奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿(2013年)
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奥巴马演讲稿范文4篇奥巴马演讲稿范文1:Yes We CanDear fellow Americans,Eight years ago, we came together as a nation to elect a president who promised hope and change. Today, we gather once again to celebrate the legacy of that president - Barack Obama.When he took office, our nation was in the midst of an economic crisis. Unemployment was at an all-time high, people were losing their homes, and hope seemed lost for many Americans. But Obama didn't give up - he rolled up his sleeves and got to work.He passed the Affordable Care Act, providing healthcare coverage to millions of Americans who had previously been left without it. He saved the auto industry, preventing the loss of thousands of jobs. And he fought tirelessly for equal rights, standing up for the LGBTQ community and signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law.But Obama's legacy isn't just about the policies he passed. It's about the way he inspired us to believe in ourselves and in each other. He reminded us that, yes, we can. Yes, we can come together as a nation to overcome our differences. Yes, we can work towards a brighter future for ourselves and for our children. Yes, we can achieve greatness.As we move forward as a nation, let us remember the legacy of Barack Obama. Let us continue to believe in ourselves and in thepower of hope and change. And let us always remember - Yes, we can.Thank you and God bless America.奥巴马演讲稿范文2:My Brothers and Sisters of AmericaMy fellow Americans,Today, as we celebrate our nation's independence, I want to take a moment to reflect on what it truly means to be an American. It's more than just living within our borders or having a certain set of rights - being American is about the values that we hold dear.Values like freedom, equality, and justice for all. Values like coming together as a nation, despite our differences. And values like never giving up, even in the face of adversity.As we look around the world today, we see that these values are under threat. We see hate and violence on the rise, fueled by those who seek to divide us. But we cannot give in to fear or despair. We must hold fast to our values and stand together as Americans.We must stand up for the rights of all people, regardless of their race, gender, or religion. We must fight for justice and equality, for every person who has ever been marginalized or oppressed. And we must work towards a brighter future for ourselves and for generations to come.So my brothers and sisters of America, let us not shy away fromthe challenges ahead. Let us embrace them with open hearts and minds. Let us remember the values that make us American, and let us never forget that together, we can achieve anything.Thank you, and God bless America.奥巴马演讲稿范文3:A More Perfect UnionMy fellow Americans,Over the past few months, we have seen deep divisions within our country. We have seen hate and intolerance rear its ugly head, and we have seen the wounds of our past reopen. But I believe that, as Americans, we have the strength and the courage to overcome these challenges.As we celebrate Independence Day, I want to remind us of the ideals that our country was founded upon. The idea that we are all created equal, and that we all have certain unalienable rights - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The idea that, despite our differences, we are all Americans, and we should always strive towards a "more perfect union."This is not to say that we should ignore the problems that exist within our society. We must confront the challenges of racial inequality and social injustice head-on, and work towards a solution that is fair and just for all. We must listen to the voices of those who have been marginalized or oppressed, and work to create a society that uplifts and empowers every person.But we cannot do this alone. It takes all of us coming together, as Americans, to make real change happen. It takes us recognizing that no matter what our differences may be, we all share a common bond - our love for this country and our belief in the American dream.So let us work towards a "more perfect union." Let us continue fighting for justice and equality. And let us always remember that, as Americans, we are strongest when we stand together.Thank you, and God bless America.奥巴马演讲稿范文4:The Future of Our DemocracyMy fellow Americans,As we celebrate the 4th of July, I want to take a moment to reflect on the future of our democracy. Our country is facing unprecedented challenges - from the rising threat of international terrorism to the growing divide between our citizens. But I believe that, together, we can face these challenges head-on, and emerge even stronger.At the heart of our democracy is our belief in the power of the people. It is the idea that every citizen has a voice, and that those voices should be heard. But we must recognize that this idea is only effective if we are actively engaged in our civic duty.We cannot allow ourselves to become complacent, to believe that the problems we face will simply resolve themselves. We must bevigilant in protecting our democracy, in fighting for the rights of all people, and in working towards a more just and equitable society.So my message to you, my fellow Americans, is this: let us work towards a future that honors the values that make us great - freedom, equality, and justice for all. Let us be active and engaged citizens, using our voices and our actions to make real change happen. And let us never forget that, as citizens of the greatest democracy in the world, the future of our country is in our hands. Thank you, and God bless America.。
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奥巴马就职演说(2009)各位同胞:今天我站在这里,为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑,对各位的信任心怀感激,对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。
我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务,也感谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。
四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言,这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表,或是在乌云密布,时局动荡之时。
在艰困的时候,美国能箕裘相继,不仅因为居高位者有能力或愿景,也因为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心,也忠于创建我国的法统。
因此,美国才能承继下来。
因此,这一代美国人必须承继下去。
现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核心,我国正处于对抗深远暴力和憎恨的战争。
我们的经济元气大伤,是某些人贪婪且不负责任的后果,也是大众未能做出艰难的选择,为国家进入新时代做淮备所致。
许多人失去房子,丢了工作,生意垮了。
我们的医疗照护太昂贵,学校教育辜负了许多人。
每天都有更多证据显示,我们利用能源的方式壮大我们的对敌,威胁我们的星球。
这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。
比较无法测量但同样深沉的,是举国信心尽失─持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退,也害怕下一代一定会眼界变低。
今天我要告诉各位,我们面临的挑战是真的,挑战非常严重,且不在少数。
它们不是可以轻易,或在短时间内解决。
但是,美国要了解,这些挑战会被解决。
在这一天,我们聚在一起,因为我们选择希望而非恐惧,有意义的团结而非纷争和不合。
在这一天,我们来此宣示,那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已终结,那些扭曲我们政治已久的相互指控和陈旧教条已终结。
我们仍是个年轻的国家,但借用圣经的话,摆脱幼稚事物的时刻到来了,重申我们坚忍精神的时刻到来了,选择我们更好的历史,实践那种代代传承的珍贵权利,那种高贵的理念:就是上帝的应许,我们每个人都是平等的,每个人都是自由的,每个人都应该有机会追求全然的幸福。
再次肯定我们国家的伟大,我们了解伟大绝非赐予而来,必须努力达成。
我们的旅程从来就不是抄捷径或很容易就满足。
这条路一直都不是给不勇敢的人走的,那些偏好逸乐胜过工作,或者只想追求名利就满足的人。
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尊敬的各位先生、女士们,今天我站在这里,代表美国政府,向全世界发表演讲。
我们所面临的挑战是巨大的,但我坚信,只要我们齐心协力,共同努力,就一定能够克服困难,迎接未来。
首先,我想谈谈全球气候变化的问题。
气候变化是全人类面临的共同挑战,我
们必须采取行动,减少碳排放,保护地球环境。
我们不能再对这个问题视而不见,而是要积极寻求解决之道,为子孙后代留下一个更加美好的世界。
其次,我要强调的是全球经济发展的问题。
当前,全球经济形势依然严峻,许
多国家都在为经济增长而努力。
我们需要加强国际合作,共同应对经济挑战,推动全球经济持续健康发展。
只有通过合作,我们才能共同创造更加繁荣的未来。
此外,我还要谈到国际安全和和平的问题。
当今世界,恐怖主义、战争、冲突
仍然层出不穷,给人民带来巨大的痛苦。
我们必须加强国际合作,共同打击恐怖主义,维护世界和平。
只有通过团结一致,我们才能实现全球安全与和平。
最后,我要呼吁全球各国共同努力,推动全球治理体系的改革。
当前,全球治
理体系面临许多挑战,需要进行改革和完善。
我们应该加强国际合作,推动全球治理体系更加公正、合理,更好地满足各国人民的利益。
各位先生、女士们,面对全球诸多挑战,我们不能束手无策,而是要齐心协力,共同努力。
只有通过团结合作,我们才能迎接未来,创造更加美好的世界。
让我们携手并肩,共同努力,为全人类的幸福和未来而奋斗!谢谢大家!。
奥巴马总统发表任内最后一次国情咨文英语演讲稿_演讲稿
奥巴马总统发表任内最后一次国情咨文英语演讲稿Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, myfellow Americans:Tonight marks the eighth year I've come here to report onthe State of the Union. And for thisfinal one, I'm going to try to make it shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get backto Iowa.I also understand that because it's an election season,expectations for what we'll achievethis year are low. Still,Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the constructive approach you andtheother leaders took at the end of last year to pass a budgetand make tax cuts permanent forworking families. So I hope wecan work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminaljustice reform, and helping people who are battlingprescription drug abuse. We just mightsurprise the cynics again. But tonight, I want to go easy on the traditional list ofproposals for the year ahead. Don'tworry, I've got plenty, from helping students learn to write computer code to personalizingmedical treatments for patients. And I'll keep1 / 26pushing for progress on the work that still needsdoing. Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal payfor equal work, paid leave, raising theminimum wage. All these things still matter tohardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will notlet up until they getdone.But for my final address to this chamber, I don't want totalk just about the next year. I wantto focus on the next fiveyears, ten years, and beyond.I want to focus on our future.We live in a time of extraordinary change –change that's reshaping the way we live, the waywe work, our planet and ourplace in the world. It's change that promises amazing medicalbreakthroughs, but also economic disruptions that strain working families. It promiseseducation for girls in the most remote villages, but also connects terrorists plotting an oceanaway. It's change that can broaden opportunity, or widen inequality. And whether we like itor not, the pace of thischange will only accelerate.America has been through big changes before – wars and depression, the influx ofimmigrants, workers fighting for a2 / 26fair deal, and movements to expand civil rights. Each time,there have been those who told us to fear the future; who claimed we could slam the brakes onchange, promising to restore past glory if we just got some g roup or idea that wasthreatening America under control. And each time, we overcame those fears. We did not, inthe words of Lincoln, adhere to the “dogmas of the quiet past.” Instead we thought anew, andacted anew. We made change work for us, always extending America's promise outward, to thenext frontier, to more and more people. Andbecause we did – because we saw opportunitywhere others sawonly peril – we emerged stronger and better than before.What was true then can be true now. Our unique strengthsas a nation –our optimism andwork ethic, our spirit of discovery and innovation, our diversity and commitment to theruleof law –these things give us everything we need to ensure prosperity and security forgenerations to come.In fact, it's that spirit that made the progress of thesepast seven years possible. It's how werecovered from the worst economic crisis in generations. It's how we reformed our health caresystem, and reinvented our energy sector; how we delivered more care and benefits to ourtroops and veterans, and how we3 / 26secured the freedom in every state to marry the person welove. But such progress is not inevitable. It is the result ofchoices we make together. And we facesuch choices right now.Will we respond to the changes of our time with fear, turninginward asa nation, and turning against each other as a people? Or will we face the future withconfidence in who we are, whatwe stand for, and the incredible things we can do together?So let's talk about the future, and four big questions that we as a country have to answer –regardless of who the next President is, or who controls the next Congress.First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunityand security in this new economy?Second, how do we make technology work for us, and notagainst us –especially when it comesto solving urgent challenges like climate change?Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?And finally, how can we make our politics reflect what'sbest in us, and not what's worst?Let me s tart with the economy, and a basic fact: the United States of America, right now, hasthe strongest, most durable4 / 26economy in the world. We're in the middle of the longest streakof private-sector job creation in history. More than 14million new jobs; the strongest two yearsof job growth sincethe ‘90s; an unemployment rate cut in half. Our auto industry just had itsbest year ever. Manufacturing has created nearly900,000 new jobs in the past six years. Andwe've done all this while cutting our deficits by almost three-quarters.Anyone claiming that America's economy is in decline ispeddling fiction. What is true – andthe reason that a lot of Americans feel anxious –is that the economy h as been changing inprofound ways, changes that started long before the Great Recession hit and haven't let up.Today, technology doesn't just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work canbe automated. Companies in a global economy can locate anywhere,and face toughercompetition. As a result, workers have lessleverage for a raise. Companies have less loyaltyto their communities. And more and more wealth and income is concentrated at the very top.All these trends have squeezed workers, even when t hey have jobs; even when the economy i sgrowing. It's made i t harder fora hardworking family to pull itself out of poverty, harder5 / 26foryoung people to start on their careers, and tougher forworkers to retire when they want to. Andalthough none of these trends are unique to America, they do offend our uniquely Americanbelief that everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.For the past seven years, our goal has been a growing economy that works better for everybody.We've made progress.But we need to make more. And despite all the political arguments we'vehad these past few years, there are some areas where Americans broadly agree.We agree that real opportunity requires every American toget the education and training theyneed to land a good-payingjob. The bipartisan reform of No Child Left Behind was animportant start, and together, we've increased early childhood education, lifted high schoolgraduation rates to new highs, and boosted graduates in fields like engineering. In the comingyears, we should build on that progress, by providingPre-K for all, offering every student thehands-on computerscience and math classes that make them job-ready on day one,and weshould recruit and support more great teachers for ourkids.6 / 26And we have to make c ollege affordable for every American. Because no hardworking studentshould be stuck in the red. We've already reduced student loan payments to ten percent of aborrower's income. Now, we've actually got to cut the cost of college. Providing two years ofcommunity college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that,and I'm going to keep fighting to get that started this year.Of course, a great education isn't all we need in this new economy. We also need benefits andprotections that provide abasic measure of security. After all, it's not much o f a stretch tosay that some of the only people in America who are going towork the same job, in the sameplace, with a health and retirement package, for 30 years, are sitting in this chamber. Foreveryone else, especially folks in their forties and fifties, saving for retirement or bouncing backfrom job loss has gotten a lot tougher. Americans understand that at some point in theircareers, they may have to retool and retrain. But theyshouldn't lose what they've alreadyworked so hard to build.That's why Social Security and Medicare are more important than ever; we shouldn't weakenthem, we should strengthen them. And for Americans short of retirement, basic benefitsshould be 7 / 26just as mobile as everything else is today. That's what theAffordable Care Act is allabout. It's about filling the gapsin employer-based care so that when w e lose a job, or go backto school, or start that new business, we'll still have coverage. Nearly eighteen million havegained coverage so far. Health care inflation has slowed. And our businesses have created jobsevery single month since it became law.Now, I'm guessing we w on't agree on health care anytime soon. But there should be other waysboth parties can improve economic security. Say a hardworking American loses his job –weshouldn't just make sure he can get unemployment insurance;we should make sure thatprogram encourages him to retrain fora business that's ready to hire him. If that new jobdoesn't pay as much, there should be a system of wage insurance in placeso that he can stillpay his bills. And even if he's going fromjob to job, he should still be able to save forretirement andtake his savings with him. That's the way w e make t he new e conomy workbetter for everyone.I also know Speaker Ryan has talked about his interest intackling poverty. America is aboutgiving everybody willing to work a hand up, and I'd welcome a serious discussion 8 / 26aboutstrategies we can all support, like expanding tax cuts for low-income workers without kids.But there are other areas where it's been more difficultto find agreement over the last sevenyears –namely what role the government should play in making sure the system's notrigged infavor of the wealthiest and biggest corporations. And here, the American people have a choiceto make.I believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy. I think there are outdatedregulations that need to be changed, and there's red tape that needs to be cut. But afteryearsof record corporate profits, working families won't getmore opportunity or bigger paychecksby letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at the expense of everyoneelse; or by allowing attacks on collective bargainingto go unanswered. Food Stamp recipientsdidn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. Immigrants aren't the reasonwages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made i n the boardrooms that too often putquarterly earnings over long-term returns. It's sure not the average family watching tonightthat avoids paying taxes through offshore accounts. In this new economy, workers and start-upsand small9 / 26businesses need more of a voice, not less. The rules should work for them. And thisyear I plan to lift up the many businesseswho've figured out that doing right by their workersends upbeing good for their shareholders, their customers, and their communities, so that wecan spread those best practices across America.In fact, many of our best corporate citizens are also ourmost creative. This brings me t o thesecond big question we have to answer as a country: how do we reignite that spirit ofinnovation to meet our biggest challenges?Sixty years ago, when the Russians beat us into space, wedidn't deny Sputnik was up there.We didn't argue about thescience, or shrink our research and development budget. Webuilt aspace program almost overnight, and twelve years later, we were walking on the moon.That spirit of discovery is in our DNA. We're Thomas E dison and the Wright Brothers andGeorge Washington Carver. We'reGrace Hopper and Katherine Johnson and Sally Ride. We'reevery immigrant and entrepreneur from Boston to Austin to SiliconValley racing to shape abetter world. And over the past sevenyears, we've nurtured that spirit.10 / 26We've protected an open internet, and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income Americans online. We've launched next-generation manufacturing hubs, and online toolsthat give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs tostart a business in a single day.But we can do so much m ore. Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot,America can cure cancer. Lastmonth, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at theNational Institutes of Health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade. Tonight, I'mannouncing a newnational effort to get it done. And because he's gone to themat for all of us,on so many issues over the past forty years,I'm putting Joe in charge of Mission Control. Forthe loved ones we've all lost, for the family we can still save, let's makeAmerica the countrythat cures cancer once and for all.Medical research is critical. We need the same level ofcommitment when it comes todeveloping clean energy sources.Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. You'll bepretty lonely, becauseyou'll be debating our military, most of America's businessleaders, themajority of the American people, almost the entire 11 / 26scientific community, and 200 nationsaround the world who a gree it's a problem and intend to solve it.But even if the planet wasn't at stake; even if 2019 wasn't the warmest year on record –until2019 turned out even hotter –why would we want to pass up the chance for Americanbusinesses to produce and sell the energy of the future? Seven years ago, we made the single biggest investment inclean energy in our history. Hereare the results. In fields from Iowa to Texas, wind power is now cheaper than dirtier,conventional power. On rooftops from Arizona to NewYork, solar is saving Americans tens ofmillions of dollars ayear on their energy bills, and employs more Americans than coal – in jobsthat pay better than average. We're taking steps togive homeowners the freedom to generateand store their ownenergy – something environmentalists and Tea Partiers have teamed up tosupport. Meanwhile, we've cut our imports of foreign oil by nearly sixty percent, and cut carbonpollutionmore than any other country on Earth.Gas under two bucks a gallon ain't bad, either.Now we've got to accelerate the transition away from dirty energy. Rather than subsidizethe past, we should invest in the 12 / 26future –especially in communities that rely on fossil fuels.That's why I'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so thatthey better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet. That way, we putmoney back into those communities and put tens of thousands of Americans to work building a21st century transportation system. None of this will happen overnight, and yes, there areplenty of entrenched interests whowant to protect the statusquo. But the jobs we'll create, the money we'll save, and theplanetwe'll preserve –that's the kind of future our kids and grandkids deserve.Climate change is just one of many i ssues where our securityis linked to the rest of the world.And that's why the third big question we have to answer is how t o keep America safe andstrong without either isolating ourselves or trying to nation-buildeverywhere there's a problem.I told you earlier all the talk of America's economic decline is political hot air. Well, so is all therhetoric youhear about our enemies getting stronger and America gettingweaker. The UnitedStates of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. Period. It's not even close. We spendmore on our13 / 26military than the next eight nations combined. Our troops arethe finest fightingforce in the history of the world. No nation dares to attack us or our allies because they knowthat's thepath to ruin. Surveys show our standing around the world ishigher than when I waselected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of theworld donot look to Beijing or Moscow to lead – they call us.As someone who begins every day with an intelligence briefing, I know t his is a dangeroustime. But that's not because of diminished American strength or some looming superpower.Intoday's world, we're threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states. The Middle Eastis going through a transformation that will play out for a generation, rooted inconflicts thatdate back millennia. Economic headwinds blowfrom a Chinese economy in transition. Even astheir economy contracts, Russia is pouring resources to prop up Ukraine andSyria –states theysee slipping away from their orbit. And the international system we built after World War II isnow struggling to keep pace with this new reality.It's up to us to help remake that system. And that meanswe have to set priorities.14 / 26Priority number one is protecting the American people andgoing after terrorist networks. Bothal Qaeda a nd now ISIL pose a direct threat to our people, because in today's world, evenahandful of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot ofdamage. They use the Internet to poison the minds of individuals inside our country; theyundermine our allies.But as we focus on destroying ISIL, over-the-top claimsthat this is World War III just play intotheir hands. Massesof fighters on the back of pickup trucks and twisted soulsplotting inapartments or garages pose an enormous danger tocivilians and must be stopped. But theydo not threaten ournational existence. That's the story ISIL wants to tell; that's the kind ofpropaganda they use to recruit. We don't need tobuild them up to show that we're serious,nor do we need to push away vital allies in this fight by echoing the lie that ISIL isrepresentative of one of the world's largest religions. Wejust need to call them what they are–killers and fanatics who have to be rooted out, hunted down, and destroyed.That's exactly what we are doing. For more than a year,America has led a coalition of morethan 60 countries to cut off 15 / 26ISIL's financing, disrupt their plots, stop the flow of terroristfighters, and stamp out their vicious ideology. With nearly 10,000 air strikes, we are takingout their leadership,their oil, their training camps, and their weapons. We aretraining, arming,and supporting forces who are steadily reclaiming territory in Iraq and Syria.If this Congress is serious about winning this war, andwants to send a message to our troopsand the world, you should finally authorize the use of military force against ISIL. Take a vote.But the American people should know that with or without Congressional action, ISIL will learnthe same lessons as terrorists before them. If you doubt America's commitment –or mine –tosee that justice is done, ask Osama bin Laden. Ask the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, who wastaken out last year,or the perpetrator of the Benghazi attacks, who s its in a prison cell. Whenyou come a fter Americans, we go after you. It may t ake time, but we have long memories, andour reach has no limit.Our foreign policy must be focused on the threat from ISIL and al Qaeda, but it can't stopthere. For even without ISIL,instability will continue for decades in many p arts of the world –in the Middle East, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in parts of 16 / 26Central America, Africa and Asia.Some of these places may become s afe havens for new t errorist networks; others will fall victimto ethnic conflict, or famine, feeding the next wave ofrefugees. The world will look to us tohelp solve these problems, and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpetbomb civilians. That may work as a TV sound bite, but it doesn't pass muster on the worldstage.We also can't try to take over and rebuild every countrythat falls into crisis. That's notleadership; that's a recipefor quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimatelyweakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq –and we should have learned it by now.Fortunately, there's a smarter approach, a patient anddisciplined strategy that uses everyelement of our nationalpower. It says America will always act, alone if necessary, to protectour people and our allies; but on issues of global concern, we will mobilize the world to workwith us, and makesure other countries pull their own weight.That's our approach to conflicts like Syria, where we'repartnering with local forces and leadinginternational effortsto help that broken society pursue a lasting peace.17 / 26That's why we built a global coalition, with sanctions and principled diplomacy, to prevent anuclear-armed Iran. As wespeak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out itsuranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.That's how we stopped the spread of Ebola in West Africa.Our military, our doctors, and ourdevelopment workers set upthe platform that allowed other countries to join us in stampingout that epidemic.That's how we forged a Trans-Pacific Partnership to openmarkets, protect workers and theenvironment, and advance American leadership in Asia. It cuts 18,000 taxes on productsMadein America, and supports more good jobs. With TPP, China doesn't set the rules in that region,we do. You want to showour strength in this century? Approve this agreement. Give usthetools to enforce it.Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in LatinAmerica. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel andcommerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives ofthe Cuban people. You want toconsolidate our leadership and credibility in the hemisphere? Recognize that the Cold Waris18 / 26over. Lift the embargo.American leadership in the 21st century is not a choicebetween ignoring the rest of the world –except when we kill terrorists; or occupying and rebuilding whatever society is unraveling.Leadership means a wise application of militarypower, and rallying the world behind causesthat are right. Itmeans seeing our foreign assistance as part of our nationalsecurity, notcharity. When we lead nearly 200 nations to themost ambitious agreement in history to fightclimate change –that helps vulnerable countries, but it also protects our children. When wehelp Ukraine defend its democracy, or Colombia resolve a decades-long war, thatstrengthens the international order we depend upon. When we help African countries feed theirpeople and care for the sick, that prevents the next pandemic from reaching our shores. Rightnow, we are on trackto end the scourge of HIV/AIDS, and we have the capacity toaccomplish the same thing with malaria – something I'll be pushing this Congress to fund thisyear.That's strength. That's leadership. And that kind of leadership depends on the power of ourexample. That is why Iwill keep working to shut down the prison at Guantanamo: 19 / 26it'sexpensive, it's unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies.That's why we need to reject any politics that targetspeople because of race or religion. Thisisn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding whatmakes us strong. Theworld respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our opennessand the waywe respect every faith. His Holiness, Pope Francis, told thisbody from the very spotI stand tonight that “to imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the bestway to take their place.” When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kidbullied, that doesn't make ussafer. That's not telling it like it is. It's just wrong. Itdiminishesus in the eyes of the world. It makes it harder toachieve our goals. And it betrays who we areas a country.“We t he People.” Our Constitution begins with those three simple words, words we've come t orecognize mean a ll the people, not just some; words that insist we rise and fall together.Thatbrings me t o the fourth, and maybe t he most important thing I want to say tonight.The future we want – opportunity and security for our20 / 26families; a rising standard of living anda sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids – all that is within our reach.But it will only happenif we work together. It will only happen if we can have rational, constructive debates.It will only happen if we fix our politics.A better politics doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. This is a big country, withdifferent regions andattitudes and interests. That's one of our strengths, too. Our Foundersdistributed power between states and branches of government, and expected us to argue, justas they did, over the size and shape of government, over commerce and foreign relations, overthe meaning of liberty and the imperatives ofsecurity.But democracy does require basic bonds of trust between its citizens. It doesn't work if wethink the people who disagreewith us are all motivated by malice, or that our politicalopponents are unpatriotic. Democracy g rinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise;or when even basic factsare contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. Ourpublic life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracybreaks down when the average21 / 26person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system isrigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrowinterest.Too many A mericans feel that way right now. It's one of the few regrets of my presidency – thatthe rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's nodoubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide,and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.But, my fellow Americans, this cannot be my task –or any President's – alone. There are awhole lot of folks in thischamber who would like to see more cooperation, a more elevateddebate in Washington, but feel trapped by the demandsof getting elected. I know; you've toldme. And if we want abetter politics, it's not enough to just change a Congressmanor a Senatoror even a President; we have to change the systemto reflect our better selves.We have to end the practice of drawing our congressionaldistricts so that politicians can picktheir voters, and not the other way around. We have to reduce the influence of money in ourpolitics, so that a handful of families and hidden interests22 / 26can't bankroll our elections –and ifour existing approach to campaign finance can't pass muster in the courts, we need to worktogether to find a real solution. We've got to make voting easier, not harder, and modernizeit for the way we live now.And over the course of this year, I intend to travel the country topush for reforms that do.But I can't do these things on my own. Changes in ourpolitical process – in not just who getselected but how theyget elected – that will only happen when the American people demand it.It will depend on you. That's what's meant by agovernment of, by, and for the people.What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, andpolitics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give upnow, then we forsake a better future. Those with moneyand power will gain greater controlover the decisions thatcould send a young soldier to war, or allow another economic disaster,or roll back the equal rights and voting rights thatgenerations of Americans have fought, evendied, to secure. As frustration grows, there will be voices urging us to fall back into tribes, toscapegoat fellow citizens who don't look like23 / 26。
美国总统奥巴马年度国情咨文(三)
美国总统奥巴马年度国情咨文(三)So we have a huge opportunity, at this moment, to bring manufacturing back. But we have to seize it. Tonight, my message to business leaders is simple: Ask yourselves what you can do to bring jobs back to your country, and your country will do everything we can to help you succeed. (Applause.)因此,我们面前有一个把制造业迁回来的大好机会,可是我们必须抓住机会。
今晚,我对企业领导人要说的话很简单:问一问你们自己怎样才能把工作机会带回美国,你们的国家就会尽一切努力助你们成功。
(掌声)We should start with our tax code. Right now, companies get tax breaks for moving jobs and profits overseas. Meanwhile, companies that choose to stay in America get hit with one of the highest tax rates in the world. It makes no sense, and everyone knows it. So let’s change it.我们应该从我国的税法入手。
目前,公司把工作和利润移到海外会获得税收优惠。
与此同时,选择留在美国的公司却要承受在全球最高之列的税率。
这样做没有道理,人人都知道这一点。
因此我们必须着手改革。
First, if you’re a business that wants to outsource jobs, you shouldn’t geta tax deduction for doing it. (Applause.) That money should be used to cover moving expenses for companies like Master Lock that decide to bring jobs home. (Applause.)首先,如果你是想要外包的企业,你就不应当因此获得减税。
2013奥巴马就职演说全文 中英双语
2013奥巴马就职演说全文中英双语美国总统奥巴马当地时间1月21日在国会山发表其第二任期就职演讲。
奥巴马在演讲中追溯美国民主传统和宪法精神,通过阐述就业、医保、移民、财政、同性恋及气候变化威胁等多项议题与现实有力契合。
奥巴马强调,伟大国家的塑造必须依赖每个美国人的力量,而非少数人的成功,并强调国家团结的重要性。
奥巴马提及这代美国人从建国之父那里继承的精神还没有完成实践,现在的美国人需要继续努力,实现生存、自由与追求幸福的权利。
以下为奥巴马就职演说全文:谢谢,非常感谢大家。
拜登副总统、首席大法官先生、国会议员们、尊敬的各位嘉宾、亲爱的公民们。
每一次我们集会庆祝总统就职都是在见证美国宪法的持久力量。
我们都是在肯定美国民主的承诺。
我们重申,将这个国家紧密联系在一起的不是我们的肤色,也不是我们信仰的教条,更不是我们名字的来源。
让我们与众不同,让我们成为美国人的是我们对于一种理念的恪守。
200多年前,这一理念在一篇宣言中被清晰阐述:―我们认为下述真理是不言而喻的,人人生而平等。
造物主赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利,包括生存、自由和追求幸福的权利。
‖今天,我们继续着这一未竟的征程,架起这些理念与我们时代现实之间的桥梁。
因为历史告诉我们,即便这些真理是不言而喻的,它们也从来不会自动生效。
因为虽然自由是上帝赋予的礼物,但仍需要世间的子民去捍卫。
1776年,美国的爱国先驱们不是只为了推翻国王的暴政而战,也不是为赢得少数人的特权,建立暴民的统治。
先驱们留给我们一个共和国,一个民有、民治、民享的政府。
他们委托每一代美国人捍卫我们的建国信条。
在过去的200多年里,我们做到了。
从奴役的血腥枷锁和刀剑的血光厮杀中我们懂得了,建立在自由与平等原则之上的联邦不能永远维持半奴隶和半自由的状态。
我们赢得了新生,誓言共同前进。
我们共同努力,建立起现代的经济体系。
架设铁路与高速公路,加速了旅行和商业交流。
建立学校与大学,培训我们的工人。
我们一起发现,自由市场的繁荣只能建立在保障竞争与公平竞争的原则之上。
奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿:激发希望,走向辉煌
奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿:激发希望,走向辉煌尊敬的美利坚合众国国民、各位阁下:今天,我站在这里,向全国人民发表我的国情咨文,我要说“激发希望,走向辉煌”。
这是我们共同的目标。
很多年前,我当选为美国总统。
当时,我们正在经历一场前所未有的经济危机,我们的经济遭受了巨大的打击,许多人失去了工作,失去了家园,失去了价值。
当时很多人都感到绝望,甚至毫无希望。
在这种情况下,我被选为总统,我知道,我必须做些什么,不仅是为了拯救美国的经济,还要给大家带来希望,激励大家面对未来充满信心。
当时,我提出了“是时候了,变革的时候到了”这样的口号,我知道,我们必须创造出一种新的前景,一种能够激发希望、鼓舞人心的前景,以激励人们前往更美好的未来。
我们采取的第一步就是重新投资我们的经济,重振我们的经济,以创造更多的就业机会和经济机会。
我们需要创造一个更为公平的系统,让每一个人都能够享有更好的生活。
我们的工人、我们的企业、我们的中小企业家,都需要我们的支持。
我们迅速采取了一系列措施,包括增加国家债务、减少税收、扩大贷款规模、保护投资者的权益等。
这些措施都是为了让我们的经济更好地运转。
我们在这场经济危机中,创造了数百万个就业机会,重振了我们的经济,让我们的国家重新回到了轨道上。
但是,这还不够,我们还需要呼吁人们拥有信心,拥有希望。
我们必须向大家传递一种信息,那就是我们的国家有一个美好的未来,我们的孩子们有一个稳定、繁荣的国家。
我了解到,未来会面临很多挑战,有些挑战可能会很严峻,但我们必须冷静应对,保持信心,用我们的努力和顽强不屈的精神克服这些挑战。
这是我们的责任,也是我们必须履行的责任。
在这个时代,我们需要一个新的愿景,一个更加美好的未来。
我相信,我们可以走到更远的地方,我们可以成为一个更加繁荣和进步的国家。
我们的国家充满了激情和创新。
我们需要让更多的人参与到这个进程中来。
我们需要让更多的人发挥他们的潜力,创造更多的机遇和创意。
我们必须让每个人都有机会在自己所热爱和喜欢的领域中施展才华,去追求自己的梦想。
2013年美国总统奥巴马就职演说中英文对照文稿(全)
2013年美国总统奥巴马就职演说中英文对照文稿(全)北京时间1月22日凌晨,贝拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马宣誓就职第四十四任美利坚合众国总统并发表就职演说。
奥巴马在演讲中追溯美国民主传统和宪法精神,强调了民众的力量。
演讲中涉及了包括就业、医保、移民和同性恋等多项议题,以下为奥巴马就职演说全文:MR. OBAMA:Thank you. Thank you so much. Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:谢谢,非常感谢大家。
拜登副总统、首席大法官先生、国会议员们、尊敬的各位嘉宾、亲爱的公民们。
当我们每次聚集在一起为总统举行就职典礼时,我们都是在见证美国宪法的不朽力量。
我们是在又一次立下美国民主的承诺。
我们再次提醒说,把这个国家凝聚在一起的不是我们的肤色,不是信仰的教条,也不是我们的姓氏源于何处。
使我们与众不同——使我们成为美国人——的,是我们对一个在两个多世纪以前发表的宣言中所表述的理念:“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,that among these are Life,Liberty,and the pursuit of Happiness.”“我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的:人人生而平等,他们都从他们的造物主那里被赋予了某些不可剥夺的权利,包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。
”Today we continue a never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident,they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of amob.They gave to us a Republic,a government of,and by,and for thepeople,entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.今天,我们仍在继续这个永恒的旅程,让那些字句体现在我们这个时代的现实中。
奥巴马演讲稿范文4篇
