At 7:53 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, the first assault wave of Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, taking the Americans completely by surprise. The first
July 18, 2007 11:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Today I've had a really good discussion about health care and health care problems with three business owners and employees of the small business with Secre
August 30, 2007 1:04 P.M. EDT MR. SNOW: Hello, everyone. A quick announcement before I take your questions. President Bush will welcome Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates to the Whi
How to Sell Yourself In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present you
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Enjoy Yourself While Fulfilling ResponsibilityBy Wang Yu王羽四川师范大学) (2001年11月8日,在西安举行的第七届 "21世纪·爱立信杯”英语演讲比赛西北地区比赛中获得第一名)专家点评:本文主题突出,以小见大,寓意深刻,语言朴实自然,表达的情感强烈,是一篇演讲佳作。 In my 18 years o
October 12, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for the warm welcome. It's great to be in Miami. I've been looking for my little brother. (Laughter.) He must have finally found work. (Laughter.) Just kiddin
August 31, 2007 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you for joining me. Secretary Paulson and Secretary Jackson gave me an update on the strong fundamentals of our nation's economy. Econ
November 5, 2007 PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome back to the Oval Office. As usual, we had a very constructive conversation. Turkey is a strategic partner and strong ally of America. I val
September 27, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated -- unless you don't have a chair. (Laughter.) I welcome you to the White House. I have the honor of signing a bill that will help mill
August 29, 2007 1:23 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. This is the second anniversary of an event that changed a lot of people's lives here in southern Mississippi and up and down the
January 23, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I'm so honored that mayors from around our country have come. First of all, I want to thank you all very much for serving. I've often said being mayor is a lot tougher
May 3, 2007 11:26 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank my fellow Americans for joining me today to discuss a very important issue, and that is immigration. In my discussions I've talked to clergy t
November 27, 2007 PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you for coming. Prime Minister Olmert, President Abbas, Secretary General Ban, former Prime Minister Blair, distinguished guests: Welcome to one of the finest i
October 19, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend, I will join millions of Americans in one of our favorite national pastimes: fishing. I'm going to be on the Chesapeake Bay. For those who lo
November 22, 2007 The President made telephone calls this morning to exemplary members of the Armed Forces who are stationed in remote locations worldwide to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving and to than
February 28, 2007 2:12 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: One of the most enjoyable things I do as the President is to hear stories of my fellow citizens -- stories of compassion, stories of care. I just talked
November 2, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Colonel, thank you very much. I'm pleased to be here with you and to have a chance to say: "Hoo-ah!" AUDIENCE: Hoo-ah! THE PRESIDENT: I'm here to congratulate