英语词汇讲义

突破大学词汇
Woosir
I love new words 我热爱新单词
Words are the power of life单词是人生的力量
Words express my feelings单词可以表达感情
Words express my thoughts单词可以表达思想
I love to impress people with amazing words
我喜欢用非凡的单词，给人留下深刻印象
Words can make my vocabulary a powerful weapon.
单词让我的词汇成为有力的武器
Words are my key to beautiful English
单词是我说漂亮英语的秘诀

强烈的信念
Every day and in every way, I'm getting better and better.
You will never know, what you will get until you try.
What pains us trains us.
To get ahead, I have to work long hours and take short vacations.
I will live every single day with absolute passion.
Today is a great day to live life crazily!
I live life crazily every day.
今天是美好的一天，要疯狂生活！我每天都疯狂地生活。
大量的行动
Actions speak louder than words.
Practice makes perfect.
行动克服恐惧，行动就是力量！
坚持
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

词汇的重要性：
大厦的基石；口语、阅读、听力、作文
人在什么情况下记忆力好？
七分饱；兴奋状态；睡觉之前；及时复习，不同场合出现7次以上。
如何背单词？
1、 例句记单词
Confidence
I have a lot of confidence. / I have every confidence in you.
2、 Determined坚决的，下定决心的
What makes you work so hard?
I am determined to attain my purpose at any cost.
3、 License
Have you got a driver’s license?
You are absolutely right.
4、 谐音记单词；
Envelope/Pest/Nutrition/obstinate/flirt/chaos/exhaust/schedule一个早死的他/robust/frugal“腐乳就够了” 节俭的 sting “死叮” → 蜇、咬 /luxury “力士香皂，奢侈” → 奢侈/dialect 嗲
5、 英文歌曲记单词
Imagination, passion,isolation,insane,survive,lonely
第一次亲密接触intimate亲密的，隐私的
形象记单词；
isolate夜已深
还有什麽人
让你这样醒着数伤痕
为何临睡前会想要留一盏灯
6、 词根记单词
Port/portable/Transport/Passport
Trans
Translate/Transplant/transmit
transfuse=trans（across）+ fus（pour）+e血液从一个人的身上跨越到另一个人的身上，“输血”
telegraph=tele（远程）＋graph“电报”
telescope=tele + scope（范围）把远处非常大的一个范围传到你的眼前，“望远镜”
scope例：beyond the scope of people’s imagination（超越了人们的想象）
television=tele + vision（图象）把远处的图象传到了近处，“电视”
vision的其他含义：洞察力（如a statesman with great vision一个非常有洞察力的政治家）；视力
telephone
Pose
/Positon/Expose
Our skin is exposed to the sunshine.
Compose
com=together一起
compress一大堆东西一起来压，表示v“压缩”
pose=put摆放
depose“罢免”Expose

