CNN 2011-07-06

 what you see is a man that I've come to know and respect a humble¹ American patriot², a man of common sense and decency³, quite simply, one of our nation's finest public servants. Bob, today you're not only one of the longest serving secretaries of defense⁴ in American history, but it's also clear that you've been one of the best.

 

This weekend we'll celebrate Independence Day ，and 235 years of this country's proud history. This nation was founded on the notion of liberty and justice for all.  As we celebrate, we should remember that the pursuit of liberty is not journey with a destination. but rather a quest to which we must recommit ourselves every single day. Mr.President often said that with liberty comes with responsibility. We should take that responsibility seriously and confident we do. That's why the Senate will reconvene On Tuesday. The day after the fourth. We'll do that because we have work to do

 

Nicolas Sarkozy was in the southwest of France in a place called Brax and basically he was meeting with mayors and then looked what happens there. He works the line to greet people. He shakes their hands. Three of his bodyguards⁵ just rush to this one guy who yanks him violently, just grabs his jacket. You can see the French president so visibly shaken.His guards pummel the guy down to the ground. They arrest him.

 

Norman.It's good. We took him for a ride and hit it get off. He's liked it up there.

 

Has he gotten better at it? I assume that he does,I mean,well does practice make perfect?

 

it does ,the beginning we're under wheel arm,then he learned to push up one foot and just recently he learned to fill up the other foot, close down the street.

 

What was your reaction the first time he was pushing with fun foot,because that’s quite a sight! 

 

It was pretty funny. We had a lot of people coming out, neighbors coming out to look at him. “They get a pop dog on a scooter!”

 

You get a sense that he gets pleasure out of doing that. Can you interface⁶ the smile on his face when he'd do on the scooter?

 

You can. When his cycle goes fast, he looks his head up. And he just looks like the king of the world.

1 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

2 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

3 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

4 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。

5 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

6 interface   

n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系

参考例句：

• My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
• This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了，适用范围广。