欧美名人演讲 第3期:奥巴马2015白宫晚宴(3)

 　　Look, it is true I have not managed to make everybody happy.

　　看，我没办法做到让每个人都高兴。

　　Six years into my presidency¹ some people still say I'm arrogant², aloof³, condescending⁴.

　　六年总统任期间，一些人说我自大、冷漠、高人一等。

　　Some people are so dumb.

　　这些人真蠢。

　　No wonder I don't meet with them.

　　难怪我不与他们见面。

　　And that's not all people say about me.

　　然而人们说我的并不只有这些。

　　A few weeks ago, Dick Cheney says he thinks I'm the worst president of his lifetime.

　　几个礼拜前，迪克·切尼说他认为我是他一生中最糟糕的总统。

　　Which is interesting because I think Dick Cheney is the worst president of my lifetime.

　　这非常有趣，因为我恰好认为迪克·切尼是我一生中最糟糕的总统。

　　Quite a coincidence.

　　多巧啊。

　　I mean everybody's got something to say these days.

　　我是说现如今所有人都在说三道四。

　　Mike Huckabee recently said people shouldn't join our military until a true conservative is elected president.

　　麦克·哈克比最近说，在一个真正的保守派当选总统前，人们不应该加入我们的军队。

　　Think about that.

　　想想看。

　　It was so outrageous⁵ 47 Ayatollahs wrote us a letter trying to explain to Huckabee how our system works.

　　这太离谱了，47个阿亚图拉给我们写信来向哈克比解释我们的系统是如何运作的。

　　It gets worse.

　　更糟糕的是，

　　Just this week, Michele Bachmann actually predicted that I would bring about the biblical end of days.

　　实际上就在本周，米歇尔·巴赫曼预言我会带来圣经的末日。

　　Now, that's a legacy⁶.

　　这真是个传奇。

　　That's big.

　　太牛了。

　　I mean, Lincoln, Washington, they didn't do that.

　　我是说，林肯，华盛顿，他们都没有做到。

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

3 aloof   

adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的

参考例句：

• Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。
• On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。

4 condescending   

adj.谦逊的,故意屈尊的

参考例句：

• He has a condescending attitude towards women. 他对女性总是居高临下。
• He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women. 和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。

5 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

6 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。