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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲支持重建新奥尔良2

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Soforexample,effortstorebuildschoolsandhospitals,torepairdamagedroadsandbridges,togetpeoplebacktotheirhomes--theyweretiedupforyearsinatangle1ofdisagreementsandbyzantine（拜占庭式的）rules. SowhenItookoffice,workingwithyouroutstandingdelegation2,particularlySenatorMaryLandrieu,weputinplaceanewwayofresolvingdisputes. （Applause.） Weputinplaceanewwayofresolvingdisputessothatfundssetasideforrebuildingeffortsactuallywenttowardrebuildingefforts. Andasaresult,morethan170projectsaregettingunderway--workonfirehouses,andpolicestations,androads,andsewer3systems（污水管道系统）,andhealthclinics,andlibraries,anduniversities.

We’retacklingthecorruption4andinefficiency5thathaslongplagued（困扰，折磨）theNewOrleansHousingAuthority. We’rehelping6homeownersrebuildandmakingiteasierforrenterstofindaffordable7options. Andwe’rehelpingpeopletomoveoutoftemporaryhomes. Youknow,whenItookoffice,morethanthreeyearsafterthestorm,tensofthousandsoffamilieswerestillstuckindisasterhousing--manystilllivinginsmalltrailersthathadbeenprovidedbyFEMA. Wewerespendinghugesumsofmoneyontemporaryshelterswhenweknewitwouldbebetterforfamilies,andlesscostly8fortaxpayers9,tohelppeoplegetintoaffordable,stable,andmorepermanenthousing. Sowe’vehelpedmakeitpossibleforpeopletofindthosehomes,andwe’vedramaticallyreducedthenumberoffamiliesinemergencyhousing.

Onthehealthcarefront,asacandidateforPresident,IpledgedtomakesurewewerehelpingNewOrleansrecruitdoctorsandnurses,andrebuildmedicalfacilities--includinganewveteranshospital. （Applause.） Well,wehaveresolvedalong-standingdispute--onethathadtieduphundredsofmillionsofdollars--tofundthereplacement10forCharityHospital. AndinJune,VeteransSecretaryRicShinsekicametoNewOrleansforthegroundbreakingofthatnewVAhospital. 

Ineducation,we’vemadestridesaswell. Asyouknow,schoolsinNewOrleanswerefallingbehindlongbeforeKatrina. Butintheyearssincethestorm,alotofpublicschoolsopenedthemselvesuptoinnovationandtoreform. Andasaresult,we’reactuallyseeingrisingachievement,andNewOrleansisbecomingamodelofinnovationforthenation. Thisisyetanothersignthatyou’renotjustrebuilding--you’rerebuildingstrongerthanbefore. JustthisFriday,myadministrationannouncedafinalagreementon$1.8billiondollarsforOrleansParishschools. （Applause.） Thisismoneythathadbeenlockedupforyears,butnowit’sfreedupsofolksherecandeterminebesthowtorestoretheschoolsystem.

Andinacitythat’sknowntoomuchviolence,that’sseentoomanyyoungpeoplelosttodrugsandcriminalactivity,we’vegotaJusticeDepartmentthat'scommittedtoworkingwithNewOrleanstofightthescourge11ofviolentcrime,andtoweedoutcorruptioninthepoliceforce,andtoensurethecriminaljusticesystemworksforeveryoneinthiscity. （Applause.） AndIwanteverybodytohear--toknowandtohearmethankMitchLandrieu,yournewmayor,forhiscommitmenttothatpartnership12. （Applause.） 

Now,evenaswecontinueourrecoveryefforts,we’realsofocusingonpreparingforfuturethreatssothatthereisneveranotherdisasterlikeKatrina. ThelargestcivilworksprojectinAmericanhistoryisunderwaytobuildafortified13leveesystem. AndasI--justasIpledgedasacandidate,we’regoingtofinishthissystembynextyearsothatthiscityisprotectedagainsta100-yearstorm. WeshouldnotbeplayingRussianroulette（轮盘）everyhurricaneseason. （Applause.） Andwe’realsoworkingtorestoreprotectivewetlandsandnaturalbarriersthatwerenotonlydamagedbyKatrina--werenotjustdamagedbyKatrinabuthadbeenrapidlydisappearingfordecades.

InWashington,wearerestoringcompetence14andaccountability. IamproudthatmyFEMADirector,CraigFugate,has25yearsofexperienceindisastermanagementinFlorida. （Applause.） HecamefromFlorida,astatethathasknownitsshareofhurricanes. We’veputtogetheragroupledbySecretaryDonovanandSecretaryNapolitanotolookatdisasterrecoveryacrossthecountry. We’reimprovingcoordination15ontheground,andmodernizing16emergencycommunications,helpingfamiliesplanforacrisis. Andwe’reputtinginplacereformssothatneveragaininAmericaissomebodyleftbehindinadisasterbecausethey’relivingwithadisabilityorbecausethey’reelderlyorbecausethey’reinfirmed（虚弱的，体弱的）#p#分页标题#e#. Thatwillnothappenagain. （Applause.） 

Finally,evenasyou’vebeenbuffeted17（猛击，殴打）byKatrinaandRita,evenasyou’vebeenimpactedbythebroaderrecessionthathasdevastated18communitiesacrossthecountry,inrecentmonthstheGulf19CoasthasseennewhardshipasaresultoftheBPDeepwaterHorizonoilspill. Andjustaswe’vesoughttoensurethatwearedoingwhatittakestorecoverfromKatrina,myadministrationhasworkedhardtomatchoureffortsonthespilltowhatyouneedontheground. Andwe’vebeenincloseconsultation20withyourgovernor,yourmayors,yourparish（教区）presidents,yourlocalgovernmentofficials.

