Video: NBC News
Well thank you all for being here and welcome to the White House, a very special place. Today in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I will ...(1)... a presidential pardon to a ...(2)...
Hi Drumstick. Oh Drumstick I think is going to be very happy. I'm pleased to report that ...(3)... millions of other turkeys at this time of the year, Drumstick has a very very ...(4)... future ahead of him. Upon being pardoned Drumstick and his friend Wishbone, will live out their days at Gobblers Rest - beautiful place.
There they'll ...(5)... Tater and Tot, the two turkeys pardoned last years by President Obama. As many of you know, I have been very active in overturning a number of executive ...(6)... by my predecessor. However, I have been informed by the White House Counsel's Office that Tator and Tot's pardon cannot under any ...(7)... be revoked. So we're not going to revoke. So Tater and Tot you can rest easy.
And now I think Drumstick and Wishbone would be very ...(8)... if we would just get around to the pardon. They say enough ...(9)... Please pardon us.
Wow... wow... That's a big bird. How heavy is that bird? - 36 pounds. - 36 pounds! That's a big bird. Am I allowed to touch? Wow. I feel so good about myself doing this. Are you ready Drumstick? Ok, Drumstick, you are ...(10)... pardoned!
Từ mới:
pardon: xá tội, tha thứ
overturning: lật đổ, đảo ngược
executive: hành pháp
predecessor: người tiền nhiệm
revoke: thu hồi, hủy bỏ
rest easy: yên tâm, không cần lo lắng