暴露
把乐谱，休止符放在一起那表示“作曲”的意思。作曲家就是composer
把图标、表格放在一起，那表示“作图”的意思。
把写作素材放在一起就是“写作”的意思。composition 作文
把化学元素放在一起就是“合成”的意思。
confess“倾诉，忏悔，坦白”
fess=speak
con=fully
professor=pro（forward）+fess（speak）+or （人）“教授”
progress=pro（forward）+gress（go）“进步”
confess 表示完全说给你听，把你心中的痛苦完全告诉给你的朋友，这叫“倾诉”，把你心中不想说的告诉给全班同学，这叫“坦白”，把你曾经的罪恶告诉给牧师，这叫“忏悔”，confession忏悔录（卢梭）
Inter/Internet/International/Interchange/
interview（老板和雇员相互地看一下，“面试”）→preview（pre之前，预览）
predict（pre之前，dict表示“说”，在事情之前说出来，“预言，预计”）
Uni唯一的，统一的
Uniform, united, unique,universe
universe唯一存在的又不停旋转的事物，“宇宙”（uniform制服，reform，unite统一，unique唯一的）
reverse=re（against）+verse向对立面旋转，“翻转，颠倒”（一百八十度）
versatile无论到哪里都能玩得转，八面灵珑“多才多艺的”
De向下
Grade
Degrade
Upgrade
Norm 标准
Normal abnormal
abuse 滥用（职权）
order 顺序
disorder 杂乱无章，使神经错乱，混乱
discover 发现
cover 覆盖
close 关闭
disclose 揭示，揭露
like 喜欢
dislike 不喜欢，讨厌
inclined- disinclined （to do）不喜欢做某事
close- disclose发现；揭示
Press压
Impress/express/compress
Pression
What impressed you the most about Changshu?
Oppress压迫 the opressed
eject（向外投掷，喷射，录音机上的“弹射”键）→ject（投掷，喷射jet）
projector=pro（向前）+ jector可以向前喷射一道光柱的东西，“投影仪”
inject=in + ject向内喷射，“注射”
object=ob（=against，如obstruct） + ject律师经常跳起来大叫“我反对！”，其实这个词根本的含义是“向对立面投掷”，在法庭辩论上经常是，律师们唇枪舌剑不说，还要动手，就开始向对方投掷一些乱七八糟的东西，比如鞋呀鞋垫之类的。这个单词作名词时表“物体”
subject=sub（向下，如submarine海洋下面行驶的舰船，潜艇；subway道路以下，地铁）+ ject向下扔，作动词“使遭受，使受罪”，作名词表“主题”
例句：The parents are unwilling to subject their children to the unhappiness of divorce.
其中subject…to…是使某人遭受某事的意思
医院相关：
Cough/headache/infectious disease/flu/emergency case急诊/outpatient/injecting room/physician/surgeon/examine/prescription/tablet/drug/herb
7、 联想记单词（摘自新东方）
今天又是一个Friday，俺无

事可做idleness ，人也lazy，班长通知我，今天晚上有个party，一想到晚会上会assemble(聚集)无数lady，心里感到阵阵happy。今晚上帝对俺特别mercy(仁慈)，在墙角居然坐着个fairy（仙女），lonely的眼神，迷人的appearance(外表)，给我留下深刻的impression(印象)。于是我决定把握住这次opportunity(机会)，上前说Hi,baby!她看也不看就说busy，眼神中透出indifference(冷漠)。我说俺多少也算一celebrity(名人)。这一招果然effective。她非常感兴趣地说really，我摆个pose说看我像不像snoopy，她说，切，那我就是lovely kitty。就这样我认识了我的honey，听起来有点像神奇的fantasy（幻想）
honeymoon蜜月

8、 绕口令突破发音和词汇
She sells seashells on the shining seashore, and the shells she sells on the seashore are seashells I am sure.
Birds of feather flock together.
There are 33,333 feathers on that thrush’s throat.
9、 生活中做有心人
CD/DC/DV/VCD/ATM/IBM/APEC/WHO/WTO/SMS/CEO/BBB/SSS/EMS/HBP/ASAP/FDA/IQ/EQ/GPS/LCD/EXPWY/NPC/
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
WYMM/BTW/ICU/MBA/DJ/DIY/MC/R/Micphone Controller/3G，3rd Generation的缩写，指第三代移动通信技术 PDA＝portable digital assistant
mental below average
Executive
Safeguard/robust/refine/rejoice/founder/foundation（机构，基础）/futures“期货”/securities证券
Executive
connecting people
诺基亚手机品牌的著名广告词，有双关意，一方面表示手机将人与人联接起来，另一方面手机的每一项改进都与人的需要联系起来，因此最好译法为“以人为本”
inspire the next
“永远激发下一个灵感”，“日立”
communication knows no bounds
“沟通无极限”，运用：reading/net knows no bounds
钻石恒久远，……
Take time to indulge． 尽情享受吧！（雀巢冰激凌）
The taste is great. 味道好极了。（雀巢咖啡）
Intelligence everywhere. 智慧演绎，无处不在。（摩托罗拉手机）
We integrate, you communicate. 我们集大成，您超越自我。（三菱电工）
No business too small, no problem too big. ....没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题。 （ibm公司）
Generation Next.(Pepsi)
新的一代。（百事）
Communication unlimited.(Motorola)
沟通无极限。（摩托罗拉）
您所拨打的电话已关机……
停机disconneted
超市食品Black pepper taste/ Disposable/Flavor/Wealthy family/brilliant/milk chocolate/potato chips/spring rolls/cucumber/coffee mate/authentic original flavor/bean taste青豆味/nutri-Express/Instant milk powder/Slice noodles

