Barack Obama
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Big Job.
内容表 A大任务.
4 Growing Up.
4"成长".
5 Finding His Way.
五寻他道.
8 In Government.
8 在政府。
12 The New President.
12 新总统.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A Big Job Did you ever think about being president of a country?
16个大任务 你有没有想过当一个国家的总统?
Do you wonder why someone would want such a big job?
你想知道为什么有人想要这样大的工作吗?
Barack Obama was elected president of the United States in November 2008.
2008年11月巴拉克·奥巴马被选为美国总统.
Growing Up Barack was born in 1961 in Hawaii.
1961年成长后巴拉克生于夏威夷.
People called him Barry when he was young.
他年轻时人们叫他"巴里".
His mother was a white woman from the United States.
他的母亲是来自美国的白人女性.
His father was a black man from an African country.
他的父亲是一位来自非洲国家的黑人.
Barry’s father moved away to Africa when Barry was very young.
巴里的父亲在巴里很小的时候就搬到了非洲.
Later, his mother married a man from a country in Asia.
后来,他的母亲嫁给了一位来自亚洲某国的男子.
Barry’s family moved to that country.
Barry的家人搬到了那个国家。
Many people there were very poor.
那里的许多人非常贫穷。
Barack as a boy with his mother, Ann Barack as a boy with his father, Barack Sr.
巴拉克作为一个男孩和他的母亲,安·巴拉克作为一个男孩和他的父亲巴拉克·斯尔在一起.
Barry moved back to Hawaii at age ten.
巴里10岁时搬回了夏威夷.
He lived with his grandparents until he finished high school.
他和外祖父母一起生活,直到高中毕业.
Barry lived in many homes and many cultures.
巴里生活在许多家庭和文化中.
He did not know where he belonged in the world.
他不知道自己属于什么世界
Finding His Way Barry left Hawaii in 1979.
1979年巴里离开夏威夷
He moved away to go to another school.
他搬去另一所学校
He started to use his African name, Barack.
他开始使用他的非洲名字"巴拉克".
He started to see that he was African American and white.
他开始发现自己是非裔美国人和白人.
He did not have to choose between the two.
他不必在两者之间作出选择。
Barry and his grandparents Barack grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
巴里和他的外祖父母巴拉克在印度尼西亚和夏威夷长大.
PACIFIC OCEAN Barack’s dad was from Kenya.
太平洋 巴拉克的父亲来自肯尼亚。
ATLANTIC OCEAN Barack’s mom was from Kansas.
大西洋 巴拉克的母亲来自堪萨斯州。
Barry’s Beginnings Barack at college in New York Do You Know?
巴里在纽约大学的巴拉克开始,你知道吗?
Barack’s African name means “blessed.”
巴拉克的非洲名意为"流血". “
Barack wanted to help poor people have better lives.
巴拉克希望帮助穷人过上更好的生活.
He moved to Chicago.
他搬到了芝加哥。
He helped people learn about new jobs.
他帮助人们学习新工作.
But he wanted to help even more.
但他更想帮忙
Barack wanted to become a lawyer.
巴拉克想成为一名律师.
He wanted to help change laws.
他想帮助改变法律。
He moved to Boston and studied law.
他搬到了波士顿并学习了法律.
Barack at Harvard Law School Barack helped people in this Chicago neighborhood.
哈佛法学院巴拉克 巴拉克帮助了芝加哥附近的人们.
After Barack became a lawyer, he moved back to Chicago.
在巴拉克成为律师后,他搬回了芝加哥.
He helped change laws to make life better for poor people.
他帮助修改了法律,使穷人的生活更加美好.
In Government Barack wanted to help even more.
在政府中,巴拉克希望得到更多的帮助。
He became part of the government of his state.
他成为了本州政府的一部分.
Later, he became part of the government in Washington.
后来他成为了华盛顿政府的一部分.
Barack campaigned for U.
巴拉克为U竞选.
S.
师曰.
Senate in 2004.
2004年参议会.
His family campaigned with him.
他的家人和他一起竞选.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Barack met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson when he moved back to Chicago.
巴拉克在搬回芝加哥时遇到了一位名叫米歇尔·罗宾逊的律师.
They married the next year.
两人次年结婚.
They have two daughters, Malia (mah-LEE-uh) and Sasha.
他们有两个女儿:马利亚(Mah-LE-uh)和萨沙.
Barack made a big speech in 2004.
巴拉克在2004年发表了一个大演讲.
He saw ways to help the United States be a better nation.
他看到了帮助美国成为一个更美好国家的方法.
He asked all Americans to work together.
他要求所有美国人合作.
He spoke about peaceful ways to solve problems.
他谈到以和平方式解决问题。
Many people liked Barack’s speech.
许多人都喜欢巴拉克的演讲。
They liked his message of hope and peace.
他们喜欢他的希望与和平信息。
They liked his clear thinking.
他们喜欢他的清晰思维。
They wanted Barack to be president.
他们希望巴拉克成为总统.
After four years of hard work, Barack was elected president.
经过四年的辛勤工作后,巴拉克被选为总统.
Barack giving an important speech Barack’s two books are best sellers.
巴拉克发表重要演说,
The New President Barack began his job as president on January 20, 2009.
新总统巴拉克于2009年1月20日开始出任总统.
He and his family moved into the White House.
他和家人搬入了白宫.
In October 2009, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.
2009年10月,奥巴马总统获得诺贝尔和平奖.
He received the award for helping to make the world a better and more peaceful place.
他因帮助使世界成为一个更美好更和平的地方而获奖.
Glossary cultures (n.)
词汇文化(不详)
the ideas and customs of different groups of people (p.
不同人群的思想和习俗(p.
7) elected (v.)
7)当选(五.
chosen by people who voted (p.
页:1
4) government a group of people who (n.)
4)对一群(n.
make and enforce laws for a country (p.
为一国制定并执行法律(p.
12) lawyer (n.)
12)律师 (n.
a person whose job is to give people advice about the law or to represent them in court (p.
其工作是向人们提供有关法律的建议或在法庭上代表他们(p.
10) message (n.)
10)电文 (n.
idea (p.
想法(第5页)
14) speech (n.)
14) 演讲 (n.
a talk given by someone to a group of people (p.
由某人向一群人演讲(p.
13) Barack spoke to a big crowd after he was elected president.
13) 巴拉克被选为总统后与一大批人交谈.