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英语演讲原文WithEnergyCEOs
WithEnergyCEOs
REMARKSBYTHEPRESIDENTAFTERMEETINGWITHENERGYCEOS
THEPRESIDENT:
Goodafternoon,everybody. IjustheldameetingwiththeCEOsofsomeofthemostinnovative1energycompaniesinAmericatotalkaboutgrowthandprogressofasector2thatrepresentsabigpieceofAmerica'seconomicfuture.Asoureconomyadaptstothechallengesofanewcentury,newwaysofproducingandsavinganddistributingenergyofferauniqueopportunitytocreatemillionsofjobsfortheAmericanpeople.
Andobviously,thisisatimelydiscussion,onadayofsoberingnews. Thejobfiguresreleasedthismorningshowthatwelost467,000jobslastmonth. Andwhiletheaveragelossofabout400,000jobspermonththisquarterislessdevastating3thanthe700,000permonththatwelostinthepreviousquarter,andwhiletherearecontinuingsignsthattherecessionisslowing,obviouslythisislittlecomforttoallthoseAmericanswho'velosttheirjobs.
We'vetakensomeextraordinarymeasurestobluntthehardedgesoftheworstrecessionofourlifetime,andtoofferassistancetothosewho'vebornethebruntofthiseconomicstorm. ButasI'vesaidfromthemomentthatIwalkedintothedoorofthisWhiteHouse,ittookyearsforustogetintothismess,anditwilltakeusmorethanafewmonthstoturnitaround.
That'swhythediscussionthatwehadtodayissoimportant.It'smenandwomenlikethesewhowillhelpleadusoutofthisrecessionandintoabetterfuture. Myjob--andourjobasagovernment--istodowhateverwecantounleash4thegreat,generativepowersoftheAmericaneconomybyencouragingtheirefforts.
AndI'mabsolutelyconfidentthatwecan,atthisperiodofdifficulty,proveonceagainwhatthisnationcanachievewhenchallenged. AndI'mconfidentthatwe'renotonlygoingtorecoverfromthisrecessionintheshortterm,butwe'regoingtoprosper5inthelongterm. Todothat,wehavetoactnowtobuildanewfoundationforlasting6growth. Andenergyisoneofthepillarsofthisnewfoundation,essentialbothtoourrecoveryandourlong-termprosperity.
I'mpleasedtosaythatwe'veachievedmoreinthepastfewmonthstocreateanewcleanenergyeconomythanwehadachievedinmanydecadesbefore. Therecoveryplanwilldoubleourcountry'ssupplyofrenewableenergy,andisalreadycreatingnewcleanenergyjobs. Thankstoaremarkable7partnership8betweenautomakers,autoworkers,environmentaladvocates,andstates,wealsosetinmotionanewnationalpolicytoincreasegasmileage9anddecreasecarbonpollutionforallnewcarsandtruckssoldinthiscountry,whichisgoingtosaveus1.8billionbarrelsofoil.
AndlastFriday,theHouseofRepresentativespassedanextraordinarypieceoflegislationthatwouldmakerenewableenergytheprofitablekindofenergyinAmerica. Itwillreduceourdependence10onforeignoil. Itwillpreventtheworstconsequencesofclimatechange. Andaboveall,itholdsthepromiseofmillionsofnewjobs--jobs,bytheway,thatcan'tbeoutsourced.
TheCEOsstanding11behindmeknowalotaboutthesekindsofcompanies. Thesearefolkswhosecompaniesarehelping12toleadthetransformation13towardsacleanenergyfuture. Evenaswefacetougheconomictimes,evenaswecontinuetolosejobs,theCEOsheretoldmethatthey'relookingtohirenewpeople,insomecasestodoubleoreventripleinsizeoverthenextfewyears. Theyaremakingmoneyandtheyarehelpingtheircustomerssavemoneyontheenergyfront.
Sothesecompaniesarevividexamplesofthekindoffuturewecancreate,butit'snowuptotheSenatetocontinuetheworkthatwasbegunintheHousetoforgethismoreprosperousfuture.We'regoingtoneedtosetasidetheposturing14andthepolitics --andwhenweputasidetheoldideological15debates,thenourchoiceisclear. It'sachoicebetweenslowdeclineandrenewedprosperity. It'sachoicebetweenthepastandthefuture.
TheAmericanpeopleIbelievewantustomaketherightchoice,andI'mconfidentthattheSenatewill. Forateveryjuncture16inourhistory,we'vechosentoseizebigopportunities--ratherthanfearbigchallenges. We'vechosentotakeresponsibility. We'vechosentohonorthesacrificesofthosewhocamebeforeus--andfulfill17ourobligationstogenerationstocome. That'swhatwe'regoingtodothistime,aswell.
Thankyouverymuch,everybody.
Q Mr.President,doyouhaveamessageforthesmallbusinessesonhealthandeconomy?
THEPRESIDENT:
Themessageforsmallbusinessesismanyofthesebusinessesstartedassmallbusinessesandthey'renowgettingtobebigbusinessesbecauseoftheextraordinaryopportunitiesthatareoutthere.
