奥巴马演讲精选(九篇)

第1篇：奥巴马演讲范文

忽然有一天，威廉带着有点僵硬的笑来到我面前，举着几张纸说：“我的项目谈成了，两周后举行签约仪式，”威廉犹豫了一下，“我需要在签约仪式上讲话，你，能不能帮我写个讲话稿？”

做公关多年，写这种讲话稿是我的强项。我洋洋洒洒不到一小时就写完了。稿子传给威廉，他只是在电邮中回复说谢谢，便再没有下文。

这段时间正是美国总统大选的高潮，总统候选人、前总统、候选人的夫人轮番上阵，或纵论国事，或晓以亲情。巴拉克（奥巴马）不是一个总统，他就是我们当中的一个，他上大学也是靠贷款的。远隔万里盯着电脑的我们，听了这些都会感到一丝触动。

离签约仪式还有两天，威廉说要请我喝咖啡，他神色有点凝重，半天才开口说：“我从来没有在这样的场合讲过话，你的稿子很好，但我不肯定是否可以讲好，有没有关于演讲的窍门？”

我说，先讲一个你们国家的作家马克·吐温的故事，他最初演讲的时候，会把所有的要点记在一张纸上，讲的时候瞟一眼。可是那些要点记住了，顺序却经常出错。后来他想的办法是只把句子的第一个字母写在指甲上，讲完一个要点立刻把指甲上的这个字母舔掉。这样下来，台下的人总觉得他更关心自己的手而不是演讲，还有人关切地问他手怎么了——威廉有些附和地干笑，看来我的故事讲得很差。

“这样的签约活动每天在中国有成千上万，就是走过场，没有人会在意你讲什么，大家都是念稿子。”

“可是我不知能不能念好，我从来没有讲过这样带政治高度的话题。”

最后商定的办法是，在讲话的头一天晚上，我帮他演练一遍，记下演练中所有的优点和需要改进的地方，然后重新排一遍，直到双方都感到满意为止。

签约活动是一个看起来简单却涉及无数细节的项目，我和威廉的团队都在忙碌。已经半夜12点了，我指指手表，示意他该去排练演讲了，他看着手中的宴会排位表满脸愁容：好几个重要人物没有确认参加，他和秘书正在以类似数学排列组合的方式，制定数十种预案。威廉无奈地看着我，说这事一定要今晚搞定，演讲排练可能没时间了。我说好吧，稿子我会再打印一份，到时候给你。祝好运。

签约仪式准时开始，主持人介绍嘉宾，最高级别的是主管工业的副省长，还有省市各厅局的领导。轮到威廉讲话了，他手里没拿稿子，我忽然意识到自己只顾忙别的，打印稿忘了给他。

威廉开始讲了，他手上没有稿子，眼睛一直盯着观众席的一个方向，声音因为紧张而有些颤抖，他讲一句停顿一下，等旁边的翻译译成中文，这倒是一个缓冲，可以想词儿和调整状态。威廉讲得十分流利，好像完全没有稿子，只有我知道他说出的词是我写下的有点灵气的“陈词滥调”。我越听越吃惊，难道他把整篇稿子都背下来了？

稿子的内容讲完了，威廉还在继续，他好像完全忘记了紧张，他的目光开始与公众交流：“合资企业的签约是美中高科技领域合作的新的里程碑，是两国人民友谊桥梁的进一步延伸。1972年美国总统第一次访问中华人民共和国，尼克松先生引用了主席的诗词‘一万年太久，只争朝夕’……”

第2篇：奥巴马演讲范文

你们好。能够有机会在上海跟你们大家交谈，我深感荣幸。我要感谢复旦大学的杨校长，感谢他的款待和热情的欢迎。我还要感谢我们出色的大使洪博培，他代表了我们两国之间的深远联系和相互尊重。我不知道他刚才说什么，但是希望他说得不错。(笑声)

我今天准备先做一个开场白，但我真正希望做的是回答问题，不但回答在座的学生提出的问题，同时也回答从网上提出的一些问题，这些问题由在座的一些学生和洪博培大使代为提出。很抱歉，我的中文不如你们的英文，但我期待着这个和你们对话的机会。

这是我首次访问中国，看到你们壮丽的国家，我感到很兴奋。在上海，我们看到了全球瞩目的发展——高耸的大厦、繁忙的街道和如火如荼的商业活动。中国迈向21世纪的这些景象给我留下了深刻印象。同时，我也期盼看到向我们展现中国悠久历史的古迹。明天和后天我会在北京，希望有机会看到壮观的故宫和被誉为“奇迹”的长城。的确，这是一个既有丰富的历史，又对未来的希望充满信心的国家。

我们两国的关系也是如此。毫无疑问，上海在美中关系史上是一个具有重大意义的城市。正是在这里，37年前的《上海公报》(Shanghai Communique)开启了我们两国政府和两国人民接触交往的新篇章。然而，美国与这个城市以及这个国家的纽带可以追溯到更久远的过去，直至美国独立初期。

