5.Believe Your Voice 相信你自己的声音
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人的一生总难免会遇到困难和挫折，还有对未来的挑战。如何摆脱困境，争取最后的成功呢？美国总统奥巴马在2012新年贺词中激励自己的国民讲道：“你们有勇气相信自己的声音会带来改变。”
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The last year has been a time of great challenge and great progress for our country.We ended one war and began to wind down another.We dealt a crippling blow to Al-Qaeda and made America more secure.We stood by our friends and allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions.And we began to see signs of economic recovery here at home， even as too many Americans are still struggling to get ahead.
It was good to see Members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate.AThrough email and Twitter and over the phone， you let your representatives know what was at stake.Your lives.Your families.Your well-being.You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a difference.And at the end of the day， they made all the difference.
More than anything else， you are the ones who make me hopeful about 2012. Because we"ve got some difficult debates and some tough fights to come.As I"ve said before， we are at a make-or-break moment for the middle class.BAnd in many ways， the actions we take in the months ahead will help determine what kind of country we want to be， and what kind of world we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in.
CAs President， I promise to do everything I can to make America a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded—one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does his fair share. That"s the America I believe in.That"s the America we"ve always known.And I"m confident that if we work together， and if you keep reminding folks in Washington what"s at stake， then we will move this country forward and guarantee every American the opportunities they deserve.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AThrough email and Twitter and over the phone， you let your representatives know what was at stake.
通过电邮、推特或电话，你们要让你们的代表知道什么才是最重要的。at stake 冒风险。例如：This decision puts our lives at stake.这个决定让我们凶吉难卜。
BAnd in many ways， the actions we take in the months ahead will help determine what kind of country we want to be， and what kind of world we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in.
从许多方面来说，在未来几个月里我们的行动将决定我们将成为什么样的国家，以及我们希望我们的子孙在什么样的世界中成长。
take actions 译为“采取行动”，we take in the months ahead是一个定语从句，省略了that；这句话中还有两个定语从句，一个是“we want to be”，省略了that；另一个是“we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in”，省略了which。
CAs President， I promise to do everything I can to make America a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded—one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does their fair share.
作为总统，我承诺我将竭尽全力让美国成为辛勤劳动和责任心受到奖励的地方——成为每个人都享有公平的机会并承担公平的义务的地方。
a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does their fair share.此句中两个“where”均引导定语从句，相当于“in which”，one代替前面提到的“a place”，是同位语成分。
6.AFI Life Achievement Awards电影学会终身成就奖
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美国电影终身成就奖得主汤姆·汉克斯用自己的过去总结了自己的成功，“自己的努力学习+演艺生涯的经验+妻子和朋友的鼓励=电影的终身成就奖。”他让我们了解到要学会用一种乐观积极的态度去面对人生。
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There is a place on the moon， we"ve all heard of the Sea of Tranquility， maybe the Ocean of Storms， the Fra Mauro Highlands—there"s an area of the moon called the Lake of Dreams.To have you all here tonight， to be placed up with the names of the other honorees， turns out I"ve walked on the moon；I"ve explored the Lake of Dreams.It"s a good place because they all come true.AYou folks are just so swell！You"re all so nice， you know.
BAnd I"ve been rewarded for my larceny with my longevity. You see， when you work in the movies， part of you gets to live forever.CThe idea that you can single out one"s life achievement in work， of course， cannot be considered a substitute for one"s achievements in life and there already my friends I have been blessed beyond deserving.
And I"m here because of my wife， Rita Wilson. As you"ve seen again and again just in tonight， she is the motivation of my best work.I wish everyone could share their life with as good a friend， as passionate a lover， as close a partner， and as beautiful a woman， as I have been able to with the mate of my soul， Rita Wilson.
DIn order to cap off this once-in-a-life-time beer bust you"ve thrown for me， I had to choose between two distinctive quotes from a lesser example of the art of cinema， but a movie nonetheless. Two quotes from the film， That Thing You Do.Somewhere in， I don"t know， the 3rd or the 4th， I don"t know where， it"s somewhere in there.One quote is“Skitch， how did I get here？”and the other quote is“Table 19，your pizza is ready！”
I have great reason to say， God bless you all， God bless America！Thank you， and good night！
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AYou folks are just so swell！
你们太了不起了！
folks“你们”，是比较亲切的说法，是you的同位语。
BAnd I"ve been rewarded for my larceny with my longevity.
长期通过“偷”众家之技使我受益匪浅。
这句中“偷”是比较谦虚的说法，表示借鉴，并不是真正的偷。
CThe idea that you can single out one"s life achievement in work， of course， cannot be considered a substitute for one"s achievements in life and there already my friends I have been blessed beyond deserving.
在工作上的终身成就并不能代替生活中的成就。朋友们，在这方面，我是不枉此生了。
single out 挑出，选出。例如：Which would you single out as the best？你觉得哪一个最好？
DIn order to cap off this once-in-a-Iife-time beer bust you"ve thrown for me， I had to choose between two distinctive quotes from a lesser example of the art of cinema， but a movie nonetheless.
结束这个一生可能只有一次的盛典演说，我要从电影艺术的小例子中引用两句很有特色的话，就是一个电影中的台词。
cap off表示结束。例如：The entertainment was capped off with a performance by legendary ltalian tenor Luciano Pavarotti.最后，演出在意大利传奇男高音歌唱家帕瓦落蒂的歌声中落下帷幕。
