第一篇：奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 (原文及翻譯)

奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 中英文對(duì)照稿

[align=center][size=5][color=black]此中文翻譯稿轉(zhuǎn)自譯言[/color][/size][/align][align=center][size=5][color=#ff0000][/color][/size][/align] [size=5][size=9pt][size=9pt]Good morning.It's good to be home on this Father's Day with my girls, and it's an honor to spend some time with all of you today in the house of our Lord.[/size][/size] [size=9pt][size=9pt][/size][/size] [/size][size=9pt][size=9pt][color=#ff6600][size=5][color=#ff6600]Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that foundation.They are teachers and coaches.They are mentors and role models.They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]But if we are honest with ourselves, we'll admit that what too many fathers also are is missing – missing from too many lives and too many homes.They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men.And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]You and I know how true this is in the African-American community.We know that more than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled – doubled – since we were children.We know the statistics – that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime;nine times more likely to drop out of schools and twenty times more likely to end up in prison.They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves.And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]How many times in the last year has this city lost a child at the hands of another child? How many times have our hearts stopped in the middle of the night with the sound of a gunshot or a siren? How many teenagers have we seen hanging around on street corners when they should be sitting in a classroom? How many are sitting in prison when they should be working, or at least looking for a job? How many in this generation are we willing to lose to poverty or violence or addiction? How many? [/color]

[color=#ff6600]Yes, we need more cops on the street.Yes, we need fewer guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them.Yes, we need more money for our schools, and more outstanding teachers in the classroom, and more afterschool programs for our children.Yes, we need more jobs and more job training and more opportunity in our communities.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]But we also need families to raise our children.We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception.We need them to realize that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – it's the courage to raise one.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]We need to help all the mothers out there who are raising these kids by themselves;the mothers who drop them off at school, go to work, pick up them up in the afternoon, work another shift, get dinner, make lunches, pay the bills, fix the house, and all the other things it takes both parents to do.So many of these women are doing a heroic job, but they need support.They need another parent.Their children need another parent.That's what keeps their foundation strong.It's what keeps the foundation of our country strong.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]I know what it means to have an absent father, although my circumstances weren't as tough as they are for many young people today.Even though my father left us when I was two years old, and I only knew him from the letters he wrote and the stories that my family told, I was luckier than most.I grew up in Hawaii, and had two wonderful grandparents from Kansas who poured everything they had into helping my mother raise my sister and me – who worked with her to teach us about love and respect and the obligations we have to one another.I screwed up more often than I should've, but I got plenty of second chances.And even though we didn't have a lot of money, scholarships gave me the opportunity to go to some of the best schools in the country.A lot of kids don't get these chances today.There is no margin for error in their lives.So my own story is different in that way.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]Still, I know the toll that being a single parent took on my mother – how she struggled at times to the pay bills;to give us the things that other kids had;to play all the roles that both parents are supposed to play.And I know the toll it took on me.So I resolved many years ago that it was my obligation to break the cycle – that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father to my girls;that if I could give them anything, I would give them that rock – that foundation – on which to build their lives.And that would be the greatest gift I could offer.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]I say this knowing that I have been an imperfect father – knowing that I have made mistakes and will continue to make more;wishing that I could be home for my girls and my wife more than I am right now.I say this knowing all of these things because even as we are imperfect, even as we face difficult circumstances, there are still certain lessons we must strive to live and learn as fathers – whether we are black or white;rich or poor;from the South Side or the wealthiest suburb.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]The first is setting an example of excellence for our children – because if we want to set high expectations for them, we've got to set high expectations for ourselves.It's great if you have a job;it's even better if you have a college degree.It's a wonderful thing if you are married and living in a home with your children, but don't just sit in the house and watch ―SportsCenter‖ all weekend long.That's why so many children are growing up in front of the television.As fathers and parents, we've got to spend more time with them, and help them with their homework, and replace the video game or the remote control with a book once in awhile.That's how we build that foundation.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]We know that education is everything to our children's future.We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.We know the work and the studying and the level of education that requires.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]You know, sometimes I'll go to an eighth-grade graduation and there's all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers.And I think to myself, it's just eighth grade.To really compete, they need to graduate high school, and then they need to graduate college, and they probably need a graduate degree too.An eighth-grade education doesn't cut it today.Let's give them a handshake and tell them to get their butts back in the library![/color]

[color=#ff6600]It's up to us – as fathers and parents – to instill this ethic of excellence in our children.It's up to us to say to our daughters, don't ever let images on TV tell you what you are worth, because I expect you to dream without limit and reach for those goals.It's up to us to tell our sons, those songs on the radio may glorify violence, but in my house we live glory to achievement, self respect, and hard work.It's up to us to set these high expectations.And that means meeting those expectations ourselves.That means setting examples of excellence in our own lives.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]The second thing we need to do as fathers is pass along the va[/color][color=#ff6600]lue of empathy to our children.Not sympathy, but empathy – the ability to stand in somebody else's shoes;to look at the world through their eyes.Sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in ―us,‖ that we forget about our obligations to one another.There's a culture in our society that says remembering these obligations is somehow soft – that we can't show weakness, and so therefore we can't show kindness.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]But our young boys and girls see that.They see when you are ignoring or mistreating your wife.They see when you are inconsiderate at home;or when you are distant;or when you are thinking only of yourself.And so it's no surprise when we see that behavior in our schools or on our streets.That's why we pass on the values of empathy and kindness to our children by living them.We need to show our kids that you're not strong by putting other people down – you're strong by lifting them up.That's our responsibility as fathers.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]And by the way – it's a responsibility that also extends to Washington.Because if fathers are doing their part;if they're taking our responsibilities seriously to be there for their children, and set high expectations for them, and instill in them a sense of excellence and empathy, then our government should meet them halfway.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]We should be making it easier for fathers who make responsible choices and harder for those who avoid them.We should get rid of the financial penalties we impose on married couples right now, and start making sure that every dime of child support goes directly to helping children instead of some bureaucrat.We should reward fathers who pay that child support with job training and job opportunities and a larger Earned Income Tax Credit that can help them pay the bills.We should expand programs where registered nurses visit expectant and new mothers and help them learn how to care for themselves before the baby is born and what to do after – programs that have helped increase father involvement, women's employment, and children's readiness for school.We should help these new families care for their children by expanding maternity and paternity leave, and we should guarantee every worker more paid sick leave so they can stay home to take care of their child without losing their income.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]We should take all of these steps to build a strong foundation for our children.But we should also know that even if we do;even if we meet our obligations as fathers and parents;even if Washington does its part too, we will still face difficult challenges in our lives.There will still be days of struggle and heartache.The rains will still come and the winds will still blow.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]And that is why the final lesson we must learn as fathers is also the greatest gift we can pass on to our children – and that is the gift of hope.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]I'm not talking about an idle hope that's little more than blind optimism or willful ignorance of the problems we face.I'm talking about hope as that spirit inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better is waiting for us if we're willing to work for it and fight for it.If we are willing to believe.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]I was answering questions at a town hall meeting in Wisconsin the other day and a young man raised his hand, and I figured he'd ask about college tuition or energy or maybe the war in Iraq.But instead he looked at me very seriously and he asked, ―What does life mean to you?‖[/color]