1784年，我们的建国之父乔治·华盛顿派遣“中国女皇号”(Empreof China)驶往中国海岸，寻求与清朝通商。华盛顿希望看到这条悬挂美国国旗的船前往世界各地，与像中国这样的国家建立新的关系。这是美国人一贯的愿望——希望与新的国家建立新的、互利的伙伴关系。

在此后的两个世纪中，历史洪流使我们两国关系向许多不同的方向发展，但即使在动荡的岁月中，两国人民也抓住机会发展了深入的、甚至极不平凡的关系。例如，美国人民永远不会忘记，二战期间，美国飞行员在中国上空被击落后，中国公民冒着失去一切的危险护理他们。参加过二战的中国老兵仍然热情欢迎故地重游的美国老兵，他们曾经在那里作战，帮助中国从殖民统治下获得解放。

近40年前，一个小小的乒乓球带来了两国关系的解冻，使我们两国建立起另一种联系。这种方式令人意外，但却恰恰促成了其成功，因为尽管我们之间存在许多分歧，但是我们共同的人性和共同的好奇心得以从中显现。正如一位美国乒乓球队员在回忆对中国的访问时所说：“那里的人民和我们一样……这个国家和美国有许多相似之处，也有很大区别。” 无须赘言，这个小小的契机带来了《上海公报》的问世，并最终促使美中两国在1979年建立正式外交关系。请看在此后的30年，我们取得了多么长足的进展。

第3篇：奥巴马演讲范文

关键词： 概念隐喻 认知 演讲词 翻译

1.引言

隐喻在生活中处处可见，存在于人们的思维与行动中。Newmark（1988：104）认为：“翻译中最重要的特殊问题是隐喻的本质。”国外不少学者对概念隐喻进行了研究，多集中从认知翻译角度探析，如Shreve和Gutt等。国内主要集中从修辞学、美学等角度研究隐喻的翻译，从认知角度的探讨不多见。本文以奥巴马总统的演讲词及其中国和平音像电子出版社的中译本为语料，分析其中的概念隐喻的翻译策略，有利于英语学习者提高对概念隐喻的翻译能力。

2.认知视角下的概念隐喻与翻译

George Lakoff和Mark Johnson在所著的《我们赖以生存的隐喻》中正式提出了概念隐喻理论，使隐喻正式进入了认知语言学的研究领域。概念隐喻理论认为，隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，更是一种思维方式，是人们参照具体的、熟悉的概念，表达未知的、抽象的概念的认知方式。根据概念隐喻理论，一个隐喻的形成实际上是两个义域在概念上的“跨域映射”。在隐喻中，被用来描述具体概念的是源域，而陌生的、抽象的概念为目标域。

例如“时间就是金钱”运用具体的“金钱”认知抽象的“时间”，这样我们在谈论时间时，就会用“省”、“花”、“投入”、“浪费”等与时间搭配，实际上是把时间当做金钱理解和体验。“金钱”所在的域称为源域，“时间”所在的域称为“目标域”。

20世纪80年代，认知语言学发展壮大，为翻译研究提供了新的视角。国外翻译学家在研究认知与翻译方面取得了重大成就。但隐喻的翻译活动绝不是单一的语言符号转换，它实际上是一个关涉语言与思维、文化与文学、心理与生理等多维的认知活动（肖家燕：2010），译者只有充分理解原文的概念隐喻，采取适当的翻译策略，才能正确传递原文思想。

3.认知视角下演讲词中的隐喻翻译

翻译实践通常以传情达意、再现语义为目的。演讲词中存在大量的概念隐喻，概念隐喻的使用可以使演讲词更加生动、更具内涵。因此在翻译概念隐喻时，应在求得神似的前提下，尽量追求形似。Schaffner（2004）将隐喻翻译策略归纳为替代、释意和省略三大类。本文借鉴其观点，将演讲词中的隐喻翻译分为保留原概念隐喻、替换概念隐喻和放弃概念隐喻三种翻译策略。

3.1保留概念隐喻，以直译为主。

隐喻的产生与人类在自然和社会环境中的实践体验密切相关。尽管英汉两个民族使用的语言不同，文化背景迥异，但是由于人类共有的身体构造、感知器官、认知能力及类似的社会实践，使得两个民族形成了对客观事物类似的认知。因此，英汉两个民族之间存在众多源域和映射方式相同的概念隐喻。对于此类概念隐喻的翻译，译者可以采取直译法，这样既不会造成文化沟通障碍，又可以最大限度地再现演讲词的意境、形象和喻义。例如：

（1）Where do we direct our efforts：what steps do we take to overcome these barriers？

