The Secret Service
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
内容简介。
4 President of the People.
4人民主席.
7 Life in a Cage.
7 生活在笼子里。
9 A “Slave of His Office”.
9 “他的办公室的奴隶”。
12 On Guard.
12号警备
14 Family Affair.
14 家庭事务。
18 Shades and Sleeves.
18个被子和被子
20 Danger Is Their Business.
20 危险是他们的事。
21 Glossary.
21 词汇表。
24 Introduction All eyes were on Washington D.
导言 所有的眼睛都盯着华盛顿
C.’
（缩写D.C.的末尾）
s newest couple—the Obamas.
奥巴马夫妇
It was January 21, 2009.
这是1月21日,2009年。
Barack Obama had just been sworn in as the first African-American president of the United States.
巴拉克·奥巴马刚刚宣誓就任美国首位非裔美国人总统.
The new president smiled as he walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.
新总统在走下宾夕法尼亚大道去白宫时微笑.
He held hands with the First Lady, Michelle Obama.
他和第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马握了手.
The couple waved to the cheering crowd.
夫妇挥手向欢喜大众.
Nearby, groups of men and women dressed in dark suits, some wearing sunglasses, moved along with the couple.
近来,一群穿黑西装的男女,有的还戴着太阳镜,与夫妇相接而来.
Unlike most people in the crowd, these individuals were not looking at the new president and First Lady.
与人群中的大多数人不同,这些人没有看新总统和第一夫人.
Instead, their eyes were searching the crowd of people lining the street, looking for any hint of danger.
相反,他们的眼睛正在搜索周围的人,寻找任何隐患。
These men and women were agents of the U.
这些男人和女人都是美国特工
S.
师曰.
Secret Service.
特勤处.
The Obamas walk to the White House on Inauguration Day 2009.
奥巴马人在2009年就职日步行到白宫.
Even though it was freezing cold outside, the agents had their suit jackets open and their hands close to their hidden weapons.
尽管外面很冷,但特工们打开了他们的西装夹克,手紧靠着隐藏的武器.
They had sworn an oath to protect the president and had been planning for Inauguration Day for months.
他们宣誓要保护总统,并计划了几个月的就职日。
The agents left nothing to chance.
特工们没有留下什么机会
They had blocked many of Washington’s streets and added security checkpoints.
他们封锁了华盛顿的许多街道并增加了安全检查站。
Soldiers kept careful watch from the tops of buildings.
士兵们从建筑物的顶部仔细监视。
Fighter jets circled overhead.
战斗机在空中盘旋。
Boats patrolled the Potomac River.
船只在波托马克河上巡逻.
Agents even built the president a new car, which they nicknamed “The Beast.”
特务甚至为总统建造了一辆新车,他们取名“野兽”。 “
It looked like a black limousine, but it was really a tank.
它看起来像一辆黑色豪华轿车, 但它真的是一个坦克。
Its eight inches of armor could protect the Obamas from just about anything.
它有八英寸的盔甲 可以保护奥巴马人免受任何伤害
All day, agents stuck close to the first couple as the Obamas made their way from the inaugural parade to dances and balls.
一天,当奥巴马夫妇从就职游行中走进舞步和舞会时,特工们紧贴第一对夫妇.
Nothing bad happened.
什么都没发生
That’s the way it was supposed to be.
事情就是这样的。
The planning and hard work of the Secret Service had paid off.
特勤局的策划和辛勤工作已经得到回报.
It was all in a day’s work.
这都是一天的工作。
Secret Service agents closed off the streets to provide security during the Obama inauguration.
特勤局特工关闭了街道 在奥巴马就职典礼期间提供安保
The door of “The Beast” reveals its thick armor.
“野兽”的门显示其厚厚的盔甲。
President of the People If Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Andrew Jackson had been alive in 2009, they would have been shocked.
如果托马斯·杰斐逊,约翰·亚当斯和安德鲁·杰克逊在2009年活了下来,他们就会震惊.
In their day, only rulers of foreign countries—not the president of the United States—had bodyguards.
在他们的时代,只有外国的统治者——而不是美国总统——有保镖。
In fact, the door to the White House was rarely locked.
事实上,通往白宫的门很少被锁上.
Anyone could pop in, and many did just that.
任何人都可以跳进来, 很多人只是这样做。
In the early days of the United States, people came by to chat or to share a cup of tea with the First Lady and president.
在美国早期,人们经过这里与第一夫人和总统聊天或一起喝茶.
Others came looking for a job or a special favor.
其他人来找工作或特别帮忙
Why were these early presidents so easy to meet with?
