第一篇：Obama開學演講中英文稿

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release September 8, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN

Wakefield High School Arlington, Virginia 12:06 P.M.EDT 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 across America, 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 discuss with 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 making 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 unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you 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 newspaper--but you might not know it until you write that English paper--that English class paper 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 less than 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 across America.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 simple 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 success is 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 paper 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 less than 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 bless you.God bless America.Thank you.(Applause.)END 12:22 P.M.EDT

Anderson, thank you very much.I think most Americans understand that our country today faces a series of unprecedented crises.The middle class of this country for the last 40 years has been disappearing.Millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages.And yet almost all of the new income and wealth being created is going to the top one percent.As a result of this disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, our campaign system is corrupt and is undermining American democracy.Millionaires and billionaires are pouring out of unbelievable money into the political process in order to fund PACs and to elect candidates who represent their interests, not the interests of the working people.Today, the scientific community is virtually unanimous that the climate change is real, it is caused by human activity.And we have a moral responsibility to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy and leave a habitable planet for our children and our grandchildren.Today in America we have more people in jail than any other country on earth.African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent.Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent.It seems to me that instead of building more jails and providing more incarceration, maybe-just maybe-we should be putting money into education and jobs for our kids.What this campaign is about is to mobilize our people to take back our government from a handful of billionaires and create a vibrant democracy.We know we can and should have.Thank you.Global Citizen I want to introduce you an amazing woman and her name is Davinia.Davinia was born in Jamaica, emigrated to the US at the age of 18 and now she lives just outside of the Washington DC.She is not a high-powedr political staffer, nor is a lobbyist.She probably tells you she’s quite unremarkable.But she’s having the most inredible impact.What’s incredible about Davinia is that she is willing to spend every single week focusing on people not her, people not her in her neighborhood.

第二篇：obama開學演講（定稿）

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN Wakefield High School Arlington, Virginia 12:06 P.M THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody!Thank you.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.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 not a picnic for me either.”

I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with 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.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.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.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（洞察力、眼光）and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination（歧視）, and make our nation more fair and more free.You'll need the creativity and ingenuity（獨創性）you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.……

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.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.Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.No one's written your destiny for you, you write your own destiny.You make your own future.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 simple 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（課外的）activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn.But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.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 college athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't do greatly the first time you sing a song.You've got to practice.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 paper 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 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.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 bless you.God bless America.Thank you.(Applause.)END 12:22 P.M

第三篇：obama開學演講中英文演講稿

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美國總統奧巴馬2010年開學勵志演講

2010年10月01日所屬：口語助手來源：星火英語作者：奧巴馬

美國總統奧巴馬開學演講英語演講稿。這是奧巴馬第二次發表開學演講。奧巴馬2009年的演講招來了許多批評和抵制。一些反對者指責稱，奧巴馬試圖通過演講向學生灌輸政治理念。部分媒體還批評奧巴馬試圖建立個人崇拜。在美國各地，也有許多家長向當地教育官員表示抗議，一些家長甚至威脅在奧巴馬演講時把孩子離教室。有了去年的“教訓”，今年的總統開學演講，白宮意強調這是一次“非政治活動”，而奧巴馬本人也在演講中回避政治話題。

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.)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 you’ve done.And to all the students here, I’m thrilled to be here.謝謝！你們好?。ㄕ坡?。）謝謝。謝謝。你好，費城?。ㄕ坡?。）你好，馬斯特曼。見到你們真是太好了。Kelly的介紹真是太棒了。讓我們對Kelly報以熱烈的掌聲。在后臺的時候我說，我上高中的時候我就做不這么好，我可能會弄的一團糟。所以讓我們為你和你做的一切自豪吧。站在這里我很激動。

kelly 在奧巴馬總統演講前，一名叫Kelly的學生做了演講。

backstage n.后臺

muff v.笨拙地處理，將事情弄糟

thrilled a.激動的We’ve got a couple introductions I want to make.First of all, you’ve got the outstanding governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, in the 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 great job.(Applause.)And the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is here.(Applause.)我想介紹幾個人。首先，來到這兒的有，杰出的賓夕法尼亞州州長，Ed Rendell。（掌聲。）費城市長，Michael Nutter。國會議員Fattah和Allyson Schwartz（掌聲）。你們的校長Marge Neff（掌聲）。學校管理人Arlene Ackerman是這個學校的，并且為學校做了很大的貢獻。（掌聲）。還有教育部秘書長Arne Duncan。（掌聲）

outstanding a.杰出的Congressman n.國會議員

principal n.校長

superintendent n.院長

And I am here.(Applause.)And I am thrilled to be here.I am just so excited.I’ve heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here.還有我。（掌聲），我感到非常的激動。我耳聞了你們做的那些偉大的事，這里面有在校的學生，老師和工作人員。