[color=#ff6600]Now, I have to admit that I wasn't quite prepared for that one.I think I stammered for a little bit, but then I stopped and gave it some thought, and I said this:[/color]

[color=#ff6600]When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me – how do I make my way in the world, and how do I become successful and how do I get the things that I want.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]But now, my life revolves around my two little girls.And what I think about is what kind of world I'm leaving them.Are they living in a county where there's a huge gap between a few who are wealthy and a whole bunch of people who are struggling every day? Are they living in a county that is still divided by race? A country where, because they're girls, they don't have as much opportunity as boys do? Are they living in a country where we are hated around the world because we don't cooperate effectively with other nations? Are they living a world that is in grave danger because of what we've done to its climate? [/color]

[color=#ff6600]And what I've realized is that life doesn't count for much unless you're willing to do your small part to leave our children – all of our children – a better world.Even if it's difficult.Even if the work seems great.Even if we don't get very far in our lifetime.[/color]

[color=#ff6600]That is our ultimate responsibility as fathers and parents.We try.We hope.We do what we can to build our house upon the sturdiest rock.And when the winds come, and the rains fall, and they beat upon that house, we keep faith that our Father will be there to guide us, and watch over us, and protect us, and lead His children through the darkest of storms into light of a better day.That is my prayer for all of us on this Father's Day, and that is my hope for this country in the years ahead.May God Bless you and your children.Thank you.[/color]

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[color=#ff6600] [/color][size=5][color=gray]―在我們建立我們生活所依附的巖石中，今天我們要記起來(lái)的是，最重要的巖石是家庭。我們須要認(rèn) 識(shí)到并予以肯定的是，每位父親對(duì)這個(gè)基礎(chǔ)能起多么關(guān)鍵的作用。父親是教師和教練，他們是導(dǎo)師和生活角色的模范，是成功的榜樣，亦是老推動(dòng)我們走向成功的 人。[/color]

[color=gray]―但如果我們坦誠(chéng)的話，我們應(yīng)該承認(rèn)有太多的父親不在其位——不在太多人的生活里，不在太多的家里。他們置他們的責(zé)任于不顧，表現(xiàn)得像小男孩而不是男子漢。我們?cè)S許多多家庭的基礎(chǔ)也因此而變得更加薄弱了。[/color]

[color=gray]―你我都知道這種情況在非洲裔美國(guó)人的社會(huì)里多么真實(shí)。我們知道一半以上的黑人小孩住在單親家庭里，這個(gè)數(shù)字比我們童年時(shí)代高出 一倍。統(tǒng)計(jì)資料告訴我們：生活里沒有父親的孩子比較容易落入貧困或犯罪的可能性高出五倍；他們比較容易棄學(xué)的可能性高出九倍；比較容易關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的可能性高 出二十倍。他們比較可能出現(xiàn)行為問(wèn)題，比較可能離家出走，比較可能成為青春發(fā)育年齡期父母。由于父親的缺席，我們社會(huì)的基礎(chǔ)變得更加薄 弱。[/color]

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[/color] [color=gray]―但我們也需要家庭來(lái)?yè)嵊覀兊淖优Ｎ覀冃枰赣H們能認(rèn)識(shí)到做父親的責(zé)任并不終止于導(dǎo)致懷孕。我們需要他們認(rèn)識(shí)到，不是有生孩子的能力，而是有撫養(yǎng)孩子的勇氣才配稱男子漢。[/color] [/size][size=5][color=gray] [/color] [color=gray]―我們需要幫助那些正在靠自己撫養(yǎng)孩子的母親。她們送孩子上學(xué)，去上班，下午接孩子回家，再上一次班，做飯和準(zhǔn)備午餐飯盒，付帳 單，打點(diǎn)家務(wù)，以及種種需要雙親干的工作。許許多多的婦女正干著這些英勇偉大的工作，但她們需要支持啊。她們需要另一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)。她們的孩子也需要另一個(gè)家 長(zhǎng)。唯有如此他們才有牢靠的基礎(chǔ)，我們的國(guó)家也才有牢靠的基礎(chǔ)。[/color]

[color=gray]―我知道身邊沒有一個(gè)父親的苦處，當(dāng)然我的處境沒有像今天許多年輕人的處境那么不幸。雖然我的父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開了我們，而我 只從他所寫的信和我家庭講到他的故事中了解到他，但我比大多數(shù)無(wú)父的小孩都幸運(yùn)。我在夏威夷長(zhǎng)大，我有兩個(gè)來(lái)自堪薩斯州的外祖父母，他們盡他們的一切幫我 母親撫養(yǎng)我和我妹妹，也幫她教導(dǎo)我們對(duì)人要有愛心、尊重和有責(zé)任感。我做錯(cuò)過(guò)許多不應(yīng)做錯(cuò)的事，但我獲得了許多改過(guò)自新的機(jī)會(huì)。雖然我們沒有很多錢，但獎(jiǎng) 學(xué)金讓我有機(jī)會(huì)上我們國(guó)家一些最好的學(xué)校。今天很多小孩未能獲得這些機(jī)會(huì)。他們的生活中不容他們有犯錯(cuò)誤而改過(guò)自新的機(jī)會(huì)。所以在這一點(diǎn)上我個(gè)人的故事與 他們是不同的。[/color]

[color=gray]―盡管如此，我了解我母親作為一個(gè)單親所要付出的艱辛：有時(shí)候她吃力掙扎著清還賬單；掙扎著給我們那些別的孩子有的東西；掙扎著 扮演應(yīng)該由雙親扮演的角色。我也知道因此我所要付出的艱辛。所以我多年前已下定決心要打破這個(gè)惡性循環(huán)——我下定決心，如果我一生中有何成就的話，我要作 為我女兒的好父親；如果我能給予她們?nèi)魏螙|西的話，我要給她們那個(gè)她們能建立她們生活的巖石——那個(gè)基礎(chǔ)。那將是我所能給予她們的最貴重的禮 物。[/color]

[color=gray]―我在講這些話時(shí)，我心里明白我是一個(gè)缺點(diǎn)多多的父親——我知道我犯過(guò)錯(cuò)誤并且將仍不斷地犯更多錯(cuò)誤；我希望我能比現(xiàn)在有更多時(shí) 間在家陪伴我女兒和太太，可是又做不到。我心里明白這一切，因?yàn)榭v然我們?nèi)秉c(diǎn)多多，縱然我們困難重重，有某些教訓(xùn)是我們?yōu)楦傅膽?yīng)該盡可能地去親歷和總結(jié)的 ——不管我們是黑人或白人；富人或窮人；來(lái)自―南邊‖區(qū)（芝加哥南部較窮的住宅區(qū)）或來(lái)自富裕的郊區(qū)。[/color]

