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1. Captain "Sully" Sullenberger 空客A320機(jī)長(zhǎng)薩倫伯格

The flight came last Jan. 15, when his Airbus A320 suffered a bird strike en route from New York to Charlotte, N.C., and lost both engines. Sully and First Officer Jeff Skiles executed an emergency landing later dubbed 'The Miracle on the Hudson'.

2009年1月15日,薩倫伯格駕駛的空客A320飛機(jī)從紐約飛往北卡羅來(lái)納州夏洛特的途中遭遇了飛鳥(niǎo)襲擊,兩部引擎均出故障。薩倫伯格和副機(jī)長(zhǎng)斯基爾斯(Jeff Skiles)在紐約的哈德遜河上實(shí)施了緊急迫降,這次著陸隨后被贊譽(yù)為"哈德遜河上的奇跡"。

2. President Barack Obama 巴拉克·奧巴馬

"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that..."

"There are gonna be a host of tough decisions that we are gonna have to make."

"You have to be at least supportive of the health care bill?till people who are out there looking for work can find jobs. And therefore they can support their families, their mortgages, and send their kids to colleges. That's my job Number 1."

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解釋?zhuān)哼筮笤刂v話(huà)

4. Bernard Madoff 金融巨頭伯納德?麥道夫

Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff will die behind bars after being sentenced to 150 years in jail for orchestrating the largest fraud America has ever seen.

世界金融歷史上最大的金融欺詐案主犯伯納德?麥道夫29日被紐約南區(qū)聯(lián)邦法院判處150年監(jiān)禁,現(xiàn)年71歲的麥道夫?qū)⒃诒O(jiān)獄里度過(guò)他的余生。麥道夫詐騙案涉及金額超過(guò)600億美元,為世界金融歷史上最大的"龐氏騙局"。去年12月,麥道夫因涉嫌金融詐騙被逮捕。2009年3月,麥道夫在紐約曼哈頓聯(lián)邦地區(qū)法院出庭時(shí)接受了檢方11項(xiàng)犯罪指控,他對(duì)所有犯罪指控供認(rèn)不諱,其中包括證券欺詐、洗錢(qián)、偽證等。

5.Governor Mark Sanford 南卡羅來(lái)納州州長(zhǎng)馬克?山福德

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford tearfully admitted to an affair with a woman in Argentina, his wife Jenny -- who was not by his side at his public confession -- left little doubt about her feelings.?

美國(guó)南卡羅來(lái)納州州長(zhǎng)馬克?山福德上周含淚坦承自己和一位阿根廷女子有染。在這之后,他的妻子珍妮毫不掩飾自己的情緒。在馬克向公眾告白時(shí),珍妮并沒(méi)有站在他的一邊。這位沒(méi)事玩失蹤又用公款會(huì)情人的州長(zhǎng),還有誰(shuí)可以原諒呢?

6. Sarah Palin 薩拉·佩林

"If I learned one thing, it's that life is about choices...And I know when it's time to pass the ball for victory. It would be apathetic to hunker down and go with the flow. Only dead fish go with the flow. "

她是美國(guó)歷史上第二位女性副總統(tǒng)候選人,對(duì)于共和黨來(lái)說(shuō),則是第一位。她還是阿拉斯加州歷史上第一位女州長(zhǎng),同時(shí)也是最年輕的州長(zhǎng)。被大家稱(chēng)為“多面嬌娃”、“美國(guó)第一熟女”,從州長(zhǎng)到副總統(tǒng)候選人,到《新聞周刊》封面教訓(xùn),到引動(dòng)薩拉·佩林時(shí)尚風(fēng)。她無(wú)疑是09聚光燈瞄準(zhǔn)大熱點(diǎn)之一!

7. Michael Jackson 邁克爾·杰克遜

The king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25th.

他走了,帶走了一個(gè)如此完美的時(shí)代。2009年6月25日,周四。

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