第一篇：奧巴馬演講導師上演現代版《國王的演講》

奧巴馬演講導師上演現代版《國王的演講》

橫掃今年奧斯卡四項大獎的贏家《國王的演講》（又譯《王者之聲》）描寫了自幼患口吃卻極度渴望成功的英國國王喬治六世與他的語言治療師萊納爾·羅格之間的感人故事。現實生活中，美國也有一位極富盛名的萊納爾·羅格式的人物，他的客戶包括幾代民主黨總統，如奧巴馬、克林頓、拜登，也有縱橫商界的CEO們，如“臉譜”的馬克·扎克伯格、谷歌的艾瑞克·施密特……他叫邁克爾·錫恩，一位低調的王者之聲幕后功臣。

自古以來，演講就是公眾人物表達政見、施展影響力的重要手段。每一位王者身后都有一位萊納爾·羅格，奧巴馬、克林頓、希拉里的羅格叫邁克爾·錫恩。

英國電影《國王的演講》（又譯《王者之聲》）勇奪今年奧斯卡金像獎四項大獎，影片中，科林·費斯扮演的英國國王喬治六世童年時患上口吃，卻極度渴望克服缺陷成為一名優秀領袖，他找上了特立獨行的澳大利亞語言治療師萊納爾·羅格，兩人從半信半疑到無條件信任，不僅一起完成了英國二戰戰前動員的重要演講，還成為一輩子的摯友。

現實生活中，美國也有一位萊納爾·羅格式的人物，他的顧客包括幾代美國民主黨元首，如總統奧巴馬、副總統拜登、國務卿希拉里，以及前總統克林頓、約翰·F·肯尼迪等等；還有縱橫商界的精英人物，如著名社交網站“臉譜”的創始人馬克·扎克伯格、谷歌的創始人之一艾瑞克·施密特……日本三菱集團、美孚石油等大公司都找他解決敵意報道、懷疑言論。他是華盛頓著名的媒體顧問和演講訓練師邁克爾·錫恩。20多年的從業經驗和獨到的訓練秘訣，使得錫恩成為全球最頂尖的演講導師之一。

60歲的錫恩說起話來輕聲細語，為人非常低調，鮮少接受媒體專訪，喜歡躲在幕后運籌帷幄。每當政客、CEO們希望在公眾面前創造或改變他們的形象時，每當需要發表重要演講時，他們就會找上錫恩——盡管他每天收費高達1.5萬美元。錫恩指出，演講成功的關鍵在于渴望成功本身，以及用發自內心的熱情來做這件事。他說：“許多人問我，為什么克林頓總統的演講總是這么精彩？因為他享受演講的過程，只要有聽眾，他就能侃侃而談。” 許多現實生活中的語言治療師看過《國王的演講》后都認為，電影著重描述了喬治六世的口吃是由童年的心理陰影造成的，而忽略了其中包含的生理問題。如果喬治六世選擇錫恩做他的語言治療師，他會怎么做？錫恩的回答似乎也缺乏電影中的浪漫情懷：“真正掌握演講必須要多年的反復訓練。如果伯蒂（電影中羅格對國王的昵稱，只有國王的家人才能這么稱呼他。）找上我，我的第一件事就是把他交給同行吉弗瑞·拉什，他是一名演講病理學家和治療口吃的專家。我們知道，口吃實際上是一種神經系統疾病。”

2004年，奧巴馬在民主黨全國代表大會上“一講成名”，成為他政途上最重要的轉折點，很少有人知道，錫恩是其中的幕后推手。2009年，財長蓋特納從不善言辭變為侃侃而談，讓經濟刺激方案遇阻的奧巴馬松了口氣，這次，站在幕后的人還是錫恩。

如果說美國煙草公司、蒂凡尼珠寶等大公司占了錫恩80%的業務量，那么他剩下的時間全都貢獻給了美國政壇，而且只為民主黨的大人物服務。1988年至今，錫恩擔任每屆民主黨全國大會的演講導師，為上臺發言的總統候選人排練全國演說。

與這么多總統級的大人物合作，誰最讓錫恩印象深刻？他提到了約翰·F·肯尼迪。“約翰·F·肯尼迪第一次開新聞發布會時，看起來很害怕，根本不想演講。當時他很年輕，似乎只有17歲。但是他答應了叔叔（羅伯特·肯尼迪），不得不上臺。我對他說?只要抬起頭，讓觀眾看到你，這就是他們期望看到的，不要擔心！?”錫恩這樣評價小肯尼迪：“他是一個讓人愉快的合作伙伴，非常棒的人。”

