(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
George Walker Bush served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. He was born on July 6, 1946, in Connecticut, to George H.W. Bush – later the 41st President of the United States. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale in 1968 and then served as a pilot in the Texas Air NationalGuard. He got a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975.
乔治·沃克·布什是美国第43任总统，任期为2001-2009年。1946年的7月6日，小布什出生于康涅狄格州他的父亲-乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什是美国第41任总统。1968年，小布什获得了耶鲁大学学士学位，之后进入了得克萨斯州国民警卫队空军，成为一名战斗机驾驶员。1975年，他获得了哈佛商学院工商管理硕士学位。
Following graduation, Bush began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled a group of partners that purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. He entered politics and was the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to2000 - the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms.
毕业之后，布什开始进入能源产业发展。1988年，他帮助父亲成功竞选总统，1989年，小布什与合伙人购买下了得克萨斯游骑兵棒球队。之后进入政坛，并成为了德克萨斯州第46任州长，任期为1995-2000，他是德克萨斯州史上首位连任的州长。
Bush won the Presidency in 2000. He worked to extend freedom, opportunity, and security at home and abroad.His first initiative as President was the No Child Left Behind Act, a bipartisan measure that attempted to raise standards in schools. He also cut taxes for every taxpayer and implemented free trade agreements with more than a dozen nations.
2000年，小布什成为了美国总统。在国内外，他致力于发展自由事业、给人民创造机会，保持国内外的和平发展。作为总统，他率先通过了《不让一个孩子掉队法案》，这是一个两党一同建立的法案，目的是提高教育标准。他还为纳税人减税，并与十几个国家建立了自由商贸协定。
The most significant event of Bush’s tenure came on September 11, 2001, when terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks. He declared a War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan to end the Taliban regime and find Osama bin Laden. He later invaded Iraq over weapons of mass destruction that did not exist. Bush returned to his Texas ranch after leaving office and is now a public speaker.
2001年9月11日，这一天是布什任期内最重要的一天，恐怖组织在这一天杀害了近3000名美国市民。之后，他向恐怖组织宣战，并进攻阿富汗，解决塔利班政权问题，并找寻本拉登。之后又就大规模杀伤性武器事宜进攻伊拉克，实际上武器并不存在。卸任之后，布什回到了德克萨斯州的农场，现在是一名演说家。
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词语解释
1.bachelor’s degree 学识学位
Four years of experience in marketing, in addition to a bachelor s degree in management with major in marketing.
除了主修市场学的管理学士学位，还有四年的市场营销经验。
2.raise standards 提高水平
The money was tied to efforts to raise standards and improve quality, something I always tried to do.
将资金与提高教学标准和改善教学质量的努力结合起来，这是我一直努力在做的事。
3.Presidential campaign 总统竞选
In the emerging presidential campaign, it’s easy to see a version of these questions dominating the debate.
可以预见，在即将到来的总统竞选期间，这些问题将会频频出现在辩论当中。
4.weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器
But I am part of a society that is spending far more on weapons of mass destruction and producing far moretoxic waste than any other in the history of the world.
但是现在，我生活在这样一个社会中：它比人类历史上任何一个时期都研制更多的大规模杀伤性武器，比任何一个时期都产生更多的有毒废弃物。
5.expand freedom 推进自由发展
America and many nations have great opportunities to improve health, expand prosperity, and extend freedomin our time.
美国和众多国家在当代有极好的机会改善健康状况，扩展繁荣和推进自由。