[color=gray]―第一個(gè)教訓(xùn)是給我們的子女做出一個(gè)絕佳的榜樣，因?yàn)槿绻覀儗?duì)他們抱有很高的期望，我們對(duì)自己也應(yīng)該抱有同樣高的期望。你有一 個(gè)職業(yè)是件好事；有一個(gè)大學(xué)文憑更好一些。結(jié)了婚而又能跟孩子住在一起是再好不過(guò)了，但卻不能只坐在家里而整個(gè)周末看電視的―體育中心‖節(jié)目。許多孩子就 是因?yàn)橛羞@樣的[/color][/size][url=http://www.tmdps.cn/articles/tag/父親] [size=5][color=gray]父親[/color][/size][/url][size=5][color=gray]而在電視機(jī)前成長(zhǎng)起 來(lái)的。作為父親和家長(zhǎng)，我們應(yīng)該花更多時(shí)間在他們身上，幫他們完成作業(yè)，時(shí)不時(shí)讓他們拋開電腦游戲或遙控器而捧上一本書。這就是我們要建立那個(gè)基礎(chǔ)所應(yīng)做 的事。

[/color] [color=gray]―我們明白學(xué)校教育是孩子未來(lái)的關(guān)鍵。我們明白他們不再是只[/color][/size][size=5] [color=gray]跟印地安那州的孩子競(jìng)爭(zhēng)獲取未來(lái)的好職業(yè)，而是跟印度、跟中國(guó)、跟世界各地的孩子競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。我們明白為此所需的努力、學(xué)習(xí)和教育水平。

[/color] [color=gray]―你知道嗎，有時(shí)候我去參加八年級(jí)（初中）畢業(yè)典禮，那里張燈結(jié)彩、花團(tuán)錦簇、學(xué)生一個(gè)個(gè)禮服盛裝。我在想，那只不過(guò)初中畢業(yè) 唄。要想真正參與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，他們必須高中畢業(yè)，然后必須大學(xué)畢業(yè)，也許還得拿一張研究生文憑呢。在今天，只完成初中教育是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不過(guò)人的。讓我們握一握他們的 手，叫他們把屁股移到圖書館的座椅上吧！[/color]

[color=gray]―如果我們要把這種追求卓越的精神輸進(jìn)我們孩子腦里的話，就得靠作為父親和家長(zhǎng)的我們了。要靠我們告訴我們的女孩，別讓你的自身 價(jià)值被電視上的形象所操縱影響，因?yàn)槲乙隳茏瞿阕畲蟮膲?mèng)，去為之而奮斗。要靠我們告訴我們的男孩，收音機(jī)里的歌曲有美化暴力的可能，但在我家里我們的生 活是為了美化成就、美化自尊、美化辛勤的勞動(dòng)。讓他們知道我們對(duì)他們抱有這些期望就全靠我們。這也就是說(shuō)，我們自己也得達(dá)到這些期望的水平，我們?cè)谏钪?也要做個(gè)追求卓越的榜樣。[/color]

[color=gray]―第二個(gè)教訓(xùn)是，我們?yōu)楦杆鶓?yīng)做的是傳給我們孩子對(duì)人應(yīng)有同感empathy的人生價(jià)值。不是同情，而是同感——即能設(shè)身處地地 為人著想，將心比心；能透過(guò)別人的眼觀世界。有時(shí)候我們是那么容易地執(zhí)著于―我們‖，而忘了我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)。我們的社會(huì)有這么一種文化（流行 的看法），認(rèn)為牢記我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)是一種軟弱的表現(xiàn)，因此我們不應(yīng)該對(duì)人表示關(guān)愛。[/color]

[color=gray]―但我們年輕的男孩女孩都會(huì)觀察到這一切。他們會(huì)觀察到你不理會(huì)或虐待你的妻子；會(huì)觀察到你在家不為別人著想的表現(xiàn)；會(huì)觀察到你 的冷漠無(wú)情；會(huì)觀察到你只為一己之私著想。所以，我們?cè)趯W(xué)校或在街上會(huì)看到這些同樣的行為表現(xiàn)是不足為奇的。這就是為什么我們必須以身作則來(lái)把同感和關(guān)愛 這些人生價(jià)值傳給我們的孩子。我們須要給他們做出這樣的榜樣——強(qiáng)者不是把別人擊倒而是把別人扶起來(lái)，這才是強(qiáng)者。這就是我們?yōu)楦傅乃鶓?yīng)負(fù)起的責(zé)任。‖[/color]

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接下去[/color][/size][url=http://www.tmdps.cn/articles/tag/奧巴馬][size=5] [color=gray]奧巴馬[/color][/size][/url][size=5][color=gray]談到政府應(yīng)如何幫助盡責(zé)的父親和所 應(yīng)采取的措施。然后他接著說(shuō)道：

―我們應(yīng)該采取這一切措施來(lái)為我們的孩子建立一個(gè)堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。但我們也必須明白，即使我們做到這一切，既使我們做[/color][/size] [url=http://www.tmdps.cn/articles/tag/父親][size=5][color=gray]父親 [/color][/size][/url][size=5][color=gray]和家長(zhǎng)的盡了我們的義務(wù)，即使華盛頓政府履其職責(zé)，我們?cè)谏钪腥?然會(huì)碰到許多艱難的挑戰(zhàn)。人將仍會(huì)有掙扎與痛苦的日子。風(fēng)仍會(huì)在吹，雨仍會(huì)在打。

[/color] [color=gray]―因此最后我們?yōu)楦傅膽?yīng)總結(jié)的教訓(xùn)，也是我們可以傳給我們孩子最貴重的禮物，就是希望這個(gè)禮物。[/color]

[color=gray]―我講的希望不是空談的希望——那種類似盲目的樂(lè)觀主義或?qū)?wèn)題不加考慮的盲干。我講的希望是那種寄托于我們內(nèi)心的精神——即堅(jiān)信在逆境中我們只要愿意為之努力而奮斗，就會(huì)有更好的事在等待著我們。只要我們有這個(gè)信念啊。[/color]

[color=gray]―前一天我在威斯康星州的一個(gè)市政廳座談會(huì)上回答問(wèn)題。有一個(gè)年輕人舉起手，我猜想他想問(wèn)的是有關(guān)大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)、能源問(wèn)題或者也許有關(guān)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。但他不問(wèn)這些，卻很嚴(yán)肅地瞪著我問(wèn)道：?生活對(duì)你有何意義？‘[/color]

[color=gray]―欸，我必須承認(rèn)我對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題毫無(wú)準(zhǔn)備。我當(dāng)時(shí)開始回答得有點(diǎn)結(jié)巴，然后我停下來(lái)，想了一會(huì)兒就說(shuō)道：[/color]

[color=gray]―我年輕的時(shí)候，我想到的生活就是關(guān)于我——我如何為自己在世界闖出一條路來(lái)，我如何取得成功，以及我如何獲得我所要的東西。[/color]

