【背景介绍】 

1. Captain "Sully" Sullenberger 空客A320机长萨伦伯格

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，萨伦伯格驾驶的空客A320飞机从纽约飞往北卡罗来纳州夏洛特的途中遭遇了飞鸟袭击，两部引擎均出故障。萨伦伯格和副机长斯基尔斯(Jeff Skiles)在纽约的哈德逊河上实施了紧急迫降，这次着陆随后被赞誉为"哈德逊河上的奇迹"。

2. President Barack Obama 巴拉克·奥巴马

"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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4. Bernard Madoff 金融巨头伯纳德•麦道夫

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.

世界金融历史上最大的金融欺诈案主犯伯纳德•麦道夫29日被纽约南区联邦法院判处150年监禁，现年71岁的麦道夫将在监狱里度过他的余生。麦道夫诈骗案涉及金额超过600亿美元，为世界金融历史上最大的"庞氏骗局"。去年12月，麦道夫因涉嫌金融诈骗被逮捕。2009年3月，麦道夫在纽约曼哈顿联邦地区法院出庭时接受了检方11项犯罪指控，他对所有犯罪指控供认不讳，其中包括证券欺诈、洗钱、伪证等。

5.Governor Mark Sanford 南卡罗来纳州州长马克•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. 

美国南卡罗来纳州州长马克•山福德上周含泪坦承自己和一位阿根廷女子有染。在这之后，他的妻子珍妮毫不掩饰自己的情绪。在马克向公众告白时，珍妮并没有站在他的一边。这位没事玩失踪又用公款会情人的州长，还有谁可以原谅呢？

6. Sarah Palin 萨拉·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. "

她是美国历史上第二位女性副总统候选人，对于共和党来说，则是第一位。她还是阿拉斯加州历史上第一位女州长，同时也是最年轻的州长。被大家称为“多面娇娃”、“美国第一熟女”，从州长到副总统候选人，到《新闻周刊》封面教训，到引动萨拉·佩林时尚风。她无疑是09聚光灯瞄准大热点之一!

7. Michael Jackson 迈克尔·杰克逊

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

他走了，带走了一个如此完美的时代。2009年6月25日，周四。

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