奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿.docx

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奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿

奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿

　　Hello,CBC!

（Applause.）Thankyousomuch.Everybody,haveaseat.Itisgoodtobewithyouheretonight.Ifitwasn’tblacktieIwouldhavewornmytansuit.（Laughter.）Ithoughtitlookedgood.（Laughter.）

　　Thankyou,Chaka,forthatintroduction.Thankstoallofyouforhavingmeherethisevening.IwanttoacknowledgethemembersoftheCongressionalBlackCaucusandChairwomanMarciaFudgefortheiroutstandingwork.（Applause.）Thankyou,ShuaniseWashington,andtheCBCFoundationfordoingsomuchtohelpouryoungpeopleaimhighandreachtheirpotential.

　　Tonight,Iwanttobeginbypayingspecialtributetoamanwithwhomallofyouhaveworkedcloselywith;someonewhoservedhiscountryfornearly40yearsasaprosecutor,asajudge,andasAttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates:

Mr.EricHolder.（Applause.）Throughouthislongcareerinpublicservice,Erichasbuiltapowerfullegacyofmakingsurethatequaljusticeunderthelawactuallymeanssomething;thatitappliestoeverybody--regardlessofrace,orgender,orreligion,orcolor,creed,disability,sexualorientation.Hehasbeenagreatfriendofmine.HehasbeenafaithfulservantoftheAmericanpeople.Wewillmisshimbadly.（Applause.）

　　Thisyear,we’vebeenmarkingthe50thanniversaryoftheCivilRightsAct.WehonorgiantslikeJohnLewis--（applause）;unsungheroineslikeEvelynLowery.WehonorthecountlessAmericans,somewhoareinthisroom--black,white,students,scholars,preachers,housekeepers,patriotsall,who,withtheirbarehands,reachedintothewellofournation’sfoundingidealsandhelpedtonurtureamoreperfectunion.We’veremindedourselvesthatprogressisnotjustabsorbingwhathasbeendone--it’sadvancingwhat’sleftundone.

　　EvenbeforePresidentJohnsonsignedtheCivilRightsActintolaw,evenasthedebatedraggedonintheSenate,hewasalreadychallengingAmericatodomoreandmarchfurther,tobuildaGreatSociety--one,Johnsonsaid,“;wherenochildwillgounfed,andnoyoungsterwillgounschooled.Wherenomanwhowantsworkwillfailtofindit.Wherenocitizenwillbebarredfromanydoorbecauseofhisbirthplaceorhiscolororhischurch.Wherepeaceandsecurityiscommonamongneighborsandpossibleamongnations.”;“;Thisistheworldthatwaitsforyou,”;hesaid.“;Reachoutforitnow.Jointhefighttofinishtheunfinishedwork.”;Tofinishtheunfinishedwork.

　　Americahasmadestunningprogresssincethattime,overthepast50years--evenoverthepastfiveyears.Butitistheunfinishedworkthatdrivesusforward.

　　Someofourunfinishedworkliesbeyondourborders.AmericaisleadingtheefforttorallytheworldagainstRussianaggressioninUkraine.AmericaisleadingthefighttocontainandcombatEbolainAfrica.AmericaisbuildingandleadingthecoalitionthatwilldegradeandultimatelydestroytheterroristgroupknownasISIL.AsAmericans,weareleading,andwedon’tshyawayfromtheseresponsibilities;wewelcomethem.（Applause.）That’swhatAmericadoes.Andwearegratefultothemenandwomeninuniformwhoputthemselvesinharm’swayinserviceofthecountrythatwealllove.（Applause.）

　　Sowe’vegotunfinishedworkoverseas,butwe’vegotsomeunfinishedworkrighthereathome.（Applause.）AftertheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression,ourbusinesseshavenowcreated10millionnewjobsoverthelast54months.Thisisthelongestuninterruptedstretchofjobgrowthinourhistory.（Applause.）Inourhistory.Butweunderstandourworkisnotdoneuntilwegetthekindofjobcreationthatmeanseverybodywhowantsworkcanafindjob.

　　We’vedonesomeworkonhealthcare,too.Idon’tknowifyou’venoticed.ThankstotheAffordableCareAct,we’veseena26percentdeclineintheuninsuredrateinAmerica.（Applause.）AfricanAmericanshaveseena30percentdecline.And,bytheway,thecostofhealthcareisn’tgoingupasfastanymoreeither.Everybodywaspredictingthiswasallgoingtobesoexpensive.We’vesaved$800billion--（applause）--inMedicarebecauseoftheworkthatwe’vedone--slowingthecost,improvingquality,andimprovingaccess.Despiteunyieldingopposition,thischangehashappenedjustinthelastcoupleyears.

　　Butweknowourworkisnotyetdoneuntilwegetintomorecommunities,helpmoreuninsuredfolksgetcovered,especiallyinthosestateswherethegovernorsaren’tbeingquiteascooperativeaswe’dlikethemtobe.（Applause.）Youknowwhoyouare.Italwayspuzzlesmewhenyoudecidetotakeastandtomakesurepoorfolksinyourstatecan’tgethealthinsuranceeventhoughitdoesn’tcostyouadime.Thatdoesn’tmakemuchsensetome,butIwon’tgoononthattopic.（Applause.）We’vegotmoreworktodo.