翻译：我们朝哪个方向去努力？我们要采取什么措施来克服这些障碍？

这是奥巴马总统2009年在有色人种会议上发表的演讲辞，在美国，有色人种仍面对诸多歧视和困难。原句中的“barriers”运用了概念隐喻理论，由“life is a journey”而来，源域是“journey”，目标域是“life”，两个域有许多共同之处，比如源域中的“barrier”对应目标域中的“difficulty”；源域中的“destination”对应目标域中的“aim”，等等。因此可以使用“the barriers of life”。同样，汉语中也有“人生中的障碍”等类似的概念隐喻，源域和目标域分别是“旅途”和“人生”，所以此处采用直译的翻译策略，译为“障碍”。

（2）This cooperation is not fixed，but it is a destination that can be reached if we pursue a sustained dialogue.

翻译：尽管合作尚有变数，但是只要我们双方持续进行对话，我们的目标就会实现。

这是中美第一轮经济战略对话中奥巴马发表的演讲词，其中的“destination”使用了概念隐喻理论，由“cooperation is a journey”而来，源域是“journey”，目标域是“cooperation”，因此可以使用“the destination of cooperation”。汉语中也有概念隐喻“合作的目标”这种表达，翻译时，译者可采用直译的翻译策略，源域和目标域分别是“旅途”和“合作”。

3.2替换概念隐喻，使之归化。

由于英汉语言有着独特的文化，自然概念隐喻有独特性。当源语中的概念隐喻对应译入语中不同的概念隐喻时，译者应采用替换概念隐喻的翻译策略。这种翻译策略，不仅可以保持语义不变，而且可以使语言充满特色。例如：

（1）Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington.It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living room of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

翻译：我们的竞选不是诞生在华盛顿的议会大厅，而是始于梅因市的后院、康科德市的起居室和查尔斯顿市的门廊。

这是奥巴马总统在2008胜选时的演讲词，主要介绍了竞选时的情况。“hatch”一词使用了概念隐喻，由“The campaign is a fowl”而来，源域是“fowl”，目标域是“campaign”，因此可以使用“campaign was hatched”。但译者在翻译时，将源域替换为“婴儿”，目标域仍然是“竞选”，因此变为“竞选的诞生”。

（2）The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity.

翻译：这些誓词曾在蒸蒸日上的繁荣时期被诵读。

这是奥巴马2009年就职的演讲词。“rising tides”使用了概念隐喻，由“Prosperity is sea”而来。源域是“sea”，目标域是“prosperity”，可以使用“the rising tides of prosperity”。但译者在翻译时替换了概念隐喻，使之归化，将源域替换为“太阳”，目标域仍然是“繁荣时期”，因此译为“蒸蒸日上的繁荣时期”。

3.3放弃概念隐喻，功能对等。

由于英汉两个民族有着不同的历史、信仰和文化，因此类似的隐喻表达较少。当一概念隐喻存在于源语中，在译入语中出现空缺时，译者可采用放弃隐喻的翻译策略。虽然源语中的概念隐喻丧失，但是仍能正确传达语义，避免跨文化交际的误区。例如：

（1）To my campaign manager，David Plouffe who built the best political campaign，I think，in the history of the United States of America.

翻译：我竞选的负责人戴维普洛夫，是他组织了我认为美国历史上最完美的政治选战。

这是奥巴马在2008年胜选时的演讲词。“built”一词使用了概念隐喻，由“Political campaign is a building.”而来，在源域中指“building”，但在目标域中指“campaign”，因此可以使用“build a campaign”。如果翻译时直译成“建造政治竞选”就会令人费解，而汉语中没有对应的概念隐喻，所以此处放弃概念隐喻，采用功能对等的方法表达语义，译成“组织政治竞选”。

（2）We will construct the roads and bridges，the electric girds and digital lines that build our commerce.

翻译：我们将建造道路和桥梁，架设电网和数字电路来发展商业。

这是2009年奥巴马发表的就职演讲词。“build”一词使用了概念隐喻，由“commerce is a building”而来。源域指“building”，目标域指“commerce”，因此可以使用“build our commerce”这种表达。如果直译成“建造商业”会令人费解，此处译者放弃概念隐喻表达语义，译成“发展商业”。

4.结语

隐喻是人类重要的思维方式。人类相似的认知，使不同的语言有相同的或者类似的概念隐喻，但不同的文化又使认知方式存在差异，从而使概念隐喻在不同语言中呈现个性。许均（2009：41）认为翻译是以符号转化为手段、意义再生为任务的一项跨文化的交际活动。译者要了解源语和译入语文化，这样在翻译演讲辞中的隐喻时，才可以采取保留概念隐喻、替换概念隐喻和放弃概念隐喻等翻译策略，尽量体现源语隐喻的风格和色彩，同时使译文符合译入语读者的认知方式和语言习惯。