[color=gray]―但現(xiàn)在，我的生活圍繞著我的兩個(gè)小女兒。我想到的是我要留給她們一個(gè)什么樣的世界。她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)只有一小撥人富有而一大 撥人為了生存而必須每天掙扎的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)依舊有種族歧視的國(guó)家嗎？生活在一個(gè)由于她們是女孩而不能享有與男孩同樣多機(jī)會(huì)的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng) 該生活在一個(gè)由于我們不能與其他國(guó)家有效地合作而被世人所討厭的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)由于我們對(duì)氣候所造成的不良影響而出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重危機(jī)的世界嗎？ [/color]

[color=gray]―我所深刻認(rèn)識(shí)到的是，你如果不愿意為我們的孩子——所有我們的孩子，作出一丁點(diǎn)貢獻(xiàn)而留下一個(gè)更美好世界的話，生活就沒有多大價(jià)值。哪怕這很困難，哪怕所要做的工作有多艱巨，哪怕在我們一生中所能做到的還遠(yuǎn)離目標(biāo)甚遠(yuǎn)。[/color]

[color=gray]―這就是我們做父親和做家長(zhǎng)的最重大的責(zé)任。我們嘗試，我們希望，我們盡力把我們的房子建在一個(gè)最堅(jiān)實(shí)的巖石上。風(fēng)吹雨打時(shí)，讓 風(fēng)雨吹打房屋吧，我們堅(jiān)信我們的主會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)我們，看著我們，保護(hù)著我們，帶領(lǐng)著祂的孩子穿過(guò)暴風(fēng)雨的極度黑暗而走向更美好未來(lái)的光明。這就是今天 [/color][/size][url=http://www.tmdps.cn/articles/tag/父親][size=5] [color=gray]父親[/color][/size][/url][size=5][color=gray]節(jié)我為我們大家作的祈禱，也是我對(duì)我 們國(guó)家將來(lái)所抱有的希望。原上帝保佑您和您們的孩子。謝謝大家。‖[/color] [/size][color=#ff6600] [/color]

[size=5]At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus closes by saying, ―Whoever hears these words of mine, and does them, shall be likened to a wise man who built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.‖ [Matthew 7: 24-25]

Here at Apostolic, you are blessed to worship in a house that has been founded on the rock of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.But it is also built on another rock, another foundation – and that rock is Bishop Arthur Brazier.In forty-eight years, he has built this congregation from just a few hundred to more than 20,000 strong – a congregation that, because of his leadership, has braved the fierce winds and heavy rains of violence and poverty;joblessness and hopelessness.Because of his work and his ministry, there are more graduates and fewer gang members in the neighborhoods surrounding this church.There are more homes and fewer homeless.There is more community and less chaos because Bishop Brazier continued the march for justice that he began by Dr.King's side all those years ago.He is the reason this house has stood tall for half a century.And on this Father's Day, it must make him proud to know that the man now charged with keeping its foundation strong is his son and your new pastor, Reverend Byron Brazier.

第二篇：奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話

奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話

“在我們建立我們生活所依附的巖石中，今天我們要記起來(lái)的是，最重要的巖石是家庭。我們須要認(rèn)識(shí)到并予以肯定的是，每位父親對(duì)這個(gè)基礎(chǔ)能起多么關(guān)鍵的作用。父親是教師和教練，他們是導(dǎo)師和生活角色的模范，是成功的榜樣，亦是老推動(dòng)我們走向成功的人。

“但如果我們坦誠(chéng)的話，我們應(yīng)該承認(rèn)有太多的父親不在其位——不在太多人的生活里，不在太多的家里。他們置他們的責(zé)任于不顧，表現(xiàn)得像小男孩而不是男子漢。我們?cè)S許多多家庭的基礎(chǔ)也因此而變得更加薄弱了。

“你我都知道這種情況在非洲裔美國(guó)人的社會(huì)里多么真實(shí)。我們知道一半以上的黑人小孩住在單親家庭里，這個(gè)數(shù)字比我們童年時(shí)代高出一倍。統(tǒng)計(jì)資料告訴我們：生活里沒有父親的孩子比較容易落入貧困或犯罪的可能性高出五倍；他們比較容易棄學(xué)的可能性高出九倍；比較容易關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的可能性高出二十倍。他們比較可能出現(xiàn)行為問(wèn)題，比較可能離家出走，比較可能成為青春發(fā)育年齡期父母。由于父親的缺席，我們社會(huì)的基礎(chǔ)變得更加薄弱。

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“但我們也需要家庭來(lái)?yè)嵊覀兊淖优Ｎ覀冃枰赣H們能認(rèn)識(shí)到做父親的責(zé)任并不終止于導(dǎo)致懷孕。我們需要他們認(rèn)識(shí)到，不是有生孩子的能力，而是有撫養(yǎng)孩子的勇氣才配稱男子漢。

“我們需要幫助那些正在靠自己撫養(yǎng)孩子的母親。她們送孩子上學(xué)，去上班，下午接孩子回家，再上一次班，做飯和準(zhǔn)備午餐飯盒，付帳單，打點(diǎn)家務(wù)，以及種種需要雙親干的工作。許許多多的婦女正干著這些英勇偉大的工作，但她們需要支持啊。她們需要另一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)。她們的孩子也需要另一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)。唯有如此他們才有牢靠的基礎(chǔ)，我們的國(guó)家也才有牢靠的基礎(chǔ)。

“我知道身邊沒有一個(gè)父親的苦處，當(dāng)然我的處境沒有像今天許多年輕人的處境那么不幸。雖然我的父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開了我們，而我只從他所寫的信和我家庭講到他的故事中了解到他，但我比大多數(shù)無(wú)父的小孩都幸運(yùn)。我在夏威夷長(zhǎng)大，我有兩個(gè)來(lái)自堪薩斯州的外祖父母，他們盡他們的一切幫我母親撫養(yǎng)我和我妹妹，也幫她教導(dǎo)我們對(duì)人要有愛心、尊重和有責(zé)任感。我做錯(cuò)過(guò)許多不應(yīng)做錯(cuò)的事，但我獲得了許多改過(guò)自新的機(jī)會(huì)。雖然我們沒有很多錢，但獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金讓我有機(jī)會(huì)上我們國(guó)家一些最好的學(xué)校。今天很多小孩未能獲得這些機(jī)會(huì)。他們的生活中不容他們有犯錯(cuò)誤而改過(guò)自新的機(jī)會(huì)。所以在這一點(diǎn)上我個(gè)人的故事與他們是不同的。

“盡管如此，我了解我母親作為一個(gè)單親所要付出的艱辛：有時(shí)候她吃力掙扎著清還賬單；掙扎著給我們那些別的孩子有的東西；掙扎著扮演應(yīng)該由雙親扮演的角色。我也知道因此我所要付出的艱辛。所以我多年前已下定決心要打破這個(gè)惡性循環(huán)——我下定決心，如果我一生中有何成就的話，我要作為我女兒的好父親；如果我能給予她們?nèi)魏螙|西的話，我要給她們那個(gè)她們能建立她們生活的巖石——那個(gè)基礎(chǔ)。那將是我所能給予她們的最貴重的禮物。