为什么这些早期的总统这么容易见面?
The United States was founded as a democracy.
美国建立为一个民主国家。
Americans didn’t want to be ruled by a king or queen who just happened to be born into a royal family.
美国人不想被国王或女王统治,
Instead, Americans wanted to choose their own leaders through elections.
相反,美国人希望通过选举来选择自己的领导人.
Presidents had to listen to the wishes of voters if they wanted to keep their jobs.
总统如果想保住工作,就必须听取选民的愿望。
For their part, Jefferson, Adams, and others made time to meet the people who voted them into office.
就他们而言,杰斐逊,亚当斯等人腾出了时间去会见投票让他们上任的人.
They were happy to talk, shake hands, and hear what people were thinking.
他们乐于交谈,握手,并听到人们的想法.
They wanted to be seen as just like everyone else.
他们想被看成和其他人一样
As the nation grew, so did the threats against the president’s life.
随着国家的增长,对总统生命的威胁也随之增加。
It became difficult to allow people to freely meet with the president while also making sure the nation’s leader was kept safe.
让民众自由会见总统,
Something needed to be done.
需要做点什么。
This engraving from around 1850 shows how the White House used to be open to the general public.
1850年左右的这幅雕刻表明白宫曾经如何向公众开放.
Today, an iron fence surrounds the building.
今天,一个铁栅栏包围了大楼.
President George W.
乔治·W.
Bush greets local people at a diner in Crawford, Texas, in 2004.
布什于2004年在德克萨斯州克劳福德的一家餐馆迎接当地人.
Abraham Lincoln spent his summers at a cottage on the edge of Washington, D.
亚伯拉罕·林肯在华盛顿边缘的一个小屋度过了夏天.
C.
C组
, and often rode his horse three miles to the White House.
经常骑着马去白宫
Life in a Cage Congress formed the Secret Service in 1865, but at first its job wasn’t to protect the president.
1865年凯奇国会成立特勤局,
Instead, Congress wanted the Secret Service to track down and arrest people for printing fake money—a crime called counterfeiting.
国会希望特勤局追查并逮捕伪造钱币的人,
At the time, nearly half the paper money in the United States was fake.
当时,美国近一半的纸币是假的.
The agency got its name because it worked in secret to find and catch counterfeiters.
该机构之所以得名,是因为它秘密地寻找并抓获了伪造者.
The Secret Service began its work three months after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
特勤局在亚伯拉罕·林肯被暗杀后三个月开始工作.
Lincoln was president during the Civil War (1861–1865).
内战期间林肯出任总统(1861–1865).
At the time, many Southern states wanted to leave the Union.
当时,许多南方州想脱离联邦.
The capital city of Washington was full of thieves and plotters.
华盛顿的首都充满了盗贼和阴谋者.
Many people wanted Lincoln dead.
很多人想要林肯死
Some tried to kidnap him.
有人试图绑架他。
Others took shots at him.
其他人向他开枪。
A musket ball knocked Lincoln’s hat off his head one day when he was riding a horse along a country road.
一天,林肯骑着一匹马沿乡村道路行走时,一个步枪球将他的帽子从他头上敲倒.
Allan Pinkerton (seated at left) led the Union Intelligence Service during the Civil War.
国共内战期间,艾伦·平克顿(被左翼扣押)领导了联合情报局.
His agents laid the groundwork for the U.
他的特工为U打下了基础.
S.
师曰.
Secret Service.
特勤处.
Still, Lincoln refused any protection.
尽管如此,林肯拒绝任何保护.
He took walks alone at night to the War Department.
他晚上独自走去作战部
He wanted news of the war.
他想知道战争的消息
“Though it would be safer for a president to live in a cage, it would interfere with his business,” he said.
“尽管总统生活在笼子里会更安全,
Late in the war, Lincoln finally agreed to allow Washington police officers to follow him.
战争后期,林肯最终同意允许华盛顿警察跟随他.
Only one bodyguard was on duty when John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.
当约翰·威尔克斯·布斯于1865年4月14日在华盛顿福特剧院向林肯开枪时,只有一个保镖值班.
A “Slave of His Office” Even after Lincoln’s assassination, it took some time for the government to decide whose job it was to protect the president.
一个“他的办公室的奴隶”即使在林肯被暗杀之后,政府也花了一些时间决定谁的工作是保护总统。
Sometimes the U.
有时U.
S.
师曰.
Army guarded the president.
军队看守总统
Other times, it was the Washington, D.
其他时候是华盛顿
C.
C组
, police department.
警察部门
Not much changed even after President James A.
