美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语.docx

1、美国总统奥巴马国情咨文全文中英文双语美国总统奥巴马2015年1月21日国情咨文全文（中英文双语）Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are fifteen years into this new century.? Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; th

2、at saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world.? It has been, and still is, a hard time for many. But tonight, we turn the page.Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.? Our unemployment rate is now lo

3、wer than it was before the financial crisis.? More of our kids are graduating than ever before; more of our people are insured than ever before; we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as weve been in almost 30 years.Tonight, for the first time since 9/11, our combat mission in Afghanistan is ov

4、er.? Six years ago, nearly 180,000 American troops served in Iraq and Afghanistan.? Today, fewer than 15,000 remain.? And we salute the courage and sacrifice of every man and woman in this 9/11 Generation who has served to keep us safe.? We are humbled and grateful for your service.America, for all

5、that weve endured; for all the grit and hard work required to come back; for all the tasks that lie ahead, know this:? The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.At this moment with a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production we

6、have risen from recession freer to write our own future than any other nation on Earth.? Its now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next fifteen years, and for decades to come.Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy

7、 that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?Will we approach the world fearful and reactive, dragged into costly conflicts that strain our military and set back our standing? Or will we lead wisely, using all elements of our power to defeat new threats and protect ou

8、r planet?Will we allow ourselves to be sorted into factions and turned against one another or will we recapture the sense of common purpose that has always propelled America forward?In two weeks, I will send this Congress a budget filled with ideas that are practical, not partisan.? And in the month

9、s ahead, Ill crisscross the country making a case for those ideas.So tonight, I want to focus less on a checklist of proposals, and focus more on the values at stake in the choices before us.It begins with our economy.Seven years ago, Rebekah and Ben Erler of Minneapolis were newlyweds.? She waited

10、tables.? He worked construction.? Their first child, Jack, was on the way. They were young and in love in America, and it doesnt get much better than that.“If only we had known,” Rebekah wrote to me last spring, “what was about to happen to the housing and construction market.” As the crisis worsene

11、d, Bens business dried up, so he took what jobs he could find, even if they kept him on the road for long stretches of time.? Rebekah took out student loans, enrolled in community college, and retrained for a new career.? They sacrificed for each other.? And slowly, it paid off.? They bought their f

12、irst home.? They had a second son, Henry.? Rebekah got a better job, and then a raise.? Ben is back in construction and home for dinner every night.“It is amazing,” Rebekah wrote, “what you can bounce back from when you have towe are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, ver

13、y hard times.”We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.America, Rebekah and Bens story is our story.? They represent the millions who have worked hard, and scrimped, and sacrificed, and retooled.? You are the reason I ran for this office.? Youre the peopl

14、e I was thinking of six years ago today, in the darkest months of the crisis, when I stood on the steps of this Capitol and promised we would rebuild our economy on a new foundation.? And its been your effort and resilience that has made it possible for our country to emerge stronger.We believed we

15、could reverse the tide of outsourcing, and draw new jobs to our shores.? And over the past five years, our businesses have created more than 11 million new jobs.We believed we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil and protect our planet.? And today, America is number one in oil and gas.? Americ

16、a is number one in wind power.? Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008.? And thanks to lower gas prices and higher fuel standards, the typical family this year should save $750 at the pump.We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world.? And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on record.? Our high school graduation rate has hit