第1篇 奥巴马在菲尼克斯市发表关于美国住房融资体系改革英语演讲稿
the president: hey! hello, phoenix! (applause.) hello, arizona! (applause.) it is --
audience member: we love you, obama!
the president: i love you back. it is good to be here. (applause.)
i want to say thank you to the thunder for hosting us here today. (applause.) well, we are soglad to be here. i want you to give it up for somebody who's been fighting for homeowners andworking families every single day, who's with me today -- secretary shaun donovan, secretaryof hud. there he is right there. give him a big round of applause. (applause.) we've gotcongressman ed pastor who's here as well. (applause.) we've got your mayor, greg stanton,here. (applause.) doing an outstanding job. and to all the mayors and state legislators andtribal leaders who are here today, thank you. (applause.)
give jorge a big round of applause for his introduction. (applause.) to your superintendent,dr. kenneth baca. (applause.) your principal, dr. anna battle. (applause.) and i appreciateeverybody at desert vista for having me here today. (applause.) it is good to see the studentsare pretty enthusiastic about being back in school. (laughter.) i'm not sure i would have beenthat enthusiastic starting on the 6th. (laughter.)
and i know this isn't your typical school -- second day of school. so i want to give a specialshout-out to the new seniors, class of 2019. (applause.) you are aware that you're not finishedyet. (laughter.) senior year, that's sometimes tempting. i want you all to stay focused.
over the past couple weeks, i have been --
audience member: happy birthday, mr. president!
the president: thank you very much. thank you. (applause.) it was my birthday two daysago. (laughter.) got some singers here.
audience: happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, mr. president. (applause.)
the president: thank you. thank you. thank you. (applause.) i am now 52, and michellesays that i don't look a day over 51. (laughter.)
so over the last few weeks, i've been visiting towns all across the country, talking about whatwe need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class -- a national strategy to makesure that everybody who works hard has a chance to succeed in the 21st century economy.
and i think people in arizona especially understand the challenges that are out there, becausefor the past four and a half years, together, we fought our way back from a devastatingrecession that cost millions of jobs for americans. a lot of folks lost their homes; a lot of folkslost their savings. and what the recession showed was the long erosion of middle-classsecurity that had been taking place for decades.
but we fought back. we took on a broken health care system. we took on a housing market thatwas in free fall. we invested in new technologies to reverse our addiction to foreign oil. wechanged a tax code that had become tilted a little bit too much in favor of the wealthiestamericans at the expense of working families. (applause.) we saved the auto industry. we'venow got gm that plans to hire a thousand new workers right next door in chandler to make surewe're building some of the best cars in the world right here in the united states of america. (applause.)
our businesses have created 7.3 million new jobs over the past 41 months. we now sell moreproducts made in america to the rest of the world than ever before. our exports are way up. weproduce more renewable energy than ever before, more natural gas than anybody else. healthcare costs have been growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. and our deficits are coming downat the fastest rate in 60 years. so we're making progress. (applause.)
so thanks to the efforts of a lot of people like you, we've cleared away the rubble of the financialcrisis. we're starting to lay the foundation for more stable, more durable economic growth.but as any middle-class family will tell you, we're not yet where we need to be. because evenbefore the crisis hit, we had lived through a decade where a few at the top were doing betterand better, but most families were working harder and harder just to get by.
and reversing this trend should be -- must be -- washington's highest priority. it's myhighest priority. (applause.) i want to make sure that in america, it doesn't matter what youlook like, where you come from, who you love -- you should be able to make it when you try.you should be able to make it. (applause.)
now, unfortunately, for the last year or so, we've had an endless parade of distractions andpolitical posturing and phony scandals that shift focus away from what do we need to do toshore up middle-class families and create ladders of opportunity for folks to get into themiddle class. and as washington heads towards another budget debate, the stakes could notbe higher.
and that's why i'm traveling around, laying out my ideas for how we have to build thecornerstones of what it means to be middle class: a good job with good wages; a home to callyour own; a good education; affordable health care that's there for you when you get sick; asecure retirement even if you're not rich; the opportunity -- the ladders of opportunity forpeople to earn their way into the middle class, to work their way out of poverty. those are theelements that i think all of us believe in, but right now we're not delivering as much as weshould on those promises.
now, last tuesday, i went to tennessee to talk about the first cornerstone, which is how do wemake sure that we're creating good middle-class jobs here in the united states of america.today i've come to phoenix to talk about the second component, which is the most tangiblecornerstone that lies at the heart of the american dream, at the heart of middle-class life -- andthat's the chance to own your own home. (applause.) the chance to own your own home.
we've got a lot of young people here who are thinking about college, they're going to get ahigher education, they're going to find a job, they're going to find somebody they love, they'regoing to want to own a home. and the reason they will is because a home is the ultimateevidence that here in america, hard work pays off, that responsibility is rewarded.
i think about my grandparents' generation. when my grandfather served in world war ii, hefought in patton's army -- when he got back, this country gave him a chance to go to college onthe g.i. bill, but it also gave him the chance to buy his first home with a loan from the fha. tohim, and to generations of americans before and since, a home was more than just a house. itwas a source of pride and a source of security. it was a place to raise kids, to put downroots; a place where you could build up savings for college, or to start a business, or to retirewith some security.
and buying a home required responsibility on everybody's part. you had to save up to buy ahome. and then banks were supposed to give you a fair deal, with terms you couldunderstand, and buyers were supposed to live within their means and make sure that theycould make their payments. so in that earlier generation, houses weren't for flipping around,they weren't for speculation -- houses were to live in, and to build a life with.
and unfortunately, over time, responsibility too often gave way to recklessness. you hadreckless lenders who sold loans to people they knew couldn't afford them. and let's face it, wealso had some reckless buyers who knew they couldn't afford them and still took out loans.and all this created a housing bubble. and especially in some places like arizona, it wasdevastating when that bubble finally burst -- triggered a recession. millions of americans whohad done everything right were hurt badly by the actions of other people. housing pricesplummeted.
by the time i took office, home values had fallen almost 20 percent from the year before. newhousing starts had fallen nearly 80 percent from their peak. hundreds of thousands ofconstruction workers had lost their jobs. a record number of people were behind on theirmortgage payments. and a lot of people here in phoenix, they saw that devastation. this waspart of ground zero for the housing bubble bursting.
