英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 建设21世纪清洁能源经济1.docx

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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲建设21世纪清洁能源经济1

奥巴马演讲建设21世纪清洁能源经济1

THEPRESIDENT:

Thankyousomuch. Everybody,pleasehaveaseat,haveaseat.

Hello,FairlessHills!

 Hello,Gamesa!

 Itisgoodtobehere. Iwasherethreeyearsago. Iwasthenacandidate--howmanyfolkswerehereatthetime?

 Anybodyremember?

 （Applause.） Wehadagoodvisit. Isignedablade,Ithink,whileIwashere. Ididn’thaveasmuchgrayhairbackthen. （Laughter.） Youguysstilllookgreat. I’malittleworndown.

Itisgreattobeback,andIlovevisitingplaceswherepeopleareactuallymakingstuff,becausethat’swhatAmericaisabout. Everybodyhere,youarehelping1tobuildtowersthataregoingtostand400feetintheairandgenerateenoughelectricitytopower600homes. Andthebladesaloneare140feetlong,sothesearen’tyourfather’swindmills（风车）. Thesearewindturbines. Youguysarenotmessingaround. ThisisthefutureofAmericanenergy.

SoIwantedtocomebackpartlybecauseoverthelasttwoyearssinceI’vebeenPresident,justasIpromisedwhenIwashereasacandidate,Ihavebeenpromotingandboostingcleanenergy. Ithinkit’sabsolutelycriticalforourfuture. Andit’salsonicetobenexttocoolproducts.

Ithinkthatwhatyoudohereisaglimpseofthefuture,andit’safuturewhereAmericaislessdependentonforeignoil,morereliant（依赖的，可靠的）oncleanenergyproducedbyworkerslikeyou. AndIknowthatthisis--thiswholeissueofenergyisonthemindsofalotofpeoplerightnow,partlybecauseyou’repayingmoreatthepump. Anybodynoticethat?

 Younoticedthatalittlebit.

Thefactis,foralotoffolks,moneywasalreadytightbeforegaspricesstartedclimbing,especiallyforsomefamilieswherethehusbandorthewifehadbeenoutofworkoryou’vehadtogetbywithfewercustomersorhoursonthejob. Havinghighgaspricesisjustonemoreaddedburden.

ButIwanteverybodytoremember,everytimegasesgoup,weseethesamepattern. Washingtongetsallworkedup,justlikeclockwork. RepublicansandDemocrats2bothstartmakingalotofspeeches. UsuallytheDemocratsblametheRepublicans;theRepublicansblametheDemocrats. Everybodyisgoinginfrontofthecamerasandthey’vegotsomenewthree-pointplantopromisetwo-dollar-a-gallongas. Andthennothinghappens. Andthengaspricesgodown,andthensuddenlyit’snotinthenewsanymoreandeverybodyforgetsaboutituntilthenexttimegaspricesgobackupagain.

That’swhatwashappeningwhenIwasrunningthreeyearsago. Youremember“Drill,baby,drill”?

 Thatwasbecausetheeconomywasoverheated,gaspriceswereskyrocketing,andeverybodymadealotofspeechesbutnotmuchhappened. AndIsaidthenthatwecan’taffordtocontinuethiskindofbeinginshockwhengaspricesgoupandthensuddenlybeinginatrancewhenthingsgobackdownagain. We’vegottohaveasustainedenergypolicythatisconsistent,thatrecognizesthatthere’snomagicformulatodrivinggaspricesdown;it’sasteadyimprovementintermsofhowweuseenergyandwherewegetenergyfrom--that’swhat’sgoingtomakeadifference. That’showwe’regoingtosecureourenergyfuture.

SolastweekIlaidoutavisionofhowwecoulddothis. It’saplanthatsayswe’renotgoingtoplaytheusualWashingtonpoliticsthathavepreventedprogressonenergyfordecades. Instead,whatwe’regoingtodoiswe’regoingtotakeeverygoodideaoutthere. Whetheryou’reRepublicanorDemocrat3,whatevertheidea. Fromenvironmentalists. FromoilmenlikeT.BoonePickens. Iwanttohaveacomprehensiveenergystrategythatcanhelpusmoveforward. Andthatmeanswe’vegottopursueeverybreakthrough,everyrenewableresource,everytechnology,everyapproachtochangethewayweproduceanduseenergy.

Andthroughthisplan,whatwewanttodoispromoteallkindsofhomegrownenergy. That’swhat’sgoingtohelpussecureourenergyfuture. That’swhat’sgoingtohelpuswinthefuture.

Now,firstofall,whatIwanttodois,inadecade,Iwantustohavecutbyone-thirdtheamountofoilthatweimportedwhenIwaselectedtothisoffice. Iwanttocutourenergyimportsbyathird.

Now,understandwhythat’ssoimportant,becausewhenyouseewhathappensintheMiddleEast,andsuddenlytheworldoilmarketsgetspooked,evenifthesupplyisthere,yourgaspricesaregoingtogoup. Thelessweimport,themorecontrolwehaveoverwhathappensatthepump.

