英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 An EnergyIndependent Future.docx

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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲AnEnergyIndependentFuture

奥巴马演讲AnEnergy-IndependentFuture

THEPRESIDENT:

 Thankyou,everybody. Thankyou. Pleasehaveaseat. Haveaseat. Goodmorning,everybody. BeforeIbeginletmejustacknowledge（承认，答谢）someofthepeoplewhoarestanding1behindmehere:

 Firstofall,twopeoplewhohavebeenworkingreallyhardtomakethisdayhappen--SecretaryStevenChu,myEnergySecretary--StevenChu. （Applause.） AndmyWhiteHouseadvisor2oneverythinghavingtodowithenergy,CarolBrowner. （Applause.）

IwanttoacknowledgetheoutstandinggovernorofMaryland,MartinO'Malley,aswellashislieutenant3governor（副州长）,AnthonyBrown. （Applause.） We'vegotMarkAyersfromthebuildingtrades,andBillyHitefromtheUAPlumbers4（水管工）andPipefitters（管道工）--givethemabigroundofapplause. （Applause.） GregoryJaczko,who'swiththeNuclearEnergyCommission,ishere. Whereishe?

（Applause.） EdHill,presidentofIBEWInternational. （Applause.） AndIwanttothankChuckGrahamandeverybodyhereatLocal26fortheirgreathospitality（殷勤，好客）. （Applause.）

Thankyouforthewarmwelcome. Thanksforshowingmearound. IwasjustmentioningthatIgotachancetopullthefirstfirealarmsinceIwasinjuniorhigh. （Laughter.） AndIdidn'tgetintroubleforit.

Thisisanextraordinarily5impressivefacility,whereworkersareinstructedoneverythingfromtheinstallationofsophisticatedenergyhardwareandsoftwaretothebasicsofcurrentandresistance. Weneedtolooknofurtherthantheworkersandapprentices6（学徒，生手）whoarestandingbehindmetoseethefuturethat'spossiblewhenitcomestocleanenergy.

It'safutureinwhichskilledlaborers7arehelping8usleadinburgeoning9（迅速发展）industries. It'safutureinwhichrenewableelectricityisfuelingplug-inhybrid10carsandenergy-efficienthomesandbusinesses. It'safutureinwhichwe'reexportinghomegrownenergytechnologyinsteadofimportingforeignoil. Andit'safutureinwhichoureconomyispowerednotbywhatweborrowandspendbutwhatweinventandwhatwebuild.

That'sthebrightfuturethatliesaheadforAmerica. Andit'soneof--it'safuturethatmyadministrationisstrivingtoachieveeachandeveryday. We'vealreadymadethelargestinvestmentincleanenergyinhistoryaspartoftheRecoveryAct--aninvestmentthatisexpectedtocreatemorethan700,000jobsacrossAmerica-–manufacturingadvancedbatteriesformorefuel-efficientvehicles,upgradingthepowergrid11sothatit'ssmarterandit'sstronger,doublingournation'scapacitytogeneraterenewableenergy. Andafterdecadesinwhichwehavedonelittletoincreasetheefficiencyofcarsandtrucks,we'veraisedfueleconomystandardstoreduceourdependence12onforeignoilwhilehelpingfolkssavemoneyatthepump（加油站）.

Butinordertotrulyharness（驾驭，治理）ourpotentialincleanenergywe'regoingtohavetodomore,andthat'swhywe'rehere. Inthenearterm,aswetransitiontocleanerenergysources,we'regoingtohavetomakesometoughdecisionsaboutopeningupnewoffshore13areasforoilandgasdevelopment. We'llneedtomakecontinuedinvestmentsinadvancedbiofuels（生物燃料）andcleancoaltechnologies,evenaswebuildgreatercapacityinrenewableslikewindandsolar. Andwe'regoingtohavetobuildanewgenerationofsafe,cleannuclearpowerplantsinAmerica.

That'swhatbringsushere. ThroughtheDepartmentofEnergy-–undertheleadershipofNobelprize-winningphysicist14,StevenChu–-although,justaquicksidenote:

 Whenhewastalkingtosomeoftheinstructors15here,andtheyweretalkingaboutcurrentsandthisandthatandtheother,Iindicatedtohimthathecouldhavesavedalotofmoney. InsteadofgettingaPh.D.,hecouldhavecomehereandlearnedsomeofthesamestuff. （Laughterandapplause.） Youknow,theinstructorsherewerejustkeepingup--theywererighttherewithhim.

ButthroughtheDepartmentofEnergyandSecretaryChu'sleadership,weareannouncingroughly$8billioninloanguaranteestobreakgroundonthefirstnewnuclearplantinourcountryinthreedecades--thefirstnewnuclearpowerplantinnearlythreedecades. （Applause.）

It'saplantthatwillcreatethousandsofconstructionjobsinthenextfewyears,andsome800permanentjobs--well-payingpermanentjobs--intheyearstocome. Andthisisonlythebeginning. Mybudgetproposestriplingtheloanguaranteesweprovidetohelpfinancesafe,cleannuclearfacilities-–andwe'llcontinuetoprovidefinancingforcleanenergyprojectshereinMarylandandacrossAmerica.#p#分页标题#e#

Now,therewillbethosethatwelcomethisannouncement,thosewhothinkit'sbeenlongoverdue16（迟到的，过期的）. Buttherearealsogoingtobethosewhostronglydisagreewiththisannouncement. Thesamehasbeentrueinotherareasofourenergydebate,fromoffshoredrillingtoputtingapriceoncarbonpollution. ButwhatIwanttoemphasizeisthis:

 Evenwhenwehavedifferences,wecannotallowthosedifferencestopreventusfrommakingprogress. Onanissuethataffectsoureconomy,oursecurity,andthefutureofourplanet,wecan’tkeeponbeingmired17inthesameoldstaledebatesbetweentheleftandtheright,betweenenvironmentalistsandentrepreneurs.