Andfromthestart,Ipromisedyoutwothings. Oneisthatwewouldseetoitthattheleakwasstopped. Andithasbeen. ThesecondpromiseImadewasthatwewouldstickwithourefforts,andstayonBP,untilthedamagetotheGulfandtothelivesofthepeopleinthisregionwasreversed. Andthis,too,isapromisethatwewillkeep. Wearenotgoingtoforget. We’regoingtostayonituntilthisareaisfully21recovered. （Applause.） 

That’swhywerapidlylaunchedthelargestresponsetoanenvironmentaldisasterinAmericanhistory--47,000peopleontheground,5,700vessels22onthewater--tocontainandcleanuptheoil. WhenBPwasnotmovingfastenoughonclaims,wetoldBPtosetaside$20billioninafund--managedbyanindependentthirdparty--tohelpallthosewhoseliveshavebeenturnedupsidedownbythespill.

Andwewillcontinuetorelyonsoundscience,carefullymonitoringwatersandcoastlinesaswellasthehealthofthepeoplealongtheGulf,todealwithanylong-termeffectsoftheoilspill. Wearegoingtostandwithyouuntiltheoiliscleanedup,untiltheenvironmentisrestored,untilpollutersareheldaccountable,untilcommunitiesaremadewhole,anduntilthisregionisallthewaybackonitsfeet. （Applause.） 

Sothat’showwe’rehelpingthiscity,andthisstate,andthisregiontorecoverfromtheworstnaturaldisasterinournation’shistory. We’recuttingthroughtheredtapethathasimpeded23rebuildingeffortsforyears. We’remakinggovernmentworkbetterandsmarter,incoordination（协调，同等）withoneofthemostexpansivenon-profiteffortsinAmericanhistory. We’rehelpingstateandlocalleaderstoaddressseriousproblemsthathadbeenneglectedfordecades--problemsthatexistedbeforethestormcame,andhavecontinuedafterthewatersreceded24（后退，减弱）--fromtheleveesystemtothejusticesystem,fromthehealthcaresystemtotheeducationsystem.

Andtogether,wearehelpingtomakeNewOrleansaplacethatstandsforwhatwecandoinAmerica--notjustforwhatwecan’tdo. Ultimately,thatmustbethelegacy25ofKatrina:

 notoneofneglect,butofaction;notoneofindifference26,butofempathy;notofabandonment（抛弃，放纵）,butofacommunityworkingtogethertomeetsharedchallenges. （Applause.）

Thetruthis,therearesomewoundsthathavenotyethealed. Andtherearesomelossesthatcan’tberepaid. Andformanywholivedthroughthoseharrowingdaysfiveyearsago,there’ssearingmemoriesthattimemaynoterase27. Butevenamidsomuchtragedy,wesawstirringsofabrighterday. Fiveyearsagowesawmenandwomenriskingtheirownsafetytosavestrangers. Wesawnursesstayingbehindtocareforthesickandtheinjured. Wesawfamiliescominghometocleanupandrebuild--notjusttheirownhomes,buttheirneighbors’homes,aswell. AndwesawmusicandMardiGrasandthevibrancy28,thefunofthistownundiminished. Andwe’veseenmanyreturntotheirbelovedcitywithanewfoundsenseofappreciation29andobligationtothiscommunity.

AndwhenIcameherefouryearsago,onethingIfoundstrikingwasallthegreenery（绿色植物，温室）thathadbeguntocomeback. AndIwasremindedofapassagefromthebookofJob. “Thereishopeforatreeifitbecutdownthatitwillsprout30（发芽，萌芽）again,andthatitstenderbranchwillnotcease.” Theworkaheadwillnotbeeasy,andtherewillbesetbacks. Therewillbechallengesalongtheway. Butthankstoyou,thankstothegreatpeopleofthisgreatcity,NewOrleansisblossomingagain.

Thankyou,everybody. Godblessyou. AndGodblesstheUnitedStatesofAmerica. （Applause.）

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■文章重点单词注释：

1

tangle

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.（使）缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

Ishouldn'ttanglewithPeter.Heisbiggerthanme.我不应该与彼特吵架。

他的块头比我大。

IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'ttanglewiththem.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

2

delegation

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

Thestatementofourdelegationwassingularlyappropriatetotheoccasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。

Weshallinformyouofthedateofthedelegation'sarrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3

sewer

n.排水沟，下水道

参考例句：

Theyaretearingupthestreettorepairasewer.他们正挖开马路修下水道。

Theboykickedastoneintothesewer.那个男孩把一石子踢进了下水道。

4

corruption

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

Thepeopleaskedthegovernmenttohitoutagainstcorruptionandtheft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。

Theoldmanreviledagainstcorruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5

inefficiency