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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