Today is about welcoming all of you, and all of America’s students, back to school, even though I know you’ve been in school for a little bit now.And I can’t 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 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.It’s an example of excellence that I hope communities across America can embrace.今天歡迎你們，歡迎每一個美國學生回校上課，當然你們在學校已經呆了一段時間了。我想不出除了在Masterman外，還有哪個地方更適合做這件事。（掌聲）因為你們是費城最好的學校之一。你們在教育方面是領頭軍。就在上周，由于你們的卓越貢獻，被授為國家藍絲帶勛章。這是對每個人的見證，對學生，家長，老師還有學校領導人。我希望全美的社會團體都能欣然接受這個杰出代表的例子。

embrace vt.擁抱；接受

Over the past few weeks, Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for school.And they’re excited about it.I’ll bet they had the same feelings that you do--you’re a little sad to see the summer go, but you’re also excited about the possibilities of a new year.The possibilities of building new friendships and strengthening 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.幾周前，我和Michelle為Sasha和Malia上學的事做準備。她們兩個對這非常的期待。我敢打賭她們和你們一樣，有著相同的感覺。你們為夏天的逝去而神傷，但是你們更應該期待新的一年。如你們可以結交新的朋友，加深同老朋友的感情，加入學校俱樂部，參加各種團隊的選拔賽。成長為一個更優秀的學生和個人，不僅僅讓你的家人自豪，同樣讓你們自己也很有成就感。

build friendships 結交新朋友

But I know some of you may also be a little nervous about starting a new school year.Maybe you’re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, and you’re worried about what that’s going to be like.Maybe you’re starting a new school.You’re not sure how you’ll like it, trying to figure out how you’re going to fit in.Or maybe you’re a senior, and you’re anxious about the whole college process;about where to apply

and whether you can afford to go to college.我知道，你們中有些人在新學年會有些緊張?；蛟S你剛從小學升到初中，從初中升到高中，會擔心，新的學年將會是什么樣的呢。也許你進入一所新的學校，不知道是否會喜歡這個學校，想著怎么來融入這個學校?；蛟S你到了高三年級，對整個的大學入學程序感到不安，比如申請那里的學校，能不能支付上大學的費用等等。

elementary school n.小學

figure out 想明白，弄清楚

fit in 融入，適應

afford to do 承擔得起

And beyond all those concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain of some difficult times.You know what’s going on in the news and you also know what’s going on in some of your own families.You’ve read about the war in Afghanistan.You hear about the recession that we’ve been through.And sometimes maybe you’re seeing the worries in your parents’ faces or sense it in their voice.除此之外，我知道你們還有來自困難時期的壓力。你們知道新聞內容，知道你們一些家庭中發發生的事情。你們讀過有關阿富汗戰爭的信息，聽說過我們經歷過的經濟不景氣。有時你們還看到了雙親臉上掛著的憂慮，或從他們的聲音中感受到了這些。

strain n.壓力

So a lot of you as a consequence, because we’re 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 you’ve got to look after younger siblings while your mom is working that second shift.Or maybe some of you who are little bit older, you’re taking on a part-time job while your dad’s out of work.所以，因為我們國家面臨困難時期，你們許多人的行為看上去比實際年齡要大。姐姐哥哥在海外工作，你們會表現得堅強，或許媽媽去值第二班，你們就要照顧年幼的弟弟妹妹?；蛟S你們有些人年長一點的，父親失了業，你們還要做兼職。

as a consequence 結果，所以

tough time 困難時期【tough a.艱難的】

sibling n.兄弟姐妹，同胞

shift n.輪班

And that’s a lot to handle.It’s more than you should have to handle.And it may make you wonder at times what your own future will look like, whether you’re going to be able to succeed

in school, whether you should maybe set your sights a little lower, scale back your dreams.有太多事情要做了，很多是你們不應該做的。這讓你們迷茫，不知道自己的未來會是什么樣，在學校能不能取得好成績，是不是應該把目光降低些，把理想放低些。

