英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲 通过巴菲特条例确保人人公平分担纳税义务
英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲 Holding Wall Street Accountable
奥巴马演讲 Holding Wall StreetAccountableRemarks of President Barack Obama As Prepared for Delivery The White House April 17, 2010There were many causes of the turmoil 1 （混乱，骚动）that ripped through（裂开，横撞直闯） our economy overthe past two years. But above all, this crisis was caused by failures in the financial industry. What is clear is that this crisis could have been avoided if Wall Street firms were more accountable, if financial dealings were more transparent 2 , and if consumers and shareholders 3 were given more information and authority to make decisions.But that did not happen. And that’s because special interests have waged（进行，开始） a relentless 5 （无情的，残酷的） campaign to thwart 6 （阻碍，挫败） even basic, common-sense rules – rules to prevent abuse and protect consumers. In fact, the financial industry and its powerful lobby have opposed modest safeguards against the kinds of reckless（鲁莽的） risks and bad practices that led to this very crisis.The consequences of this failure of responsibility – from WallStreet to Washington – are all around us: 8 million jobs lost, trillions in savings 7 erased 8 , countless 9 dreams diminished（减少，削弱） or denied. I believe we have to do everything we can to ensure that no crisis like this ever happens again. That’s why I’m fighting so hard to pass a set of Wall Street reforms and consumer protections. A plan for reform is currently moving through Congress.Here’s what this plan would do. First, it would enact 10 the strongest consumer financial protections ever. It would put consumers back in the driver’s seat by forcing big banks and credit card companies to provide clear, understandable information so that Americans can make financial decisions that work best for them.Next, these reforms would bring new transparency to financial dealings. Part of what led to this crisis was firms like AIG and others making huge and risky 11 bets – using things like derivatives 12 （派生物）– without accountability. Warren Buffett himself once described derivatives bought and sold with little oversight 13 as “financial weapons of mass destruction.”That’s why through reform we’d help ensure that these kinds of complicated financial transactions（处理，会报） take place on an open market. Because, ultimately, it is a marketplacethat is open, free, and fair that will allow our economy to flourish.We would also close loopholes（漏洞，枪眼） to stop the kind of recklessness and irresponsibility we’ve seen.It’s these loopholes that allowed executives to take risks that not only endangered their companies, but also our entire economy. And we’re going to put in place new rules so that big banks and financial institutions will pay for the bad decisions they make – not taxpayers 15 . Simply put, this means no more taxpayer 14 bailouts. Never again will taxpayers be on the hook because a financial company is deemed “too big to fail.”Finally, these reforms hold Wall Street accountable by giving shareholders new power in the financial system. They’ll get a say on pay: a vote on the salaries and bonuses awarded to top executives. And the SEC will ensure that shareholders have more power in corporate 16 elections, so that investors 17 and pension holders 4 have a stronger voice in determining what happens with their life savings.Now, unsurprisingly, these reforms have not exactly been welcomed by the people who profit from the status quo – as well their allies in Washington. This is probably why thespecial interests have spent a lot of time and money lobbying to kill or weaken the bill. Just the other day, in fact, the Leader of the Senate Republicans and the Chair of the Republican Senate campaign committee met with two dozen top Wall Street executives to talk about how to block progress on this issue.Lo and behold 18 , when he returned to Washington, the Senate Republican Leader came out against the common-sense reforms we’ve proposed. In doing so, he made the cynical 19 and deceptive 20 （迷惑的，欺诈的） assertion that reform would somehow enable future bailouts – when he knows that it would do just the opposite. Every day we don’t act, the same system that led to bailouts remains 21 in place – with the exact same loopholes and the exact same liabilities. And if we don’t change what led to the crisis, we’ll doom 22 ourselves to repeat it.That’s thetruth. Opposing reform will leave taxpayers on the hook if a crisis like this ever happens again.So my hope is that we can put this kind of politics aside. My hope is that Democrats 23 and Republicans can find common ground and move forward together. But this is certain: one way or another, we will move forward. This issue is too important. The costs of inaction are too great. We willhold Wall Street accountable. We will protect and empower consumers in our financial system. That’s what reform is all about. That’s what we’re fighting for.And that’s exactly what we’re going to achieve.Thank you.■文章重点单词注释：1turmoiln.骚乱，混乱，动乱参考例句：His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲 Filibustering Recovery
奥巴马演讲 Filibustering RecoveryRemarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House July 17, 2010This week, many of our largest corporations reported robust 1 earnings 2 – a positive sign of growth.But too many of our small business owners and those who aspire 3 to（渴求） start their own small businesses continue to struggle, in part because they can’t get the credit they need to start up, grow, and hire. And too many Americans whose livelihoods 4 （生计，生活） have fallen prey 5 tothe worst recession in our lifetimes – a recession that cost our economy eight million jobs –still wonder how they’ll make ends meet（收支相抵，量入为出） .That’s why we need to take new, commonsense 6 （常识的）steps to help small businesses, grow our economy, and create jobs – and we need to take them now.For months, that’s what we’ve been trying to do. But too often, the Republican leadership in the United States Senate chooses to filibuster 7 （掠夺，阻碍） our recovery and obstruct 8 our progress. And that has very realconsequences.Consider what that obstruction 9 means for our small businesses – the growth engines that create two of every three new jobs in this country. A lot of small businesses still have trouble getting the loans and capital（资金） they need to keep