美国总统在马里兰州布莱登斯堡高中英语演讲稿Word下载.docx

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（Applause.）Fantastic.Well,everybodyhaveaseat.Haveaseat.Thankyou,Leah,forthegreatintroduction.GiveLeahabigroundofapplause.Yay!

（Applause.）MeetingyoungpeoplelikeLeahjustmakesmeinspired.It’sagoodwaytostarttheweek.AndallofthestudentsherewhoarediscoveringandexploringnewideasisoneofthereasonsIlovevisitingschoolslikeBladensburgHigh.AndsoIjustwanttocongratulateallofyouforthegreatworkthatyou’redoing.

　　Ibroughtacoupleoffolksherewhoarehelpingtofacilitatesomeoftheprogramshere.MynewDeputySecretaryofLabor,ChrisLu,ishere.Givehimabigroundofapplause.（Applause.）AndsomeofthebiggestchampionsforeducationinPrinceGeorge’sCountyarehere,includingyourGovernor,MartinO’Malley.（Applause.）CountyExecutiveRushernBaker.（Applause.）MayorWalterJames.（Applause.）SuperintendentKevinMaxwell.（Applause.）YourbiggestfansinCongress,DonnaEdwardsandStenyHoyer.（Applause.）Weareproudofallofthem,andwe’reproudofyou.

　　Allofyouremindme,alltheseyoungpeoplehere,thatyoungpeopletodayareworkingoncoolerstuffthantheywerewhenIwasinhighschool.Inclassroomsacrossthecountry,studentsjustlikethestudentshere,they’reworkinghard,they’resettingtheirsightshigh.Andwe’vegottodoeverythingwecantomakesurethatallofyouhaveachancetosucceed.Andthat’swhyyouroutstandingprincipal,AishaMahoney,isworkingsohardatthisschool.（Applause.）That’swhyGovernorO’MalleyhasbeenworkingsohardtorepairoldschoolsandbuildnewonesacrossthestateofMaryland.Andthat’swhyI’mheretoday.Becauselastyear,welaunchedanationalcompetitiontoredesignAmerica’shighschoolsforthe21stcentury--the21stcenturyeconomy.AndI’mproudtosaythatyourhardworkherehaspaidoff,becauseoneofthewinnersisPrinceGeorge’sCounty.（Applause.）Goodjob.That’sright,youguyshavedonegreat.（Applause.）

　　Now,letmetellyouwhythisissoimportant.Manyoftheyoungpeoplehere,you’vegrownupinthemidstofoneoftheworsteconomiccrisesofourlifetimes.Andit’sbeenhardandit’sbeenpainful.Therearealotoffamiliesthatlosttheirhomes,lostjobs;

alotoffamiliesthatarestillhurtingoutthere.Buttheworkthatwe’vedone,thegroundworkthatwe’velaid,hascreatedasituationwherewe’removingintherightdirection.Ourbusinesseshavecreatedalmost9millionnewjobsoverthelastfouryears.Ourhighschoolgraduationrateisthehighestonrecord.Dropoutratesaregoingdown;

amongLatinos,thedropoutratehasbeencutinhalfsince2019.（Applause.）Moreyoungpeopleareearningcollegedegreesthaneverbefore.We’vebeenbringingtroopshomefromtwowars.Morethan7millionAmericanshavenowsignedupforhealthcoveragethroughtheAffordableCareAct.（Applause.）

　　Sowe’vebeenmakingprogress,butwe’vegotmoreworktodotomakesurethateveryoneoftheseyoungpeople,thateverybodywhoiswillingtoworkhardhasthechancetogetahead.We’vegottomakesurethatoureconomyworksforeverybody,notjustafew.We’vegottomakesureopportunityexistsforallpeople.Nomatterwhoyouare,nomatterwhereyoustartedout,you’vegottohaveconfidencethatifyouworkhardandtakeresponsibility,youcanmakeit.

　　Andthat’sthechancethatthiscountrygaveme.It’sthechancethatthiscountrygaveMichelle.Andthat’swhywe’reworkingsohardforwhatwecallanopportunityagenda--onethatgiveseverybodyashot.Andtherearefoursimplegoals:

Wewanttocreatenewjobs.Wewanttomakesurethatpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosejobs.Wewanttomakesureeveryyoungpersonhasaworld-classeducation.Andwewanttomakesurethatwerewardhardworkwiththingslikehealthcareyoucancountonandwagesyoucanliveon.

　　AndMarylandandGovernorO’Malleyhavebeenworkingalongsideusontheseissues,andIwanttogiveaspecialshout-outtotheMarylandlegislaturebecause,becauseofGovernorO’Malley’sleadership,youarehelpingtomakesurethatweareraisingmorepeople’swageswithyourpushtoraiseyourminimumwagerighthereinMaryland.（Applause.）We’reveryproudtoseethathappen.AndIhopeGovernorO’Malleyisgoingtosignitintolawsoon.GiveMarylandaraise.（Applause.）That’sgoodwork.

　　Butthemainfocushereisguaranteeingeveryyoungpersonhasaccesstoaworld-classeducation.Everysinglestudent.Now,thatstartsbeforehighschool.We’vegottostartattheyoungestagesbymakingsurewe’vegothigh-qualitypreschoolandotherearlylearningprogramsforeveryyoungchildinAmerica.（Applause.）Itmakesadifference.