AnothermessageisthattheyshouldprobablycontactsomeoftheseCEOsbecauseitturnsouttheycansavesmallbusinessesandlargebusinessesalikeupto20or30percentontheirenergyusage.
Andwhenyouheartheinnovationthat'stakingplace--everythingfromLEDlighting18thatcansaveahugeamountonenergycoststonewconcretematerialsthatlastlongerandarewaterproofed19fromtheinsideout,andthatcanmeanthatbridgesandroadsandbuildingscanlast20or30yearslongerthanusingconventionalconcrete;whenyoulookatwhat'sbeingdonewithsolarenergyrightnowinplaceslikeHoustonandFlorida;andthefactthatmanyofthesecompaniesareexportingtheirgoodsandtheirservices,butunfortunately,theirbiggestmarketsrightnowareEuropeandJapanbecausewehaven'tdoneenoughtoemphasizecleanenergyinourowncountry--thatgetsyouexcitedaboutthefuture.
AndoneofthethingsthatI'veconsistentlytalkedaboutsinceItookoffice,andonadaywhereweseethatoureconomyisstillhavingatoughtimegettingmoving,iswe'regoingtohavetoshootforthefutureandnotlookbackwards20.
Somuchofthedebatearoundhealthcare,somuchofthedebatearoundenergy,hasbeenbasedonthisideathatsomehowifwestandstillandwedon'tdoanythingthatwe'regoingtobebetteroff. Andthat'sjustnothowthisworldworks. It'scertainlynothowthemoderneconomyworks. Weknowwe'regoingtohavetochangehowweuseenergy.
Weknowwe'regoingtohavetochangehowweoperateourhealthcaresystems. Weknowthatwe'regoingtohavetochangehowwetrainouryoungpeopletocompeteinthisnewglobaleconomy. Andsotomaketheargumentthatsomehowweshouldjustlockinonthestatusquoorperpetuate21thesamepoliciesthatgotusintothismessinthefirstplace,andthatthatsomehowisgoingtosolveourproblems,justdoesn'tmakeanysense.
Andwhatthesefolksareallaboutisthefuture,andthat'swhatAmericahasalwaysbeenabout. Wearenotfolkswhoarescaredofthefutureorlookbackwards. Wealwaysmeetthechallengesbymovingforward. Andthat'swhatIthinkisgoingtohappenthistime,aswell.
Thanks,guys.
Q Mr.President,whenareyougoingtogetsolarpanelsandawindturbineattheWhiteHouse,sir?
THEPRESIDENT:
IwasjusttalkingtoSecretaryChuabouthowheisgoingtoconsultwiththeseoutstandingfolkstofigureouthowwecanimproveenergyefficiencyhere.
Q Whenwillthathappen,Mr.President?
THEPRESIDENT:
Ijusttoldyou--we'removing. Comeon,guys. (Laughter.) Idon'thaveadatecertain.
■文章重点单词注释:
1
innovative
adj.革新的,新颖的,富有革新精神的
参考例句:
Discoveraninnovativewayofmarketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
Hewasoneofthemostcreativeandinnovativeengineersofhisgeneration.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
2
sector
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
Theexportsectorwillaidtheeconomicrecovery.出口产业将促进经济复苏。
TheenemyhaveattackedtheBritishsector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
3
devastating
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
参考例句:
Itisthemostdevastatingstormin20years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
Affairsdohaveadevastatingeffectonmarriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
4
unleash
vt.发泄,发出;解带子放开
参考例句:
Theyhopetocreatealliestounleashagainstdiseases,pests,andinvasivespecies.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
Changingwaterlevelsnowattimesunleashamiasmaofdiseasefromexposedsewage.如今,大坝不时地改变水位,从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。
5
prosper
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
参考例句:
Withheratthewheel,thecompanybegantoprosper.有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
Itismyearnestwishthatthiscompanywillcontinuetoprosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
6
lasting
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
参考例句:
Thelastingwardebasedthevalueofthedollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
Wehopeforalastingsettlementofallthesetroubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
7
remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
Shehasmaderemarkableheadwayinherwritingskills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
Thesecarsareremarkableforthequietnessoftheirengines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
8
partnership
n.合作关系,伙伴关系
参考例句:
ThecompanyhasgoneintopartnershipwithSwissBankCorporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
Martinhastakenhimintogeneralpartnershipinhiscompany.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
9
mileage
n.里程,英里数;好处,利润
参考例句:
Hedoesn'tthinkthere'sanymileageinthattypeofadvertising.他认为做那种广告毫无效益。
Whatmileagehasyourcardone?
你的汽车跑了多少英里?
10
dependence
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
参考例句:
Doctorskeeptryingtobreakherdependenceofthedrug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
Hewasfreedfromfinancialdependenceonhisparents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
11
standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
Aftertheearthquakeonlyafewhouseswereleftstanding.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They'restandingoutagainstanychangeinthelaw.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
12
helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
Thepoorchildrenregularlyponyupforasecondhelpingofmyhamburger.那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
Bydoingthis,theymayattimesbehelpingtorestorecompetition.这样