“我在講這些話時(shí)，我心里明白我是一個(gè)缺點(diǎn)多多的父親——我知道我犯過(guò)錯(cuò)誤并且將仍不斷地犯更多錯(cuò)誤；我希望我能比現(xiàn)在有更多時(shí)間在家陪伴我女兒和太太，可是又做不到。我心里明白這一切，因?yàn)榭v然我們?nèi)秉c(diǎn)多多，縱然我們困難重重，有某些教訓(xùn)是我們?yōu)楦傅膽?yīng)該盡可能地去親歷和總結(jié)的——不管我們是黑人或白人；富人或窮人；來(lái)自“南邊”區(qū)（芝加哥南部較窮的住宅區(qū)）或來(lái)自富裕的郊區(qū)。

“第一個(gè)教訓(xùn)是給我們的子女做出一個(gè)絕佳的榜樣，因?yàn)槿绻覀儗?duì)他們抱有很高的期望，我們對(duì)自己也應(yīng)該抱有同樣高的期望。你有一個(gè)職業(yè)是件好事；有一個(gè)大學(xué)文憑更好一些。結(jié)了婚而又能跟孩子住在一起是再好不過(guò)了，但卻不能只坐在家里而整個(gè)周末看電視的“體育中心”節(jié)目。許多孩子就是因?yàn)橛羞@樣的父親而在電視機(jī)前成長(zhǎng)起來(lái)的。作為父親和家長(zhǎng)，我們應(yīng)該花更多時(shí)間在他們身上，幫他們完成作業(yè)，時(shí)不時(shí)讓他們拋開電腦游戲或遙控器而捧上一本書。這就是我們要建立那個(gè)基礎(chǔ)所應(yīng)做的事。

“我們明白學(xué)校教育是孩子未來(lái)的關(guān)鍵。我們明白他們不再是只跟印地安那州的孩子競(jìng)爭(zhēng)獲取未來(lái)的好職業(yè)，而是跟印度、跟中國(guó)、跟世界各地的孩子競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。我們明白為此所需的努力、學(xué)習(xí)和教育水平。

“你知道嗎，有時(shí)候我去參加八年級(jí)（初中）畢業(yè)典禮，那里張燈結(jié)彩、花團(tuán)錦簇、學(xué)生一個(gè)個(gè)禮服盛裝。我在想，那只不過(guò)初中畢業(yè)唄。要想真正參與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，他們必須高中畢業(yè)，然后必須大學(xué)畢業(yè)，也許還得拿一張研究生文憑呢。在今天，只完成初中教育是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不過(guò)人的。讓我們握一握他們的手，叫他們把屁股移到圖書館的座椅上吧！

“如果我們要把這種追求卓越的精神輸進(jìn)我們孩子腦里的話，就得靠作為父親和家長(zhǎng)的我們了。要靠我們告訴我們的女孩，別讓你的自身價(jià)值被電視上的形象所操縱影響，因?yàn)槲乙隳茏瞿阕畲蟮膲?mèng)，去為之而奮斗。要靠我們告訴我們的男孩，收音機(jī)里的歌曲有美化暴力的可能，但在我家里我們的生活是為了美化成就、美化自尊、美化辛勤的勞動(dòng)。讓他們知道我們對(duì)他們抱有這些期望就全靠我們。這也就是說(shuō)，我們自己也得達(dá)到這些期望的水平，我們?cè)谏钪幸惨鰝€(gè)追求卓越的榜樣。

“第二個(gè)教訓(xùn)是，我們?yōu)楦杆鶓?yīng)做的是傳給我們孩子對(duì)人應(yīng)有同感empathy的人生價(jià)值。不是同情，而是同感——即能設(shè)身處地地為人著想，將心比心；能透過(guò)別人的眼觀世界。有時(shí)候我們是那么容易地執(zhí)著于“我們”，而忘了我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)。我們的社會(huì)有這么一種文化（流行的看法），認(rèn)為牢記我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)是一種軟弱的表現(xiàn)，因此我們不應(yīng)該對(duì)人表示關(guān)愛。

“但我們年輕的男孩女孩都會(huì)觀察到這一切。他們會(huì)觀察到你不理會(huì)或虐待你的妻子；會(huì)觀察到你在家不為別人著想的表現(xiàn)；會(huì)觀察到你的冷漠無(wú)情；會(huì)觀察到你只為一己之私著想。所以，我們?cè)趯W(xué)校或在街上會(huì)看到這些同樣的行為表現(xiàn)是不足為奇的。這就是為什么我們必須以身作則來(lái)把同感和關(guān)愛這些人生價(jià)值傳給我們的孩子。我們須要給他們做出這樣的榜樣——強(qiáng)者不是把別人擊倒而是把別人扶起來(lái)，這才是強(qiáng)者。這就是我們?yōu)楦傅乃鶓?yīng)負(fù)起的責(zé)任。”

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接下去奧巴馬談到政府應(yīng)如何幫助盡責(zé)的父親和所應(yīng)采取的措施。然后他接著說(shuō)道： “我們應(yīng)該采取這一切措施來(lái)為我們的孩子建立一個(gè)堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。但我們也必須明白，即使我們做到這一切，既使我們做父親和家長(zhǎng)的盡了我們的義務(wù)，即使華盛頓政府履其職責(zé)，我們?cè)谏钪腥匀粫?huì)碰到許多艱難的挑戰(zhàn)。人將仍會(huì)有掙扎與痛苦的日子。風(fēng)仍會(huì)在吹，雨仍會(huì)在打。

“因此最后我們?yōu)楦傅膽?yīng)總結(jié)的教訓(xùn)，也是我們可以傳給我們孩子最貴重的禮物，就是希望這個(gè)禮物。

“我講的希望不是空談的希望——那種類似盲目的樂(lè)觀主義或?qū)?wèn)題不加考慮的盲干。我講的希望是那種寄托于我們內(nèi)心的精神——即堅(jiān)信在逆境中我們只要愿意為之努力而奮斗，就會(huì)有更好的事在等待著我們。只要我們有這個(gè)信念啊。

“前一天我在威斯康星州的一個(gè)市政廳座談會(huì)上回答問(wèn)題。有一個(gè)年輕人舉起手，我猜想他想問(wèn)的是有關(guān)大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)、能源問(wèn)題或者也許有關(guān)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。但他不問(wèn)這些，卻很嚴(yán)肅地瞪著我問(wèn)道：‘生活對(duì)你有何意義？’

“欸，我必須承認(rèn)我對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題毫無(wú)準(zhǔn)備。我當(dāng)時(shí)開始回答得有點(diǎn)結(jié)巴，然后我停下來(lái)，想了一會(huì)兒就說(shuō)道：

