英语演讲原文President Bush Welcomes and NCAA Sports Champions to White House.docx
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英语演讲原文PresidentBushWelcomesandNCAASportsChampionstoWhiteHouse
PresidentBushWelcomes2006and2007NCAASportsChampionstoWhiteHouse
September21,2007
THEPRESIDENT:
Thankyouall.Pleasebeseated.ItisabeautifuldaytowelcomechampstotheWhiteHouse.AndI'mhonoredtostandwithsomeofourcountry'sfineststudentathletes--andlookatsomeofourfineststudentathletes--andgladtogiveyouanexcusetoskipclass.(Laughter.)ButI'mreallygladtowelcomeyouhereandtocongratulateyouonbeingachampion.
youngsters8arelookingatyou,butthere'salot.Peoplearewonderinghowchampsbehave.Sobysettinghighstandardsandworkinghardtoachievethem,you'reinfluencingotherpeople."WhiteHousephotobyChrisGreenberg"src="/upimg/allimg/070928/1629150.jpg"width="254"align="right"border="0"/>Ireallyenjoyadayliketoday.Youdidn'tgettosee,butIgottoshakehandswithathletesandcoachesandpeople,someofwhomhavecomealongwaytoberecognizedhereattheWhiteHouse.Anditisreallyalotoffuntobewithpeoplewhosethighstandardsandworkhardtoachievegoals,whichyou'vedone.
Andtherearesomeothersherewhowanttorecognizeyou,aswell:
Senator1LamarAlexanderfromTennessee--thanksforcoming,Lamar;LisaMurkowskifromAlaska;SenatorGordonSmithandSharonfromOregon.We'resuregladyouallarehere.ZachWampfromthestateofTennessee,andKim,gladyouallarehere,aswell.Theyareherebecausethestatestheyrepresenthappentohaveteamswhoarechamps,aswell.
Iwanttowelcomealltheteamcaptains,thecoaches,theschoolofficialsandallthefanswhohavejoinedus.You'redifferent--you'vecomefromdifferentschools,differentsports,butyoudeservetobecalled"champion."
ThefirstchampionsIwanttorecognizearetheArizonaStateIndoorTrackandFieldandOutdoorTrackandFieldchamps.(Applause.)Ilearnedanewsymbol.(Laughter.)TheWomen'sTrackteamfromArizonaStateclaimedtwonationalchampionshipsinoneyear.Inthewinter,theSunDevilsearnedtheIndoortitle;inthespring,theOutdoortitle.ItmakesArizonaStateoneofonlythreeschoolsinNCAAhistorytowinWomen'sIndoorandOutdoorTrackandFieldchampionshipsinthesameseason.
IcongratulateCoachKraftandalltheathleteswhojoinedustoday.Thanksforcoming.(Applause.)
CoachPatCaseyandtheOregonStateBaseballteamhavejoinedus.(Applause.)OregonStateisheretocelebratetwoconsecutive2nationalchampionshipsinbaseball.EarlierthissummertheBeavers3wonallfiveoftheirgamesintheCollegeWorldSeries.Thatishardtodo.Yououtscoredyouropponents42-16.Youtrailedforonlyoneinning.Youtooktheleadandneverlookedback.Andasaresult,you'rethefirstcollegebaseballteamtowinback-to-backtitlesin10years.AndI'mproudyou'rehere,andcongratulationsonthejobyou'redoing.(Applause.)
Speakingaboutrepeatchamps,theDukeWomen'sGolfteamiswithustoday.TheladiesofthegolfteamhavenowwonthreeNCAAchampionshipsinarow,andfiveoverall.They'rereallyhardtobeat.Thisspring,theteamplayedthroughwindandraintowinthechampionshiptournamentby15strokes.AndIwanttowelcomeCoachBrooks4andtheteamheretoday.CoachBrookspickedhis102ndcareerwin.ThisisthemostinthehistoryofNCAAwomen'sgolf.You'vegotagoodcoach,gotgoodplayers.Whenyouplayhard,youenduprighthereattheWhiteHouse.Congratulations,andthanksforcoming.(Applause.)
HowabouttheJohnsHopkinsMen'sLacrosseteam?
(Applause.)CoachPietramalaandtheteamwonatoughchampionshipgame.Thisisnotthefirsttimethey'vebeenhere,bytheway.Theywereherebackin2005.Everybodyisgoingtoremember--atleastpeoplewhopayattentiontolacrossewillrememberthattheBlueJayteamscoredagoalinjust12secondsinthegame,andhungontowin12-11inatoughgame.ThisistheninthMen'sLacrossechampionshipforJohnsHopkins.Icongratulateyouoncarryingonaproudtraditionatafineuniversity.AndwelcometotheWhiteHouse.(Applause.)
PatSummittknowssomethingaboutcoaching.We'reproudtowelcomethissoon-to-be,ifnotalready,HallofFamecoach,andtheladiesbasketballteamfromtheUniversityofTennessee.(Applause.)Thisteamisupholding5along-timetraditionforTennesseeWomen'sBasketball.Afterall,thisistheirseventhnationaltitleunderCoachSummitt.Here'showthecoachdescribedthemoment.Shesaid,"Towinanything,youhavetobeatightteam.Theybelievedineachotherandobviouslyhadonegoal:
tocutdownthenets."Theydid,andwe'reproudtowelcomeyouheretotheWhiteHouse.Thanksforcoming.(Applause.)
