第一篇:美国总统奥巴马悼念死亡矿工的讲话
美国总统奥巴马悼念死亡矿工的讲话(中英对照)
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美国总统奥巴马4月25日来到西弗吉尼亚州,参加本月5日在矿难中死亡的煤矿矿工悼念仪式。在西弗吉尼亚州首府查尔斯顿附近一处煤矿爆炸事故中有29名矿工遇难。这是自1970年以来发生在美国境内伤亡情况最严重的矿难。奥巴马此前说,这次矿难的主要原因是矿山经营者管理不当、矿山安全监管部门监管不力以及相关法律存在漏洞。他本月15日发表讲话强调,要在全国范围内展开矿山安全生产调查,并修订有关法律,以防止类似事件再次发生。
这次美国矿难发生前几天,中国山西王家岭煤矿也发生矿难,115人获救,38人遇难。在4月12日中美元首会谈中,奥巴马总统主动向胡主席主席提议,与会者为两国矿难遇难者默哀。
以下是奥巴马悼念矿工讲话的完整版英文文字记录(附中文翻译)
We're here to memorialize 29 Americans:Carl Acord.Jason Atkins.Christopher Bell.Gregory Steven Brock.Kenneth Allan Chapman.Robert Clark.Charles Timothy Davis.Cory Davis.Michael Lee
Elswick.William I.Griffith.Steven Harrah.Edward Dean Jones.Richard K.Lane.William Roosevelt Lynch.Nicholas Darrell McCroskey.Joe Marcum.Ronald Lee Maynor.James E.Mooney.Adam Keith Morgan.Rex L.Mullins.Joshua S.Napper.Howard D.Payne.Dillard Earl Persinger.Joel R.Price.Deward Scott.Gary Quarles.Grover Dale Skeens.Benny Willingham.And Ricky Workman.“我们在这里,怀念29位美国人:卡尔·阿克德、杰森·阿金斯、克里斯多佛·贝尔、格利高里·史蒂夫·布洛克、肯尼斯·艾伦·查普曼、罗伯特·克拉克、查尔斯·蒂莫西·戴维斯、克里·戴维斯、迈克尔·李·埃尔斯维克、威廉·I.格里菲斯、史蒂芬·哈拉、爱德华·迪恩·琼斯、理查德·K.雷恩、威廉姆·罗斯威尔特·林奇、尼古拉斯·达利尔·麦考斯基、乔·马克姆、罗纳德·李·梅尔、詹姆斯·E.姆尼、亚当·基斯·摩根、雷克斯·L.姆林斯、乔什·S.纳皮尔、霍华德·D.佩恩、迪拉德·厄尔·波辛格、乔尔·R.普莱斯、迪华德·斯科特、加里·考拉斯、格罗佛·戴尔·斯金斯、本尼·威灵汉姆以及里奇·沃克曼。”
Nothing I, or the Vice President, or the Governor, none of the speakers here today, nothing we say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts, or the absence that they leave in your lives.If any comfort can be found, it can, perhaps, be found by seeking the face of God —(applause)— who quiets our troubled minds, a God who mends our broken hearts, a God who eases our mourning souls.无论我、副总统、州长,或是今天致悼词的任何一个人,都不能说出任何话语,可以填补你们因痛失亲人心中的创伤。如果有任何可以找得到的安慰,也许只能从上帝那里寻找得到,上帝安慰我们痛苦的头脑,修复破碎的心灵,减轻我们哀痛的内心。
Even as we mourn 29 lives lost, we also remember 29 lives lived.Up at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 in the morning at the latest, they began their day, as they worked, in darkness.In coveralls and hard-toe boots, a hardhat over their heads, they would sit quietly for their hour-long journey, five miles into a mountain, the only light the lamp on their caps, or the glow from the mantrip they rode in.尽管我们在哀悼这29条逝去的生命,我们同样也要纪念这29条曾活在世间的生命。凌晨4点半起床,最迟5点,他们就开始一天的生活,他们在黑暗中工作。穿着工作服和硬头靴,头戴安全帽,静坐着开始一小时的征程,去到五英里远的矿井,唯一的灯光是从他们头戴的安全帽上发出的,或是进入时矿山沿途的光线。
Day after day, they would burrow into the coal, the fruits of their labor, what so often we take for granted:the electricity that lights up a convention center;that lights up our church or our home, our school, our office;the energy that powers our country;the energy that powers the world.(Applause.)日复一日,他们挖掘煤炭,这也是他们劳动的果实,我们对此却不以为然:这照亮一个会议中心的电能;点亮我们教堂或家园、学校、办公室的灯光;让我们国家运转的能源;让世界维持的能源。
And most days they'd emerge from the dark mine, squinting at the light.Most days, they'd emerge, sweaty and dirty and dusted from coal.Most days, they'd come home.But not that day.These men----these husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers sons, uncles, nephews----they did not take on their job unaware of the perils.Some of them had already been injured;some of them had seen a friend get hurt.So they understood there were risks.And their families did, too.They knew their kids would say a prayer at night before they left.They knew their wives would wait for a call when their shift ended saying everything was okay.They knew their parents felt a pang of fear every time a breaking news alert came on, or the radio cut in.大多时候,他们从黑暗的矿里探出头,眯眼盯着光亮。大多时候,他们从矿里探出身,满是汗水和尘垢。大多时候,他们能够回家。但不是那天。这些人,这些丈夫、父亲、祖父、弟兄、儿子、叔父、侄子,他们从事这份工作时,并没有忽视其中的风险。他们中的一些已经负伤,一些人眼见朋友受伤。所以,他们知道有风险。他们的家人也知道。他们知道,在自己去矿上之前,孩子会在夜晚祈祷。他们知道妻子在焦急等待自己的电话,通报今天的任务完成,一切安好。他们知道,每有紧急新闻播出,或是广播被突然切断,他们的父母会感到莫大的恐惧。
But they left for the mines anyway----some, having waited all their lives to be miners;having longed to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and their grandfathers.And yet, none of them did it for themselves alone.但他们还是离开家园,来到矿里。一些人毕生期盼成为矿工;他们期待步入父辈走过的道路。然而,他们并不是为自己做出的选择。
