万花筒 2013-01-22&01-26 奥巴马就职典礼盛况

 The day to celebratean inauguration¹ and re-dedication to democracy in America,andlet me show you some powerful images of this day.

This is what President Obama saw as he stepped down on that capitol podium forthe last time in his presidency².The president's placing his hand on the Bibleof Martin Luther King,Jr.and another Bible,the one belonging to PresidentLincoln.And then later on is parade,was about to begin the first family,ofmodern thing here,dad on his blackberry,the girls snapping pictures ontheir iphones,all day long,ABC's David Muir has been following this,he wasthere at the capitol watching history on parade this morning,we begin withyou,David.

Diane,good evening,you're right,we're just a few steps away from the presidentwith his hands placed on those two Bibles,authorities here at Washington wereestimating 600,000-800,000 people would turn out on the National Mall to watchthis swearing-in,but tonight we just learn from theinaugural committee that just like four years ago,that crowd mighthave surpassed a million.

At the White House,a salute⁴ to the president,who was about to be sworn inbefore the nation,first,that 1.7-mile trip to the capitol,Ahead of thepresident, on the west front of the capitol,a former president and Secretary ofState.Cheers on the national mall for the Clintons,Mrs Clinton lookingbetter after that fall.

And before their father arrived,the president's growing girls,Sasha andMalia,11 and 14,wearing J crew and Kate Spade,are growing up before thenation.Then,Their mother,first lady Michelle Obama.

Mrs Michelle Obama.

Too thunderous, applause,ushering in a new term and those new bangs.

The first lady twittering:bless to joining so many fellows Americans gather towatch the inauguration.

And then the president,walking toward that archway,about to see thehundreds of thousands gathered on the National Mall.

The president of United States,Barack.H.Obama. 

The president emerging,flashing his giant smile,but soon,wiping away atear,during the stirring performance by the Brooklyn tabernacle choir⁵.

Brooklyn tabernacle choir:His truth is marching on ... 

And then all eyes on the president and Chief Justice John Roberts whoflubbed his words four years ago,triggering a second swearing-in.

This time,the president's hands on two Bibles,President Lincoln's and Dr.Martin Luther King's,and this time,it was the president who seems to swallow aword.

The office of the president of United States..

And will to the best of my ability...

And then,the president's address,just shine of 19 minutes,with the theme ofmoving forward together.

My fellow Americans,we're made for this moment and we will seize it,so long aswe seize it together,together,together.

The first president ever to include gay in his inaugural³,while talkingabout the struggle,for civil rights.

For if we are truly crated⁶ equal,then surely the love we commit to one anothermust be equal as well.

The president insisting we address climate change,and onimmigration,arguing we should welcome striving immigrants.

Until bright young students and engineers are listed in our workforce⁷ ratherthan expelled from our country...

There were powerful performances,Kelly Clarkson's stirring edition of mycountry tis of thee.

Kelly Clarkson:Author of liberty,to thee we sing...

Beyonce returning four years later,this time,this time,to sing the nationalanthem.

Beyonce:And the rocket's red glare,the bombs bursting in air

Gave proof thru the nigth that our flag was still there...

And as the president made his exit up those steps,a pause,turning around totake his final inaugural moment,one more time,a microphone picking up what hesaid.

And as the first couple made their way back to the White House,they emergedfrom the motorcade just as they did four years ago.

The crowds cheering their return home,and then the first family taking in aparade,the first couple with a kiss,the president moving to the drums.And thegirls dancing,too.

Like so many families taking in a parade.You know,tonight we have learnedthe family of the late Dr. Martin Luther King asked for the president and theChief Justice to sign the King family Bible after the swearing-in,both did.

1 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。

2 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。

3 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

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。

5 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

6 crated   

把…装入箱中( crate的过去式 )

参考例句：

• If I know Rhoda she's already crated and boxed them out of sight. 如果没猜错罗达的脾气，我相信她已经把它们装了箱放到一边了。
• Tanks must be completely drained of fuel before the vehicles are crated. 车辆在装箱前必须把油箱里的燃油完全排干。

7 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。