对隐喻的翻译不能只停留在修辞角度，应借助科学的研究方法，进行客观系统的研究。本文从认知观的隐喻出发，对奥巴马演讲中的隐喻进行分析，以抛砖引玉。

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第4篇：奥巴马演讲范文

【关键词】奥巴马 演讲 修辞（学） 肯尼斯·博克 “认同”理论

奥巴马自参加总统竞选开始，便以其卓越的演说才华折服了成千上万的选民。2011年9月12日，在美国“纪念9·11十周年”的音乐会上，奥巴马发表演说，回顾了美国十年反恐战争之路以及这十年里美国人经历的种种变故。

本文将探讨奥巴马在这次演说中自觉不自觉运用的一些修辞策略及其可能对听众带来的影响。这一探讨工具主要来自肯尼斯·博克作品中的“认同”理论。

一、“认同”理论

肯尼斯·博克是20世纪美国最伟大的修辞学家，也是新修辞学的创始人和奠基者，他的修辞学理论来源于古希腊亚里士多德的修辞思想，并且对其修辞理论进行扩展和延伸，形成了更深邃和成熟的新修辞学思想。博克在修辞情景的基础上提出了一个很重要的理论：认同说。这也是他的修辞学的核心理论。

亚里士多德古典修辞学的关键词被认为是“规劝”，重在强调有目的的劝服和劝阻。而博克新修辞学在古修辞学“规劝”的基础上更加强调“认同”，他认为修辞活动的本质和标志就是认同，认同的结果就是说服。比如劝一个人时，只有当你用他的语言说话、用同样的手势、甚至具有相同的思想或观点，你才能劝服他人，也就是说修辞者使用符号或语言与读者取得“同一”才能达到诱发他人行动的目的。而要实现同一，就需采取一定的手段，即认同策略。博克提出了三种认同策略：“同情认同”、“对立认同”和“误同”。

1、同情认同。同情认同强调演讲者与听众之间存在一种“共同情感”，说话者设身处地地为听话者考虑，从而产生了同情，与之建立一种亲情关系。为证明这一说法，博克曾举过一个“政客亲小孩”的例子，一个政客在竞选中亲了选民怀中的孩子，就相当于亲了选民，因此也就赢得了这个选民。伯克的同情认同最接近规劝，但是涵盖的意义却更为广泛。

2、对立认同。对立认同强调对立面，指的是一种通过分裂达成凝聚的形式。这里所说的分裂就是对立面。双方通过对立面达成一致，即双方能够认同他们有一个共同的敌人。大家因为某种共同反对的东西站在一起，达成一致。如在战争时期两个本来走不到一块的的国家因为有了一个共同的敌人而结成了同盟。

3、误同。误同又被称为“虚假的认同”和“无意识认同”。误同被认为是博克修辞认同理论中最深奥的一个部分。博克把误同建立在现代科学技术高度发达的社会，人们总是把机械和科技的力量误认为是人本身的能力。这种认同方式是人在无意识中产生的，是人们普遍存在的思维误区。比如，现代人通过网络选购服饰，在网页中看到模特穿着某款式的衣服靓丽无比，就会联想到自己穿此服装时也是该效果，因此对该广告达成认同。

二、奥巴马“纪念9·11十周年”演讲的修辞情境

博克认为，生活在某一特定地区和时刻的人们，不管他们自身的具体情况如何，都可以被看作处在一个共同的环境中，他们共同拥有目前以技术、财富和社会政治等为特征的环境，这就是修辞情景。认同和修辞情景是紧密结合在一起的，认同策略的实施离不开特定的修辞情景，而修辞情景的有关特征，也必须围绕认同来展开。

在奥巴马“纪念9·11十周年”演讲是美国当地时间2011年9月12日清晨在华盛顿肯尼迪中心举行的“9·11”纪念音乐会上发表的。十年反恐战争给美国人带来了经济和精神上的双重失落，并且这一切也助推了美国两党分野加大，政治分野导致美国社会对于美国政治的信心动摇。除此之外，外界对于反恐战争还有一个最大的质疑，那就是美军是否以“反恐”之名滥加军事行动以施其它目的。因此，奥巴马“纪念9·11十周年”演讲不同于以往任何一次有关9·11的纪念演讲，这次演讲不光是宣告美国打击恐怖组织胜利对曾受到创伤民众的抚慰，也是对美国民众经历四面的反恐战争十年后的解释。那么，从修辞学角度来说，演讲者与听众，至少是部分听众之间，存在着这样一个分歧：十年反恐战争的牺牲和付出是否是值得的？十年反恐战争是否换来了美国的安全？十年反恐战争的根本目的就是为了美国和世界的自由和平等？为了消除这些分歧，实现凝聚，奥巴马的此次演讲借助一系列的认同策略，来实现其修辞动机。