so less than a month after i took office, i came here to arizona and i laid out steps to stabilizethe housing market and help responsible homeowners get back on their feet. and the truth isit's been a long, slow process. the housing market is so big that it was going to take some timeto heal when it got hurt that badly. it's taken longer than any of us would like. but during thattime, we helped millions of americans save an average of $3,000 each year by refinancing atlower rates. we helped millions of responsible homeowners stay in their homes, which was goodfor their neighbors because you don't want a bunch of foreclosure signs in your neighborhood.
where congress wouldn't act, we went ahead and acted, so over the past few years, we had thedepartment of justice stand up for buyers who had been discriminated against or conned bypredatory lending. and we won a settlement that gave more money to victims ofdiscrimination in one year than in the previous 23 years combined. (applause.)
we worked with states to force big banks to repay more than $50 billion to more than 1.5million families -- largest lending settlement in history. (applause.) we extended the time thatfolks who had lost their jobs could delay their payment on their mortgages while they keptlooking for work. we cracked down on the bad practices that led to the crisis in the first place. imean, you had some loans back there in the bubble that were called “liar's loan.” now,something that's called a liar's loan is probably a bad idea. (laughter.)
so because of all these actions we've been taking, our housing market is beginning to heal.home prices are rising at the fastest pace in seven years. sales are up nearly 50 percent.construction is up nearly 75 percent. new foreclosures are down by nearly two-thirds. millions offamilies have been able to come up for air -- they're no longer underwater on their mortgages. (applause.)
and just like the crisis hit phoenix very hard, thanks to some great leadership here locally,phoenix has also led one of the biggest comebacks in the country. (applause.) so you should beproud of what you've done here. home prices in phoenix have risen by nearly 20 percent overthe last year. new home sales are up by more than 25 percent.
this morning, right before i came here, i visited erickson construction -- (applause.) we'vegot some erickson folks here. and they were explaining how right when the bubble hit,erickson shrank to less than a hundred workers. today they're employing 580 people -- andthey're hiring even more people -- (applause) -- because the housing market is bouncing back.
so that's one of the things about housing. it's not just important for the person who owns thehouse; our economy is so impacted by everything that happens in housing. consumers feelbetter when their home values are in a better place, so they're more willing to spend. a lot ofpeople who want to start a business, their savings may be locked up in their house.construction workers, contractors, suppliers, carpet makers, all these folks are impacted by thehousing industry.
so we've made progress, and that's helped to move the economy forward. but we've got tobuild on this progress. we're not where we need to be yet. we've got to give more hardworkingamericans the chance to buy their first home. (applause.) we have to help more responsiblehomeowners refinance their mortgages, because a lot of them still have a spread between therates they're paying right now on their mortgage and what they could be getting if they wereable to refinance.
and we've got to turn the page on this kind of bubble-and-bust mentality that helped tocreate this mess in the first place. (applause.) we got to build a housing system that isdurable and fair and rewards responsibility for generations to come. that's what we've got todo. (applause.)
so i've already put forward a bunch of ideas that will help accomplish that. and, look, the factof the matter is congress hasn't enacted all of them, so i'd like you to encourage members ofcongress to take some of these actions. (applause.)
but like the other actions that we've taken, these will not help the neighbors down the streetwho bought a house that they couldn't afford, and then walked away from it and left aforeclosed home behind. we don't want to help speculators who bought multiple homes just tomake a quick buck.
what we want to do is put forward ideas that will help millions of responsible, middle-classhomeowners who still need relief. and we want to help hardworking americans who dream ofowning their own home fair and square, have a down payment, are willing to make thosepayments, understand that owning a home requires responsibility. and there are someimmediate actions we could take right now that would help on that front, that would make adifference. so let me just list a couple of them.
number one: congress should pass a good, bipartisan idea to allow every homeowner thechance to save thousands of dollars a year by refinancing their mortgage at today's rates. (applause.) we need to get that done. we've been talking about it for a year and a half, twoyears, three years. there's no reason not to do it. (applause.)
step number two: now that we've made it harder for reckless buyers to buy homes that theycan't afford, let's make it a little bit easier for qualified buyers to buy the homes that they canafford. (applause.) so shaun donovan has been working with the finance industry to make surewe're simplifying overlapping regulations; we're cutting red tape for responsible families whowant to get a mortgage but keep getting rejected by the banks. we need to give well-qualified americans who lost their jobs during the crisis a fair chance to get a loan if they'veworked hard to repair their credit.
and step three is something that you don't always hear about when it comes to the housingmarket, and that is fixing our broken immigration system. it would actually help our housingmarket. (applause.)
it's pretty simple: when more people buy homes and play by the rules, home values go up foreverybody. and according to one recent study, the average homeowner has already seen thevalue of their home boosted by thousands of dollars just because of immigration. and the goodnews is, with the help of your senators, john mccain and jeff flake, the senate has alreadypassed a bipartisan immigration bill. it's got the support of ceos and labor and lawenforcement. (applause.) this could help homeownership here.
so i want you to encourage republicans in the house of representatives to stop draggingtheir feet. let's go ahead and get this done.
step number four: we should address the uneven recovery by rebuilding the communities hitthe hardest by the housing crisis, including many right here in arizona. let's put constructionback -- construction workers back to work repairing rundown homes, tearing down vacantproperties so that the value of homes in those surrounding areas start picking up. we can putpeople to work right now and improve the remaining housing stock that's out there. (applause.) places that are facing a longer road back from the crisis should have their country'shelp to get back on their feet.
step five: we should make sure families that don't want to buy a home or can't yet afford tobuy one still have a decent place to rent. (applause.) it's important for us to encouragehomeownership, but a lot of people rent and there's nothing wrong with renting. and we got tomake sure that we are creating affordable opportunities when it comes to rental properties.
in the run-up to the crisis, banks and governments too often made everybody feel like they hadto own a home, even if they weren't ready and didn't have the payments. that's a mistake weshould not repeat. instead, let's invest in affordable rental housing. let's bring together citiesand states to address local barriers that drive up rents for working families. (applause.)