美國國務卿希拉里·克林頓是另一個錫恩最喜歡的合作對象。希拉里曾在回憶錄《親歷歷史》中提到，錫恩教會她如何使用提詞機。錫恩表示：“希拉里并不像丈夫克林頓那樣喜歡發表公眾演講，但她是個非常棒的合作對象。克林頓則是個風趣幽默的合作伙伴。” 現任美國總統奧巴馬自然也是錫恩最重要的客戶之一，因為演講是奧巴馬登上總統寶座的關鍵武器。10年前，民主黨在洛杉磯舉行黨代會，奧巴馬由于資歷尚淺，連一張場內通行證都拿不到，只能在場外通過大屏幕直播觀看現場演講。2004年，奧巴馬作為美國政壇嶄露頭角的新人，在民主黨全國代表大會上發表了17分鐘慷慨激昂的演講，成功打動了現場觀眾，可謂“一講成名”。當年11月，奧巴馬在國會選舉中當選伊利諾伊州聯邦參議員，開啟問鼎白宮之路。

時針撥回2004年7月27日。奧巴馬、妻子米歇爾、他的首席競選顧問戴維·阿克塞爾羅德，還有錫恩關在民主黨全國代表大會洛杉磯現場的排練室，演練不久后轟動全場的演說。傳統上，每位黨代會發言人都被要求上臺前至少彩排一次，奧巴馬把親自撰寫的約2300字的講稿預演了3次，每次時間長達1小時。然而，奧巴馬不習慣使用提詞機，也從未在這么多觀眾面前演講，預演效果不理想。錫恩表示，這種大型演講困難很多：首先，觀眾席上的巨大噪音很容易打亂演講節奏；其次，奧巴馬實際上要對3種觀眾講話——觀眾席、電視直播的鏡頭和現場的巨型電子屏幕；最后，奧巴馬還要學會“演講沖浪”，即駕馭觀眾的鼓掌浪潮的技巧。錫恩解釋，電視機前的觀眾無法聽到現場經常爆發的巨大掌聲，被打斷的演講聽起來就像是很長時間的沉默，這要求演講人必須掌握好停頓的節奏，在掌聲結束前開始下一段演講，這在實際操作起來絕非易事。奧巴馬最終抓住機遇，成功地發表了日后促成他邁向白宮的演講——《希望就是勇氣，希望就是力量》。錫恩認為：“他的演講就像交響樂，他聰明地掌握了其中的技巧。”此后，錫恩與奧巴馬保持了良好的合作關系，與奧巴馬的內閣首席戰略顧問戴維·阿克塞爾羅德更是私交甚篤，被稱為“奧巴馬最佳演講的幕后推手”。2008年，奧巴馬獲得民主黨總統候選人資格后的演講也有錫恩的功勞。據說，奧巴馬與麥凱恩的電視辯論前，錫恩給奧巴馬過招：要把麥凱恩塑造成《小鬼當家5：鄰家小鬼》里的威爾遜先生（劇中威爾遜先生是丹尼斯的鄰居老頭，受盡淘氣丹尼斯的惡作劇）。

錫恩不愿意過多地評論奧巴馬，只透露他的注意力集中度極高，與他的合作非常有效率。“我和其他人合作時，需要8小時消化的內容在奧巴馬那里只需要2小時。”他還表示，奧巴馬的妻子米歇爾也是配合度極高的合作伙伴，“如果我告訴她演講中要強調10點內容，她只要完成其中6點，就是一個很好的演說了，但她總是能把10點全部記住，一點不漏”。2009年4月，奧巴馬上任半年不到，他提出的經濟刺激方案就遭遇重重阻力。奧巴馬剛剛發表慷慨激昂的救市方案，他的財政部長蒂莫西·蓋特納面對媒體和公眾的提問，卻只能結結巴巴地說出幾個模糊的概念，遭到輿論嘲笑。短短兩周后，人們意外地發現，當蓋特納再次面對鏡頭時已能清晰闡述奧巴馬的救市思路了。《紐約》雜志撰文稱，“錫恩效應”再一次發揮威力，幫助這位美國歷史上最年輕的財長克服了害羞的問題。錫恩能力出眾，連他的競爭對手也不得不佩服。承載克林頓內閣擔任聯絡官的民主黨顧問戴維·德約爾表示：“錫恩對演講者的聽眾的直覺和把握都非常準，無論多害羞的人，經過他指點后，都能在公眾面前侃侃而談。”

錫恩與電影中的語言治療師羅格有許多驚人的相似之處，如果硬要找出不同之處，也許就是錫恩自己也受過口吃和中風之苦。他高中時參加辯論隊矯正口吃，51歲中風，每天花4小時刻苦訓練，恢復閱讀理解能力，不服輸的意志成就了這位演講大師。

能一眼就看出顧客的問題是錫恩的看家本領。他總說：“一場戲不成功，為什么？也許是演員不對、也許是臺詞不對、也許是劇情不對。”顧客也喜歡錫恩的溫和訓練方法，他聽民主黨領袖在他面前念講話稿的樣子，就像牧師聽人懺悔一樣，永遠以不傷人自尊心的方式給予建議。克林頓時期的白宮發言人邁克·麥卡瑞認為：“他深諳如何與不同性格的人打交道的辦法。”

