【文章內容簡介】 s should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids。 to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace。 to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one。 that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
篇二：奧巴馬開學演講(中英文)
美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬9月8日開學演講
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA’S SCHOOLCHILDREN
Wakefield High School
Arlington, Virginia
Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.
嗨，大家好！謝謝！謝謝大家！
All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody going today? How about Tim Spicer?
好的，大家請就座。你們今天過得怎么樣？？
I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause.
我現在與弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓郡維克菲爾德高中的學生們在一起。全國各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學生們，通過電視關注這里。我很高興你們能共同分享這一時刻。我還有感謝維克菲爾德高中出色的組織安排，請為你們熱烈鼓掌。 I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous.
我知道，對你們中的許多人來說，今天是開學的第一天。對于剛進入幼兒園或升上初中高中的學生，今天是你們來到新學校的第一天。因此，假如你們搞到有些緊張，那也是正常的。I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.
我想也會有許多畢業(yè)班的學生們正自信滿滿，還有一年就畢業(yè)了。不論在哪個年級，許多人打心底里希望現在還是暑假。今天早上還能多睡一小會。
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American
kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.
我可以理解這份心情。小時候，我們家生活中海外。我在印度尼西亞住了幾年。我母親沒有錢送我上其他美國孩子上的學校。但她認為必須讓我接受美式教育。
So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
因此，他決定從周一到周五自己給我補課。不過她還要上夜班。所以只能在清晨四點半給我上課。
Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d plain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, “This is no piic for me either, buster.”
你們可以想象，我不太情愿那么早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡著了。每當我埋怨的時候，我媽媽總會用同一副表情看著我說：“小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松？”
So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year. 所有我能理解你們有些人還在適應開學后的生活。但幾天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我要和你們談一談你們每一個人的教育，以及這個新學年對你們所有人的期望。
Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot. 我做過許多關于教育的講話。也常常用到“責任”這個詞。
I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn. 我談到過教師有責任激勵你們，督促你們學習。
I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox. 我談到過家長有責任確保你們走正道、完成家庭作業(yè)，不要成天只會看電視或打游戲機。
I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, and
supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.
我也多次談到過政府有責任制定高標準協助老師和校長的工作，改變在有些學校學生得不到應有的學習機會的現狀。 But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools,
unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and
grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
但哪怕這一切都達到最好，哪怕我們擁有最敬業(yè)的教師，最盡力的家長和全世界最好的學校，假如你們不去履行自己的責任的話，那么這一切努力都會白費。除非你每天準時去上學，除非你認真聽老師講課，除非你把父母、長輩和其他大人們的話放在心上。除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力。否則這一切都會失去意識。而這就是我今天講話的重點：你們每個人對自己的教育應盡的責任。
I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every