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And an act required by the U.S. Constitution played out in America last night. Our first topic today is the president's State of the Union Address.

The event as we know it is not spelled out in the U.S. founding document. It says the president, quote, shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient¹. That's from Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution.

The fact that it's done in person, the fact that it's done as a speech, the fact that it's done on television, the fact that there's an official response from the opposing political party, none of that is required by the Constitution. But it is tradition dating back decades.

And so, it continued last night when U.S. President Donald Trump² entered the House of Representatives to give his first official State of the Union Address.

So, what topics does he judge necessary and expedient for Congress?

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity³ we need to deliver for the people. This is really the key. These are the people we were elected to serve.

Let's begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union is strong, because our people are strong.

Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including —

(APPLAUSE)

Including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. Tremendous numbers.

(APPLAUSE)

After years and years of wages stagnation⁴, we are finally seeing rising wages.

We have proposed new legislation that will fix our immigration laws and support our ICE and border patrol agents.

My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber⁵, is to defend Americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American dream. Because Americans are dreamers, too.

As part of our defense⁶, we must modernize⁷ and rebuild our nuclear arsenal⁸, hopefully never having to use it, but making it so strong and powerful that it will deter⁹ any acts of aggression¹⁰.

In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield.

So today, I am keeping another promise — to reexamine our military detention¹¹ policy and to keep open the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay.

As long as we are proud of who we are, and what we are fighting for, there is nothing we cannot achieve. As long as we have confidence in our values, faith in our citizens, and trust in our God, we will never fail. Our families will thrive. Our people will prosper¹². And our nation will forever be safe and strong and proud and mighty¹³ and free.

Thank you, and God Bless America.

1 expedient   

adj.有用的，有利的；n.紧急的办法，权宜之计

参考例句：

• The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的。
• Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.我们的朋友想出了各种各样的应急办法。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 stagnation   

n. 停滞

参考例句：

• Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
• Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的，而静止是相对的。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

8 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

9 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

10 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

11 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

12 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

13 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。