　　It’seasytotakeastandwhenyou’vegothealthinsurance.（Laughterandapplause.）I’mgoingoffscriptnow,but--（laughter）--that’swhathappensattheCBC.

　　Ourhighschoolgraduationrateisatarecordhigh,thedropoutrateisfalling,moreyoungpeopleareearningcollegedegreesthaneverbefore.Lastyear,thenumberofchildrenlivinginpovertyfellby1.4million--thelargestdeclinesince1966.（Applause.）SinceItookoffice,theoverallcrimerateandtheoverallincarcerationratehasgonedownbyabout10percent.That’sthefirsttimethey’vedeclinedatthesametimeinmorethan40years.Fewerfolksinjail.Crimestillgoingdown.（Applause.）

　　Butourworkisnotdonewhentoomanychildrenliveincrumblingneighborhoods,cyclingthroughsubstandardschools,traumatizedbydailyviolence.OurworkisnotdonewhenworkingAmericansofallraceshaveseentheirwagesandincomesstagnate,evenascorporateprofitssoar;whenAfrican-Americanunemploymentisstilltwiceashighaswhiteunemployment;whenincomeinequality,ontherisefordecades,continuestoholdbackhardworkingcommunities,especiallycommunitiesofcolor.We’vegotunfinishedwork.Andweknowwhattodo.That’stheworstpart--weknowwhattodo.

　　Weknowwe’vegottoinvestininfrastructure,andmanufacturing,andresearchanddevelopmentthatcreatesnewjobs.We’vegottokeeprebuildingamiddleclasseconomywithladdersofopportunity,sothathardworkpaysoffandyouseehigherwagesandhigherincomes,andfairpayforwomendoingthesameworkasmen,andworkplaceflexibilityforparentsincaseachildgetssickoraparentneedssomehelp.（Applause.）We’vegottobuildmorePromiseZonespartnershipstosupportlocalrevitalizationofhard-hitcommunities.We’vegottokeepinvestinginearlyeducation.Wewanttobringpreschooltoeveryfour-year-oldinthiscountry.（Applause.）Andwewanteverychildtohaveanexcellentteacher.AndwewanttoinvestinourcommunitycollegesandexpandPellGrantsformorestudents.AndI’mgoingtokeepworkingwithyoutomakecollegemoreaffordable.BecauseeverychildinAmerica,nomatterwhosheis,nomatterwhereshe’sborn,nomatterhowmuchmoneyherparentshave,oughttobeabletofulfillherGod-givenpotential.That’swhatwebelieve.（Applause.）

　　SoIjustwanteverybodytounderstand--wehavemadeenormousprogress.There’salmostnoeconomicmeasurebywhichwearenotbetteroffthanwhenItookoffice.（Applause.）Unemploymentdown.Deficitsdown.Uninsureddown.Povertydown.Energyproductionup.Manufacturingback.Autoindustryback.But--andIjustlistthesethingsjustsoifyouhaveadiscussionwithoneofyourfriends--（laughter）--andthey’reconfused.Stockmarketup.Corporatebalancesheetstrong.Infact,thefolkswhoaredoingthebest,they’retheoneswhocomplainthemost.（Laughterandapplause.）Soyoucanjustpointthesethingsout.

　　Butwestillhavetoclosetheseopportunitygaps.Andwehavetoclosethejusticegap--howjusticeisapplied,butalsohowitisperceived,howitisexperienced.（Applause.）EricHolderunderstandsthis.（Applause.）That’swhatwesawinFergusonthissummer,whenMichaelBrownwaskilledandacommunitywasdivided.Weknowthattheunrestcontinues.AndEricspentsometimewiththeresidentsandpoliceofFerguson,andtheDepartmentofJusticehasindicatedthatitscivilrightsinvestigationisongoing.

　　Now,Iwon’tcommentontheinvestigation.IknowthatMichael’sfamilyisheretonight.（Applause.）Iknowthatnothinganyofuscansaycaneasethegriefoflosingachildsosoon.Buttheangerandtheemotionthatfollowedhisdeathawakenedournationonceagaintotherealitythatpeopleinthisroomhavelongunderstood,whichis,intoomanycommunitiesaroundthecountry,agulfofmistrustexistsbetweenlocalresidentsandlawenforcement.

　　Toomanyyoungmenofcolorfeeltargetedbylawenforcement,guiltyofwalkingwhileblack,ordrivingwhileblack,judgedbystereotypesthatfuelfearandresentmentandhopelessness.Weknowthat,statistically,ineverythingfromenforcingdrugpolicytoapplyingthedeathpenaltytopullingpeopleover,therearesignificantracialdisparities.That’sjustthestatistics.OnerecentpollshowedthatthemajorityofAmericansthinkthecriminaljusticesystemdoesn’ttreatpeopleofallracesequally.Thinkaboutthat.That’snotjustblacks,notjustLatinosorAsiansorNativeAmericanssayingthingsmaynotbeunfair.That’smostAmericans.

　　Andthathasacorrosiveeffect--notjustontheblackcommunity;ithasacorrosiveeffectonAmerica.Itharmsthecommunitiesthatneedlawenforcementthemost.Itmakesfolkswhoarevictimi