their doors open and hire new workers. So we proposed steps to get them that help: Eliminating capital gains taxes on investments. Establishing a fund for small lenders to help small businesses. Enhancing successful SBA programs that help them access the capital they need.But again and again, a partisan 10 （党派的） minority in the Senate said “no,” and used procedural tactics to block a simple, up-or-down vote.Think about what these stalling（失速，停转） tactics mean for the millions of Americans who’ve lost their jobs since the recession began. Over the past several weeks, more than two million of them have seen their unemployment insurance expire（期满，终止） . For many, it was the only way to make ends meet while searching for work – the only way to cover rent, utilities, even food.Three times, the Senate has tried to temporarily extend thatemergency assistance. And three times, a minority of Senators –basically the same crowd who said “no” to small businesses –said “no” to folks looking for work, and blocked a straight up-or-down vote.Some Republican leaders actually treat this unemployment insurance as if it’s a form of welfare. They say it discourages folks from looking for work. W ell, I’ve met a lot of folks looking for work these past few years, and I can tell you, I haven’t met any Americans who would rather have an unemployment check than a meaningful job that lets you provide for your family. And we all have friends, neighbors, or family members who already knows how hard it is to land a job when five workers are competing for every opening.Now in the past, Presidents and Congresses of both parties have treated unemployment insurance for what it is – an emergency expenditure 11 （支出，花费） . That’s because an economic disaster can devastate 12 （毁灭，毁坏）families and communities just as surely as a flood or tornado 13 .Suddenly, Republican leaders want to change that. They say we shouldn’t provide unemployment insurance because it costs money. So after years of championing policies thatturned a record surplus（剩余，盈余） into a massive deficit 14 , including a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, they’ve finally decided 15 to make their stand on the backs of the unemployed 16 . They’ve got no problem spending money on tax breaks for folks at the top who don’t need them and didn’t even ask for them; but they object to helping 17 folks laid off in this recession who really do need help. And every day this goes on, another 50,000 Americans lose that badly needed lifeline.Well, I think these Senators are wrong. We can’t afford to go back to the same misguided（被误导的） policies that led us into this mess. We need to move forward with the policies that are leading us out of this mess.The fact is, most economists 18 agree that extending unemployment insurance is one of the single most cost-effective ways to help jumpstart the economy. It puts money into the pockets of folks who not only need it most, but who also are most likely to spend it quickly. That boosts local economies. And that means jobs.Increasing loans to small business. Renewing unemployment insurance. These steps aren’t just the right thing to do for those hardest hit by the recession – the y’re the right thingto do for all of us. And I’m calling on Congress once moreto take these steps on behalf of America’s workers, and families, and small business owners – the people we were sent here to serve.Because when storms strike Main Street, we don’t play politics with emergency aid. We don’t desert（遗弃，放弃）our fellow Americans when they fall on hard times. We come together. We do what we can to help. We rebuild stronger, and we move forward. That’s what we’re doingtoday. And I’m absolutely convinced that’s how we’re going to come through this storm to better days ahead.Thanks.■文章重点单词注释：1robustadj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的参考例句：She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
奥巴马获胜演说演讲稿(中英文)(多篇范文)
奥巴马获胜演说演讲稿（中英文）奥巴马获胜演说演讲稿（中英文）barack obama’s victory speech: change has e to americaif there is anyone out there who still doubts that america is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.如果，还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度，还有人怀疑国父们的梦想在我们的时代是否还存在，还有人怀疑我们的民主所拥有的力量，那么今晚，你听到了回答。
it’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.是那些今天在学校和教堂排着长队、数不胜数的选民做出了回答；是那些为了投票等待了三四个小时的人们做出了回答。
他们中的很多人，是有生以来第一次投票，因为他们相信，这次真的不同――他们的声音会让这次不同。
it’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. americans who sent a message to the world that第1 页共88 页we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.we are, and always will be, the united states of america.这个回答来自青年、老人、穷人、富人、民主党、共和党人、黑皮肤、白皮肤、拉美人、亚裔、印第安人、同性恋和非同性恋者、残疾人和健全者。
奥巴马2015年3月28日演讲译文
奥巴马2015年3月28日演讲译文Hi, everybody. Five years ago, after the worst financial crisis in decades, we passed historic Wall Street reform to end the era of bailouts and too big to fail.As part that reform, we created an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with one mission: to protect American consumers from some of the worst practices of the financial industry.They’ve already put $5 billion back in the pockets of more than 15 million families. And this week, they took an important first step towards cracking down on some of the most abusive practices involving payday loans.大家好。
五年前，经历了几十年来最严峻的金融危机后，我们通过了历史性的华尔街改革以结束政府救助和金融机构大到不能倒闭的时代。
作为改革的一部分，我们创造了一个独立的只有一个使命的消费者金融保护局：保护美国的消费者们不受金融行业的最恶劣的行径的损害。
他们已经把50亿美元放回了1千5百万家庭的钱包。
本周，他们在粉碎一些涉及发薪日贷款的最严重的滥用恶行的道路上迈出了重要的第一步。
Millions of Americans take out these loans every year. In Alabama, where I visited this week, there are four times as many payday lending stores as there are McDonald’s. But while payday loans might seem like easy money, folks often end up trapped in a cycle of debt. If you take out a $500 loan, it’s easy to wind up pa ying more than $1,000 in interest and fees.The step the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced this week is designed to change that. The idea is pretty common sense: if you’re a payday lender preparing to give a loan, you should make sure that the borrower can afford to pay it back first.As Americans, we believe there’s nothing wrong with making a profit. But there is something wrong with making that profit by trapping hard-working men and women in a vicious cycle of debt.成千上万的美国人每年都借这类贷款。
2021年奥巴马就职演讲稿英文原稿(附中文翻译)
