英语演讲原文The President Holds an Open Discussion.docx

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英语演讲原文ThePresidentHoldsanOpenDiscussion

ThePresidentHoldsanOpenDiscussion

THEPRESIDENT:

 Thankyou. Thankyouverymuch. Thankyou. Please,everybodybeseated. Thankyou. Thankyou,John,forthegracious亲切的，和蔼的introduction. ToMikeandEric,thankyouforhostingme. Thankyoutoallofyouforreceivingme. Itis wonderfultobehere. IwanttoalsoacknowledgeMarkStrand1,presidentoftheCongressionalInstitute. Toallthefamilymemberswhoarehereandwhohavetoputupwithusforanelectiveofficeeachandeveryday,thankyou,becauseIknowthat'stough. （Applause.）

Iverymuchamappreciative2ofnotonlythetoneofyourintroduction,John,butalsotheinvitationthatyouextendedtome. Youknowwhattheysay,"Keepyourfriendsclose,butvisittheRepublicanCaucus3干部会议，核心会议everyfewmonths." （Laughter.）

PartofthereasonIacceptedyourinvitationtocomeherewasbecauseIwantedtospeakwithallofyou,andnotjusttoallofyou. SoI'mlookingforwardtotakingyourquestionsandhavingarealconversationinafewmoments. AndIhopethattheconversationwebeginheredoesn'tendhere;thatwecancontinueourdialogueinthedaysahead. It'simportanttomethatwedoso. It'simportanttoyou,Ithink,thatwedoso. Butmostimportantly,it'simportanttotheAmericanpeoplethatwedoso.

I'vesaidthisbefore,butI'mabigbelievernotjustinthevalueofaloyalopposition4,butinitsnecessity. Havingdifferencesofopinion,havingarealdebateaboutmattersofdomesticpolicyandnationalsecurity--andthat'snotsomethingthat'sonlygoodforourcountry,it'sabsolutelyessential. It'sonlythroughtheprocessofdisagreementanddebatethatbadideasgettossedout扔出andgoodideasgetrefinedandmadebetter. Andthatkindofvigorousbackandforth5--thatimperfectbutwell-foundedprocess,messyasitoftenis--isattheheartofourdemocracy. That'swhatmakesusthegreatestnationintheworld.

So,yes,Iwantyoutochallengemyideas,andIguaranteeyouthatafterreadingthisImaychallengeafewofyours. （Laughter.） Iwantyoutostandupforyourbeliefs,andknowingthiscaucus,Ihavenodoubtthatyouwill. Iwantustohaveaconstructive6debate. TheonlythingIdon'twant--andhereIamlisteningtotheAmericanpeople,andIthinktheydon'twanteither--isforWashingtontocontinuebeingsoWashington-like. Iknowfolks人们,whenwe'reintownthere,spendalotoftimereadingthepollsandlookingatfocusgroupsandinterpretingwhichpartyhastheupperhandinNovemberandin2012andsoonandsoonandsoon. That'stheirobsession困扰，痴迷.

AndI'mnotapundit7博学者. I'mjustaPresident,sotakeitforwhatit'sworth. ButIdon'tbelievethattheAmericanpeoplewantustofocusonourjobsecurity. Theywantustofocusontheirjobsecurity. （Applause.） Idon'tthinktheywantmoregridlock. Idon'tthinktheywantmorepartisanship8. Idon'tthinktheywantmoreobstruction9. Theydidn'tsendustoWashingtontofighteachotherinsomesortofpoliticalsteel-cagematchtoseewhocomesoutalive. That'snotwhattheywant. TheysentustoWashingtontoworktogether,togetthingsdone,andtosolvetheproblemsthatthey'regrapplingwith扭打，努力克服everysingleday.

AndIthinkyourconstituents10wouldwanttoknowthatdespitethefactitdoesn'tgetalotofattention,youandIhaveactuallyworkedtogetheronanumberofoccasions. Therehavebeentimeswherewe'veactedinabipartisan两党连立的fashion. AndIwanttothankyouandyourDemocraticcolleaguesforreachingacrosstheaisle11. Therehasbeen,forexample,broadsupportforputtinginthetroopsnecessaryinAfghanistantodenyalQaedasafehaven12,tobreaktheTaliban'smomentum13动力，动量,andtotrainAfghansecurityforces. There'sbeenbroadsupportfordisrupting,dismantling14解散，分解,anddefeatingalQaeda. AndIknowthatwe'reallunitedinouradmiration15ofourtroops. （Applause.）

Soitmaybeusefulfortheinternationalaudiencerightnowtounderstand--andcertainlyforourenemiestohavenodoubt--whateverdivisionsanddifferencesmayexistinWashington,theUnitedStatesofAmericastandsasonetodefendourcountry. （Applause.）

It'sthatsamespiritofbipartisanship两党制，两党合作thatmadeitpossibleformetosignadefense16contractingreformbillthatwascosponsored共同赞助者，共同主办人bySenatorMcCainandmembersofCongressheretoday. We'vestoodtogetheronbehalfofournation'sveterans. TogetherwepassedthelargestincreaseintheVA'sbudgetinmorethan30yearsandsupportedessentialveterans'healthcarereformstoprovidebetteraccessandmedicalcareforthosewhoserveinuniform.