也許，錫恩的工作方式源于他自己也曾經受到口吃的困擾，痛苦地希望得到別人的理解。錫恩出身平凡，從小在紐約長大，父親是運輸公司的銷售員，全家信奉愛爾蘭天主教。他小時候就有口吃的毛病，曾經在買藥時說不出藥名，惹得后面排隊的人不耐煩。高中參加辯論隊，他發現自己只要稍微改變一些腔調，就可以掩蓋口吃的毛病。經過辯論隊的訓練，他克服了口吃的問題，順利進入喬治城大學，加入了劇團，從此愛上表演。

錫恩在劇團里與朋友自編自演音樂劇，演的有聲有色，最后還因此被耶魯戲劇學院錄取，同學包括獲得14次奧斯卡提名的女演員梅麗爾·斯特里普、《阿凡達》女演員西格妮·韋弗等人。在戲劇學院求學期間，錫恩進行了系統的演講治療，如今能連講幾個小時不卡殼，但每當疲勞或壓力大時，口吃的老毛病還是會復發。

戲劇學院畢業后，錫恩搬到華盛頓，成為一個劇團的制作人。一次偶然，他受邀成為一名國會議員的媒體顧問，沒想到意外打響名號，從此，國會山的政客都親切地稱呼他為“那個演戲的家伙”。1981年，錫恩的表演指導事業如日中天，他自然而然地開起了媒體顧問公司。當公眾人物、公司被惡意報道攻擊時，或者需要發布利好消息時，他們想到了錫恩。很快，公司顧客盈門，從電視主播、政壇新秀，到商界名媛都有，錫恩逐漸成為社交圈中有名的公關人物。

然而，錫恩的事業并非一帆風順。2003年8月，51歲的錫恩在某個周日早上一邊看報紙一邊早餐，他的右眼視線突然變得模糊。醫生告訴他，這一定是偏頭痛造成的，因為他還沒到中風的年齡。然而，醫生錯了，錫恩不久后中風，還造成了他的短期記憶力受損，連閱讀理解能力也受到影響。這無疑是對他靠語言維生的職業造成毀滅性打擊。接下來的幾個月里，錫恩為自己制定了比顧客強度更大的訓練計劃——每天花4小時恢復閱讀能力。他每天跟讀CD里的單詞，甚至把句子拆開理解，訓練自己的閱讀能力。他說：“我就像對付口吃那樣對付中風。（無法工作）讓我非常氣憤。”5個月后，錫恩基本康復，帶著一臺安裝了閱讀協助軟件的電腦和極大的熱情，又回到他鐘愛的工作崗位。如今，先已經完全恢復讀寫能力，繼續為需要他的客戶服務。

邁克爾·錫恩與電影中的語言治療師萊納爾·羅格有著許多驚人的相似之處：他們幫助發聲的對象都是王者；他們都曾經熱愛戲劇表演；他們對語言障礙者的訓練手法都自成一格；他們都有獨特的人格魅力……如果硬要找出兩人的不同之處，也許就是錫恩自己也曾經受過口吃和中風之苦，對語言和演講障礙有切身體會。

錫恩：

“你想達到什么效果”比“你想說什么”更重要

錫恩不喜歡公開討論自己的訓練方法，但根據目睹他訓練過程的人透露，錫恩喜歡使用一些語言小練習，讓客戶掌握演講的竅門。比如，他會要求客戶連續重復一個由7個字組成的句子，每次敘述都要表達出不同字眼的強調語氣。錫恩用這種方法解說語調和強調的意義。錫恩與客戶見第一面時，總是強調：“與其告訴我?你想說什么？?，不如告訴我?你想達到什么效果？?。”然后，他與客戶進行一個半小時的頭腦風暴，列出達成目的的多個要點。下一步就是篩選出三個最有價值的要點，把它們擴充成演講稿。最后一步，錫恩轉換角色，以質疑者的身份問出幾個具有挑戰性的問題，測試講稿所表達的信息是否經受得住考驗。錫恩還認為，一個好的發言并非總是意味著向外界公布更多信息。

希拉里曾在回憶錄《親歷歷史》中提到，錫恩教會她如何使用提詞機。

約翰·F·肯尼迪傳記《美國之子》中描寫小肯尼迪母親車禍去世后，第一次開新聞發布會，他顯得非常緊張，因為這是媒體第一次有機會公開詢問他的私生活。錫恩花了數小時準備媒體可能問及小肯尼迪的尷尬問題，包括“為什么考試不及格？因為你太笨還是太懶？你和莎朗·斯通的緋聞是真的嗎？誰是你的新女友？”然后，錫恩與小肯尼迪一起討論如何回答這些問題。

