奥巴马2011演讲词

THE PRESIDENT: Hi everyone. As you gather with family and friends this weekend, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I – and of course Bo – want to wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

THE FIRST LADY: This is such a wonderful time of year.

It’s a time to honor the story of love and redemption that began 2,000 years ago … a time to see the world through a child’s eyes and rediscover the magic all around us … and a time to give thanks for the gifts that bless us every single day.



This holiday season at the White House, we wanted to show our thanks with a special holiday tribute to some of the strongest, bravest, and most resilient members of our American family – the men and women who wear our country’s uniform and the families who support them.

THE PRESIDENT: For many military families, the best gift this year is a simple one – welcoming a loved one back for the holidays. You see, after nearly nine years, our war in Iraq is over. Our troops are coming home. And across America, military families are being reunited.

So let’s take a moment to give thanks for their service; for their families’ service; for our veterans’ service. And let’s say a prayer for all our troops standing post all over the world, especially our brave men and women in Afghanistan who are serving, even as we speak, in harm’s way to protect the freedoms and security we hold dear.

THE FIRST LADY: Our veterans, troops, and military families sacrifice so much for us.

So this holiday season, let’s make sure that all of them know just how much we appreciate everything they do.

Let’s ask ourselves, “How can I give back? How can my family serve them as well as they’ve served us”

One way you can get started is to visit https://www.sodocs.net/doc/d010661266.html, to find out how you can get involved in your community.

THE PRESIDENT: Giving of ourselves; service to others – that’s what this season is all about. For my family and millions of Americans, that’s what Christmas is all about. It reminds us that part of what it means to love God is to love one another, to be our brother’s keeper and our sister’s keeper. But that belief is not just at the center of our Christian faith, it’s shared by Americans of all faiths and backgrounds. It’s why so many of us, every year, volunteer our time to help those most in need; especially our hungry and our homeless.

So whatever you believe, wherever you’re from, let’s remember the spirit of service that connects us all this season – as Americans. Each of us can do our part to serve our communities and our country, not just today, but every day.

THE FIRST LADY: So from our family to yours, Merry Christmas.

THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody.

奥巴马总统2012新年演讲贺词(中英文)-Working Together in the New Yea

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Hello, everybody. As 2011 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2012, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.

大家好！2011接近尾声，2012马上来临。值此新春之际，我祝愿大家新年快乐，健康幸福！

The last year has been a time of great challenge and great progress for our country. We ended one war and began to wind down another. We dealt a crippling blow to al-Qaeda and made America more secure. We stood by our friends and allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions. And we began to see signs of economic recovery here at home, even as too many Americans are still struggling to get ahead.

过去的一年我们国家遇到了很大的挑战也取得了很大的成就。我们结束了一场战争，另一场也接近尾声。我们重创了基地组织，让美国更加安宁。我们与全球的伙伴和盟友们一起面对自然灾害和变革。尽管还有很多的人依然要艰苦支撑，但我们很欣慰的看到美国的经济有了复苏的迹象。

There's no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change. And as we head into the New Year, I'm hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger – to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class.

毫无疑问，2012将带来更多改变。在我们进入新年之际，我真心希望我们能应对这些改变，而且变得更加强大——促进经济增长，创造就业，巩固中产阶级地位。

I'm hopeful because of what we saw right before Christmas, when Members of Congress came together to prevent a tax hike for 160 million Americans – saving a typical family about $40 in every paycheck. They also made sure Americans looking for work won't see their unemployment insurance cut off. And I expect Congress to finish the job by extending these provisions through the end of 2012.

我之所以充满希望，是因为我们看到在圣诞节前，国会议员一起努力避免1.6亿美国人民的税负上升——这为一般家庭在每份薪水单上节省了40美元。他们还确保了美国人民在失业时的保险不被终止。我期待着国会能在2012年将这些工作完成好。

It was good to see Members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate. Through email and Twitter and over the phone, you let your representatives know what was at stake. Your lives. Your families. Your well-being. You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a difference. And at the end of the day, they made all the difference.