so if we help more americans refinance their homes, if we help qualified families get amortgage, we reform our immigration system, we rebuild the hardest-hit communities, wemake sure that folks have a decent place to rent if they're not yet able to buy -- all these stepswill give more middle-class families the chance to either buy their own home now or eventuallybuy their own home. it's going to give more relief to responsible homeowners. it gives moreoptions to families who aren't yet ready to buy. all that is going to improve the housing marketand will improve the economy.
but -- and this is the last key point i want to make -- as home prices rise, we can't just re-inflate another housing bubble. i hope everybody here in arizona learned some hard lessonsfrom what happened. housing prices generally don't just keep on going up forever at the kindof pace it was going up. it was crazy. so what we want to do is something stable and steady.and that's why i want to lay a rock-solid foundation to make sure the kind of crisis we wentthrough never happens again. we've got to make sure it doesn't happen again. (applause.)
and one of the key things to make sure it doesn't happen again is to wind down thesecompanies that are not really government, but not really private sector -- they're known asfreddie mac and fannie mae. for too long, these companies were allowed to make huge profitsbuying mortgages, knowing that if their bets went bad, taxpayers would be left holding thebag. it was “heads we win, tails you lose.” and it was wrong. and along with what happened onwall street, it helped to inflate this bubble in a way that ultimately killed main street.
so the good news is, right now there's a bipartisan group of senators working to end fannie andfreddie as we know them. and i support these kinds of reform efforts. and they're followingfour core principles for what i believe this reform should look like.
first, private capital should take a bigger role in the mortgage market. i know that soundsconfusing to folks who call me a socialist -- i think i saw some posters there on the way in. (laughter.) but i actually believe in the free market. and just like the health care law that weput in place, obamacare -- (applause) -- which, by the way, if you don't have healthinsurance or you're buying it at exorbitant rates on the individual market, starting on october1st, you can join a marketplace and be part of a pool that gives you much lower premiums,saves you a lot of money. (applause.)
but in the same way that what we did with health care was to set up clear rules for insurancecompanies to protect consumers, make it more affordable, but still built on the privatemarketplace, i believe that our housing system should operate where there's a limitedgovernment role and private lending should be the backbone of the housing market. and thatincludes, by the way, community-based lenders who view their borrowers not as a number, butas a neighbor. so that's one principle.
a second principle is we can't leave taxpayers on the hook for irresponsibility or baddecisions by some of these lenders or fannie mae or freddie mac. (applause.) we've got toencourage the pursuit of profit, but the era of expecting a bailout after you pursue your profitand you don't manage your risk well -- well, that puts the whole country at risk. and we'reending those days. we're not going to do that anymore. (applause.)
the third principle is we should preserve access to safe and simple mortgage products likethe 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. that's something families should be able to rely on whenthey're making the most important purchase of their lives. (applause.)
number four, we've got to keep housing affordable for first-time homebuyers -- like all theseyoung people. when they're ready to buy a house, we've got to make sure it's affordable.families who are working to climb their way into the middle class, we've got to do what we canto make housing affordable. and that means we've got to strengthen the fha so it givestoday's families the same kind of chance it gave my grandparents to buy a home, and itpreserves those rungs on the ladder of opportunity.
and we've got to support, as i said, affordable rental housing. and, by the way, we've also gotto keep up our fight against homelessness. (applause.) the mayor of phoenix has been doing agreat job here in phoenix on that front. we've got to continue to improve it. (applause.)
since i took office, we helped bring one in four homeless veterans off the streets. (applause.)we should be proud of that. here in phoenix, thanks to the hard work of everyone from mayorstanton to the local united way to us airways, you're on track to end chronic homelessnessfor veterans, period, by 2019. (applause.)
but we've got to keep going, because nobody in america, and certainly no veteran, should beleft to live on the streets. (applause.)
so here's the bottom line: put all these principles together, that's going to protect our entireeconomy and it will improve the housing market not just here in phoenix, but throughout thestate and throughout the country.
we're also going to need to make sure, though, that we're protecting individual homeowners.we've got to give them the tools that they can protect themselves. so we've got a consumerfinance protection bureau that we created. (applause.) and it's laying down new rules of theroad that everybody can count on when they're shopping for a mortgage. they're designing anew, simple mortgage form that will be in plain english, so you can actually read it without alawyer -- (applause) -- although, you may still want a lawyer obviously. i'm not saying youdon't. i'm just saying you'll be able to read it. (laughter.) there won't be a lot of fine print.that way you know before you owe. (laughter and applause.)
and the senate finally confirmed richard cordray as the head of this -- head watchdog for thecfpb. (applause.) so he's out there aggressively protecting consumers and homeowners.
when it comes to some of the other leaders we need to look out for the american people, thesenate still has a job to do. months ago, i nominated a man named mel watt to be our nation'stop housing regulator. he is an outstanding member of congress. and during that time, hewas on the housing committee -- worked with banks, worked with borrowers to protectconsumers, to help responsible lenders provide credit. he is the right person for the job.congress and the senate should give his nomination an up or down vote without any moreobstruction or delay. we don't have time for those kinds of games. (applause.)
so i want to be honest with you. no program or policy is going to solve all the problems in amulti-trillion dollar housing market. the housing bubble went up so high, the heights itreached before it burst were so unsustainable, that we knew it was going to take some time forus to fully recover. but if we take the steps that i talked about today, then i know we willrestore not just our home values, but also our common values. we'll make owning a home asymbol of responsibility, not speculation -- a source of security for generations to come,just like it was for my grandparents. i want it to be just like that for all the young people whoare here today and their children and their grandchildren. (applause.)
and if we stay focused on middle-class security and opportunities to get into the middle class,if we take the strategy that i'm laying out for the entire economy -- for jobs and housing andeducation, health care, retirement, creating ladders of opportunity -- then we will secure thatbetter bargain for all americans, where hard work is once again rewarded with a shot at amiddle-class life, which means more americans will know the pride of that first paycheck. moreamericans will know the satisfaction of flipping the sign to “open” on their own business. moreamericans will know the joy of scratching the child's height on the door of their new home --with pencil, of course. (laughter.)
we can do all this if we work together. and it won't be easy. but if we take just a few boldsteps -- and if washington will just end the gridlock, set aside the slash-and-burn partisanship-- (applause) -- actually try to solve problems instead of scoring political points, our economywill grow stronger a year from now, five years from now, 10 years from now. (applause.)
and as long as i've got the privilege to serve as your president, that's what i'm going to befighting for.
thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. (applause.)
