The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, "Have you anything to add to your defence?"

庭长叫被告立起来，向他提出这照例有的问题：“您还有什么替自己辩护的话要补充吗？”

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"I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors," President Obama began.

奥巴马说：“今天我站在这里，为我们面临的重任而感到渺小，为你们给予我的信任而充满感激，更缅怀我们的祖先所作出的牺牲。”

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President Obama is right about the need for more responsibility, but for those of you who have been responsible, this is the time to disregard those puritanical whispers and buy something fun.

奥巴马说人们要有担当，这没错。但是对那些一贯负责任的人来说，现在无需理会那些清教徒的耳语，去买些有意思的玩意儿吧。

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Many presidents seem to have taken the advice of President Harry Truman who said: "If you want a friend in Washington,get a dog."

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Now speaking of Washington and cherry trees, maybe you have heard the story about America's first president.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

They launched their plannoes on a quiet Sunday morning and attacked the huge American naval and air base at Pearl Harbor "We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin: The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor,Hawaii by air, President Roosevelt has just announced."

VOA: special.2011.06.02

You have the President working very closely with some of his very closest partners and allies from around the world to deal with this.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

You have the President meeting with Senate Democratic leaders, you said.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So the choice for America is, you can have a plan that I've laid out in four points, each of which I can tell you more about, or you can go to JohnKerry.com and see more of it, or you have the president's plan, which is four words: more of the same.

NPR: Transcript of Presidential Debate