很高兴能看到国会议员们为千百万工薪人员做些好事情。但这是因为有你们参加的辩论，发表了自己的意见，这一切才成为可能。通过电邮、推特、或电话，你们让你们的代表知道什么才是最重要的。那就是你们的生命、你们的家庭和你们

的幸福。你们有勇气相信自己的声音会带来改变。在一天结束时，这些让一切都发生了改变。

More than anything else, you are the ones who make me hopeful about 2012. Because we've got some difficult debates and some tough fights to come. As I've said before, we are at a make-or-break moment for the middle class. And in many ways, the actions we take in the months ahead will help determine what kind of country we want to be, and what kind of world we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in.

更重要的是，你们让我对2012充满期待。因为我们还将面临很多艰难的辩论和艰苦的斗争。如同以前我所说过的，我们处在对中产阶级而言不成则败的关键时期。从许多方面来说，在未来几个月里我们的行动将决定我们将成为什么样的国家，以及我们希望我们的子孙在什么样的世界中成长。

As President, I promise to do everything I can to make America a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded – one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. That's the America I believe in. That's the America we've always known. And I'm confident that if we work together, and if you keep reminding folks in Washington what's at stake, then we will move this country forward and guarantee every American the opportunities they deserve.

作为总统，我承诺我将竭尽全力让美国成为辛勤劳动和责任心受到奖励的地方——成为每个人都享有公平的机会并承担公平的义务的地方。这是我所信赖的美国。这也是大家所熟知的美国。我相信，只要我们团结一致，让华盛顿知道什么才是最重要的，那么，我们就能让国家继续前进，并保证每个美国人都能得到应得的机会。

Thanks for watching, and from Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo and myself, Happy New Year

谢谢收看。米歇尔、玛莉亚、萨莎、波和我一起祝大家新年快乐。

奥巴马发表新年贺词 力挺中产阶级
Obama: 2012 ‘Make or Break’ Year For Middle Class
With the New Year just around the corner, President Obama said there will be “difficult debates” and “tough fights” ahead but that he’s hopeful the American people will come together to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class.

“There’s no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change,” the president said in his weekly address from Hawaii, where he’s vacationing with his family. “As we head into the New Year, I’m hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger – to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class.”

Obama continued to describe the year to come as a “make-or-break” moment for the middle class, explaining “the actions we take in the months ahead will help determine what kind of country we want to be, and what kind of world we want our children and grandch

ildren to grow up in.”https://www.sodocs.net/doc/d010661266.html,

The president said he’s optimistic about the upcoming year, in part because of the way lawmakers came together to extend the payroll tax cut and because the American public got involved. “It was good to see members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate,” he said as he enlisted Americans’ help in the challenges ahead. “You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a difference. And at the end of the day, they made all the difference.”

“I’m confident that if we work together, and if you keep reminding folks in Washington what’s at stake, then we will move this country forward and guarantee every American the opportunities they deserve,” Obama said as he wished Americans a “happy new year.”

2012年即将到来之际，美国总统奥巴马发表新年贺词称，新的一年将迎来“艰难的争论”和“困难的斗争”，但他真心希望美国人民会团结一心发展经济，并加强中产阶级的力量。

奥巴马在夏威夷与家人度假时发表每周演讲说：“毫无疑问，2012年会带来更多变革。在我们迈向新年时，我真心希望我们能够应对这些变革，并且变得更加强大，发展经济，创造就业，加强中产阶级的力量。”

奥巴马继续将2012年描述为对中产阶级来说“成败攸关”的一年，解释说：“在未来几个月里我们的行动将决定美国成为什么样的国家，以及我们希望子孙在怎样的世界中成长。”

奥巴马对来年表示乐观，部分是因为立法者们一起努力延长了工资税的减免期限，而且美国公众广泛参与其中。他在争取美国民众在未来应对挑战中的支持时说：“很高兴能看到国会议员们为千百万工薪人员做些好事。但这是因为有你们发表了自己的意见，这一切才成为可能。你们有勇气相信自己的声音会带来改变。在一天结束时，这些让一切都发生了改变。你们有勇气相信自己的声音会带来改变。在一天结束时，它们改变了一切。”

奥巴马祝美国民众“新年快乐”。他说：“我相信，只要我们团结一致，让美国政府官员知道什么才是最重要的，我们就能让国家继续前进，并保证每个美国人都能得到应得的机会。”

Vocabulary:

around the corner: 即将来临

what it takes: 成功的必要条件，需要的代价

make-or-break: 不成则败的，孤注一掷的

payroll tax: 工资税

make all the difference: 改变一切