第二篇：奧巴馬演講

奧巴馬演講

Hello, everybody.In the State of the Union, I laid out three areas we need to focus on if we're going to build an economy that lasts: new American manufacturing, new skills and education for American workers, and new sources of American-made energy.These days, we're getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future.Just like they did last year, gas prices are starting to climb.Only this time, it's happening earlier.And that hurts everyone – everyone who owns a car;everyone who owns a business.It means you have to stretch your paycheck even further.Some folks have no choice but to drive a long way to work, and high gas prices are like a tax straight out of their paychecks.Now, some politicians always see this as a political opportunity.And since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plans for $2 gas.I'll save you the suspense: Step one is drill, step two is drill, and step three is keep drilling.We hear the same thing every year.Well the American people aren't stupid.You know that's not a plan – especially since we're already drilling.It's a bumper sticker.It's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge.It's a strategy to get politicians through an election.You know there are no quick fixes to this problem, and you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices.If we're going to take control of our energy future and avoid these gas price spikes down the line, then we need a sustained, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy – oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels, and more.We need to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks;in our buildings and plants.That's the strategy we're pursuing, and that's the only real solution to this challenge.Now, we absolutely need safe, responsible oil production here in America.That's why under my Administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.In 2010, our dependence on foreign oil was under 50% for the first time in more than a decade.And while there are no short-term silver bullets when it comes to gas prices, I've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead, from permitting to delivery bottlenecks to what's going on in the oil markets.But over the long term, an all-of-the-above energy strategy means we have to do more.It means we have to make some choices.Here's one example.Right now, four billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year.Four billion dollars.Imagine that.Maybe some of you are listening to this in your car right now, pulling into a gas station to fill up.As you watch those numbers rise, know that oil company profits have never been higher.Yet somehow, Congress is still giving those same companies another four billion dollars of your money.That's outrageous.It's inexcusable.And it has to stop.A century of subsidies to the oil companies is long enough.It's time to end taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's never been more profitable, and use that money to reduce our deficit and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising.Because of the investments we've already made, the use of wind and solar energy in this country has nearly doubled – and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.And because we put in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history, our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.Now Congress needs to keep that momentum going by renewing the clean energy tax credits that will lead to more jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.Look, we know there's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight.But what we can do is get our priorities straight, and make a sustained, serious effort to tackle this problem.That's the commitment we need right now.And with your help, it's a commitment we can make.Thank you.

第三篇：奧巴馬演講

Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you very much.Everybody, please have a seat.Well, Madam President, that was an outstanding introduction.(Laughter.)We are so proud of Donae for representing this school so well.And in addition, I also want to acknowledge your outstanding principal, who has been here for 20 years--first as a teacher, now as an outstanding principal--Anita Berger.Please give her a big round of applause.(Applause.)I want to acknowledge, as well, Mayor Gray is here--the mayor of Washington, D.C.is here.Please give him a big round of applause.(Applause.)And I also want to thank somebody who is going to go down in history as one of the finest Secretaries of Education that we’ve ever had--Arne Duncan is here.(Applause.)

Now, it is great to be here at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of the best high schools not only in Washington, D.C., but one of the best high schools in the country.(Applause.)But we’ve also got students tuning in from all across America.And so I want to welcome you all to the new school year, although I know that many of you already have been in school for a while.I know that here at Banneker, you’ve been back at school for a few weeks now.So everything is starting to settle in, just like for all your peers all across the country.The fall sports season is underway.Musicals and marching band routines are starting to shape up, I believe.And your first big tests and projects are probably just around the corner.I know that you’ve also got a great deal going on outside of school.Your circle of friends might be changing a little bit.Issues that used to stay confined to hallways or locker rooms are now finding their way onto Facebook and Twitter.(Laughter.)Some of your families might also be feeling the strain of the economy.As many of you know, we’re going through one of the toughest economic times that we’ve gone through in our lifetime--in my lifetime.Your lifetime hasn’t been that long.And so, as a consequence, you might have to pick up an after-school job to help out your family, or maybe you’re babysitting for a younger sibling because mom or dad is working an extra shift.So all of you have a lot on your plates.You guys are growing up faster and interacting with a wider world in a way that old folks like me, frankly, just didn’t have to.So today, I don’t want to be just another adult who stands up and lectures you like you’re just kids--because you’re not just kids.You’re this country’s future.You’re young leaders.And whether we fall behind or race ahead as a nation is going to depend in large part on you.So I want to talk to you a little bit about meeting that responsibility.It starts, obviously, with being the best student that you can be.Now, that doesn’t always mean that you have to have a perfect score on every assignment.It doesn’t mean that you’ve got to get straight As all the time--although that’s not a bad goal to have.It means that you have to stay at it.You have to be determined and you have to persevere.It means you’ve got to work as hard as you know how to work.And it means that you’ve got to take some risks once in a while.You can’t avoid the class that you think might be hard because you’re worried about getting the best grade if that’s a subject that you think you need to prepare you for your future.You’ve got to wonder.You’ve got to question.You’ve got to explore.And every once in a while, you need to color outside of the lines.That’s what school is for: discovering new passions, acquiring new skills, making use of this incredible time that you have to prepare yourself and give yourself the skills that you’re going to need to pursue the kind of careers that you want.And that’s why when you’re still a student you can explore a wide range of possibilities.One hour you can be an artist;the next, an author;the next, a scientist, or a historian, or a carpenter.This is the time where you can try out new interests and test new ideas.And the more you do, the sooner you’ll figure out what makes you come alive, what stirs you, what makes you excited--the career that you want to pursue.Now, if you promise not to tell anybody, I will let you in on a little secret: I was not always the very best student that I could be when I was in high school, and certainly not when I was in middle school.I did not love every class I took.I wasn’t always paying attention the way I should have.I remember when I was in 8th grade I had to take a class called ethics.Now, ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d ask me what my favorite subject was back in 8th grade, it was basketball.I don’t think ethics would have made it on the list.But here’s the interesting thing.I still remember that ethics class, all these years later.I remember the way it made me think.I remember being asked questions like: What matters in life? Or, what does it mean to treat other people with dignity and respect? What does it mean to live in a diverse nation, where not everybody looks like you do, or thinks like you do, or comes from the same neighborhood as you do? How do we figure out how to get along?

