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奥巴马国情咨文演讲双语
美国总统奥巴马每周演讲2015.01.20
奥巴马总统2015年国情咨文演讲
Remarks by the President in State of the UnionAddress
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
January 20,2015
THEPRESIDENT:
Mr.Speaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,myfellowAmericans:
Weare15yearsintothisnewcentury.Fifteenyearsthatdawnedwithterrortouchingourshores;thatunfoldedwithanewgenerationfightingtwolongandcostlywars;thatsawaviciousrecessionspreadacrossournationandtheworld.Ithasbeen,andstillis,ahardtimeformany.
Buttonight,weturnthepage.Tonight,afterabreakthroughyearforAmerica,oureconomyisgrowingandcreatingjobsatthefastestpacesince1999.(Applause.)Ourunemploymentrateisnowlowerthanitwasbeforethefinancialcrisis.Moreofourkidsaregraduatingthaneverbefore.Moreofourpeopleareinsuredthaneverbefore.(Applause.)Andweareasfreefromthegripofforeignoilaswe’vebeeninalmost30years.(Applause.)
Tonight,forthefirsttimesince9/11,ourcombatmissioninAfghanistanisover.(Applause.)Sixyearsago,nearly180,000AmericantroopsservedinIraqandAfghanistan.Today,fewerthan15,000remain.Andwesalutethecourageandsacrificeofeverymanandwomaninthis9/11Generationwhohasservedtokeepussafe.(Applause.)Wearehumbledandgratefulforyourservice.
America,forallthatwehaveendured;forallthegritandhardworkrequiredtocomeback;forallthetasksthatlieahead,knowthis:
Theshadowofcrisishaspassed,andtheStateoftheUnionisstrong.(Applause.)
Atthismoment--withagrowingeconomy,shrinkingdeficits,bustlingindustry,boomingenergyproduction--wehaverisenfromrecessionfreertowriteourownfuturethananyothernationonEarth.It’snowuptoustochoosewhowewanttobeoverthenext15yearsandfordecadestocome.
Willweacceptaneconomywhereonlyafewofusdospectacularlywell?
Orwillwecommitourselvestoaneconomythatgeneratesrisingincomesandchancesforeveryonewhomakestheeffort?
(Applause.)
Willweapproachtheworldfearfulandreactive,draggedintocostlyconflictsthatstrainourmilitaryandsetbackourstanding?
Orwillweleadwisely,usingallelementsofourpowertodefeatnewthreatsandprotectourplanet?
Willweallowourselvestobesortedintofactionsandturnedagainstoneanother?
OrwillwerecapturethesenseofcommonpurposethathasalwayspropelledAmericaforward?
Intwoweeks,IwillsendthisCongressabudgetfilledwithideasthatarepractical,notpartisan.Andinthemonthsahead,I’llcrisscrossthecountrymakingacaseforthoseideas.Sotonight,Iwanttofocuslessonachecklistofproposals,andfocusmoreonthevaluesatstakeinthechoicesbeforeus.
Itbeginswithoureconomy.Sevenyearsago,RebekahandBenErlerofMinneapoliswerenewlyweds.(Laughter.)Shewaitedtables.Heworkedconstruction.Theirfirstchild,Jack,wasontheway.TheywereyoungandinloveinAmerica.Anditdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanthat.“Ifonlywehadknown,”Rebekahwrotetomelastspring,“whatwasabouttohappentothehousingandconstructionmarket.”
Asthecrisisworsened,Ben’sbusinessdriedup,sohetookwhatjobshecouldfind,eveniftheykepthimontheroadforlongstretchesoftime.Rebekahtookoutstudentloansandenrolledincommunitycollege,andretrainedforanewcareer.Theysacrificedforeachother.Andslowly,itpaidoff.Theyboughttheirfirsthome.Theyhadasecondson,Henry.Rebekahgotabetterjobandthenaraise.Benisbackinconstruction--andhomefordinnereverynight.
“Itisamazing,”Rebekahwrote,“whatyoucanbouncebackfromwhenyouhaveto…weareastrong,tight-knitfamilywhohasmadeitthroughsomevery,veryhardtimes.”Weareastrong,tight-knitfamilywhohasmadeitthroughsomevery,veryhardtimes.
America,RebekahandBen’sstoryisourstory.Theyrepresentthemillionswhohaveworkedhardandscrimped,andsacrificedandretooled.YouarethereasonthatIranforthisoffice.YouarethepeopleIwasthinkingofsixyearsagotoday,inthedarkestmonthsofthecrisis,whenIstoodonthestepsofthisCapitolandpromisedwewouldrebuildoureconomyonanewfoundation.Andithasbeenyourresilience,youreffortthathasmadeitpossibleforourcountrytoemergestronger.
Webelievedwecouldreversethetideofoutsourcinganddrawnewjobstoourshores.Andoverthepastfiveyears,ourbusinesseshavecreatedmorethan11millionnewjobs.(Applause.)
Webelievedwecouldreduceourdependenceonforeignoilandprotectourplanet.Andtoday,Americaisnumberoneinoilandgas.Americaisnumberoneinwindpower.Everythreeweeks,webringonlineasmuchsolarpoweraswedidinallof2008.(Applause.)Andthankstolowergaspricesandhigherfuelstandards,thetypicalfamilythisyearshouldsaveabout$750atthepump.(Applause.)