handle v.處理，應對

scale back 縮減

But I came to Masterman to tell all of you what I think you’re hearing from your principal and your superintendent, and from your parents and your teachers:Nobody gets to write your destiny but you.Your future is in your hands.Your life is what you make of it.And nothing--absolutely nothing--is beyond your reach, so long as you’re willing to dream big, so long as you’re willing to work hard.So long as you’re willing to stay focused on your education, there is not a single thing that any of you cannot accomplish, not a single thing.I believe that.但是，我來到馬斯特曼，告訴你們一句話。我想這句話你們的校長、院長、父母以及老師都曾告訴過你們，那就是，沒有人，只有你才能書寫你自己的命運。未來在你自己手中，生活由自己締造。只要志向遠大，并努力為之奮斗，沒有什么是不能得到的。只要你專注于學業，沒有什么事不能實現的。我確信。

destiny n.命運

accomplish v.完成And that last part is absolutely essential, that part about really working hard in school, because an education has never been more important than it is today.I’m sure there are going to be times in the months ahead when you’re staying up late doing your homework or cramming for a test, or you’re dragging yourself out of bed on a rainy morning and you’re thinking, oh, boy, I wish maybe it was a snow day.(Laughter.)最后這一點，在學校努力奮斗是必要的。因為教育從未像現在這樣重要。我確信，幾個月后會有一段時間，你們會完善熬夜寫作業，為考試臨時抱佛腳，或者在一個雨天的早晨把自己從被窩里拖出來，想，哦天，怎么不是下雪天？?。ㄐΓ?/p>

absolutely ad.絕對地

cram v.臨時抱佛腳；吃得過飽

But let me tell you, what you’re doing is worth it.There is nothing more important than what you’re doing right now.Nothing is going to have as great an impact on your success in life as your education, how you’re doing in school.但是讓我告訴你，你所做的一切都是值得的。你們現在要做的事情無比重要。沒有什么比你的受教育程度以及你在學校的所做之事更能決定你的成功。

More and more, the kinds of opportunities that are open to you are going to be determined by how far you go in school.The farther you go in school, the farther you’re going to go in life.And at a time when other countries are competing with us like never before, when students around the world in Beijing, China, or Bangalore, India, are working harder than ever, and doing better than ever, your success in school is not just going to determine your success, it’s going to determine America’s success in the 21st century.能否能抓住機遇，越來越取決于你們在學校的努力。你們在學校的表現越好，生活中就能走得越遠。當今，其他國家正與我們競爭，而且比以往任何時候都激烈。在中國北京或者印度邦加羅爾的學生比以前更加努力，而且比以前表現更好。你們在學校的成功并不只決定了自己一人的成功，還決定了美國在21世界是否能夠成功。

So you’ve got an obligation to yourselves, and America has an obligation to you, to make sure you’re getting the best education possible.And making sure you get that kind of education is going to take all of us working hard and all of us working hand in hand.所以，你們要承擔起這樣的責任和義務。同時國家也向你們承擔責任和義務，那就是為你們提供最好的教育，為此我們要努力，共同奮斗。

obligation n.責任，義務

It takes all of us in government--from the governor to the mayor to the superintendent to the President--all of us doing our part to prepare our students, all of them, for success in the classroom and in college and in a career.It’s going to take an outstanding principal, like Principal Neff, and outstanding teachers like the ones you have here at Masterman--teachers who are going above and beyond the call of duty for their students.And it’s going to take parents who are committed to your education.所有政府工作人員，從州長到市長，到院長，到總統，所有人都要履行職責為我們的學生做好準備，幫助他們在教室、在大學、在事業上取得成功。這就需要我們有一個杰出的校長，像校長Neff，和優秀的老師，正如你們的馬斯特曼的老師們。老師們要履行好對學生所應擔負起的責任。我也希望家長負起責任。

佳句欣賞

Nobody gets to write your destiny but you.Your future is in your hands.Your life is what you make of it.沒有人，只有你才能書寫你自己的命運。未來在你自己手中，生活由自己締造。背景知識

這是奧巴馬第二次發表開學演講。奧巴馬2009年的演講招來了許多批評和抵制。一些反對者指責稱，奧巴馬試圖通過演講向學生灌輸政治理念。部分媒體還批評奧巴馬試圖建立個人崇拜。在美國各地，也有許多家長向當地教育官員表示抗議，一些家長甚至威脅在奧巴馬演講時把孩子離教室。有了去年的“教訓”，今年的總統開學演講，白宮意強調這是一次“非政治活動”，而奧巴馬本人也在演講中回避政治話題。

