LGBT(奥巴马在同性法案通过后的演讲)

第一篇：LGBT(奥巴马在同性法案通过后的演讲)

创业者

第一，不要侥幸投机，创新创业是一种人生态度。

第二，不要好高骛远，创新创业的梦想更需要接地气。

第三，不要轻言放弃，创新创业需要坚持、坚持、再坚持。

第四，不要单枪匹马，“互联网＋”时代需要找对你的“合伙人”。

第五，不要惧怕困难，人生最大的挑战其实是你自己！奥巴马

我们国家是建立在一个基本的原则上，那就是我们生而平等，每一代人的任务就是将那些开国口号的含义与时代变迁的现实相结合，一个永无止境的追求，以确保这些口号在每个人身上成为现实。这个进步过程往往由微小的增量组成，有时，进两步，退一步，被为之献身的公民的持续努力所推动。然而，有时也有这样的日子，缓慢的，稳定的努力得到正义的回报，像霹雳一样突然出现。

今天上午，最高法院认为，宪法保障婚姻平等。通过这样做，他们重申，所有的美国人，都有权获得平等的法律保护，所有人都应该被一视同仁，无论他们是谁，或他们爱的人是谁。这一裁决将结束我们目前的，补丁拼成的制度，这将结束几十万同性伴侣心中的不确定性，他们不确定自己的婚姻是否被政府承认，如果他们决定移居，或只是访问另一个州，则更不确定。这项裁决，将使我们的社区更加强大，通过提供给伟大国家所有同性伴侣婚姻的尊严。

在我第二次就职演说上，我说过，如果我们是真正地生而平等的话，那么可以肯定，我们彼此承诺的爱情，也必须是平等的。看到这项裁决，将此原则铭记成为法律，真是令人欣慰，这项裁决是jim obergefell的胜利，以及案件中其他原告的胜利；这是渴望公民基本权利的男女同性伴侣的一个胜利，这是他们孩子的一个胜利，他们的家庭现在将被视为等同于任何其他家庭；这是盟友，朋友和支持者的一个胜利。他们花几年，几十年的努力，祈祷变革的到来，这一裁决是美国的一个胜利。这个决定肯定了根植在数以百万计的美国人心中的信念——当所有美国人都被视为平等，我们都更加自由。我的政府一直遵循那种理念，这就是我们为什么停止辩护所谓的《捍卫婚姻法》，当法院最终否决了这个歧视性的法律规定的核心条款，我们很高兴。这就是我们结束了“不问，不说”的政策，为联邦雇员扩大配偶福利，为其配偶扩大医院的探视权，涵盖了LGBT病患和他们的爱人(LGBT同性恋者(Lesbians)、男同性恋者(Gays)、双性恋者(Bisexuals)与跨性别者(Transgender))。不久以前我们以无法想象的方式，为推进LGBT美国人的平等，取得了真正地进步。我知道，对于许多LGBT兄弟姐妹来说，感觉变化来的那么慢，那么久，但对于许多其他的议题，美国的转变是如此之快。我知道，善良的美国人将继续对这个问题持有一系列的看法，在某些情况下，反对意见是基于真诚和根深蒂固的信仰。乐见今天新闻的我们，应该铭记这一事实，承认不同的观点，遵守我们对宗教自由坚定的承诺。但是今天也会给我们希望，在我们为之奋力搏斗，经常痛苦面对的许多议题上，真正地变革是可能的，转变人心是可能的。而那些在追求平等的旅途上，已经走出很远的人，有责任伸出手，帮助其他人加入他们的行列，因为即使我们有各种分歧，我们都是一家人，团结起来比单独面对更加强大，这一直是我们的经验。我们人口巨大，地域广阔，多样化，一个国家不同的背景和信仰，不同的经历和故事，但都被共同的理念团结在一起，那就是无论你是谁，无论你的模样，无论你的出身，无论你如何去爱，和爱谁（and who you love）在美国这里你可以掌握自己的命运。我们人民相信，每一个孩子都有生命权，自由权和追求幸福的权利，还有更多的工作要做，要将美国的全部承诺扩大到每一个美国人身上，但是今天我们可以毫不含糊的说，我们让我们的联邦更加完美一些，这是最高法院的裁决带来的结果。但更重要的是，这是数以百万计的人，几十年来，无数勇敢的微小举动带来的结果。他们站出来，出柜，向父母说明，那些无条件爱自己孩子的父母，愿意忍受欺凌和嘲笑的人们，保持坚强，开始相信自己，对自己充满自信，慢慢的让整个国家认识到，爱就是爱，这是个非凡的成就，也是对那种信念的证明，相信平凡人也能做出不平凡的事情。让我想起罗伯特。肯尼迪曾经说过，“微小举动可以像鹅卵石被扔进平静地湖里，希望的涟漪向外传播，改变世界。那些不计其数的，往往无名的英雄，他们应该得到我们的感谢，他们应该非常自豪，美国应该感到非常自豪。谢谢。

第二篇：奥巴马刺激就业法案演讲原文

MR.OBAMA:

Mr.Speaker, Mr.Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: 议长先生，副总统先生，国会议员，美国同胞们：

Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country.We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse.我们今晚在我们国家的紧迫时刻举行会议。我们仍在面临一场使数百万同胞失业的经济危机和一场使局势更加恶化的政治危机。

This past week, reporters have been asking, “What will this speech mean for the President? What will it mean for Congress? How will it affect their polls, and the next election?”

在过去的一周，记者们一直在问：“这次讲演对于总统意味着什么？它对国会意味着什么？它是否影响他们的民调和明年的大选？”

But the millions of Americans who are watching right now, they don’t care about politics.They have real-life concerns.Many have spent months looking for work.Others are doing their best just to scrape by--giving up nights out with the family to save on gas or make the mortgage;postponing retirement to send a kid to college.但现在正在观看的数百万美国人不关心政治活动，他们有真正的生活担忧，许多人花了数个月的时间来寻找工作。其他人则尽全力勉强度日，放弃和家人晚上一同外出娱乐的机会以节省汽油或者偿还房贷，推迟退休日期以便将一个孩子送入大学。

These men and women grew up with faith in an America where hard work and responsibility paid off.They believed in a country where everyone gets a fair shake and does their fair share--where if you stepped up, did your job, and were loyal to your company, that loyalty would be rewarded with a decent salary and good benefits;maybe a raise once in a while.If you did the right thing, you could make it.Anybody could make it in America.这些男人和女人在成长时抱有这样一个信念，在美国，辛苦的工作和责任感会得到回报。他们相信，在美国，所有人都可以得到公正的回报，做他们分内的工作。在这里，如果你展现自我，干好你的工作，忠于你的公司，这种忠诚将会得到体面的工资和很好的福利奖赏，可能还会偶尔升职。如果你做了正确的事情，你可能在美国获得成功。For decades now, Americans have watched that compact erode.They have seen the decks too often stacked against them.And they know that Washington has not always put their interests first.但是在数十年后的今天，美国人看到这一契约被削弱，他们看到太多自己被算计的情况，他们知道华盛顿并不总是把他们的利益放在首位。

The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities.The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours.The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy.(Applause.)The question is--the question is whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has defined this nation since our beginning.Those of us here tonight can’t solve all our nation’s woes.Ultimately, our recovery will be driven not by Washington, but by our businesses and our workers.But we can help.We can make a difference.There are steps we can take right now to improve people’s lives.I am sending this Congress a plan that you should pass right away.It’s called the American Jobs Act.There should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation.Everything in here is the kind of proposal that’s been supported by both Democrats and Republicans--including many who sit here tonight.And everything in this bill will be paid for.Everything.(Applause.)