三、奥巴马“纪念9·11十周年”演讲中的“认同”策略分析

这篇演说充分运用修辞认同策略，意在劝服听众自2001年到现在，美国为打击恐怖组织所发动的各类战争是值得的，并且经过这十年的努力，美国现在是一个非常安全且更加强大的国家，从而起到安抚民众、呼吁民众捍卫民主和自由的决心的作用。以下进行具体分析：

第5篇：奥巴马演讲范文

我知道，对你们当中的许多人而言，今天是开学日，你们中有一些人刚入学或刚升学，这是上新学校的第一天，所以，假如你们感到有点儿紧张，那也很正常。我想那些毕业班的同学此时此刻自我感觉一定非常好——(欢呼)——因为再有一年他们就功德圆满、修成正果了。不过，我想，不管是哪个年级的，也许有的同学希望现在还是在过暑假，今天早晨可以在床上再赖一小会儿。

我知道这种感觉。我小时候曾移居海外，在印度尼西亚住过几年。妈妈没钱送我上美国孩子念书的学校。但她相信，接受美国教育对我至关重要。于是她决定星期一至五自己给我补课。但她又得去打工，所以只能每天凌晨 4:30 开始教我。

当然，我也不喜欢那么早就爬起来，有好多次，我竟在餐桌上睡着了。我一撅起嘴来嘟囔，妈妈就会赏我一个脸子，说：“儍孩子，你以为我教你有多好玩?”(笑声)

所以，我理解你们许多同学还需要时间来调整，来适应开学。但我今天来到这里，是为了和你们讨论一些重要的事情。我要和你们讨论你们的教育问题，以及在新的学年里，你们都应当做些什么。

我做过许多次有关教育问题的讲话。我特别强调责任。

我讲过老师们有责任鼓励和启发你们，督促你们学习。

我讲过家长们有责任确保你们能在学习的状态，按部就班，完成家庭作业，不要把很多时光都花在电视和游戏机上。

我也多次谈到过政府有责任制定严格的教学标准，支持老师和校长们的工作，扭转某些学校工作失调、学生失学的现象。

但是，即使把一切做到最好，即使有最尽职的老师、鼎力支持的家长和最优越的教学设施，如果你们不恪尽自己那一份责任，一切也都会归于徒劳——除非你们能每天按时上学、注意听讲、把师长们的谆谆告诫铭记在心、付出成功所必需的努力，否则，一切都无济于事!这就是今天我要锁定的主题：对于你们所受的教育，你们每一个人都有责任，而且责无旁贷!

我先从你们对于自己都有什么责任讲起。

你们每一个人都有自己的专长。每一个人都会有所作为和贡献。发现自己——发现自己的潜质或潜能——首先就是你们自己的责任!教育给了你们发现自己的机会。

或许你会成为一位足以著书立说的大作家和记者，但是如果不在作文课上经常练习写作，你就永远不会意识到这一点。或许你会成为一位革新能手或发明家，让人们享用你开发的新一代手机，或救死扶伤的新药和疫苗，但如果你不上理科课、搞搞项目，就不会发现自己这方面的天赋。你将来还可能是一位市长、参议员或大-法官，但若不参加学生会工作或辩论团队，就很可能毫无觉察、自我埋没，让机遇擦肩而过。

我可以向你们保证，不管你将来想要做什么工作和现在生活条件怎样，你都需要接受相应的教育，来实现自己的理想。你想成为一位医生、教师或警官?还是想成为一位护士、建筑师、律师或是军人?无论你选择哪一种职业，接受良好的教育都是必由之路，别无选择。不完成学业就得不到一份称心的工作。无论做什么，你都需要接受培训，都需要勤奋工作，都需要努力学习。

你们所受到的教育不仅会决定你们自己的生活和前途，更重要的是将会决定国家的未来。美国的将来依靠你们。你们今天在校学习的内容，决定着我们国家，将来能否应对各种重大挑战。

你们需要通过理科课程的学习，获取知识和解决问题的技能，治疗癌症和艾滋病，开发新能源技术和保护人类的生存环境。你们需要从文科学习中培养洞察力和批判性思维，消灭贫困、愚昧、犯罪和歧视现象，使我们的国家更加公平和自由。你们需要在各门课程的学习中，厚积薄发，开发自己的创新能力和独门绝技，创业并组建公司，扩大就业机会，振兴我们的经济。

我们需要你们每一个人都充分开发自己的聪明才智，以帮助我们老一代人，解决我们最困难的问题。如果你不去做，如果你辍学，你的自弃，不仅是在抛弃自己，更是在抛弃你的祖国。

我也知道在校学习并非总是轻车熟道、一帆风顺。我很了解你们在生活中面临着很多困难和挑战，使你们难以潜心学业。

我深有体会。我两岁时，父亲离开了我们，我由单身母亲抚育成人。她不得不去拼命打工、奋斗，有时连帐单都无力支付，别人家的孩子有的东西，她常常买不起给我们。在我幼小的心灵里，虽说有母爱恩深似海，却仍然留有一大-片空白和缺憾——多少次我怀念起父爱如山，多少次我深感孤独无助，与周边环境格格不入。

