THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody! This is one of our favorite times of the year in the Obama household, filled with family and friends, warmth and good cheer. That's even true when I spend all night chasing Bo and Sunny away from the cookies we leave for Santa.
It's also my favorite weekly address of the year, because I'm joined by a special holiday guest star: Mrs. Obama.
THE FIRST LADY: Merry Christmas, everyone. Here at the White House, we've spent the past month helping1 everyone get into the holiday spirit.
Our theme this year is "A Timeless Tradition," and the decorations in each room reflect some of our country's most cherished pastimes-from saluting2 our troops and their families to helping children dream big dreams for their future.
And we've invited thousands of families here to the White House to enjoy the festivities-because there's no holiday tradition more timeless than opening our doors to others. <a hReF=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>家長(zhǎng)推薦的蘇州吳中作文輔導(dǎo)班</a>
THE PRESIDENT: Today, like millions of Americans and Christians3 around the world, our family celebrates the birth of Jesus and the values He lived in his own life. Treating one another with love and compassion4. Caring for those on society's margins5: the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted6, the stranger in need of shelter-or simply an act of kindness.
That's the spirit that binds7 us together-not just as Christians, but as Americans of all faiths. It's what the holidays are about: coming together as one American family to celebrate our blessings8 and the values we hold dear.
During this season, we also honor all who defend those values in our country's uniform. Every day, the brave men and women of our military serve to keep us safe-and so do their families.
THE FIRST LADY: So as we sing carols and open presents, as we win snowball fights...
THE PRESIDENT: Or lose snowball fights...
THE FIRST LADY: Let's also take time to pay tribute to those who have given our country so much. Go to JoiningForces.gov to see how you can serve the troops, veterans, and military families in your community.
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And together, we can show them just how grateful we are for their sacrifice. That's a tradition we all can embrace-today and every day.
THE PRESIDENT: So on behalf of Malia, Sasha, Bo, Sunny, and everyone here at the White House-Merry Christmas. May God bless our troops and their families. And may God bless you all with peace and joy in the year ahead.
1 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.幫助人的，輔助的
參考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可憐的孩子們總是要求我把我的漢堡包再給他們一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 這樣一來(lái), 他在某些時(shí)候,有助于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的加強(qiáng)。 <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州閱讀寫作培訓(xùn)</a>
2 saluting
v.歡迎，致敬( salute的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；贊揚(yáng)，贊頌
參考例句：
'Thank you kindly, sir,' replied Long John, again saluting. “萬(wàn)分感謝，先生?！备邆€(gè)子約翰說(shuō)著又行了個(gè)禮。 來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 金銀島 He approached the young woman and, without saluting, began at once to converse with her. 他走近那年青女郎，馬上就和她攀談起來(lái)了，連招呼都不打。 來(lái)自辭典例句
3 Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了這次會(huì)議。 His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他關(guān)于耶穌的小說(shuō)激起了基督教徒的公憤。
4 compassion
n.同情，憐憫
參考例句：
He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地憐憫起那個(gè)可憐的人來(lái)。 Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她對(duì)于沒(méi)有母親的孩子們充滿了憐憫心。
5 margins
邊( margin的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 利潤(rùn)； 頁(yè)邊空白； 差數(shù)
參考例句：
They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他們不得不經(jīng)常設(shè)法應(yīng)付較少的利潤(rùn)額。 To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每個(gè)項(xiàng)目間留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins來(lái)定義鏈接。
6 persecuted
（尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )； 煩擾，困擾或騷擾某人
參考例句：
Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人們因宗教信仰而受迫害的情況貫穿了整個(gè)歷史。 Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 這些教派的成員遭到了殘酷的迫害和鎮(zhèn)壓。
7 binds
v.約束( bind的第三人稱單數(shù) )；裝訂；捆綁；（用長(zhǎng)布條）纏繞
參考例句：
Frost binds the soil. 霜使土壤凝結(jié)。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 Stones and cement binds strongly. 石頭和水泥凝固得很牢。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
8 blessings
n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；好事；福分；因禍得福
參考例句：
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失馬，焉知非福。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》 We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我們不靠老天保佑。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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