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里根总统就职经典演讲附参考译文(上)

2012-03-30来源:和谐英语

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1. idle a. 懒惰的;无所事事的

Spring makes everyone feel idle.
春天使每个人都觉得懒洋洋的。

2. deficit n. 不足额;赤字

a foreign trade deficit
外贸逆差

3. mortgage V. 抵押

The house was mortgaged to the bank for fifty thousand dollars.
这所房子抵押给银行借得五万元。

4. upheaval n. 动乱;激变;剧变

Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.
大批失业会导致社会动乱。

5. bastion n. 堡垒

These clubs are the last bastions of male privilege.
这些俱乐部是男性特权的最后堡垒。