奥巴马演讲稿范文4篇good evening, everybody. i just want to make a fewbrief comments about the attacks across paristonight. once again, we've seen an outrageousattempt to terrorize innocent civilians. this is anattack not just on paris, it's an attack not just on thepeople of france, but this is an attack on all ofhumanity and the universal values that we share.we stand prepared and ready to provide whateverassistance that the government and the people offrance need to respond. france is our oldest ally.the french people have stood shoulder to shoulder with the united states time and again.and we want to be very clear that we stand together with them in the fight against terrorismand extremism.paris itself represents the timeless values of human progress. those who think that they canterrorize the people of france or the values that they stand for are wrong. the american peopledraw strength from the french people's commitment to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.we are reminded in this time of tragedy that the bonds of libertéand égalit éand fraternitéarenot only values that the french people care so deeply about, but they are values that we share.and those values aregoing to endure far beyond any act of terrorism or the hateful vision ofthose who perpetrated the crimes this evening.we're going to do whatever it takes to work with the french people and with nations around theworld to bring these terrorists to justice, and to go after any terrorist networks that go after ourpeople.we don't yet know all the details of what has happened. we have been in contact with frenchofficials to communicate our deepest condolences to the families of those who have beenkilled, to offer our prayers and thoughts to those who have been wounded. we have offered ourfull support to them. the situation is still unfolding. i've chosen not to call president hollande atthis time, because my expectation is that he's very busy at the moment. i actually, bycoincidence, was talking to him earlier today in preparation for the g20 meeting. but i amconfident that i'll be in direct communications with him in the next few days, and we'll becoordinating in any ways that they think are helpful in the investigation of what's happened.this is a heartbreaking situation. and obviously those of us here in the united states know whatit's like. we've gone through these kinds ofepisodes ourselves. and whenever these kinds ofattacks happened, we've always been able to count on the french people to stand with us. theyhave been an extraordinary counterterrorism partner, and we intend to be there with themin that same fashion.i'm sure that in the days ahead we'll learn more about exactly what happened, and my teamswill make sure that we are in communication with the press to provide you accurateinformation. i don't want to speculate at this point in terms of who was responsible for this. itappears that there may still be live activity and dangers that are taking place as we speak. andso until we know from french officials that the situation is under control, and we have for moreinformation about it, i don't want to speculate.thank you very much.奥巴马周末电视演讲稿译文奥巴马演讲稿范文(2)奥巴马周末电视演讲稿译文hi, everybody. about a year ago, i promised that XX would be a breakthrough year for america. and this week, we got more evidence toback that up.in december, our businesses created 240,000 new jobs. the unemployment rate fell to 5.6%. that means that XX was the strongest year for job growth since the 1990s. in XX, unemployment fell faster than it has in three decades.over a 58-month streak, our businesses have created 11.2 million new jobs. after a decade of decline, american manufacturing is in its best stretch of job growth since the …90s. america is now the world‟s number one producer of oil and gas, helping to save drivers about a buck-ten a gallon at the pump over this time last year. thanks to the affordable care act, about 10 million americans have gained health insurance in the past year alone. we have cut our deficits by about two-thirds. and after 13 long years, our war in afghanistan has come to a responsible end, and more of our brave troops have come home.大家好。
2103奥巴马国情咨文沉思
2103奥巴马国情咨文沉思在2月13日的时候,美国总统奥巴马发布了2013年的国情咨文演讲。
作为一个留学生,看完演讲后与其他美国学生不同的是我多了一份对自己国家的反省与思考。
与其把我现在写的这篇文章叫做沉思,我更把它看做一封寄给同胞的信。
因此我的这篇文章在评论美国总统奥巴马的提案的同时更着重于与我们国家政府的对比与联系。
在这次演讲中有几个关键观点脱颖而出。
扩充中产阶级;把国家利益放在党派前面;税务改革吸引制造业回流;维持科研投资和加强能源投资;房屋建设与贷款;教育投资与改革;修正移民法律体系;撤军与维护国际秩序。
扩充中产阶级,这也是我国政府应该做的。
众多周知,中国现在已经是贫富差距最大的国家之一。
这大大影响了我国人民内心的公平感,贫穷的人工作再努力可能连房子都买不起,而有些有钱人更是费尽心机去榨取这些人仅有的财富。
所以扩充中产阶级,也是我们应该去努力实现的从而缩小我们的贫富差距。
“美国人民部奢求政府能解决所有问题,不奢求所有的政府官员在事务上看法一致,但是他们希望我们把国家的利益放在党派的前面。
”这是演讲中的一句话,虽然它的篇幅不大却揭示出了一个很严重的问题。
美国政府需要在党派之间加强合作。
相对于中国政府来言,我们只有一个党派所以我们就没有这方面的顾虑了么?不是的,我们的情况甚至更糟。
我们国家一党专政,共产党有着绝对的政治权利。
这并不是好的,无忧无虑的生活让他们忘了居安思危,让他们安于现状;让他们不思进取,让他们自甘堕落。
我也没有让国家新建其他的党派,那是冲动的,我们不能这样做。
我们应该做的是加强对政府的监督,加强人民的权利,让政府为人民服务,而不是党派完全控制着权利。
税务改革和吸引制造业回流。
制造业,我想在商业上没有哪个个词比制造业更让我们中国人民敏感了。
中国制造几乎覆盖了全世界大部分的商品。
而现在美国政府的制造业回流开始实施了。
我们不应该反思么?为什么美国可以让制造业回流?难道仅仅是因为政府的提议么?我可以明确的说,不是的。
美国总统奥巴马的演讲稿集中英文对照
美国总统奥巴马的演讲稿集中英文对照尊敬的美国人民:今晚,我站在这里,向全国发表我的最后一次国情咨文。
这是我在总统职位上的第八次国情咨文,它让我有机会回顾我们共同努力的进展,展望我们未来的挑战和机遇。
八年前,我在这个讲台上,我诚恳地请求你们对我和我们共同的目标而言,我们可以否定分歧,结束政治的互相对抗;我们可以开放我们的心,努力团结一致。
我们并不一定要达成完全共识,但我们应该尽力尊重不同的思想,互相听取,互相学习,而不是把意见分歧作为不可逾越的障碍。
我可以告诉大家现在我们的国家比2009年8年前,更团结,更有信心和希望。
今晚我要回顾这些进展与成功。
第一个进步是,经济复苏。
2009年,我们的经济陷入严重萧条,失业率达到10%,企业倒闭、银行倒闭、房价下跌。
现在,就业率已经恢复到了最高水平,经济增长持续增加,创造了数百万个就业岗位,企业的倒闭和银行倒闭得到了控制,房价也已经恢复到了危机前的水平。
我们必须感谢美国的企业家、工人和家庭,这些家庭涵盖了白人、黑人、亚洲人、拉丁美洲人,这些人的拼搏与努力,是经济复苏的基石。
他们相信美国的经济力量,相信未来将会更好,他们在劳动市场上就业,购买商品和服务,与此同时,美国政府提供了有效的措施,通过减税、增加支出和改革医疗保健,来促进经济增长。
我们还推出了一系列的贸易协定,协助我们的企业更好地参与世界贸易。
第二个进展是,世界在共同抗击恐怖主义方面取得了进展。
去年11月,我们与我们的盟友击败了伊斯兰国在伊拉克和叙利亚的主要堡垒,摧毁了他们最后的抵抗力量并夺回了他们的领土。
在这场战役中,我们看到了我们战士的勇气和决心,他们是我们国家为之骄傲的英雄。
我们还召集了一系列国际会议,来协调我们的全球反恐战略。
我们与全球领袖团结一致,共同打击恐怖主义,并为数百万遭受战争和恐怖分子攻击的人民提供援助。
第三个进步是,我们的社会越来越加包容和多元。
我们通过平等法案支持同性婚姻,赋予LGBTQ社区平等的权利,在这个问题上,我们的社会发生了巨大的转变。
奥巴马2013年国情咨文
奥巴马2013年国情咨文President Obama set out goals for his second term earlier this week during his fifth State of the Union message to Congress. The president spoke largely about his economic goals for the United States. He noted the need for the two main political parties to support his efforts to help the middle class, create jobs and reduce the deficit.本周早些时候,奥巴马在第五次向国会发表国情咨文时确立了他第二个任期的目标。
奥巴马总统主要谈到了美国的经济目标。
他指出了两个主要政党在支持他帮助中产阶级、创造就业和削减赤字的措施的必要性。
"Nothing I am proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth." 我今晚提出的方案不会增加一分钱预算赤字。
我们不需要大政府,而是需要一个能够明辨主次,对广泛增长进行投资的更聪明的政府。
Mr. Obama promised that his proposals would not increase the size of the federal deficit. He said major economic growth requires a balanced method to reduce the deficit, where everyone does his fair share. He suggested reforming Medicare, the government-assisted health care program. His proposals include cutting taxpayer money to drug companies.奥巴马承诺,他的建议不会增加联邦赤字规模。
英语演讲稿-美国总统奥巴马国情咨文演讲(+中英双语)
英语演讲稿美国总统奥巴马国情咨文演讲(+中英双语)THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: 议长先生,副总统先生,国会议员,同胞们:We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It has been, and still is, a hard time for many.我们跨入新世纪已经15年了。
新世纪一开始,我们就遭受了恐怖袭击,新一代人就投入了两场旷日持久而又代价昂贵的战争,后来又发生了席卷全国乃至全球的恶性衰退。
对很多人来说,那是一段,而且仍然是一段艰难的时期。
But tonight, we turn the page. Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. (Applause.) Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids are graduating than ever before. Moreof our people are insured than ever before. (Applause.) And we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as we’ve been in almost 30 years. (Applause.)但是今天晚上,我们将翻开新的一页。
奥巴马国情咨文(中英)
Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States—she's around here somewhere:总统,议长女士,副总统先生,各位国会议员,美国第一夫人――她就在附近。
I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great Chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.今晚我来到这里,不仅向这个宏伟大厅中在做的各位杰出人士发表讲话,而且向推选我们来到这里的男女民众们进行坦率和直接的交谈。
I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others, and rightly so. If you haven't been personally affected by this recession, you probably know someone who has: a friend, a neighbor, a member of your family. You don't need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis, because you live it every day. It's the worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights. It's the job you thought you'd retire from but now have lost, the business you built your dreams upon that's now hanging by a thread, the college acceptance letter your child had to put back in the envelope. The impact of this recession is real, and it is everywhere.我知道,对于现在正在收看转播的许多美国人来说,我国的经济现状令人担忧,压倒了所有其它的问题。
奥巴马发表国情咨文
奥巴马发表国情咨文尊敬的国会议员、最高法院大法官、尊敬的美国公民:我很荣幸再次站在这里,向全国公众发表国情咨文。
我想先感谢上帝保佑我们的国家,感谢美国人民无私的奉献和勇敢的付出。
今天,我向您展示美国的繁荣与挑战,我们的成就与使命。
八年前,我在这里为第一次发表国情咨文,我提出了一个充满希望的愿景:一个团结、充满机会的美国。
如今,我很自豪地说,美国已经达到了这个愿景的许多方面。
首先,我们克服了最严重的经济衰退。
当我上任时,我们面临着失业率飙升、企业倒闭和经济对冲击的迅速恢复的挑战。
但是,通过坚定的决心和有力的政策,我们成功地出台了刺激计划和金融改革,使得我们的经济重新复苏,创造了约1500万个工作岗位。
其次,我们重建了我们的医疗体系。
我一直坚信,每个美国人都应该有可负担和可及的医疗保健。
我们通过《负担得起的医疗保健法案》实现了这一目标,为数百万无保险人口提供了医疗保险,并保护了数百万现有的医疗保险。
我们还进行了历史性的进步,推进了LGBTQ权益。
我们废除了“不问不说”政策,允许同性恋和双性恋者在军队中自由表达自己的身份。
同性婚姻合法化,并且司法部门对待LGBTQ权益的态度也发生了巨大变化。
这些成就的背后是不可忽视的挑战。
我们仍然面临着全球恐怖主义威胁,如伊斯兰国和基地组织。
我们必须更加努力地保护国家安全,打击恐怖分子的威胁,同时保持我们美国价值观的核心。
我们还必须要解决和应对气候变化的挑战。
科学告诉我们,气候变化是现实,并且可能带来灾难性的后果。
我们必须采取行动减少温室气体排放,推动可再生能源的发展,并加强全球合作以应对这一挑战。
此外,我们还必须坚持对待移民问题的公正和人道的态度。
我们的移民制度需要进行全面的改革,以使得合法渠道更加容易,同时遏制非法移民。
我们必须建设一个让每个人有机会实现美国梦的社会。
最后,我们必须继续努力实现种族平等和社会正义。
我们在过去几年中见证了一系列种族动荡事件,这再次提醒我们,我们的工作尚未完成。
美国总统奥巴马国情咨文原文