例句记单词，简单单词热身：

1. important adj. 重要的
☆ It's important to eat healthy food.
饮食健康很重要。
2. necessary adj. 必须的；必要的
☆ It's not necessary to thank me.
不需要感谢我。
3. convenience n. 便利；方便

☆ Please call me at your earliest convenience.
请尽快打电话给我。
4. determination n. 决心
☆ It takse a lot of determination to succeed.
要成功就要下很大的决心。
5. adequate adj. 足够的；适当的
☆ His English is not adequate to study abroad.
他的英语水平不足以令他去国外学习。
6. perseverance n. 毅力；不屈不挠的精神
☆ I admire your perseverance.
我钦佩你的毅力。
7. environment n. 环境
☆ We should care more about the environment.
我们应该更加关注环境。
8. understanding n. 理解；谅解；体谅
☆ I really need your understanding.
我真的需要你的体谅。
9. resources n. 资源
☆ Don't waste our natural resources.
不要浪费我们的自然资源。
10. accomplishment n. 成就
☆ You should be proud of your accomplishment.
你应该为你取得的成就感到骄傲。
11. creativity n. 创造力
☆ We need creativity to solve this problem.
要解决这个问题，我们需要创造力。
12. circumstances n. 环境；境况
☆ Never blame your circumstances.
永远不要埋怨客观环境。
13. permanent adj. 永久的；不变的
☆ Please write down your permanent address.
请写下您的长住地址。
14. temporary adj. 暂时的；临时的
☆ This job is only temporary.
这份工作只是暂时的。
15. complicated adj. 复杂的
☆I think English grammar is too complicated.
我觉得英语语法太复杂了。
16. unfortunately adv. 不幸地
☆ Unfortunately, I didn't get your message.
很不走运，我没有收到你的信息。
17. productive adj. 富有成效的
☆ I had a productive day.
我过了充实的一天。
18. Significant adj. 有重大意义的；显著的
☆ I made significant progress this month in learning English.
这个月，我的英语学习取得了显著的进步。
19. compromise n.& v. 妥协；折衷
☆ Compromise is always necessary.
妥协总是有必要的。
20. attitude n. 态度
☆ She has a great attitude.
她态度很端正。
21. experience n. 经验
☆ I don't have much experience with computers.
我没怎么用过电脑。
22. friendship n. 友谊
☆ I really appreciate your friendship.
我真的很感谢你的友谊。
23. difference n. 差异；差别
☆It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.
你今天去也好, 明天去也好, 关系不大。

1. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.
A) hurt C) spoiled
B) damaged D) harmed
2. There were some _____ flowers on the table.
A) artificial C) false
B) unnatural D) unreal
3. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
A) rate C) pace
B) speed D) denied

4. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored C) refused
B) neglected D) denied
5. There's little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.
A) retain C) maintain

B) endure D) survive

6. Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not
been met.
A) destroy C) assume
B) resist D) cancel
7. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _____ .
A) gaps C) length
B) intervals D) distance
8. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A) form C) look
B) view D) sight
9. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _____ sicknesses.
A) normal C) average
B) ordinary D) regular
10. This hotel _____ $60 for a single room with bath.
A) charges C) prices
B) increase D) claims

11. The government is trying to do something to _____ better understanding between the two countries.
A) raise C) heighten
B) increase D) promote
12. I'm very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A) interfered C) impressed
B) offended D) bothered

