Obama to Take Oath of Office Sunday

 　　WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for his second four-year term in a private White House ceremony.

　　On Monday, Obama will be sworn in again, in public.

　　The U.S. Constitution mandates¹ that presidential terms expire at noon on January 20, so the president and Vice² President Joe Biden will be officially inaugurated in separate ceremonies on Sunday. Only family members and a few others will be present at the White House when Obama is sworn in for his second term by Chief Justice John Roberts.

　　Since Sunday is the traditional American day of rest, the president and vice president will be sworn in again on Monday in public ceremonies before hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Washington’s National Mall.

　　In a historical oddity, Obama will join Franklin Roosevelt as the only U.S. presidents to be sworn in four times.  Roosevelt was elected to four terms as president.  In addition to this year’s two oaths, Obama was sworn in twice in 2009, because Chief Justice Roberts misspoke while administering the oath the first time, jumbling³ the order of the words in the official oath.  Despite that, theoath was legal. The chief justice, however, administered the oath again, in private the following day, just to be sure.

　　Several days of inaugural⁴ festivities began Saturday in Washington, with the president and Mrs. Obama taking part in a National Day of Service by speaking to volunteers renovating⁵ a school.

　　Sunday night, the Obamas and the Bidens will speak at a formal inaugural reception.

　　Monday begins with both families attending a church service near the White House.  They then proceed to the U.S. Capitol, where the president and vice president will be sworn in for the second time.

　　After the inaugural lunch with lawmakers at the Capitol, The Obamas and Bidens will participate in the inaugural parade.  They will move down Pennsylvania Avenue, from the Capitol to the White House, where they will watch the remainder of the parade from a reviewing stand.

　　That evening, the First Couple will attend at least two inaugural balls.

　　The festivities conclude Tuesday with a special prayer service at the National Cathedral, and one more ball that evening.

　　The next day, demolition⁶ begins on the parade reviewing stand, and planning begins for the next inauguration⁷ in 2017.

1 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 jumbling   

混杂( jumble的现在分词 )； （使）混乱； 使混乱； 使杂乱

参考例句：

• Dividers that keep the files from jumBling. 使档案免于混淆的分类卡。

4 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。

5 renovating   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The increased production was largely attained by renovating old orchards and vineyards. 通过更新老果园和葡萄园，使生产大大增加。
• Renovating that house will cost you a pretty penny. 为了整修那所房子，你得花很多钱。

6 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

7 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。