Barack Obama
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Growing Up.
4"成长".
5 Finding His Way.
五寻他道.
9 Getting into Politics.
9"进入政治.
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Every child dreams about growing up.
导言 每个孩子都梦想着成长
Some children know what they want to be as adults.
有些孩子知道自己想成为成年人
Others have no idea.
另一些人对此一无所知。
Some do not find a direction for their life until they are adults.
有些人直到成年才找到自己的生活方向。
This is the story of just such a child.
这就是这样一个孩子的故事。
Things happened in his life that made him feel as though he did not fit in.
他一生中发生的事情 让他觉得自己不适合
He was bothered by many things around him.
他被周围的很多事困扰着
Over time, those things helped him discover his path in life.
随着时间的推移,这些东西帮助他发现了自己的人生道路.
He developed a strong desire to improve the world.
他发展出改善世界的强烈愿望.
That desire led him to become president of the United States of America.
这一愿望导致他成为美利坚合众国总统。
Growing Up Barack Obama Jr.
小巴拉克·奥巴马长大.
—called Barry during his childhood—was born in 1961 in Hawaii.
1961年生于夏威夷。
His mother was from the state of Kansas.
他的母亲是堪萨斯州人.
His father was from the country of Kenya, in Africa.
他的父亲来自肯尼亚,在非洲.
His parents met and married while they were students at the University of Hawaii.
他的父母在夏威夷大学学生期间相遇并结婚.
The marriage did not last.
婚姻没有持续到底。
By the time Barry was four, his father had moved back to Kenya.
到了巴里四岁时,他的父亲已经搬回了肯尼亚.
Barry’s mother married a man from Indonesia when Barry was six.
Barry的母亲在Barry六岁时嫁给了一名来自印度尼西亚的男子.
The family moved from Hawaii to Indonesia.
家人从夏威夷搬到了印度尼西亚.
Barry sometimes felt strange being so far from Hawaii.
巴里有时觉得离夏威夷这么远很奇怪.
He felt he was not part of the community where he now lived.
他认为他不属于他现在居住的社区。
His parents were of different races and from different continents.
他的父母来自不同的种族,来自不同的大陆。
Barry wondered who he was and where he belonged in the world.
巴里想知道他是谁 和他属于世界。
Young Barry with his mother, Ann Do You Know?
年轻的巴里和他的母亲,安 你知道吗?
While Barry lived in Indonesia, he learned what it meant to be very poor.
巴里在印度尼西亚居住期间,他学到了非常贫穷的意义.
Many Indonesian families struggled each day just to have enough food to eat.
许多印尼家庭每天都在挣扎,
Barry’s mother taught him about races and cultural groups.
巴里的母亲教他种族和文化团体.
She told him about slavery and civil rights in the United States.
她告诉他在美国的奴隶制和公民权利.
Barry also learned about important African Americans who helped to improve the world.
巴里还了解了帮助改善世界的重要非裔美国人.
Barry’s mother wanted him to be proud of his background.
巴里的母亲希望他对自己的背景感到骄傲.
But Barry also learned that some people were ashamed of the color of their skin.
但巴里也得知一些人对皮肤的颜色感到羞愧.
And he learned about people who thought others were bad just because of their skin color or religion.
他了解到有些人认为别人是坏人 只是因为他们的肤色或宗教。
Barry was confused.
巴里当时很困惑.
It was a lot for a young boy to think about.
对于一个年轻的男孩来说,这是很多事情。
Barry lived in Indonesia for four years.
巴里在印度尼西亚居住了四年.
Then, his mother thought he could get a better education in the United States.
后来他的母亲认为他可以在美国获得更好的教育.
So in 1971, when he was ten, she sent Barry back to Hawaii.
所以1971年他十岁时,她把巴里送回了夏威夷.
He lived with his grandparents while he went to school.
他上学时与外祖父母同住.
In Hawaii, Barry again felt like an outsider.
在夏威夷,巴里再次感觉自己像个外人.
He was one of only two African American students in his class.
他是他班里仅有的两个非裔美国人学生之一.
Some of his classmates made fun of his unusual name.
他的一些同学取笑他不寻常的名字.