“我年輕的時(shí)候，我想到的生活就是關(guān)于我——我如何為自己在世界闖出一條路來(lái)，我如何取得成功，以及我如何獲得我所要的東西。

“但現(xiàn)在，我的生活圍繞著我的兩個(gè)小女兒。我想到的是我要留給她們一個(gè)什么樣的世界。她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)只有一小撥人富有而一大撥人為了生存而必須每天掙扎的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)依舊有種族歧視的國(guó)家嗎？生活在一個(gè)由于她們是女孩而不能享有與男孩同樣多機(jī)會(huì)的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)由于我們不能與其他國(guó)家有效地合作而被世人所討厭的國(guó)家嗎？她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)由于我們對(duì)氣候所造成的不良影響而出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重危機(jī)的世界嗎？

“我所深刻認(rèn)識(shí)到的是，你如果不愿意為我們的孩子——所有我們的孩子，作出一丁點(diǎn)貢獻(xiàn)而留下一個(gè)更美好世界的話，生活就沒有多大價(jià)值。哪怕這很困難，哪怕所要做的工作有多艱巨，哪怕在我們一生中所能做到的還遠(yuǎn)離目標(biāo)甚遠(yuǎn)。

“這就是我們做父親和做家長(zhǎng)的最重大的責(zé)任。我們嘗試，我們希望，我們盡力把我們的房子建在一個(gè)最堅(jiān)實(shí)的巖石上。風(fēng)吹雨打時(shí)，讓風(fēng)雨吹打房屋吧，我們堅(jiān)信我們的主會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)我們，看著我們，保護(hù)著我們，帶領(lǐng)著祂的孩子穿過(guò)暴風(fēng)雨的極度黑暗而走向更美好未來(lái)的光明。這就是今天父親節(jié)我為我們大家作的祈禱，也是我對(duì)我們國(guó)家將來(lái)所抱有的希望。原上帝保佑您和您們的孩子。謝謝大家。”

第三篇：奧巴馬父親節(jié)英文講話

Hi, everybody.Sunday is Father's Day.If you haven't got Dad a gift yet, there's still time.Just barely.But the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us.I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father around.I felt the weight of his absence.So for Michelle and our girls, I try every day to be the husband and father my family didn't have when I was young.And every chance I get, I

encourage fathers to get more involved in their children's lives, because what makes you a man isn't the ability to have a child – it's the courage to raise one.Still, over the past couple years, I've met with a lot of young people who don't have a father figure around.And while there's nothing that can replace a parent, any of us can do our part to be a mentor, a sounding board, a role model for a kid who needs one.Earlier this year, I launched an initiative called My Brother's Keeper – an

all-hands-on-deck effort to help more of our young men reach their full potential.And if you want to be a mentor to a young man in your community, you can find out how at

WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper.Now, when I launched this initiative, I said that government can't play the primary role in a young person's life.Taking responsibility for being a great parent or mentor is a choice that we, as individuals, have to make.No government

program can ever take the place of a parent's love.Still, as a country, there are ways we can help support dads and moms who make that choice.That's why, earlier this week, we brought working dads from across America to the White House to talk about the challenges they face.And in a few weeks, I'll hold the

first-ever White House Working Families Summit.We've still got too many workplace policies that belong in the 1950s, and it's time to bring them up to date for today's families, where oftentimes, both parents are working.Moms and dads deserve affordable child care, and time off to care for a sick parent or child without running into hardship.Women deserve equal pay for equal work – and at a time when more women are breadwinners for a family, that benefits men, too.And because no parent who works full-time should have to raise a family in poverty, it's time for

Congress to follow the lead of state after state, get on the bandwagon, and give America a raise.Dads work hard.So our country should do what we can to make sure their hard work pays off;to make sure life for them and their families is a little less stressful, and a little more secure, so they can be the dads their kids need them to be.Because there's nothing more precious in life than the time we spend with our children.There's no better feeling than knowing that we can be there for them, and provide for them, and help give them every shot at success.Let's make sure every dad who works hard and takes

responsibility has the chance to know that feeling, not just on one Sunday, but every day of the year.Thanks everybody, happy Father's Day, and have a great weekend.

第四篇：奧巴馬在父親節(jié)的講話

“父親”是男人最溫柔、最偉大的名字。父親的愛是無(wú)言的支撐，是默默的關(guān)懷。對(duì)父親來(lái)說(shuō)，最有效的家庭教育就是以身作則。身為兩個(gè)女兒的父親，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬有哪些為人父的經(jīng)驗(yàn)？

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that

foundation.They are teachers and coaches.They are mentors and role models.They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it.今天這個(gè)日子提醒我們，在我們締造生活所依賴的基石中，最為重要的是家庭。我們必須認(rèn)識(shí)并且肯定每一位父親在這個(gè)基石中起到的關(guān)鍵作用。父親既循循善誘，又訓(xùn)練指導(dǎo)；既指明方向，又言傳身教。父親既是成功的榜樣，又是不斷推動(dòng)我們走向成功的人。

The first is setting an example of excellence for our children——because if we want to set high expectations for them, we’ve got to set high expectations for ourselves.It’s great if you have a job;it’s even better if you have a college degree.It’s a wonderful thing if you are married and living in a home with your children, but don’t just sit in the house and watch “ Sports Center” all weekend long.That’s why so many children are growing up in front of the television.As fathers and parents, we’ve got to spend more time with them, and help them with their homework, and replace the video game or the remote control with a book once in a while.That’s how we build that foundation.第一個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)是，我們必須給子女作出一個(gè)絕佳的榜樣——因?yàn)槿绻覀儗?duì)他們抱有厚望，我們自己也應(yīng)該志存高遠(yuǎn)。你有工作是件好事，有個(gè)大學(xué)文憑好上加好。如果你結(jié)婚成家，兒女繞膝，那再好不過(guò)，但不要整個(gè)周末泡在家里看ESPN體育臺(tái)的“體育中心”。許多孩子就是在這樣的影響下傍著電視機(jī)長(zhǎng)大的。作為父親，作為家長(zhǎng)，我們應(yīng)該花更多的時(shí)間陪伴孩子，幫助他們完成作業(yè)，時(shí)不時(shí)地把他們手中的游戲機(jī)或電視遙控器換成一本書。這就是我們打好家庭基石的方法。

We know that education is everything to our children’s future.We know that they will

compete for good jobs with children from all over the world.We know the work and the studying and the level of education that requires.To compete, they need to graduate high school, and then they need to graduate college, and they probably need a graduate degree too.So let’s give them a handshake and tell them to get their butts back in the library！

我們明白學(xué)校教育是創(chuàng)造孩子未來(lái)的關(guān)鍵。我們明白為了獲得好的工作，他們要跟世界各地的孩子競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。我們明白為此所需的辛勞、學(xué)習(xí)和所應(yīng)達(dá)到的教育水平。要想真正參與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，他們需要高中畢業(yè)，然后大學(xué)畢業(yè)，也許還得拿一張研究生文憑。讓我們握握他們的手，叫他們把屁股挪回到圖書館的座椅上吧！