第四篇：愛國演講中英文稿

cheer for our motherland hello, everyone!today my topic is cheer for our motherland.as we all know china is the country that the nation’s economy and people’s living standard are growing rapidly.and we are someone here, in the east, in asia, in the whole world.thats because our chinese,our hearts always go with love and hope.this love and this hope is from the heart of every chinese.it is deep and strong.on may 12th, 2008 , when the earthquake attacked wenchuan , all chinese--doctors, nurses , soldiers and many many volunteers gave their hands to provide warmth and hope.at 9:17 ,may 8th 2008.the olympic flame reached the highest point in the world ,the peak of mt chinese people worldwide shared tears and joys for the historical occasion , we are so excited.that moment we are full of hope.the hope is from the confidence of ourselves.the olympic games have been held successfully in china, shenzhouvii has successfully flown into space, we have set up the satellite called change to the moon!we are proud of china.we have confidence.however, we have still faced up to many chanllenges.as one of the developing countries in asian countries,the ecnomic crisis have some effect on our motherland.at the same time we still have problems on food,medicare,welfare,relgion and so on.under these circumstances we student should work harder,righter? with our excellent performance, excellent work by our great motherland, the mother and the motherschool returns, right? a few days later we will celebrate our 80th birthday of chongqing uniwersity.we love chongqing university, not only because of its beautiful scenery, but also because of the long histoy and academic atmosphe.chongqing university is one of diamonds our great mother.china is wonderful.china is changing every day.china is full of talented people.china is full of friendly people.china is full of hardworking people.we are all from china.lets celebrate china.lets be proud of who we are.lets love our motherland.let us smile and speak loudly to the world 2009, we can do it!lets cheer for our motherland.篇二：愛國英語演講稿

愛國英語演講稿

i love my motherland there is a beatiful country standing in the east of the world.she has red soil , big mountains,long rivers and hardworking people ,she is just like a diamond ,shinning all the time ,and she is my dearest country-------china!i love my motherland!because i love the different races of my country!each race has its own culture and customs.some people are kindhearted,some people are ggenerous,some people are 愛國主義演講稿

大家好，我是來自農學院林學系林學專業的學生馬微，我今天演講的題目是“愛國主義”。

從孩提時代的教育到現在的教育，我們一直被愛國主義熏陶著，我們一直高喊著愛國主義。從黃繼光身上，從葉挺身上，從魯迅身上，從林則徐身上，我們無一沒有看到愛國主義精神的體現。愛國主義精神在他們身上熠熠生輝。然而，我們無時無刻不高調的說著愛國主義，卻又無時無刻不低調的踐行著愛國主義。雖然有人說愛國主義對我們大學生來說純粹是一紙空談，認為我們大學生什么都做不了。但是，我想最起碼我們是有這種意識的。只有有了這種意識，才能慢慢的融入你的思想，并且漸漸的變成你的一種思想。那么當這種思想根深蒂固的時候，你就會不知不覺的做出某種相應的行為來。更何況，我們所做的許多事情已經證明了我們是一個具有愛國主義情操的大學生。因為我們有理想、有追求。如果我們沒有理想、沒有追求的話，我們現在也不會坐在大學校園里學習。因為我們想通過接受更高的教育，學習更多的知識，使自己成為一個優秀的人，將來用自己的知識報效祖國，為國家奉獻自己的一份微薄之力，為國家做出一點貢獻。雖然這點貢獻對于整個國家來說并不算什么，但再小的貢獻乘以十三億，將會推動整個世界。

黃繼光用自己的胸膛堵住了敵(轉載于:愛國演講中英文稿)人的槍眼，他壯烈的犧牲了。他為了國家英勇獻身，誰能說這不是愛國精神的生動體現？他無

悔的死了，換來的是戰爭的勝利，換來的是國家的存亡。他為國家所做出的貢獻是我們永遠不能忘懷的。雖然他死了，但他的精神永存。他永遠活在我們心中。他的愛國精神永遠不會被磨滅。永遠熠熠生輝。葉挺在獄中寫下的《囚歌》：我渴望自由，但我深深的知道人的身軀怎能從狗洞子里爬出。這句詩真切的反映了他多想出獄，如果他投降了，他肯定會獲得自由?？墒撬麤]有這么做，這是為什么呢？因為他有自己的信仰，愛自己的國家。正是因為這種信念，他始終沒有向敵人妥協，這種精神是值得我們永遠去繼承和發揚的。

