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（Laughter.）

PartofthereasonIacceptedyourinvitationtocomeherewasbecauseIwantedtospeakwithallofyou,andnotjusttoallofyou. 

SoI'

mlookingforwardtotakingyourquestionsandhavingarealconversationinafewmoments. 

AndIhopethattheconversationwebeginheredoesn'

tendhere;

thatwecancontinueourdialogueinthedaysahead. 

It'

simportanttomethatwedoso. 

simportanttoyou,Ithink,thatwedoso. 

Butmostimportantly,it'

simportanttotheAmericanpeoplethatwedoso.

I'

vesaidthisbefore,butI'

mabigbelievernotjustinthevalueofaloyalopposition4,butinitsnecessity. 

Havingdifferencesofopinion,havingarealdebateaboutmattersofdomesticpolicyandnationalsecurity--andthat'

snotsomethingthat'

sonlygoodforourcountry,it'

sabsolutelyessential. 

sonlythroughtheprocessofdisagreementanddebatethatbadideasgettossedout扔出andgoodideasgetrefinedandmadebetter. 

Andthatkindofvigorousbackandforth5--thatimperfectbutwell-foundedprocess,messyasitoftenis--isattheheartofourdemocracy. 

That'

swhatmakesusthegreatestnationintheworld.

So,yes,Iwantyoutochallengemyideas,andIguaranteeyouthatafterreadingthisImaychallengeafewofyours. 

（Laughter.） 

Iwantyoutostandupforyourbeliefs,andknowingthiscaucus,Ihavenodoubtthatyouwill. 

Iwantustohaveaconstructive6debate. 

TheonlythingIdon'

twant--andhereIamlisteningtotheAmericanpeople,andIthinktheydon'

twanteither--isforWashingtontocontinuebeingsoWashington-like. 

Iknowfolks人们,whenwe'

reintownthere,spendalotoftimereadingthepollsandlookingatfocusgroupsandinterpretingwhichpartyhastheupperhandinNovemberandin2012andsoonandsoonandsoon. 

stheirobsession困扰，痴迷.

AndI'

mnotapundit7博学者. 

mjustaPresident,sotakeitforwhatit'

sworth. 

ButIdon'

tbelievethattheAmericanpeoplewantustofocusonourjobsecurity. 

Theywantustofocusontheirjobsecurity. 

（Applause.） 

Idon'

tthinktheywantmoregridlock. 

tthinktheywantmorepartisanship8. 

tthinktheywantmoreobstruction9. 

Theydidn'

tsendustoWashingtontofighteachotherinsomesortofpoliticalsteel-cagematchtoseewhocomesoutalive. 

snotwhattheywant. 

TheysentustoWashingtontoworktogether,togetthingsdone,andtosolvetheproblemsthatthey'

regrapplingwith扭打，努力克服everysingleday.

AndIthinkyourconstituents10wouldwanttoknowthatdespitethefactitdoesn'

tgetalotofattention,youandIhaveactuallyworkedtogetheronanumberofoccasions. 

Therehavebeentimeswherewe'

veactedinabipartisan两党连立的fashion. 

AndIwanttothankyouandyourDemocraticcolleaguesforreachingacrosstheaisle11. 

Therehasbeen,forexample,broadsupportforputtinginthetroopsnecessaryinAfghanistantodenyalQaedasafehaven12,tobreaktheTaliban'

smomentum13动力，动量,andtotrainAfghansecurityforces. 

There'

sbeenbroadsupportfordisrupting,dismantling14解散，分解,anddefeatingalQaeda. 

AndIknowthatwe'

reallunitedinouradmiration15ofourtroops. 

Soitmaybeusefulfortheinternationalaudiencerightnowtounderstand--andcertainlyforourenemiestohavenodoubt--whateverdivisionsanddifferencesmayexistinWashington,theUnitedStatesofAmericastandsasonetodefendourcountry. 

sthatsamespiritofbipartisanship两党制，两党合作thatmadeitpossibleformetosignadefense16contractingreformbillthatwascosponsored共同赞助者，共同主办人bySenatorMcCainandmembersofCongressheretoday. 

We'

vestoodtogetheronbehalfofournation'

sveterans. 

TogetherwepassedthelargestincreaseintheVA'

sbudgetinmorethan30yearsandsupportedessentialveterans'

healthcarereformstoprovidebetteraccessandmedicalcareforthosewhoserveinuniform.

SomeofyoualsojoinedDemocrats17insupportingaCreditCardBillofRightsandinextendingunemploymentcompensationtoAmericanswhoareoutofwork. 

Someofyoujoinedusinstoppingtobaccocompaniesfromtargetingkids,expandingopportunitiesforyoungpeopletoserveourcountry,andhelping18responsiblehomeownersstayintheirhomes.

Sowehaveatrackrecordofworkingtogether. 

Itispossible. 

But,asJohn,youmentioned,onsomeverybigthings,we'

veseenparty-linevotesthat,I'

mjustgoingtobehonest,weredisappointing. 