美国总统奥巴马国情咨文原文Obama’s State of Union speechMadame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders [have] fulfilled this duty. They've done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they've done so in the midst of war and depression -- at moments of great strife and great struggle.It's tempting to look back on these moments and assume that our progress was inevitable -- that America was always destined to succeed. But when the Union was turned back at Bull Run and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach, victory was very much in doubt. When the market crashed on Black Tuesday and civil rights marchers were beaten on Bloody Sunday, the future was anything but certain. These were the times that tested the courage of our convictions, and the strength of our union. And despite all our divisions and disagreements, our hesitations and our fears, America prevailed because we chose to move forward as one nation, and one people.Again, we are tested. And again, we must answer history's call.One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted -- immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed.But the devastation remains. One in ten Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and rural communities have been hit especially hard. And for those who had already known poverty, life's become that much harder.And this recession has also compounded the burdens that America's families have been dealing with for decades: the burden of working harder and longer for less, of being unable to save enough to retire, or help kids with college.So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. They're not new. These struggles are the reason I ran for President. These struggles are what I've witnessed for years in places like Elkhart, Indiana; Galesburg, Illinois. I hear about them in the letters that I read each night. The toughest to read are those written by children, asking why they have to move from their home, asking or when their mom or dad will be able to go back to work.For these Americans and so many others, change has not come fast enough. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don't understand why itseems like bad behavior on Wall Street is rewarded but hard work on Main Street isn't; or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it. Not now.So we face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope -- what they deserve -- is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead. Most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.And you know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of adversity. After one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy building cars and teaching kids, starting businesses, and going back to school. They're coaching little league and helping their neighbors. One woman wrote to me and said, "We are strained but hopeful, struggling but encouraged."It's because of this spirit -- this great decency and great strength -- that I have never been more hopeful about America's future than I am tonight.Despite -- Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the American people get a government that matches their decency, that embodies their strength. And tonight -- tonight I'd like to talk about how, together, we can deliver on that promise.It begins with our economy. Our most urgent -- Our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis. It was not easy to do. And if there's one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans -- and everybody in between -- it's that we all hated the bank bailout. I hated it -- I hated it -- I hated it. You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.But when I ran for President, I promised I wouldn't just do what was popular -- I would do what was necessary. And if we had allowed the meltdown of the financial system, unemployment might be double what it is today. More businesses would certainly have closed. More homes would have surely been lost.So I supported the last Administration's efforts to create the financial rescue program. And when we took the program over, we made it more transparent and more accountable. And as a result, the markets are now stabilized, and we've recovered most of the money we spent on the banks.Most, but not all. To recover the rest, I've proposed a fee on the biggest banks.Now -- Now, I know Wall Street isn't keen on this idea, but if these firms can afford to hand out big bonuses again, they can afford a modest fee to pay back the taxpayers who rescued them in their time of need.Now, as we stabilized the financial system, we also took steps to get our economy growing again, save as many jobs as possible, and help Americans who had become unemployed. That's why we extended or increased unemployment benefits for more than 18 million Americans, made health insurance 65% cheaper for families who get their coverage through COBRA, and passed 25 different tax cuts.Now, let me repeat: We cut taxes.We cut taxes for 95% of working families.We cut taxes for small businesses.We cut taxes for first-time homebuyers.We cut taxes for parents trying to care for their children.We cut taxes for eight million Americans paying for college.(I thought I'd get some applause on that one.)As a result -- As a result, millions of Americans had more to spend on gas, and food, and other necessities -- all of which helped businesses keep more workers. And we haven't raised income taxes by a single dime on a single person. Not a single dime.Now, because of the steps we took, there are about two million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed. 200,000 work in construction and clean energy. 300,000 are teachers and other education workers. Tens of thousands are cops, firefighters, correctional officers, first responders. And we're on track to add another one and a half million jobs to this total by the end of the year.The plan that has made all of this possible, from the tax cuts to the jobs, is the Recovery Act. That's right: the Recovery Act, also known as the Stimulus Bill. Economists on the left and the right say this bill has helped saved jobs and avert disaster. But you don't have to take their word for it: Talk to the small business in Phoenix that will triple its workforce because of the Recovery Act. Talk to the window manufacturer in Philadelphia who said he used to be skeptical about the Recovery Act, until he had to add two more work shifts just because of the business it created. Talk to the single teacher raising two kids who was told by her principal in the last week of school that because of the Recovery Act, she wouldn't be laid off after all.There are stories like this all across America. And after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. Retirement funds have started togain back some of their value. Businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly [some] are starting to hire again.But I realize that for every success story, there are other stories -- of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from; who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. That is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010. And that's why I'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight!Now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America's businesses. (I agree. Absolutely). But government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. We should start where most new jobs do -- in small businesses, companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides its time she became her own boss.Through sheer grit and determination, these companies have weathered the recession and they're ready to grow. But when you talk to small business owners in places like Allentown, Pennsylvania or Elyria, Ohio, you find out that even though banks on Wall Street are lending again, they're mostly lending to bigger companies. Financing remains difficult for small business owners across the country -- even those that are making a profit.So tonight, I'm proposing that we take 30 billion dollars of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat. I'm also proposing a new small business tax credit -- one that will go to over one million small businesses who hire new workers or raise wages. While we're at it, let's also eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment, and provide a tax incentive for all large businesses and all small businesses to invest in new plants and equipment.Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. From -- From the first railroads to the interstate highway system, our nation has always been built to compete. There's no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products.Tomorrow, I'll visit Tampa, Florida, where workers will soon break ground on a new high-speed railroad funded by the Recovery Act. There are projects like that all across this country that will create jobs and help our move our nation's goods, services, and information. We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities, and give -- and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy efficient, which supports clean energy jobs. And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America.Now, the House has passed a jobs bill that includes some of these steps. As the first order of business this year, I urge the Senate to do the same -- and I know they will. They will. People are out of work. They're hurting. And they need our help. And I want a jobs bill on my desk without delay.But -- But the truth is, these steps still won't make up for the seven million jobs that we've lost over the last two years. The only way to move to full employment is to lay a new foundation for long-term economic growth, and finally address the problems that America's families have confronted for years.We can't afford another so-called economic "expansion" like the one from the last decade -- what some call the "lost decade" -- where jobs grew more slowly than during any prior expansion; where the income of the average American household declined while the cost of health care and tuition reached record highs; where prosperity was built on a housing bubble and financial speculation.From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious. Such an effort would be too contentious. I've been told that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for awhile. For those who make these claims, I have one simple question: How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold?You see -- You see, Washington has been telling us to wait for decades, even as the problems have grown worse. Meanwhile, China's not waiting to revamp its economy. Germany's not waiting. India's not waiting. These nations are -- they're not standing still. These nations aren't playing for second place. They're putting more emphasis on math and science. They're rebuilding their infrastructure. They're making serious investments in clean energy because they want those jobs.Well, I do not accept second-place for the United States of America.As hard as it may be, as uncomfortable and contentious as the debates may become, it's time to get serious about fixing the problems that are hampering our growth. Now, one place to start is serious financial reform. Look, I am not interested in punishing banks. I'm interested in protecting our economy. A strong, healthy financial market makes it possible for businesses to access credit and create new jobs. It channels the savings of families into investments that raise incomes. But that can only happen if we guard against the same recklessness that nearly brought down our entire economy.We need to make sure consumers and middle-class families have the information they need to make financial decisions. We can't allow financial institutions, including those that take your deposits, to take risks that threaten the whole economy. Now, the House has already passed financial reform with many of these changes. And -- And the lobbyists are trying to kill it. Well, we cannot let them win this fight. And if the bill that ends up on mydesk does not meet the test of real reform, I will send it back until we get it right. We've got to get it right.Next, we need to encourage American innovation. Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history, an investment -- an investment that could lead to the world's cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched. And no area is more ripe for such innovation than energy. You can see the results of last year's investment in clean energy in the North Carolina company that will create 1200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries, or, in the California business that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels.But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies. And yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.I am grateful to the House for passing such a bill last year. And this year -- this year, I am eager to help advance the bipartisan effort in the Senate. I know there have been questions about whether we can afford such changes in a tough economy. I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But -- But -- Here -- Here's the thing: Even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation.[audio-to-text transcription accuracy verified to here: 27:02]Third, we need to export more of our goods. Because the more products we make and sell to other countries, the more jobs we support right here in America. So tonight, we set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support two million jobs in America. To help meet this goal, we're launching a National Export Initiative that will help farmers and small businesses increase their exports, and reform export controls consistent with national security.We have to seek new markets aggressively, just as our competitors are. If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the chance to create jobs on our shores. But realizing those benefits also means enforcing those agreements so our trading partners play by the rules. And that's why we will continue to shape a Doha trade agreement that opens global markets, and why we will strengthen our trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia.Fourth, we need to invest in the skills and education of our people.This year, we have broken through the stalemate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools. The idea here is simple: instead of rewarding failure, we only reward success. Instead of funding the status quo, we only invest in reform -- reform that raises student achievement, inspires students to excel in math and science, and turns around failing schools that steal the future of too many young Americans, from rural communities to inner-cities. In the 21st century, one of the best anti-poverty programs is a world-class education. In this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than their potential.When we renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, we will work with Congress to expand these reforms to all fifty states. Still, in this economy, a high school diploma no longer guarantees a good job. I urge the Senate to follow the House and pass a bill that will revitalize our community colleges, which are a career pathway to the children of so many working families. To make college more affordable, this bill will finally end the unwarranted taxpayer-subsidies that go to banks for student loans. Instead, let's take that money and give families a 10,000 dollar tax credit for four years of college and increase Pell Grants. And let's tell another one million students that when they graduate, they will be required to pay only ten percent of their income on student loans, and all of their debt will be forgiven after twenty years -- and forgiven after ten years if they choose a career in public service. Because in the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college. And it's time for colleges and universities to get serious about cutting their own costs -- because they too have a responsibility to help solve this problem.Now, the price of college tuition is just one of the burdens facing the middle-class. That's why last year I asked Vice President Biden to chair a task force on Middle-Class Families. That's why we're nearly doubling the child care tax credit, and making it easier to save for retirement by giving every worker access to a retirement account and expanding the tax credit for those who start a nest egg. That's why we're working to lift the value of a family's single largest investment -- their home. The steps we took last year to shore up the housing market have allowed millions of Americans to take out new loans and save an average of 1,500 dollars on mortgage payments. This year, we will step up re-financing so that homeowners can move into more affordable mortgages. And it is precisely to relieve the burden on middle-class families that we still need health insurance reform.Now let's be clear -- I did not choose to tackle this issue to get some legislative victory under my belt. And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics.I took on health care because of the stories I've heard from Americans with pre-existing conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage; patients who've been denied coverage; and families -- even those with insurance -- who are just one illness away from financial ruin.After nearly a century of trying, we are closer than ever to bringing more security to the lives of so many Americans. The approach we've taken would protect every American from the worst practices of the insurance industry. It would give small businesses and uninsured Americans a chance to choose an affordable health care plan in a competitive market. It would require every insurance plan to cover preventive care. And by the way, I want to acknowledge our First Lady, Michelle Obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make our kids healthier.Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. And according to the Congressional Budget Office -- the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress -- our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as 1 trillion dollars over the next two decades.Still, this is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people. And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, this process left most Americans wondering what's in it for them.But I also know this problem is not going away. By the time I'm finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. I will not walk away from these Americans, and neither should the people in this chamber.As temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another look at the plan we've proposed. There's a reason why many doctors, nurses, and health care experts who know our system best consider this approach a vast improvement over the status quo. But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. Let's get it done. Let's get it done. Here's what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people.Now, even as health care reform would reduce our deficit, it's not enough to dig us out of a massive fiscal hole in which we find ourselves. It's a challenge that makes all others that much harder to solve, and one that's been subject to a lot of political posturing.So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight. At the beginning of the last decade, America had a budget surplus of over 200 billion dollars. By the time I took office, we had a one year deficit of over 1 trillion dollars and projected deficits of 8 trillion dollars overthe next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a 3 trillion dollar hole in our budget. That was before I walked in the door. I'm just stating the facts.Now if we had taken office in ordinary times, I would have liked nothing more than to start bringing down the deficit. But we took office amid a crisis, and our efforts to prevent a second Depression have added another 1 trillion dollars to our national debt. That, too, is a fact.I am absolutely convinced that was the right thing to do. But families across the country are tightening their belts and making tough decisions. The federal government should do the same. So tonight, I'm proposing specific steps to pay for the 1 trillion that it took to rescue the economy last year.Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will. Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't. And if I have to enforce this discipline by veto, I will.We will continue to go through the budget line by line, page by page, to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work. We've already identified 20 billion dollars in savings for next year. To help working families, we will extend our middle-class tax cuts. But at a time of record deficits, we will not continue tax cuts for oil companies, for investment fund managers, and for those making over 250,000 dollars a year. We just can't afford it.Now, even after paying for what we spent on my watch, we will still face the massive deficit we had when I took office. More importantly, the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will continue to skyrocket. That's why I've called for a bipartisan, Fiscal Commission, modeled on a proposal by Republican Judd Gregg and Democrat Kent Conrad. This can't be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem. The Commission will have to provide a specific set of solutions by a certain deadline. Now, yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I will issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans. And when the vote comes tomorrow, the Senate should restore the pay-as-you-go law that was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s.Now, I know that some in my own party will argue that we cannot address the deficit or freeze government spending when so many are still hurting. And I agree, which is why this freeze will not take effect until next year, when the economy is stronger. That's how budgeting works. But understand -- understand, if we do not take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, andjeopardize our recovery -- all of which could have an even worse effect on our job growth and family incomes.From some on the right, I expect we'll hear a different argument: If we just make fewer investments in our people, extend tax cuts for wealthier Americans, eliminate more regulations, and maintain the status quo on health care, our deficits will go away. The problem is, that's what we did for eight years. That's what helped lead us into this crisis. It's what helped lead to these deficits. We can't do it again.Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new. Let's invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let's meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let's try common sense -- a novel concept.To do that, we have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust -- deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; to give our people the government they deserve.Now, that's what I came to Washington to do. That's why -- for the first time in history -- my Administration posts our White House visitors online. That's why we've excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions.But we can't stop there. It's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. And it's time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. With all due deference, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests -- including foreign corporations -- to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and I'd urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong.I'm also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform -- Democrats and Republicans, Democrats and Republicans. Look, you have trimmed some of this spending and embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members of Congress post some earmark requests online. Tonight, I'm calling on Congress to publish all earmark requests on a single website before there's a vote so that the American people can see how their money is being spent.Of course, none of these reforms will even happen if we don't also reform how we work with one another.。
美国奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿
美国奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿引言尊敬的议员们、女士们、先生们:我今天晚上站在这里发表一篇国情咨文,我明确地意识到,我们依旧面临着很多挑战。
虽然我们已经迈出了很多步,但是我们还有很长的路要走,我们还需要共同努力,期待未来。
经济我们的经济正在复苏。
而这个复苏的过程不是没有成果的,我们已经创造了十万个就业岗位,这源于我们在金融危机的时候所做的不懈努力。
过去这几年,我们已经把失业人数降低了三千万。
政府所采取的投资对于我们的经济也是非常的重要,它们取得的显著效果证明了政府可行的投资和稳健的经济政策。
然而,我们需要认真关注日益增长的收入不平等问题。
其中一项数据凸显出问题所处严重性:百万富翁的财产不断增加,而工薪阶层的工资却未跟上通货膨胀,存在着越来越大的不平等之患。
我们必须要妥善解决这个问题,因为这事关我们国家的繁荣和稳定。
医疗保健在医疗保健的领域,我们所经历的一些困难让我们认识到了这个系统改革的必要性。
现在,更多的人得到了医保覆盖,更多的人可以自己去看医生,得到自己所需要的治疗。
这是一件好事情,但是我们还需要更进一步地去完善,让医疗保健能够越来越好地为百姓服务。
我们需要着眼于减少医疗保健负担,特别是对于财力有限的人群。
我们需要为他们提供更多的保护和支持,并为所有人提供公平而且合理的医疗保健覆盖。
教育我们需要一套系统完备的教育体系,让我们的孩子获得一个高质量的教育,因为他们就是未来的栋梁。
我们需要对所有教育工作者进行更好的支持,让他们能够有更好的发展机会和教育资源。
我们也需要在教育领域不断追求变革,运用现代技术来提高教学的质量,提高教育标准,让每个孩子都拥有公平竞争的机会,培养更多的未来领袖。
移民我们常说,美国是一个移民国家,这是我们的骄傲,也是我们的财富。
而我们目前还存在一些移民方面的问题,这些问题需要我们一同去解决。
我们需要关注的是指定合理的政策,确保我们的移民政策能够让我们吸引那些在教育、技术、创意方面有能力的人来到美国,同时,我们也要确保所有合法的旅行者都能够受到公正的接待和对待。
美国奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿_就职演讲稿_
美国奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿当地时间20xx年1月28日晚上9点(北京时间29日上午10点),美国总统奥巴马在首都华盛顿的国会发表年度国情咨文演讲,下面是由小编整理的20xx奥巴马国情咨文,提供中英文对照,欢迎阅读。
Text of President Barack Obama's State of the union address Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans:议长先生,副总统先生,国会议员们,美国同胞们:Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to lift America's graduation rate to its highest level in more than three decades.今天,在美国教师会花费额外时间帮助有需要的学生,并为将美生的毕业率提高到30多年来的最高水平尽职尽责。
An entrepreneur flipped on the lights in her tech startup, and did her part to add to the more than 8 million new jobs our businesses have created over the past four years.企业家在其技术创业公司夜以继日,为过去4年来增加800万新的就业岗位尽职尽责。
An autoworker fine-tuned some of the best, most fuel-efficient cars in the world, and did his part to help America wean itself off foreign oil.汽车工人在改进世界上最好最节油的汽车,为帮助美国减少对外国石油的依赖尽职尽责。
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奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿(2013年)The 2013 State of the union AddressTHE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens:议长先生,副总统先生,国会议员们,美国人民:Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” (Applause.) “It is my task,” he said, “to report the State of the union -- to improve it is the task of us all.”51年前,约翰-F-肯尼迪在这里宣布“宪法让我们成为进步的伙伴而不是权利的对手,”(掌声)他说,“发表国情咨文是我的任务,但是完善国情却是我们所有人的任务。
”Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the American people, there is much progress to report. After adecade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. (Applause.) After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over six million new jobs. We buy more American cars than we have in five years, and less foreign oil than we have in 20. (Applause.) Our housing market is healing, our stock market is rebounding, and consumers, patients, and homeowners enjoy stronger protections than ever before. (Applause.)今晚,感谢美国人民的勇气和决心,我有很多内容需要汇报。
在十年的残酷战争之后,我们勇敢的穿军装的男人女人正在归来。
(掌声)在多年的紧张的萧条期后,我们的商业已经创造了600万新的就业岗位。
我们现在开始购入比过去5年还要多的汽车,但依赖的国外石油比过去20年总和都要少。
我们的住宅市场正在复苏,我们的股票市场正在反弹。
消费者、病人、房产所有者也享受比之前更有力的保护。
(掌声)So, together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the State of our union is stronger. (Applause.)所以,在一起,我们清除了危机的废墟。
而且,我们可以说,通过新的信心,我们国家的状态更强有力了。
(掌声)But we gather here knowing that there are millions of Americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded. Our economy is adding jobs -- but too many people still can’t find full-time employment. Corporate profits have skyrocketed to all-time highs -- but for more than a decade, wages and incomes have barely budged.但是我们来到这里,知道还有数百万的美国人,通过辛苦的工作和奉献,并没有得到回报。
我们的经济正在创造就业岗位——但仍然有许多人不能找到全职工作。
企业利润飙升到了新高度——但十多年来,薪资和收入几乎从未上升。
It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite the true engine of America’s economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class. (Applause.)我们这一代人的任务是——重燃美国经济增长的发动机——造就一个升起的、兴旺的中产阶级。
(掌声)It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country -- the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, or who you love.我们的未竟任务是——恢复我们国家的基本协议——如果你工作努力并且负责任,你将会领先于别人,不论你从哪里来,不论你长得怎样,或者爱的是谁。
It is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just the few; that it encourages free enterprise, rewards individual initiative, and opens the doors of opportunity to every child across this great nation. (Applause.)我们的未竟任务是——政府为大多数人服务,而不是少数人;政府鼓励自由企业、奖励个人的主创性,并且给这个国家的每一个孩子都提供发展的机会。
(掌声)The American people don’t expect government to solve every problem. They don’t expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. But they do expect us to put the nation’s interests before party. (Applause.) They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can. For they know that America moves forward only when we do so together, and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.美国人并不期望政府解决所有的问题。
他们不期望在这个议事厅里的我们在所有的事务上有一致的看法。
但是他们期望我们把国家利益放在党派前面。
(掌声)他们期望我们在我们能走做到的议题上形成合理的妥协。
因为他们知道只有当我们一起做这些事的时候,美国才会前进。
改善这个国家的责任是我们所共有的。
Our work must begin by making some basic decisions about our budget -- decisions that will have a huge impact on the strength of our recovery.我们的工作必须从如何决定我们的预算开始——这些决定将对我们复苏的势头有巨大影响。
Over the last few years, both parties have worked together to reduce the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion -- mostly through spending cuts, but also by raising tax rates on the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. As a result, we are more than halfway towards the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stabilize our finances.过去几年,两党共同努力,削减了2.5万亿美元的赤字——大部分是通过削减支出进行的,当然我们也对最富有的1%的美国人提高了税率。
结果就是,我们已经完成了经济学家认为的足以稳定财政的削减赤字4万亿美元任务的一半还要多。
Now we need to finish the job. And the question is, how?现在我们需要完成这项任务。
问题是,怎样完成?In 2011, Congress passed a law saying that if both parties couldn’t agree on a plan to reach our deficit goal, about a trillion dollars’ worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect this year. These sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts would jeopardize our military readiness. They’d devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research. They would certainly slow our recovery, and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. That’s why Democrats, Republicans, business leaders, and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in Washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea.2011年,国会通过了一个议案。