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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-21

时间：2009-02-11 03:06:47

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1. "...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

"So help you God."

"So help me God."

"Congratulations, Mr.President."

Barack Obama has been sworn in as the nation's 44th president of the United States. President Obama is the first African-American to hold the office. The Obamas started the day with a traditional church service, then they had pre-inauguration1 coffee at the White House with now former President George W. Bush.

2. A crowd stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial braved cold temperatures in Washington to witness Barack Obama taking the oath. Some projections2 put the crowd at more than a million people, possibly the biggest inaugural3 gathering4 in history.

3. The event may also mark the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history. Among other things, authorities are monitoring intelligence that a Somali-based group may try to disrupt today's events.

4. Inaugural celebrations were also taking place overseas. Residents of President Obama's ancestral home in Kenya have come together to celebrate his taking office.

 


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1 inauguration 3cQzR     
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
2 projections 7275a1e8ba6325ecfc03ebb61a4b9192     
预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物
参考例句：
  • Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
  • The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。
3 inaugural 7cRzQ     
adj.就职的；n.就职典礼
参考例句：
  • We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
  • Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
4 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

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