All that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families.It was all for you.For a car in the driveway, a roof overhead.For a chance to give their kids opportunities that they would never know, and enjoy retirement with their spouses.It was all in the hopes of something better.And so these miners lived----as they died----in pursuit of the American Dream.这艰险的工作,其中巨大的艰辛,在地下度过的时光,都为了家人。都是为了你们;也为了在路上行进中的汽车,为了头顶上天花板的灯光;为了能给孩子的未来一个机会,日后享受与伴侣的退休生活。这都是期冀能有更好的生活。所以,这些矿工的生活就是追寻美国梦,他们也因此丧命。
There, in the mines, for their families, they became a family themselves----sharing birthdays, relaxing together, watching Mountaineers football or basketball together, spending days off together, hunting or
fishing.They may not have always loved what they did, said a sister, but they loved doing it together.They loved doing it as a family.They loved doing it as a community.在矿里,为了他们的家人,他们自己组成了家庭:庆祝彼此的生日,一同休憩,一同看橄榄球或篮球,一同消磨时间,打猎或是钓鱼。他们可能不总是喜欢这些事情,但他们喜欢一起去完成。他们喜欢像一个家庭那样去做这些事。他们喜欢像一个社区一样去做这些事。
That's a spirit that's reflected in a song that almost every American knows.But it's a song most people, I think, would be surprised was actually written by a coal miner's son about this town, Beckley, about the people of West Virginia.It's the song, Lean on Me----an anthem of friendship, but also an anthem of community, of coming together.这也是美国人熟知的一首歌里表达的精神。我想,让大多数人惊讶的是这首歌实际是一名矿工的儿子所写,关于贝克利这个小镇的,关于西弗吉尼亚人民的。这首歌曲,“靠着我”(Lean on Me)是关于友谊的赞歌,但也是关于社区关于一同相聚的赞歌。
That community was revealed for all to see in the minutes, and hours, and days after the tragedy.Rescuers, risking their own safety, scouring narrow tunnels saturated with methane and carbon monoxide, hoping against hope they might find a survivor.Friends keeping porch lights on in a nightly vigil;hanging up homemade signs that read, “Pray for our miners, and their families.”Neighbors consoling each other, and supporting each other and leaning on one another.灾难发生的几分钟,几小时,几日之后,这个社区终被外界关注。搜救者,冒着风险在充满沼气和一氧化碳的狭窄地道里搜寻,抱着一线希望去发现一位幸存者。朋友们打开门廊的灯守夜;悬挂自制的标语上写着,“为我们的矿工和他们的家人祈祷。”邻居们彼此安慰,相扶相依。
I've seen it, the strength of that community.In the days that followed the disaster, emails and letters poured into the White House.Postmarked from different places across the country, they often began the same way:“I am proud to be from a family of miners.”“I am the son of a coal miner.”“I am proud to be a coal miner’s daughter.”(Applause.)They were always proud, and they asked me to keep our miners in my thoughts, in my prayers.Never forget, they say, miners keep America’s lights on.(Applause.)And then in these letters, they make a simple plea:Don’t let this happen again.(Applause.)Don’t let this happen again.我看到了,这就是社区的力量。在灾难随后的几天,电子邮件和信件涌入白宫。邮戳来自全国各地,人们通常都是同一开头:“我很骄傲来自一个矿工的家庭。”“我是一名矿工的儿子。”“我很自豪能成为一名矿工的女人。”„„他们都感到自豪,他们让我关护我们的矿工,为他们祈祷。他们说,不要忘了,矿工维持着美国的光亮。在这些信件里,他们提出一个很小的要求:不要让这样的事再发生。不要让这事情再发生。
How can we fail them?How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them?How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work;by simply pursuing the American Dream?
我们怎忍让他们失望?一个依赖矿工的国家怎能不尽全力履行职责保护他们?我们的国家怎能容忍人们仅因工作就付出生命;难道仅仅是因为他们追求美国梦吗?
We cannot bring back the 29 men we lost.They are with the Lord now.Our task, here on Earth, is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy;to do what must do, individually and collectively, to assure safe conditions underground----(applause)----to treat our miners like they treat each other----like a family.(Applause.)Because we are all family and we are all Americans.(Applause.)And we have to lean on one another, and look out for one another, and love one another, and pray for one another.我们不能让29条逝去的生命回来。他们此刻与主同在。我们在这里的任务,就是防止有生命再在这样的悲剧中逝去。去做我们必须做的,无论个人或是集体,去确保矿下的安全,向他们对待彼此那样对待我们的矿工,如同一家人。因为我们是一家人,我们都是美国人。我们必须要彼此依靠,守望彼此,爱护彼此,为彼此祈福祈祷。
There's a psalm that comes to mind today----a psalm that comes to mind, a psalm we often turn to in times of heartache.今天,我想起一首圣歌,在我们心痛时会想起这首歌。
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
“我虽行过死荫的幽谷,但心无所惧,因你与我同在。你的杖,你的竿,都在安慰我。”
God bless our miners.(Applause.)God bless their families.God bless West Virginia.(Applause.)And God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)
上帝保佑我们的矿工!上帝保佑他们的家人!上帝保佑西弗吉尼亚!上帝保佑美国!