The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working.It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for long-term unemployed.(Applause.)It will provide--it will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers, and it will cut payroll taxes in half for every working American and every small business.(Applause.)It will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled, and give companies confidence that if they invest and if they hire, there will be customers for their products and services.You should pass this jobs plan right away.(Applause.)

Everyone here knows that small businesses are where most new jobs begin.And you know that while corporate profits have come roaring back, smaller companies haven’t.So for everyone who speaks so passionately about making life easier for “job creators,” this plan is for you.(Applause.)Pass this jobs bill--pass this jobs bill, and starting tomorrow, small businesses will get a tax cut if they hire new workers or if they raise workers’ wages.Pass this jobs bill, and all small business owners will also see their payroll taxes cut in half next year.(Applause.)If you have 50 employees--if you have 50 employees making an average salary, that’s an $80,000 tax cut.And all businesses will be able to continue writing off the investments they make in 2012.It’s not just Democrats who have supported this kind of proposal.Fifty House Republicans have proposed the same payroll tax cut that’s in this plan.You should pass it right away.(Applause.)

Pass this jobs bill, and we can put people to work rebuilding America.Everyone here knows we have badly decaying roads and bridges all over the country.Our highways are clogged with traffic.Our skies are the most congested in the world.It’s an outrage.Building a world-class transportation system is part of what made us a economic superpower.And now we’re going to sit back and watch China build newer airports and faster railroads? At a time when millions of unemployed construction workers could build them right here in America?(Applause.)

There are private construction companies all across America just waiting to get to work.There’s a bridge that needs repair between Ohio and Kentucky that’s on one of the busiest trucking routes in North America.A public transit project in Houston that will help clear up one of the worst areas of traffic in the country.And there are schools throughout this country that desperately need renovating.How can we expect our kids to do their best in places that are literally falling apart? This is America.Every child deserves a great school--and we can give it to them, if we act now.(Applause.)

The American Jobs Act will repair and modernize at least 35,000 schools.It will put people to work right now fixing roofs and windows, installing science labs and high-speed Internet in classrooms all across this country.It will rehabilitate homes and businesses in communities hit hardest by foreclosures.It will jumpstart thousands of transportation projects all across the country.And to make sure the money is properly spent, we’re building on reforms we’ve already put in place.No more earmarks.No more boondoggles.No more bridges to nowhere.We’re cutting the red tape that prevents some of these projects from getting started as quickly as possible.And we’ll set up an independent fund to attract private dollars and issue loans based on two criteria: how badly a construction project is needed and how much good it will do for the economy.(Applause.)This idea came from a bill written by a Texas Republican and a Massachusetts Democrat.The idea for a big boost in construction is supported by America’s largest business organization and America’s largest labor organization.It’s the kind of proposal that’s been supported in the past by Democrats and Republicans alike.You should pass it right away.(Applause.)

Pass this jobs bill, and thousands of teachers in every state will go back to work.These are the men and women charged with preparing our children for a world where the competition has never been tougher.But while they’re adding teachers in places like South Korea, we’re laying them off in droves.It’s unfair to our kids.It undermines their future and ours.And it has to stop.Pass this bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.(Applause.)Pass this jobs bill, and companies will get extra tax credits if they hire America’s veterans.We ask these men and women to leave their careers, leave their families, risk their lives to fight for our country.The last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when they come home.(Applause.)

Pass this bill, and hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged young people will have the hope and the dignity of a summer job next year.And their parents--(applause)--their parents, low-income Americans who desperately want to work, will have more ladders out of poverty.Pass this jobs bill, and companies will get a $4,000 tax credit if they hire anyone who has spent more than six months looking for a job.(Applause.)We have to do more to help the long-term unemployed in their search for work.This jobs plan builds on a program in Georgia that several Republican leaders have highlighted, where people who collect unemployment insurance participate in temporary work as a way to build their skills while they look for a permanent job.The plan also extends unemployment insurance for another year.(Applause.)If the millions of unemployed Americans stopped getting this insurance, and stopped using that money for basic necessities, it would be a devastating blow to this economy.Democrats and Republicans in this chamber have supported unemployment insurance plenty of times in the past.And in this time of prolonged hardship, you should pass it again--right away.(Applause.)Pass this jobs bill, and the typical working family will get a $1,500 tax cut next year.Fifteen hundred dollars that would have been taken out of your pocket will go into your pocket.This expands on the tax cut that Democrats and Republicans already passed for this year.If we allow that tax cut to expire--if we refuse to act--middle-class families will get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time.We can’t let that happen.I know that some of you have sworn oaths to never raise any taxes on anyone for as long as you live.Now is not the time to carve out an exception and raise middle-class taxes, which is why you should pass this bill right away.(Applause.)

This is the American Jobs Act.It will lead to new jobs for construction workers, for teachers, for veterans, for first responders, young people and the long-term unemployed.It will provide tax credits to companies that hire new workers, tax relief to small business owners, and tax cuts for the middle class.And here’s the other thing I want the American people to know: The American Jobs Act will not add to the deficit.It will be paid for.And here’s how.(Applause.)The agreement we passed in July will cut government spending by about $1 trillion over the next 10 years.It also charges this Congress to come up with an additional $1.5 trillion in savings by Christmas.Tonight, I am asking you to increase that amount so that it covers the full cost of the American Jobs Act.And a week from Monday, I’ll be releasing a more ambitious deficit plan--a plan that will not only cover the cost of this jobs bill, but stabilize our debt in the long run.(Applause.)

This approach is basically the one I’ve been advocating for months.In addition to the trillion dollars of spending cuts I’ve already signed into law, it’s a balanced plan that would reduce the deficit by making additional spending cuts, by making modest adjustments to health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and by reforming our tax code in a way that asks the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share.(Applause.)What’s more, the spending cuts wouldn’t happen so abruptly that they’d be a drag on our economy, or prevent us from helping small businesses and middle-class families get back on their feet right away.Now, I realize there are some in my party who don’t think we should make any changes at all to Medicare and Medicaid, and I understand their concerns.But here’s the truth: Millions of Americans rely on Medicare in their retirement.And millions more will do so in the future.They pay for this benefit during their working years.They earn it.But with an aging population and rising health care costs, we are spending too fast to sustain the program.And if we don’t gradually reform the system while protecting current beneficiaries, it won’t be there when future retirees need it.We have to reform Medicare to strengthen it.(Applause.)

