时间:2019-03-04 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年12月


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We start today by remembering America's 41st president.


George Herbert Walker Bush served as U.S. leader from 1989 to 1993. Before he passed away on Friday, he was the nation's oldest living president. In fact, he was the longest living president in U.S. history at more than 94 years and five months old.


President Jimmy Carter is now the nation's oldest living president. He's also 94, but he was born a few months after President Bush.


The 41st U.S. leader had a pretty remarkable 1 life. When he became a pilot for the U.S. Navy in 1943, he was the branch's youngest pilot at the time.


He flew 58 combat 2 missions during World War II, earning three Air Medals and the Distinguished 3 Flying Cross.


He played in the first two College World Series baseball games in 1947 and 1948, and that was all before he even entered politics. And when George H.W. Bush was elected to the presidency 4 in 1988, he was the first sitting vice 5 president to do that since Martin Van Buren in 1836.


It wasn't just his political life that made history though. In January, the former president and his wife, Barbara, set the high mark for the longest married presidential couple. They've been together for 73 years.


Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away on April 17th. Her husband, a man remembered by his sons as a wonderful dad followed on November 30th.



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  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
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  • The police are now using computers to help combat crime.警方现在使用电脑打击犯罪活动。
  • A reporter interviewed the combat hero.记者访问了这位战斗英雄。
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  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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