第二篇:(转载)美国总统悼念死亡矿工的讲话(中英文)
(转载)美国总统悼念死亡矿工的讲话(中英文)
美国总统悼念死亡矿工的讲话 引自http://jianchengdaizi.blog.sohu.com/149477566.html
We’re here to memorialize 29 Americans: Carl Acord.Jason Atkins.Christopher Bell.Gregory Steven Brock.Kenneth Allan Chapman.Robert Clark.Charles Timothy Davis.Cory Davis.Michael Lee Elswick.William I.Griffith.Steven Harrah.Edward Dean Jones.Richard K.Lane.William Roosevelt Lynch.Nicholas Darrell McCroskey.Joe Marcum.Ronald Lee Maynor.James E.Mooney.Adam Keith Morgan.Rex L.Mullins.Joshua S.Napper.Howard D.Payne.Dillard Earl Persinger.Joel R.Price.Deward Scott.Gary Quarles.Grover Dale Skeens.Benny Willingham.And Ricky Workman.“我们在这里,怀念29位美国人:
卡尔·阿克德、杰森·阿金斯、克里斯多佛·贝尔、格利高里·史蒂夫·布洛克、肯尼斯·艾伦·查普曼、罗伯特·克拉克、查尔斯·蒂莫西·戴维斯、克里·戴维斯、迈克尔·李·埃尔斯维克、威廉·I.格里菲斯、史蒂芬·哈拉、爱德华·迪恩·琼斯、理查德.K.雷恩、威廉姆.罗斯威尔特.林奇、尼古拉斯.达利尔.麦考斯基、乔.马克姆、罗纳德.李.梅尔、詹姆斯.E.姆尼、亚当.基斯.摩根、雷克斯.L.姆林斯、乔什.S.纳皮尔、霍华德.D.佩恩、迪拉德.厄尔.波辛格、乔尔.R.普莱斯、迪华德.斯科特、加里.考拉斯、格罗佛.戴尔.斯金斯、本尼.威灵汉姆以及里奇·沃克曼。”
Nothing I, or the Vice President, or the Governor, none of the speakers here today, nothing we say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts, or the absence that they leave in your lives.If any comfort can be found, it can, perhaps, be found by seeking the face of God--(applause)--who quiets our troubled minds, a God who mends our broken hearts, a God who eases our mourning souls.无论我、副总统、州长,或是今天致悼词的任何一个人,都不能说出任何话语,可以填补你们因痛失亲人心中的创伤。如果有任何可以找得到的安慰,也许只能从上帝那里寻找得到,上帝安慰我们痛苦的头脑,修复破碎的心,减轻我们哀痛的内心。
Even as we mourn 29 lives lost, we also remember 29 lives lived.Up at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 in the morning at the latest, they began their day, as they worked, in darkness.In coveralls and hard-toe boots, a hardhat over their heads, they would sit quietly for their hour-long journey, five miles into a mountain, the only light the lamp on their caps, or the glow from the mantrip they rode in.Day after day, they would burrow into the coal, the fruits of their labor, what so often we take for granted: the electricity that lights up a convention center;that lights up our church or our home, our school, our office;the energy that powers our country;the energy that powers the world.(Applause.)
尽管我们在哀悼这29条逝去的生命,我们同样也要纪念这29条曾活在世间的生命。凌晨4点半起床,最迟5点,他们就开始一天的生活,他们在黑暗中工作。穿着工作服和硬头靴,头戴安全帽,静坐着开始一小时的征程,去到五英里远的矿井,唯一的灯光是从他们头戴的安全帽上发出的,或是进入时矿山沿途的光线。
日以继夜,他们挖掘煤炭,这也是他们劳动的果实,我们对此却不以为然:这照亮一个会议中心的电能;点亮我们教堂或家园、学校、办公室的灯光;让我们国家运转的能源;让世界维持的能源。
And most days they’d emerge from the dark mine, squinting at the light.Most days, they’d emerge, sweaty and dirty and dusted from coal.Most days, they’d come home.But not that day.These men-– these husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers sons, uncles, nephews-– they did not take on their job unaware of the perils.Some of them had already been injured;some of them had seen a friend get hurt.So they understood there were risks.And their families did, too.They knew their kids would say a prayer at night before they left.They knew their wives would wait for a call when their shift ended saying everything was okay.They knew their parents felt a pang of fear every time a breaking news alert came on, or the radio cut in.But they left for the mines anyway-– some, having waited all their lives to be miners;having longed to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and their grandfathers.And yet, none of them did it for themselves alone.大多时候,他们从黑暗的矿里探出头,眯眼盯着光亮。大多时候,他们从矿里探出身,满是汗水和尘垢。大多时候,他们能够回家。但不是那天。
这些人,这些丈夫、父亲、祖父、弟兄、儿子、叔父、侄子,他们从事这份工作时,并没有忽视其中的风险。他们中的一些已经负伤,一些人眼见朋友受伤。所以,他们知道有风险。他们的家人也知道。他们知道,在自己去矿上之前,孩子会在夜晚祈祷。他们知道妻子在焦急等待自己的电话,通报今天的任务完成,一切安好。他们知道,每有紧急新闻播出,或是广播被突然切断,他们的父母会感到莫大的恐惧。
但他们还是离开家园,来到矿里。一些人毕生期盼成为矿工;他们期待步入父辈走过的道路。然而,他们并不是为自己做出的选择。
All that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families.It was all for you.For a car in the driveway, a roof overhead.For a chance to give their kids opportunities that they would never know, and enjoy retirement with their spouses.It was all in the hopes of something better.And so these miners lived-– as they died-– in pursuit of the American Dream.这艰险的工作,其中巨大的艰辛,在地下度过的时光,都为了家人。都是为了你们;也为了在路上行进中的汽车,为了头顶上天花板的灯光;为了能给孩子的未来一个机会,日后享受与伴侣的退休生活。这都是期冀能有更好的生活。所以,这些矿工的生活就是追寻美国梦,他们也因此丧命。
There, in the mines, for their families, they became a family themselves-– sharing birthdays, relaxing together, watching Mountaineers football or basketball together, spending days off together, hunting or fishing.They may not have always loved what they did, said a sister, but they loved doing it together.They loved doing it as a family.They loved doing it as a community.That’s a spirit that’s reflected in a song that almost every American knows.But it’s a song most people, I think, would be surprised was actually written by a coal miner’s son about this town, Beckley, about the people of West Virginia.It’s the song, Lean on Me-– an anthem of friendship, but also an anthem of community, of coming together.在矿里,为了他们的家人,他们自己组成了家庭:庆祝彼此的生日,一同休憩,一同看橄榄球或篮球,一同消磨时间,打猎或是钓鱼。他们可能不总是喜欢这些事情,但他们喜欢一起去完成。他们喜欢像一个家庭那样去做这些事。他们喜欢像一个社区一样去做这些事。
