美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语.docx

美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语.docx

《美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语.docx（21页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语

美国总统奥巴马2015年1月21日国情咨文全文（中英文双语）

Mr.Speaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,myfellowAmericans:

Wearefifteenyearsintothisnewcentury.?

Fifteenyearsthatdawnedwithterrortouchingourshores;thatunfoldedwithanewgenerationfightingtwolongandcostlywars;thatsawaviciousrecessionspreadacrossournationandtheworld.?

Ithasbeen,andstillis,ahardtimeformany.

Buttonight,weturnthepage.

Tonight,afterabreakthroughyearforAmerica,oureconomyisgrowingandcreatingjobsatthefastestpacesince1999.?

Ourunemploymentrateisnowlowerthanitwasbeforethefinancialcrisis.?

Moreofourkidsaregraduatingthaneverbefore;moreofourpeopleareinsuredthaneverbefore;weareasfreefromthegripofforeignoilaswe’vebeeninalmost30years.

Tonight,forthefirsttimesince9/11,ourcombatmissioninAfghanistanisover.?

Sixyearsago,nearly180,000AmericantroopsservedinIraqandAfghanistan.?

Today,fewerthan15,000remain.?

Andwesalutethecourageandsacrificeofeverymanandwomaninthis9/11Generationwhohasservedtokeepussafe.?

Wearehumbledandgratefulforyourservice.

America,forallthatwe’veendured;forallthegritandhardworkrequiredtocomeback;forallthetasksthatlieahead,knowthis:

?

Theshadowofcrisishaspassed,andtheStateoftheUnionisstrong.

Atthismoment–withagrowingeconomy,shrinkingdeficits,bustlingindustry,andboomingenergyproduction–wehaverisenfromrecessionfreertowriteourownfuturethananyothernationonEarth.?

It’snowuptoustochoosewhowewanttobeoverthenextfifteenyears,andfordecadestocome.

Willweacceptaneconomywhereonlyafewofusdospectacularlywell?

?

Orwillwecommitourselvestoaneconomythatgeneratesrisingincomesandchancesforeveryonewhomakestheeffort?

Willweapproachtheworldfearfulandreactive,draggedintocostlyconflictsthatstrainourmilitaryandsetbackourstanding?

?

Orwillweleadwisely,usingallelementsofourpowertodefeatnewthreatsandprotectourplanet?

Willweallowourselvestobesortedintofactionsandturnedagainstoneanother–orwillwerecapturethesenseofcommonpurposethathasalwayspropelledAmericaforward?

Intwoweeks,IwillsendthisCongressabudgetfilledwithideasthatarepractical,notpartisan.?

Andinthemonthsahead,I’llcrisscrossthecountrymakingacaseforthoseideas.

Sotonight,Iwanttofocuslessonachecklistofproposals,andfocusmoreonthevaluesatstakeinthechoicesbeforeus.

Itbeginswithoureconomy.

Sevenyearsago,RebekahandBenErlerofMinneapoliswerenewlyweds.?

Shewaitedtables.?

Heworkedconstruction.?

Theirfirstchild,Jack,wasontheway.

TheywereyoungandinloveinAmerica,anditdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanthat.

“Ifonlywehadknown,”Rebekahwrotetomelastspring,“whatwasabouttohappentothehousingandconstructionmarket.”

Asthecrisisworsened,Ben’sbusinessdriedup,sohetookwhatjobshecouldfind,eveniftheykepthimontheroadforlongstretchesoftime.?

Rebekahtookoutstudentloans,enrolledincommunitycollege,andretrainedforanewcareer.?

Theysacrificedforeachother.?

Andslowly,itpaidoff.?

Theyboughttheirfirsthome.?

Theyhadasecondson,Henry.?

Rebekahgotabetterjob,andthenaraise.?

Benisbackinconstruction–andhomefordinnereverynight.

“Itisamazing,”Rebekahwrote,“whatyoucanbouncebackfromwhenyouhaveto…weareastrong,tight-knitfamilywhohasmadeitthroughsomevery,veryhardtimes.”

Weareastrong,tight-knitfamilywhohasmadeitthroughsomevery,veryhardtimes.

America,RebekahandBen’sstoryisourstory.?

Theyrepresentthemillionswhohaveworkedhard,andscrimped,andsacrificed,andretooled.?

YouarethereasonIranforthisoffice.?

You’rethepeopleIwasthinkingofsixyearsagotoday,inthedarkestmonthsofthecrisis,whenIstoodonthestepsofthisCapitolandpromisedwewouldrebuildoureconomyonanewfoundation.?

Andit’sbeenyoureffortandresiliencethathasmadeitpossibleforourcountrytoemergestronger.

Webelievedwecouldreversethetideofoutsourcing,anddrawnewjobstoourshores.?

Andoverthepastfiveyears,ourbusinesseshavecreatedmorethan11millionnewjobs.

Webelievedwecouldreduceourdependenceonforeignoilandprotectourplanet.?

Andtoday,Americaisnumberoneinoilandgas.?

Americaisnumberoneinwindpower.?

Everythreeweeks,webringonlineasmuchsolarpoweraswedidinallof2008.?

Andthankstolowergaspricesandhigherfuelstandards,thetypicalfamilythisyearshouldsave$750atthepump.

Webelievedwecouldprepareourkidsforamorecompetitiveworld.?

Andtoday,ouryoungerstudentshaveearnedthehighestmathandreadingscoresonrecord.?

Ourhighschoolgraduationratehashit