雅思听力之奥巴马在2014年白宫晚宴上的讲话

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第二篇：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

May 9, 2009

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to try something a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off the cuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not be working as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversary of my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you voted for me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where are they? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--just one more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, the First Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, because no matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air Force One on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We've been setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds me that tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can still remember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowa and make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentatively titled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a major economic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no President in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which reminds me, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named me auto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House a place where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chair the White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is here tonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energy and bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deserves a lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot to do with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, and that's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but these days we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hug and gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)Which I really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about this during this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with important partners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not mean that I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a new friend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep him on a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himself into trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days but we've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what my administration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first hundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will learn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner will consider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up, John?(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who owns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballot box.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithner needs is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will strongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in 72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job it is to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment of extraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for the field of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweeping changes and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs in recent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet is wrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of our democracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if he had the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his central point remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)

So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, or more likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so with the knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all of us who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable, by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy political games that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.We count on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the way they happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that's what businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And when I look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I've answered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not short on talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager to break news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems are worth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you and answering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months and years ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第三篇：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to try something a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off the cuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)

Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not be working as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversary of my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you voted for me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where are they? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--just one more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, the First Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, because no matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air Force One on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We've been setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds me that tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can still remember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowa and make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentatively titled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a major economic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no President in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which reminds me, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named me auto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House a place where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chair the White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is here tonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)

In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energy and bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deserves a lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot to do with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, and that's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but these days we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hug and gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)Which I really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)

And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about this during this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with important partners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not mean that I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a new friend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep him on a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himself into trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days but we've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what my administration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first hundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will learn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner will consider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up, John?(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who owns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballot box.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithner needs is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will strongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in 72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)

I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job it is to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment of extraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for the field of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweeping changes and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs in recent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet is wrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of our democracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if he had the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his central point remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)

So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, or more likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so with the knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all of us who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable, by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy political games that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.We count on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the way they happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)

This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that's what businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And when I look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I've answered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not short on talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager to break news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems are worth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you and answering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months and years ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第四篇：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entirespeech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to trysomething a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off thecuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)

Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not beworking as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversaryof my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you votedfor me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where arethey? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--justone more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, theFirst Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, becauseno matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air ForceOne on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We'vebeen setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds methat tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he'snot used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can stillremember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax somany years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me thesame thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowaand make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the RepublicanParty does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubledasset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentativelytitled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a majoreconomic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no Presidentin history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which remindsme, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named meauto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House aplace where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chairthe White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is heretonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)

In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energyand bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deservesa lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot todo with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, andthat's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but thesedays we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hugand gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)WhichI really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)

And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about thisduring this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with importantpartners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister TaroAso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have totalk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not meanthat I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a newfriend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep himon a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himselfinto trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days butwe've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what myadministration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my firsthundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I willlearn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner willconsider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up,John?(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, whoowns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballotbox.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithnerneeds is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I willstrongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)

I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job itis to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment ofextraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for thefield of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweepingchanges and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxietyabout what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs inrecent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet iswrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of ourdemocracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if hehad the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without agovernment, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his centralpoint remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrantmedia of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, ormore likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so withthe knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all ofus who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable,by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy politicalgames that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.Wecount on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the waythey happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)

This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that'swhat businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And whenI look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I'veanswered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not shorton talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager tobreak news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems areworth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you andanswering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months andyears ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第五篇：奥巴马的白宫开斋晚宴讲稿（模版）

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

August 13, 2010

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

AT IFTAR DINNER

State Dining Room

8:37 P.M.EDT

THE PRESIDENT:Good evening, everybody.Welcome.Please, have a seat.Well, welcome to the White House.To you, to Muslim Americans across our country, and to more than one billion Muslims around the world, I extend my best wishes on this holy month.Ramadan Kareem.I want to welcome members of the diplomatic corps;members of my administration;and members of Congress, including Rush Holt, John Conyers, and Andre Carson, who is one of two Muslim American members of Congress, along with Keith Ellison.So welcome, all of you.Here at the White House, we have a tradition of hosting iftars that goes back several years, just as we host Christmas parties and seders and Diwali celebrations.And these events celebrate the role of faith in the lives of the American people.They remind us of the basic truth that we are all children of God, and we all draw strength and a sense of purpose from our beliefs.These events are also an affirmation of who we are as Americans.Our Founders understood that the best way to honor the place of faith in the lives of our people was to protect their freedom to practice religion.In the Virginia Act of Establishing Religion Freedom, Thomas Jefferson wrote that ―all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion.‖The First Amendment of our Constitution established the freedom of religion as the law of the land.And that right has been upheld ever since.Indeed, over the course of our history, religion has flourished within our borders precisely because Americans have had the right to worship as they choose — including the right to believe in no religion at all.And it is a testament to the wisdom of our Founders that America remains deeply religious — a nation where the ability of peoples of different faiths to coexist peacefully and with mutual respect for one another stands in stark contrast to the religious conflict that persists elsewhere around the globe.Now, that's not to say that religion is without controversy.Recently, attention has been focused on the construction of mosques in certain communities — particularly New York.Now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of Lower Manhattan.The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country.And the pain and the experience of suffering by those who lost loved ones is just unimaginable.So I understand the emotions that this issue engenders.And Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground.But let me be clear.As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country.(Applause.)And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances.This is America.And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable.The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are.The writ of the Founders must endure.We must never forget those who we lost so tragically on 9/11, and we must always honor those who led the response to that attack — from the firefighters who charged up smoke-filled staircases, to our troops who are serving in Afghanistan today.And let us also remember who we’re fighting against, and what we’re fighting for.Our enemies respect no religious

