英语播客EnglishPod 100

 A:    This is Madeline Wright, for BCC News reporting
       live  from  Washington  D.  C.  where,  very  shortly,
       the  new  President  will  deliver  his  inaugural  ad-
       dress. Just moments ago, the President was
       sworn-in  to office; following the United States
       Constitution the President swore an oath to faith-
       fully² execute the office of the presidency³.

 B:    And what exactly is going on now, Madeline?

 A:    Well,  Tom,  true  to  American  tradition,  the  band
        has just played “Hail to the Chief”, and the Presi-
       dent¹ has been honored by a 21-gun salute⁴.  Now
       we’re waiting for the President to take to the stage
       and deliver his speech. Tom, it’s like a who’s who
       of the political world here on Capital Hill, with dig-
        nitaries representing several different countries.

 B:    What’s the mood on the ground like, Madeline?
 A:    In a word, the mood here is electric. The excite-
       ment in the air is palpable; I’ve never seen a larger
       crowd  here  on  Capital  Hill,  and  the  audience  is
       shouting, crying, and embracing each other. On
       this, a most historic day, you can feel the hope and
       the excitement in the air. The 20th of January will
       go down in history as the . . . .  Oh,  Tom,  it looks
       like the President is about to begin. . .

 C:    My fellow Americans, today I stand before you...
 

1 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• 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。

4 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。