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Phần 1
Let’s give it up for Eva Longoria and this star-studded group we have here …(1)…tonight. Gold medalist Simone Manuel. Kelly Clarkson. Yolanda Adams. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Chance the Rapper. The Lumineers. Marc Anthony. James and Kim Taylor. It’s like a Christmas edition of Lollapalooza.
And this is just another example of why the …(2)…here at the White House are so special. Last week, I pardoned a turkey. Tonight, we’re lighting the National Christmas Tree. This one is easier because a …(3)…does not move. It does not gobble. You just push a button and it’s electrified – which is exactly what you don’t want to have happen at a turkey pardon. I thought that was funny, Michelle. Thankfully, both events have gone off without a hitch.
After eight years as your …(4)…- I still believe that there’s so much more that unites us than divides us. I’ve seen it in …(5)…from every corner of this country just trying to give their kids a better shot. I’ve seen it in communities that come together and find common ground even in times of trial and times of tragedy. We see it in immigrants and refugees striving for that most American of ideals – to better ourselves and our …(6)… We see it in our troops who serve far from home during this holiday season, these outstanding men and women who go into harm’s way to protect the nation that we love and the …(7)…that we hold dear – the freedom to vote and speak out, and practice our faith as we choose; the freedom to chart our own course as citizens and as a nation.
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Từ mới:
give it up: cách nói nhằm yêu cầu mọi người vỗ tay hưởng ứng
star-studded group: một nhóm người bao gồm nhiều ngôi sao nổi tiếng
Lollapalooza: lễ hội âm nhạc hoành tráng
gobble: kêu (dành cho gà tây)
electrified: truyền điện
turkey pardon: lễ xá tội gà tây, một truyền thống nhằm chúc mừng Lễ Tạ ơn ở Nhà Trắng.
hitch: vướng mắc, cản trở
immigrants: dân nhập cư
refugees: dân tị nạn
troops: lính, quân đội