I am also--I’m also well aware that there are many Republicans who don’t believe we should raise taxes on those who are most fortunate and can best afford it.But here is what every American knows: While most people in this country struggle to make ends meet, a few of the most affluent citizens and most profitable corporations enjoy tax breaks and loopholes that nobody else gets.Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary--an outrage he has asked us to fix.(Laughter.)We need a tax code where everyone gets a fair shake and where everybody pays their fair share.(Applause.)And by the way, I believe the vast majority of wealthy Americans and CEOs are willing to do just that if it helps the economy grow and gets our fiscal house in order.I’ll also offer ideas to reform a corporate tax code that stands as a monument to special interest influence in Washington.By eliminating pages of loopholes and deductions, we can lower one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world.(Applause.)Our tax code should not give an advantage to companies that can afford the best-connected lobbyists.It should give an advantage to companies that invest and create jobs right here in the United States of America.(Applause.)

So we can reduce this deficit, pay down our debt, and pay for this jobs plan in the process.But in order to do this, we have to decide what our priorities are.We have to ask ourselves, “What’s the best way to grow the economy and create jobs?”

Should we keep tax loopholes for oil companies? Or should we use that money to give small business owners a tax credit when they hire new workers? Because we can’t afford to do both.Should we keep tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires? Or should we put teachers back to work so our kids can graduate ready for college and good jobs?(Applause.)Right now, we can’t afford to do both.This isn’t political grandstanding.This isn’t class warfare.This is simple math.(Laughter.)This is simple math.These are real choices.These are real choices that we’ve got to make.And I’m pretty sure I know what most Americans would choose.It’s not even close.And it’s time for us to do what’s right for our future.(Applause.)

Now, the American Jobs Act answers the urgent need to create jobs right away.But we can’t stop there.As I’ve argued since I ran for this office, we have to look beyond the immediate crisis and start building an economy that lasts into the future--an economy that creates good, middle-class jobs that pay well and offer security.We now live in a world where technology has made it possible for companies to take their business anywhere.If we want them to start here and stay here and hire here, we have to be able to out-build and out-educate and out-innovate every other country on Earth.(Applause.)

And this task of making America more competitive for the long haul, that’s a job for all of us.For government and for private companies.For states and for local communities--and for every American citizen.All of us will have to up our game.All of us will have to change the way we do business.My administration can and will take some steps to improve our competitiveness on our own.For example, if you’re a small business owner who has a contract with the federal government, we’re going to make sure you get paid a lot faster than you do right now.(Applause.)We’re also planning to cut away the red tape that prevents too many rapidly growing startup companies from raising capital and going public.And to help responsible homeowners, we’re going to work with federal housing agencies to help more people refinance their mortgages at interest rates that are now near 4 percent.That’s a step--(applause)--I know you guys must be for this, because that’s a step that can put more than $2,000 a year in a family’s pocket, and give a lift to an economy still burdened by the drop in housing prices.So, some things we can do on our own.Other steps will require congressional action.Today you passed reform that will speed up the outdated patent process, so that entrepreneurs can turn a new idea into a new business as quickly as possible.That’s the kind of action we need.Now it’s time to clear the way for a series of trade agreements that would make it easier for American companies to sell their products in Panama and Colombia and South Korea-– while also helping the workers whose jobs have been affected by global competition.(Applause.)If Americans can buy Kias and Hyundais, I want to see folks in South Korea driving Fords and Chevys and Chryslers.(Applause.)I want to see more products sold around the world stamped with the three proud words: “Made in America.” That’s what we need to get done.(Applause.)And on all of our efforts to strengthen competitiveness, we need to look for ways to work side by side with America’s businesses.That’s why I’ve brought together a Jobs Council of leaders from different industries who are developing a wide range of new ideas to help companies grow and create jobs.Already, we’ve mobilized business leaders to train 10,000 American engineers a year, by providing company internships and training.Other businesses are covering tuition for workers who learn new skills at community colleges.And we’re going to make sure the next generation of manufacturing takes root not in China or Europe, but right here, in the United States of America.(Applause)If we provide the right incentives, the right support--and if we make sure our trading partners play by the rules--we can be the ones to build everything from fuel-efficient cars to advanced biofuels to semiconductors that we sell all around the world.That’s how America can be number one again.And that’s how America will be number one again.(Applause.)

Now, I realize that some of you have a different theory on how to grow the economy.Some of you sincerely believe that the only solution to our economic challenges is to simply cut most government spending and eliminate most government regulations.(Applause.)

Well, I agree that we can’t afford wasteful spending, and I’ll work with you, with Congress, to root it out.And I agree that there are some rules and regulations that do put an unnecessary burden on businesses at a time when they can least afford it.(Applause.)That’s why I ordered a review of all government regulations.So far, we’ve identified over 500 reforms, which will save billions of dollars over the next few years.(Applause.)We should have no more regulation than the health, safety and security of the American people require.Every rule should meet that common-sense test.(Applause.)

But what we can’t do--what I will not do--is let this economic crisis be used as an excuse to wipe out the basic protections that Americans have counted on for decades.(Applause.)I reject the idea that we need to ask people to choose between their jobs and their safety.I reject the argument that says for the economy to grow, we have to roll back protections that ban hidden fees by credit card companies, or rules that keep our kids from being exposed to mercury, or laws that prevent the health insurance industry from shortchanging patients.I reject the idea that we have to strip away collective bargaining rights to compete in a global economy.(Applause.)We shouldn’t be in a race to the bottom, where we try to offer the cheapest labor and the worst pollution standards.America should be in a race to the top.And I believe we can win that race.In fact, this larger notion that the only thing we can do to restore prosperity is just dismantle government, refund everybody’s money, and let everyone write their own rules, and tell everyone they’re on their own--that’s not who we are.That’s not the story of America.Yes, we are rugged individualists.Yes, we are strong and self-reliant.And it has been the drive and initiative of our workers and entrepreneurs that has made this economy the engine and the envy of the world.But there’s always been another thread running throughout our history--a belief that we’re all connected, and that there are some things we can only do together, as a nation.We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union.Founder of the Republican Party.But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future--a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad--(applause)--launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges.(Applause.)And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set.Ask yourselves--where would we be right now if the people who sat here before us decided not to build our highways, not to build our bridges, our dams, our airports? What would this country be like if we had chosen not to spend money on public high schools, or research universities, or community colleges? Millions of returning heroes, including my grandfather, had the opportunity to go to school because of the G.I.Bill.Where would we be if they hadn’t had that chance?(Applause.)

How many jobs would it have cost us if past Congresses decided not to support the basic research that led to the Internet and the computer chip? What kind of country would this be if this chamber had voted down Social Security or Medicare just because it violated some rigid idea about what government could or could not do?(Applause.)How many Americans would have suffered as a result? No single individual built America on their own.We built it together.We have been, and always will be, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all;a nation with responsibilities to ourselves and with responsibilities to one another.And members of Congress, it is time for us to meet our responsibilities.(Applause.)

