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世界名人简介(MP3+中英字幕) 第166期:约翰·麦凯恩

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  • John McCain is the United States Senator for Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for U.S. President in the 2008 election.
  • 约翰·麦凯恩是美国亚利桑那州的参议员,2008年总统大选的共和党总统候选人。
  • He had a distinguished military career and won a Purple Heart medal in Vietnam.
  • 他有着卓著的军事生涯,在越南战争中获得紫心勋章。
  • He entered politics in 1981 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986.
  • 1981年麦凯恩进入政界,1986年当选为美国参议员。
  • He is a conservative who has his own views on key issues.
  • 他对待重要问题时是个保守派。
  • McCain was born in 1936 in Panama to a U.S. naval officer.
  • 1936年,麦凯恩出生在巴拿马的一个美国海军军官家庭。
  • In 1951, his family returned to the USA and he attended a private school.
  • 1951年,他随家人返回美国,进入私立学校读书。
  • Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, McCain entered the military.
  • 追随祖父与父亲的脚步,麦凯恩进入了军队。
  • He loved boxing and showed many leadership skills during his training. He graduated from his naval academy in 1958.
  • 他喜欢拳击,在训练中展现出了许多领导技能。1958年,他从海军军官学校毕业。
  • McCain's combat duty began in 1967 when he was 30 years old.
  • 麦凯恩的战斗生涯始于1967年,那时他30岁。
  • He was assigned to be a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War. His plane was shot down on his twenty-third bombing mission.
  • 他在越南战争中担任战斗机飞行员,在执行第23次轰炸任务时飞机被击落。
  • Badly injured, he was taken to the infamous"Hanoi Hilton" prison and tortured.
  • 他受了很重的伤,被带到臭名昭著的“河内希尔顿”监狱囚禁折磨。
  • He spent almost six years there, two in solitary confinement. He returned to America as a hero.
  • 他在那里待了将近六年的时间,期间有两次单独监禁。被释后他作为英雄回到美国。
  • McCain retired from the Navy in 1981 and set his sights on a political career.
  • 1981年,麦凯恩从海军退役,开始了政治生涯。
  • He spent four years in local politics in Arizona before becoming the state's Senator in 1986.
  • 他花了四年时间为亚利桑那州地方政治服务,1986年成为州参议员。
  • He won re-election by large majorities in 1992, 1998, and 2004.
  • 1992年,1998年和2004年选举期间,他因多数人的支持再度当选参议员。
  • He has worked to restore relations with Vietnam during his time in office.
  • 在工作期间,他努力修复与越南的关系。
  • Three of his sons have entered the military.
  • 他有三个儿子正在军队中服役。


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1. Purple Heart medal 紫心勋章
例句:Justin Constantine - Justin Constantine is a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, a Major in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, and a Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.
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2. graduate from 毕业于…
例句:Not every graduate from an Ivy League school "makes the grade" in life; even a first-rate education is no guarantee of success.
并不是每一个常春藤盟校的毕业生都能在人生中"出人头地",即使一流的学府也不能保证功成名就dH[IpFT@apNRQD8!

3. be assigned to 被分配给;归属于;被指派;被分派给
例句:I have seen graphs showing that, optimally, a single resource should be assigned to two projects.
我曾经见到有图这样显示,最佳的是,将单个资源分配到两个项目中E8TyGm3axF#

4. retire from 退休
例句:When a man falls into his anecdotage it is a sign for him to retire from the world.
当一个人陷入自己轶事的追忆之中时,那就是他从这个世界退休的迹象Twzgn,G#Rp-|

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medal ['medl]

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n. 奖章,勋章,纪念章
vi. 获得奖章

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combat ['kɔmbət]

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n. 争斗,战斗
vt. 打斗
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academy [ə'kædəmi]

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n. 学院,学术,学会

 
security [si'kju:riti]

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n. 安全,防护措施,保证,抵押,债券,证券

 
guarantee [.gærən'ti:]

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n. 保证,保证书,担保,担保人,抵押品
vt

 
infamous ['infəməs]

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adj. 无耻的,臭名昭著的

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conservative [kən'sə:vətiv]

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adj. 保守的,守旧的
n. 保守派(党),

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restore [ri'stɔ:]

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vt. 恢复,修复,使复原

 
confinement [kən'fainmənt]

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n. 拘禁,限制,分娩

 
senator ['senətə]

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n. 参议员

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