2021年奥巴马就职演讲稿英文原稿(附中文翻译)篇一：奥巴马就职演说英文版(附中文翻译)奥巴马就职演说英文版（极好的口语材料，去背吧）My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed,mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to ournation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken duringrising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidstgathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simplybecause of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remainedfaithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against afar-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence ofgreed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hardchoices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businessesshuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings furtherevidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no lessprofound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline isinevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. Theywill not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflictand discord.On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, therecriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childishthings. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carryforward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: theGod-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deservea chance to pursue their fullmeasure of happiness.In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. Itmust be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not beenthe path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasuresof riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - somecelebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up thelong, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of anew life.For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip andplowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands wereraw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individualambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation onEarth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no lessinventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or lastyear. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrowinterests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, wemust pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action,bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation forgrowth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed ourcommerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wieldtechnology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sunand the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform ourschools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. Andall this we will do.Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our systemcannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what thiscountry has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined tocommon purpose, and necessity to courage.What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stalepolitical arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we asktoday is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether ithelps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reformbad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vitaltrust between a people and their government.Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generatewealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without awatchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when itfavors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the sizeof our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extendopportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but becauseit is the surest route to ourcommon good.As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure therule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those idealsstill light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all otherpeoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small villagewhere my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman,and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism not just with missiles and tanks, but withsturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protectus, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through itsprudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, thetempering qualities of humility and restraint.We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet thosenew threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understandingbetween nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earnedpeace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen thenuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our wayof life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducingterror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot bebroken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our systemcannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what thiscountry has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined tocommon purpose, and necessity to courage.What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stalepolitical arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we asktoday is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether ithelps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account- to spend wisely, reformbad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vitaltrust between a people and their government.Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generatewealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without awatchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when itfavors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the sizeof our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extendopportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to ourcommon good.As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure therule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those idealsstill light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all otherpeoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small villagewhere my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman,and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet thosenew threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understandingbetween nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earnedpeace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen thenuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our wayof life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducingterror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot bebroken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation ofChristians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every languageand culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill ofcivil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, wecannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soondissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and thatAmerica must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on theWest - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. Tothose who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know thatyou are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclenchyour fist.To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish andlet clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations likeours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outsideour borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the worldhas changed, and we must change with it.As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude thosebrave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They havesomething to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody thespirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, atthis moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabitus all.For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination ofthe American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger whenthe levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friendlose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm astairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decidesour fate.Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But thosevalues upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, toleranceand curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have beenthe quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to thesetruths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part ofevery American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we donot grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledgethat there is nothing sosatisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.This is the price and the promise of citizenship.This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertaindestiny.This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of everyrace and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whosefather less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now standbefore you to take a most sacred oath.So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In theyear of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dyingcampfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing.The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most indoubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtuecould survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet[it].America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us rememberthese timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endurewhat storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested werefused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed onthe horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered itsafely to future generations.亲爱的同胞们：今天我站在这里，为我们将面对的任重道远而慨叹。
英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲 Protecting Press Freedoms Worldwid
奥巴马演讲 Protecting Press FreedomsWorldwidWell, hello, everybody. I am very proud to be able to sign the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act（新闻自由，出版自由） , a piece of legislation that sends a strong signal about our core values when it comes to the freedom of the press.All around the world there are enormously courageous 1 （勇敢的） journalists and bloggers who, at great risk to themselves, are trying to shine a light on the critical issues that the people of their country face; who are the frontlines against tyranny（暴政，专横） and oppression. And obviously the loss of Daniel Pearl was one of those moments that captured the world’s imagination because it reminded us of how valuable a free press is, and it reminded us that there are those who would go to any length in order to silence journalists around the world.What this act does is it sends a strong message from the United States government and from the State Department that we are paying attention to how other governments are operating when it comes to the press. It has the State Department each year chronicling（记录） how press freedom is operating as one component 2 of our humanrights assessment 3 , but it also looks at countries that are -- governments that are specifically condoning 4 （宽恕，赦免）or facilitating this kind of press repression 5 , singles themout and subjects them to the gaze of world opinion in ways that I think are extraordinarily 6 important.Oftentimes（时常地） without this kind of attention, countries and governments feel that they can operate against the press with impunity 7 （不受惩罚地） . And we want to send a message that they can’t.So this legislation, in a very modest way, I think puts us clearly on the side of journalistic freedom. I want to thank Adam Schiff in the House and Senator Chris Dodd in the Senate for their leadership. And I particularly want to thank the Pearl family, who have been so outspoken 8 and so courageous in sending a clear message that, despite Daniel’s death, his vision of a well-informed citizenry that is able to make choices and hold governments accountable,that that legacy 9 lives on.So we are very grateful to them. I’m gratefu l to the legislative 10 leaders who helped to pass this. It is something that I intend to make sure our State Department carries out with vigor 11 （活力，精力） . And with that,I’m going to sign the bill.(The bill is signed.)There you go. Thank you, everybody. Appreciate it.Q Speaking of press freedom, could you answer a couple of questions on BP?THE PRESIDENT: You’re certainly free to ask them, Chip.Q Will you answer them? How about a question on Iran?THE PRESIDENT: We won’t be answering -- I’m not doing a press conference today, but we’ll be seeing you guys during the course of this week. Okay?END■文章重点单词注释：1courageousadj.勇敢的，有胆量的参考例句：We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