BrownUniversityWomen'sCrewiswithustoday.BrownUniversityCrewhasalottocelebrateinrecentyears.Afterall,theyhavewontheNCAAtitlefiveoutofthelastnineseasons.Thesewomenknowhowtorow.(Laughter.)Brownisthewinningestwomen'screwprograminthehistoryoftheNCAAs.Wewishtheircoachesalltheverybestastheydealwithapersonalproblem--I'msorrythey'renothere,butthesewomen--ifanybodycanlifttheirspirits,becausetheyperformedbrilliantly.Ialsoappreciatethefactthatwe'vegotAcademicAll-AmericansandNationalScholarAthletesonthisteam,aswell.Congratulationsonachievingexcellence6onallfronts,andwelcometotheWhiteHouse.(Applause.)
CoachRobinsonandotherscoachthemighty7GoldenGophersofMinnesotaintheUniversityofMinnesotaMen'sWrestlingteam.(Applause.)Grapplers.Thisspringyouearnedthethirdnationaltitleinteamhistory.AndIappreciatethefactthatyoutrainhard,workhard,andaswesayinTexas,"out-wrastle'em."(Laughter.)CongratulationsandwelcometotheWhiteHouse.(Applause.)
Here'sthefinalgroupofchamps.FromthegreatstateofAlaska,theMenandWomen'sRifleTeamfromtheUniversityofAlaska-Fairbanks.(Applause.)Itissafetosay,thisteamtraveledthefurthesttobehere.Youearnedthetrip.Thisis,bytheway,theeighthtimeinnineyearsthattheNanookshavebeentheNCAAchampionsinRifle.Interestinglyenough,guesswhotheybeat?
WestPoint.AnytimeyououtshootWestPoint,you'rereallygoodatwhatyoudo.(Laughter.)AndsowewelcomeyoutotheWhiteHouse,andthanksforcoming.(Applause.)
AsIexplainedtosomeoftheteams,oneofthereasonswhyIlovetowelcomepeoplehereistoremindyouthatyoucanbeachamponthefieldandyoucanbeachampoffthefield.Becauseyou'reachamponthefield,youhaveachancetoinspiresomebodytomakerightchoicesinlife.Youhavetheopportunitytosetagoodexample.Youdon'tknowhowmanyyoungstersarelookingatyou,butthere'salot.Peoplearewonderinghowchampsbehave.Sobysettinghighstandardsandworkinghardtoachievethem,you'reinfluencingotherpeople.
Ialsoappreciatethefactthatyou'reinvolvedwithraisingmoneyforcancerawareness9,orcollectingtoysandclothingforthoseinneed.SomeoftheteamshavesupportedtheSpecialOlympics.Alotofthefolksontheseteamshavevolunteeredinthecommunitiesinwhichtheylive.AndIthankyouforthat.You'reprovingwhatIknowistrue,thatyouhadtobeadedicated10soultogethereintheWhiteHouse--togetheretotheWhiteHousewhenitcomestoathletics11,butitisthatsamededication12thatmakesyouachieveexcellenceinsportsthathelpsyoubeanexcellentpersoninlife.
Andsowewelcomeyouhere.Wethankyouforcoming.MayGodblessyouall.(Applause.)
■文章重点单词注释:
1
senator
n.参议员,评议员
参考例句:
Thesenatorurgedagainsttheadoptionofthemeasure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
Thesenator'sspeechhitatgovernmentspending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。
2
consecutive
adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的
参考例句:
Ithasrainedforfourconsecutivedays.已连续下了四天雨。
ThepolicyofourPartyisconsecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
3
beavers
海狸(beaver的名词复数);海狸皮毛;棕灰色;拼命工作的人
参考例句:
In1928someporpoiseswerephotographedworkinglikebeaverstopushashoreawaterloggedmattress.1928年有人把这些海豚象海狸那样把一床浸泡了水的褥垫推上岸时的情景拍摄了下来。
Thusdothebeavers,thusdothebees,thusdomen.海狸是这样做的,蜜蜂是这样做的,人也是这样做的。
4
brooks
n.小溪(brook的名词复数)
参考例句:
BrooksgavethebusinesswhenHaascaughthimwithhiswatch.哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。
来自《简明英汉词典》
AdeandBrooksexchangedblowsyesterdayandtheywereseverelypunishedtoday.艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。
来自《简明英汉词典》
5
upholding
支持(uphold的现在分词);维持;赞成;支撑
参考例句:
Mostimportantly,webelievestronglyinupholdingtheruleoflaw.最重要的是,我们坚信维护法治精神是必需的。
WeareupholdingItaly'shonouronthemostimportantstageinEurope.我们在欧洲最重要的舞台上,维护了意大利的荣誉。
6
excellence
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
Hisarthasreachedahighdegreeofexcellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
Myperformanceisfarbelowexcellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
7
mighty
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
Amightyforcewasabouttobreakloose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
Themightyicebergcameintoview.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
8
youngsters
n.孩子(youngster的名词复数);少年;青年;年轻人
参考例句:
Wefollowedtheyoungstersatamoresedatepace.我们跟在年轻人后面,步子稍慢一点。
Thecampisforyoungstersaged8to14.这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。
9
awareness
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
参考例句:
Thereisageneralawarenessthatsmokingisharmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
Environmentalawarenesshasincreasedovertheyears.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
10
dedicated
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
参考例句:
Hededicatedhislifetothecauseofeducation.他献身于教育事业。
Hiswholeenergiesarededicatedtoimprovethedesign.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
11
athletics
n.运动,体育,田径运动
参考例句:
WhenIwasatschoolIwasalwayshopelessatathletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
Ourteamtiedwiththeirsinathletics.在田径比赛中,我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
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dedication
n.奉献,献身,致力,题献,献辞
参考例句:
Weadmirehercou
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