Second,throughsourceslikewindenergy,producedinpartbyyourturbines（涡轮）,Iwantustodoubletheamountofelectricitythatwedrawfromcleansources. Iwantustodoubleit. Andthatmeansby2035,80percentofourelectricitywillcomefromrenewableslikewindandsolar,aswellasefficientnaturalgas,cleancoal,nuclearpower. Wecandothat.

Andbytheway,thatwouldmakeahugedifferencehereatGamesa. Thisisanapproachthatsayswe’renotgoingtopickoneenergysourceoveranother. Whatwedoiswesetatarget,anachievablegoal,andthenwegiveindustrytheflexibility4toachieveit. Wesaytotheutilities,you’vegottogetthismuchenergyfromrenewablesources,andthenwindiscompetingwithsolariscompetingwithnaturalgas. Andthere’sahealthycompetitionoutthere,andeverybodystartsgettingbetteratwhattheydobecauseyou’reproducingmoreandyouknowyou’vegotareliablecustomerforit.

Sowe’recuttingoilimportsbyathird. We’regoingtoget80percentofourelectricityfromcleansources. Andifwefollowthroughonthis,ifweactuallytacklethischallenge,here’swhatwillhappen. Oureconomywillbelessvulnerabletowildswingsinoilprices. Ournationwillnolongerbebeholdentothecountriesthatwenowrelyonforoilimports. Wewon’tbesendingbillionsofdollarsadaytotheMiddleEast. Wecanpotentiallykeepsomeofthatinvestedrighthereathome.

We’llreducethepollutionthat’sdisruptingourclimateandthreateningtheplanetthatweleaveforourchildrenandourgrandchildren. We’llbecomemoreenergyindependent. Andwe’llsparkinnovationandentrepreneurshipacrossAmerica. Wewillbemorelikelytowintheglobalcompetitionfornewjobsandnewindustries--becauseIdon’tknowaboutyou,Idon’twantChinatobetheworld’sleadingwindpowermanufacturer. IwanttheUnitedStatestobetheleadingmanufacturerofwindpower. IwantitmaderighthereintheU.S.ofA. （Applause.）

Samethinggoeswithsolar,samethinggoes--whateverenergysource,Iwantustobethebest. That’showwe’llwinthefuture. Butwe’regoingtohavetoout-innovatetheworld. Andthisplantisagoodexample. Fordecades,thiswaspartofsteelcountry. Thousandswenttoworkintheoldbuildingsthatlinedthesestreets,forgingthemetalthatbuiltourtrainsandourshipsandourcarsandourskyscrapers5（摩天大楼）.

Butyouknowthestory. Theeconomychanged. Thosejobsvanished. Alotofemptyfactoriesstartedlining6thesesamestreets.

Butthiscompanybroughtjobsbacktothesefloors. Buildingsthatweredark,they’renowhummingagain. Wegotmorethan250peopleonthejobattheseplantsand800workersacrossthestate. AndGamesahaspartneredwithBucks7CountyCommunityCollegetocreateaGreenJobsAcademythatservesasapipeline8fornewworkersasthecompanyexpands. Andthereareothercompaniespursuingcleanenergyalongthesestreetsaswell.

Thishasmadeadifferenceinthiscommunity. It’smadeadifferenceforfolkslikeJimBauer. IsJimaround?

 Where’sJim?

 There’sJimrightthere. （Applause.） Hey,Jim!

 See,IheardaboutJimbecausehelosthisjobwhenthemillsclosed,butthenhe’dbeprettysoonworkingagainintheshadowofwherehespent25yearsinthesteelindustry. Nowhe’shere.

AndtherewasaquotethatwegotfromJim. Hesaid,“Iwasforcedintoretirement9”--"afterIwasforcedintoretirement,nobodywouldhiremeforanykindofdecentmoney. ThenIsawanadlookingforsteelworkerstojoinGamesa,andnowI’mhappytocontributetosomethingthat’simportant.” （Applause.）

Andthat--therearealotoffolksouttherelikeJimwhoarehardworking,havegreatskills,butmaybehaven’tgottenachance. Andthere’snoreasonwhytheycan’tbeworkinginaplacethat’sdoingsomeimportantthings.

■文章重点单词注释：

1

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.这样一来,他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2

democrats

n.民主主义者，民主人士（democrat的名词复数）

参考例句：

TheDemocratsheldapeprallyonCapitolHillyesterday.民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。

Thedemocratsorganizeafilibusterinthesenate.民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3

democrat

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

TheDemocratandthePubliccriticizedeachother.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。

Abouttwoyearslater,hewasdefeatedbyDemocratJimmyCarter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4

flexibility

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

Hergreatstrengthliesinherflexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。

Theflexibilityofaman'smuscleswilllessenashebecomesold.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

5

skyscrapers

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

AlotofskyscrapersinManhattanarerisinguptotheskies.曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。

Onallsides,skyscrapersroselikejaggedteeth.四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

6

lining

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

Theliningofmycoatistorn.我的外套衬里破了。

Mossmakesanattractiveliningtowirebaskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

7

bucks

n.雄鹿（buck的名词复数）；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起（buck的第三人称单数）；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

Th