奥巴马演讲稿the change we need
Obama: The Change We NeedThis is a defining moment in our history. We face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression -- 760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year. Businesses and families can't get credit. Home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing. Wages are lower than they've been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.At a moment like this, we can't afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight that even former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan now believes was a mistake. America needs a new direction. That's why I'm running for president of the United States.Tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.My opponent, Senator McCain, has served his country honorably. He can even point to a few moments in the past where he has broken from his party. But over the past eight years, he's voted with President Bush 90% of the time. And when it comes to the economy, he still can't tell the American people one major thing he'd do differently from George Bush.It's not change to come up with a tax plan that doesn't give a penny of relief to more than 100 million middle-class Americans -- a plan that even the National Review and other conservative organizations complain does far too little to benefit the middle class. It's not change to add more than $5 trillion to the deficits we've run up in recent years. It's not change to come up with a plan to address our housing crisis that puts another $300 billion of taxpayer money at risk -- a plan that the editorial board of this newspaper said 'raises more questions than it answers.'If there's one thing we've learned from this economic crisis, it's that we are all in this together. From CEOs to shareholders, from financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other's success because the more Americans prosper, the more America prospers.That's why we've had titans of industry who've made it their mission to pay well enough that their employees could afford the products they made -- businessmen like Warren Buffett, whose support I'm proud to have. That's why our economy hasn't just been the world's greatest wealth creator -- it's been the world's greatest job generator. It's been the tide that has lifted the boats of the largest middle class in history.To rebuild that middle class, I'll give a tax break to 95% of workers and their families. If you work, pay taxes, and make less than $200,000, you'll get a tax cut. If you make more than $250,000, you'll still pay taxes at a lower rate than in the 1990s -- and capital gains and dividend taxes one-third lower than they were under President Reagan.We'll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and laying broadband lines that reach every corner of the country. I'll invest $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable energy, creating five million new, green jobs that pay well, can't be outsourced, and can help end our dependence on Middle East oil.When it comes to health care, we don't have to choose between a government-run system and the unaffordable one we have now. My opponent's plan would make you pay taxes on your health-care benefits for the first time in history. My plan will make health care affordable and accessible for every American. If you already have health insurance, the only change you'll see under my plan is lower premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of plan that members of Congress get for themselves.To give every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, I'll invest in early childhood education and recruit an army of new teachers. But I'll also demand higher standards and more accountability. And we'll make a deal with every young American: If you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition.And when it comes to keeping this country safe, I'll end the Iraq war responsibly so we stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq while it sits on a huge surplus. For the sake of our economy, our military and the long-term stability of Iraq, it's time for the Iraqis to step up. I'll finally finish the fight against bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and restore our moral standing so that America remains the last, best hope of Earth.None of this will be easy. It won't happen overnight. But I believe we can do this because I believe in America. This is the country that allowed our parents and grandparents to believe that even if they couldn't go to college, they could save a little bit each week so their child could; that even if they couldn't have their own business, they could work hard enough so their child could open one of their own. And at every moment in our history, we've risen to meet our challenges because we've never forgotten the fundamental truth that in America, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.So tomorrow, I ask you to write our nation's next great chapter. I ask you to believe -- not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours. Tomorrow, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, create new jobs, and grow this economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed. You can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. If you give me your vote, we won't just win this election -- together, we will change this country and change the world.现在是美国历史的关键时刻。
奥巴马总统就男女同工同酬问题英语演讲稿_英语演讲稿_