这也是美国人熟知的一首歌里表达的精神。我想,让大多数人惊讶的是这首歌实际是一名矿工的儿子所写,关于贝克利这个小镇的,关于西弗吉尼亚人民的。这首歌曲,“靠着我”(Lean on Me)是关于友谊的赞歌,但也是关于社区关于一同相聚的赞歌。
That community was revealed for all to see in the minutes, and hours, and days after the tragedy.Rescuers, risking their own safety, scouring narrow tunnels saturated with methane and carbon monoxide, hoping against hope they might find a survivor.Friends keeping porch lights on in a nightly vigil;hanging up homemade signs that read, “Pray for our miners, and their families.” Neighbors consoling each other, and supporting each other and leaning on one another.I’ve seen it, the strength of that community.In the days that followed the disaster, emails and letters poured into the White House.Postmarked from different places across the country, they often began the same way: “I am proud to be from a family of miners.” “I am the son of a coal miner.” “I am proud to be a coal miner’s daughter.”(Applause.)They were always proud, and they asked me to keep our miners in my thoughts, in my prayers.Never forget, they say, miners keep America’s lights on.(Applause.)And then in these letters, they make a simple plea: Don’t let this happen again.(Applause.)Don't let this happen again.How can we fail them? How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them? How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work;by simply pursuing the American Dream? We cannot bring back the 29 men we lost.They are with the Lord now.Our task, here on Earth, is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy;to do what must do, individually and collectively, to assure safe conditions underground--(applause)--to treat our miners like they treat each other--like a family.(Applause.)Because we are all family and we are all Americans.(Applause.)And we have to lean on one another, and look out for one another, and love one another, and pray for one another.There’s a psalm that comes to mind today-– a psalm that comes to mind, a psalm we often turn to in times of heartache.“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” God bless our miners.(Applause.)God
bless
their
families.God
bless
West Virginia.(Applause.)And God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)
灾难发生的几分钟,几小时,几日之后,这个社区终被外界关注。搜救者,冒着风险在充满沼气和一氧化碳的狭窄地道里搜寻,抱着一线希望去发现一位幸存者。朋友们打开门廊的灯守夜;悬挂自制的标语上写着,“为我们的矿工和他们的家人祈祷。”邻居们彼此安慰,相扶相依。
我看到了,这就是社区的力量。在灾难随后的几天,电子邮件和信件涌入白宫。邮戳来自全国各地,人们通常都是同一开头:“我很骄傲来自一个矿工的家庭。”“我是一名矿工的儿子。”“我很自豪能成为一名矿工的女人。”……他们都感到自豪,他们让我关护我们的矿工,为他们祈祷。他们说,不要忘了,矿工维持着美国的光亮。在这些信件里,他们提出一个很小的要求:不要让这样的事再发生。不要让这事情再发生。
我们怎忍让他们失望?一个依赖矿工的国家怎能不尽全力履行职责保护他们?我们的国家怎能容忍人们仅因工作就付出生命;难道仅仅是因为他们追求美国梦吗?
我们不能让29条逝去的生命回来。他们此刻与主同在。我们在这里的任务,就是防止有生命再在这样的悲剧中逝去。去做我们必须做的,无论个人或是集体,去确保矿下的安全,向他们对待彼此那样对待我们的矿工,如同一家人。因为我们是一家人,我们都是美国人。我们必须要彼此依靠,守望彼此,爱护彼此,为彼此祈福祈祷。
今天,我想起一首圣歌,在我们心痛时会想起这首歌。“我虽行过死荫的幽谷,但心无所惧,因你与我同在。你的杖,你的竿,都在安慰我。”
上帝保佑我们的矿工!上帝保佑他们的家人!上帝保佑西弗吉尼亚!上帝保佑美国!
第三篇:奥巴马悼念死难矿工的讲话!
奥巴马悼念死难矿工的讲话!
我们国家怎能容忍为工作付出生命?
奥巴马在悼念仪式上神色严峻,他的右边是每位遇难矿工的头盔。
美国总统奥巴马等人在遇难矿工哀悼仪式现场
新华网华盛顿4月10日电 美国警方10日证实,搜救队当天凌晨在西弗吉尼亚州煤矿爆炸现场又发现4具遇难者遗体,至此这场矿难死亡人数上升至29人。
西弗吉尼亚州首府查尔斯顿附近一处煤矿5日下午发生爆炸。初步搜救结果显示矿难共造成至少25人死亡,另有4人失踪。此后,救援人员为寻找4名仍然生死未卜的矿工多次下井,但每次都因安全原因撤回。
搜救队9日再次下井搜寻幸存者,至10日凌晨,4名失踪者遗体均被发现。警方说10日早晨将开始把仍在煤矿中的22具遗体运出,以便确认遇难者身份。另外7具遗体已在矿难发生不久后被运出。
最新死亡人数使这场矿难成为自1970年以来发生在美国境内伤亡情况最严重的矿难。We’re here to memorialize 29 Americans: Carl Acord.Jason Atkins.Christopher Bell.Gregory Steven Brock.Kenneth Allan Chapman.Robert Clark.Charles Timothy Davis.Cory Davis.Michael Lee Elswick.William I.Griffith.Steven Harrah.Edward Dean Jones.Richard K.Lane.William Roosevelt
Lynch.Nicholas Darrell McCroskey.Joe Marcum.Ronald Lee Maynor.James E.Mooney.Adam Keith Morgan.Rex L.Mullins.Joshua S.Napper.Howard D.Payne.Dillard Earl Persinger.Joel R.Price.Deward Scott.Gary Quarles.Grover Dale Skeens.Benny Willingham.And Ricky Workman.Nothing I, or the Vice President, or the Governor, none of the speakers here today, nothing we say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts, or the absence that they leave in your lives.If any comfort can be found, it can, perhaps, be found by seeking the face of God--(applause)--who quiets our troubled minds, a God who mends our broken hearts, a God who eases our mourning souls.Even as we mourn 29 lives lost, we also remember 29 lives lived.Up at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 in the morning at the latest, they began their day, as they worked, in darkness.In coveralls and hard-toe boots, a hardhat over their heads, they would sit quietly for their hour-long journey, five miles into a mountain, the only light the lamp on their caps, or the glow from the mantrip they rode in.Day after day, they would burrow into the coal, the fruits of their labor, what so often we take for granted: the electricity that lights up a convention center;that lights up our church or our home, our school, our office;the energy that powers our country;the energy that powers the world.(Applause.)And most days they’d emerge from the dark mine, squinting at the light.Most days, they’d emerge, sweaty and dirty and dusted from coal.Most days, they’d come home.But not that day.These men-– these husbands, fathers, grandfathers, brothers sons, uncles, nephews-– they did not take on their job unaware of the perils.Some of them had already been injured;some of them had seen a friend get hurt.So they understood there were risks.And their families did, too.They knew their kids would say a prayer at night before they left.They knew their wives would wait for a call when their shift ended saying everything was okay.They knew their parents felt a pang of fear every time a breaking news alert came on, or the radio cut in.But they left for the mines anyway-– some, having waited all their lives to be miners;having longed to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and their grandfathers.And yet, none of them did it for themselves alone.All that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families.It was all for you.For a car in the driveway, a roof overhead.For a chance to give their kids opportunities that they would never know, and enjoy retirement with their spouses.It was all in the hopes of something better.And so these miners lived-– as they died-– in pursuit of the American Dream.There, in the mines, for their families, they became a family themselves-– sharing birthdays, relaxing together, watching Mountaineers football or basketball together, spending days off together, hunting or fishing.They may not have always loved what they did, said a sister, but they loved doing it together.They loved doing it as a family.They loved doing it as a community.That’s a spirit that’s reflected in a song that almost every American knows.But it’s a song most people, I think, would be surprised was actually written by a coal miner’s son about this town, Beckley, about the people of West Virginia.It’s the song, Lean on Me-– an anthem of friendship, but also an anthem of community, of coming together.That community was revealed for all to see in the minutes, and hours, and days after the tragedy.Rescuers, risking their own safety, scouring narrow tunnels saturated with methane and carbon monoxide, hoping against hope they might find a survivor.Friends keeping porch lights on in a nightly vigil;hanging up homemade signs that read, “Pray for our miners, and their families.” Neighbors consoling each other, and supporting each other and leaning on one another.I’ve seen it, the strength of that community.In the days that followed the disaster, emails and letters poured into the White House.Postmarked from different places across the country, they often began the same way: “I am proud to be from a family of miners.” “I am the son of a coal miner.” “I am proud to be a coal miner’s daughter.”(Applause.)They were always proud, and they asked me to keep our miners in my thoughts, in my prayers.Never forget, they say, miners keep America’s lights on.(Applause.)And then in these letters, they make a simple plea: Don’t let this happen again.(Applause.)Don't let this happen again.How can we fail them? How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them? How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work;by simply pursuing the American Dream? We cannot bring back the 29 men we lost.They are with the Lord now.Our task, here on Earth, is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy;to do what must do, individually and collectively, to assure safe conditions underground--(applause)--to treat our miners like they treat each other--like a family.(Applause.)
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all Americans.(Applause.)And we have to lean on one another, and look out for one another, and love one another, and pray for one another.There’s a psalm that comes to mind today-– a psalm that comes to mind, a psalm we often turn to in times of heartache.“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
God bless our miners.(Applause.)God bless their families.God bless West Virginia.(Applause.)And God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)我们国家怎能容忍为工作付出生命?
奥巴马在悼念仪式上神色严峻,他的右边是每位遇难矿工的头盔。
美国总统奥巴马等人在遇难矿工哀悼仪式现场
当地时间25日,美国总统奥巴马和副总统拜登来到西弗吉尼亚州,参加本月早些时候在矿难中死亡的29名矿工悼念仪式。这次事故是1970年以来美国境内伤亡最严重的矿难。现场的主席台蒙着黑幔,悬挂着死难者照片。主席台下,29个白色十字架排成一排。每个家庭派一名成员把矿工的头盔放在其中的一个十字架上。眼下,美国环境保护局正起草一系列煤矿行业新规。奥巴马在2008年大选中未能在西弗吉尼亚州获胜。
美国矿难发生前几天,中国山西王家岭煤矿也发生矿难,115人获救,38人遇难。在4月12日中美元首会谈中,奥巴马主动提议与会者为两国矿难遇难者默哀。
奥巴马出席遇难矿工哀悼会 宣读全部29人姓名 奥巴马的悼词:
“我们在这里,怀念29位美国人:卡尔〃阿克德、杰森〃阿金斯、克里斯多佛〃贝尔、格利高里〃史蒂夫〃布洛克、肯尼斯〃艾伦〃查普曼、罗伯特〃克拉克、查尔斯〃蒂莫西〃戴维斯、克里〃戴维斯、迈克尔〃李〃埃尔斯维克、威廉〃I.格里菲斯、史蒂芬〃哈拉、爱德华〃迪恩〃琼斯、理查德〃K.雷恩、威廉姆〃罗斯威尔特〃林奇、尼古拉斯〃达利尔〃麦考斯基、乔〃马克姆、罗纳德〃李〃梅尔、詹姆斯〃E.姆尼、亚当〃基斯〃摩根、雷克斯〃L.姆林斯、乔什〃S.纳皮尔、霍华德〃D.佩恩、迪拉德〃厄尔〃波辛格、乔尔〃R.普莱斯、迪华德〃斯科特、加里〃考拉斯、格罗佛〃戴尔〃斯金斯、本尼〃威灵汉姆以及里奇〃沃克曼。”
无论我、副总统、州长,或是今天致悼词的任何一个人,都不能说出任何话语,可以填补你们因痛失亲人心中的创伤。
尽管我们在哀悼这29条逝去的生命,我们同样也要纪念这29条曾活在世间的生命。