　　We’vegottomakesurethateverystudenthasaccesstotheworld’sinformationandtheworld’sbesttechnology,andthat’swhywe’removingforwardwithaninitiativewecallConnectEDtofinallyconnect99percentofAmerica’sstudentstohigh-speedInternetinthenextfewyears.（Applause.）Itmeansthatwe’vegottoreinincollegecosts--becauseIwanttomakesurethatLeah,whenshegoestoschool,she’snotburdenedwithtoomuchdebt.（Applause.）Andwe’vegottomakeiteasiertorepaystudentloans--becausenoneoftheyoungpeoplehereshouldbedeniedahighereducationjustbecauseyourfamilyhastroubleaffordingit.Andaworld-classeducationmeanspreparingeveryyoungpersonwiththeskillstheyneedforcollege,foracareer,andforalifetimeofcitizenship.

　　Sowhatwedidwaswelaunchedanewcompetition,backedbyAmerica’sDepartmentsofEducationandLabor,tostartredesigningsomeofourhighschools.WecallitYouthCareerConnect.Andwe’reoffering$100millioninnewgrantstohelpschoolsandlocalpartnersdevelopandtestnewcurriculaandmodelsforsuccess.Wewanttoinvestinyourfuture.

　　Youguysareallcomingupinanagewhereyou’renotgoingtobeabletocompetewithpeopleacrosstownforgoodjobs--you’regoingtobecompetingwiththerestoftheworld.YoungpeopleinIndiaandChina,they’reallinterestedintryingtofigureouthowtheygetafootholdinthisworldeconomy.That’swhoyou’recompetingagainst.Now,I’mconfidentyoucanmatchorexceedanythingtheydo,butwedon’tdoitbyjustrestingonwhatwe’vedonebefore.We’vegottoout-workandout-innovateandout-hustleeverybodyelse.We’vegottothinkaboutnewwaysofdoingthings.

　　Andpartofourconcernhasbeenourhighschools,alotofthemweredesignedwithcurriculumsbasedonthe1940sand‘50sand‘60s,andhaven’tbeenupdated.Sotheideabehindthiscompetitionishowdowestartmakinghighschool,inparticular,moreinteresting,moreexciting,morerelevanttoyoungpeople.

　　Lastyear,forexample,IvisitedaschoolcalledP-TECH---thisisinBrooklyn--ahighschoolthatpartneredwithIBMandtheCityUniversityofNewYorktoofferitsstudentsnotonlyahighschooldiploma,butalsoanassociate’sdegreeincomputersystemsorelectromechanicalengineering.IBMsaidthatP-TECHgraduateswouldbethefirstinlineforjobs.

　　ThenIvisitedahighschoolinNashvillethatoffers“academies”wherestudentsfocusonaspecificsubjectarea--butthey’realsogettinghands-onexperiencerunningtheirowncreditunion,workingintheirownTVstudios,learning3Dprinting,tinkeringwiththeirownairplane--whichwasprettycool.Inevergottodothat.Ididgetmyownairplanelaterinlife.（Laughter.）AlthoughI’vegottogiveitback.（Laughter.）Idon’tgettokeepit.

　　ButthisisstuffIdidn’tgettodowhenIwasinhighschool--andIwishIhad.Butit’sstuffyouhavetoknowhowtodotoday,intoday’seconomy.Thingsaremovingfaster,they’remoresophisticated.

　　SowechallengedAmerica’shighschoolstolookatwhat’shappeninginaplacelikeP-TECH,lookatwhat’shappeningincitieslikeNashville,andthensaywhatcanyoudotomakesureyourstudentslearntheskillsthatbusinessesarelookingforinhigh-demandfields.Andweaskedhighschoolstodeveloppartnershipswithcollegesandemployers,andcreateclassesthatfocusonreal-lifeapplicationsforthefieldsofthefuture--fieldslikescienceandtechnologyandengineeringandmath.Andpartofthereasonwehavetodothisnowisbecauseothercountries,they’vegotalittlebitofaleadonusonsomeoftheseareas.

　　AcountrylikeGermanyrightnowfocusesongraduatingtheirhighschoolstudentswithatechnicaldegreeequivalentthatgivethemaheadstart.Sowe’reaskingschoolstolookintowhatplaceslikeGermanyaredoing.

　　Now,noteveryschoolthatentersintothiscompetitionforthe$100millionisgoingtowin--becausewedon’thaveenoughmoneyforeverybody,andwewanttoforceschoolstothinkhardandredesign,andwewanttorewardtheschoolsthatarebeingmostinnovativeandareactuallyprovingsomeoftheconceptsthatthey’retryingout.Butthegreatthingisthatthroughthiscompetition,schoolsacrossthecountrythatenteredhavechangedthewaytheypreparetheirstudents,andhavealreadymadeenormousimprovements,evenbeforetheygetthegrant.And,ultimately,wehadtochoosethetopYouthCareerConnectinitiatives.Today,I’mproudtosaythatschoolsacrossAmericaareputtingupsomeprettyimpressiveproposals.

　　Thewinnersacrosstheboardaredoingthekindsofstuffthatwillallowotherschoolstostartduplicatingwhatthey’redoing.ThewinnersinIndianapolisareexpandingtheircareerprepprogramstoencouragemoreyoungwomenandkidsfromdiversebackgroundstojoinourscienceandtechnologyworkforce.NewYorkCitylikesthatBrooklynhighschoolmodel,P-TECH,somuchthatthey’reusingtheirgranttofundtwomorejustlikeit,sothatstudentscangaintwodegreesatonceandgettheedgetheyneedintod