奥巴马国情咨文双语加重点词汇.docx

1、奥巴马国情咨文双语加重点词汇Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:议长先生，副总统先生，国会议员们，美国同胞们：We are 15 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; that saw a vicious r

2、ecession spread across our nation and the world. It has been, and still is, a hard time for many.我们跨入新世纪已经15年了。新世纪一开始，我们就遭受了恐怖袭击，新一代人就投入了两场旷日持久而又代价昂贵的战争，后来又发生了席卷全国乃至全球的恶性衰退。对很多人来说，那时候是，现在也仍然是一段艰难的时期。But tonight, we turn the page. Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing

3、 and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate is now lower 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. And we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as weve been in almost 30

4、years.但是今天晚上，我们将翻开新的一页。今晚，在美国取得了突破性进展的一年后，我们的经济在增长，新的就业机会在以1999年以来最快的速度增加。我们现在的失业率甚至低于金融危机之前。从学校毕业的孩子人数比以往任何时候都多，得到医疗保障的民众也超过以往，我们还打破了过去近30年一直依赖外国石油的状态。Tonight, for the first time since 9/11, our combat mission in Afghanistan is over. Six years ago, nearly 180,000 American troops served in Iraq and

5、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.今晚，我们自911恐怖袭击以来首次结束了在阿富汗的战斗任务6年前，将近18万美国军人在阿富汗或是伊拉克服役，今天，留守那里的只有不到15000人。我们向911之后一代服役的男女军人

6、所付出的牺牲和所展示的勇气表示敬意，因为他们的守护，我们得以安全。我们对你们的服务充满敬意和感激。America, for all that we have 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.美国同胞，为了我们所承受的一切，为了重振所需要的努力和辛苦工作，为了面前的任务，我们应

7、该明白：危机的阴影已过去，我们的国家现在很强大。At this moment - with a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, booming energy production - we 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 15 years and for d

8、ecades to come.此时此刻，随着我们经济的发展、财政赤字的缩减、工业的兴旺发展、以及能源生产的蒸蒸日上，我们摆脱了经济衰退，比地球上任何其他国家都更加自由地书写我们的未来。现在我们可以自主选择我们未来十五年、乃至未来的几十年要成为什么样子。Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who m

9、akes the effort? 我们要接受一种只有极个别人能大发横财的经济？还是应该致力于发展使每一个努力的人都能够增加收入、得到机会的经济？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 our pla

10、net? 我们是否要以一种恐惧和被动的姿态来应对这个世界，被卷入昂贵的冲突，消耗我们的军力，并削弱我们的地位？还是要以一种明智的姿态来引导，尽我们的所能，击败这些新的威胁并保护我们的星球？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? 我们是否要允许自己卷入派别纷争，互相打击？还是我们要重新找到让

11、美国前行的共同目标？In two weeks, I will send this Congress a budget filled with ideas that are practical, not partisan. And in the months 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

12、 choices before us.再过两个星期，我就要向国会递交预算。这个预算里都是现实的想法，并无党派之见。接下来的几个月，我会遍访全国为这些想法争取支持。今天晚上，我不想花太多时间列出这些议题，而是着重谈谈摆在我们面前的选择当中涉及的价值观。It begins with our economy. Seven years ago, Rebekah and Ben Erler of Minneapolis were newlyweds. She waited tables. He worked construction. Their first child, Jack, was on th

13、e 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. 首先让我们谈谈经济。七年前，明尼阿波利斯的瑞贝卡和本艾勒是一对新婚夫妇。瑞贝卡是饭店服务员，艾勒在建筑工地上班，他们当时即将迎来第一个孩子杰克。他们很年轻，在美国相爱，没有什么比这更好

14、的了。瑞贝卡去年春天写信给我称：“如果我们当时知道住房和建筑市场将发生什么就好了。”As the crisis worsened, 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 and enrolled in community college, and retrained for a new career. They sacrifice

15、d for each other. And slowly, it paid off. They bought their first 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. 随着危机恶化，本的生意越来越少，他只能做他能找到的工作，即便这些工作让他花漫长的时间在路上。瑞贝卡办理了学生贷款，在社区大学上学，为一份新的职业生涯培训。他们为彼此牺牲。慢慢地，他们

16、的努力得到了回报，他们买了首套房子，他们有了第二个儿子亨利。瑞贝卡找到了一份更好的工作，还加了薪。本也重返建筑业，每天晚上能回家吃晚餐。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, very hard times. 瑞贝卡写道：“这是令人惊奇的，你在被迫的情况下东山再起，我们是一个强有力的、关系密切的家庭，我们一起熬过了一段非常非常艰难的时刻。”Ame

17、rica, 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 that I ran for this office. You are the people I was thinking of six years ago today, in the darkest months of the crisis, when I stood on the ste

18、ps of this Capitol and promised we would rebuild our economy on a new foundation. And it has been your resilience, your effort that has made it possible for our country to emerge stronger. 美国同胞们，瑞贝卡和本的故事就是我们的故事，他们代表着那些努力工作，精打细算，作出牺牲，重新培训的数百万人。你们是我竞选总统职位的原因。在那个危机最黑暗的岁月里，你们是我六年前的那一天所想到的人， 那天当我站在国会山的台阶