魯迅，不管是從醫還是從文，目的只有一個，那就是拯救中國。他看到當時中國的現狀，他不是消極避世，任其發展，而是拿起最有力的武器捍衛國家和民族的尊嚴。他不怕一切惡勢力，只做自己該做的事，只做對國家有利的事。他很大程度上拯救了許多流離失所的靈魂，讓他們在虛無縹緲的飄蕩中找到寄托。魯迅，用他獨特的方式表達了對國家的熱愛。

林則徐，一提到他，就會想到他的“茍利國家生死以，豈因禍福避趨之”著名詩句。這首詩抒發了他決心為國家和民族利益不惜犧牲個人的崇高思思想感情。他被流放，卻還是心系國家。在流放期間，他通過各種途徑，以拳拳之心尋求報國之道。他堅定不移的愛國主義精神，激勵了近代中國人民不屈不撓的反抗外來侵略。

以上四位英雄所表現出來的都是愛國，但表達方式不盡相同。他們不顧個人得失的高尚的愛國主義情操，正是中華民族經歷艱難終能生生不息的精神源泉。他們高尚的愛國主義情操，是值得我們永遠去學習的。我們對他們的敬佩之情那是不言而喻，然而我們所要做的就是將他們的愛國主義精神傳承、延續、發揚光大；將他們的愛國主義精神付諸于實踐，我們新一代的青年都會向他們看齊的。

然而，現在我們所要做的，所必須要做的就是努力學好科學文化知識，努力做個好學生，努力培養自己良好的心理素質，努力塑造自己完美健全的人格，努力向國家所需的人才方向進發。我們現在所做的點點滴滴都是愛國精神的一種體現，我們會一直這樣踐行下去，永遠不放棄追求它的高度。國家興亡，匹夫有責。只要我們每個人都有一顆愛國、報國之心，我們的民族將永遠昌盛不衰，我們的國家將永遠興旺發達，我們的明天將永遠輝煌燦爛。一顆顆小小的愛國之心將匯聚成大大的愛國海洋。

第五篇：朱镕基博鰲論壇演講中英文稿

各位來賓、各位朋友，女士們，先生們：distinguished guests ,ladies and gentlemen: 我很高興參加博鰲亞洲論壇首次年會。我愿意與大家共同探討新世紀新亞洲區域合作與發展的問題

I’m very delighted to attend the first annual congress of the Boao forum in Asia。I'd like to get together with u to discuss the problem of the regional cooperation and development of Asia.亞洲是地球上最大的洲，聚居著世界60％的人口。資源十分豐富，歷史源遠流長，文化博大精深。上個世紀中，亞洲的巨變和崛起，譜寫了亞洲發展的輝煌篇章，也成為人類社會進步的顯著標志。展望新世紀，曾經擁有光輝燦爛歷史的亞洲，必將創造出更加絢麗多彩的文明。

Asia is the biggest continent of the world with its population counting for 60% of the globe.It’s resource is abundant ,history is long and the culture is deep.The great changes and expanding of Asia last centuary has turned glorious pages for its development ,and has become an obvious mark of the progress of the human being.looking forward to the future,with its glorious past ,Asia must continue to create richer and more brilliant culture.近年來，在亞洲國家共同努力下，包容、平等和漸進的地區合作意識日益增強，開放、健康和互利的合作局面正在形成。亞太經合組織不斷發展，東亞區域合作方興未艾，“上海合作組織”順利運轉。去年11月，我國與東盟國家一致同意今后10年內逐步建立中國－東盟自由貿易區，有關方面正就啟動談判進行接觸。這些將為亞洲國家和地區擴大交流、深化合作，提供重要渠道和機制。但是，與歐洲和北美區域合作相比，亞洲區域合作相對落后。一段時間以來，許多方面對亞洲區域合作的發展方向提出不少獨到見解。這里，我談幾點看法： In recent years ,with concerted efforts of Asian country, a torlerant ,equal ,and progressing awreness of regional cooperation is increasing, a situation of open healthy and benefiting for each other is taking shape.APEC is stagrringly growing , Regional cooperation of east Asia is in the ascendant.the shanghai organization of cooperation is going well.Last year in November I agreed with EU countries that we’ll build a free-trading zone of China-EU ,gradually , the parties concerned are talking to each other for starting the negotiation , all of those will provide important machnism for Asian countries and regions to intensify cooperation ,increase exchanges.But compare to Europe and north American regional cooperation ,ours fall behind relatively.For recent some time, many thoughts were came up with for the direction of Asia’s regional cooperation ,by the way ,I’d like to express my view:

