拜登哭了

近日，美国民主党全国代表大会上，拜登挥泪发表“告别演讲”。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What is the main tone of the article regarding President Biden's speech at the convention?

A) Triumphant  B) Resigned

C) Humorous  D) Indifferent

A) He was eager to retire and move on.

B) He was indifferent to the idea of stepping down.

C) He reluctantly accepted the decision under pressure.

D) He was happy to let someone else take over.

A) Irony  B) Alliteration

C) Metaphor  D) Repetition

无注释原文：

The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give

From: The New York Times

When the crowd members in the United Center first chanted, “Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe!” on Monday night, President Biden looked down, fought back tears and soaked in the admiration.

But he knew. He might not have wanted to admit it. But he knew. They were thanking him, yes, for what he accomplished during a lifetime in public service. But they were also thanking him, let's be honest, for not running again.

It is hard to think of a more bittersweet moment for a president who spent more than a half-century on the stage only now to be involuntarily shown the exit. The warm bath of affection in Chicago, real as it may have been, could go just so far to salve the wounds of the past few weeks.

As much as they cheered Mr. Biden and waved their preprinted “We ♥ Joe” signs, the thousands of Democrats gathered for their quadrennial national convention were sending him off to the presidential retirement home four years before he was ready. Mr. Biden found himself demoted from speaking as the presidential nominee on Thursday night, when as recently as a month ago he had expected to address the convention, to Monday night, an evening usually reserved for the party's past stars.

Mr. Biden, 81, gave little indication that he was eager to go. While he made a couple of self-deprecating jokes about his age, he barely alluded to his decision to step aside under pressure from fellow Democrats worried that the struggles of the oldest president in the nation's history would sink the party. When he did, he simply framed it as an act of sacrifice to save American democracy from former President Donald J. Trump.

“It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president,” he said in a 52-minute speech capping the first night of a convention celebrating the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris to be his successor. “I love the job, but I love my country more. I love my country more. And all this talk about how I'm angry at all the people who said I should step down — it's not true.”

At that point, the crowd chanted, “We love Joe! We love Joe!”

“I love my country more,” Mr. Biden repeated, “and we need to preserve our democracy.”

Citing song lyrics, he offered a valedictory. “America, America, I gave my best to you,” he said. “I made a lot of mistakes in my career. Well, I gave my best to you for 50 years. Like many of you, I've given my heart and soul to our nation, and I've been blessed a million times in return with the support of the American people.”

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give

From: The New York Times

When the crowd members in the United Center first chanted, “Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe!” on Monday night, President Biden looked down, fought back tears and soaked in the admiration.

周一晚，当芝加哥联合中心的人群第一次呼喊“谢谢乔！谢谢乔！”时，拜登总统垂下目光，强忍泪水，沉浸在人们的钦佩之中。

chant /tʃɑːnt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“重复地说（或唱）；反复吟唱；反复念诵”，英文解释为“to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously”举个🌰：The crowd were chanting the team's name. 人群正反复呼唤着自己足球队的名字。

2）表示“吟诵；唱圣歌”，英文解释为“If you chant or if you chant something, you sing a religious song or prayer.”举个🌰：Muslims chanted and prayed. 穆斯林唱了圣歌并祈祷了。

soak /səʊk/ 1）表示“浸湿，把…湿透；（液体）渗入，渗透”，英文解释为“to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts”举个🌰：The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet. 雨被风吹进了屋里，打湿了地毯。

2）表示“浸泡，泡”，英文解释为“to leave something in liquid, especially in order to clean it, make it softer, or change its flavour”举个🌰：Soak the fruit in brandy for a few hours before you add it to the mixture. 先把水果放在白兰地中浸泡几个小时，然后再把它加入混合料中。

soak oneself in表示“热衷，沉湎于（某一经历，活动，兴趣）”，英文解释为“immerse oneself in”

But he knew. He might not have wanted to admit it. But he knew. They were thanking him, yes, for what he accomplished during a lifetime in public service. But they were also thanking him, let's be honest, for not running again.

但他知道。他可能不想承认。但他知道。是的，他们在感谢他为国家服务一辈子所取得的成就。但说白了，他们也在感谢他退出大选。

熟词僻义，表示“（尤指在美国）参加竞选”，英文解释为“to be a candidate in an election for a political position, especially in the US”举个🌰：Trump ran a second time in 2020. 2020年，特朗普第二次竞选。

It is hard to think of a more bittersweet moment for a president who spent more than a half-century on the stage only now to be involuntarily shown the exit. The warm bath of affection in Chicago, real as it may have been, could go just so far to salve the wounds of the past few weeks.