SomeofyoualsojoinedDemocrats17insupportingaCreditCardBillofRightsandinextendingunemploymentcompensationtoAmericanswhoareoutofwork. Someofyoujoinedusinstoppingtobaccocompaniesfromtargetingkids,expandingopportunitiesforyoungpeopletoserveourcountry,andhelping18responsiblehomeownersstayintheirhomes.

Sowehaveatrackrecordofworkingtogether. Itispossible. But,asJohn,youmentioned,onsomeverybigthings,we'veseenparty-linevotesthat,I'mjustgoingtobehonest,weredisappointing. Let'sstartwithoureffortstojumpstart安装，引进theeconomylastwinter,whenwewerelosing700,000jobsamonth. Ourfinancialsystemteeteredonthebrink19of濒临collapse20andthethreatofasecondGreatDepressionloomed21large. Ididn'tunderstandthen,andIstilldon'tunderstand,whywegotoppositioninthiscaucusforalmost$300billioninbadlyneededtaxcutsfortheAmericanpeople,orCOBRAcoverage22tohelpAmericanswho'velostjobsinthisrecessiontokeepthehealthinsurancethattheydesperately23needed,oroppositiontoputtingAmericanstoworklayingbroadbandandrebuildingroadsandbridgesandbreakinggroundonnewconstructionprojects.

TherewasaninterestingheadlineinCNNtoday:

 "Americansdisapprove24ofstimulus25刺激，激励,butlikeeverypolicyinit." Andtherewasapollthatshowedthatifyoubrokeitdownintoitscomponent26parts,80percentapprovedofthetaxcuts,80percentapprovedoftheinfrastructure27,80percentapprovedoftheassistancetotheunemployed28.

Well,that'swhattheRecoveryActwas. Andlet'sfaceit,someofyouhavebeenattheribbon-cuttingsforsomeoftheseimportantprojectsinyourcommunities. Now,Iunderstandsomeofyouhadsomephilosophical29differencesperhapsonthejusttheconceptofgovernmentspending,but,asIrecall,oppositionwasdeclaredbeforewehadachancetoactuallymeetandexchangeideas. AndIsawthatasamissedopportunity.

Now,Iamhappytoreportthismorningthatwesawanothersignthatoureconomyismovingintherightdirection. ThelatestGDPnumbersshowthatoureconomyisgrowingbyalmost6percent--that'sthemostsince2003. Toputthatinperspective正确地,thistimelastyear,weweren'tseeingpositivejobgrowth;wewereseeingtheeconomyshrinkbyabout6percent.

Soyou'veseena12percentreversal逆转，撤销duringthecourseofthisyear. Thisturnaroundisthebiggestinnearlythreedecades--anditdidn'thappenbyaccident. Ithappened--aseconomists30,conservativeandliberal,willattest31--becauseofsomeofthestepsthatwetook.

Andbytheway,youmentionedaWebsiteouthere,John-- ifyouwanttolookatwhat'sgoingon,ontheRecoveryAct,youcanlookonrecovery.gov--aWebsite,bytheway,thatwasEricCantor'sidea.

Now,here'sthepoint. Theseareserioustimes,andwhat'srequiredbyallofus--DemocratsandRepublicans--istodowhat'srightforourcountry,evenifit'snotalwayswhat'sbestforourpolitics. Iknowitmaybeheresy异教，异端tosaythis,buttherearethingsmoreimportantthangoodpollnumbers. Andonthisnoonecanaccusemeofnotlivingbymyprinciples. （Laughter.） Amiddleclassthat'sbackonitsfeet,aneconomythatliftseverybodyup,anAmericathat'sascendant优势intheworld--that'smoreimportantthanwinninganelection. Ourfutureshouldn'tbeshapedbywhat'sbestforourpolitics;ourpoliticsshouldbeshapedbywhat'sbestforourfuture.

■文章重点单词注释：

1

strand

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

Shetuckedaloosestrandofhairbehindherears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。

Theclimbershadbeenstrandedbyastorm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

2

appreciative

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

Shewasdeeplyappreciativeofyourhelp.她对你的帮助深表感激。

Weareveryappreciativeoftheirsupportinthisrespect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

3

caucus

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

Thismulti-stagedcaucustakesseveralmonths.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。

ItkepttheDemocraticcaucusfromfragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

4

opposition

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

Thepartyleaderisfacingoppositioninhisownbackyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。

Thepolicetriedtobreakdowntheprisoner'sopposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5

forth

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

Thewindmovedthetreesgentlybackandforth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。

Hegaveforthaseriesofworksinrapidsuccession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6

constructive

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

Wewelcomeconstructivecriticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。

Heisbeginningtodealwithhisangerinaconstructiveway.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

7

pundit

n.博学之人；权威

参考例句：

Eventheoutstandingexcellentgraduatewilllearnconstantlyifhelikestobeapundit.即使最优秀的结业生，要想成为一个博学的人也要不断地研究。

Heisawellknownpoliticalpundit.他是一个著名的政治专家。

8

Partisanship

n.党派性,党派偏见

参考例句：

HerviolentpartisanshipwasfightingSoames'sbattle.她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。

Therewasalinkofunderstandingbetweenthem,moreimportantthanaffectionorpartisanship.'比起人间的感情，比起相同的政见，