解🐷
1.inaugural 就职的，任职的
e.g. In his inaugural address, the president appealed for national unity.
总统在他的就职演说中呼吁全国团结。
其它的意思如下：
2.swear-in 宣誓就职
3.execute 执行，实行
e.g.We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter.
我们将严格执行我们的竞选方案。
这个词的含义还是挺多的，我们来看一下
4.hail to 向...致敬
e.g.
e.g. Hail to the victors valiant!
向勇敢的胜利者致敬！
5.a 21-gun salute 21响礼炮
6.who’s who 名人录
7.dignitaries 显要人物
e.g. Unlike policemen, they are not called away to supervise a parade or protect a dignitary.
和警察不同，他们并没有被叫去监督游行或者保护高官。
8. on the ground 现场
e.g. On the ground, there are hopes that the fighting will soon stop.
战火中的人都希望战斗尽快结束。
我们来看一下关于ground的其它词组
from the ground up
1）: entirely new or afresh e.g.The car has been redesigned from the ground up.完全的
2）: from the very beginning : THOROUGHLY built the resort from the ground up 从头开始
into the ground 超出范围
: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion
e.g. labored an issue into the ground
off the ground 刚起步
: in or as if in flight : off to a good startthe e.g.The program never got off the ground
to ground 躲藏
1: into a burrow e.g. the fox went to ground
2: into hiding… might need to make a run for it and go to ground someplace …
9.electric 令人震惊的
e.g. The atmosphere was electric.
气氛很热烈。
10.palpable 明显的
e.g. The tension in the room was almost palpable.
屋子里的紧张气氛几乎能感觉到。
11.go down in history 载入史册
okay,今天的内容还是挺多的，小伙伴们记得用小本本记起来哦。
Thanks for your reading.
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