【正文】 取行動(dòng)，提高員工工資。因?yàn)椋M管我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)正在增長(zhǎng)，過(guò)去四年中，我們的企業(yè)已創(chuàng)造了八百五十萬(wàn)個(gè)新工作，可我們的平均工資卻幾乎沒(méi)有增加。So it’s good news that, earlier this week, one of America’s largest retailers, The Gap, decided to raisewages for its employees beginning this decision will benefit about 65,000 workers in means more families will be able to raise their kids, finish their studies, or keep up on theirbills with a little less financial stress and ，本周早些時(shí)候，美國(guó)最大零售商之一蓋普公司決定，今年開(kāi)始為員工提高工資，這是個(gè)好消息。他們的決定將惠及約65,000名美國(guó)工人。這意味著更多的家庭，將能以更小的財(cái)政壓力和負(fù)擔(dān)，撫養(yǎng)孩子、完成學(xué)業(yè)或支付賬單。Gap’s CEO explained their decision simply – he said, ―[It’s] right for our brands, good for ourpeople, and beneficial to our customers.‖ And he’s right – raising Americans’ wages isn’t just agood deed。it’s good business and good for our helps reduce turnover, it boostsproductivity, and it gives folks some more money to spend at local ——他表示：―[這一決定]對(duì)我們的品牌是合適的，對(duì)我們的員工是有幫助的，對(duì)我們的客戶(hù)也是有益的?！钦_的——提高美國(guó)人民的工資，不只是件善事；它是件好事，有益于我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)。它幫助減少人員流動(dòng)率、它提高生產(chǎn)力，它給人們更多的錢(qián)可以花到當(dāng)?shù)仄髽I(yè)身上。And as a chief executive myself, that’s why I took action last week to lift more workers’ wages byrequiring federal contractors to pay their employees a fair wage of at least $ an ，作為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)，我上周采取行動(dòng)，以此提高更多工人的工資。In the year since I first asked Congress to raise the minimum wage, six states have passed laws toraise theirs, and more states are working on it as we only Congress can finish the joband lift Americans’ wages across the ，六個(gè)州已通過(guò)提高最低工資的立法，就在我們談話過(guò)程中，更多的州正在完成立法程序。但是，只有國(guó)會(huì)可以完成這一工作，在全國(guó)范圍提高美國(guó)人民的工資。Right now, there’s a bill before Congress that would boost America’s minimum wage to $ ’s easy to remember –―tenten.‖ That bill would lift wages for more than 16 millionAmericans without requiring a single dollar in new taxes or even though a majorityof Democrats, Independents, and Republicans across the country support raising the minimumwage, Republicans in Congress don’t want to give it a 。這很容易記住——―兩個(gè)10‖。不需要增加一美元的稅收或財(cái)政支出，這份法案將為1600萬(wàn)美國(guó)人提高工資。不過(guò)，盡管全國(guó)絕大多數(shù)民主黨人、無(wú)黨派人士和共和黨人都支持提高最低工資，國(guó)會(huì)共和黨人卻不想就該法案進(jìn)行表決。Hardworking Americans deserve better than ―no.‖ Let’s tell Congress to say ―yes.‖ Pass that America a here in America, no one who works hard should have to live inpoverty – and everyone who works hard should have a chance to get ―不‖更好的答案。讓我們告訴國(guó)會(huì)說(shuō)―同意‖吧。通過(guò)這一法案！給美國(guó)加薪吧！努力工作的人，不應(yīng)該生活在貧困之中——每位努力工作的人，都應(yīng)該擁有獲得成功的機(jī)會(huì)！Thanks, and have a great ！祝周末愉快！In the Garden:Getting the Most Out of MumsThis is the VOA Special English Agriculture have grown chrysanthemums for more than two thousand and other Asian cultures make tea with the mums also make bright and colorful basic kind of mum is the hardy or garden other basic kind is the florist garden mum is better able to handle different growing conditions than the florist are many varieties of decorative mum is often seen in popular type, the quill mum, has long, straight petals like a tube or blooms can be white, yellow, gold, red or other plants often grow to one meter in soil should be kept moist but well drained so it does not get too planted mums should be watered two or three times a week, depending on established in the ground may do well just with normal dry conditions they will need more grow best in full produce colorful blooms when days get shorter and nights get life cycle of the plant depends on the amount of is why experts advise against placing mums near nightlights or light may interfere with their normal growth plants may develop buds too climates where temperatures fall below freezing, plant mums at least six weeks before the first frost is way, the plants will be well established for cold mulch around the plants can protect them from the Akers from the cooperative extension service at Purdue University in Indiana suggests straw or shredded leaves for the material will also add nutrients to the gardeners say the most beautiful presentation es from planting mums close they also advise leaving enough space between the plants so air can not, the chance of disease may get more blooms, gardeners pinch back the branches when new growth has extended to fifteen about five to seven centimeters off each again when a branch grows another twelve to fifteen pinching about one hundred days before you want the plants to that39。s the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn can find all of our reports with transcripts and MP3s at /20100629/第四篇：2012奧巴馬獲勝演講中英文對(duì)照2012奧巴馬獲勝演講中英文對(duì)照Transcript of President Obama’s Victory SpeechNovember 7, 2012PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you so much.(Sustained cheers, applause.)Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.(Cheers, applause.)It moves forward because of moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.(Cheers, applause.)Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to e.(Cheers, applause.)I want to thank every American who participated in this election.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you voted for the very first time —(cheers)— or waited in line for a very long time —(cheers)— by the way, we have to fix that.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone —(cheers, applause)— whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.(Cheers, applause.)I just spoke with Governor Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hardfought campaign.(Cheers, applause.)We may have battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongl