The New York Times:

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society.

生詞短語

swear [swer]

發(fā)誓；宣誓

swear in [swer ɪn]

使宣誓就職

take office [teɪk ˈɑːfɪs]

就職

profound [prəˈfaʊnd]

深刻的

economic [ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk,ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk]

經(jīng)濟(jì)的

crises ['kraɪsiz]

危機(jī)（復(fù)數(shù)形式）

unity [ˈjuːnəti]

團(tuán)結(jié)

division [dɪˈvɪʒn]

分裂

tumultuous [tuːˈmʌltʃuəs]

喧嘩的；混亂的

tear at [ter æt]

撕扯

fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]

布；社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)

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