2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Presides Over Special Naturalization Cerem

By Bill Rodgers
Washington
24 April 2007
 

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presided over a special naturalization ceremony at the State Department to swear in 50 new American citizens.  Four naturalized Americans also were singled out for special awards. VOA's Bill Rodgers reports

 

The ceremony on Monday April 23rd was held at the State Department's ornate Benjamin Franklin room. Fifty people from 23 countries were sworn in as new Americans.

 

Secretary Rice congratulated them and then spoke¹ of their new obligations. "An obligation to be a partner to the millions of men and women in the world, especially the weakest and less fortunate, who now look to you as Americans, to help them strive in their own nations for the enduring ideals of a new world."

 

Special awards were presented to four naturalized Americans, including Egyptian-born Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, Dina Habib Powell. The "American by Choice" awards recognize the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens. 

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n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。