Barry learned black students were not allowed to go to the library with white students in 1961.
巴里学习了黑人学生,1961年不允许与白人学生去图书馆.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
In high school, Barry read books to help him work through his difficult feelings.
高中时期,巴里阅读了书籍来帮助他度过困难的感情.
He learned about important African Americans who felt like outsiders but who had successfully found their way in the world.
他了解到一些重要的非裔美国人,他们觉得自己是外人,却成功地在世界中找到了自己的路.
He was inspired by leaders who believed in peaceful social change.
他受到信奉和平社会变革的领导人的启发.
U.
吴.
S.
师曰.
civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
民权领袖小马丁·路德·金.
inspired Barry.
启发了巴里
Finding His Way Barry graduated from high school in Hawaii.
寻找他的方式巴里从夏威夷高中毕业.
Then he went to college in Los Angeles.
后在洛杉矶上大学.
Barry started using his Kenyan name, Barack, which means “blessed.”
Barry开始使用他的肯尼亚名字Barack, “
He learned that he didn’t have to choose between his white and black backgrounds.
他得知自己不必在白人和黑人背景之间做出选择。
He was both.
他俩都是
Barack wanted to learn how laws and government worked.
巴拉克想了解法律和政府是如何运作的.
He wanted to help change some of the unfair things he saw.
他想帮助改变他看到的一些不公平的事情.
Starting in 1981, he studied politics at a university in New York City.
从1981年开始,他在纽约一所大学学习政治.
In 1983, he graduated from the university.
1983年,从大学毕业.
Barack wanted to help people in communities.
巴拉克希望帮助社区里的人。
He wanted to involve people in creating better lives for themselves.
他想让人们参与为自己创造更好的生活.
He also wanted local laws changed so people would be treated fairly.
他还希望改变地方法律,使人们得到公平待遇。
Barack found a job and moved to Chicago in 1985.
巴拉克找到了一份工作,于1985年搬到了芝加哥.
He led an organization that helped people in poor neighborhoods improve their lives.
他领导了一个组织,帮助贫困街区的人们改善生活.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
While Barack worked in Chicago, he helped many people.
在巴拉克在芝加哥工作期间,他帮助了许多人.
Americans who had lost their jobs when factories closed.
工厂倒闭时失去工作的美国人.
people lived.
人们活着。
young people who wanted to go to college.
想要上大学的年轻人
• He managed a program to sign up new voters.
• 支助 他管理了一个计划来注册新选民.
He encouraged people to get involved in politics and work for fairer laws.
他鼓励人们参政并致力于更公平的法律.
After finishing law school, Barack moved back to Chicago.
法学院毕业后,巴拉克搬回了芝加哥.
He worked for a law company.
他在一家律师公司工作
He met a lawyer named Michelle, and they became friends.
他遇到了一位名叫米歇尔的律师,两人成为了朋友.
Barack invited her along when he visited some of the people he had helped in the 1980s.
巴拉克在拜访他在1980年代帮助过的人时邀请了她.
Michelle was moved by Barack’s desire to help people and improve the world.
米歇尔被巴拉克帮助人民和改善世界的愿望所感动.
Barack and Michelle married in 1992.
巴拉克和米歇尔于1992年结婚.
Barack with Mama Sara Obama, his Kenyan grandmother Barack and Michelle Obama with their daughters, Malia (mah-LEE-uh), 6, right, and Sasha, 3, in 2004 Barack entered a very good law school near Boston in 1988.
巴拉克与马玛·萨拉·奥巴马,他的肯尼亚外祖母巴拉克和米歇尔·奥巴马并肩出任女儿,马利亚(英语:Malia (mah-LE-uh))6岁,对;而萨沙(英语:Sasha, 3)于2004年巴拉克于1988年进入波士顿附近的一所非常优秀的法学院.
He earned a law degree in 1991.
1991年获法学学位.
Barack’s work in Chicago made him happy because he was helping poor people.
巴拉克在芝加哥的工作让他高兴,因为他在帮助穷人.
But he saw that to make lasting changes, he would need to learn how to change laws.
但是,为了作出持久的改变,他需要学习如何改变法律。
By changing unfair laws, communities could improve the lives of their people.