第2篇 卡梅伦首相府发表的胜选英语演讲稿
i’ve just been to see her majesty the queen, and i will now form a majority conservative government.
i’ve been proud to lead the first coalition government in 70 years, and i want to thank all thosewho worked so hard to make it a success; and in particular, on this day, nick clegg. electionscan be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments, and a lot of people who believe profoundly inpublic service have seen that service cut short. ed miliband rang me this morning to wish meluck with the new government; it was a typically generous gesture from someone who isclearly in public service for all the right reasons.
the government i led did important work: it laid the foundations for a better future, and nowwe must build on them. i truly believe we’re on the brink of something special in our country;we can make britain a place where a good life is in reach for everyone who is willing to workand do the right thing. our manifesto is a manifesto for working people, and as a majoritygovernment we will be able to deliver all of it; indeed, it is the reason why i think majoritygovernment is more accountable.
three million apprenticeships; more help with childcare; helping 30 million people cope with thecost of living by cutting their taxes; building homes that people are able to buy and own;creating millions more jobs that give people the chance of a better future. and yes, we willdeliver that in/out referendum on our future in europe.
as we conduct this vital work, we must ensure that we bring our country together. as i said inthe small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one united kingdom.that means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country: from north to south, fromeast to west. and indeed, it means rebalancing our economy, building that “northernpowerhouse”. it means giving everyone in our country a chance, so no matter where you’re fromyou have the opportunity to make the most of your life. it means giving the poorest peoplethe chance of training, a job, and hope for the future. it means that for children who don’t getthe best start in life, there must be the nursery education and good schooling that cantransform their life chances. and of course, it means bringing together the different nations ofour united kingdom.
i have always believed in governing with respect. that’s why in the last parliament, we devolvedpower to scotland and wales, and gave the people of scotland a referendum on whether to stayinside the united kingdom. in this parliament i will stay true to my word and implement asfast as i can the devolution that all parties agreed for wales, scotland and northern ireland.
governing with respect means recognising that the different nations of our united kingdomhave their own governments, as well as the united kingdom government. both are important,and indeed with our plans, the governments of these nations will become more powerful, withwider responsibilities. in scotland, our plans are to create the strongest devolved governmentanywhere in the world with important powers over taxation. and no constitutional settlementwill be complete, if it did not offer, also, fairness to england.
when i stood here 5 years ago, our country was in the grip of an economic crisis. five years on,britain is so much stronger, but the real opportunities lie ahead. everything i’ve seen over thelast 5 years, and indeed, during this election campaign, has proved once again that this is acountry with unrivalled skills and creativeness; a country with such good humour, and suchgreat compassion, and i’m convinced that if we draw on all of this, then we can take theseislands, with our proud history, and build an even prouder future.
together we can make great britain greater still. thank you.
第3篇 奥巴马总统发表任内最后一次国情咨文英语演讲稿
mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, my fellow americans:
tonight marks the eighth year i've come here to report on the state of the union. and for thisfinal one, i'm going to try to make it shorter. i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa.
i also understand that because it's an election season, expectations for what we'll achievethis year are low. still, mr. speaker, i appreciate the constructive approach you and theother leaders took at the end of last year to pass a budget and make tax cuts permanent forworking families. so i hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminaljustice reform, and helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse. we just mightsurprise the cynics again.
but tonight, i want to go easy on the traditional list of proposals for the year ahead. don'tworry, i've got plenty, from helping students learn to write computer code to personalizingmedical treatments for patients. and i'll keep pushing for progress on the work that still needsdoing. fixing a broken immigration system. protecting our kids from gun violence. equal payfor equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. all these things still matter tohardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and i will not let up until they getdone.
but for my final address to this chamber, i don't want to talk just about the next year. i wantto focus on the next five years, ten years, and beyond.
i want to focus on our future.
we live in a time of extraordinary change – change that's reshaping the way we live, the waywe work, our planet and our place in the world. it's change that promises amazing medicalbreakthroughs, but also economic disruptions that strain working families. it promiseseducation for girls in the most remote villages, but also connects terrorists plotting an oceanaway. it's change that can broaden opportunity, or widen inequality. and whether we like itor not, the pace of this change will only accelerate.
america has been through big changes before – wars and depression, the influx ofimmigrants, workers fighting for a fair deal, and movements to expand civil rights. each time,there have been those who told us to fear the future; who claimed we could slam the brakes onchange, promising to restore past glory if we just got some group or idea that wasthreatening america under control. and each time, we overcame those fears. we did not, inthe words of lincoln, adhere to the “dogmas of the quiet past.” instead we thought anew, andacted anew. we made change work for us, always extending america's promise outward, to thenext frontier, to more and more people. and because we did – because we saw opportunitywhere others saw only peril – we emerged stronger and better than before.
what was true then can be true now. our unique strengths as a nation – our optimism andwork ethic, our spirit of discovery and innovation, our diversity and commitment to the ruleof law – these things give us everything we need to ensure prosperity and security forgenerations to come.
in fact, it's that spirit that made the progress of these past seven years possible. it's how werecovered from the worst economic crisis in generations. it's how we reformed our health caresystem, and reinvented our energy sector; how we delivered more care and benefits to ourtroops and veterans, and how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person welove.
but such progress is not inevitable. it is the result of choices we make together. and we facesuch choices right now. will we respond to the changes of our time with fear, turning inward asa nation, and turning against each other as a people? or will we face the future withconfidence in who we are, what we stand for, and the incredible things we can do together?
so let's talk about the future, and four big questions that we as a country have to answer –regardless of who the next president is, or who controls the next congress.
first, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy?
second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us – especially when it comesto solving urgent challenges like climate change?
third, how do we keep america safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
and finally, how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us, and not what's worst?