freedom.Al Qaeda’s cause is not Islam — it’s a gross distortion of Islam.These are not religious leaders — they’re terrorists who murder innocent men and women and children.In fact, al Qaeda has killed more Muslims than people of any other religion — and that list of victims includes innocent Muslims who were killed on 9/11.So that's who we’re fighting against.And the reason that we will win this fight is not simply the strength of our arms — it is the strength of our values.The democracy that we uphold.The freedoms that we cherish.The laws that we apply without regard to race, or religion, or wealth, or status.Our capacity to show not merely tolerance, but respect towards those who are different from us –-and that way of life, that quintessentially American creed, stands in stark contrast to the nihilism of those who attacked us on that September morning, and who continue to plot against us today.In my inaugural address I said that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers.We are shaped by every language and every culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.And that diversity can bring difficult debates.This is not unique to our time.Past eras have seen controversies about the construction of synagogues or Catholic churches.But time and again, the American people have demonstrated that we can work through these issues, and stay true to our core values, and emerge stronger for it.So it must be — and will be — today.And tonight, we are reminded that Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity.And Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been a part of America.The first Muslim ambassador to the United States, from Tunisia, was hosted by President Jefferson, who arranged a sunset dinner for his guest because it was Ramadan — making it the first known iftar at the White House, more than 200 years ago.(Applause.)

Like so many other immigrants, generations of Muslims came to forge their future here.They became farmers and merchants, worked in mills and factories.They helped lay the railroads.They helped to build America.They founded the first Islamic center in New York City in the 1890s.They built America’s first mosque on the prairie of North Dakota.And perhaps the oldest surviving mosque in America — still in use today — is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Today, our nation is strengthened by millions of Muslim Americans.They excel in every walk of life.Muslim American communities — including mosques in all 50 states — also serve their neighbors.Muslim Americans protect our communities as police officers and firefighters and first responders.Muslim American clerics have spoken out against terror and extremism, reaffirming that Islam teaches that one must save human life, not take it.And Muslim Americans serve with honor in our military.At next week’s iftar at the Pentagon, tribute will be paid to three soldiers who gave their lives in Iraq and now rest among the heroes of Arlington National Cemetery.These Muslim Americans died for the security that we depend on, and the freedoms that we cherish.They are part of an unbroken line of Americans that stretches back to our founding;Americans of all faiths who have served and sacrificed to extend the promise of America to new generations, and to ensure that what is exceptional about America is protected — our commitment to stay true to our core values, and our ability slowly but surely to perfect our union.For in the end, we remain ―one nation, under God, indivisible.‖And we can only achieve ―liberty and justice for all‖ if we live by that one rule at the heart of every great religion, including Islam — that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.So thank you all for being here.I wish you a blessed Ramadan.And with that, let us eat.(Applause.)

各位晚上好，各位请坐，欢迎大家来到白宫。值此伊斯兰神圣的斋月，我谨向在座的各位、向我们国家的全体穆斯林，以及向全世界10多亿穆斯林同胞送上我最美好的祝福——Ramadan kareem（斋月吉庆）。

我要感谢各位莅会的外交使节，以及本届政府成员和各位国会议员。包括拉什·霍尔特（Rush Holt），约翰·科尼尔斯（John Conyers），还有两位国会议员穆斯林安德烈·卡森（Andre Carson）和基斯·埃利森（Keith Ellison）。欢迎你们。

正如我们在这里举办圣诞聚会（基督教）、逾越节家宴（犹太教）和排灯节（印度教）庆祝活动的传统一样，在这白宫里我们举办穆斯林开斋晚宴的传统已经保持了数年之久。这些庆祝活动，在美国人民的生活当中扮演着信仰的角色，它时刻在提醒我们：我们都是上帝的子民，我们都是通过信仰来汲取力量与意志的支撑。

这些传统亦是对于我们美国人民的一种肯定，我们的先辈们意识到对待人民的信仰生活这一块，最好的方式就是竭力保护他们宗教信仰的自由。关于起草《弗吉尼亚宗教自由法》里边，托马斯·杰斐逊写道:“所有人应有对宗教事务表白、和据理力争保持他们的意见的自由。”《美国宪法第一修正案》将宗教自由作为一项国家律法收录在内，这项权利已经保留并且延续至今。

