Jerry Brown sworn in as California's governor

    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Democrat¹ Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, taking over from Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who left the office with a huge deficit²（赤字） for the golden state.
    "The year ahead will demand courage and sacrifice," Brown said after taking the oath of office from California Supreme³ Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye inside Sacramento Memorial Auditorium（礼堂）.
    Former governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis were among the dignitaries in attendance.
    Brown, 72, said the choices facing California's 38.8 million people are painful ones, apparently⁴ referring to the state's huge deficit.
    California has faced several years of deep budget deficits⁵ and is confronting another estimated at 28 billion dollars through June 2012.
    California's pioneering spirit will help the state overcome its awful financial condition, said Brown.
    "The people of California have not lost their pioneering spirit or their capacity to meet life's challenges," he said.
    "It is not just my family, but every Californian is heir to some form of powerful tradition, some history of overcoming challenges much more daunting⁶ that the ones we face today," he said.
    The budget will require "difficult decisions," he said, adding that "At this stage in my life, I have not come here to embrace delay or denial."This was Brown's third inauguration⁷ as governor. Brown is only the second person to serve three terms as California governor.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

6 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

7 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。