对他来说，很难想像有比此刻更苦乐参半的瞬间，这名在政治舞台上度过了半个多世纪的总统现在不得不被迫离开。芝加哥热情洋溢的爱戴之情，尽管可能是真的，但沉浸其中也只能在一定程度上减轻过去几周的伤痛。

bittersweet /ˈbɪt.əˌswiːt/ 表示“苦中有乐的”，英文解释为“containing a mixture of sadness and happiness”

involuntarily /ɪnˈvɒl.ən.ter.əl.i/ 表示“非自愿地；不由自主地，无意识地”，英文解释为“in a way that is not willing, intentional, or by choice”举个🌰：Many nurses said they needed to work overtime, sometimes involuntarily. 许多护士说他们需要加班，有时不是出于自愿的。

salve /sælv/ 作名词，表示“药膏；软膏；油膏”，英文解释为“Salve is an oily substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal.”如：a soothing salve 滋润药膏。

作动词，表示“减轻内疚感；涂药膏；缓和”，通常用法：salve one's conscience 表示“使良心得到宽慰；慰藉”，英文解释为“to do something so that you feel less guilty”举个🌰：He salves his conscience by giving money to charity. 他通过向慈善机构捐款来使自己良心得到宽慰。

wound /wuːnd/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“（身体上的）伤，伤口”，英文解释为“to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin”举个🌰：Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. 飞溅的玻璃划伤了她的脸和颈部。

As much as they cheered Mr. Biden and waved their preprinted “We ♥ Joe” signs, the thousands of Democrats gathered for their quadrennial national convention were sending him off to the presidential retirement home four years before he was ready. Mr. Biden found himself demoted from speaking as the presidential nominee on Thursday night, when as recently as a month ago he had expected to address the convention, to Monday night, an evening usually reserved for the party's past stars.

随着他们为拜登喝彩，挥舞着预先印好的“我们♥乔”的条幅，出席四年一度的全国代表大会的数千名民主党人也在为拜登送行，在他准备好之前，提前四年让他从总统职位退下去养老。拜登发现自己的地位已经降低：就在一个月前，人们还曾预期他将在周四晚的大会上作为民主党的总统候选提名人发表演讲，但他被安排在周一晚，这个时段通常是预留给该党昔日明星的。

quadrennial /kwɒdˈren.i.əl/ 表示“每四年一次的，四年一度的”，英文解释为“happening every four years”举个🌰：The Olympic Games is a quadrennial gathering of athletes from around the world. 奥运会是全世界运动员四年一度的聚会。

convention /kənˈven.ʃən/ 1）表示“大会；会议”，英文解释为“a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party”

2）表示“（国家或首脑间的）公约，协定，协议”，英文解释为“an official agreement between countries or leaders”如：the Geneva convention 日内瓦公约。

demote /dɪˈməʊt/ 表示“使降职，使降级”，英文解释为“to lower someone or something in rank or position”举个🌰：It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been filling in during maternity leave. 给替代休产假的人降职是很难的。

🎬电影《星球大战8：最后的绝地武士》（Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi）第五季中的台词提到：Wasn't it Leia's last official act to demote you for your dreadnought plan? 莱娅不才因你那摧毁无畏舰的计划降你级了吗？

nominee /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ 表示“候选人；被提名人”，英文解释为“A nominee is someone who is nominated for a job, position, or award.”如：an Oscar nominee 获得奥斯卡提名的人。

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📍nomination /ˌnɒm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 表示“提名，推荐”，英文解释为“the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize”，举个🌰：There have been two nominations for the new job. 这项新工作有两位提名人选。

📍nominate 作动词，表示“提名；推荐”，英文解释为“to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.”举个🌰：He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名。

reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ 作名词，1）表示“贮藏（物）；储备（物）；备用（物）”，英文解释为“the act of keeping something or a supply of something until it is needed, or a supply that you keep”举个🌰：She keeps a little money in reserve (= for use if and when needed). 她留下了一些钱以备不时之需。

2）等于reservation，表示“（尤指保护野生动物生存的）自然保护区，禁猎区，保护区”，英文解释为“an area of land kept in its natural state, especially for wild animals to live in and be protected”如：a nature/game/wildlife reserve 自然保护区/禁猎区/野生动物保护区。

作动词，表示“把…专门留给；把…留作；保留”，英文解释为“to keep something for a particular purpose or time”举个🌰：I reserve Mondays for tidying my desk and answering letters. 我把周一的时间留出来专门清理办公桌和回复信件。

Mr. Biden, 81, gave little indication that he was eager to go. While he made a couple of self-deprecating jokes about his age, he barely alluded to his decision to step aside under pressure from fellow Democrats worried that the struggles of the oldest president in the nation's history would sink the party. When he did, he simply framed it as an act of sacrifice to save American democracy from former President Donald J. Trump.

