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1、奥巴马奥巴马 20102010 开学演讲开学演讲President Obamas 2010 Back to School Speech Thank you! Hello! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Well, hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) And hello, Masterman. It is wonderful to see all of you. What a terrific introduction by Kelly. Give Kelly a big round of applause. (Applause
2、.) I was saying backstage that when I was in high school, I could not have done that. (Laughter.) I would have muffed it up somehow. So we are so proud of you and everything that youve done. And to all the students here, Im thrilled to be here.谢谢！你们好！（掌声。 ）谢谢。谢谢。你好，费城！（掌声。 ）你好，马斯特曼。见到你们真是太好了。Kelly 的
3、介绍真是太棒了。让我们对 Kelly 报以热烈的掌声。在后台的时候我说，我上高中的时候我就做不这么好，我可能会弄的一团糟。所以让我们为你和你做的一切自豪吧。站在这里我很激动。kelly 在奥巴马总统演讲前，一名叫 Kelly 的学生做了演讲。backstage n.后台muff v.笨拙地处理，将事情弄糟thrilled a.激动的Weve got a couple introductions I want to make. First of all, youve got the outstanding governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, in the
4、house. (Applause.) The mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, is here. (Applause.) Congressman Chaka Fattah is here. (Applause.) Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz is here. (Applause.) Your own principal, Marge Neff, is here. (Applause.) The school superintendent, Arlene Ackerman, is here and doing a gr
5、eat job. (Applause.) And the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is here. (Applause.)我想介绍几个人。首先，来到这儿的有，杰出的宾夕法尼亚州州长， Ed Rendell。 （掌声。 ）费城市长，Michael Nutter。国会议员 Fattah 和 Allyson Schwartz（掌声） 。你们的校长 Marge Neff（掌声） 。学校管理人 Arlene Ackerman 是这个学校的，并且为学校做了很大的贡献。 （掌声） 。还有教育部秘书长 Arne Duncan。 （掌声）outstanding
6、a.杰出的Congressman n.国会议员principal n.校长superintendent n.院长And I am here. (Applause.) And I am thrilled to be here. I am just so excited. Ive heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here.还有我。 （掌声） ，我感到非常的激动。我耳闻了你们做的那些伟大的事，这里面有在校的学生，老师和工作
7、人员。Today is about welcoming all of you, and all of Americas students, back to school, even though I know youve been in school for a little bit now. And I cant think of a better place to do it than at Masterman. (Applause.) Because you are one of the best schools in Philadelphia. You are a leader in
8、helping students succeed in the classroom. Just last week, you were recognized by a National Blue Ribbon - as a National Blue Ribbon School because of your record of achievement. And that is a testament to everybody here - to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school leaders. Its
9、an example of excellence that I hope communities across America can embrace.今天欢迎你们，欢迎每一个美国学生回校上课，当然你们在学校已经呆了一段时间了。我想不出除了在 Masterman 外，还有哪个地方更适合做这件事。 （掌声）因为你们是费城最好的学校之一。你们在教育方面是领头军。就在上周，由于你们的卓越贡献，被授为国家蓝丝带勋章。这是对每个人的见证，对学生，家长，老师还有学校领导人。我希望全美的社会团体都能欣然接受这个杰出代表的例子。embrace vt.拥抱；接受Over the past few weeks,
10、Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for school. And theyre excited about it. Ill bet they had the same feelings that you do - youre a little sad to see the summer go, but youre also excited about the possibilities of a new year. The possibilities of building new friendships and st
11、rengthening old ones, of joining a school club, or trying out for a team. The possibilities of growing into a better student and a better person and making not just your family proud but making yourself proud.几周前，我和 Michelle 为 Sasha 和 Malia 上学的事做准备。她们两个对这非常的期待。我敢打赌她们和你们一样，有着相同的感觉。你们为夏天的逝去而神伤，但是你们更应该
12、期待新的一年。如你们可以结交新的朋友，加深同老朋友的感情，加入学校俱乐部，参加各种团队的选拔赛。成长为一个更优秀的学生和个人，不仅仅让你的家人自豪，同样让你们自己也很有成就感。build friendships 结交新朋友But I know some of you may also be a little nervous about starting a new school year. Maybe youre making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, and
13、 youre worried about what thats going to be like. Maybe youre starting a new school. Youre not sure how youll like it, trying to figure out how youre going to fit in. Or maybe youre a senior, and youre anxious about the whole college process; about where to apply and whether you can afford to go to
14、college.我知道，你们中有些人在新学年会有些紧张。或许你刚从小学升到初中，从初中升到高中，会担心，新的学年将会是什么样的呢。也许你进入一所新的学校，不知道是否会喜欢这个学校，想着怎么来融入这个学校。或许你到了高三年级，对整个的大学入学程序感到不安，比如申请那里的学校，能不能支付上大学的费用等等。elementary school n.小学figure out 想明白，弄清楚fit in 融入，适应afford to do 承担得起And beyond all those concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain o
15、f some difficult times. You know whats going on in the news and you also know whats going on in some of your own families. Youve read about the war in Afghanistan. You hear about the recession that weve been through. And sometimes maybe youre seeing the worries in your parents faces or sense it in t
16、heir voice.除此之外，我知道你们还有来自困难时期的压力。你们知道新闻内容，知道你们一些家庭中发发生的事情。你们读过有关阿富汗战争的信息，听说过我们经历过的经济不景气。有时你们还看到了双亲脸上挂着的忧虑，或从他们的声音中感受到了这些。strain n.压力So a lot of you as a consequence, because were going through a tough time a country, are having to act a lot older than you are. You got to be strong for your family while your brother or sister is serving overseas, or youve got to look after younger siblings while your mom is wor
