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听力原文
Our faith that we can shape a better future is what the American dream is all about. The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents. And those are the values I taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of New York City.At night, I went to law school. I became an assistant district attorney, and I put my share of criminals behind bars. I believe if you obey the law, you should be protected. But if you break the law, you must pay for your crime.When I first ran for Congress, all the political experts said a Democrat could not win my home district in Queens. I put my faith in the people and the values that we shared. Together, we proved the political experts wrong. In this campaign, Fritz Mondale and I have put our faith in the people. And we are going to prove the experts wrong again. We are going to win. We are going to win because Americans across this country believe in the same basic dream.
参考译文
我们创建美好未来的信念概括了美国梦的所有内容。公正管理是我们国家对人民的承诺。如果你努力工作，遵纪守法，你就可以获得自己的一份美国祝福。这是我从父母那里得到的信念，这是我在纽约市公立学校当老师时传播给我学生的信念。我曾经上过夜大学习法律，后来成了一名助理律师，我曾把我的一些当事人送进监牢。我认为，如果你遵守法律，你就应该受到保护，如果你违反法律，你就必须承担罪责。当我第一次竞选众议员时，所有政治家说，一个民主党人在我的家乡选区纽约州昆斯是不会赢得选举的。我信任人们我们的共同价值，最后证明那些政治家错了。我们正在取得胜利，我们正在取得胜利，是因为美国各地人民相信这个共同的梦。
词语解释
1. belief n. 信念, 信仰
His belief of communism is immovable.
他坚定不移地信仰共产主义。
2. attorney n. 律师
He became a prominent attorney.
他成了有名的律师。
3. criminal n. 罪犯
The criminal was sentenced to prison for theft.
那个犯人因偷窃被判入狱。
4. congress n. 国会
Congress makes the laws; the President executes them.
国会制定法律，总统执行法律。
5. expert n. 专家, 能手
To her expert eye, the painting was terrible.
她以内行的眼光看，这幅画糟透了。