let me start with the economy, and a basic fact: the united states of america, right now, hasthe strongest, most durable economy in the world. we're in the middle of the longest streakof private-sector job creation in history. more than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two yearsof job growth since the ‘90s; an unemployment rate cut in half. our auto industry just had itsbest year ever. manufacturing has created nearly 900,000 new jobs in the past six years. andwe've done all this while cutting our deficits by almost three-quarters.
anyone claiming that america's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. what is true – andthe reason that a lot of americans feel anxious – is that the economy has been changing inprofound ways, changes that started long before the great recession hit and haven't let up.today, technology doesn't just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work canbe automated. companies in a global economy can locate anywhere, and face toughercompetition. as a result, workers have less leverage for a raise. companies have less loyaltyto their communities. and more and more wealth and income is concentrated at the very top.
all these trends have squeezed workers, even when they have jobs; even when the economy isgrowing. it's made it harder for a hardworking family to pull itself out of poverty, harder foryoung people to start on their careers, and tougher for workers to retire when they want to. andalthough none of these trends are unique to america, they do offend our uniquely americanbelief that everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.
for the past seven years, our goal has been a growing economy that works better for everybody.we've made progress. but we need to make more. and despite all the political arguments we'vehad these past few years, there are some areas where americans broadly agree.
we agree that real opportunity requires every american to get the education and training theyneed to land a good-paying job. the bipartisan reform of no child left behind was animportant start, and together, we've increased early childhood education, lifted high schoolgraduation rates to new highs, and boosted graduates in fields like engineering. in the comingyears, we should build on that progress, by providing pre-k for all, offering every student thehands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one, and weshould recruit and support more great teachers for our kids.
and we have to make college affordable for every american. because no hardworking studentshould be stuck in the red. we've already reduced student loan payments to ten percent of aborrower's income. now, we've actually got to cut the cost of college. providing two years ofcommunity college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that,and i'm going to keep fighting to get that started this year.
of course, a great education isn't all we need in this new economy. we also need benefits andprotections that provide a basic measure of security. after all, it's not much of a stretch tosay that some of the only people in america who are going to work the same job, in the sameplace, with a health and retirement package, for 30 years, are sitting in this chamber. foreveryone else, especially folks in their forties and fifties, saving for retirement or bouncing backfrom job loss has gotten a lot tougher. americans understand that at some point in theircareers, they may have to retool and retrain. but they shouldn't lose what they've alreadyworked so hard to build.
that's why social security and medicare are more important than ever; we shouldn't weakenthem, we should strengthen them. and for americans short of retirement, basic benefitsshould be just as mobile as everything else is today. that's what the affordable care act is allabout. it's about filling the gaps in employer-based care so that when we lose a job, or go backto school, or start that new business, we'll still have coverage. nearly eighteen million havegained coverage so far. health care inflation has slowed. and our businesses have created jobsevery single month since it became law.
now, i'm guessing we won't agree on health care anytime soon. but there should be other waysboth parties can improve economic security. say a hardworking american loses his job – weshouldn't just make sure he can get unemployment insurance; we should make sure thatprogram encourages him to retrain for a business that's ready to hire him. if that new jobdoesn't pay as much, there should be a system of wage insurance in place so that he can stillpay his bills. and even if he's going from job to job, he should still be able to save forretirement and take his savings with him. that's the way we make the new economy workbetter for everyone.
i also know speaker ryan has talked about his interest in tackling poverty. america is aboutgiving everybody willing to work a hand up, and i'd welcome a serious discussion aboutstrategies we can all support, like expanding tax cuts for low-income workers without kids.
but there are other areas where it's been more difficult to find agreement over the last sevenyears – namely what role the government should play in making sure the system's not rigged infavor of the wealthiest and biggest corporations. and here, the american people have a choiceto make.
i believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy. i think there are outdatedregulations that need to be changed, and there's red tape that needs to be cut. but after yearsof record corporate profits, working families won't get more opportunity or bigger paychecksby letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at the expense of everyoneelse; or by allowing attacks on collective bargaining to go unanswered. food stamp recipientsdidn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on wall street did. immigrants aren't the reasonwages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often putquarterly earnings over long-term returns. it's sure not the average family watching tonightthat avoids paying taxes through offshore accounts. in this new economy, workers and start-upsand small businesses need more of a voice, not less. the rules should work for them. and thisyear i plan to lift up the many businesses who've figured out that doing right by their workersends up being good for their shareholders, their customers, and their communities, so that wecan spread those best practices across america.
in fact, many of our best corporate citizens are also our most creative. this brings me to thesecond big question we have to answer as a country: how do we reignite that spirit ofinnovation to meet our biggest challenges?
sixty years ago, when the russians beat us into space, we didn't deny sputnik was up there.we didn't argue about the science, or shrink our research and development budget. we built aspace program almost overnight, and twelve years later, we were walking on the moon.
that spirit of discovery is in our dna. we're thomas edison and the wright brothers andgeorge washington carver. we're grace hopper and katherine johnson and sally ride. we'reevery immigrant and entrepreneur from boston to austin to silicon valley racing to shape abetter world. and over the past seven years, we've nurtured that spirit.
we've protected an open internet, and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income americans online. we've launched next-generation manufacturing hubs, and online toolsthat give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs to start a business in a single day.
but we can do so much more. last year, vice president biden said that with a new moonshot,america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at thenational institutes of health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade. tonight, i'mannouncing a new national effort to get it done. and because he's gone to the mat for all of us,on so many issues over the past forty years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. forthe loved ones we've all lost, for the family we can still save, let's make america the countrythat cures cancer once and for all.
medical research is critical. we need the same level of commitment when it comes todeveloping clean energy sources.
look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. you'll bepretty lonely, because you'll be debating our military, most of america's business leaders, themajority of the american people, almost the entire scientific community, and 200 nationsaround the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it.
but even if the planet wasn't at stake; even if 2019 wasn't the warmest year on record – until2019 turned out even hotter – why would we want to pass up the chance for americanbusinesses to produce and sell the energy of the future?
