奥巴马追思肯尼迪是导师、朋友和政治偶像

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发布时间：2009-08-31 23:39:00
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President Barack Obama is leading the nation in remembering Ted Kennedy, calling him one of the greatest senators of our time. He says Kennedy was the defender of a dream.

　　美国总统奥巴马带领全美人民缅怀参议员肯尼迪。奥巴马称赞肯尼迪是我们时代最伟大的参议员之一。他说，肯尼迪是一个梦想的捍卫者。

　　"His extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end," . "The extraordinary good that he did lives on."

　　奥巴马说：“他在这个世上伟大的一生终结了，但他的丰功伟绩将流芳千古。”

　　The president says America may never see his like again: a veteran lawmaker who left a lasting imprint on all aspects of life in the United States, from health care to civil rights to education.

　　奥巴马说，美国可能再也不能见到像肯尼迪这样一个伟大的人：一个退役军人出身的国会议员，他给美国人生活的方方面面都留下了永久的印记，从医疗到民权到教育。

　　"His ideas and ideals and are stamped on scores of laws reflected in millions of lives," .

　　他说：“他的想法和理想印刻在几十部法律里，这些法律影响了几百万人的生活。”

　　Mr. Obama was in the senator's home state when he died - not far from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

　　在肯尼迪去世的时候，奥巴马恰巧正在肯尼迪所在的麻萨诸塞州度假。他度假的地方距离肯尼迪位于海恩尼斯港的大院不远。

　　There had been indications that the two might meet during the Obama family vacation in Martha's Vineyard. Instead, the president found himself talking to the nation about the loss of a man known as "the liberal lion" of the Senate.

　　有迹象显示，两人可能会在奥巴马一家在玛莎葡萄园度假的时候见面。然而取而代之的是奥巴马向全国谈论参议院痛失一位被尊称为“自由主义之狮”的参议员。

重点词汇：

Barack Obama n.布拉克奥巴马
Ted Kennedy n.肯尼迪
senators n.参议员
extraordinary adj.特别的, 非凡的, 突出的, 奇特的
veteran n.退役军人
Hyannis n.海恩尼斯
Massachusetts n.麻萨诸塞州
Vineyard n.葡萄园
Martha n.玛莎