See,ourcompetitorsareracing18tocreatejobsandcommandgrowingenergyindustries. Andnuclearenergyisnoexception. JapanandFrancehavelonginvestedheavilyinthisindustry. Meanwhile,thereare56nuclearreactors19underconstructionaroundtheworld:

 21inChinaalone;sixinSouthKorea;fiveinIndia. Andthecommitmentofthesecountriesisnotjustgeneratingthejobsinthoseplants;it'sgeneratingdemandforexpertise20（专门技术）andnewtechnologies.

Somakenomistake:

 Whetherit’snuclearenergy,orsolarorwindenergy,ifwefailtoinvestinthetechnologiesoftomorrow,thenwe’regoingtobeimportingthosetechnologiesinsteadofexportingthem. Wewillfallbehind. Jobswillbeproducedoverseas,insteadofhereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica. Andthat'snotafuturethatIaccept.

Now,Iknowit’sbeenlongassumedthatthosewhochampiontheenvironmentareopposedtonuclearpower. Butthefactis,eventhoughwe’venotbrokengroundonanewpowerplant--newnuclearplantin30years,nuclearenergyremains21ourlargestsourceoffuelthatproducesnocarbonemissions22. Tomeetourgrowingenergyneedsandpreventtheworstconsequencesofclimatechange,we'llneedtoincreaseoursupplyofnuclearpower. It'sthatsimple. Thisoneplant,forexample,willcutcarbonpollutionby16milliontonseachyearwhencomparedtoasimilarcoalplant. That'sliketaking3.5millioncarsofftheroad.

Ontheotherside,therearethosewhohavelongadvocated（提倡，主张）fornuclearpower--includingmanyRepublicans--whohavetorecognizethatwe'renotgoingtoachieveabigboostinnuclearcapacityunlesswealsocreateasystemofincentives23（激励，奖励）tomakecleanenergyprofitable. That'snotjustmypersonalconclusion;it'stheconclusionofmanyintheenergyindustryitself,includingCEOsofthenation'slargestutilitycompanies. Energyleadersandexpertsrecognizethataslongasproducingcarbonpollutioncarriesnocost,traditionalplantsthatusefossilfuelswillbemorecost-effectivethanplantsthatusenuclearfuel.

That'swhyweneedcomprehensiveenergyandclimatelegislation,andwhythislegislationhasdrawn24supportfromacrosstheideological25（意识形态的，思想的）spectrum26. IraisedthisjustlastweekwithcongressionalRepublicanleaders. Ibelievethere'srealcommongroundhere. Andmyadministrationwillbeworkingtobuildonareasofagreementsothatwecanpassabipartisan（两党连立的）energyandclimatebillthroughtheSenate.

Now,noneofthisistosaythattherearen'tsomeseriousdrawbacks（缺点，退税）withrespecttonuclearenergythathavetobeaddressed. AstheCEOsstandingbehindmewilltellyou,nuclearpowergenerateswaste,andweneedtoaccelerateoureffortstofindwaysofstoringthiswastesafelyanddisposingofit. That'swhywe'veaskedabipartisangroupofleadersandnuclearexpertstoexaminethischallenge. Andtheseplantsalsohavetobeheldtothehighestandstrictestsafetystandardstoanswerthelegitimate28（合法的，正当的）concernsofAmericanswholivenearandfarfromthesefacilities. That'sgoingtobeanimperative29（必要的，紧急的）.

Butinvestinginnuclearenergyremainsanecessarystep. WhatIhopeisthatwiththisannouncement,we'reunderscoringbothourseriousnessinmeetingtheenergychallengeandourwillingnesstolookatthischallengenotasapartisan27issuebutasamatterthat'sfarmoreimportantthanpolitics--becausethechoiceswemakewillaffectnotjustthenextgenerationbutmanygenerationstocome.

Thefactischangingthewaysweproduceanduseenergyrequiresustothinkanew;itrequiresustoactanew（重新，再）;anditdemandsofusawillingnesstoextendourhandacrosssomeoftheolddivides,toactingoodfaith,andtomovebeyondthebrokenpoliticsofthepast. That'swhatwemustdo;that'swhatwewilldo.

Thankyouverymuch,everybody. Appreciateit. （Applause.）#p#分页标题#e#

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15A.M.EST

■文章重点单词注释：

1

standing

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

Aftertheearthquakeonlyafewhouseswereleftstanding.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。

They'restandingoutagainstanychangeinthelaw.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2

advisor

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

Theyemployedmeasanadvisor.他们聘请我当顾问。

Theprofessorisengagedasatechnicaladvisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

3

lieutenant

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

Hewaspromotedtobealieuten