seven years ago, we made the single biggest investment in clean energy in our history. hereare the results. in fields from iowa to texas, wind power is now cheaper than dirtier,conventional power. on rooftops from arizona to new york, solar is saving americans tens ofmillions of dollars a year on their energy bills, and employs more americans than coal – in jobsthat pay better than average. we're taking steps to give homeowners the freedom to generateand store their own energy – something environmentalists and tea partiers have teamed up tosupport. meanwhile, we've cut our imports of foreign oil by nearly sixty percent, and cut carbonpollution more than any other country on earth.
gas under two bucks a gallon ain't bad, either.
now we've got to accelerate the transition away from dirty energy. rather than subsidizethe past, we should invest in the future – especially in communities that rely on fossil fuels.that's why i'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so thatthey better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet. that way, we putmoney back into those communities and put tens of thousands of americans to work building a21st century transportation system.
none of this will happen overnight, and yes, there are plenty of entrenched interests whowant to protect the status quo. but the jobs we'll create, the money we'll save, and the planetwe'll preserve – that's the kind of future our kids and grandkids deserve.
climate change is just one of many issues where our security is linked to the rest of the world.and that's why the third big question we have to answer is how to keep america safe andstrong without either isolating ourselves or trying to nation-build everywhere there's a problem.
i told you earlier all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air. well, so is all therhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger and america getting weaker. the unitedstates of america is the most powerful nation on earth. period. it's not even close. we spendmore on our military than the next eight nations combined. our troops are the finest fightingforce in the history of the world. no nation dares to attack us or our allies because they knowthat's the path to ruin. surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when i waselected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of theworld do not look to beijing or moscow to lead – they call us.
as someone who begins every day with an intelligence briefing, i know this is a dangeroustime. but that's not because of diminished american strength or some looming superpower. intoday's world, we're threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states. the middle eastis going through a transformation that will play out for a generation, rooted in conflicts thatdate back millennia. economic headwinds blow from a chinese economy in transition. even astheir economy contracts, russia is pouring resources to prop up ukraine and syria – states theysee slipping away from their orbit. and the international system we built after world war ii isnow struggling to keep pace with this new reality.
it's up to us to help remake that system. and that means we have to set priorities.
priority number one is protecting the american people and going after terrorist networks. bothal qaeda and now isil pose a direct threat to our people, because in today's world, even ahandful of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot ofdamage. they use the internet to poison the minds of individuals inside our country; theyundermine our allies.
but as we focus on destroying isil, over-the-top claims that this is world war iii just play intotheir hands. masses of fighters on the back of pickup trucks and twisted souls plotting inapartments or garages pose an enormous danger to civilians and must be stopped. but theydo not threaten our national existence. that's the story isil wants to tell; that's the kind ofpropaganda they use to recruit. we don't need to build them up to show that we're serious,nor do we need to push away vital allies in this fight by echoing the lie that isil isrepresentative of one of the world's largest religions. we just need to call them what they are– killers and fanatics who have to be rooted out, hunted down, and destroyed.
that's exactly what we are doing. for more than a year, america has led a coalition of morethan 60 countries to cut off isil's financing, disrupt their plots, stop the flow of terroristfighters, and stamp out their vicious ideology. with nearly 10,000 air strikes, we are takingout their leadership, their oil, their training camps, and their weapons. we are training, arming,and supporting forces who are steadily reclaiming territory in iraq and syria.
if this congress is serious about winning this war, and wants to send a message to our troopsand the world, you should finally authorize the use of military force against isil. take a vote.but the american people should know that with or without congressional action, isil will learnthe same lessons as terrorists before them. if you doubt america's commitment – or mine – tosee that justice is done, ask osama bin laden. ask the leader of al qaeda in yemen, who wastaken out last year, or the perpetrator of the benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell. whenyou come after americans, we go after you. it may take time, but we have long memories, andour reach has no limit.
our foreign policy must be focused on the threat from isil and al qaeda, but it can't stopthere. for even without isil, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world –in the middle east, in afghanistan and pakistan, in parts of central america, africa and asia.some of these places may become safe havens for new terrorist networks; others will fall victimto ethnic conflict, or famine, feeding the next wave of refugees. the world will look to us tohelp solve these problems, and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpetbomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite, but it doesn't pass muster on the worldstage.
we also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. that's notleadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling american blood and treasure that ultimatelyweakens us. it's the lesson of vietnam, of iraq – and we should have learned it by now.
fortunately, there's a smarter approach, a patient and disciplined strategy that uses everyelement of our national power. it says america will always act, alone if necessary, to protectour people and our allies; but on issues of global concern, we will mobilize the world to workwith us, and make sure other countries pull their own weight.
that's our approach to conflicts like syria, where we're partnering with local forces and leadinginternational efforts to help that broken society pursue a lasting peace.
that's why we built a global coalition, with sanctions and principled diplomacy, to prevent anuclear-armed iran. as we speak, iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out itsuranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.
that's how we stopped the spread of ebola in west africa. our military, our doctors, and ourdevelopment workers set up the platform that allowed other countries to join us in stampingout that epidemic.
that's how we forged a trans-pacific partnership to open markets, protect workers and theenvironment, and advance american leadership in asia. it cuts 18,000 taxes on products madein america, and supports more good jobs. with tpp, china doesn't set the rules in that region,we do. you want to show our strength in this century? approve this agreement. give us thetools to enforce it.
fifty years of isolating cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in latinamerica. that's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel andcommerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the cuban people. you want toconsolidate our leadership and credibility in the hemisphere? recognize that the cold waris over. lift the embargo.
american leadership in the 21st century is not a choice between ignoring the rest of the world –except when we kill terrorists; or occupying and rebuilding whatever society is unraveling.leadership means a wise application of military power, and rallying the world behind causesthat are right. it means seeing our foreign assistance as part of our national security, notcharity. when we lead nearly 200 nations to the most ambitious agreement in history to fightclimate change – that helps vulnerable countries, but it also protects our children. when wehelp ukraine defend its democracy, or colombia resolve a decades-long war, thatstrengthens the international order we depend upon. when we help african countries feed theirpeople and care for the sick, that prevents the next pandemic from reaching our shores. rightnow, we are on track to end the scourge of hiv/aids, and we have the capacity toaccomplish the same thing with malaria – something i'll be pushing this congress to fund thisyear.
that's strength. that's leadership. and that kind of leadership depends on the power of ourexample. that is why i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo: it'sexpensive, it's unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies.
that's why we need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. thisisn't a matter of political correctness. it's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. theworld respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our opennessand the way we respect every faith. his holiness, pope francis, told this body from the very spoti stand tonight that “to imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the bestway to take their place.” when politicians insult muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kidbullied, that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling it like it is. it's just wrong. it diminishesus in the eyes of the world. it makes it harder to achieve our goals. and it betrays who we areas a country.
