第一篇：奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿《我的教育,我的未來》英中對照

奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿英中對照

My education, my future 我的教育，我的未來

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.總統(tǒng)：大家好！謝謝！謝謝！謝謝你們。

All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.大家請就坐吧。

How is everybody doing today?(Applause.)你們今天都好嗎？（歡呼聲）

How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)蒂姆·斯派塞好嗎？（歡呼聲）

I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.我很高興與弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓市韋克菲爾德高中的同學(xué)們在一起。

And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.現(xiàn)在全美的孩子們，從幼兒園到高中都在收聽收看。

And I am just so glad that all could join us today.我很高興大家今天到場參與。

And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.我要感謝韋克菲爾德高中出色的組織。

Give yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause.)請為你們自己熱烈鼓掌。（歡呼聲）

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.我知道，今天是你們很多人開學(xué)的日子。

And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school.對于幼兒園的同學(xué)們，或者剛升入初中或高中的同學(xué)們，今天是你們進(jìn)入新學(xué)校的第一天。

So it's understandable if you're a little nervous.如果你們心情緊張，那是可以理解的。

I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now(applause)with just one more year to go.我能想象有些高年級的同學(xué)現(xiàn)在感覺很好，（歡呼聲）因?yàn)檫€有一年就要畢業(yè)了。

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.不論是哪個年級，你們可能都希望暑假依然沒有結(jié)束，今天早上還能再多睡一小會兒。

I know that feeling.我了解這種感覺。

When I was young, my family lived overseas.我小時候，我們家生活在海外。

I lived in Indonesia for a few years.我在印尼住過幾年。

And my mother, she didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, 我媽媽沒有錢送我去其他美國孩子所上的學(xué)校，but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.但是她認(rèn)為必須讓我接受美國的教育。

So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday.因此，她決定從周一到周五親自給我上課。

But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.不過因?yàn)檫€要上班，所以只能在清晨四點(diǎn)半給我上課。

Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.你們可以想象，我很不情愿那么早起床。

And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.有很多次，我趴在餐桌上睡著了。

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)然而每當(dāng)我抱怨的時候，我媽媽都會看我一眼，然后說：“小鬼，這對我也并不輕松?！保ㄐβ暎?/p>

So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.我知道你們有些人還在適應(yīng)開學(xué)后的生活。

But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.但是我今天來到這里，是因?yàn)橛兄匾氖虑橐銈冋f。

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.我要談?wù)勀銈兊慕逃约靶聦W(xué)年人們對你們的期望。

Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education.我做過很多次有關(guān)教育的演講。

And I've talked about responsibility a lot.也多次談到過責(zé)任。

I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.我談到過教師激勵學(xué)生并督促他們學(xué)校的責(zé)任。

I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, 我談到過父母的責(zé)任，確保兒女們走正路，完成家庭作業(yè)，and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.不要把大好時光都浪費(fèi)在看電視或玩電子游戲上。

I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, 我還多次談到過政府的責(zé)任制定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，支持教師和校長的工作，and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.徹底改善那些不能為學(xué)生提供應(yīng)有教育機(jī)會的學(xué)校。

But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, 然而歸根結(jié)底，即使我們擁有最敬業(yè)的教師，the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world, and none of it will make a difference, 最盡力的家長和全世界最好的學(xué)校，那也是毫無用處，none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, 那也是毫無意義，如果你們不履行你們的責(zé)任，unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, 不到校上課，不專心聽見，unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.不聽家長和其他大人的話，不付出取得成功所必須的努力。

That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.這就是我今天講話的重點(diǎn)：你們要對自己的教育負(fù)責(zé)。

I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.我首先要講講你們對自己應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任。

Every single one of you has something that you're good at.你們每個人都有自己的長處。

Every single one of you has something to offer.你們每個人都能做出自己的貢獻(xiàn)。

And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.你們的責(zé)任是發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的能力所在。