确实，在我们历史的长河中，正是由于美国给予了人民充分的宗教自由的权利，宗教在美国境内一度呈现出蓬勃发展的趋势。也包括无宗教信仰的自由。不同信仰的人们在这块土地上和平共存。

但这并不意味着宗教是没有争议的。最近的一段时间里，人们的目光聚焦在一些社区修建清真寺的问题上，特别是在纽约。现在，我们必须要承认并且需要关注有关曼哈顿低地的一些敏感话题。9/11事件的确是我们国家一个巨大的创伤，它给那些在事件中丧失亲人的人们带来的伤痛是无法想象的。所以，我理解并且包容人们因此而流露出的情绪，事实上，“归零地”（9/11之后美国人将这里称为Ground zero归零地）也是一片神圣的土地。

但是，请允许我说两句，作为一个公民，一个总统，我相信穆斯林跟这个国家里的任何公民一样，他们同样有权利去信奉他们所信仰的宗教（掌声）。这些权利包括遵照当地法律法规，他们有权在曼哈顿任何私有地方修建敬拜场所和社区中心。这——就是美国，我们对宗教自由的承诺是坚定不移、恒古不变的。我们欢迎任何不同信仰的人来到美国，他们绝对不会因为持不同信仰而被政府另眼相待，这——就是我们的原则，它代表着一个真实的美国，我们将会延着先辈的道路继续坚定地走下去。

我们永远不会忘记那些在9/11惨剧中逝去的人们，我们向那些曾经应对此次事件而做出牺牲的人们永远表示敬意；向那些冲锋在浓烟弥漫的楼梯间的消防员们表示敬意；向那些今天战斗在阿富汗前线的士兵们表示敬意。还有，让我们不要忘记我们与之战斗的敌手是谁，我们为何而战。我们的敌人不尊重宗教自由，基地组织的事业不是真正的伊斯兰，它已经被严重的扭曲和异化，他们也不是什么宗教领袖，他们只是一群杀害无辜的恐怖分子。事实上，基地组织所杀害的穆斯林是其他任何宗教所不及的，也包括在9/11事件中丧失生命的穆斯林。

所以，他们才是我们的敌人，我们要想赢得这场战争不仅仅是依靠我们军事装备的力量，还需要依靠我们价值观的力量。依靠的是我们所坚持的民主，还有我们珍视的自由，以及不分种族、不分信仰、不分贫富、不分地位，一律一视同仁的律法。

我曾经在我的就职演说中说过，我们的多元化遗产是一个优势，而不是弱势。美国是由基督徒与穆斯林、犹太教徒与印度教徒还有无神论者共同组成的一个国家。它吸收了各种语言和文化，是由来自于世界上每一个角落的语言和文化塑造而成的，而这种文化上的多样性难免会产生一些摩擦。这个问题不是我们这个时代所独有的，在过去的这段历史上，曾经也就修建犹太教堂和天主教堂而同样产生过诸多的争议。但是，美国人一次又一次的证明了，我们是能够解决这些问题的。保证我们的核心价值观的同时，我们在解决这些问题上表现的游刃有余。所以，今天我们同样能够解决它，一定能！

今天晚上，我们应该注意的是莱麦丹是一个拥有多样性的宗教的信仰庆典，它提醒我们伊斯兰从来都是属于美国文明的一部分。曾经在莱麦丹月，第一位突尼斯驻美利坚的穆斯林大使被杰佛逊总统作为贵客而款待，成为200年来首次在白宫举办的开斋晚宴。（掌声）

像其他许许多多的移民一样，穆斯林的后代们来到这里追求他们的未来，他们有的成为了农民，有的成为了商人。他们帮助我们建设铁路，为建设美国而添砖加瓦。在1980年，他们在纽约成立了第一个伊斯兰中心，并在北达科他州的大草原上建成了美国的第一座清真寺。美国现存最古老的，如今依旧在使用的清真寺应该是在赛大拉皮兹城的罗瓦清真寺。

今天，我们的国家因为数百万擅长于各行各业的穆斯林而更加繁荣昌盛。美国穆斯林共同体——包括全美50个州的清真寺同样也在为他们的邻居而服务着。美国的穆斯林警察，穆斯林消防员，穆斯林的积极响应者们忠实的守

卫着我们的社区。美国穆斯林教职人员言之凿凿的斥责恐怖主义与极端主义，一再强调伊斯兰倡导拯救生命，而不是剥夺生命。还有那些在军中服役的美国穆斯林军人们。下个星期在五角大楼举办的开斋晚宴上，我们将会授予三名军人以勋章，他们在伊拉克献出了宝贵的生命，如今安息在阿灵顿国家公墓的英雄们中间。

他们是为我们所崇尚的自由而亡，为我们所依赖的安全而亡。他们属于美国上溯到建国之初，永不间断的纽带的一部分。

最后，我们始终坚持“一个国家，上帝庇护下的，永不分割的”原则。

感谢大家莅临，祝福各位斋月吉庆，那么，让我们开始用餐吧。（掌声）