通过改变不公平的法律,社区可以改善其人民的生活。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Before entering law school in 1988, Barack traveled to Kenya for the first time.
1988年入法学院前,巴拉克首次前往肯尼亚.
His father had died six years earlier.
他的父亲六年前就去世了。
But Barack met many relatives, including his grandmother.
但是巴拉克遇到了许多亲戚,包括他的外祖母.
Getting into Politics Barack had become a lawyer to help people.
进入政治巴拉克已经成为帮助人们的律师。
But he soon saw that helping people as a lawyer was slow.
但他很快看到帮助人们做律师的速度很慢.
He decided that entering politics and changing laws would be a faster way to help.
他决定,进入政治和改变法律是更快的帮助方式.
In 1996, he won a seat in his state’s senate.
1996年,他赢得了本州参议院的一个席位.
In 2004, he won a seat in the U.
2004年,他获得U席位.
S.
师曰.
Senate.
参议院。
Barack gave a hopeful speech at a meeting of the Democratic Party in 2004.
巴拉克在2004年民主党一次会议上发表了有希望的讲话.
He asked all Americans to work together to help the United States become an even greater country.
他要求所有美国人共同努力,帮助美国成为一个更伟大的国家.
Barack’s words inspired many people.
巴拉克的话激励了许多人。
Some of them wanted Barack to run for president in 2008.
有些人希望巴拉克在2008年竞选总统.
They were inspired by Barack’s clear thinking and his respect for all people.
他们受到巴拉克清晰思想的启发,
They wanted a president who believed in peaceful ways to solve problems.
他们想要一个相信和平方法解决问题的总统.
Barack and Michelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia campaigned for Barack to be U.
巴拉克和米歇尔·奥巴马带着女儿萨沙和马利亚为巴拉克竞选U.
S.
师曰.
senator in 2004.
2004年出任参议员.
Barack spoke during the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
巴拉克在2004年民主国民大会期间发言.
Conclusion Barack began his job as president on January 20, 2009.
结论巴拉克于2009年1月20日开始出任总统.
He, his wife, and their two daughters moved into the White House.
他,他的妻子,以及他们的两个女儿都搬入了白宫.
In October 2009, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to make the world a better place.
2009年10月,奥巴马总统因帮助使世界更美好而获得诺贝尔和平奖.
Glossary ashamed (adj.)
词汇羞耻(adj.)
embarrassed (p.
尴尬(p.
7) civil rights (n.)
7) 公民权利 (n.)
legal, social, and economic rights that guarantee freedom and equality for all citizens (p.
保障所有公民自由和平等的法律、社会和经济权利(第3页)。
7) continents (n.)
7) 大陆 (n.
the main landmasses on Earth, including Africa, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Antarctica (p.
地球上的主要地块,包括非洲,南美,亚洲,欧洲,北美,澳大利亚和南极洲(p.
6) inspired (v.)
6)启发 (五.
prompted to be brave or creative (p.
被激励勇敢或有创意(p.
14) local (adj.)
14) 当地(adj.
limited to a city, or other specific place (p.
仅限于城市,或其他特定地点(p.
10) moved (v.)
10)被移动(五.
caused to have strong feelings (p.
导致产生强烈的感情(p.
12) outsider (n.)
12)外生 (n.
a person who does not belong to a group or who feels as though he or she does not belong (p.
不属于某一群体或认为自己不属于某一群体的人(p.
8) races (n.)
8) 种族(n.
populations of humans as defined by skin color and features or by genetics (p.
按肤色和特征或遗传学定义的人类种群(p.
6) slavery (n.)
6) 奴役(n.
the state or condition of being a slave, or the property of another person (p.
作为奴隶的状态或条件,或他人的财产(p.
7) “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.
7) “如果我们等待其他人或其他时间,变化就不会出现。
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
我们正是我们一直在等待的人。
We are the change that we seek.”
我们是我们所寻求的变化。 “
Barack Obama spoke to a huge crowd after being elected president on November 4, 2008.
巴拉克·奥巴马于2008年11月4日被选为总统后,与一大批群众交谈.