VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Thanks Troops at Easter
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
White House
22 March 2008
President Bush marked Easter weekend with a message of thanks for U.S. troops serving overseas. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition 1 Democrats 2 say the war in Iraq is distracting from the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.
President Bush said, at Easter, Americans are thinking about U.S. troops on the front lines who will spend this holiday far from home.
"I deeply appreciate the sacrifices that they and their families are making," he said. "America is blessed with the world's greatest military, made up of men and women who fulfill 3 their responsibilities with dignity, humility 4, and honor."
In his weekly radio address, President Bush said Americans remember those who have given their lives.
"These brave individuals have lived out the words of the Gospel: 'Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' And our nation's fallen heroes live on in the memory of the nation they helped defend," he added.
The war in Iraq entered its sixth year this past week. Nearly 4,000 American troops have been killed. The latest public opinion poll by CBS News says nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove 5 of how President Bush is handling the war.
Mr. Bush said earlier this week the conflict is noble and just and the world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power.
In the Democratic radio address, New Jersey 6 Senator Bob Menendez said President Bush is wrong to claim that the war has made America safer. Menendez said Democrats oppose what he called the president's flawed policies in Iraq.
"Instead of making more sweeping 7 claims of victory, as he did this week, it's time for the president to face the reality of the situation we are in," he said. "President Bush should tell us the truth: that after thousands of lives lost and perhaps trillions of American taxpayer 8 dollars, Iraq remains 9 crippled by violence and corruption 10, still light-years from building a stable government or a lasting 11 peace."
Menendez said the war has severely 12 depleted 13 the resources and morale 14 of the U.S. armed forces. Because of Iraq, Menendez said, President Bush has not finished the job in Afghanistan where he said al-Qaida is regrouping and the hunt for Osama bin 15 Laden 16 has been compromised.
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
- This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
- Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
- His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。
- I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
- She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
- The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
- The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。