Every proposal I’ve laid out tonight is the kind that’s been supported by Democrats and Republicans in the past.Every proposal I’ve laid out tonight will be paid for.And every proposal is designed to meet the urgent needs of our people and our communities.Now, I know there’s been a lot of skepticism about whether the politics of the moment will allow us to pass this jobs plan--or any jobs plan.Already, we’re seeing the same old press releases and tweets flying back and forth.Already, the media has proclaimed that it’s impossible to bridge our differences.And maybe some of you have decided that those differences are so great that we can only resolve them at the ballot box.But know this: The next election is 14 months away.And the people who sent us here--the people who hired us to work for them--they don’t have the luxury of waiting 14 months.(Applause.)Some of them are living week to week, paycheck to paycheck, even day to day.They need help, and they need it now.I don’t pretend that this plan will solve all our problems.It should not be, nor will it be, the last plan of action we propose.What’s guided us from the start of this crisis hasn’t been the search for a silver bullet.It’s been a commitment to stay at it--to be persistent--to keep trying every new idea that works, and listen to every good proposal, no matter which party comes up with it.Regardless of the arguments we’ve had in the past, regardless of the arguments we will have in the future, this plan is the right thing to do right now.You should pass it.(Applause.)And I intend to take that message to every corner of this country.(Applause.)And I ask--I ask every American who agrees to lift your voice: Tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now.Tell Washington that doing nothing is not an option.Remind us that if we act as one nation and one people, we have it within our power to meet this challenge.President Kennedy once said, “Our problems are man-made –-therefore they can be solved by man.And man can be as big as he wants.”

These are difficult years for our country.But we are Americans.We are tougher than the times we live in, and we are bigger than our politics have been.So let’s meet the moment.Let’s get to work, and let’s show the world once again why the United States of America remains the greatest nation on Earth.(Applause.)Thank you very much.God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.这个国家的人民努力工作以尽他们的责任。今晚的问题是我们是否能尽我们的责任。问题在于，面对当前发生的国家危机，我们能否停止政治游戏，真正地干些实事来帮助经济，我们能否修复从一开始就为美国定性的一些公正性和安全感。

我们今晚站在这里的人无法解决我们国家所有的问题。最终，我们的经济恢复将不会由华盛顿来驱动，而是我们的行业和我们的工人所驱动。但我们可以提供帮助，我们能促成形势好转。现在我们可以采取一些行动以帮助改善人们的生活。

我将向本届议会提交一份你们应当立刻通过的计划。它被命名为美国人就业法。这份议案应当没有任何争议，里面列举的所有措施都是得到民主党人和共和党人支持的提议，其中包括获得今晚许多在座人士的支持。这一法案中的所有措施都将得到回报。

美国人就业法的宗旨很简单：即让更多的人重新就业，让那些正在工作的人收入增加。这将为建筑工人、教师、退伍老兵、长期失业者创造更多的工作岗位。它为那些雇佣新员工的公司提供税收优惠，让所有在职美国人和小企业的工资税减半。它将为陷入失速状态的美国经济提供动力，给予公司信心，让他们相信如果投资和招募新员工，它们的产品和服务将会有客源。你们应当立刻通过这项就业计划。

在座的各位都知道小企业是新就业岗位的最大来源。你知道，当大公司的利润水平恢复时，较小规模的公司的利润水平并未得到恢复。所以，对于那些发表有关让“创造就业者”的生活更加容易的热情讲演者来说，这一计划是为你们制订的。

通过这一就业法案，从明天开始，如果小企业招募新员工或者提高工人工资，它们将会得到税收优惠。所有小企业老板明年将看到他们的工资税减半。如果你有50名拿普通工资的员工，那么你将减少8万美元税款支出。所有企业将能继续冲销2012年的投资。

这些提议不仅仅得到民主党的支持。50名众议院共和党议员提出了同样的工资税减税措施。你应当立刻通过这一计划。

通过这项就业法案，我们可以让人们就业，以便重建美国。在座的各位都知道我们全国各地的道路和桥梁已年久失修。我们的高速公路拥挤不堪。我们的天空是世界上最拥挤的天空。

这是不可原谅的。建设一个世界级的运输系统是使我们成为经济超级大国的一部分。我们现在要坐下来，看到中国建设更多的航空港和更快的铁路？在数百万美国建筑工人失业的情况下，他们可能在美国建设这些设施么？

美国各地都有想获得业务的私营建筑公司。俄亥俄州和肯塔基州的一所桥梁需要翻修，它是北美交通流量最大的一个桥梁。休斯敦的一个公共运输项目将帮助解决美国交通最拥堵的一个地区。全国各地有多所学校迫切需要翻新。我们如何能期待我们的孩子在一个几乎要倒塌的学校里取得优异的成绩？这是美国，每个孩子都应当有一所非常好的学校。如果我们现在采取行动，我们可以让每个孩子都拥有一所非常好的学校。

美国人就业法将对至少35000所学校进行修缮并使其具有现代化设施，它将立刻使人们重新工作，修理学校的房顶和窗户，安装科学实验室，在全国各地的教室安装高速互联网。它将使那些在丧失赎回权危机中遭到最沉重打击的社区居民和企业恢复过来。它将立刻启动全国各地的数千个运输项目上。为了确保经费得到妥善使用和使得其所，我们已在进一步改进已就位的改革措施。没有指定用途的款项，没有无聊的工作，没有不通往任何地方的桥梁。我们将减化使一些项目无法立刻开工的审批手续。我们将设立一个独立基金以吸引私人资金并根据两条标准来放贷：建设项目的迫切性，它对经济将会有多大益处。

这一想法来自得州的一名共和党人和马萨诸塞州一名民主党人所写的议案。推动大规模建设得到了美国最大商业组织和美国最大劳工组织的支持。这是得到民主党人和共和党人同样支持的提议。你们应当立刻通过它。

通过这一就业法案，各州的数千名教师就能重返岗位，这些男女教师负责让我们的孩子为世界作好准备，这个世界的竞争正变得越来越激烈。但在韩国等其它国家增加教师的数量时，我们却在大量解雇教师。这对于我们的孩子是不公平的。这损害了他们和我们的未来。这种情况需要被制止。通过这一就业法案，让我们的老师重新回到他们所属的教室。

通过这一就业法案，如果公司招募美国的退伍老兵，它们将得到额外的税收优惠。我们要求这些男女离开他们的职业，离开他们的家人，冒着生命危险为我们的国家战斗。他们最不应该面临的情况是当他们回国后还要去四处寻找工作。

通过这一就业法案，数十万弱势年轻人将有明年获得夏季工作的希望和尊严。他们的父母，那些非常想获得工作的低收入美国人将得到走出贫困的更多阶梯。

通过这一就业法案，如果公司招募任何一位已寻找工作六个月以上的失业人士，它们将获得4000美元的税收优惠。我们得采取更多行动以帮助那些长期失业人士找到工作。这一就业计划是乔治亚州一个项目的升级版，数位共和党领导人曾强调了该项目，那些拿失业保险的人们参与临时工作，在培养他们的技能的同时寻找一个长期的工作。这一计划还将失业保险延长一年。如果数百万失业美国人停止获得失业保险，停止使用失业保险金来购买基本必需品，这将是对经济的灾难性打击。民主和共和党议员在过去曾多次支持失业保险项目。在困难局面仍在持续的情况下，你应当再次立刻通过这一项目。