我没有象应当做的那样，在校始终全心就读，也做过不该做的事情，招到过不应有的麻烦。如果没有这些弯路，我的人生道路还可以更加顺畅。

但是，我毕竟很幸运。我得到过很多第二次机会，得以重整旗鼓，后来还有机会上了大学和法学院，去追求自己的梦想。我的夫人，我们的第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马，也有过类似的坎坷经历。她的双亲都没进过大学，他们也很穷。但是他们都努力工作，她也很勤奋，所以她就能到我国最高学府深造。

你们当中有些同学可能更加困难，可能在你们的生活中，没有成人能给出你们所需要的那些支持。你们家庭中可能会有人失业，经济拮据。可能你们生活在不够安全的邻里环境，或受到过行为不端朋友的影响。

第6篇：奥巴马演讲范文

Weekly Address

The White House

Saturday， April 21， 2012

Hi. This week， I got the chance to sit down with some impressive students at Lorain County Community College in Ohio. One of them was a woman named Andrea Ashley. Two years ago， Andrea lost her job as an HR analyst. Today， she’s getting certified in the fast-growing field of electronic medical records. Before enrolling at Lorain， Andrea told me she was looking everywhere trying to find a new job. But without a degree， she said that nobody would hire her.

Andrea’s story isn’t unique. I’ve met so many Americans who are out there pounding the pavement looking for work only to discover that they need new skills. And I’ve met a lot of employers who are looking for workers， but can’t find ones with the skills they’re looking for.

So we should be doing everything we can to put higher education within reach for every American – because at a time when the unemployment rate for Americans with at least a college degree is about half the national average， it’s never been more important. But here’s the thing: it’s also never been more expensive. Students who take out loans to pay for college graduate owing an average of $25，000. For the first time， Americans owe more debt on their student loans than they do on their credit cards. And for many working families， the idea of owing that much money means that higher education is simply out of reach for their children.

In America， higher education cannot be a luxury. It’s an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford. That’s why next week I’ll be visiting colleges acrothe country， talking to students about how we can make higher education more affordable – and what’s at stake right now if Congredoesn’t do something about it. You see， if Congredoesn’t act， on July 1st interest rates on some student loans will double. Nearly seven and half million students will end up owing more on their loan payments. That would be a tremendous blow. And it’s completely preventable.

This issue didn’t come out of nowhere. For some time now， I’ve been calling on Congreto take steps to make higher education more affordable – to prevent these interest rates from doubling， to extend the tuition tax credit that has saved middle-clafamilies millions of dollars， and to double the number of work-study jobs over the next five years.

Instead， over the past few years， Republicans in Congrehave voted against new ways to make college more affordable for middle-clafamilies， and voted for huge new tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires – tax cuts that would have to be paid for by cutting things like education and job-training programs that give students new opportunities to work and succeed.

第7篇：奥巴马演讲范文

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN

Wakefield High School

Arlington， Virginia

THE PRESIDENT: Hello， everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you， everybody. All right， everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington， Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all acroAmerica， from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)

I know that for many of you， today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten， or starting middle or high school， it's your first day in a new school， so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in， some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.

I know that feeling. When I was young， my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother， she didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school， but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself， Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work， the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.

Now， as you might imagine， I wasn't too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times， I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I'd complain， my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say， "This is no picnic for me either， buster." (Laughter.)

So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I'm here today because I have something important to discuwith you. I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.

Now， I've given a lot of speeches about education. And I've talked about responsibility a lot.

I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.

I've talked about your parents' responsibility for ma-ki-ng sure you stay on track， and you get your homework done， and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.

I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards， and supporting teachers and principals， and turning around schools that aren't working， where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.

But at the end of the day， we can have the most dedicated teachers， the most supportive parents， the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a difference， none of it will matter unleall of you fulfill your responsibilities， unleyou show up to those schools， unleyou pay attention to those teachers， unleyou listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.

I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.

Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspa-pe-r -- but you might not know it until you write that English pa-pe-r -- that English clapa-pe-r that's assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.

And no matter what you want to do with your life， I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor， or a teacher， or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect， a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.

And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing lethan the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS， and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness， crime and discrimination， and make our nation more fair and more free. You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.

We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don't do that -- if you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself， you're quitting on your country.

Now， I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.

I get it. I know what it's like. My father left my family when I was two years old， and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.

So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school， and I did some things I'm not proud of， and I got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.

But I was -- I was lucky. I got a lot of second chances， and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife， our First Lady Michelle Obama， she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college， and they didn't have a lot of money. But they worked hard， and she worked hard， so that she could go to the best schools in this country.

Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe， or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.