Each of these questions led to new questions.And I didn’t always know the right answers, but those discussions and that process of discovery--those things have lasted.Those things are still with me today.Every day, I’m thinking about those same issues as I try to lead this nation.I’m asking the same kinds of questions about, how do we as a diverse nation come together to achieve what we need to achieve? How do we make sure that every single person is treated with dignity and respect? What responsibilities do we have to people who are less fortunate than we are? How do we make sure that everybody is included in this family of Americans?

Those are all questions that date back to this class that I took back in 8th grade.And here’s the thing: I still don’t always know the answers to all these questions.But if I’d have just tuned out because the class sounded boring, I might have missed out on something that not only did I turn out enjoying, but has ended up serving me in good stead for the rest of my life.So that’s a big part of your responsibility, is to test things out.Take risks.Try new things.Work hard.Don’t be embarrassed if you’re not good at something right away.You’re not supposed to be good at everything right away.That’s why you’re in school.The idea, though, is, is that you keep on expanding your horizons and your sense of possibility.Now is the time for you to do that.And those are also, by the way, the things that will make school more fun.Down the road, those will be the traits that will help you succeed, as well--the traits that will lead you to invent a device that makes an iPad look like a stone tablet.Or what will help you figure out a way to use the sun and the wind to power a city and give us new energy sources that are less polluting.Or maybe you’ll write the next great American novel.Now, to do almost any of those things, you have to not only graduate from high school,--and I know I’m just--I’m in the “amen” corner with Principal Berger here--not only do you have to graduate from high school, but you’re going to have to continue education after you leave.You have to not only graduate, but you’ve got to keep going after you graduate.That might mean, for many of you, a four-year university.I was just talking to Donae, and she wants to be an architect, and she’s interning with a architectural firm, and she’s already got her sights set on what school she wants to go to.But it might, for some other folks, be a community college, or professional credentialing or training.But the fact of the matter is, is that more than 60 percent of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma--more than 60 percent.That’s the world you’re walking into.So I want all of you to set a goal to continue your education after you graduate.And if that means college for you, just getting into college is not enough.You also have to graduate.One of the biggest challenges we have right now is that too many of our young people enroll in college but don’t actually end up getting their degree, and as a consequence--our country used to have the world’s highest proportion of young people with a college degree;we now rank 16th.I don't like being 16th.I like being number one.That’s not good enough.So we’ve got to use--we’ve got to make sure your generation gets us back to the top of having the most college graduates relative to the population of any country on Earth.If we do that, you guys will have a brighter future.And so will America.We’ll be able to make sure the newest inventions and the latest breakthroughs happen right here in the United States of America.It will mean better jobs, and more fulfilling lives, and greater opportunities not only for you, but also for your kids.So I don’t want anybody who’s listening here today to think that you’re done once you finish high school.You are not done learning.In fact, what’s happening in today’s economy is--it’s all about lifelong learning.You have to constantly upgrade your skills and find new ways of doing things.Even if college isn't for you, even if a four-year college isn't for you, you’re still going to have to get more education after you get out of high school.You’ve got to start expecting big things from yourself right now.I know that may sound a little intimidating.And some of you may be wondering how you can pay for college, or you might not know what you want to do with your life yet.And that’s okay.Nobody expects you to have your entire future mapped out at this point.And we don't expect you to have to make it on your own.First of all, you’ve got wonderful parents who love you to death and want you to have a lot more opportunity than they ever had--which, by the way, means don’t give them a hard time when they ask you to turn off the video games, turn off the TV and do some homework.You need to be listening to them.I speak from experience because that’s what I’ve been telling Malia and Sasha.Don’t be mad about it, because we’re thinking about your future.You’ve also got people all across this country--including myself and Arne and people at every level of government--who are working on your behalf.We’re taking every step we can to ensure that you’re getting an educational system that is worthy of your potential.We’re working to make sure that you have the most up-to-date schools with the latest tools of learning.We’re making sure that this country’s colleges and universities are affordable and accessible to you.We’re working to get the best class--teachers into the classroom as well, so they can help you prepare for college and a future career.Let me say something about teachers, by the way.Teachers are the men and women who might be working harder than just about anybody these days.