Let'

sstartwithoureffortstojumpstart安装，引进theeconomylastwinter,whenwewerelosing700,000jobsamonth. 

Ourfinancialsystemteeteredonthebrink19of濒临collapse20andthethreatofasecondGreatDepressionloomed21large. 

Ididn'

tunderstandthen,andIstilldon'

tunderstand,whywegotoppositioninthiscaucusforalmost$300billioninbadlyneededtaxcutsfortheAmericanpeople,orCOBRAcoverage22tohelpAmericanswho'

velostjobsinthisrecessiontokeepthehealthinsurancethattheydesperately23needed,oroppositiontoputtingAmericanstoworklayingbroadbandandrebuildingroadsandbridgesandbreakinggroundonnewconstructionprojects.

TherewasaninterestingheadlineinCNNtoday:

"

Americansdisapprove24ofstimulus25刺激，激励,butlikeeverypolicyinit."

Andtherewasapollthatshowedthatifyoubrokeitdownintoitscomponent26parts,80percentapprovedofthetaxcuts,80percentapprovedoftheinfrastructure27,80percentapprovedoftheassistancetotheunemployed28.

Well,that'

swhattheRecoveryActwas. 

Andlet'

sfaceit,someofyouhavebeenattheribbon-cuttingsforsomeoftheseimportantprojectsinyourcommunities. 

Now,Iunderstandsomeofyouhadsomephilosophical29differencesperhapsonthejusttheconceptofgovernmentspending,but,asIrecall,oppositionwasdeclaredbeforewehadachancetoactuallymeetandexchangeideas. 

AndIsawthatasamissedopportunity.

Now,Iamhappytoreportthismorningthatwesawanothersignthatoureconomyismovingintherightdirection. 

ThelatestGDPnumbersshowthatoureconomyisgrowingbyalmost6percent--that'

sthemostsince2003. 

Toputthatinperspective正确地,thistimelastyear,weweren'

tseeingpositivejobgrowth;

wewereseeingtheeconomyshrinkbyabout6percent.

Soyou'

veseena12percentreversal逆转，撤销duringthecourseofthisyear. 

Thisturnaroundisthebiggestinnearlythreedecades--anditdidn'

thappenbyaccident. 

Ithappened--aseconomists30,conservativeandliberal,willattest31--becauseofsomeofthestepsthatwetook.

Andbytheway,youmentionedaWebsiteouthere,John-- 

ifyouwanttolookatwhat'

sgoingon,ontheRecoveryAct,youcanlookonrecovery.gov--aWebsite,bytheway,thatwasEricCantor'

sidea.

Now,here'

sthepoint. 

Theseareserioustimes,andwhat'

srequiredbyallofus--DemocratsandRepublicans--istodowhat'

srightforourcountry,evenifit'

snotalwayswhat'

sbestforourpolitics. 

Iknowitmaybeheresy异教，异端tosaythis,buttherearethingsmoreimportantthangoodpollnumbers. 

Andonthisnoonecanaccusemeofnotlivingbymyprinciples. 

Amiddleclassthat'

sbackonitsfeet,aneconomythatliftseverybodyup,anAmericathat'

sascendant优势intheworld--that'

smoreimportantthanwinninganelection. 

Ourfutureshouldn'

tbeshapedbywhat'

sbestforourpolitics;

ourpoliticsshouldbeshapedbywhat'

sbestforourfuture.

■文章重点单词注释：

1

strand

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

Shetuckedaloosestrandofhairbehindherears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。

Theclimbershadbeenstrandedbyastorm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

2

appreciative

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；

感激的

Shewasdeeplyappreciativeofyourhelp.她对你的帮助深表感激。

Weareveryappreciativeoftheirsupportinthisrespect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

3

caucus

n.秘密会议；

干部会议；

v.（参加）干部开会议

Thismulti-stagedcaucustakesseveralmonths.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。

ItkepttheDemocraticcaucusfromfragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

4

opposition

n.反对，敌对

Thepartyleaderisfacingoppositioninhisownbackyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。

Thepolicetriedtobreakdowntheprisoner'

sopposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5

forth

adv.向前；

向外，往外

Thewindmovedthetreesgentlybackandforth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。

Hegaveforthaseriesofworksinrapidsuccession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6

constructive

adj.建设的，建设性的

Wewelcomeconstructivecriticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。

Heisbeginningtodealwithhisangerinaconstructiveway.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

7

pundit

n.博学之人；

权威

Eventheoutstandingexcellentgraduatewilllearnconstantlyifhelikestobeapundit.即使最优秀的结业生，要想成为一个博学的人也要不断地研究。

Heisawellknownpoliticalpundit.他是一个著名的政治专家。

8

Partisanship

n.党派性,党派偏见

HerviolentpartisanshipwasfightingSoames'

sbattle.她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。

Therewasalinkofunderstandingbetweenthem,moreimportantthanaffectionorpartisanship.'

比起人间的感情，比起相同的政见，