第一，以經濟合作為重點，逐步拓展全方位合作。發展經濟是亞洲各國的首要任務。從實際需要和實踐看，可以把貿易、交通、農業、信息、能源作為優先合作領域，并逐步向其他領域擴展。

First one: make the economic cooperation top priority,further intensify comprehensive cooperation.it’s the first priority for every country to develop

trade, traffic, agriculture, information,energy as the prior zone of cooperation, Expanding to other areas gradually.第二，立足現有合作渠道，不斷擴大合作范圍。東亞、南亞、西亞和中亞地理上相對獨立，經濟發展各有特色。從便利性和有效性看，應首先加強次區域合作，在此基礎上，積極探索泛亞合作的途徑。

The second: standing from the present channel, gradually expand cooperation area.east asia,south asia ,west asia and central asia ,each of them has an independent position in geography, economy develops with their own characters.from the convenience and effectivity, we shuld strengthen sub-region cooperation,based on that to explore new ways to pan-asia’s cooperation.第三，進一步拓展雙邊合作，增強區域合作的基礎。加強雙邊合作，有利于推動地區合作的順利發展。區域合作也有利于為雙邊開辟更廣闊的空間。兩者可以形成良性互動。

The third one: further intensify two way cooperation, consolidate the foundation of regional cooperation..it’s benefit to promote the development of regional cooperation to intensify two way trade cooperation.Regional cooperation is also benefit to open up a broader space for two sides.They can promote each other’s development.第四，實行開放式地區合作。開放是亞洲文化的傳統，合作不可能自我封閉，更不應形成排他性集團。亞洲國家應通過APEC、Asia-和東亞－拉美合作論壇等渠道，進一步加強與各大洲國家的合作。

The fourth: implement an open regional cooperation.It is our tradition to implement reform and opening up.And it can not be done by oneself, also it should not exclude others.Asian countries should further intensify cooperation with countries from other continents through APEC, Asia-Europe meeting and East Asia-Latin America Cooperation Forum

中國是亞洲的一員。二十年來，中國堅定不移地推進改革開放，加速國民經濟發展，促進人民生活改善。隨著新世紀的到來，中國現代化建設進入了新的階段，國民經濟將以每年增長7％以上的速度持續向前發展。中國改革開放和現代化建設的新跨越，不僅將給中國人民帶來巨大福祉，也必將提供無限商機，為亞洲和世界經濟合作開辟新的廣闊空間。

China is a member of asia.In the past 20 years, china has unswervingly maintain the policy of reform and opening up to accelerate the development of our economy and improve people’s livelihood.With the coming of the new centuray, the modernization drive has come into a new stage, and national economy will continue to increase by the rate of 7% every year.The new leaping development of china’s reform and opening-up and modernization drive will not only benefit our people tremendously ,but also offer great opportunity to open grand space for the economic cooperation between aisa and the world.加入世貿組織，是中國對外開放的新起點。我們將在更大范圍和更深程度上參與國際經濟合作與競爭。中國將進一步向亞洲和世界開放，向各國的企業家、投資者開放。我們恪守入世承諾，有步驟地擴大開放領域，降低關稅水平,取消非關稅壁壘。我們也將不斷完善法治，創造更加公平、透明和可預見的市場環境。同時，我們還將大力實施“走出去”戰略，鼓勵中國各種所有制企業走向世界。

It is a new beginning for china’s opening up to join the WTO.We’ll continue to widely and deeply join the economic cooperation and competition of the globe.We’ll further open up to asia and the world as well as business man and investor from other countries.A promise is a promise, we’ll decrease tariff and clear non-tariff barriers , also we’ll improve our leagal system to create a market environment that is more equal ,clear and predictive.At the same time ,we’ll carry out the the strategy of going out, encourage the ownership enterprises to go out to the world.中國人民熱愛和平，中國的發展需要和平。中國經濟的發展，不會對任何國家和地區構成威脅。無論現在還是將來，中國始終是維護世界和平、促進共同發展的重要力量。

We Chinese people love peace, china’s development needs peace.China’s economic development is not and never will be a threat to any other country and region.China is playing an important role to safeguard world peace and promote common development, no matter now or in the future.亞洲人民勤勞智慧，自強不息，這是亞洲過去取得輝煌成就和創造燦爛明天的重要法寶。中國人民愿與亞洲各國人民一道，攜手共創新世紀亞洲的美好未來。with diligent work and sustained efforts, the asian people has made great achievement in the past and will also creat a bright future for themselves.Chinese people are willing to work together with friends from other asian country to build a glorious future for asia in the new centuary.