(Applause.)Whether you go to a big school or a small one, whether you attend a public or a private or charter school –-your teachers are giving up their weekends;they’re waking up at dawn;they’re cramming their days full of classes and extra-curricular activities.And then they’re going home, eating some dinner, and then they’ve got to stay up sometimes past midnight, grading your papers and correcting your grammar, and making sure you got that algebra formula properly.And they don’t do it for a fancy office.They don’t--they sure don’t do it for the big salary.They do it for you.They do it because nothing gives them more satisfaction than seeing you learn.They live for those moments when something clicks;when you amaze them with your intellect or your vocabulary, or they see what kind of person you’re becoming.And they’re proud of you.And they say, I had something to do with that, that wonderful young person who is going to succeed.They have confidence in you that you will be citizens and leaders who take us into tomorrow.They know you’re our future.So your teachers are pouring everything they got into you, and they’re not alone.But I also want to emphasize this: With all the challenges that our country is facing right now, we don’t just need you for the future;we actually need you now.America needs young people’s passion and their ideas.We need your energy right now.I know you’re up to it because I’ve seen it.Nothing inspires me more than knowing that young people all across the country are already making their marks.They’re not waiting.They’re making a difference now.There are students like Will Kim from Fremont, California, who launched a nonprofit that gives loans to students from low-income schools who want to start their own business.Think about that.So he’s giving loans to other students.He set up a non-for-profit.He’s raising the money doing what he loves--through dodgeball tournaments and capture-the-flag games.But he’s creative.He took initiative.And now he’s helping other young people be able to afford the schooling that they need.There is a young man, Jake Bernstein, 17 years old, from a military family in St.Louis, worked with his sister to launch a website devoted to community service for young people.And they’ve held volunteer fairs and put up an online database, and helped thousands of families to find volunteer opportunities ranging from maintaining nature trails to serving at local hospitals.And then last year, I met a young woman named Amy Chyao from Richardson, Texas.She’s 16 years old, so she’s the age of some of you here.During the summer, I think because somebody in her family had an illness, she decided that she was interested in cancer research.She hadn’t taken chemistry yet, so she taught herself chemistry during the summer.And then she applied what she had learned and discovered a breakthrough process that uses light to kill cancer cells.Sixteen years old.It’s incredible.And she's been approached by some doctors and researchers who want to work with her to help her with her discovery.The point is you don’t have to wait to make a difference.You’re first obligation is to do well in school.You’re first obligation is to make sure that you’re preparing yourself for college and career.But you can also start making your mark right now.A lot of times young people may have better ideas than us old people do anyway.We just need those ideas out in the open, in and out of the classroom.When I meet young people like yourselves, when I sat and talk to Donae, I have no doubt that America’s best days are still ahead of us, because I know the potential that lies in each of you.Soon enough, you will be the ones leading our businesses and leading our government.You will be the one who are making sure that the next generation gets what they need to succeed.You will be the ones that are charting the course of our unwritten history.And all that starts right now--starts this year.So I want all of you who are listening, as well as everybody here at Banneker, I want you to make the most of the year that’s ahead of you.I want you to think of this time as one in which you are just loading up with information and skills, and you’re trying new things and you’re practicing, and you’re honing--all those things that you’re going to need to do great things when you get out of school.Your country is depending on you.So set your sights high.Have a great school year.Let’s get to work.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)

第四篇：奧巴馬演講

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address Saturday, May 14, 2011

