I want a Chief Executive whose public acts are responsible to all groups and obligated to none–who can attend any ceremony, service or dinner his office may appropriately require of him–and whose fulfillment of his Presidential oath is not limited or conditioned by any religious oath, ritual or obligation.
“No sooner said than done” 的意思是 “不浪费一分一秒，马上就做，说干就干”。
Fifty years from Bloody Sunday, our march is not yet finished, but we’re getting closer. Two hundred and thirty-nine years after this nation’s founding our union is not yet perfect, but we are getting closer. Our job’s easier because somebody already got us through that first mile. Somebody already got us over that bridge.
如果一个人大部分的工作时间内都坐在办公桌旁，就可以把这个人叫作 “desk jockey（坐办公室的人）”。注意，这是一个非正式的说法。
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
在口语会话中，人们常用表达 “get a move on” 来催促某人加快速度，以更快的方式做事，也就是 “赶紧的，快点”。由于这是非正式表达，而且口气较直接，所以需要注意使用的对象和场合。
If the vitality of our democracy, if the gains of our long journey to freedom were assured, none of us would ever have to be courageous. None of us would have to risk anything to protect them. But it’s in its very precariousness that courage becomes possible and absolutely necessary.
“Long-drawn-out” 的意思是 “过程或事件耗时过久，冗长的”，也就是 “拖拖拉拉，拖泥带水”，常暗示此事让人感到沮丧和无聊。
You can get a good education anywhere, but what made Stanford special for me was two things: 1) it granted me the room to make a space for myself if I didn’t see one, which in turn, gave me the confidence to create a space for myself when I officially entered the outside work; and most importantly and life-changing is 2) the community it allowed me to build.
“In dribs and drabs” 描述 “事情三三两两、零零碎碎或一点一点地发生”，经常用来描述人群的出现、信息的传播或金钱的数额。
Sometimes the most important changes start in small places. The tides of history can leave people in conflict and exile and poverty. It takes time for those circumstances to change. But the recognition of a common humanity, the reconciliation of people bound by blood and a belief in one another — that’s where progress begins. Understanding, and listening, and forgiveness.
“Slow burner” 用来描述 “随着时间的推移而变得越来越有趣、成功或愉快的人或事物”。
On Monday morning, the sun rose over Boston. The sunlight glistened off the Statehouse dome. In the Common and the Public Garden, spring was in bloom. On this Patriot’s Day, like so many before, fans jumped onto the T to see the Sox at Fenway. In Hopkinton, runners laced up their shoes and set out on a 26.2-mile test of dedication and grit and the human spirit.
“Slowly but surely” 表示 “有条不紊，踏踏实实，缓慢而稳步地做某件事情”。
So what I say to all of you is that “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. I’ve seen porta-potties on fire from a helicopter above Woodstock 99. I’ve seen Charlize Theron glitter in the dark from the backstage wings of the Oscars. All of these moments and far better ones are waiting to be experienced and marveled at by every one of you. It’s time to live.
“Take your time” 的意思是 “需要多少时间就花多少时间去做某件事情”，用来告诉他人 “做某件事情时不用急，慢慢来”。
Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things.
“At a snail’s pace（以蜗牛的速度）” 的意思是 “像蜗牛爬行一样，速度非常慢”。
My point is that if you’re a tortoise – emotionally, economically, intellectually, artistically, or otherwise – don’t despair. You have the rest of your life to create the inventions and the stories that the world needs. Graduates, carve your own marble until you release the invention or story that is yearning to breathe.
“Fast and furious” 用来形容 “活动、情况或事物进展迅速，或紧张刺激、扣人心弦”。在句子中，“fast and furious” 既可以作形容词成分，也可以作副词成分使用。