19、上， 承诺我们将在一个新的基石上重建我们的经济。你们的努力和坚韧，使美国在危机过后变得更加强大成为可能。We believed we 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. 我们相信，我们能够扭转劳务外包的势头，将新就业机会带回国内。在过去五年期间，我国企业创造了 1100 多万个新就业机会。We believed w

20、e could reduce our dependence on foreign oil and protect our planet. And today, America is number one in oil and gas. America 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 ty

21、pical family this year should save about $750 at the pump. 我们相信，我们能够降低对外国石油的依赖，并保护我们的地球。如今，美国的石油和天然气产量位居世界第一。美国的风力发电量位居世界首位。我国每三个星期产出的太阳能，就相当于 2008 年的总量。由于石油价格下跌和燃料标准提高，一个典型的美国家庭今年会节省 750 美元油费。We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have ea

22、rned the highest math and reading scores on record. Our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high. More Americans finish college than ever before. 我们相信，我们能够使我们的孩子们为面对一个更具有竞争性的世界做好准备。现在，我国年轻学生们的数学和阅读分数都达到了前所未有的水平。 我国的高中生毕业率也达到历史新高。完成大学学业的人数超过了以往任何一个时期。We believed that sensible regulations

23、could prevent another crisis, shield families from ruin, and encourage fair competition. Today, we have new tools to stop taxpayer-funded bailouts, and a new consumer watchdog to protect us from predatory lending and abusive credit card practices. And in the past year alone, about 10 million uninsur

24、ed Americans finally gained the security of health coverage. 我们相信，明智的规章能够避免另一场危机，使家庭免于被毁，并鼓励公平竞争。如今，我们拥有新手段，不再使用纳税人的钱来救助企业；我们拥有新的消费者监管机构，保护我们免受掠夺性借贷和信用卡违规行为之害。 仅在去年一年， 就有大约一千万没有医保的美国人终于得到医疗保险。At every step, we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious; that we would crush jobs and explode

25、deficits. Instead, weve seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in 50 years. This is good news, people. 在我们采取每个步骤时，我们曾被警告：我们的目标被误导，或者过于雄心壮志，我们将破坏就业或使赤字大幅增长。但与这些观点相反的是，我们看到了过去十年最快的

26、经济增长，我们的赤字减少了三分之二，股市市值翻了一倍，医疗通货膨胀率是过去 50 年来最低的。这是个好消息，同胞们。So the verdict is clear. Middle-class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work as long as politics dont get in the way. We cant slow down businesses or put our economy at risk with government shut

27、downs or fiscal showdowns. We cant put the security of families at risk by taking away their health insurance, or unraveling the new rules on Wall Street, or refighting past battles on immigration when weve got to fix a broken system. And if a bill comes to my desk that tries to do any of these thin

28、gs, I will veto it. It will have earned my veto. 因此，结论是明确的。中产阶级经济行之有效。扩大机会行之有效。只要政治权术不予掣肘，这些政策就将继续行之有效。 我们不能允许政府机构关闭或财政关门迫使企业活动放缓，或使我国经济面临危险。我们不能让家庭安全面临危险，所以我们不能剥夺家庭的医保，不能取消针对华尔街的新规则，不能在我们需要休整一个破败不堪的机制时，再为移民问题争执不休。如果哪个议案想做以上任何一件事，一旦送交到我办工桌上，我将予以否决。它必将获得我的否决票。Today, thanks to a growing economy, the r

29、ecovery is touching more and more lives. Wages are finally starting to rise again. We know that more small business owners plan to raise their employees pay than at any time since 2007. But heres the thing: Those of us here tonight, we need to set our sights higher than just making sure government d

30、oesnt screw things up; that government doesnt halt the progress were making. We need to do more than just do no harm. Tonight, together, lets do more to restore the link between hard work and growing opportunity for every American. 现在，由于经济不断增长，越来越多的人受到经济振兴的影响。工资水平终于开始再次上升。我们知道，自2007年以来，从未有任何一个时期比现在有

31、更多的小企业主计划提高雇员的工资。但需要注意一点，今晚在座诸位需要把眼光放得更远，不能仅仅是确保政府不去阻碍我们正在取得的进步。我们需要做得更多，而不仅是不造成损害。今晚，让我们共同采取更多措施，重建努力工作与每个美国人获得更多机会之间的纽带。Because families like Rebekahs still need our help. She and Ben are working as hard as ever, but theyve had to forego vacations and a new car so that they can pay off student loa

32、ns and save for retirement. Friday night pizza, thats a big splurge. Basic childcare for Jack and Henry costs more than their mortgage, and almost as much as a year at the University of Minnesota. Like millions of hardworking Americans, Rebekah isnt asking for a handout, but she is asking that we lo

33、ok for more ways to help families get ahead.因为，像瑞贝卡这样的家庭仍需要我们的帮助。她和本比任何时候都要努力工作，但不得不放弃休假和购买新车，以支付贷款和为退休存钱。杰克和亨利的基本儿童护理费用超出了房贷费用，几乎相当于明尼苏达州立大学一年的学费。与数百万努力工作的美国人一样，瑞贝卡并不是在讨要施舍，但她在要求我们找到更多帮助改善家庭生活的方法。And in fact, at every moment of economic change throughout our history, this country has taken bold action to adapt t