奥巴马总统就男女同工同酬问题英语演讲稿thank you, everybody. (applause.) all right. well, thanks to myfriend, lilly ledbetter, notonly for that introduction but for fighting for asimple principle: equal pay for equalwork. it’snot that complicated. and, lilly, i assure you, you remain the faceof fair pay. (laughter.)people don’t want my mug on there. (laughter.) they want your face.as lilly mentioned, she did notset out to be a trailblazer. she was just somebody who waswaking up every day,going to work, doing her job the best that she could. and then one day,she finds out, after years,that she earned less than her male colleagues for doing the same job.i want to make that point again. (laughter.) doing the same job. sometimeswhen you -- whenwe discuss this issue of fair pay, equal pay for equal work,and the pay gap between men andwomen, you’ll hear all sorts of excuses about,well, they’re child-bearing, and they’re choosing todo this, and they’re thisand they’re that and the other. she wasdoing the same job -- probablydoing better. (laughter and applause.) samejob. working just as hard, probablyputting inmore hours. but she wasgetting systematically paid less.and so she set out to make surethis country lived up to its founding, the idea that all of usare createdequal. and when the courts didn’t answerher call, congress did.the first time lilly and i stoodtogether in this room was my tenth day in office, and that’swhen we signed thelilly ledbetter fair pay act. (applause.) first bill i signedinto law. and someof the leaders whohelped make that happen are here today, including leader pelosi andsenatormikulski and congresswoman delauro. (applause.) i want to thank allthe members ofcongress and all thestate legislators who are here and all the advocates who are here,becauseyou all contributed to that effort. andi want to give a special thanks to the members ofthe national equal pay taskforce, who’ve done outstanding work to make workplaces acrossamerica morefair.we’re here because today is equalpay day. (applause.) equal pay day. and it’s nice to havea day, but it’s evenbetter to have equal pay. (applause.) and our job is notfinished yet. equalpay day means that a woman has to work about this far into to earn what a man earned in. think about that. a woman has gotto work about three more months in order to get whata man got because she’spaid less. that’s not fair. that’s like adding an extra six miles toamarathon. (laughter.) it’s not right.audience member: ain’t right.the president: ain’t right. (laughter.) it’s not right and itain’t right. (laughter.)america should be a level playingfield, a fair race for everybody -- a place where anybodywho’s willing to workhard has a chance to get ahead. andrestoring that opportunity for everyamerican -- men and women -- has to be adriving focus for our country.now, the good news is today oureconomy is growing; businesses have created almost 9million new jobs over thepast four years. more than 7 millionamericans have signed up forhealth care coverage under the affordable careact. (applause.) that’s a good thing, too. i know it’s equal pay day and not obamacareday -- (laughter) --but i do want to point out that the affordable care actguarantees free preventive care, likemammograms and contraceptive care, fortens of millions of women, and ends the days whenyou could be charged morejustfor being a woman when it comes to your health insurance. (applause.) and that’s true for everybody. (applause.) that’s just one moreplace where thingswere not fair.we’ll talk about drycleanersnext, right -- (laughter) -- because i know that -- i don’t knowwhy it costsmore for michelle’s blouse than my shirt. (laughter.)but we’ve got to make sure thatamerica works for everybody. anybody who is willing towork hard, they shouldbe able to get ahead. and we’ve got tobuild an economy that works foreverybody, not just those at the top. restoring opportunity for all has to be ourpriority. that’swhat america isabout. it doesn’t matter where youstarted o ff, what you look like -- you workhard, you take responsibility, youmake the effort, you should be able to get ahead.and we’ve got to fight for anopportunity agenda, which means more good jobs that paygood wages, andtraining americans to make sure that they can fill those jobs, andguaranteeingevery child a world-class education, and making sure the economy rewardshardwork for every single american.and part of that is fighting forfair pay for women -- because when women succeed, americasucceeds. (applause.) when women succeed, america succeeds. it’s true. i believe that. (applause.) it’s true. it’s true. it’s true.now, here’s the challenge: today, the average full-time working womanearns just 77 centsfor every dollar a man earns; for african american women,latinas, it’s even less. and in,that’s an embarrassment. it iswrong. and this is not just an issue offairness. it’s also afamily issue andan economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce andthey’reincreasingly the breadwinners for a wh ole lot offamilies out there. so when they makeless money, it means lessmoney for gas, less money for groceries, less money for child care, lessmoneyfor college tuition, less money is going into retirement savings.and it’s all bad for business,because ou r economy depends on customers out there, andwhen customers haveless money, when hardworking women don’t have the resources, that’saproblem. when businesses lose terrificwomen talent because they’re fed up with unfairpolicies, that’s bad forbusiness. they lose out on thecontributions that those women could bemaking. when any of our citizens can’t fulfill their potential for reasons thathave nothing to dowith their talent or their character or their work ethic, we’renot living up to our founding values.wedon’t have second-class citizens in this country -- and certainly not in theworkplace.so, tomorrow, the senate has thechance to start making this right by passing a bill thatlilly already alludedto -- the paycheck fairness act. (applause.) they’ve got a chanceto do theright thing. and it would putsensible rules into place, like making sure employees who discusstheirsalaries don’t face retaliation by their employers.and here’s why this isimportant. there are women here todaywho worked in offices where itwas against the rules for employees to discusssalaries with one another. and becauseof that,they didn’t know they were being paid less than men -- just like lillydidn’t know -- for doing theexact same work. for some, it was years before they found out. and even then, it onlyhappened because amanager accidentally let it slip or, as in lilly’s case, a sympatheticco-workerquietly passed a note. sheonly found out she earned less than her male colleagues fordoing thesame workbecause somebody left an anonymous note.we can’t leave that tochance. and over the course of lilly’scareer, she lost more than$200,000 in salary, even more in pension and socialsecurity benefits -- both of which arepegged to salary -- simply because shewas a woman.and lilly, and some of the otherwomen