Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This news word is about a beginning: kickoff.
这个新闻词汇有关开端：开始。
The president and his entourage took a brief walk through the rain-soaked streets of Havana's Old Town Sunday night; a fitting kickoff to the historic state visit.
在一个周日的晚上，总统和随行人员于哈瓦那一个小镇的潮湿街道上散了会儿步，对于这次历史性的国事访问而言，这是一个合适的开始
The White House has dubbed the trip, “new beginnings for Old Havana.”
白宫方面把这次行程称为“古老哈瓦那的新开端”。
Kickoff means the beginning of something like a game or a campaign.
开始的意思是某事，如一场比赛或活动的开始。

President Obama visited Cuba in March. It was the first official visit by a U.S. president in almost 90 years.
奥巴马总统在三月份访问了古巴。这是90年来美国总统第一次官方访问古巴。
President Obama's trip was a kickoff to attempt warmer relations between the United States and Cuba.
奥巴马总统的行程是尝试升温美国与古巴关系的一个开始。
Now, you know the word kickoff.
现在，你就认识单词“开始”了。