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1、PresidentObama'sremarksontheearthquakeinHaiti奥巴马就海地发生强烈地震发表讲话Goodmorning,everybody.ThismorningIwanttoextendtothepeopleofHaitithedeepcondolencesandunwaveringsupportoftheAmericanpeoplefollowingyesterday^terribleearthquake.大家早上好。昨天,海地发生了强烈地震。在此我想对海地人民表达最深的问候,美国人民将坚定地向海地提
2、供援助。extendtofik'stend]:toextendasfaras给与condolence[kon,d9uhns]:anexpressionofsympathywithanother'sgrief慰问unwavering:markedbyfirmdeterminationorresolution;notshakable坚定白勺Wearejustnowbeginningtolearntheextentofthedevastation,butthereportsandimagesthatwe'veseenofcollapse
3、dhospitals,crumbledhomes,andmenandwomencarryingtheirinjuredneighborsthroughthestreetsaretrulyheart・wrenching・Indeed,foracountryandapeoplewhoarenostrangerstohardshipandsuffering,thistragedyseemsespeciallycruelandincomprehensible・Ou「thoughtsandprayersarealsowiththemanyH
4、aitian-Americansaroundourcountrywhodonotyetknowthefateoftheirfamiliesandlovedonesbackhome・我们刚刚开始了解到地震所造成破坏的严重程度,我们从新闻报道和图片上看到了倒塌的医院,变成废墟的房屋,人们在街上抬着受伤的邻居,场面十分令人心痛。海地和海地人民已历尽苦难和伤痛,但这场灾难尤为无情、让人感到不可思议。美国各地还有一些美籍海地人不知道远在家乡的家人和朋友的安危,我们与他们感同身受、并为他们祈祷。devastation[,devorsteija
5、n]:thestateofbeingdecayedordestroyed破坏image[Imids]:apictureorshapeofapersonorthingthatiscopiedontopaperoriscutinwoodorstone图片crumblef'krAmbl]:fallapart崩溃;破碎,粉碎heart-wrenching:令人心痛的incomprehensible[in,kDmpri'henssbl]:difficulttounderstand不可思议的lovedones:亲人;家人Ihavedirect
6、edmyadministrationtorespondwithaswift,coordinated,andaggressiveefforttosavelives.ThepeopleofHaitiwillhavethefullsupportoftheUnitedStatesintheurgentefforttorescuethosetrappedbeneaththerubble,andtodeliverthehumanitarianrelief—thefood,waterandmedicine—thatHaitianswillnee
7、dinthecomingdays-Inthateffort,ourgovernment,especiallyUSAIDandtheDepartmentsofStateandDefense,areworkingcloselytogetherandwithourpartnersinHaiti,theregion,andaroundtheworld.我已下令政府「以迅速、协调、积极的救援拯救生命。美国将全力支持海地人民,我们将紧急援救被困灾民,并提供食品、水以及药品等人道主义救灾物资,以满足海地人民未来几天的需要。美国政府,尤其是美国国
8、际开发署、国务院和国防部正与海地、加勒比地区以及全世界紧密合作,实施救援。aggressive[o'giesiv]:verydeterminedtosucceedorgetwhatyouwant积极白勺rubble:theremainsofsome