通过这一就业法案，一个典型的工薪家庭明年将得到1500美元税收减免。1500美元税款将重新回到你的口袋，这将进一步扩大民主党和共和党人今年通过的税收减免措施。如果我们让税收减免措施到期，如果我们拒绝采取行动，中产阶层家庭将在最糟糕的时候遭到提高税收的打击。我们不能让这样的事情发生。我知道你们其中的一些人曾发誓称只要活着就不会提高任何人的税收。现在不是采取例外措施，提高中产阶层税收的时候，这就是你们应当立刻通过这一法案的原因。

这是美国人就业法案。它将为建筑工人、老师、退役士兵、营救人员、年轻人、长期失业人员提供更多就业岗位。它将为招募新员工的公司提供税收信贷，为小企业老板提供税务抵减，为中产阶层减税。我还想美国人民知道一件事：美国人就业法将不会增加赤字，它有资金来源，以下是如何得到落实这一法案的资金来源。

我们七月通过的协议将使政府开支在未来十年减少1万亿美元，它还要求本届国会在圣诞节之前提出额外的1.5万亿美元减支计划。我今晚请求你们提高减支额度，以便为美国人就业法提供资金。我将在下周一的那周公布一个规模更大的赤字计划，这个计划不仅将覆盖这一就业法案的开支，而且将从长远角度使我们的债务稳定下来。

这一方法与我过去数个月来一直推动的方法基本一致。除了我已签署成法律的万亿美元开支削减之外，这是一个平衡的计划，它通过更多的开支削减措施，微幅调整医疗保险制度和公共医疗补助制度等卫生保险项目、改革我们的税收制度以要求最富有美国人和最大规模的公司来支付公正的税款来降低赤字。此外，开支削减措施不会突然发生，以防止它们拖累经济或者阻止我们帮助小企业和中产阶层立刻重新站起来。

现在，我意识到我所属的民主党内有一些人认为我们不应当对医疗保险制度和公共医疗补助制度作任何调整，我理解他们的担心。但以下是事实，数百万美国人在退休时依赖医疗保险制度，未来也将有更多的人要依赖这一制度。他们在工作阶段为获得这一福利付钱。他们有权获得这一福利。但随着人口的老龄化和医疗开支的高涨，我们花钱的速度太快了。如果我们不逐步改革这一制度而保护当前的受益者，当未来的退休人士需要这一制度时，这一制度可能已不存在了。我们需要改革医疗保险制度以强化它。

我也知道许多共和党人不认为我们应当从那些最幸运、最有能力承受税付的人士征税。但以下是所美国人都知道的。虽然美国大多数人正在艰难度日，一些最富有的个人和公司却在享受其他人没有享受的税收优惠和漏洞。巴菲特要承担的税率低于他的秘书，他已请求我们解决这一难以置信的现象。我们需要一个所有人都得到公平负担的税制。我认为大多数富有的美国人和首席执行官们愿意这样作，如果它能帮助经济增长，恢复我们金融机构的秩序的话。

我也将提供改革公司税收制度的想法，公司税收制度长期以来一直受华盛顿特别利益的影响。通过取消漏洞和减免，我们可以降低世界上最高的公司税率。我们的税收制度不应当使那些有能力支付游说人士费用的公司享有优势。它应当使那些在美国投资和创造就业岗位的公司获得优势。

所以，我们可以降低赤字，为我们的债务支付首付款，提供创造就业岗位所需经费。但为了作到这一点，我们将不得不确定我们的优先事项。我们得问我们自己：“什么是使经济增长，创造就业的最佳方法？”

我们是否应当为石油公司保留税收漏洞？或者我们应当把那笔钱给小企业老板作税务抵减，当他们招募新员工时？因为我们没有钱同时作两件事。我们是否应当保留百万富翁和亿万富翁的税收优惠？或者我们是否应当让教师重返工作，以便让我们的孩子能够从大学毕业，获得好的工作？目前，我们没有财力同时作这两件事。

这并不是政治上的哗众取宠，这不是阶层战争，这是一个简单的算数问题。这是我们要作到的真正选择。我非常确定我知道大多数美国人将会作出何种选择。它甚至不会很接近。现在是我们为我们的未来作正确的事情的时候了。

美国人就业法回答了立刻创造就业岗位的迫切需要，但我们不能止步于此。正如我在竞选总统时就一直所说的那样，我们应当不局限于目前的危机，开始建设一个将能在未来持续的经济，一个创造好的中产阶层工作岗位的经济，这些岗位的收入不错，而且安全。我们现在生活在一个技术能使公司在任何地方发展的世界。如果我们想让它们在这里起步，留在这里并雇佣这里的人，那么我们必须能够比世界任何其它国家提早建设，提早教育，提前创新。

这一使美国从长期角度更具竞争性的任务是我们所有人的工作，是政府和私营公司、各州、当地社区，每位美国人的任务。我们所有人都要加入其中。我们所有人都要改变我们作事的方式。

我的政府能够和将采取一些措施以我们自身的竞争性。例如，如果你是一家与联邦政府有合同的小型公司老板，我们将确保你能尽快获得款项。我们还计划减少审批手续，太多快速增长的创业公司在筹集资本和上市方面面临审批手续的制约。为了帮助负责任的业主，我们将与联邦住房金融局帮助更多人来重新安排房贷，房贷的利率现在接近于4%。这一措施将使一家人每年多获得2000美元，推动仍受制于房价下跌的经济。

其它步骤将需要国会的行动。今天你们将通过将加速过时专利审批进程的改革措施，这样企业家就能把一个新想法尽快转变成新商机。这是我们需要采取的行动。目前为了一系列贸易协议铺平道路的时候了，这将使美国公司能够更加容易地在巴拿马、哥伦比亚、韩国出售他们的产品，同时也将帮助那些在全球竞争中工作职位受到影响的员工。如果美国人可以购买起亚和现代车，我想让韩国人驾驶福特、雪佛兰、克莱斯勒。我想看到更多的美国制造产品在世界各地出售。

在所有提升竞争力的努力方面，我们需要寻找到与美国行业并肩合作的方法。这就是我为什么组建了一个由来自各个行业领导人组成的就业委员会，他们正在制订一系列新想法以帮助公司成长和创造就业。

我们现在已动员了行业领导人通过公司实习和训练项目来每年训练1万名美国工程师。其它行为将为那些在社区大学学习新技能的员工提供学费。我们将确保下一代的制造业在美国扎根，而不是在中国或欧洲。如果我们提供正确的激励措施和支持，如果我们确保我们的贸易伙伴公平竞争，我们可以制造出从节油汽车、先进生物燃料、畅销世界各地的半导体在内的所有东西。这是美国如何能再次作到世界第一的方法。这是美国将再次成为世界第一的方法。