即使在詹姆斯·A总统之后,变化不大。
Garfield died on the morning of July 2, 1881, after being shot by a man at a Washington train station.
加菲尔德于1881年7月2日上午被华盛顿火车站一名男子开枪打死.
The man had met Garfield earlier at the White House.
这个人早些时候在白宫遇到了加菲尔德.
He asked the president for a job.
他向总统要求工作.
Garfield said no.
加菲尔德说不行
Lincoln was seated in this box at Ford’s Theatre when he was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth.
林肯被约翰·威尔克斯·布斯(John Wilkes Booth)致命枪击后坐在福特剧院的盒子里.
James Garfield was president for only two hundred days before his assassination rocked the nation.
詹姆斯·加菲尔德在被暗杀前,仅仅当了两百天的总统,震撼了全国.
The assassination of a second U.
暗杀了第二个U.
S.
师曰.
president shocked the nation.
总统震惊全国。
The New Y ork T ribune, a leading newspaper of the day, warned against presidential bodyguards.
"新Y Ork T ribune"是当日的主要报纸,对总统保镖发出警告.
The newspaper said guards would make the president a “slave of his office.”
报纸上说,警卫会使总统成为“他的办公室的奴隶”。 “
The next president, Chester A.
下届总统切斯特·A.
Arthur, refused to be followed by the Secret Service, although agents tried.
亚瑟,拒绝被特勤局跟踪,虽然特工们尝试.
Like earlier presidents, Arthur wanted citizens to be able to freely meet with him.
和前几任总统一样,亚瑟希望公民能够自由会见他.
In 1901, President William Mc Kinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York.
1901年,威廉·麦克·金利总统在纽约的布法罗被暗杀.
Afterward, Congress asked the Secret Service to protect all future presidents.
之后,国会要求特勤局保护所有未来的总统.
On Guard The headquarters of the Secret Service is a plain office building not far from the White House.
警卫队 特勤局总部是距离白宫不远的平地办公大楼.
On the ninth floor, agents work quickly to keep track of the people they are protecting.
在九楼,特工们迅速行动 追踪他们保护的人
Besides protecting the president, the Secret Service also guards presidential candidates, officials from other countries, the vice president, and others.
除了保护总统,特勤局还守卫总统候选人,其他国家的官员,副总统等.
William Mc Kinley delivers a speech during his presidential inauguration.
威廉·麦克金利在总统就职典礼上发表演说.
A Secret Service agent guards presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Miami, Florida, on August 13, 2012.
一名特勤局特工在2012年8月13日于佛罗里达州迈阿密举行的竞选活动中守卫总统候选人米特·罗姆尼.
The agency also gives protection at special events, including the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl.
该机构还在包括奥运会和超级碗在内的特别活动中提供保护.
Every day, the Secret Service learns of new threats against the people they are protecting, including the president.
每天,特勤局都知道他们正在保护的人,包括总统受到新的威胁.
The threats can come over the telephone, in the mail, or over the Internet.
这些威胁可以通过电话、邮件或因特网发出。
A Secret Service agent stands guard at a football stadium.
一个特勤局特工在足球场站岗
Important Dates in Secret Service History Congress creates the Secret Service Division on July 5 to battle counterfeiting of U.
"特务史上的重要日期"大会于7月5日创建特务分会以打击伪造U.
S.
师曰.
currency.
货币。
The agency is part of the U.
该机构是U的一部分.
S.
师曰.
Treasury Department.
财政部.
Congress increases the power of the Secret Service to investigate “frauds against the government,” such as land swindles.
国会增加了特勤局调查"针对政府的欺诈"的权力,如土地诈骗.
Congress requests that the Secret Service begin protecting presidents following the assassination of President William Mc Kinley.
国会要求特勤局在威廉·麦克·金利总统被暗杀后开始保护总统.
President Woodrow Wilson directs the Secret Service to investigate foreign spies in the United States.
伍德罗·威尔逊总统指示特勤局调查美国的外国间谍.
Congress forms the White House Police to guard the building.
国会组成白宫警察来守卫大楼.
The Secret Service begins protecting the president’s family.
特勤局开始保护总统的家人。
Congress allows the Secret Service to protect former presidents and their spouses.
国会允许特勤局保护前总统及其配偶.
The Secret Service becomes part of the Department of Homeland Security following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
特勤局在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击后成为国土安全部的一部分.
Family Affair The Secret Service rarely leaves the president’s side.
家庭事务 特勤局很少离开总统一方。
They are there, whether the president is on vacation, playing golf, or meeting with foreign leaders.
他们在那里,无论是总统在度假,打高尔夫球,还是会见外国领导人.
