【正文】 經(jīng)濟衰退。 faces and sense it in their ，我知道你們對現(xiàn)在的一些艱難時事也感覺到壓力。s read about the war in hear about the recession we39。And beyond all these concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain of these difficult know what39。也許你進入一所新學校，并且不確定你是否會喜歡那里。about where to apply and whether you can afford to 。re a senior who39。re starting a new school, and not sure how you39。re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle to high school, and worried about what that39。你們會對夏季的結(jié)束略感悲傷，但你們又對新的一年中的種種可能感到興奮——結(jié)交新朋友加強舊友誼的可能，加入一個學校社團或者參加一只校隊的可能，成為一個更優(yōu)秀的學生，更好的人并使你的家庭為之驕傲的可能。re also excited about the possibilities of a new possibilities of building new friendships and strengthening old joining a school club, or trying out for a possibilities of growing into a better student, and a better person, and making your family ，我和Michelle忙著為Sasha和Malia準備好上學。re 39。這是一個優(yōu)秀的典范，我希望全美每個社區(qū)向之學習（此處翻譯可能有爭議）。就在上一周，由于你們所取得的成就而獲得了―全國藍絲帶學?！＝裉焓且獨g迎你們所有的人以及全美的學生回到學?！蚁氩坏揭粋€比Masterman公學【1】更好的地方。s a testament to everyone here – students and parents, teachers and school it39。t think of a better place to do it than 39。s wonderful to be is about weling all of you and all of America39。第一篇：奧巴馬 開學演講稿Text of President Obama39。s BacktoSchool Speech總統(tǒng)奧巴馬回到學校（新學期開學）演講詞Updated: Sep 14, 2010 7:51 AM（更新：2001年9月14日 7：51晨）Remarks of President Barack Obama—As Prepared for Delivery奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的談話——準備發(fā)表Back to School Speech（新學期講演）Philadelphia, Pennsylvania（費城，賓州）September 14, 2010As Prepared for Delivery—（準備發(fā)表）Hello Philadelphia!It39。s students back to school – and I can39。re one of the best schools in Philadelphia – a leader in helping students succeed in the just last week, you were recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for your record of 39。s an example of excellence I hope munities across America ，你好！非常高興來到這里。你們是費城最好的學校之一——幫助學生在課堂取得成功的領(lǐng)袖。這對在這里的每一個人都是證明——學生和家長，教師和學校領(lǐng)導。Over the past few weeks, Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for I bet a lot of you are feeling the same way they39。re a little sad to see the summer go, but you39。我打賭你們中的很多人會與她們有相同的感覺。But I know some of you may also be nervous about starting a new school you39。ll be you39。ll like maybe you39。s feeling anxious about the whole college process。也許你們剛剛從小學升入中學，從初中升入高中，擔心著那里會怎么樣呀?；蛘吣闶歉呷龑W生正在為升學感到焦慮，為申請哪所大學和自己能否負擔得起而焦慮。s going on in the news and your own family39。ve been see it in your parents39。你們知道新聞里發(fā)生的事情和你們家庭生活的事情。你們可以從你們父母的臉上看出這些從他們的聲音中聽出這些。to be strong for your family while your brother or sister is serving overseas。to take on a parttime job while your dad is out of 。It39。it39。whether you39。whether you should set your sights a little lower, and scale back your ，遠遠超過了你們應該做的。But here is what I came to Masterman to tell you: nobody gets to write your destiny but future is in your life is what you make of nothing – absolutely nothing – is beyond your long as you39。re willing to work long as you39。你的未來在你的手中。并且沒有——絕對沒有——是你所不能及的。That last part is absolutely essential – because an education has never been more 39。re staying up late cramming for a test, or dragging yourselves out of bed on a rainy morning, and wondering if it39。我確定在未來的幾個月中會發(fā)生：當你挑燈夜戰(zhàn)準備一次考試，或當你強拽著自己在一個陰雨的早晨起床，并且懷疑這一切是否值得。絕沒有比教育在你一生的成功中更重要的。ll go in at a time when other countries are peting with us like never before。your success in school will also help determine America39。換而言之，你學得越深你的人生行之越遠。你們的學業(yè)有成也將決定著美國在21世紀的成功。re getting the best education making sure you get that kind of education is going to take all of us working ，美國人有義務(wù)確保你們得到盡可能最好的教育。It will take all of us in government – from Harrisburg to Washington – doing our part to prepare our students, all of them, for success in the classroom, in college, and in a will take an outstanding principal and outstanding teachers like the ones here at Masterman。這將使每一個優(yōu)秀的校長和優(yōu)秀的教師，如同masterman公學老師和校長，全心全意的為他們的學生。That39。s our 39。s your up to school on attention in your for out of kind of discipline and drive – that kind of hard work – is absolutely essential for ！這是我們的責任。但，接下來是你們的事情：準時到校，認真聽講，完成作業(yè)，準備好考試，不惹麻煩。I know – because I didn39。t always the best student when I was younger。t even started my college applications, how I was acting, as she put it, “casual” about my 39。我小時候，我并不總是最好的學生，我承擔了我錯誤的后果。是關(guān)于我的成績下滑，為什么我還沒有開始我的大學申請，和我的行為。我猜這樣的談話對于今天在座的一些學生和家長聽起來十分熟悉。s attitude is in a conversation like was like, I don39。t just sit around, she said, waiting for luck to see you said I could get into any school in the country if I just put in a little she gave me a hard look and added, “Remember what that39。我覺得我根本沒有必須聽到這些，我也這樣說的，她立刻阻止了我。她說我可以上這個國家中任何一所大學如果我再努力一點點。但是最后，她的話起到了她希望的作用。我十分努力，我開始看到我的成績——和我的未來——提升了。I know some of you may be skeptical about may wonder if some people are just better at certain it39。re not the best at something today doesn39。t be if you don39。re willing to make the you may find out you have talents you39。你們會想是否有些人只是擅長某些事。但是絕非今天你不是某個方面最好的，就代表明天依然這樣。由此你也許會發(fā)現(xiàn)你擁有你從未設(shè)想過的天賦。t mainly about being smarter than everybody 39。t avoid new challenges – seek them out, step out of your fort zone, and don39。your teachers and family are there to guide 39。t succeed at something – try it again, and learn from your 39。be proud of them, and see what lessons you can draw from what they39。而是由于比其他人勤奮。你的老師們、你們的家庭在引導你們。不要因為你的朋友們做得好而感到威脅，為他們驕傲，看看你在他們作對的事情中可以學到些什么。s the kind of culture of excellence you promote here at Masterman。s the kind of excellence we need to promote in all America39。s why today, I39。if you show us how teachers, students, and parents are working together to prepare your kids for college and a career。re giving back to your munity and our country – I39。就是這種卓越我們要推向全美的學校。如果貴校是得勝者，如果你們?yōu)槲覀冋故窘處?、學生和家長如何協(xié)力為你們的子女的大學和職場作準備，如果你們展現(xiàn)給我們你們?nèi)绾位仞伳銈兊纳鐓^(qū)和你們的國家。s about giving each and every one of us the chance to fulfill our promise。它意味著我們中的每一個人有機會實現(xiàn)我們的承諾，達到我們可以達到最好的境況。Now, I know that doesn39。t 39。re wrestling with a lot of I was your age, I was wrestling with questions about who I was。尤其是在初中和高中。這是一個你們和很多事情糾結(jié)的時候。你們中的一些人也許現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)了解決你們的問題，而開始琢磨什么使你不同。ve got bullies in class wh