“we the people.” our constitution begins with those three simple words, words we've come torecognize mean all the people, not just some; words that insist we rise and fall together. thatbrings me to the fourth, and maybe the most important thing i want to say tonight.
the future we want – opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living anda sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids – all that is within our reach. but it will only happenif we work together. it will only happen if we can have rational, constructive debates.
it will only happen if we fix our politics.
a better politics doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. this is a big country, withdifferent regions and attitudes and interests. that's one of our strengths, too. our foundersdistributed power between states and branches of government, and expected us to argue, justas they did, over the size and shape of government, over commerce and foreign relations, overthe meaning of liberty and the imperatives of security.
but democracy does require basic bonds of trust between its citizens. it doesn't work if wethink the people who disagree with us are all motivated by malice, or that our politicalopponents are unpatriotic. democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise;or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. ourpublic life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. most of all, democracybreaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system isrigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
too many americans feel that way right now. it's one of the few regrets of my presidency – thatthe rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. there's nodoubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide,and i guarantee i'll keep trying to be better so long as i hold this office.
but, my fellow americans, this cannot be my task – or any president's – alone. there are awhole lot of folks in this chamber who would like to see more cooperation, a more elevateddebate in washington, but feel trapped by the demands of getting elected. i know; you've toldme. and if we want a better politics, it's not enough to just change a congressman or a senatoror even a president; we have to change the system to reflect our better selves.
we have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can picktheir voters, and not the other way around. we have to reduce the influence of money in ourpolitics, so that a handful of families and hidden interests can't bankroll our elections – and ifour existing approach to campaign finance can't pass muster in the courts, we need to worktogether to find a real solution. we've got to make voting easier, not harder, and modernizeit for the way we live now. and over the course of this year, i intend to travel the country topush for reforms that do.
but i can't do these things on my own. changes in our political process – in not just who getselected but how they get elected – that will only happen when the american people demand it.it will depend on you. that's what's meant by a government of, by, and for the people.
what i'm asking for is hard. it's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, andpolitics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. but if we give upnow, then we forsake a better future. those with money and power will gain greater controlover the decisions that could send a young soldier to war, or allow another economic disaster,or roll back the equal rights and voting rights that generations of americans have fought, evendied, to secure. as frustration grows, there will be voices urging us to fall back into tribes, toscapegoat fellow citizens who don't look like us, or pray like us, or vote like we do, or share thesame background.
we can't afford to go down that path. it won't deliver the economy we want, or the security wewant, but most of all, it contradicts everything that makes us the envy of the world.
so, my fellow americans, whatever you may believe, whether you prefer one party or no party,our collective future depends on your willingness to uphold your obligations as a citizen. tovote. to speak out. to stand up for others, especially the weak, especially the vulnerable,knowing that each of us is only here because somebody, somewhere, stood up for us. to stayactive in our public life so it reflects the goodness and decency and optimism that i see in theamerican people every single day.
it won't be easy. our brand of democracy is hard. but i can promise that a year from now,when i no longer hold this office, i'll be right there with you as a citizen – inspired by thosevoices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped americatravel so far. voices that help us see ourselves not first and foremost as black or white or asianor latino, not as gay or straight, immigrant or native born; not as democrats or republicans,but as americans first, bound by a common creed. voices dr. king believed would have the finalword – voices of unarmed truth and unconditional love.
they're out there, those voices. they don't get a lot of attention, nor do they seek it, but theyare busy doing the work this country needs doing.
i see them everywhere i travel in this incredible country of ours. i see you. i know you'rethere. you're the reason why i have such incredible confidence in our future. because i seeyour quiet, sturdy citizenship all the time.
i see it in the worker on the assembly line who clocked extra shifts to keep his company open,and the boss who pays him higher wages to keep him on board.
i see it in the dreamer who stays up late to finish her science project, and the teacher whocomes in early because he knows she might someday cure a disease.
i see it in the american who served his time, and dreams of starting over – and the businessowner who gives him that second chance. the protester determined to prove that justicematters, and the young cop walking the beat, treating everybody with respect, doing the brave,quiet work of keeping us safe.
i see it in the soldier who gives almost everything to save his brothers, the nurse who tends tohim ‘til he can run a marathon, and the community that lines up to cheer him on.
it's the son who finds the courage to come out as who he is, and the father whose love for thatson overrides everything he's been taught.
i see it in the elderly woman who will wait in line to cast her vote as long as she has to; thenew citizen who casts his for the first time; the volunteers at the polls who believe every voteshould count, because each of them in different ways know how much that precious right isworth.
that's the america i know. that's the country we love. clear-eyed. big-hearted. optimistic thatunarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. that's what makes me so hopefulabout our future. because of you. i believe in you. that's why i stand here confident that thestate of our union is strong.
thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america.
第4篇 美国国务卿克里发表视频致辞纪念911事件英语演讲稿
i just wanted to touch base with all of you in the department and usaid as we all together stop and think about september 11th. this is a tough day on the calendar for all of us, obviously, because it’s so much more than just any day on any calendar. none of us will ever forget where we were 13 years ago when we were attacked here at home and lost thousands of americans, just as we all remember two years ago when we were attacked in benghazi and lost four of our colleagues and friends – ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods – brave and dedicated professionals, men whose commitment to serve brought them to a dangerous corner of the world, not because they were unaware of the danger but because they wanted to make it safer for so many people whose lives are connected to our own.
there’s much that we’ve been reminded of from those two terrible days, whether it’s howamerica never rests until murderers are brought to justice, whether it’s usama bin ladin orahmad abu khattalah, or that always, always we find ways to keep our people as safe as we canin a dangerous world, and the arb implementation and the daily wrestling with riskmanagement underscore how much that effort is central to all of our lives. 9/11/2019 and9/11/2019, these were both days that forever changed us as people, as public servants, and asa country. but particularly when we look up at the flags raised at half-staff today, we have tofind ways to make sure that we carry on in the spirit of those we lost and that we find someways – big or small – to find lessons in terrible losses.
