奥巴马总统对美国学生的全国讲话Word格式.docx

奥巴马总统对美国学生的全国讲话Word格式.docx

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2010年9月14日，奥巴马来到位于宾州费城的一所中学进行了他第二次的开学演讲。

THEPRESIDENT:

Thankyou!

Hello!

（Applause.）Thankyou.Thankyou.Well,hello,Philadelphia!

（Applause.）Andhello,Masterman.Itiswonderfultoseeallofyou.WhataterrificintroductionbyKelly.GiveKellyabigroundofapplause.（Applause.）IwassayingbackstagethatwhenIwasinhighschool,Icouldnothavedonethat.（Laughter.）Iwouldhavemuffeditupsomehow.Sowearesoproudofyouandeverythingthatyou’vedone.Andtoallthestudentshere,I’mthrilledtobehere.？

We’vegotacoupleintroductionsIwanttomake.Firstofall,you’vegottheoutstandinggovernorofPennsylvania,EdRendell,inthehouse.（Applause.）ThemayorofPhiladelphia,MichaelNutter,ishere.（Applause.）CongressmanChakaFattahishere.（Applause.）CongresswomanAllysonSchwartzishere.（Applause.）Yourownprincipal,MargeNeff,ishere.（Applause.）Theschoolsuperintendent,ArleneAckerman,ishereanddoingagreatjob.（Applause.）AndtheSecretaryofEducation,ArneDuncan,ishere.（Applause.）？

AndIamhere.（Applause.）AndIamthrilledtobehere.Iamjustsoexcited.I’veheardsuchgreatthingsaboutwhatallofyouaredoing,boththestudentsandtheteachersandthestaffhere.？

Todayisaboutwelcomingallofyou,andallofAmerica’sstudents,backtoschool,eventhoughIknowyou’vebeeninschoolforalittlebitnow.AndIcan’tthinkofabetterplacetodoitthanatMasterman.（Applause.）BecauseyouareoneofthebestschoolsinPhiladelphia.Youarealeaderinhelpingstudentssucceedintheclassroom.Justlastweek,youwererecognizedbyaNationalBlueRibbon--asaNationalBlueRibbonSchoolbecauseofyourrecordofachievement.Andthatisatestamenttoeverybodyhere–-tothestudents,totheparents,totheteachers,totheschoolleaders.It’sanexampleofexcellencethatIhopecommunitiesacrossAmericacanembrace.？

Overthepastfewweeks,MichelleandIhavebeengettingSashaandMaliareadyforschool.Andthey’reexcitedaboutit.I’llbettheyhadthesamefeelingsthatyoudo--you’realittlesadtoseethesummergo,butyou’realsoexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesofanewyear.Thepossibilitiesofbuildingnewfriendshipsandstrengtheningoldones,ofjoiningaschoolclub,ortryingoutforateam.Thepossibilitiesofgrowingintoabetterstudentandabetterpersonandmakingnotjustyourfamilyproudbutmakingyourselfproud.？

ButIknowsomeofyoumayalsobealittlenervousaboutstartinganewschoolyear.Maybeyou’remakingthejumpfromelementarytomiddleschool,orfrommiddleschooltohighschool,andyou’reworriedaboutwhatthat’sgoingtobelike.Maybeyou’restartinganewschool.You’renotsurehowyou’lllikeit,tryingtofigureouthowyou’regoingtofitin.Ormaybeyou’reasenior,andyou’reanxiousaboutthewholecollegeprocess;

aboutwheretoapplyandwhetheryoucanaffordtogotocollege.？

Andbeyondallthoseconcerns,Iknowalotofyouarealsofeelingthestrainofsomedifficulttimes.Youknowwhat’sgoingoninthenewsandyoualsoknowwhat’sgoingoninsomeofyourownfamilies.You’vereadaboutthewarinAfghanistan.Youhearabouttherecessionthatwe’vebeenthrough.Andsometimesmaybeyou’reseeingtheworriesinyourparents’facesorsenseitintheirvoice.？

Soalotofyouasaconsequence,becausewe’regoingthroughatoughtimeacountry,arehavingtoactalotolderthanyouare.Yougottobestrongforyourfamilywhileyourbrotherorsisterisservingoverseas,oryou’vegottolookafteryoungersiblingswhileyourmomisworkingthatsecondshift.Ormaybesomeofyouwhoarelittlebitolder,you’retakingonapart-timejobwhileyourdad’soutofwork.？

Andthat’salottohandle.It’smorethanyoushouldhavetohandle.Anditmaymakeyouwonderattimeswhatyourownfuturewilllooklike,whetheryou’regoingtobeabletosucceedinschool,whetheryoushouldmaybesetyoursightsalittlelower,scalebackyourdreams.？

ButIcametoMastermantotellallofyouwhatIthinkyou’rehearingfromyourprincipalandyoursuperintendent,andfromyourparentsandyourteachers:

Nobodygetstowriteyourdestinybutyou.Yourfutureisinyourhands.Yourlifeiswhatyoumakeofit.Andnothing--absolutelynothing--isbeyondyourreach,solongasyou’rewillingtodreambig,solongasyou’rewillingtoworkhard.Solongasyou’rewillingtostayfocusedonyoureducation,thereisnotasinglethingthatanyofyoucannotaccomplish,notasinglething.Ibelievethat.？