凌晨4点半起床,最迟5点,他们就开始一天的生活,他们在黑暗中工作。穿着工作服和硬头靴,头戴安全帽,静坐着开始一小时的征程,去到五英里远的矿井,唯一的灯光是从他们头戴的安全帽上发出的,或是进入时矿山沿途的光线。
日以继夜,他们挖掘煤炭,这也是他们劳动的果实,我们对此却不以为然:这照亮一个会议中心的电能;点亮我们教堂或家园、学校、办公室的灯光;让我们国家运转的能源;让世界维持的能源。
大多时候,他们从黑暗的矿里探出头,眯眼盯着光亮。大多时候,他们从矿里探出身,满是汗水和尘垢。大多时候,他们能够回家。但不是那天。
这些人,这些丈夫、父亲、祖父、弟兄、儿子、叔父、侄子,他们从事这份工作时,并没有忽视其中的风险。他们中的一些已经负伤,一些人眼见朋友受伤。所以,他们知道有风险。他们的家人也知道。他们知道,在自己去矿上之前,孩子会在夜晚祈祷。他们知道妻子在焦急等待自己的电话,通报今天的任务完成,一切安好。他们知道,每有紧急新闻播出,或是广播被突然切断,他们的父母会感到莫大的恐惧。
但他们还是离开家园,来到矿里。一些人毕生期盼成为矿工;他们期待步入父辈走过的道路。然而,他们并不是为自己做出的选择。
这艰险的工作,其中巨大的艰辛,在地下度过的时光,都为了家人。都是为了你们;也为了在路上行进中的汽车,为了头顶上天花板的灯光;为了能给孩子的未来一个机会,日后享受与伴侣的退休生活。这都是期冀能有更好的生活。所以,这些矿工的生活就是追寻美国梦,他们也因此丧命。
在矿里,为了他们的家人,他们自己组成了家庭:庆祝彼此的生日,一同休憩,一同看橄榄球或篮球,一同消磨时间,打猎或是钓鱼。他们可能不总是喜欢这些事情,但他们喜欢一起去完成。他们喜欢像一个家庭那样去做这些事。他们喜欢像一个社区一样去做这些事。
这也是美国人熟知的一首歌里表达的精神。我想,让大多数人惊讶的是这首歌实际是一名矿工的儿子所写,关于贝克利这个小镇的,关于西弗吉尼亚人民的。这首歌曲,“靠着我”(Lean on Me)是关于友谊的赞歌,但也是关于社区关于一同相聚的赞歌。
灾难发生的几分钟,几小时,几日之后,这个社区终被外界关注。搜救者,冒着风险在充满沼气和一氧化碳的狭窄地道里搜寻,抱着一线希望去发现一位幸存者。朋友们打开门廊的灯守夜;悬挂自制的标语上写着,“为我们的矿工和他们的家人祈祷。”邻居们彼此安慰,相扶相依。
我看到了,这就是社区的力量。在灾难随后的几天,电子邮件和信件涌入白宫。邮戳来自全国各地,人们通常都是同一开头:“我很骄傲来自一个矿工的家庭。”“我是一名矿工的儿子。”“我很自豪能成为一名矿工的女人。”……他们都感到自豪,他们让我关护我们的矿工,为他们祈祷。他们说,不要忘了,矿工维持着美国的光亮。在这些信件里,他们提出一个很小的要求:不要让这样的事再发生。不要让这事情再发生。
我们怎忍让他们失望?一个依赖矿工的国家怎能不尽全力履行职责保护他们?我们的国家怎能容忍人们仅因工作就付出生命;难道仅仅是因为他们追求美国梦吗?
我们不能让29条逝去的生命回来。他们此刻与主同在。我们在这里的任务,就是防止有生命再在这样的悲剧中逝去。去做我们必须做的,无论个人或是集体,去确保矿下的安全,向他们对待彼此那样对待我们的矿工,如同一家人。因为我们是一家人,我们都是美国人。我们必须要彼此依靠,守望彼此,爱护彼此,为彼此祈福祈祷。
今天,我想起一首圣歌,在我们心痛时会想起这首歌。“我虽行过死荫的幽谷,但心无所惧,因你与我同在。你的杖,你的竿,都在安慰我。”
上帝保佑我们的矿工!上帝保佑他们的家人!上帝保佑西弗吉尼亚!上帝保佑美国!
第四篇:美国总统奥巴马2014年父亲节讲话
美国总统奥巴马2014年父亲节讲话
Hi, everybody.Sunday is Father’s Day.If you haven’t got Dad a gift yet, there’s still time.Just barely.But the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us.大家好。周日是父亲节。如果你还没有给爸爸准备礼物,现在还来得及。大大方方地。但是事实上,我们给父亲们的永远比不上父亲们给我们的。
I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father around.I felt the weight of his absence.So for Michelle and our girls, I try every day to be the husband and father my family didn’t have when I was young.And every chance I get, I encourage fathers to get more involved in their children’s lives, because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to have a child – it’s the courage to raise one.我深知你们一生中有个父亲是何等重要,因为我从小到大没有父亲。我深知没有他我们的艰难。所以对米切尔和我们的两个女儿,我每天都努力做一个好丈夫和好爸爸,这是我这时候家里没有的。我总是利用一切机会鼓励父亲们更多地融入孩子们的生活,因为这使你成为一个不止是有能力生孩子的男人,而是有抚养孩子的勇气的男人。
Still, over the past couple years, I’ve met with a lot of young people who don’t have a father figure around.And while there’s nothing that can replace a parent, any of us can do our part to be a mentor, a sounding board, a role model for a kid who needs one.Earlier this year, I launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper – an all-hands-on-deck effort to help more of our young men reach their full
potential.And if you want to be a mentor to a young man in your community, you can find out how at WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper.还有,在过去的几年里,我遇到很多没有父亲的年轻人。尽管没有什么可以取代一个家长,我们中的任何人都可以尽自己的努力成为导师,一个倾听者和孩子需要的任何角色。今年早些时候,我推出了一个叫做―弟弟的监护人‖的动议--一个人人尽责的努力旨在帮助我们的年轻人发挥他们的潜能。如果你想成为你们社区的任何一个年轻人的导师,你可以在WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper网站得知如何做。
Now, when I launched this initiative, I said that government can’t play the
primary role in a young person’s life.Taking responsibility for being a great parent or mentor is a choice that we, as individuals, have to make.No government program can ever take the place of a parent’s love.Still, as a country, there are ways we can help support dads and moms who make that choice.当我推出这个动议的时候,我说政府不能在任何年轻人的生活中起主导作用。担起作为伟大的父母或导师的责任是我们作为个人必须做出的选择。没有一 1
个政府项目可以取代父母的爱。还有,作为一个国家,我们有很多方式帮助父亲们和母亲们做出这个选择。
That’s why, earlier this week, we brought working dads from across America to the White House to talk about the challenges they face.And in a few weeks, I’ll hold the first-ever White House Working Families Summit.We’ve still got too many workplace policies that belong in the 1950s, and it’s time to bring them up to date for today’s families, where oftentimes, both parents are working.Moms and dads deserve affordable child care, and time off to care for a sick parent or child without running into hardship.Women deserve equal pay for equal work – and at a time when more women are breadwinners for a family, that benefits men, too.And because no parent who works full-time should have to raise a family in poverty, it’s time for Congress to follow the lead of state after state, get on the bandwagon, and give America a raise.这就是为什么本周早些时候,我们邀请了一些来自全美各地的工薪父亲们来到白宫讨论我们面对的挑战。在今后几周里,我将在白宫举办白宫工薪家庭峰会。我们现在有很多职场政策还是1950年代的,现在是使它们跟上今天的家庭的时候了,这些家庭通常是双亲都工作。母亲们和父亲们理应得到可承受的儿保,可以请假照顾生病的父母或孩子而不至于陷入困境。妇女理应得到同工同酬待遇--当更多妇女成为家庭支柱时,男人也从中受益。因为我们不允许任何全职父母支撑一个家庭就要陷入贫困,所以现在是国会紧跟一个又一个州的潮流,给美国一个提升。
Dads work hard.So our country should do what we can to make sure their hard work pays off;to make sure life for them and their families is a little less stressful, and a little more secure, so they can be the dads their kids need them to be.Because there’s nothing more precious in life than the time we spend with our