Teams of agents follow the president’s every move.
总统一举一动,
They also stick close to the first family.
他们也紧贴着第一家族
Their presence can sometimes cause problems, especially for the president’s children.
他们的出现有时会造成问题,
It can be difficult to be a child of the president.
做总统的孩子可能很困难
Their every move is watched.
他们的一举一动都被监视着
They can’t go to the mall whenever they wish like other children or go to their friend’s house after school.
他们不能像其他孩子一样,
If they do, the Secret Service has to be nearby.
如果他们这样做,特勤局 必须在附近。
Sometimes kids rebel.
有时孩子会叛逆
Theodore Roosevelt had six children.
西奥多·罗斯福有六个孩子.
One son, Quentin, climbed onto the roof of the White House and threw snowballs at Secret Service agents.
一个儿子昆廷爬上白宫的屋顶,向特勤局特工投掷了雪球.
Archie and Quentin, sons of President Theodore Roosevelt, pose for a photo with White House police officers.
西奥多·罗斯福总统之子阿奇和昆汀为白宫警官出场取相.
Agents take every threat seriously and investigate it.
探员们认真对待每一个威胁并进行调查.
Sometimes agents meet with the person who made the threat to ask them questions.
有时特工会与威胁者见面,向他们提问.
Most of the threats are not serious.
大多数威胁并不严重。
Sometimes people make a threat but don’t really plan to hurt anyone.
有时人们威胁别人,
Some threats, though, are very serious.
然而,一些威胁是非常严重的。
Agents keep careful watch on people who might really try to follow through on their threat.
特工们要小心地监视那些 可能真正想追踪他们威胁的人
A Secret Service agent greets a Chicago police officer while on assignment.
特勤局特工在执行任务时迎接芝加哥警察.
Shades and Sleeves It’s not hard to spot a Secret Service agent.
阴影和袖子 发现特勤局特工并不难。
Just look for the man or woman wearing sunglasses.
找那个戴太阳镜的男女
The glasses allow the agent to see what people in a crowd are doing, even in bright sunlight.
眼镜可以让毒剂看到人群中的人在做什么,即使在阳光明媚的阳光下也是如此.
Agents also wear a tiny speaker in their ear.
特工们耳朵里还戴着个小扬声器
That’s because the Secret Service has its own communication system.
因为特勤局有自己的通讯系统。
The speaker allows agents to hear directions from a special command unit.
扬声器允许特工听到一个特别指挥单位的指示.
Agents often look as if they are whispering words into the sleeve of their clothing.
特工们经常把话说在衣袖里
Inside the sleeve is a tiny microphone that allows agents to talk to one another.
袖子内有一台小麦克风,可以让特工们互相交谈.
Sunglasses and communications earpieces are often worn by agents on duty.
眼镜和通讯耳机经常被值班的特务所穿.
Barbara and Jenna Bush, the twin daughters of President George W.
芭芭拉和简娜·布什是乔治·W总统的双胞胎女儿.
Bush, just wanted to be normal teenagers.
布什,只是想成为正常的青少年。
They were upset that they couldn’t take a walk or go shopping without agents following them.
他们很不高兴,
Jenna once snuck out of the White House to escape her security team.
Jenna曾经从白宫溜出,以躲避她的保安队伍.
First Ladies also often get tired of having armed guards following their every move.
第一夫人们也常常厌倦在每次行动后都有武装警卫.
“We love them dearly and they do a great job,” says Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama说:“我们非常爱他们,
She also says that sometimes she would like to “sneak out” and “walk out the front door” without them.
她还说,有时她想“溜出”和“走出正门”,而没有他们。
Barbara and Jenna Bush sometimes grew tired of Secret Service protection.
芭芭拉和珍娜·布什有时对特勤局的保护感到厌倦.
Why do Secret Service agents keep doing their job if it is so dangerous?
特勤局的特工为什么还要继续做他们的工作?
It’s more than a job.
这不仅仅是一份工作。
By protecting the president, agents are serving their country.
通过保护总统,特工正在为国家服务。
The death of a president can change the course of history.
总统之死可以改变历史进程.
That’s why thirty-five Secret Service agents, officers, and other agency workers have given their lives in the line of duty.
因此特勤局的35名特勤人员、军官和其他机关工作人员在执行任务时献出生命。
Secret Service agents are trained to “take a bullet” for the president.
特勤局人员接受过为总统“取出子弹”的培训。
As long as there are people willing to harm America’s elected leader, there will be Secret Service agents sworn to stop them.
只要有人愿意伤害美国民选领导人,就会有特勤局特工宣誓要阻止他们.