That's the opportunity an education can provide.而教育能夠提供這樣的機(jī)會。

Maybe you could be a great writer, maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper, 你也許能成為一名出色的作家，出版你的專著或在報紙上發(fā)表文章，but you might not know it until you write that English paper, that English class paper that's assigned to you.但你可能要在完成那篇英文課的作文后，才會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的寫作潛質(zhì)。

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, 你也許能成為一名革新者或發(fā)明家，甚至可能設(shè)計出新一代蘋果手機(jī)或研制出新型藥物或疫苗，but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.但你可能要在完成課堂實(shí)驗(yàn)后才會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的科學(xué)天賦。

Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice, 你也許能成為市長、參議員或最高法院的大法官，but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.但你可能要在參加學(xué)生會工作或辯論賽后才會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的政治才華。

And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it.不論你的生活志向是什么，我敢肯定你必須接受教育才能實(shí)現(xiàn)它。

You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? 你想成為醫(yī)生、教師或警官嗎？

You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? 你想成為護(hù)士、建筑師、律師或軍人嗎？

You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.你必須接受良好的教育，才能從事上述任何一種職業(yè)。

You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.你不能指望輟學(xué)后能碰上個好工作。

You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.你必須接受教育，并為之不懈努力。

And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future.教育并非只對你個人的人生和未來意義重大。

What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.你們的教育將決定這個國家的未來。

The future of America depends on you.美國的未來掌握在你們手中。

What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.你們今日在校學(xué)習(xí)的知識將決定我們的國家能否迎接未來最嚴(yán)峻的挑戰(zhàn)。

You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, 你們在理科和數(shù)學(xué)方面的知識與能力有助于治愈癌癥、艾滋病及其他疾病，and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.有助于發(fā)展新能源技術(shù)，保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境。

You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, 你們在歷史學(xué)和社會學(xué)方面的觀察與思考有助于解決貧困和無家可歸的問題，crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.有助于打擊犯罪、消除歧視，使我們的國家更加公正自由。

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.你們在課堂上所培養(yǎng)的創(chuàng)造發(fā)明能力有助于創(chuàng)辦新的公司、增加就業(yè)機(jī)會、振興我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)。

We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect, 我們需要你們每個人發(fā)揮你們的聰明才智，so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.幫助老一輩人解決那些最棘手的問題。

If you don't do that, if you quit on school, you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.如果你們不這樣做，如果你們輟學(xué)，你們拋棄的不僅僅是自己，也拋棄了你們的國家。

I know it's not always easy to do well in school.我知道要做到學(xué)業(yè)優(yōu)秀并非總是易事。

I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.我知道你們許多人在生活中面臨挑戰(zhàn)，難以集中精力從事學(xué)業(yè)。

I get it.I know what it's like.我可以理解，我知道那種感受。

My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom, 在我兩歲時，我父親離家而去，我是由單親母親撫養(yǎng)成人的，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.她為了生計不得不辛苦奔波，但有時仍無法為我們提供其他孩子享有的東西。

There were times when I missed having a father in my life.有時，我渴望生活中能有一位父親。

There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.有時我感到孤獨(dú)，感到自己不適應(yīng)社會。

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.所以我并沒有始終專注于學(xué)業(yè)，也曾做過不能引以為豪的事情，并且惹過不應(yīng)該惹的麻煩。

And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.我的人生原本會輕易陷入更糟糕的境地。

But I was, I was lucky.但是，我當(dāng)年際遇不錯

I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.我有過許多第二次機(jī)會，所以有幸能上大學(xué)，學(xué)習(xí)法學(xué)，并追求自己的理想。

My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.我的妻子，第一夫人，米歇爾·奧巴馬，也有類似的經(jīng)歷。

Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money.他的父母都未曾上過大學(xué)，家里也并不富裕。

But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.但是他們非常勤奮，她也是如此，因此她得以進(jìn)入美國最好的學(xué)校讀書。

Some of you might not have those advantages.你們有些人可能沒有經(jīng)歷這些磨礪。

Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need.或許你們身邊沒有成年人為你們提供你們所需要的支持。

Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around.或許你們家中有人失業(yè)了經(jīng)濟(jì)非常拮據(jù)。

Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, 或許你們生活在感覺并不安全的社區(qū)，or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.或有朋友逼迫你們?nèi)プ瞿銈冎啦粚Φ氖虑椤?/p>

But at the end of the day, 然而說到底，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, 你們的生活環(huán)境、你們的膚色、你們的出身、你們的家庭收入、你們家中目前的境況，none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.這一切都不能成為你們不完成作業(yè)甚至自暴自棄的理由。

That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.你們沒有理由頂撞老師，沒有理由逃學(xué)或輟學(xué)。There is no excuse for not trying.沒有理由不付出努力。

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.你們目前的情況并不代表你們的未來。

No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own destiny.沒有人決定你們的命運(yùn)，在美國，你們書寫自己的命運(yùn)。

You make your own future.你們掌握自己的未來。

That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.在美國，像你們一樣的年輕人每天都在努力向夢想邁進(jìn)。

Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas.我想起了得州羅馬城的賈茲敏·佩雷斯。

Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school.她剛開始上學(xué)時并不會說英語。

Neither of her parents had gone to college.她的父母也都沒有上過大學(xué)。

But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to Brown University, 然而，她非常勤奮，成績優(yōu)秀，獲得了布朗大學(xué)的獎學(xué)金，now is in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming Dr.Jazmin Perez.如今正在讀研究生，攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)，不久她將成為賈茲敏·佩雷斯博士。

I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, 我想起了加州洛斯阿爾托斯城的安多尼·舒爾茨，who's fought brain cancer since he was three.他從三歲開始就一直與腦癌進(jìn)行抗?fàn)帯e's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, 他不得不忍受各種治療和手術(shù)帶來的痛苦，其中一項(xiàng)手術(shù)曾影響了他的記憶，so it took him much longer--hundreds of extra hours--to do his schoolwork.因此他要比一般人在功課上多花許多時間。

But he never fell behind.可是，他從未落后。

He's headed to college this fall.今年秋季他將邁進(jìn)大學(xué)校門。

And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois.我還想起我的家鄉(xiāng)，伊利諾伊州芝加哥市的尚特爾·史蒂夫。

Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, 她曾寄養(yǎng)于多個家庭生活在芝加哥最困難的社區(qū)，she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, 但她最終在一家地方醫(yī)療中心找到工作，并開始了一項(xiàng)幫助年輕人遠(yuǎn)離流氓團(tuán)伙的計劃。

and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.她即將以優(yōu)異成績從高中畢業(yè)并將升入大學(xué)。

And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you.賈茲敏、安多尼和尚特爾與你們沒有任何區(qū)別。

They face challenges in their lives just like you do.像你們一樣，他們也在生活中面臨挑戰(zhàn)。

In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you.在某些情況下，他們的處境比你們更差。

But they refused to give up.但是他們拒絕放棄。

They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves.他們決定要為自己的一生、自己的教育負(fù)起責(zé)任，為自己定下奮斗目標(biāo)。And I expect all of you to do the same.我期待你們也去都做同樣的事情。

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.因此，我今天呼吁你們每一個人為自己的教育設(shè)定目標(biāo)，并盡自己的最大努力來加以實(shí)現(xiàn)。

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.你的目標(biāo)可以是一件簡單的事情，例如完成家庭作業(yè)、上課專心聽講、或每天花些時間去認(rèn)真讀書。

Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community.也許你決定要參加課外活動或?yàn)槟愕纳鐓^(qū)提供志愿服務(wù)。

Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, 也許你決定挺身而出去保護(hù)那些因?yàn)樯矸莼蜷L相而被人取笑或欺負(fù)的孩子。

because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.原因是你和我一樣，認(rèn)為所有年輕人都應(yīng)該享有一個適合讀書和學(xué)習(xí)的安全環(huán)境。

Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn.也許你決定更好地照料自己，以便有更充沛的精力來學(xué)習(xí)。

And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, 順便提醒大家，除了這些事情外，我希望大家要勤洗手，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.身體不適的時候要待在家里而不要去上學(xué)，這樣我們就能防止人們在今年秋冬季節(jié)染上流感。

But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.但是無論你決定做什么，我希望你能下定決心。

I want you to really work at it.我希望你能腳踏實(shí)地。

I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work, 我知道有時候你會從電視上得到這樣的印象：不用努力工作就能發(fā)財致富并取得成功。

that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.玩說唱、打籃球或成為電視明星就可以讓你們走向成功。

Chances are you're not going to be any of those things.但實(shí)際情況是：你可能不會成為其中的一員。

The truth is, being successful is hard.事實(shí)上，取得成功很難。

You won't love every subject that you study.你不會喜歡你所學(xué)習(xí)的每一門課程。

You won't click with every teacher that you have.你不會與你的每一位老師都很投緣。

Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute.不是所有的家庭作業(yè)都與你目前的生活密切相關(guān)。

And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.你第一次嘗試的時候不一定成功。

That's okay.不過這些都沒關(guān)系。

Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures.世界上最成功的一些人士往往是遭遇失敗最多的人。

J.K.Rowling's, who wrote Harry Potter, her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published.J.k.羅琳寫出的系列小說《哈利·波特》，第一部在獲得出版之前被退稿12次。

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.邁克爾·喬丹曾被他的高中籃球隊(duì)除名。He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career.喬丹曾在職業(yè)生涯中輸過數(shù)百場比賽，投失過上千個球。

But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life.And that's why I succeed.” 但他曾說過：“我失敗了一次，一次，又一次，這正是我成功的原因?！?/p>

These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you, you have to let your failures teach you.這些人士獲得了成功，因?yàn)樗麄兌靡粋€道理：你不能讓失敗來限制你，而必須讓失敗來教會你。

You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.你必須從失敗中汲取教訓(xùn)，下次做出改變。

So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right.因此，如果你遇到了麻煩，那并不表示你惹事生非，而意味著你需要更加努力去把它做好。

If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.如果你有一門課成績很低，那不表示你比別人愚笨，而只表示你需要更多的時間去學(xué)習(xí)。

No one's born being good at all things.沒有人天生擅長做各種事情。

You become good at things through hard work.你通過勤奮而變得擅長應(yīng)付各種事情。

You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.第一次參加新的體育比賽時，你不可能是主力隊(duì)員。

You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.第一次演唱歌曲時，你不可能唱準(zhǔn)每個音符。

You've got to practice.你必須加以練習(xí)。

The same principle applies to your schoolwork.同樣的道理適用于你的學(xué)習(xí)。

You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right.一道數(shù)學(xué)題你也許要做幾遍才能做對。

You might have to read something a few times before you understand it.一份材料你也許要讀幾遍才能理解。

You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.一篇作文你肯定要幾易其稿直至完美才可上交。

Don't be afraid to ask questions.Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.I do that every day.不要害怕提問。不要害怕請求別人幫助。我每天都請求幫助。

Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength, 請求幫助不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，它是力量的標(biāo)志，because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.因?yàn)樗砻髂阌杏職獬姓J(rèn)自己對某些事情不懂，這樣你才能學(xué)到新的東西。

So find an adult that you trust, a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor, 因此請確定一位你信任的成年人，例如父母、祖父母、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員，and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.請他們幫助你在正確的人生軌道上前進(jìn)并實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。

And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, 即使當(dāng)你苦苦掙扎、灰心失望，and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, 感到其他人對你不抱希望時，也不應(yīng)對自己喪失信心，because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.因?yàn)槿绻銙仐壛俗约?，你也就拋棄了你的國家?/p>