It’s up to us——as fathers and parents——to instill this ethic of excellence in our children.It’s up to us to say to our daughters, don’t ever let images on TV tell you what you are worth, because I expect you to dream without limit and reach for those goals.要把這種追求卓越的理念灌輸進(jìn)孩子的頭腦，就得靠作為父親和家長(zhǎng)的我們。我們有責(zé)任告訴我們的女兒，別讓你的自身價(jià)值被電視上的形象所影響，因?yàn)槲移谕愕膲?mèng)想無(wú)極限，期望你去追求這些夢(mèng)想。

The second thing we need to do as fathers is pass along the value of empathy to our

children.Not sympathy, but empathy——the ability to stand in somebody else’s shoes;to look at the world through their eyes.第二個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)是，作為父親，我們應(yīng)該傳遞給孩子感同身受的價(jià)值觀。不是同情，而是感同身受——能設(shè)身處地地為人著想，能從別人的角度看世界。

And that is why the final lesson we must learn as fathers is also the greatest gift we can pass on to our children——and that is the gift of hope.因此，我們作為父親應(yīng)該總結(jié)的最后一個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，也是我們可以傳給孩子的最為貴重的禮物，就是希望。

I’m not talking about an idle hope that’s little more than blind optimism or willful

ignorance of the problems we face.I’m talking about hope as that spirit inside us that insists,despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better is waiting for us if we’re willing to work for it and fight for it.If we are willing to believe.我講的希望不是空談的希望，不是那種盲目的樂(lè)觀主義，或是對(duì)所面臨問(wèn)題的有意忽視。我講的希望是那種長(zhǎng)存于我們內(nèi)心的精神——即使所有跡象都不樂(lè)觀，這精神也讓我們堅(jiān)信有更好的未來(lái)在等待著我們，只要我們?cè)敢鉃橹Α橹畩^斗。只要我們有這個(gè)信念。

We try.We hope.We do what we can to build our house upon the sturdiest rock.And

when the winds come, and the rains fall, and they beat upon that house, we keep faith that our Father will be there to guide us, and watch over us, and protect us, and lead His children through the darkest of storms into light of a better day.That is my prayer for all of us on this Father’s Day, and that is my hope for this country in the years ahead.我們嘗試，我們希望，我們盡力把我們的房子建在最堅(jiān)實(shí)的基石上。當(dāng)風(fēng)吹時(shí)，當(dāng)雨打時(shí)，當(dāng)風(fēng)雨侵襲我們的房子時(shí)，我們堅(jiān)信上帝會(huì)引導(dǎo)我們，注視我們，保護(hù)我們，引領(lǐng)著他的孩子們穿過(guò)最黑暗的暴風(fēng)驟雨，走向光明的美好未來(lái)。這就是今天父親節(jié)這個(gè)日子我為大家所作的祈禱，也是我對(duì)國(guó)家的未來(lái)所抱的希望。

（摘自2009年6月《新東方英語(yǔ)》）

第五篇：美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬2014年父親節(jié)講話

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬2014年父親節(jié)講話

Hi, everybody.Sunday is Father’s Day.If you haven’t got Dad a gift yet, there’s still time.Just barely.But the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us.大家好。周日是父親節(jié)。如果你還沒有給爸爸準(zhǔn)備禮物，現(xiàn)在還來(lái)得及。大大方方地。但是事實(shí)上，我們給父親們的永遠(yuǎn)比不上父親們給我們的。

I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father around.I felt the weight of his absence.So for Michelle and our girls, I try every day to be the husband and father my family didn’t have when I was young.And every chance I get, I encourage fathers to get more involved in their children’s lives, because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to have a child – it’s the courage to raise one.我深知你們一生中有個(gè)父親是何等重要，因?yàn)槲覐男〉酱鬀]有父親。我深知沒有他我們的艱難。所以對(duì)米切爾和我們的兩個(gè)女兒，我每天都努力做一個(gè)好丈夫和好爸爸，這是我這時(shí)候家里沒有的。我總是利用一切機(jī)會(huì)鼓勵(lì)父親們更多地融入孩子們的生活，因?yàn)檫@使你成為一個(gè)不止是有能力生孩子的男人，而是有撫養(yǎng)孩子的勇氣的男人。

Still, over the past couple years, I’ve met with a lot of young people who don’t have a father figure around.And while there’s nothing that can replace a parent, any of us can do our part to be a mentor, a sounding board, a role model for a kid who needs one.Earlier this year, I launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper – an all-hands-on-deck effort to help more of our young men reach their full

potential.And if you want to be a mentor to a young man in your community, you can find out how at WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper.還有，在過(guò)去的幾年里，我遇到很多沒有父親的年輕人。盡管沒有什么可以取代一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)，我們中的任何人都可以盡自己的努力成為導(dǎo)師，一個(gè)傾聽者和孩子需要的任何角色。今年早些時(shí)候，我推出了一個(gè)叫做―弟弟的監(jiān)護(hù)人‖的動(dòng)議--一個(gè)人人盡責(zé)的努力旨在幫助我們的年輕人發(fā)揮他們的潛能。如果你想成為你們社區(qū)的任何一個(gè)年輕人的導(dǎo)師，你可以在WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper網(wǎng)站得知如何做。

Now, when I launched this initiative, I said that government can’t play the

primary role in a young person’s life.Taking responsibility for being a great parent or mentor is a choice that we, as individuals, have to make.No government program can ever take the place of a parent’s love.Still, as a country, there are ways we can help support dads and moms who make that choice.當(dāng)我推出這個(gè)動(dòng)議的時(shí)候，我說(shuō)政府不能在任何年輕人的生活中起主導(dǎo)作用。擔(dān)起作為偉大的父母或?qū)煹呢?zé)任是我們作為個(gè)人必須做出的選擇。沒有一 1

個(gè)政府項(xiàng)目可以取代父母的愛。還有，作為一個(gè)國(guó)家，我們有很多方式幫助父親們和母親們做出這個(gè)選擇。

That’s why, earlier this week, we brought working dads from across America to the White House to talk about the challenges they face.And in a few weeks, I’ll hold the first-ever White House Working Families Summit.We’ve still got too many workplace policies that belong in the 1950s, and it’s time to bring them up to date for today’s families, where oftentimes, both parents are working.Moms and dads deserve affordable child care, and time off to care for a sick parent or child without running into hardship.Women deserve equal pay for equal work – and at a time when more women are breadwinners for a family, that benefits men, too.And because no parent who works full-time should have to raise a family in poverty, it’s time for Congress to follow the lead of state after state, get on the bandwagon, and give America a raise.這就是為什么本周早些時(shí)候，我們邀請(qǐng)了一些來(lái)自全美各地的工薪父親們來(lái)到白宮討論我們面對(duì)的挑戰(zhàn)。在今后幾周里，我將在白宮舉辦白宮工薪家庭峰會(huì)。我們現(xiàn)在有很多職場(chǎng)政策還是1950年代的，現(xiàn)在是使它們跟上今天的家庭的時(shí)候了，這些家庭通常是雙親都工作。母親們和父親們理應(yīng)得到可承受的兒保，可以請(qǐng)假照顧生病的父母或孩子而不至于陷入困境。婦女理應(yīng)得到同工同酬待遇--當(dāng)更多婦女成為家庭支柱時(shí)，男人也從中受益。因?yàn)槲覀儾辉试S任何全職父母支撐一個(gè)家庭就要陷入貧困，所以現(xiàn)在是國(guó)會(huì)緊跟一個(gè)又一個(gè)州的潮流，給美國(guó)一個(gè)提升。