现年81岁的拜登几乎没有表现出任何渴望退下的迹象。虽然他拿自己的年龄开了两个自嘲的玩笑，但他几乎没提他在民主党同僚们的压力下做出的退选决定，他们担心美国历史上年纪最大的总统争取连任的斗争会使民主党在大选中失败。他宣布退选决定时，只是将其表述为一种牺牲，为的是拯救美国民主制度不受前总统特朗普的损害。

self-deprecating /ˌselfˈdep.rə.keɪ.tɪŋ/ 表示“自我贬低的；自谦的”，英文解释为“trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important”如：a self-deprecating manner/remark 自谦的态度/话语。

allude to sb/sth 表示“间接提到；暗指；影射”，英文解释为“to mention sth in an indirect way”举个🌰：She sometimes alluded to a feeling that she herself was to blame for her son's predicament. 她有时暗示她感到儿子的困境要怪她自己。

step /step/ 表示“靠边站，让开；（从要职上）退下”，英文解释为“to step sideways to make a space for someone else”举个🌰：Step aside, please - this lady needs a doctor. 请让一让——这位女士急需看医生。

sink /sɪŋk/ 1）表示“落下，沉下；降低”，英文解释为“to (cause something or someone to) fall or move to a lower level”举个🌰：Student numbers have sunk considerably this year. 今年的学生人数大幅减少。

2）表示“使失败；使陷入麻烦”，英文解释为“to cause something to fail or be in trouble”举个🌰：This rain could sink our plans for the barbecue. 这场雨会让我们的户外烧烤计划泡汤。

frame /freɪm/ 表示“（图画、门、窗的）框，框架”，英文解释为“a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window”如：a picture frame 画框，也可以表示“帧；（摄影胶片的）画格；（电视或电影的）画面，镜头”，英文解释为“one of the pictures on a strip of photographic film, or one of the single pictures that together form a television or cinema film”

📍time frame /ˈtaɪm ˌfreɪm/ 表示“（安排进行某活动的）时间框架，时间范围”，英文解释为“a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen”举个🌰：Have you set a time frame for completing the job? 你给这项工作定完成时限了吗？The time frame within which all this occurred was from February 2015 to August 2024. 这一切都是在2015年2月到2024年8月的时间范围内发生的。

作动词，frame /freɪm/ 1）可以表示“（措词谨慎地）表达，说出”，英文解释为“to express something choosing your words carefully”举个🌰：The interview would have been more productive if the questions had been framed more precisely. 如果当时问题提得更确切些，采访就会更有成效。

2）frame /freɪm/ 表示“给（图画等）装（镜）框”，英文解释为“to fix a border around a picture, etc. and often glass in front of it”举个🌰：I keep meaning to get that photo framed. 我一直打算给那张照片镶上框。

📍framed /freɪmd/ 表示“加外框的”，英文解释为“surrounded by a border”如：a framed photograph 用像框装起来的照片。

“It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president,” he said in a 52-minute speech capping the first night of a convention celebrating the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris to be his successor. “I love the job, but I love my country more. I love my country more. And all this talk about how I'm angry at all the people who said I should step down — it's not true.”

“能担任你们的总统是我一生的荣幸，”他在党代会第一个夜晚结束前发表的52分钟演讲中说，这次大会将庆祝副总统贺锦丽被提名为拜登的继任者。“我热爱这份工作，但我更热爱我的国家。我更热爱我的国家。所有关于我对那些说我应该退下的人感到愤怒的说法——都不是真的。”

cap /kæp/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“对（收费或花费）定限额，限制；限额收取（或支出）”，英文解释为“to limit the amount of money that can be charged for sth or spent on sth”如：a capped mortgage 限额按揭，举个🌰：Our mortgage is capped at 8.75 percent for five years. 我们的按揭贷款5年期的利率上限为8.75%。

2）表示“成为…的结尾；使达到高潮；结束”，英文解释为“If someone says that a good or bad event caps a series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad.” 举个🌰：He capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions. 他以成为冠军中的冠军的方式结束了这个难忘的赛季。

3）作名词，表示“（有帽舌的）帽子，制服帽；（防水的）帽”，英文解释为“a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of a uniform”

successor /səkˈses.ər/ 表示“继任者，接替者；继承人；接替的事物”，英文解释为“someone or something that comes after another person or thing”举个🌰：The university is seeking a successor to its vice chancellor, who retires this spring. 大学在寻找一位继任者，接替将于今年春天退休的校长。

📍predecessor表示“前任，前辈；原有事物，前身”，英文解释为“someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series”

At that point, the crowd chanted, “We love Joe! We love Joe!”

人群在那一刻高喊：“我们爱乔！我们爱乔！”

“I love my country more,” Mr. Biden repeated, “and we need to preserve our democracy.”

“我更热爱我的国家，”拜登重复道，“我们需要维护我们的民主。”

preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ 表示“保护，维护；保留；保养”，英文解释为“to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed”如：to preserve the environment 保护环境。

Citing song lyrics, he offered a valedictory. “America, America, I gave my best to you,” he said. “I made a lot of mistakes in my career. Well, I gave my best to you for 50 years. Like many of you, I've given my heart and soul to our nation, and I've been blessed a million times in return with the support of the American people.”

他在告别演讲中引用歌词说，“美国，美国，我为你竭尽全力，”他说。“我在职业生涯中犯过很多错误。啊，我为你竭尽全力50年。像你们中的许多人一样，我把我的心和灵魂献给了我们的国家，而美国人民的支持也赋予了我无数的幸福回报。”

lyric /ˈlɪrɪk/ 通常复数，表示“歌词”，英文解释为“the words of a song, especially a pop song”

valedictory /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.tər.i/ 表示“（尤指正式）告别的”，英文解释为“relating to saying goodbye, especially formally”如：a valedictory speech 告别词。

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