children.There’s no better feeling than knowing that we can be there for them, and provide for them, and help give them every shot at success.父亲们勤奋工作。所以我们的国家应该尽力让他们的努力得到回报;们和他们的家庭的生活更加成功一点,更加安全一点,以使他们成为他们的孩子们想要的父亲们。因为人生中没有什么比他们花在孩子们身上的时间更加珍贵了。没有什么比知道我们就在他们的身边,为他们提供他们需要的,给他们任何成功的机会更加幸福的感觉了。
Let’s make sure every dad who works hard and takes responsibility has the chance to know that feeling, not just on one Sunday, but every day of the year.让我们保证每个辛勤工作承担责任的父亲有机会不仅在一个周日,而是年年月月日日有这种感觉。
Thanks everybody, happy Father’s Day, and have a great weekend.谢谢,父亲节快乐,周末快乐。
美国总统奥巴马2013年父亲节讲话
Hi, everybody.This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have – and that’s being a dad.大家好,周日是父亲节,所以我想花一点儿时间谈谈那许多我们都有的重要工作——当一个爸爸。
Today we’re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the planet.But no matter how advanced we get, there will never be a substitute for the love and support and, most importantly, the presence of a parent in a child’s life.And in many ways, that’s uniquely true for fathers.今天,我们有幸生活在这样一个世界,何人即时地保持联络。不管我们多么地先进,都没有什么可以把孩子生命中的爱、支持、最重要的是父母的存在,进行替代。在许多情况下,对父亲来说这尤为正确。
I never really knew my own father.I was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible sacrifices for me.And there are single parents all across the country who do a heroic job raising terrific kids.But I still wish I had a dad who was not only around, but involved;another role model to teach me what my mom did her best to instill – values like hard work and integrity;responsibility and delayed gratification – all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a brighter future for themselves.我从没真正地了解我自己的父亲,我由单亲母亲和两位优秀的祖父母抚养成人,他们为我做出了巨大的牺牲。全国各地都有单亲父母,例如,只有妈妈,做着英勇伟大的工作,抚养着优秀的孩子。但我仍然希望,我有一个爸爸,他不仅在我的周围,而是在我的生命中,以另一个角色来教导我妈妈也尽力灌输给我的东西,努力工作和正直的价值观,有责任心而不贪图享受,所有给孩子预想自己光明未来基础的东西。
That’s why I try every day to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me.And I’ve met plenty of other people – dads and uncles and men without a family connection – who are trying to break the cycle and give more of our young people a strong male role model.这也就是我每天尽力为米歇尔和我的女儿们去做一些事情的原因,因为我父亲没能为我母亲和我做的这些。我也遇见过大量其他的人,爸爸们,叔伯们和其他没有完整家庭的男人们。他们也尽力去打破这个怪圈,给予我们更多的年轻人强大的男性的榜样。
Being a good parent – whether you’re gay or straight;a foster parent or a
grandparent – isn’t easy.It demands your constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a healthy dose of patience.And nobody’s perfect.To this day, I’m still figuring out how3
to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.作为好的父母亲——,养父母或是祖父母——都是不易的。这需要你持续地关注,频繁地做出牺牲,很健康耐心的心态。没有人是完美的,至今,我仍在努力想着如何去做一个妻子的好丈夫和孩子的好父亲。And I want to do what I can as President to encourage marriage and strong families.We should reform our child support laws to get more men working and engaged with their children.And my Administration will continue to work with the faith and other community organizations, as well as businesses, on a campaign to encourage strong parenting and fatherhood.,去鼓励稳定的婚姻和和谐的家庭。我们应该修订我们的未成年人抚育法,让更多的人获得工作,为他们的孩子而忙碌。我的政府也将继续真诚地和其他社会组织,也包括企业,打赢更好地抚养孩子和传递父爱的战役。
Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at family.That’s what matters most.When I look back on my life, I won’t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I promoted.I’ll be thinking about Michelle, and the journey we’ve been on together.I’ll be thinking about Sasha’s dance recitals and Malia’s tennis matches – about the conversations we’ve had and the quiet moments we’ve shared.I’ll be thinking about whether I did right by them, and whether they knew, every day, just how much they were loved.这就是如果我们在家庭上失败了,我们所有个人的成功都少了一点儿明亮的光泽,这才是最重要的。当我回忆我的一生,我不会想到任何我通过的待定法案,或是我力促的政策,我将会想到的是米歇尔和我们一起走过的岁月,我将会想到的是萨沙的舞蹈演出和玛丽亚的网球比赛,我们在一起的对话和我们一起共享的静谧时光。我会想是否我做对了,是否他们知道每一天,我是如此的爱着她们。
That’s what I think being a father is all about.And if we can do our best to be a source of comfort and encouragement to our kids;if we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be;then we will have succeeded.这就是我认为作为一个父亲应该关心的,如果我们可以尽自己的全力来安慰和鼓励我们的孩子。如果我们可以付出我们无条件地爱,帮助他们成为应该成为的人,那么我们就都成功了。
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend.因此祝所有爸爸们父亲节快乐,周末快乐。
第五篇:美国总统奥巴马名言
美国总统奥巴马名言
在美国,创新不只改变我们的生活,更重要的是,这是我们赖以谋生的方法。如果我们想拥抱未来,如果我们想让创新在美国而不是海外创造就业岗位,那么我们必须赢得教育我们孩子的竞赛。
成功不是名气或者公共关系所带来的,它是由辛劳的工作和自律造就的。在这个十年结束的时候,美国将再度成为拥有大学生比例最高的国家。虽然我不确定我们将如何超越地平线到达更好的地方,但我知道我们将会到达那里。我知道我们能够做到。
——以上摘自奥巴马2011国情咨文
我知道你们的所做的一切并不只是为了赢得选举,我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白前面的任务有多么艰巨。即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝,我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最艰难的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球,一个世纪以来最严重的金融危机。
前方的道路将很漫长,我们攀登的脚步会很艰辛。
那些所有怀疑美国的灯塔能否能像以前一样明亮的人们,今天晚上我们再次证明,我们国家真正的力量并非来自我们武器的威力或财富的规模,而是来自我们理想的持久力量:民主、自由、机会、不屈服的希望。
美国,我们已经走过了一条漫漫长路。我们已经历了很多。但是我们仍有很多事情要做。因此今夜,请让我们自问--如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪;如果我的女儿有幸活得和安一样长,她们将会看到怎样的改变?我们将会取得什么样的进步?
