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第55章 哈里·杜鲁门成为总统

On April 12th,1945,Harry Truman was summoned to the White House.Ushered into Eleanor Roosevelt's sitting room,the vice president was gently informed that President Roosevelt had died.

“Is there anything I can do for you?”Truman asked after a moment's reflection.“Is there anything we can do for you?”Eleanor replied.“You're the one in trouble now!”

1945年4月12月,哈里·杜鲁门被召唤到白宫。这位副总统被人带进埃莉诺·罗斯福的起居室,有人悄悄的告诉他罗斯福总统去世了。

想了一下后,杜鲁门问:“我能帮您做点什么吗?”埃莉诺反问到:“我们有什么能帮您的吗?现在轮到您有麻烦了。”

1.summon v.召集,呼唤,号召,鼓起,振作

E.g.The teacher summoned all the children to the room.

老师把所有的孩子都叫进房间里。

2.usher n./v.引导,展示

E.g.The secretary ushered me into his office.

秘书把我领进他的办公室

3.gently adv.温和地,文雅地 形容词为gentle

E.g.“You miss them,don't you?”She asked gently.

“你想念他们,是吗”他温和地问道。

4.inform v.通知,告诉,获悉,告知

inform sb.of sth 通知某人某事

inform sb.that+句子 通知某人..

E.g.The headmistress informed us that the school would be closed for one day next week.

女校长告诉我们下星期学校将停一天课。

5.reflection n.沉思,反省,反射,映像 动词形式为reflect

E.g.He admired his reflection in the mirror.

他欣赏自己在镜中的影像。

She decided to accept his offer on reflection after all.

经过审慎思考,她还是决定接受他的提议。

in trouble:倒霉,有麻烦

E.g.If I don't get this finished in time,I will be in trouble.

如果我不按时把这事完成,我就要倒霉了。