the truth is more than ever the world needs more of the passion and the persistence and thedrive that enlisted chris stevens and so many of you in the great enterprise of diplomacyand service. and the very issues we’re wrestling with right now in iraq, in syria, still in libya, orthe scourge of isil, and across the greater middle east and north africa and many otherplaces all remind us of the importance of the work that our country leads, not just for ourcountry but for every country.
so while we honor the lives of those we lost on these two 9/11s – and i hope you’ll honor themin your own way, whether it’s a short prayer or a reflection or sending an email to someoneyou know who was directly affected on either day to let them know you’re thinking of them – ihope you’ll also never lose sight of why we, all of us, have chosen the life of public service. as imentioned last year, there is a special saying that i learned a long time ago which has gottenme through some particularly tough losses: every day is extra. life can change and even end ina minute, so those of us who are lucky to have today and many more days must make the mostof those extra days, our extra days, and our time here to continue the work of those we lost andto be proud of what they represent, and to renew as well our special pledge to continue on intheir memory, today and tomorrow and every day.
take care.
第5篇 奥巴马发表讲话悼念南非国父曼德拉逝世英语演讲稿
at his trial in 1964, nelson mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, "i have foughtagainst white domination, and i have fought against black domination. i have cherished theideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and withequal opportunities. it is an ideal which i hope to live for and to achieve. but if needs be, it isan ideal for which i am prepared to die."
纳尔逊·曼德拉在1964年接受审判时在被告席上结束他的陈述时说：“我曾为反对白人统治而斗争，也曾为反对黑人统治而斗争。我一直珍藏着一个民主、自由的社会理想，让所有人都生活在一个和谐共处、机会均等的社会中。我希望为这个理想而生并将其付诸实现。但是，如果需要，我也愿为这样一个理想献出生命。”
and nelson mandela lived for that ideal, and he made it real. he achieved more than could beexpected of any man. today, he has gone home. and we have lost one of the most influential,courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on thisearth. he no longer belongs to us -- he belongs to the ages.
纳尔逊·曼德拉为这个理想而生，并将其变成现实。他的成就超出了我们能够寄望于任何一个人去取得的。今天，他安息了。而我们失去了一位我们任何一个人能在这个地球上与之共渡时光的人中，最有影响力、最有勇气、最无比善良的一位。他不再属于我们——他属于一个时代。
through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom ofothers, madiba transformed south africa -- and moved all of us. his journey from a prisonerto a president embodied the promise that human beings -- and countries -- can change for thebetter. his commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him set anexample that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personallives. and the fact that he did it all with grace and good humor, and an ability toacknowledge his own imperfections, only makes the man that much more remarkable. as heonce said, "i am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."
曼德拉以其强烈的尊严和为了他人的自由不惜牺牲自己的自由的不折的意志，改变了南非的面貌，并感动了我们所有人。他从一名囚徒变成一位总统的历程体现了全人类——以及各个国家——都能变得更美好的希望。他移交权力并同那些关押他的人和解的承诺，树立了一个全人类都应当追求的典范，不论是在国家生活中，还是在我们的个人生活中。而他在做到这一切时还能保持风度和幽默，以及承认自己的不足的能力，这使他更加卓尔不群。他曾说过：“我不是一个圣人，除非你们认为圣人是一个不断努力的罪人。”
i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandela's life. my veryfirst political action, the first thing i ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was aprotest against apartheid. i studied his words and his writings. the day that he was releasedfrom prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they’re guided by their hopesand not by their fears. and like so many around the globe, i cannot fully imagine my own lifewithout the example that nelson mandela set, and so long as i live i will do what i can to learnfrom him.
在被纳尔逊·曼德拉的经历所激励的亿万人中，我是其中一员。我的第一次政治行动——我所做的与一项议题或政策或政治有关的第一件事——就是抗议种族歧视。 我认真研读了他的话和他的著作。他走出监狱的那一天，我认识到人类能够在自己的希望——而不是恐惧——引领下所能成就的事业。正如全球各地许许多多的人一 样，我无法充分想象没有纳尔逊·曼德拉的榜样我的**会是怎样。在我的有生之年，我将尽最大努力向他学习。
to graça machel and his family, michelle and i extend our deepest sympathy and gratitudefor sharing this extraordinary man with us. his life’s work meant long days away from thosewho loved him the most. and i only hope that the time spent with him these last few weeksbrought peace and comfort to his family.
米歇尔和我谨向格拉萨·马歇尔和曼德拉的家人致以最深沉的慰唁，并感谢他们与我们分享这位不平凡的人。他的毕生努力意味着长年累月远离最爱他的人们。我真切地希望与他共同度过的最后这几个星期为他的家人带来了平静与安慰。
to the people of south africa, we draw strength from the example of renewal,andreconciliation, and resilience that you made real. a free south africa at peace with itself --that’s an example to the world, and that’s madiba’s legacy to the nation he loved.
对南非人民，我们要说，你们通过重生、和解与坚毅树立的榜样给了我们力量。一个自由、和平的南非——这是世界的榜样，这是“马迪巴”(曼德拉的家族名)为他所热爱的国家留下的遗产。
we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us as best we can toforward the example that he set: to make decisions guided not by hate, but by love; to neverdiscount the difference that one person can make; to strive for a future that is worthy of hissacrifice.
我们可能难以再见到像纳尔逊·曼德拉这样的伟人。因此，我们的责任是尽我们所能把他树立的榜样传承下去：基于爱——而不是恨——来作决定;永远不要低估一个人所能带来的变化;努力建设一个无愧于他的牺牲的未来。
for now, let us pause and give thanks for the fact that nelson mandela lived -- a man who tookhistory in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice. may god bless hismemory and keep him in peace.
现在，让我们停下来，为纳尔逊·曼德拉曾经活着而表达我们的感激之情——他用双手握住历史，把道德宇宙的长虹折向正义。愿上帝保佑他的记忆，使他安息。