现在我认识到你们中的一些人可能对如何使经济成长有不同的理论，你们中的一些人真诚地相信，解决我们经济挑战的唯一方法是削减大部分政府开支，取消大多数政府规定。

我认同我们已支付不起浪费性的开支，我将继续与国会合作以断绝这一现象。我也认为一些规则和规定使一些企业在它们最无力承担的时候承受了毫无必要的负担。这就是我为什么下令对所有政府规则进行重新评估的原因。到目前为止，我们已确定了500项改革措施，这将在未来几年节省数百亿美元。我们应当所有规则都是为了确保美国人民健康、安全、安保所制订的。所有规则都必须经受住常识的考验。

但是我们不能做，我也不会做的事是让经济危机作借口来取消美国人数十年一直依赖的基本保护。我拒绝有关我们应当让人们在就业和安全性方面作出选择的想法。我不认同那些称为了使经济增长我们应当弱化用户不受信用卡公司隐藏收费困扰的保护措施，或者那些使我们的儿童远离水银的规定，或者防止保险公司坑骗病人的法律。我不认同那些为了在全球经济竞争就要剥夺工资集体协商权的想法。我们不应当向下竞争，提供最廉价的劳工和最糟糕的污染标准。美国应当向上全速行进。我认为这是一场我们能够赢得的比赛。

事实上，有关我们恢复繁荣的唯一方法是解散政府，归还所有人的钱，让所有人制订自己的规划，告诉所有人要只凭借自身力量的理念不是美国人的想法。这不是美国的故事。

是的，我们是坚定的个人主义者。是的，我们很强大，自力更生。我们工人和企业家的干劲和创意使我们的经济成为世界的发动机，令其它国家感到羡慕。

但我们的历史中一直存在着另一条主线：一个我们所有人都是相联系的，我们作为国家只能一起合作共事才能完成的一些事情。

我们都记得林肯是一位挽救了我们联盟的领导人。但在内战进行到中期的时候，他也是一位展望未来的领导人，一位动员政府来建设跨洲际铁路、建立国家科学院、组建首批赠地大学的共和党总统。两党领导人追随了他所创立的榜样。

问一下你们自己，如果先前坐在这里的人没有决定建设我们的高速公路和桥梁，我们的水坝和我们的机场，我们现在会在哪里？如果我们没有选择投资于公立中学或者研究性大学或者社区大学，这个国家将会是什么样？包括我祖父在内的数百万退伍老兵由于美国士兵法案而获得了上学的机会。如果他们没有那个机会，我们现在会在哪里？

如果往届国会决定不支持产生互联网和计算机芯片的基础研究，我们将会损失多少工作岗位？如果本届国会只是因为有关政府行为的僵化观念而否决社保或者医疗保险制度，这个国家会是什么样子？有多少美国人将会因此受苦？

没有哪个个人凭借自身的力量建设了美国，我们共同建设了它。我们过去将来也一直是一个国家，在上帝的看护下，不可分裂，所有人都能享受自由和正义，一个对我们自身和彼此负有责任的国家。国会议员们，现在是我们负起责任的时候了。

我今晚提出的每项提议过去都曾得到民主党人和共和党人的支持，我所提出的所有提议都有经费保护。所有提议就是为了满足我们人民和社区的迫切需要所制订的。

我知道人们对目前的政治活动是否允许的我们通过就业计划或者任何这方面的计划存在一些疑问。我们已看到和过去一样的媒体声明和推特言论。媒体已宣称我们无法克服我们的分歧。人们中的一些人可能认为，分歧是如此地大，我们将只能通过投票箱来解决这些分歧。

但是应当知道这一点：现在距离下一次选举只有14个月的时间，把我们送到这里的人们，那些雇佣我们为他们工作的人们并没有等待14个月时间的奢侈。他们中的一些人正在艰难度日，他们需要帮助，他们现在就需要帮助。

我不想假装认为这一计划将能解决所有问题，它不应当也不会是我们所提议的最后一项行动方案。从危机的一开始指导我们行动就不是寻找灵丹妙药。它一直是持续关注，不断地尝试能够奏效的新想法，听取所有好的提议，不管是哪一个党提出的。

不管我们过去或者将来有何争论，这一计划是我们现在要做的正确事情。你们应当通过它。我想把这一信息传播到美国的各个角落。我也请所有对此持支持态度的美国人发言，告诉议员们，你需要立刻采取行动。告诉华盛顿，什么事不做不是一个选项。提醒我们，如果我们作为一个国家和一个人民来行动，我们有能力应对挑战。

肯尼迪总统曾说过：“我们的问题是人为的，因此它们可以被人们所解决。心有多广大，人就有多强大。”

现在对我们国家来说这是困难的岁月，但我们是美国人，我们要比我们生活的时代更坚强，我们要比我们的政治活动更伟大。所以，让我们迎接这一时刻。让我们工作，向世界再次表明，美国仍是世界上最伟大的国家。谢谢你们，上帝保佑你，愿上帝保佑美国。(

第三篇：奥巴马演讲

奥巴马演讲

Hello, everybody.In the State of the Union, I laid out three areas we need to focus on if we're going to build an economy that lasts: new American manufacturing, new skills and education for American workers, and new sources of American-made energy.These days, we're getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future.Just like they did last year, gas prices are starting to climb.Only this time, it's happening earlier.And that hurts everyone – everyone who owns a car;everyone who owns a business.It means you have to stretch your paycheck even further.Some folks have no choice but to drive a long way to work, and high gas prices are like a tax straight out of their paychecks.Now, some politicians always see this as a political opportunity.And since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plans for $2 gas.I'll save you the suspense: Step one is drill, step two is drill, and step three is keep drilling.We hear the same thing every year.Well the American people aren't stupid.You know that's not a plan – especially since we're already drilling.It's a bumper sticker.It's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge.It's a strategy to get politicians through an election.You know there are no quick fixes to this problem, and you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices.If we're going to take control of our energy future and avoid these gas price spikes down the line, then we need a sustained, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy – oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels, and more.We need to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks;in our buildings and plants.That's the strategy we're pursuing, and that's the only real solution to this challenge.Now, we absolutely need safe, responsible oil production here in America.That's why under my Administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.In 2010, our dependence on foreign oil was under 50% for the first time in more than a decade.And while there are no short-term silver bullets when it comes to gas prices, I've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead, from permitting to delivery bottlenecks to what's going on in the oil markets.But over the long term, an all-of-the-above energy strategy means we have to do more.It means we have to make some choices.Here's one example.Right now, four billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year.Four billion dollars.Imagine that.Maybe some of you are listening to this in your car right now, pulling into a gas station to fill up.As you watch those numbers rise, know that oil company profits have never been higher.Yet somehow, Congress is still giving those same companies another four billion dollars of your money.That's outrageous.It's inexcusable.And it has to stop.A century of subsidies to the oil companies is long enough.It's time to end taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's never been more profitable, and use that money to reduce our deficit and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising.Because of the investments we've already made, the use of wind and solar energy in this country has nearly doubled – and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.And because we put in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history, our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.Now Congress needs to keep that momentum going by renewing the clean energy tax credits that will lead to more jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.Look, we know there's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight.But what we can do is get our priorities straight, and make a sustained, serious effort to tackle this problem.That's the commitment we need right now.And with your help, it's a commitment we can make.Thank you.