But at the end of the day， the circumstances of your life -- what you look like， where you come from， how much money you have， what you've got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher， or cutting class， or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you， because here in America， you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

That's what young people like you are doing every day， all acroAmerica.

Young people like Jazmin Perez， from Roma， Texas. Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school. Neither of her parents had gone to college. But she worked hard， earned good grades， and got a scholarship to Brown University -- is now in graduate school， studying public health， on her way to becoming Dr. Jazmin Perez.

I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz， from Los Altos， California， who's fought brain cancer since he was three. He's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries， one of which affected his memory， so it took him much longer -- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind. He's headed to college this fall.

And then there's Shantell Steve， from my hometown of Chicago， Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city， she managed to get a job at a local health care center， start a program to keep young people out of gangs， and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.

And Jazmin， Andoni， and Shantell aren't any different from any of you. They face challenges in their lives just like you do. In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their lives， for their education， and set goals for themselves. And I expect all of you to do the same.

That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as si-mp-le as doing all your homework， paying attention in class， or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity， or volunteer in your community. Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look， because you believe， like I do， that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines， by the way， I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot， and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well， so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

But whatever you resolve to do， I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.

I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work -- that your ticket to succeis through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you're not going to be any of those things.

The truth is， being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.

That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said， "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble， that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker， it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade， that doesn't mean you're stupid， it just means you need to spend more time studying.

No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a pa-pe-r before it's good enough to hand in.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness， it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something， and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent， a grandparent or teacher， a coach or a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.

And even when you're struggling， even when you're discouraged， and you feel like other people have given up on you， don't ever give up on yourself， because when you give up on yourself， you give up on your country.

The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough. It's about people who kept going， who tried harder， who loved their country too much to do anything lethan their best.

It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago， and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.

So today， I want to ask all of you， what's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country?

Now， your families， your teachers， and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you've got to do your part， too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most of all， don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.

Thank you very much， everybody. God bleyou. God bleAmerica. Thank you. (Applause.)

第8篇：奥巴马演讲范文

芝加哥，你好!

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy， tonight is your answer.

如果有人怀疑美国是个一切皆有可能的地方，怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们这个时代依然燃烧，怀疑我们民-主的力量，那么今晚这些疑问都有了答案。

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours， many for the very first time in their lives， because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

学校和教堂门外的长龙便是答案。排队的人数之多，在美国历史上前所未有。为了投票，他们排队长达三、四个小时。许多人一生中第一次投票，因为他们认为这一次大选结果必须不同以往，而他们手中的一票可能决定胜负。

It's the answer spoken by young and old， rich and poor， Democrat and Republican， black， white， Latino， Asian， Native American， gay， straight， disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states; we are， and always will be， the United States of America.

无论年龄，无论贫富，无论民-主党人或共和党人，无论黑人、白人，无论拉美裔、亚裔、印地安人， 无论同性恋、异性恋，无论残障人、健全人，所有的人，他们向全世界喊出了同一个声音：我们并不隶属 “红州”与 “蓝州”的对立阵营，我们属于美利坚合众国，现在如此，永远如此!

It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical， and fearful， and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

长久以来，很多人说：我们对自己的能量应该冷漠，应该恐惧，应该怀疑。但是，历史之轮如今已在我们手中，我们又一次将历史之轮转往更美好的未来。

It's been a long time coming， but tonight， because of what we did on this day， in this election， at this defining moment， change has come to America.

漫漫征程，今宵终于来临。特殊的一天，特殊的一次大选，特殊的决定性时刻，美国迎来了变革。

I just received a very gracious call from Sen. McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign， and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine， and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfleleader. I congratulate him and Gov. Palin for all they have achieved， and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

刚才，麦凯恩参议员很有风度地给我打了个电话。在这次竞选中，他的努力持久而艰巨。为了这个他挚爱的国家，他的努力更持久、更艰巨。他为美国的奉献超出绝大多数人的想象。他是一位勇敢无私的领袖，有了他的奉献，我们的生活才更美好。我对他和佩林州长的成绩表示祝贺。同时，我也期待着与他们共同努力，再续美国辉煌。

I want to thank my partner in this journey， a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware， the vice-president-elect of the United States， Joe Biden.