here, decided it was wrong, set out to fix it. theywent to their bosses; they asked for araise. that didn’t work. they turned to the law; they filedsuit. and for some, for years after waiting andpersisting they finally got some justice.well, tomorrow, the senate couldpay tribute to their courage by voting yes for paycheckfairness. (applause.) this should not be a hard proposition. this should not be thatcomplicated. (applause.)and so far, republicans incongress have been gumming up the works. they’ve beenblocking progress on this issue, and of course other issuesthat would help with the economicrecovery and help us grow faster. but we don’t have to accept that. america, you don’t have tosit still. you can make sure that you’re putting somepress ure on members of congress aboutthis issue. and i don’t care whether you’re a democrat ora republican. if you’re a voter --ifyou’ve got a daughter, you got a sister, you got a mom -- i know you got a mom-- (laughter) -- this is something you should care about.and i’m not going to stand stilleither. so in this year of action i’veused my executiveauthority whenever i could to create opportunity for moreamericans. and today, i’m going totakeaction -- executive action -- to make it easier for working women to earn fairpay. so first,i’m going to sign anexecutive order to create more pay transparency byprohibitingfederalcontractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with eachother. (applause.) pay secrecy fosters discrimination and weshould not tolerate it -- not in federalcontracting or anywhere else.second, i’m signing apresidential memorandum directing the department of labor and ouroutstandingsecretary of labor, tom perez, to require federal contractors to provide dataabouttheir employee compensation so pay discrimination can be spotted moreeasily.now, i want to be clear: there are great employers out there who dothe right thing. thereare plenty ofemployers out there who are absolutely certain that there’s no paydiscriminationhappening in their offices. but then sometimes when the data is laid out, it paints adifferentpicture. many times they then doeverything they can to fix the problem, and so wewant to encourage them to fixthese problems if they exist by making sure that the data is outthere.so everybody who cares about thisshould pay attention to how the senate votes tomorrowon this paycheck fairnessact, because the majority of senators support this bill, but two yearsago, aminority of senate republicans blocked it from getting a vote. even worse, somecommentators are out theresaying that the pay gap doesn’t even exist. they say it’s a myth.but it’snot a myth; it’s math. (laughter andapplause.) you can look at thepaychecks. you canlook at thestubs. (applause.)i mean, lilly ledbetter didn’tjust make this up. (laughter.) the court, when it looked atthe documents,said, yep, you’ve been getting paid less for doing the same job. it’s just thecourt then said, you know, it’sbeen -- as lilly said -- it’s been happening so long, you can’t doan ythingabout it anymore -- which madeno sense and that’s why we had to sign anotherbill.it’s basic math that adds up toreal money. it makes a real differencefor a lot of americans whoare working hard to support their families.and of course, the fact that we’vegot some resistance from some folks on this issue up oncapitol hill just fitswith this larger problem, this vision that the congressional republicansseemto be continually embracing -- this notion that, you know what, you’re just onyour own, nomatter h ow unfair things are. you see it in their budget. thebudget the republicans incongress just put forward last week, it’s like a badrerun. it would give massive tax cutstohouseholds making more than a million dollars a year, force deep cuts to thingsthat actuallyhelp working families like early education and college grants andjob training.and, of course, it includes thatnovel idea of repealing the affordable care act. (laughter.)fiftieth time they’ve tried that -- which would mean the more than 7million americans who’vedone the responsible thing and signed up to buy healthinsurance, they’d lose their healthinsurance; and the 3 million young adultswho’ve stayed on their parents’ plan, they’d nolonger have that available;take us back to the days when insurers could charge women morejust for being awoman.on minimum wage, three out of fouramericans support raising the minimum wage. usuallywhen three out of four americans support something, members ofcongress are right there. (laughter.) and yet here, republicans in congress aredead set against it, blocking a pay raisefor tens of millions of americans --a majority of them women. this isn’tjust about treatingwomen fairly. thisis about republicans seemingly opposing any efforts to even the playingfieldfor working families.and i was up in michigan lastweek and i just asked -- i don’tunderstand fully the theorybehind this. i don’t know why you would resist the ideathat women should be paid the same asmen, and then deny that that’s not alwayshappening out there. if republicans incongress wantto prove me wrong, if they want to show that they, in fact, docare about women being paid thesame as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21stcentury,and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. (applause.) vote yes.and if anybody is watching orlistening, if you care about this issue, then let your senatorsknow where youstand -- because america deserves equal pay for equal work.this is not something we’re goingto achieve in a day. there’s going to bea lot of stuff thatwe’ve got to do to close the pay gap. we got to make it possible for more women toenter high-paying fields that up until now have been dominated by men, likeengineering and computerscience. womenhold less than 6 percent of our country’s commercial patents -- that’s notgoodenough. we need more parents and highschool teachers and college professors encouraginggirls and women to studymath and science. we need morebusinesses to make gender diversitya priority when they hire and when theypromote. fewer than five percent offortune 500companies have women at the helm.i think we’d all agree that weneed more women in congress. (applause.) fewer than 20percent of congressional seats are held by women. clearly, congress would get more done iftheratio was -- (laughter) -- evened out a little bit. so we’ve