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1、1.1 Saturday, January 1st, 2011 Hello, everybody. As we close the books on one year and begin another, I wanted to take a moment today to wish you a very Happy New Year and talk a little bit about the year that lies ahead. At the start of 2011, were still just emerging from a once-in-a-lifetime rece
2、ssion thats taken a terrible toll on millions of families. We all have friends and neighbors trying to get their lives back on track. We are, however, riding a few months of economic news that suggests our recovery is gaining traction. And our most important task now is to keep that recovery going.
3、As President, thats my commitment to you: to do everything I can to make sure our economy is growing, creating jobs, and strengthening our middle class. Thats my resolution for the coming year. Still, even as we work to boost our economy in the short-term, its time to make some serious decisions abo
4、ut how to keep our economy strong, growing, and competitive in the long run. We have to look ahead not just to this year, but to the next 10 years, and the next 20 years. Where will new innovations come from? How will we attract the companies of tomorrow to set up shop and create jobs in our communi
5、ties? What will it take to get those jobs? What will it take to out-compete other countries around the world? What will it take to see the American Dream come true for our children and grandchildren? Our parents and grandparents asked themselves those questions. And because they had the courage to a
6、nswer them, weve had the good fortune to grow up in the greatest nation on Earth. Now its our turn to think about the future. In a few days, a new Congress will form, with one house controlled by Democrats, and one house controlled by Republicans who now have a shared responsibility to move this cou
7、ntry forward. And heres what I want you to know: Im willing to work with anyone of either party whos got a good idea and the commitment to see it through. And we should all expect you to hold us accountable for our progress or our failure to deliver. As Ive said since I first ran for this office, so
8、lving our challenges wont be quick or easy. We have come through a difficult decade; one of new threats and new trials we didnt expect when it began. But a new year and a new decade stretch out before us. And if we just remember what America is capable of, and live up to that legacy, then Im confide
9、nt that we are poised for a period of progress one in which our economy is growing, our standing in the world is rising, and we do what it takes to make sure America remains in the 21st century what it was in the 20th: the greatest country in the world.Thanks for listening. And Happy New Year.大家好。在这
10、一元复始、万象更新的时刻，我祝福大家新年快乐，还想花些时间谈一谈将要到来的这一年。2011年新年伊始，我们刚刚摆脱百年不遇的大衰退，这场衰退给数百万家庭带来了严重的损失。我们都有朋友和邻居还在为让生活重回正轨而努力奋斗。尽管几个月来我们听到的经济新闻都显示我们的经济复苏动力强劲。而我们当前最重要的任务就是保持经济复苏一直持续下去。作为总统，以下是我对你们的承诺：我将竭尽所能确保经济增长，创造就业，并巩固中产阶级地位。这是我今年决心完成的工作。然而，即便在我们短期提振经济的同时，现在我们也需要作出一些重要的决定从长远的角度保持我们的经济强大，不断增长，并保持竞争力。我们要将眼光放得更加长远，不仅
11、仅是这一年，还包括接下来的10年，20年。创新从何而来？如何才能吸引未来的公司来我们这里开展业务并创造就业？采用什么样的措施才能获得这些工作岗位？采用什么样的措施才能在与全世界其他国家的竞争中胜出？采用什么样的措施才能让我们的子孙实现美国梦？ 这些问题我们的父母和祖父母们曾经问过他们自己。因为他们有勇气去回答这些问题，这使得我们有幸在这个世界上最伟大的国家成长。现在轮到我们考虑未来了。几天之后，新的国会将组建完成，由于民主党控制参议院，共和党控制众议院两党现在要共同承担将国家推向前进的责任。我想告诉大家的是：我愿意与两党中任何拥有好的建议和渡过难关的决心的人合作。而且我们也希望大家监督，无论是
12、成功还是失败，我们都将负责。在我竞选之初我就说过，解决我们面临的挑战不是一朝一夕的事儿。我们刚刚度过一个艰难的十年，当它开始的时候我们未能预料到新的威胁和挑战。但新的一年以及新的十年在我们面前展开。如果我们能够记得美国无所不能，不辜负我们的传统，那么我对我们取得长期的进步充满信心我们的经济将持续增长，我们在国际上的地位将持续抬升，我们将为确保美国像20世纪一样在21世纪依然保持是世界上最伟大的国家而不懈努力。1.8 Saturday, January 08th, 2011 Last month, our economy added more than 100,000 private secto
13、r jobs and the unemployment rate fell sharply. This follows encouraging economic news from increased auto sales to continued expansion of our manufacturing sector. Now, we know that these numbers can bounce around from month to month. But the trend is clear. We saw 12 straight months of private sect
14、or job growth the first time thats been true since 2006. The economy added 1.3 million jobs last year. And each quarter was stronger than the last, which means the pace of hiring is picking up. Now were seeing more optimistic economic forecasts for the year ahead, in part due to the package of tax c
15、uts I signed last month. I fought for that package because, while we are recovering, we plainly still have a lot of work to do. The recession rocked the foundations of our economy, and left a lot of destruction and doubt in its wake. So, our fundamental mission must be to accelerate hiring and growt
16、h, while we do the things we know are necessary to insure Americas leadership in an increasingly competitive world and build an economy that will provide opportunity to any American willing to work for it. Im absolutely confident we will get there. I am confident, first and foremost, because of you; because of the ingenuity of our entrepreneurs and business owners;