Washington D.C.Recently, there have been signs that the economy is picking up steam.Last month, we saw the strongest job growth in five years, and have added more than three-quarters of a million private sector jobs in just three months.But there are still too many Americans who are either looking for work, or struggling to pay the bills and make the mortgage.Paychecks aren’t getting any bigger, but the cost of everything from groceries to college tuition keeps on rising.Without a doubt, one of the biggest burdens over the last few months has been the price of gasoline.In many places, gas is now more than $4 a gallon, meaning that you could be paying more than $60 to fill up your tank.These spikes in gas prices are often temporary, and while there are no quick fixes to the problem, there are a few steps we should take that make good sense.First, we should make sure that no one is taking advantage of consumers at the pump.That’s why we’ve launched a task force led by the Attorney General that has one job: rooting out cases of fraud or manipulation in the markets that might affect gas prices, including any illegal activity by traders and speculators.Second, we should increase safe and responsible oil production here at home.Last year, America’s oil production reached its highest level since 2003.But I believe that we should expand oil production in America – even as we increase safety and environmental standards.To do this, I am directing the Department of Interior to conduct annual lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, while respecting sensitive areas, and to speed up the evaluation of oil and gas resources in the mid and south Atlantic.We plan to lease new areas in the Gulf of Mexico as well, and work to create new incentives for industry to develop their unused leases both on and offshore.We’re also taking steps to give companies time to meet higher safety standards when it comes to exploration and drilling.That’s why my Administration is extending drilling leases in areas of the Gulf that were impacted by the temporary moratorium, as well as certain areas off the coast of Alaska.And to streamline that permitting process, I am establishing a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling permits.Finally, the third step we should take is to eliminate the taxpayer subsidies we give to oil and gas companies.In the last few months, the biggest oil companies made about $4 billion in profits each week.And yet, they get $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies each year.Four billion dollars at a time when Americans can barely fill up their tanks.Four billion dollars at a time when we’re trying to reduce our deficit.This isn’t fair, it makes no sense.Before I was President, the CEOs of these companies even admitted that the tax subsidies made no sense.Well, next week, there is a vote in Congress to end these oil company giveaways once and for all.And I hope Democrats and Republicans come together and get this done.The American people shouldn’t be subsidizing oil companies at a time when they’re making near-record profits.As a nation, we should be investing in the clean, renewable sources of energy that are the ultimate solution to high-gas prices.That’s why we’re investing in clean energy technology, helping businesses that manufacture solar panels and wind turbines, and making sure that our cars and trucks can go further on a tank of gas – a step that could save families as much as $3,000 at the pump.These are investments worth making – investments that will save us money, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and protect the health and safety of our planet.That’s an energy policy for the future, and it’s what I’ll be fighting for in the weeks and months to come.Thanks.

第五篇：奧巴馬演講

奧巴馬演講:為未來清潔能源投資

來源:http:// Hi, everybody.I’m speaking to you this week from a factory in Petersburg, Virginia, where they’re bringing on more than 100 new workers to build parts for the next generation of jet engines.It’s a story that’s happening more frequently across the country.Our businesses just added 233,000 jobs last month – for a total of nearly four million new jobs over the last two years.More companies are choosing to bring jobs back and invest in America.Manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s, and we’re building more things to sell to the rest of the world stamped with three proud words: Made in America.And it’s not just that we’re building stuff.We’re building better stuff.The engine parts manufactured here in Petersburg will go into next-generation planes that are lighter, faster, and more fuel-efficient.That last part is important.Because whether you’re paying for a plane ticket, or filling up your gas tank, technology that helps us get more miles to the gallon is one of the easiest ways to save money and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The recent spike in gas prices has been another painful reminder of why we have to invest in this technology.As usual, politicians have been rolling out their three-point plans for two-dollar gas: drill, drill, and drill some more.Well, my response is, we have been drilling.Under my Administration, oil production in America is at an eight-year high.We’ve quadrupled the number of operating oil rigs, and opened up millions of acres for drilling.But you and I both know that with only 2% of the world’s oil reserves, we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices – not when consume 20 percent of the world’s oil.We need an all-of-the-above strategy that relies less on foreign oil and more on American-made energy – solar, wind, natural gas, biofuels, and more.That’s the strategy we’re pursuing.It’s why I went to a plant in North Carolina earlier this week, where they’re making trucks that run on natural gas, and hybrid trucks that go further on a single tank.And it’s why I’ve been focused on fuel efficient cars since the day I took office.Over the last few years, the annual number of miles driven by Americans has stayed roughly the same, but the total amount of gas we use has been going down.In other words, we’re getting more bang for our buck.If we accelerate that trend, we can help drivers save a significant amount of money.That’s why, after 30 years of inaction, we finally put in place new standards that will make sure our cars average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – nearly double what they get today.This wasn’t easy: we had to bring together auto companies, and unions, and folks who don’t ordinarily see eye to eye.But it was worth it.Because these cars aren’t some pie in the sky solution that’s years away.They’re being built right now – by American workers, in factories right here in the U.S.A.Every year, our cars and trucks will be able to go further and use less fuel, and pretty soon, you’ll be able to fill up every two weeks instead of every week – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.We’ll reduce our oil consumption by more than 12 billion barrels.That’s a future worth investing in.So we have a choice.Right now, some folks in Washington would rather spend another $4 billion on subsidies to oil companies each year.Well you know what? We’ve been handing out these kinds of taxpayer giveaways for nearly a century.And outside of Congress, does anyone really think that’s still a good idea? I want this Congress to stop the giveaways to an oil industry that’s never been more profitable, and invest in a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising.We should be investing in the technology that’s building the cars and trucks and jets that will prevent us from dealing with these high gas prices year after year after year.Ending this cycle of rising gas prices won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight.But that’s why you sent us to Washington – to solve tough problems like this one.So I’m going to keep doing everything I can to help you save money on gas, both right now and in the future.I hope politicians from both sides of the aisle join me.Let’s put aside the bumper-sticker slogans, remember why we’re here, and get things done for the American people.Thank you, God bless you, and have a great weekend.大家好。本周我來到了維吉尼亞州匹茲堡市的一家工廠，這家工廠帶來了100多個新的工作崗位，他們正在生產下一代噴氣發動機的零部件。