President Barack Obama is flanked by agents after flying to Tampa, Florida, aboard Air Force One.
巴拉克·奥巴马总统在飞到佛罗里达州坦帕后,乘坐空军一号飞机被特工从侧翼包围.
Danger Is Their Business President Ronald Reagan was leaving a Washington, D.
危险就是他们的生意 总统罗纳德·里根正离开华盛顿
C.
C组
, hotel after giving a speech.
演讲后的旅馆
Pop!
老爸! 滚开!
Pop!
老爸! 滚开!
Pop!
老爸! 滚开!
Someone was firing a pistol.
有人开枪了
Agent Timothy McCarthy quickly responded.
蒂莫西·麦卡锡探员迅速响应.
He used his body to shield Reagan from the shooter.
他用他的身体来保护里根免受枪手的伤害.
McCarthy was struck by a bullet.
麦卡锡被一发子弹击中.
He later recovered from his wounds.
他后来从伤口中恢复过来。
Another agent, Dennis McCarthy, grabbed the attacker and stopped the shooting.
另一位特工丹尼斯·麦卡锡抓住了袭击者并阻止了枪击.
Although he was wounded, Reagan survived the attack.
虽然他受了伤,但里根在袭击中活了下来.
“I forgot to duck,” he famously said.
他说:“我忘记躲了。”
Still, President Reagan’s close call shows the dangers that Secret Service agents face.
尽管如此,里根总统的亲切呼声显示了特勤局特工们面临的危险.
President Ronald Reagan waves to the crowd just moments before being shot on March 30, 1981.
罗纳德·里根总统在1981年3月30日被枪杀前 向人群挥手
Code Names Every president in modern times has had one.
代码名称 现代的每个总统都有一个
Bill Clinton’s was “Eagle.”
比尔·克林顿是“Eagle”。 “
Ronald Reagan went by “Rawhide.”
罗纳德·里根用“Rawhide”。 “
John F.
约翰·F.
Kennedy’s was “Lancer.”
肯尼迪是“蓝瑟 ” 。
Actually, every person the Secret Service protects gets a code name.
事实上,每个特勤局保护的人都会得到一个代号.
It allows agents to avoid mixing up the names of people they are protecting.
它可以让特工们避免混淆他们所保护的人的名字.
It’s also a good way to keep the subject of the agents’ conversations a secret.
也是个好办法,
Where do code names come from?
代号是哪里来的?
President Reagan was an actor who starred in many Western movies.
里根总统是一名演员,主演了多部西方电影.
“Rawhide” is an old Western term for the animal skins worn by Native Americans and cowboys.
“Rawhide”是美国原住民和牛仔所穿戴的动物皮肤的西方古老名词。
Reagan’s wife, Nancy, went by “Rainbow” because she often wore brightly colored clothes.
Reagan的妻子Nancy用 " Rainbow " 作词,因为她经常穿有明亮色彩的衣服。
Vice President Dick Cheney loved to fish.
副总统迪克·切尼喜欢钓鱼.
He went by the code name “ Angler,” which is another word for a fisherman.
他使用“Angler”这个代号,这是渔民的另一个词。
Even people whom the Secret Service does not protect get names.
即使是特勤局不保护的人也会得到名字
The singer Frank Sinatra was a friend of President Kennedy.
歌手弗兰克·西纳特拉是肯尼迪总统的朋友.
The Secret Service called him “Napoleon,” after the French general.
特勤局在法国将领之后称他为"拿破仑".
As for President Obama, his code name is “Renegade,” and the First Lady is “Renaissance.”
至于奥巴马总统,他的代号是“Renegade”,第一夫人是“Renaissance”。 “
Their daughters, Malia and Sasha, are “Radiance” and “Rosebud.”
他们的女儿Malia和Sasha是“Radiance”和“Rosebud”。 “
Glossary agents (n.)
词汇代理 (n.)
people, such as spies, guards, or investigators, who have been given the authority to act on behalf of a government (p.
被授权代表政府行事的人,如间谍、警卫或调查人员(p.
4) assassinated (v.)
4)被暗杀(五.
killed by a surprise attack (p.
被突然袭击致死(p.
10) bodyguards (n.)
10) 保镖 (n.
people whose job is to keep someone safe (p.
他们的工作是保护某人的安全(p.
7) candidates (n.)
7) 候选人(不详)
people who seek to be elected or chosen (p.
寻求当选或被选的人(p.
14) Congress (n.)
14) 国会(n.
the highest lawmaking body of the U.
是美国最高立法机构
S.
师曰.