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1、仅供个人参考美国总统奥巴马9月8日开学演讲REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICAS SCHOOLCHILDRENWakefield High SchoolArlington, Virgi nia Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.嗨，大家好！谢谢！谢谢大家！All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody going today? How aboutTim
2、 Spicer?好的，大家请就座。你们今天过得怎么样？蒂姆.斯派塞好吗？I am here with stude nts at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And weve gotstude nts tuning in from all across America, from kin dergarte n through 12th grade. And I amjust so glad that all could join us today. And I want to tha nk Wakefield for being s
3、uch anoutsta nding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause.我现在与弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡维克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起。全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们，通过电 视关注这里。我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。我还有感谢维克菲尔德高中出色的组织安排，请为你们热烈鼓掌。I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you inkindergarten, or starting middle or high schoo
4、l, its your first day in a new school, so itsun dersta ndable if youre a little n ervous.我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天。对于刚进入幼儿园或升上初中高中的学生，今天是你们来到新学校的第一天。因此，假如你们搞到有些紧张，那也是正常的。I imagine there are some seniors out therewho are feeling pretty good right now -with just one more year to go. And no matter whatg
5、rade youre in, some of you are probably wish ing it were still summer and you couldvestayed in bed just a little bit Ion ger this morning.我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满，还有一年就毕业了。不论在哪个年级，许多人打心底里希望现在还是暑 假。今天早上还能多睡一小会。I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for afew y
6、ears. And my mother, she did nt have the money to send me where all the America n不得用于商业用途仅供个人参考kids went to school, but she thought it was importa nt for me to keep up with an America n educati on.我可以理解这份心情。小时候，我们家生活中海外。我在印度尼西亚住了几年。我母亲没有钱送我上其他美国孩子上 的学校。但她认为必须让我接受美式教育。So she decided to teach me extra
7、 less ons herself, Mon day through Friday. But because shehad to go to work, the on ly time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morni ng.因此，他决定从周一到周五自己给我补课。不过她还要上夜班。所以只能在清晨四点半给我上课。Now, as you might imag in e, I was nt too happy about gett ing up that early. And a lot of times,rd fall asleep right the
8、re at the kitche n table. But whe never rd compla in, my mother wouldjust give me one of those looks and shed say, This is no pic nic for me either, buster.你们可以想象，我不太情愿那么早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡着了。每当我埋怨的时候，我妈妈总会用同一 副表情看着我说：“小鬼，你以为教你我就很轻松？”So I know that some of you are still adjust ing to being back at sch
9、ool. But rm here today because I have someth ing importa nt to discuss with you. Im here because I want to talk with you about your educati on and whats expected of all of you in this new school year.所有我能理解你们有些人还在适应开学后的生活。但几天我站在这里，是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。我要和你们 谈一谈你们每一个人的教育，以及这个新学年对你们所有人的期望。Now, Ive give n a
10、lot of speeches about educati on. And rve talked about resp on sibility a lot.我做过许多关于教育的讲话。也常常用到“责任”这个词。rve talked about teachers resp on sibility for in spiri ng stude nts and push ing you to lear n.我谈到过教师有责任激励你们，督促你们学习。rve talked about your pare nts resp on sibility for making sure you stay on tra
11、ck, and you getyour homework done, and dont spe nd every wak ing hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.我谈到过家长有责任确保你们走正道、完成家庭作业，不要成天只会看电视或打游戏机。rve talked a lot about your gover nmen ts resp on sibility for sett ing high sta ndards, andsupport ing teachers and prin cipals, and tur ning around schoo
12、ls that arent work ing, wherestude nts arent getti ng the opport un ities that they deserve.我也多次谈到过政府有责任制定高标准协助老师和校长的工作，改变在有些学校学生得不到应有的学习机会的现状。But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportivepare nts, the best schools in the world - and none of it will make a d
13、iffere nee, none of it will matter uni ess all of you fulfill your resp on sibilities, uni ess you show up to those schools, 不得用于商业用途仅供个人参考uni ess you pay atte nti on to those teachers, uni ess you liste n to your pare nts and gra ndpare nts and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succ
14、eed. Thats what Iwant to focus on today: the resp on sibility each of you has for your educati on.但哪怕这一切都达到最好，哪怕我们拥有最敬业的教师，最尽力的家长和全世界最好的学校，假如你们不去履行自己 的责任的话，那么这一切努力都会白费。除非你每天准时去上学，除非你认真听老师讲课，除非你把父母、长辈和其 他大人们的话放在心上。除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力。否则这一切都会失去意识。而这就是我今天讲话的重点： 你们每个人对自己的教育应尽的责任。I want to start with the resp
15、 on sibility you have to yourself. Every sin gle one of you hassometh ing that youre good at. Every sin gle one of you has someth ing to offer. And you havea resp on sibility to yourself to discover what that is. Thats the opport unity an educati on can provide.我首先要讲讲你们对自己应尽的责任。你们每一个都有自己的长处，你们每个人都时有
16、用之才。你们对自己应尽的责 任时发现自己的才能所在。而教育能够提供这样的机会Maybe you could be a great writer - maybe even good eno ugh to write a book or articles ina n ewspaper - but you might not know it un til you write that En glish paper - that En glish class paper thats assig ned to you.或许你能写出优美的文字，甚至有一天能将那些文字出现在书籍和报刊上，但假如不再英语课上经常练习写作，你不 会发现自己有这样的才能。Maybe you could be an i