這樣的景象在全國各地不斷涌現。上個月我們的企業又新增23.3萬個就業崗位，過去兩年總共新增約400萬個就業崗位。越來越多的企業選擇回國投資并將工作崗位帶回來。制造業也從上世紀90年代以來首次增加就業崗位，我們制造的產品被銷往世界各地，產品上印著讓我們自豪的四個字：美國制造。

我們不僅僅是正在制造一些東西，我們是在制造更棒的東西。在匹茲堡這里生產的引擎零部件將用于下一代的更輕、更快、更節省燃料的飛機上。

最后一個特點很重要。因為無論你是買機票還是給自己的汽車加油，提高單位燃料的行駛里程是幫助我們節約支出和降低對海外石油依賴的最直接的方式。而最近油價的上漲也深深刺痛著我們，我們必須在這一技術上進行投資。一些政客一直在兜售他們實現2美元油價的三項計劃：開采、開采以及更多的開采。好吧，我的回應是，我們一直都在開采。在政府領導下，美國國內的石油產量處在8年來的最高點。我們開放了數百萬英畝的開采區域，正在運轉的石油鉆井平臺也增加了4倍。但你我都知道我們僅僅擁有2%的世界石油儲量，我們不能單獨依靠開采來降低油價，何況我們還消費了全球20%的石油。我們需要一個最高的能源戰略，減少我們對海外石油的依賴，更多使用國產能源：太陽能、風能、天然氣以及生物燃料等等。

這才是我們追求的戰略。這也是我本周早些時候到訪北卡的一家工廠的原因，那里的工人們正在生產使用天然氣的卡車，混合動力卡車用一箱油能行駛的更遠。

這也是我自主政以來就一直關注高能效汽車的原因。在過去的幾年里，美國人每年的汽車行駛里程基本保持不變，但總的汽油消耗量在不斷下降。換句話說，我們花同樣的錢，得到的利益增加了。如果我們加速推進這一趨勢，我們就可以幫助駕駛員們節約一筆可觀的費用。這也是我們實施新的能效標準的原因，老的標準還是30年前制定的，這樣我們能在未來15年內實現汽車平均用1加侖汽油行駛55英里的目標，這是現狀的兩倍。實現這一目標并不容易，我們需要將汽車生產廠家、產業聯盟以及意見并不一致的人們團結到一起。但這么做是值得的。

因為這樣的汽車并不像前幾年那樣還是空中樓閣。我們的工人，國內的工廠現在正在生產這樣的汽車。每年，我們的汽車、卡車都能用更少的油跑的更遠，很快，你們將能每兩周加一次油而不用每周都去加油站。這樣假以時日，將為一般家庭在油費支出上節省8000多美元。我們將減少超過120億桶的石油消費量。這是值得我們投資的未來。因此，我們要做出選擇。但現在華盛頓的一些人卻寧愿每年花40億美元給石油公司提供補貼。你們可知道。我們已經用納稅人的錢給它們提供了將近一個世紀的補貼了。在國會之外，難道就有人真的認為這是個好主意嗎？我希望國會終止對石油產業的補貼，它們的利潤已經高的不能再高了，我們應該把這些錢投資到更有希望的清潔能源產業上。我們應該投資于生產高能效汽車、卡車和飛機的技術上，避免我們年復一年的受高油價的麻煩。

走出不斷上漲的油價這一惡性循環并不容易，也不能在一夜間完成。但這正是你們選擇我們來到華盛頓的原因，我們就是來解決這樣的難題的。因此我將繼續竭盡所能幫助我們節約油費支出，現在如此將來亦如此。我希望兩黨的政客們都能與我一道。讓我們把空洞的口號放置一邊，牢記使命，為美國人民把事情做好。謝謝，上帝保佑大家，祝大家周末愉快。