13. The price of beer _____ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
A) altered C) separated
B) ranged D) differed
14. Although they plant trees in this area every year the tops of some hills are still _____.
A) bland C) vacant
B) hollow D) bare
15. Medical care reform has become this country's most important public health _____.
A) question C) matter
B) stuff D) issue
16. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should _____ his findings
in logical order and clear language.
A) furnish C) raise
B) propose D) present
17. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _____ with the open countryside and homegrown
food.
A) tied C) involved
B) bound D) associated
18. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and from
face to face.
A) change C) alter
B) vary D) convert
19. It has been revealed that some government leaders _____ their authority and position to get
illegal for themselves.
A) employ C) abuse
B) take D) overlook
20. Writing is a slow process, requiring _____ thought, time, and effort.
A) significant C) enormous
B) considerable D) numerous

21. New York _____ second in the production of 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A) ranked C) arranged
B) occupied D) classified
22. I caught a _____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision C) look
B) glimpse D) scene
23. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _____
and many houses collapsed.
A) wrecked C) torn
B) spoiled D) injured
阅读理解：
The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers’ money.
Sometimes adver

tising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offer to dieters（节食者）with the message that there were fewer calories（热量单位，大卡）in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic（适合于节食的）, but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.
On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.
Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.

As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease—especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious (有营养的) foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.
The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely “not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body’s special needs. Both types have simply been called “well.” In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body’s condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be “well,” in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. “Wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people c

an strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

时事学单词：
CCTV fire caused by illegal fireworks
China Central Television apologized on Tuesday for the massive fire that engulfed part of its new headquarters in eastern Beijing. Monday night's blaze resulted in the death of a firefighter and injured seven other people.
Illegal not allowed by the law
massive very large, heavy and solid
engulf to surround or to cover sb/sth completely
The fire broke out at about 8:30 on Monday evening. Over 50 fire engines and some 600 firefighters were dispatched to fight the blaze. Party Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee Liu Qi and Party publicity chief Liu Yunshan, arrived at the scene shortly after the fire started.
The fire was put out at 2:00 on Tuesday morning. The main structure of the building was not seriously affected.
Dispatch: to send sb/sth somewhere, especially for a special purpose
publicity: Publicity is information or actions that are intended to attract the public's attention to someone or something.

Initial investigations show the fire was caused by illegal powerful fireworks set off in the open space southwest of the building. The cultural center of the CCTV complex was still under construction. The case is under police investigation.
Initial: You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process.
Investigation: an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc
I was a little shy about talking to people when I first arrived in America ， but I had a strong desire to broaden my horizons and meet new people ． Once I gathered the courage to start conversations with people ， I found how easy it was to make new friends ． Every day ， I heard enough new English expressions to make my head spin ． I found that when I was honest and asked about the meanings of unfamiliar expressions ， Americans were very helpful and took pains to explain them to me ． Native speakers of English tend to speak very fast ， and at first I was just stunned and looked at them with a dazed expression on my face ． I solved that problem by asking people to speak more slowly ．
broaden 开阔，拓宽 horizon 眼界，视野 courage勇气
spin 晕头转向 take pains to explain 煞费苦心地解释
tend to speak 倾向于说 stunned 惊愕地 dazed 茫然地

Hello, Chicago!
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Founder： a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes sth to be built
Democr