Webelievedwecouldprepareourkidsforamorecompetitiveworld.Andtoday,ouryoungerstudentshaveearnedthehighestmathandreadingscoresonrecord.Ourhighschoolgraduationratehashitanall-timehigh.MoreAmericansfinishcollegethaneverbefore.(Applause.)
Webelievedthatsensibleregulationscouldpreventanothercrisis,shieldfamiliesfromruin,andencouragefaircompetition.Today,wehavenewtoolstostoptaxpayer-fundedbailouts,andanewconsumerwatchdogtoprotectusfrompredatorylendingandabusivecreditcardpractices.Andinthepastyearalone,about10millionuninsuredAmericansfinallygainedthesecurityofhealthcoverage.(Applause.)
Ateverystep,weweretoldourgoalsweremisguidedortooambitious;thatwewouldcrushjobsandexplodedeficits.Instead,we’veseenthefastesteconomicgrowthinoveradecade,ourdeficitscutbytwo-thirds,astockmarketthathasdoubled,andhealthcareinflationatitslowestratein50years.(Applause.)Thisisgoodnews,people.(Laughterandapplause.)
Sotheverdictisclear.Middle-classeconomicsworks.Expandingopportunityworks.Andthesepolicieswillcontinuetoworkaslongaspoliticsdon’tgetintheway.Wecan’tslowdownbusinessesorputoureconomyatriskwithgovernmentshutdownsorfiscalshowdowns.Wecan’tputthesecurityoffamiliesatriskbytakingawaytheirhealthinsurance,orunravelingthenewrulesonWallStreet,orrefightingpastbattlesonimmigrationwhenwe’vegottofixabrokensystem.Andifabillcomestomydeskthattriestodoanyofthesethings,Iwillvetoit.Itwillhaveearnedmyveto.(Applause.)
Today,thankstoagrowingeconomy,therecoveryistouchingmoreandmorelives.Wagesarefinallystartingtoriseagain.Weknowthatmoresmallbusinessownersplantoraisetheiremployees’paythanatanytimesince2007.Buthere’sthething:
Thoseofusheretonight,weneedtosetoursightshigherthanjustmakingsuregovernmentdoesn’tscrewthingsup;thatgovernmentdoesn’thalttheprogresswe’remaking.Weneedtodomorethanjustdonoharm.Tonight,together,let’sdomoretorestorethelinkbetweenhardworkandgrowingopportunityforeveryAmerican.(Applause.)
BecausefamilieslikeRebekah’sstillneedourhelp.SheandBenareworkingashardasever,butthey’vehadtoforegovacationsandanewcarsothattheycanpayoffstudentloansandsaveforretirement.Fridaynightpizza,that’sabigsplurge.BasicchildcareforJackandHenrycostsmorethantheirmortgage,andalmostasmuchasayearattheUniversityofMinnesota.LikemillionsofhardworkingAmericans,Rebekahisn’taskingforahandout,butsheisaskingthatwelookformorewaystohelpfamiliesgetahead.
Andinfact,ateverymomentofeconomicchangethroughoutourhistory,thiscountryhastakenboldactiontoadapttonewcircumstancesandtomakesureeveryonegetsafairshot.Wesetupworkerprotections,SocialSecurity,Medicare,Medicaidtoprotectourselvesfromtheharshestadversity.Wegaveourcitizensschoolsandcolleges,infrastructureandtheInternet--toolstheyneededtogoasfarastheireffortandtheirdreamswilltakethem.
That’swhatmiddle-classeconomicsis--theideathatthiscountrydoesbestwheneveryonegetstheirfairshot,everyonedoestheirfairshare,everyoneplaysbythesamesetofrules.(Applause.)Wedon’tjustwanteveryonetoshareinAmerica’ssuccess,wewanteveryonetocontributetooursuccess.(Applause.)
Sowhatdoesmiddle-classeconomicsrequireinourtime?
First,middle-classeconomicsmeanshelpingworkingfamiliesfeelmoresecureinaworldofconstantchange.Thatmeanshelpingfolksaffordchildcare,college,healthcare,ahome,retirement.Andmybudgetwilladdresseachoftheseissues,loweringthetaxesofworkingfamiliesandputtingthousandsofdollarsbackintotheirpocketseachyear.(Applause.)
Here’soneexample.DuringWorldWarII,whenmenlikemygrandfatherwentofftowar,havingwomenlikemygrandmotherintheworkforcewasanationalsecuritypriority--sothiscountryprovideduniversalchildcare.Intoday’seconomy,whenhavingbothparentsintheworkforceisaneconomicnecessityformanyfamilies,weneedaffordable,high-qualitychildcaremorethanever.(Applause.)
It’snotanice-to-have--it’samust-have.Soit’stimewestoptreatingchildcareasasideissue,orasawomen’sissue,andtreatitlikethenationaleconomicprioritythatitisforallofus.(Applause.)Andthat’swhymyplanwillmakequalitychildcaremoreavailableandmoreaffordableforeverymiddle-classandlow-incomefamilywithyoungchildreninAmerica--bycreatingmoreslotsandanewtaxcutofupto$3,000perchild,peryear.(Applause.)
Here’sanotherexample.Today,wear
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