Andthatlastpartisabsolutelyessential,thatpartaboutreallyworkinghardinschool,becauseaneducationhasneverbeenmoreimportantthanitistoday.I’msuretherearegoingtobetimesinthemonthsaheadwhenyou’restayinguplatedoingyourhomeworkorcrammingforatest,oryou’redraggingyourselfoutofbedonarainymorningandyou’rethinking,oh,boy,Iwishmaybeitwasasnowday.（Laughter.）？

Butletmetellyou,whatyou’redoingisworthit.Thereisnothingmoreimportantthanwhatyou’redoingrightnow.Nothingisgoingtohaveasgreatanimpactonyoursuccessinlifeasyoureducation,howyou’redoinginschool.？

Moreandmore,thekindsofopportunitiesthatareopentoyouaregoingtobedeterminedbyhowfaryougoinschool.Thefartheryougoinschool,thefartheryou’regoingtogoinlife.Andatatimewhenothercountriesarecompetingwithuslikeneverbefore,whenstudentsaroundtheworldinBeijing,China,orBangalore,India,areworkingharderthanever,anddoingbetterthanever,yoursuccessinschoolisnotjustgoingtodetermineyoursuccess,it’sgoingtodetermineAmerica’ssuccessinthe21stcentury.？

Soyou’vegotanobligationtoyourselves,andAmericahasanobligationtoyou,tomakesureyou’regettingthebesteducationpossible.Andmakingsureyougetthatkindofeducationisgoingtotakeallofusworkinghardandallofusworkinghandinhand.？

Ittakesallofusingovernment--fromthegovernortothemayortothesuperintendenttothePresident--allofusdoingourparttoprepareourstudents,allofthem,forsuccessintheclassroomandincollegeandinacareer.It’sgoingtotakeanoutstandingprincipal,likePrincipalNeff,andoutstandingteachersliketheonesyouhavehereatMasterman--teacherswhoaregoingaboveandbeyondthecallofdutyfortheirstudents.Andit’sgoingtotakeparentswhoarecommittedtoyoureducation.？

Now,that’swhatwehavetodoforyou.That’sourresponsibility.That’sourjob.Butyou’vegotajob,too.You’vegottoshowuptoschoolontime.You’vegottopayattentioninyourclass.You’vegottodoyourhomework.You’vegottostudyforexams.You’vegottostayoutoftrouble.You’vegottoinstillasenseofexcellenceineverythingthatyoudo.Thatkindofdiscipline,thatkindofdrive,thatkindofhardwork,isabsolutelyessentialforsuccess.？

AndIcanspeakfromexperienceherebecauseunlikeKelly,Ican’tsayIalwayshadthisdiscipline.See,Icantellshewasalwaysdisciplined.Iwasn’talwaysdisciplined.Iwasn’talwaysthebeststudentwhenIwasyounger.Imademyshareofmistakes.IstillrememberaconversationIhadwithmymotherinhighschool.Iwaskindofagoof-off.AndIwasabouttheageofsomeofthefolkshere.Andmygradeswereslipping.Ihadn’tstartedmycollegeapplications.Iwasacting,asmymotherputit,sortofcasualaboutmyfuture.Iwasdoinggoodenough.IwassmartenoughthatIcouldkindofgetby.ButIwasn’treallyapplyingmyself.？

AndsoIsuspectthisisaconversationthatwillsoundfamiliartosomestudentsandsomeparentsheretoday.ShedecidedtositmedownandsaidIhadtochangemyattitude.MyattitudewaswhatIimagineeveryteenager’sattitudeiswhenyourparentshaveaconversationwithyoulikethat.Iwaslike,youknow,Idon’tneedtohearallthis.I’mdoingokay,I’mnotflunkingout.？

SoIstartedtosaythat,andshejustcutmerightoff.Shesaid,youcan’tjustsitaroundwaitingforlucktoseeyouthrough.Shesaid,youcangetintoanyschoolyouwantinthecountryifyoujustputinalittlebitofeffort.Shegavemeahardlookandshesaid,yourememberwhatthat’slikeEffort（Laughter.）Someofyouhavehadthatconversation.（Laughter.）Anditwasprettyjoltinghearingmymothersaythat.？

Buteventuallyherwordshadtheintendedeffect,becauseIgotseriousaboutmystudies.AndIstartedtomakeaneffortineverythingthatIdid.AndIbegantoseemygradesandmyprospectsimprove.？

AndIknowthatifhardworkcouldmakethedifferenceforme,thenitcanmakeadifferenceforallofyou.AndIknowthattheremaybesomepeoplewhoareskepticalaboutthat.Sometimesyoumaywonderifsomepeoplejustaren’tbetteratcertainthings.Youknow,well,I’mnotgoodatmathorI’mjustnotreallyinterestedinmyscienceclasses.？

Anditistruethatweeachhaveourowngifts,weeachhaveourowntalentsthatwehavetodiscoverandnurture.Noteverybodyisgoingtocatchonincertainsubjectsaseasilyasothers.？

Butjustbecauseyou’renotthebestatsomethingtodaydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tbetomorrow.Evenifyoudon’tthinkofyourselfasamathpersonorascienceperson,youcanstillexcelinthosesubjectsifyou’rewillingtomaketheeffort.Andyoumayfindoutyouhavetalentsyouneverdreamedof.？

BecauseoneofthethingsI’vediscoveredisexcelling--whetherit’sinschoolorinlife--isn’tmainlyaboutbeingsmarterthaneverybodyelse.That’snotreallythesecrettosuccess.It’saboutworkingharderthaneverybodyelse.Sodon’tavoidnewchallenges--seekthemout,stepoutofyourcomfortzone,don’tbeafraidtoask