第四篇：奥巴马演讲

Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you very much.Everybody, please have a seat.Well, Madam President, that was an outstanding introduction.(Laughter.)We are so proud of Donae for representing this school so well.And in addition, I also want to acknowledge your outstanding principal, who has been here for 20 years--first as a teacher, now as an outstanding principal--Anita Berger.Please give her a big round of applause.(Applause.)I want to acknowledge, as well, Mayor Gray is here--the mayor of Washington, D.C.is here.Please give him a big round of applause.(Applause.)And I also want to thank somebody who is going to go down in history as one of the finest Secretaries of Education that we’ve ever had--Arne Duncan is here.(Applause.)

Now, it is great to be here at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of the best high schools not only in Washington, D.C., but one of the best high schools in the country.(Applause.)But we’ve also got students tuning in from all across America.And so I want to welcome you all to the new school year, although I know that many of you already have been in school for a while.I know that here at Banneker, you’ve been back at school for a few weeks now.So everything is starting to settle in, just like for all your peers all across the country.The fall sports season is underway.Musicals and marching band routines are starting to shape up, I believe.And your first big tests and projects are probably just around the corner.I know that you’ve also got a great deal going on outside of school.Your circle of friends might be changing a little bit.Issues that used to stay confined to hallways or locker rooms are now finding their way onto Facebook and Twitter.(Laughter.)Some of your families might also be feeling the strain of the economy.As many of you know, we’re going through one of the toughest economic times that we’ve gone through in our lifetime--in my lifetime.Your lifetime hasn’t been that long.And so, as a consequence, you might have to pick up an after-school job to help out your family, or maybe you’re babysitting for a younger sibling because mom or dad is working an extra shift.So all of you have a lot on your plates.You guys are growing up faster and interacting with a wider world in a way that old folks like me, frankly, just didn’t have to.So today, I don’t want to be just another adult who stands up and lectures you like you’re just kids--because you’re not just kids.You’re this country’s future.You’re young leaders.And whether we fall behind or race ahead as a nation is going to depend in large part on you.So I want to talk to you a little bit about meeting that responsibility.It starts, obviously, with being the best student that you can be.Now, that doesn’t always mean that you have to have a perfect score on every assignment.It doesn’t mean that you’ve got to get straight As all the time--although that’s not a bad goal to have.It means that you have to stay at it.You have to be determined and you have to persevere.It means you’ve got to work as hard as you know how to work.And it means that you’ve got to take some risks once in a while.You can’t avoid the class that you think might be hard because you’re worried about getting the best grade if that’s a subject that you think you need to prepare you for your future.You’ve got to wonder.You’ve got to question.You’ve got to explore.And every once in a while, you need to color outside of the lines.That’s what school is for: discovering new passions, acquiring new skills, making use of this incredible time that you have to prepare yourself and give yourself the skills that you’re going to need to pursue the kind of careers that you want.And that’s why when you’re still a student you can explore a wide range of possibilities.One hour you can be an artist;the next, an author;the next, a scientist, or a historian, or a carpenter.This is the time where you can try out new interests and test new ideas.And the more you do, the sooner you’ll figure out what makes you come alive, what stirs you, what makes you excited--the career that you want to pursue.Now, if you promise not to tell anybody, I will let you in on a little secret: I was not always the very best student that I could be when I was in high school, and certainly not when I was in middle school.I did not love every class I took.I wasn’t always paying attention the way I should have.I remember when I was in 8th grade I had to take a class called ethics.Now, ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d ask me what my favorite subject was back in 8th grade, it was basketball.I don’t think ethics would have made it on the list.But here’s the interesting thing.I still remember that ethics class, all these years later.I remember the way it made me think.I remember being asked questions like: What matters in life? Or, what does it mean to treat other people with dignity and respect? What does it mean to live in a diverse nation, where not everybody looks like you do, or thinks like you do, or comes from the same neighborhood as you do? How do we figure out how to get along?

Each of these questions led to new questions.And I didn’t always know the right answers, but those discussions and that process of discovery--those things have lasted.Those things are still with me today.Every day, I’m thinking about those same issues as I try to lead this nation.I’m asking the same kinds of questions about, how do we as a diverse nation come together to achieve what we need to achieve? How do we make sure that every single person is treated with dignity and respect? What responsibilities do we have to people who are less fortunate than we are? How do we make sure that everybody is included in this family of Americans?