The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough.書寫美國歷史的人，面對困難從不退縮。

It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.他們堅持不懈、倍加努力，他們對國家的熱愛促使他們?nèi)σ愿啊?/p>

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.250年前坐在你們位置上的學(xué)生，他們領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭并創(chuàng)建了這個國家。

Young people.Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago, 年輕人。75年前坐在你們位置上的學(xué)生，who overcame a Depression and won a world war;who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon.他們戰(zhàn)勝了大蕭條并打贏了一場世界大戰(zhàn)；他們?yōu)槊駲?quán)而奮斗并讓人類登上了月球。

Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago, 20年前坐在你們位置上的學(xué)生，who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.他們創(chuàng)辦了谷歌、微博網(wǎng)和臉譜網(wǎng)，這一切改變了我們的交流方式。

So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? 今天，我要問問你們大家，你們將做出什么貢獻(xiàn)？

What problems are you going to solve? 你們將解決什么問題？

What discoveries will you make? 你們將有什么發(fā)現(xiàn)？

What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country? 20年、50年或100年后來到這里講話的總統(tǒng)將會怎樣評價你們?yōu)閲宜龅囊磺校?/p>

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.你們的家人、老師和我正在竭盡全力保證你們接受到應(yīng)有的教育。

I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn.我正在努力工作，修繕你們的校舍，為你們提供學(xué)習(xí)所需的課本、設(shè)備和電腦。

But you've got to do your part, too.但是你們也必須盡自己應(yīng)有的努力。

So I expect all of you to get serious this year.因此，我希望大家從現(xiàn)在開始認(rèn)真起來。

I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do.我希望你們盡最大努力做好每一件事。

I expect great things from each of you.我希望你們每個人都有出色的表現(xiàn)。

So don't let us down.不要讓我們失望。

Don't let your family down or your country down.不要讓家人和國家失望。

Most of all, don't let yourself down.最重要的是，不要讓自己失望。

Make us all proud.讓我們?yōu)槟銈凃湴痢?/p>

Thank you very much, everybody.非常感謝大家。

God bless you.God bless America.Thank you.(Applause)愿上帝保佑你們。愿上帝保佑美國。謝謝大家。（歡呼聲）

第二篇：奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿(中英文對照)

早晨偶然在報紙上看到了9月8日美國開學(xué)日的時候,奧巴馬總統(tǒng)給全國從幼兒園到高中生做的一個開學(xué)演講,非常感動.想把這個東西與大家分享一下，于是上網(wǎng)找到了中英文全文兩個版本.我對照了一下,翻譯得基本上做到了信、達(dá)、雅。奧巴馬總統(tǒng)講演的風(fēng)格很口語化,講道理深入淺出,很有感染力.論壇里的朋友相信有很多都是已經(jīng)為人父母了,我的孩子上周也進(jìn)入小學(xué)一年級,踏上了漫長的求學(xué)之路.如何教育孩子,激勵孩子,可能是每個家長最頭痛的問題.我建議你親自給你的孩子讀一下這篇講演,跟他(她)討論一下,讓孩子理解一下他(她)身上所承擔(dān)的對自己,對國家的責(zé)任.發(fā)這個貼之前,躊躇再三,畢竟講教育的主題跟股市大家談的主旨有些不合,但我覺得從投資角度而言,教育上面花費(fèi)的時間、精力，金錢的投資,不管是投向自己,還是孩子,都是我們一生中所能做出的最好的,永遠(yuǎn)都不會后悔的投資選擇之一．畢竟，一個更好的未來，一個更強(qiáng)大的國家，一個更美，更和諧的世界愿景都要依靠我們的孩子們?nèi)?shí)現(xiàn)．

弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市，2009年9月8日

嗨，大家好！你們今天過得怎么樣？我現(xiàn)在和弗吉尼亞州阿林頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們在一起，全國各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時刻。