acy：a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.
Stretch：to make sth longer, wider or looser, for example, by pulling it; to become longer, etc.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
Democrat：a member or supporter of the Democratic party of the US
Republican：a member or supporter of the Republican Party
Gay：A gay person is homosexual. (of people, especially men) sexually attracted to people of the same sex
Lesbian：woman who is sexually attracted to other women
Disable: to injure or affect sb permanently so that, for example, they cannot walk or cannot use a part of their body: He was disabled in a car accident.
Red States and Blue States refer to those states of the United States of America whose residents vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party presidential candidates, respectively. 共和党支持率较高的州在大选地图上用红色标示，蓝色则代表民主党
Individual means relating to one person or thing, rather than to a large group.
The Change We Need 我们需要的变革
Obama 奥巴马
This is a defining moment in our history. We face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression -- 760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year. Businesses and families can't get credit. Home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing. Wages are lower than they've been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.
现在是美国历史的关键时刻。我们面临着大萧条以来最为严重的一场经济危机：今年以来已经有76万人失业；企业和家庭无法获得信贷；房价不断下滑，养老金日益缩水；工资降到了十年来的最低水平，同时医疗和教育成本却涨到了有史以来的最高点。
At a moment like this, we can't afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight（监督;照管） that even former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan now believes was a mistake. America needs a new direction. That's why I'm running for president of the United States.
在眼下这样的危急时刻，我们承受不起又一个四年的支出增长、千疮百孔的减税措施、或是监管全无──即使是美国联邦储备委员会(Fed)前主席格

林斯潘(Alan Greenspan)现在也承认那是个错误。美国需要一个新的方向。这也正是我竞选美国总统的原因所在。
Tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.
明天，也就是周二，你们将有能力赋予这个国家我们所需要的变革。
My opponent, Senator McCain, has served his country honorably. He can even point to a few moments in the past where he has broken from his party. But over the past eight years, he's voted with President Bush 90% of the time. And when it comes to the economy, he still can't tell the American people one major thing he'd do differently from George Bush.
我的竞选对手麦凯恩参议员为美国作出的贡献令人尊敬。他甚至可以指出他过去曾有几次与自己的党派分道扬镳。然而，在过去八年中，他十之八九都赞同布什总统的主张。而在经济问题上，他仍然无法向美国民众说明，他与布什的做法会有什么太大区别。
If there's one thing we've learned from this economic crisis, it's that we are all in this together. From CEOs to shareholders, from financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other's success because the more Americans prosper, the more America prospers.
如果说我们从此次经济危机中学到了什么的话，那就是我们要患难与共。从首席执行长到公司股东，从金融家到工厂工人，我们每个人都休戚相关，因为美国的民众越富足，美国才会越繁荣。
To rebuild that middle class, I'll give a tax break to 95% of workers and their families. If you work, pay taxes, and make less than $200,000, you'll get a tax cut. If you make more than $250,000, you'll still pay taxes at a lower rate than in the 1990s -- and capital gains and dividend（红利;股息） taxes one-third lower than they were under President Reagan.
为了重塑美国中产阶级，我将给予95%的工人及其家庭税收减免待遇。如果你工作，就交税；如果年收入不足20万美元，你会获得减税；即使你的年收入超过了25万美元，你所负担的税率也比上世纪九十年代要低──资本利得税和股息税要比里根总统时期低三分之一。
We'll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling（摧毁,破坏，粉碎） infrastructure and laying broadband lines that reach every corner of the country. I'll invest $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable（可更新的;可恢复的;可继续的） energy, creating five million new, green jobs that pay well, can't be outsourced（外包）, and can help end our dependence on Middle East oil.
Outsource外包，是项目中本公司不能运作的环节上借用外部资源。是公司在运作项目时候的一个方式。
通过重建日益破败的基础设施、在美国的各个角落接通宽带，我们将创造200万个就业岗位。未来的十年中，我将每年在可再生能源领域投资150亿美元，进而

