作为美国历史上第一位非洲裔的总统夫人,米歇尔·奥巴马不仅是一位美丽的女性,更是一位睿智的母亲和妻子。她的名言警句深刻地反映了美国的文化与精神。
1. The realities are that, you know, as a black man, Barack can get shot going to the gas station.
现实是,你知道,作为一个黑人,巴拉克去趟加油站都可能被开枪打死。
Michelle Obama
2. I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
我从来没有逃过课。我喜欢得到A,我喜欢做个聪明的人。我喜欢准时。我认为聪明比世界上任何事情都酷。
3. There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
还有许多东西是值得牺牲的,还有这么多的历史等着我们去创造。
4. If my future were determined1 just by my performance on a standardized2 test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.
如果我的未来决定于我的标准化考试表现,我就不会是现在的样子,我向你保证。
5. Whether you come from a council estate3 or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude4.
无论你来自市城市还是乡村,你的成功将取决于你自己的信心和坚定。
6. And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing5 for foods that are healthy.
让我们清楚一点:只是限制广告不健康的食物是不够的。增加对健康食品的营销也很关键。
7. Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.
团结起来,我们就可以帮助确保每个进入餐厅的家庭都能做出简单、健康的选择。
8. The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.
当那些有趣的东西成为习惯的时候,问题就来了。我认为这就是我们文化中发生的事情。快餐已成为日常用餐。
1 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] 第7级 | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词) | |
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2 standardized ['stændəˌdaizd] 第8级 | |
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n.所有地,地产,庄园;住宅区;财产,资产 | |
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