我要感谢我的竞选搭档——当选副总统乔?拜登。为了与他一起在斯克兰顿市街头长大、一起坐火车返回特拉华州的人们，拜登全心全意地竟选，他代表了这些普通人的声音。

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years， the rock of our family and the love of my life， our nation's next first lady， Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia， I love you both so much， and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us， I know my grandmother is watching， along with the family that made me who I am. I mithem tonight， and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

我要感谢下一位第一夫人米歇尔?奥巴马。她是我家的中流砥柱，是我生命中的最爱。没有她在过去16年来的坚定支持，今晚我就不可能站在这里。我要感谢两个女儿萨沙和玛丽娅，我太爱你们两个了，你们将得到一条新的小狗，它将与我们一起入住白宫。我还要感谢已去世的外婆，我知道此刻她正在天上注视着我。她与我的家人一起造就了今天的我。今夜我思念他们，他们对我的恩情比山高、比海深。

To my campaign manager， David Plouffe; my chief strategist， David Axelrod; and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen， and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

我要感谢我的竞选经理大卫?普鲁夫，感谢首席策划师大卫?阿克塞罗德以及整个竞选团队，他们是政治史上最优秀的竞选团队。你们成就了今夜，我永远感谢你们为今夜所付出的一切。

But above all， I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.

但最重要的是，我将永远不会忘记这场胜利真正属于谁---是你们!

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington — it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

我从来不是最有希望的候选人。起初，我们的资金不多，赞助人也不多。我们的竞选并非始于华盛顿的华丽大厅，而是起于德莫奈地区某家的后院、康科德地区的某家客厅、查尔斯顿地区的某家前廊。

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and lesleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized， and proved that more than two centuries later， a government of the people， by the people and for the people has not perished from this earth. This is your victory.

劳动大众从自己的微薄积蓄中掏出5美元、10美元、20美元，拿来捐助我们的事业。年轻人证明了他们绝非所谓“冷漠的一代”。他们远离家乡和亲人，拿着微薄的报酬，起早摸黑地助眩上了年纪的人也顶着严寒酷暑，敲开陌生人的家门助眩无数美国人自愿组织起来，充当自愿者。正是这些人壮大了我们的声势。他们的行动证明了在两百多年以后，民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。这是你们的胜利。

I know you didn't do this just to win an election， and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight， we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars， a planet in peril， the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight， we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage， or pay their doctor's bills， or save enough for college. There is new energy to harneand new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

第9篇：奥巴马演讲范文

各位同胞：

I stand here today humbled by the task before us， grateful for the trust you have bestowed， mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation， as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

今天我站在这里，为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑，对各位的信任心怀感激，对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务，也感 谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet， every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments， America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office， but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers， and true to our founding documents.

四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言，这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表，或是在乌云密布，时局动荡之时。在艰困的时候，美国 能箕裘相继，不仅因为居高位者有能力或愿景，也因为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心，也忠于创建我国的法统。

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

因此，美国才能承继下来。因此，这一代美国人必须承继下去。

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war， against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened， a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some， but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核心，我国正处于对抗深远暴-力和憎恨的战争。我们的经济元气大伤，是某些人贪婪且不负责任的后果，也是 大众未能做出艰难的选择，为国家进入新时代做淮备所致。许多人失去房子，丢了工作，生意垮了。我们的医疗照护太昂贵，学校教育辜负了 许多人。每天都有更多证据显示，我们利用能源的方式壮大我们的对敌，威胁我们的星球。

These are the indicators of crisis， subject to data and statistics. Lemeasurable but no leprofound is a sapping of confidence acroour land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable， and that the next generation must lower its sights.

这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。比较无法测量但同样深沉的，是举国信心尽失—持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退，也害怕下一代一 定会眼界变低。

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this， America - they will be met.

今天我要告诉各位，我们面临的挑战是真的，挑战非常严重，且不在少数。它们不是可以轻易，或在短时间内解决。但是，美国要了解，这些 挑战会被解决。

On this day， we gather because we have chosen hope over fear， unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

在这一天，我们聚在一起，因为我们选择希望而非恐惧，有意义的团结而非纷争和不合。

On this day， we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises， the recriminations and worn out dogmas， that for far too long have strangled our politics.

在这一天，我们来此宣示，那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已终结，那些扭曲我们政治已久的相互指控和陈旧教条已终结。

We remain a young nation， but in the words of Scripture， the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift， that noble idea， passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal， all are free， and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

我们仍是个年轻的国家，但借用圣经的话，摆脱幼稚事物的时刻到来了，重申我们坚忍精神的时刻到来了，选择我们更好的历史，实践那种代 代传承的珍贵权利，那种高贵的理念：就是上帝的应许，我们每个人都是平等的，每个人都是自由的，每个人都应该有机会追求全然的幸福。

In reaffirming the greatneof our nation， we understand that greatneis never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work， or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather， it has been the risk-takers， the doers， the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor， who have carried us up the long， rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

再次肯定我们国家的伟大，我们了解伟大绝非赐予而来，必须努力达成。我们的旅程从来就不是抄捷径或很容易就满足。这条路一直都不是给 不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸乐胜过工作，或者只想追求名利就满足的人。恰恰相反，走这条路的始终是勇于冒险的人，做事的人，成事的人 ，其中有些人很出名，但更常见的是在各自岗位上的男男女女无名英雄，在这条漫长崎区的道路上支撑我们，迈向繁荣与自由。