got to work on that.and we’ve all got to do more tomake our workplaces more welcoming to women. becausethe numbers show that even whenmen and women are in the sameprofession and have thesame edu cation, there’s still a wage gap, and it widensover time. so we’re going to keepmakingthe case for why these policies are the right ones for working families andbusinesses.and this is all going tolead up to this first-ever white house summit on working families onjune 23rd.so, ultimately, equal pay is notjust an economic issue for millions of americans and theirfamilies. it’s also about whether we’re willing tobuild an economy that works for everybody,and whether we’re going to do ourpart to make sure that our daughters have the same chancesto pursue theirdreams as our sons, and whether or not we’re willing to restore to the heartofthis country that basic idea -- you can make it, no matter who you are, if youtry.and that’s personal for me. i’ve said this b efore -- i’ve got twodaughters and i expect themto be treated just like anybody’s sons. and i think about my single mom working hard,going toschool, trying to raise two kids all at the same time. and i think about my grandmother tryingtowork her way up thr ough her career and then hitting the glass ceiling. and i’ve seen howhard they’ve worked, and i’veseen how they’ve sucked it up. and theyput up with stuff andthey don’t say anything, and they just take care of theirfamily and they take care ofthemselves, a nd they don’t complain a lot. but at a certain point, we have the power todosomething about it for the next generation. and this is a good place to start.so, for everybody out there who’slistening, ask your senator where you stand on paycheckfairness. (applause.) if they tell you that there’s not a pay gap out there, you tell them tolookat the data, because there is. it’stime to get this done. and i’m goingtodo my small part rightnow by signing this executive order and presidentialmemoranda. (applause.)。
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奥巴马演讲通过巴菲特条例确保人人公平分担纳税义务Over the last few months, I've been talking about a choice we face as a country. We can either settle for an economy where a few people do really well and everyone else struggles to get by, or we can build an economy where hard work pays off again – where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules. That's up to us. Today, I want to talk to you about the idea that everyone in this country should do their fair share. Now, if this were a perfect world, we'd have unlimited 1 resources. No one would ever have to pay any taxes, and we could spend as much as we wanted. But we live in the real world. We don't have unlimited resources. We have a deficit 2 that needs to be paid down. And we also have to pay for investments that will help our economy grow and keep our country safe: education, research and technology, a strong military, and retirement 3 programs like Medicare and Social Security. That means we have to make choices. When it comes to paying down the deficit and investing in our future, should we ask middle-class Americans to pay even more at a time when their budgets are already stretched to the breaking point? Or should we ask some of the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share? That's the choice. Over the last decade,we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars on what was supposed to be a temporary tax cut for the wealthiest two percent of Americans. Now we're scheduled to spend almost a trillion more. Today, the wealthiest Americans are paying taxes at one of the lowest rates in 50 years. Warren Buffett is paying a lower rate than his secretary. Meanwhile, over the last 30 years, the tax rates for middle class families have barely 4 budged 5 . That's not fair. It doesn't make any sense. Do we want to keep giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans like me, or Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates – people who don't need them and never asked for them? Or do we want to keep investing in things that will grow our economy and keep us secure? Because we can't afford to do both. Now, some people call this class warfare 6 . But I think asking a billionaire to pay at least the same tax rate as his secretary is just common sense. We don't envy success in this country. We aspire 7 to it. But we also believe that anyone who does well for themselves should do their fair share in return, so that more people have the opportunity to get ahead – not just a few. That's the America I believe in. And in the next few weeks, Members of Congress will get a chance to show you where they stand. Congress is going to vote on what's called the Buffett Rule: If you make more than $1 million a year, you should pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle class families do. On the other hand, if youmake under $250,000 a year – like 98 percent of American families do – your taxes shouldn't go up. You're the ones struggling with the rising cost of everything from college tuition 8 to groceries（杂货，食品） . You're the ones who deserve a break. So every Member of Congress is going to go on record. And if they vote to keep giving tax breaks to people like me – tax breaks our country can't afford – then they're going to have to explain to you where that money comes from. Either it's going to add to our deficit, or it's going to come out of your pocket. Seniors will have to pay more for their Medicare benefits. Students will see their interest rates go up at a time when they can't afford it. Families who are scraping by（勉强维持） will have to do more because the richest Americans are doing less. That's not right. That's not who we are. In America, our story has never been about what we can do by ourselves – it's about what we can do together. It's about believing in our future and the future of this country. So tell your Members of Congress to do the right thing. Call them up, write them a letter, pay them a visit, and tell them to stop giving tax breaks to people who don't need them and start investing in the things that will help our economy grow and put people back to work. That's how we'll make this country a little fairer, a little more just, and a whole lot stronger. Thank you.■文章重点单词注释：1unlimitedadj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的参考例句：They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。