Those are all questions that date back to this class that I took back in 8th grade.And here’s the thing: I still don’t always know the answers to all these questions.But if I’d have just tuned out because the class sounded boring, I might have missed out on something that not only did I turn out enjoying, but has ended up serving me in good stead for the rest of my life.So that’s a big part of your responsibility, is to test things out.Take risks.Try new things.Work hard.Don’t be embarrassed if you’re not good at something right away.You’re not supposed to be good at everything right away.That’s why you’re in school.The idea, though, is, is that you keep on expanding your horizons and your sense of possibility.Now is the time for you to do that.And those are also, by the way, the things that will make school more fun.Down the road, those will be the traits that will help you succeed, as well--the traits that will lead you to invent a device that makes an iPad look like a stone tablet.Or what will help you figure out a way to use the sun and the wind to power a city and give us new energy sources that are less polluting.Or maybe you’ll write the next great American novel.Now, to do almost any of those things, you have to not only graduate from high school,--and I know I’m just--I’m in the “amen” corner with Principal Berger here--not only do you have to graduate from high school, but you’re going to have to continue education after you leave.You have to not only graduate, but you’ve got to keep going after you graduate.That might mean, for many of you, a four-year university.I was just talking to Donae, and she wants to be an architect, and she’s interning with a architectural firm, and she’s already got her sights set on what school she wants to go to.But it might, for some other folks, be a community college, or professional credentialing or training.But the fact of the matter is, is that more than 60 percent of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma--more than 60 percent.That’s the world you’re walking into.So I want all of you to set a goal to continue your education after you graduate.And if that means college for you, just getting into college is not enough.You also have to graduate.One of the biggest challenges we have right now is that too many of our young people enroll in college but don’t actually end up getting their degree, and as a consequence--our country used to have the world’s highest proportion of young people with a college degree;we now rank 16th.I don't like being 16th.I like being number one.That’s not good enough.So we’ve got to use--we’ve got to make sure your generation gets us back to the top of having the most college graduates relative to the population of any country on Earth.If we do that, you guys will have a brighter future.And so will America.We’ll be able to make sure the newest inventions and the latest breakthroughs happen right here in the United States of America.It will mean better jobs, and more fulfilling lives, and greater opportunities not only for you, but also for your kids.So I don’t want anybody who’s listening here today to think that you’re done once you finish high school.You are not done learning.In fact, what’s happening in today’s economy is--it’s all about lifelong learning.You have to constantly upgrade your skills and find new ways of doing things.Even if college isn't for you, even if a four-year college isn't for you, you’re still going to have to get more education after you get out of high school.You’ve got to start expecting big things from yourself right now.I know that may sound a little intimidating.And some of you may be wondering how you can pay for college, or you might not know what you want to do with your life yet.And that’s okay.Nobody expects you to have your entire future mapped out at this point.And we don't expect you to have to make it on your own.First of all, you’ve got wonderful parents who love you to death and want you to have a lot more opportunity than they ever had--which, by the way, means don’t give them a hard time when they ask you to turn off the video games, turn off the TV and do some homework.You need to be listening to them.I speak from experience because that’s what I’ve been telling Malia and Sasha.Don’t be mad about it, because we’re thinking about your future.You’ve also got people all across this country--including myself and Arne and people at every level of government--who are working on your behalf.We’re taking every step we can to ensure that you’re getting an educational system that is worthy of your potential.We’re working to make sure that you have the most up-to-date schools with the latest tools of learning.We’re making sure that this country’s colleges and universities are affordable and accessible to you.We’re working to get the best class--teachers into the classroom as well, so they can help you prepare for college and a future career.Let me say something about teachers, by the way.Teachers are the men and women who might be working harder than just about anybody these days.(Applause.)Whether you go to a big school or a small one, whether you attend a public or a private or charter school –-your teachers are giving up their weekends;they’re waking up at dawn;they’re cramming their days full of classes and extra-curricular activities.And then they’re going home, eating some dinner, and then they’ve got to stay up sometimes past midnight, grading your papers and correcting your grammar, and making sure you got that algebra formula properly.And they don’t do it for a fancy office.They don’t--they sure don’t do it for the big salary.They do it for you.They do it because nothing gives them more satisfaction than seeing you learn.They live for those moments when something clicks;when you amaze them with your intellect or your vocabulary, or they see what kind of person you’re becoming.And they’re proud of you.And they say, I had something to do with that, that wonderful young person who is going to succeed.They have confidence in you that you will be citizens and leaders who take us into tomorrow.They know you’re our future.So your teachers are pouring everything they got into you, and they’re not alone.But I also want to emphasize this: With all the challenges that our country is facing right now, we don’t just need you for the future;we actually need you now.America needs young people’s passion and their ideas.We need your energy right now.I know you’re up to it because I’ve seen it.Nothing inspires me more than knowing that young people all across the country are already making their marks.They’re not waiting.They’re making a difference now.There are students like Will Kim from Fremont, California, who launched a nonprofit that gives loans to students from low-income schools who want to start their own business.Think about that.So he’s giving loans to other students.He set up a non-for-profit.He’s raising the money doing what he loves--through dodgeball tournaments and capture-the-flag games.But he’s creative.He took initiative.And now he’s helping other young people be able to afford the schooling that they need.There is a young man, Jake Bernstein, 17 years old, from a military family in St.Louis, worked with his sister to launch a website devoted to community service for young people.And they’ve held volunteer fairs and put up an online database, and helped thousands of families to find volunteer opportunities ranging from maintaining nature trails to serving at local hospitals.And then last year, I met a young woman named Amy Chyao from Richardson, Texas.She’s 16 years old, so she’s the age of some of you here.During the summer, I think because somebody in her family had an illness, she decided that she was interested in cancer research.She hadn’t taken chemistry yet, so she taught herself chemistry during the summer.And then she applied what she had learned and discovered a breakthrough process that uses light to kill cancer cells.Sixteen years old.It’s incredible.And she's been approached by some doctors and researchers who want to work with her to help her with her discovery.The point is you don’t have to wait to make a difference.You’re first obligation is to do well in school.You’re first obligation is to make sure that you’re preparing yourself for college and career.But you can also start making your mark right now.A lot of times young people may have better ideas than us old people do anyway.We just need those ideas out in the open, in and out of the classroom.When I meet young people like yourselves, when I sat and talk to Donae, I have no doubt that America’s best days are still ahead of us, because I know the potential that lies in each of you.Soon enough, you will be the ones leading our businesses and leading our government.You will be the one who are making sure that the next generation gets what they need to succeed.You will be the ones that are charting the course of our unwritten history.And all that starts right now--starts this year.So I want all of you who are listening, as well as everybody here at Banneker, I want you to make the most of the year that’s ahead of you.I want you to think of this time as one in which you are just loading up with information and skills, and you’re trying new things and you’re practicing, and you’re honing--all those things that you’re going to need to do great things when you get out of school.Your country is depending on you.So set your sights high.Have a great school year.Let’s get to work.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)

第五篇：奥巴马演讲

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address Saturday, May 14, 2011

Washington D.C.Recently, there have been signs that the economy is picking up steam.Last month, we saw the strongest job growth in five years, and have added more than three-quarters of a million private sector jobs in just three months.But there are still too many Americans who are either looking for work, or struggling to pay the bills and make the mortgage.Paychecks aren’t getting any bigger, but the cost of everything from groceries to college tuition keeps on rising.Without a doubt, one of the biggest burdens over the last few months has been the price of gasoline.In many places, gas is now more than $4 a gallon, meaning that you could be paying more than $60 to fill up your tank.These spikes in gas prices are often temporary, and while there are no quick fixes to the problem, there are a few steps we should take that make good sense.First, we should make sure that no one is taking advantage of consumers at the pump.That’s why we’ve launched a task force led by the Attorney General that has one job: rooting out cases of fraud or manipulation in the markets that might affect gas prices, including any illegal activity by traders and speculators.Second, we should increase safe and responsible oil production here at home.Last year, America’s oil production reached its highest level since 2003.But I believe that we should expand oil production in America – even as we increase safety and environmental standards.To do this, I am directing the Department of Interior to conduct annual lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, while respecting sensitive areas, and to speed up the evaluation of oil and gas resources in the mid and south Atlantic.We plan to lease new areas in the Gulf of Mexico as well, and work to create new incentives for industry to develop their unused leases both on and offshore.We’re also taking steps to give companies time to meet higher safety standards when it comes to exploration and drilling.That’s why my Administration is extending drilling leases in areas of the Gulf that were impacted by the temporary moratorium, as well as certain areas off the coast of Alaska.And to streamline that permitting process, I am establishing a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling permits.Finally, the third step we should take is to eliminate the taxpayer subsidies we give to oil and gas companies.In the last few months, the biggest oil companies made about $4 billion in profits each week.And yet, they get $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies each year.Four billion dollars at a time when Americans can barely fill up their tanks.Four billion dollars at a time when we’re trying to reduce our deficit.This isn’t fair, it makes no sense.Before I was President, the CEOs of these companies even admitted that the tax subsidies made no sense.Well, next week, there is a vote in Congress to end these oil company giveaways once and for all.And I hope Democrats and Republicans come together and get this done.The American people shouldn’t be subsidizing oil companies at a time when they’re making near-record profits.As a nation, we should be investing in the clean, renewable sources of energy that are the ultimate solution to high-gas prices.That’s why we’re investing in clean energy technology, helping businesses that manufacture solar panels and wind turbines, and making sure that our cars and trucks can go further on a tank of gas – a step that could save families as much as $3,000 at the pump.These are investments worth making – investments that will save us money, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and protect the health and safety of our planet.That’s an energy policy for the future, and it’s what I’ll be fighting for in the weeks and months to come.Thanks.