现在是我们回答这个问题的机会。这是我们的时刻。
这是我们的时代--让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的后代敞开机会之门,恢复繁荣,推进和平,重新确立“美国梦”,再次证明这样一个基本的真理:我们是一家人;只要一息尚存,我们就有希望;当我们遇到嘲讽和怀疑,当有人说我们办不到的时候,我们要以这个永恒的信条来回应他们:是的,我们能做到。
——一以上摘自奥巴马胜选演说
迄今为止,已经有44个美国总统宣誓就职。总统的宣誓有时面对的是国家的和平繁荣,但通常面临的是乌云密布的紧张形势。在紧张的形势中,支持美国前进的不仅仅是领导人的能力和远见,也在于美国人民对国家先驱者理想的信仰,以及对美国立国文件的忠诚。
前辈们如此,我们这一代美国人也要如此。
美国仍是一个年轻的国家,借用《圣经》的话说,放弃幼稚的时代已经到来 了。重拾坚韧精神的时代已经到来,我们要为历史作出更好的选择,我们要秉承历史赋予的宝贵权利,秉承那种代代相传的高贵理念:上帝赋予我们每个人以平等和自由,以及每个人尽全力去追求幸福的机会。
在重申我们国家伟大之处的同时,我们深知伟大从来不是上天赐予的,伟大需要努力赢得。(我们的民族一路走来),这旅途之中从未有过捷径或者妥协,这旅途也不适合胆怯之人、或者爱安逸胜过爱工作之人、或者单单追求名利之人。这条路是勇于承担风险者之路,是实干家、创造者之路。这其中有一些人名留青史,但是更多的人却在默默无闻地工作着。正是这些人带领我们走过了漫长崎岖的旅行,带领我们走向富强和自由。
从今天开始,我们必须跌倒后爬起来,拍拍身上的泥土,重新开始工作,重塑美国。
现在,有一些人开始质疑我们的野心是不是太大了,他们认为我们的体制承载不了太多的宏伟计划。他们是健忘了。他们已经忘了这个国家已经取得的成就;他们已经忘了当创造力与共同目标以及必要的勇气结合起来时,自由的美国人民所能发挥的能量。
这些怀疑论者的错误在于,他们没有意识到政治现实已经发生了变化,长期以来耗掉我们太多精力的陈腐政治论争已经不再适用。今天,我们的问题不在于政府的大小,而在于政府能否起作用,政府能否帮助家庭找到薪水合适的工作、给他们可以负担得起的医疗保障并让他们体面地退休。哪个方案能给与肯定的答案,我们就推进哪个方案。哪个方案的答案是否定的,我们就选择终止。而掌管纳税人税金的人应当承担起责任,合理支出,摒弃陋习,磊落做事,这有这样才能在政府和人民之间重建至关重要的相互信任。
我们面临的问题也不是市场好坏的问题。市场创造财富、拓展自由的能力无可匹敌,但是这场危机提醒我们,如果没有监管,市场很可能就会失去控制,而且偏袒富人国家的繁荣无法持久。国家经济的成败不仅仅取决于国内生产总值的大小,而且取决于繁荣的覆盖面,取决于我们是否有能力让所有有意愿的人都有机会走向富裕。我们这样做不是慈善,而是因为这是确保实现共同利益的途径。
我们面临的挑战也许是新的,我们应对挑战的措施也许也是新的,但那些长期以来指导我们成功的价值观——勤奋、诚实、勇气、公平竞争、包容以及对世界保持好奇心,还有对国家的忠诚和爱国主义——却是历久弥新,这些价值观是可靠的。他们是创造美国历史的无声力量。我们现在需要的就是回归这些古老的价值观。我们需要一个新的负责任的时代,一个觉醒的时代,每个国人都应意识到即我们对自己、对国家和世界负有责任,我们不应该不情愿地接受这些责任,而应该快乐地承担起这些责任。我们应该坚定这一认识,即没有什么比全身 心投入一项艰巨的工作更能锻炼我们的性格,更能获得精神上的满足。
—— 以上摘自奥巴马就职演说
对中国的发展来说,“五年规划”是量度中国步伐的路碑,也是记录中国梦想的载体。
升华心态提升境界。有这样一则故事:三个工人在砌墙,有人问他们在忙什么,第一个说:“我在砌墙”,第二个说:“我在建一幢大楼”,第三个回答:“我在建一座城市”。多年以后,第一个工人仍是工人,第二个工人成为工程师,第三个工人成为城市管理者。同一种工作,因为从事者的心态不同,结果迥异。“种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆”,不仅是一种自然规律,也是由良好心态、较高境界决定的。
成功在于坚持。有一个“一万小时定律”,是说人在某一方面要想有所作为,要能坚持一万个小时,相当于每天练习近平3个小时,坚持10年。你能坚持吗?坚持住了,你就会成为某一方面的专家。“古之成大事者,不惟有超世之才,亦必有坚韧不拔之志”,说的也是这个道理。
爱。的确,爱可以说是世界上最柔韧的力量,它让人拥有一种纯粹的执着,唤醒人们一种无私的责任,更有着润物无声般的穿透力、春风化雨般的感染力和百川归海般的吸引力。人世间,有爱,就有力量,就有温暖,就有和谐。