Dads work hard.So our country should do what we can to make sure their hard work pays off;to make sure life for them and their families is a little less stressful, and a little more secure, so they can be the dads their kids need them to be.Because there’s nothing more precious in life than the time we spend with our

children.There’s no better feeling than knowing that we can be there for them, and provide for them, and help give them every shot at success.父親們勤奮工作。所以我們的國(guó)家應(yīng)該盡力讓他們的努力得到回報(bào)；們和他們的家庭的生活更加成功一點(diǎn)，更加安全一點(diǎn)，以使他們成為他們的孩子們想要的父親們。因?yàn)槿松袥]有什么比他們花在孩子們身上的時(shí)間更加珍貴了。沒有什么比知道我們就在他們的身邊，為他們提供他們需要的，給他們?nèi)魏纬晒Φ臋C(jī)會(huì)更加幸福的感覺了。

Let’s make sure every dad who works hard and takes responsibility has the chance to know that feeling, not just on one Sunday, but every day of the year.讓我們保證每個(gè)辛勤工作承擔(dān)責(zé)任的父親有機(jī)會(huì)不僅在一個(gè)周日，而是年年月月日日有這種感覺。

Thanks everybody, happy Father’s Day, and have a great weekend.謝謝，父親節(jié)快樂(lè)，周末快樂(lè)。

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬2013年父親節(jié)講話

Hi, everybody.This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have – and that’s being a dad.大家好，周日是父親節(jié)，所以我想花一點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間談?wù)勀窃S多我們都有的重要工作——當(dāng)一個(gè)爸爸。

Today we’re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the planet.But no matter how advanced we get, there will never be a substitute for the love and support and, most importantly, the presence of a parent in a child’s life.And in many ways, that’s uniquely true for fathers.今天，我們有幸生活在這樣一個(gè)世界，何人即時(shí)地保持聯(lián)絡(luò)。不管我們多么地先進(jìn)，都沒有什么可以把孩子生命中的愛、支持、最重要的是父母的存在，進(jìn)行替代。在許多情況下，對(duì)父親來(lái)說(shuō)這尤為正確。

I never really knew my own father.I was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible sacrifices for me.And there are single parents all across the country who do a heroic job raising terrific kids.But I still wish I had a dad who was not only around, but involved;another role model to teach me what my mom did her best to instill – values like hard work and integrity;responsibility and delayed gratification – all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a brighter future for themselves.我從沒真正地了解我自己的父親，我由單親母親和兩位優(yōu)秀的祖父母撫養(yǎng)成人，他們?yōu)槲易龀隽司薮蟮臓奚Ｈ珖?guó)各地都有單親父母，例如，只有媽媽，做著英勇偉大的工作，撫養(yǎng)著優(yōu)秀的孩子。但我仍然希望，我有一個(gè)爸爸，他不僅在我的周圍，而是在我的生命中，以另一個(gè)角色來(lái)教導(dǎo)我媽媽也盡力灌輸給我的東西，努力工作和正直的價(jià)值觀，有責(zé)任心而不貪圖享受，所有給孩子預(yù)想自己光明未來(lái)基礎(chǔ)的東西。

That’s why I try every day to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me.And I’ve met plenty of other people – dads and uncles and men without a family connection – who are trying to break the cycle and give more of our young people a strong male role model.這也就是我每天盡力為米歇爾和我的女兒們?nèi)プ鲆恍┦虑榈脑颍驗(yàn)槲腋赣H沒能為我母親和我做的這些。我也遇見過(guò)大量其他的人，爸爸們，叔伯們和其他沒有完整家庭的男人們。他們也盡力去打破這個(gè)怪圈，給予我們更多的年輕人強(qiáng)大的男性的榜樣。

Being a good parent – whether you’re gay or straight;a foster parent or a

grandparent – isn’t easy.It demands your constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a healthy dose of patience.And nobody’s perfect.To this day, I’m still figuring out how3

to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.作為好的父母親——，養(yǎng)父母或是祖父母——都是不易的。這需要你持續(xù)地關(guān)注，頻繁地做出犧牲，很健康耐心的心態(tài)。沒有人是完美的，至今，我仍在努力想著如何去做一個(gè)妻子的好丈夫和孩子的好父親。And I want to do what I can as President to encourage marriage and strong families.We should reform our child support laws to get more men working and engaged with their children.And my Administration will continue to work with the faith and other community organizations, as well as businesses, on a campaign to encourage strong parenting and fatherhood.，去鼓勵(lì)穩(wěn)定的婚姻和和諧的家庭。我們應(yīng)該修訂我們的未成年人撫育法，讓更多的人獲得工作，為他們的孩子而忙碌。我的政府也將繼續(xù)真誠(chéng)地和其他社會(huì)組織，也包括企業(yè)，打贏更好地?fù)狃B(yǎng)孩子和傳遞父愛的戰(zhàn)役。

Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at family.That’s what matters most.When I look back on my life, I won’t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I promoted.I’ll be thinking about Michelle, and the journey we’ve been on together.I’ll be thinking about Sasha’s dance recitals and Malia’s tennis matches – about the conversations we’ve had and the quiet moments we’ve shared.I’ll be thinking about whether I did right by them, and whether they knew, every day, just how much they were loved.這就是如果我們?cè)诩彝ド鲜×耍覀兯袀€(gè)人的成功都少了一點(diǎn)兒明亮的光澤，這才是最重要的。當(dāng)我回憶我的一生，我不會(huì)想到任何我通過(guò)的待定法案，或是我力促的政策，我將會(huì)想到的是米歇爾和我們一起走過(guò)的歲月，我將會(huì)想到的是薩沙的舞蹈演出和瑪麗亞的網(wǎng)球比賽，我們?cè)谝黄鸬膶?duì)話和我們一起共享的靜謐時(shí)光。我會(huì)想是否我做對(duì)了，是否他們知道每一天，我是如此的愛著她們。

That’s what I think being a father is all about.And if we can do our best to be a source of comfort and encouragement to our kids;if we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be;then we will have succeeded.這就是我認(rèn)為作為一個(gè)父親應(yīng)該關(guān)心的，如果我們可以盡自己的全力來(lái)安慰和鼓勵(lì)我們的孩子。如果我們可以付出我們無(wú)條件地愛，幫助他們成為應(yīng)該成為的人，那么我們就都成功了。

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend.因此祝所有爸爸們父親節(jié)快樂(lè)，周末快樂(lè)。