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美国总统奥巴马9月8日开学演讲英文全文
forimmediatereleaseseptember8,XX
remarksbythepresident
inanationaladdresstoamerica'
sschoolchildren
wakefieldhighschool
arlington,virginia
thepresident:
hello,everybody!
thankyou.thankyou.thankyou,everybody.allright,everybodygoaheadandhaveaseat.howiseverybodydoingtoday?
(applause.)howabouttimspicer?
(applause.)iamherewithstudentsatwakefieldhighschoolinarlington,virginia.andwe'
vegotstudentstuninginfromallacrossamerica,fromkindergartenthrough12thgrade.andiamjustsogladthatallcouldjoinustoday.andiwanttothankwakefieldforbeingsuchanoutstandinghost.giveyourselvesabigroundofapplause.(applause.)
iknowthatformanyofyou,todayisthefirstdayofschool.andforthoseofyouinkindergarten,orstartingmiddleorhighschool,it'
syourfirstdayinanewschool,soit'
sunderstandableifyou'
realittlenervous.iimaginetherearesomeseniorsouttherewhoarefeelingprettygoodrightnow--(applause)--withjustonemoreyeartogo.andnomatterwhatgradeyou'
rein,someofyouareprobablywishingitwerestillsummerandyoucould'
vestayedinbedjustalittlebitlongerthismorning.
iknowthatfeeling.wheniwasyoung,myfamilylivedoverseas.ilivedinindonesiaforafewyears.andmymother,shedidn'
thavethemoneytosendmewherealltheamericankidswenttoschool,butshethoughtitwasimportantformetokeepupwithanamericaneducation.soshedecidedtoteachmeextralessonsherself,mondaythroughfriday.butbecauseshehadtogotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:
30inthemorning.
now,asyoumightimagine,iwasn'
ttoohappyaboutgettingupthatearly.andalotoftimes,i'
dfallasleeprightthereatthekitchentable.butwheneveri'
dplain,mymotherwouldjustgivemeoneofthoselooksandshe'
dsay,"
thisisnopicnicformeeither,buster."
(laughter.)
soiknowthatsomeofyouarestilladjustingtobeingbackatschool.buti'
mheretodaybecauseihavesomethingimportanttodiscusswithyou.i'
mherebecauseiwanttotalkwithyouaboutyoureducationandwhat'
sexpectedofallofyouinthisnewschoolyear.
now,i'
vegivenalotofspeechesabouteducation.andi'
vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.
i'
vetalkedaboutteachers'
responsibilityforinspiringstudentsandpushingyoutolearn.
vetalkedaboutyourparents'
responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrack,andyougetyourhomeworkdone,anddon'
tspendeverywakinghourinfrontofthetvorwiththexbox.
vetalkedalotaboutyourgovernment'
sresponsibilityforsettinghighstandards,andsupportingteachersandprincipals,andturningaroundschoolsthataren'
tworking,wherestudentsaren'
tgettingtheopportunitiesthattheydeserve.
butattheendoftheday,wecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschoolsintheworld--andnoneofitwillmakeadifference,noneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities,unlessyoushowuptothoseschools,unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers,unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradultsandputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.that'
swhatiwanttofocusontoday:
theresponsibilityeachofyouhasforyoureducation.
iwanttostartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.everysingleoneofyouhassomethingthatyou'
regoodat.everysingleoneofyouhassomethingtooffer.andyouhavearesponsibilitytoyourselftodiscoverwhatthatis.that'
stheopportunityaneducationcanprovide.
maybeyoucouldbeagreatwriter--maybeevengoodenoughtowriteabookorarticlesinanewspaper--butyoumightnotknowituntilyouwritethatenglishpaper--thatenglishclasspaperthat'
sassignedtoyou.maybeyoucouldbeaninnovatororaninventor--maybeevengoodenoughtoeupwiththenextiphoneorthenewmedicineorvaccine--butyoumightnotknowituntilyoudoyourprojectforyourscienceclass.maybeyoucouldbeamayororasenatororasupremecourtjustice--butyoumightnotknowthatuntilyoujoinstudentgovernmentorthedebateteam.
andnomatterwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife,iguaranteethatyou'
llneedaneducationtodoit.youwanttobeadoctor,orateacher,orapoliceofficer?
youwanttobeanurseoranarchitect,alawyeroramemberofourmilitary?
you'
regoingtoneedagoodeducationforeverysingleoneofthosecareers.youcannotdropoutofschoolandjustdropintoagoodjob.you'
vegottotrainforitandworkforitandlearnforit.
andthisisn'
tjustimportantforyourownlifeandyourownfuture.whatyoumakeofyoureducationwilldecidenothinglessthanthefutureofthiscountry.thefutureofamericadependsonyo