新增500万个岗位；这些工作环保、薪酬丰厚、不能外包，而且能帮助我们摆脱对中东石油的依赖。
When it comes to health care, we don't have to choose between a government-run system and the unaffordable one we have now. My opponent's plan would make you pay taxes on your health-care benefits for the first time in history. My plan will make health care affordable and accessible（可(或易)得到的;可(或易)使用的） for every American. If you already have health insurance, the only change you'll see under my plan is lower premiums（保险费，奖金）. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of plan that members of Congress get for themselves.
在医疗问题上，我们不必在政府运营的体系和目前这种我们难以负担的体系之间进行选择。我的竞选对手提出的方案会令美国人有史以来首次为自己获得的医疗福利纳税。我的计划则会让医疗保健成为每个美国人都负担得起、享受得到的服务。根据我的计划，如果你已经有了医疗保险，你将看到的唯一一个变化是保费降低；如果你还没有医疗保险，你将能与国会议员们享受到同样的医疗福利。
To give every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, I'll invest in early childhood education and recruit（招募，聘用） an army of new teachers. But I'll also demand higher standards and more accountability（责任，解释）. And we'll make a deal with every young American: If you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition.
为了让每个孩子享受到世界级的教育，让他们能在全球经济中竞争21世纪的工作岗位，我将投资早期教育，并且增加师资力量。不过，我同时也会要求更高的标准和更多的责任。我们向每个美国年轻人作出承诺：如果你致力于服务你的社区或是你的国家，我们将确保你能负担得起自己的学费。
And when it comes to keeping this country safe, I'll end the Iraq war responsibly so we stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq while it sits on a huge surplus（盈余;顺差）. For the sake of our economy, our military and the long-term stability of Iraq, it's time for the Iraqis to step up. I'll finally finish the fight against bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and restore our moral standing so that America remains the last, best hope of Earth.
在国防安全问题上，我将负责任地结束伊拉克战争，这样我们就不必在这个国家享有巨额财政盈余的情况下每月却要在那里花费100亿美元。为了美国的经济、美国的军队和伊拉克的长期稳定，现在是伊拉克人站出来的时候了。我将最终完成对本?拉登(Bin Laden)和基地组织恐怖分子的

打击，正是这些人制造了9/11恐怖袭击，同时我还会建立新的合作关系、击退21世纪出现的威胁，恢复我们的道德威望，让美国仍然是地球上最后也是最好的希望。
al Qaeda：就是基地组织（阿拉伯语??????? ，拉丁字母标记 Al Qaeda、Al-Qaida、Al-Qa'ida，中文又译（阿尔）盖达组织或开打组织）是一个极端伊斯兰教恐怖分子组织，被指策划了多起主要针对美国的恐怖袭击。
None of this will be easy. It won't happen overnight. But I believe we can do this because I believe in America. This is the country that allowed our parents and grandparents to believe that even if they couldn't go to college, they could save a little bit each week so their child could; that even if they couldn't have their own business, they could work hard enough so their child could open one of their own. And at every moment in our history, we've risen to meet our challenges because we've never forgotten the fundamental truth that in America, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.
这些事情没有一件是轻而易举能办到的，也不是一朝一夕能完成的。但是，我坚信我们能成功，因为我对美国深信不疑。是美国使我们的父辈相信，即使他们自己无法上大学，也可以每周积攒下一些钱来，让他们的孩子接受好的教育；即使他们不能拥有自己的企业，也可以通过努力工作让自己的孩子创办企业。在美国历史的每个时刻，我们都勇敢地站起来面对挑战，因为我们从来没有忘记过这样一个基本真理：在美国，我们的命运并非天定，而是掌握在我们自己的手中。
So tomorrow, I ask you to write our nation's next great chapter. I ask you to believe -- not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours. Tomorrow, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, create new jobs, and grow this economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed. You can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. If you give me your vote, we won't just win this election -- together, we will change this country and change the world.
所以，明天，我恳请你们书写美国下一个伟大的篇章。我恳请你们不只相信我带来变革的能力，还有你们自己的能力。明天，你们可以选择这样一种政策──向美国中产阶级进行投入、创造新的就业岗位、实现经济增长让人人都有成功的机会。你们可以选择希望而非恐惧、选择团结而非分裂、选择变革的希望而非墨守成规。如果你们投我的票，我们将不仅赢得此次竞选，还将一起改变这个国家、改变这个世界。
status quo 现状，墨守成规
They are opposed to changes in the tax laws: they want to maintain the status quo.
他们反对修改税务法，他们想维持现状。