我知道，對你們中的許多人來說，今天是開學(xué)的第一天，你們中的有一些剛剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或升上初高中，對你們來說，這是在新學(xué)校的第一天，因此，假如你們感到有些緊張，那也是很正常的。我想也會有許多畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生們正自信滿滿地準(zhǔn)備最后一年的沖刺。不過，我想無論你有多大、在讀哪個年級，許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。

我可以理解這份心情。小時候，我們家在印度尼西亞住過幾年，而我媽媽沒錢送我去其他美國孩子們上學(xué)的地方去讀書，因此她決定自己給我上課——時間是每周一到周五的凌晨4點(diǎn)半。

顯然，我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來，很多時候，我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時候，我媽總會用同一副表情看著我說：“小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松？”

所以，我可以理解你們中的許多人對于開學(xué)還需要時間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng)，但今天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我要和你們談一談你們每個人的教育，以及在新的學(xué)年里，你們應(yīng)當(dāng)做些什么。

我做過許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到“責(zé)任”這個詞。

我談到過教師們有責(zé)任激勵和啟迪你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。

我談到過家長們有責(zé)任看管你們認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、完成作業(yè)，不要成天只會看電視或打游戲機(jī)。

我也很多次談到過政府有責(zé)任設(shè)定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)嚴(yán)要求、協(xié)助老師和校長們的工作，改變在有些學(xué)校里學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會的現(xiàn)狀。

但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好，哪怕我們有最盡職的教師、最好的家長、和最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校，假如你們不去履行自己的責(zé)任的話，那么這一切努力都會白費(fèi)?！悄忝刻鞙?zhǔn)時去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽老師講課、除非你把父母、長輩和其他大人們說的話放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否則這一切都會失去意義。

而這就是我今天講話的主題：對于自己的教育，你們中每一個人的責(zé)任。首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗τ谧约河惺裁簇?zé)任。

你們中的每一個人都會有自己擅長的東西，每一個人都是有用之材，而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。教育給你們提供了發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能的機(jī)會。

或許你能寫出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書籍和報刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作，你不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一個發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計出像今天的iPhone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品，或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不會知道自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。

而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應(yīng)的教育?！阆氘?dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官？你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計師、律師或軍人？無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè)，良好的教育都必不可少，這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。

不僅僅對于你們個人的未來有重要意義，你們的教育如何也會對這個國家、乃至世界的未來產(chǎn)生重要影響。今天你們在學(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容，將會決定我們整個國家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時的表現(xiàn)。

你們需要在數(shù)理科學(xué)課程上學(xué)習(xí)的知識和技能，去治療癌癥、艾滋那樣的疾病，和解決我們面臨的能源問題與環(huán)境問題；你們需要在歷史社科課程上培養(yǎng)出的觀察力與判斷力，來減輕和消除無家可歸與貧困、犯罪問題和各種歧視，讓這個國家變得更加公平和自由；你們需要在各類課程中逐漸累積和發(fā)展出來的創(chuàng)新意識和思維，去創(chuàng)業(yè)和建立新的公司與企業(yè)，來制造就業(yè)機(jī)會和推動經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長。

我們需要你們中的每一個人都培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來解決我們所面對的最困難的問題。假如你不這么做——假如你放棄學(xué)習(xí)——那么你不僅是放棄了自己，也是放棄了你的國家。

當(dāng)然，我明白，讀好書并不總是件容易的事。我知道你們中的許多人在生活中面臨著各種各樣的問題，很難把精力集中在專心讀書之上。

我知道你們的感受。我父親在我兩歲時就離開了家庭，是母親一人將我們拉扯大，有時她付不起帳單，有時我們得不到其他孩子們都有的東西，有時我會想，假如父親在該多好，有時我會感到孤獨(dú)無助，與周圍的環(huán)境格格不入。

因此我并不總是能專心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過許多自己覺得丟臉的事情，也惹出過許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。

但我很幸運(yùn)。我在許多事上都得到了重來的機(jī)會，我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢想的機(jī)會。我的妻子——現(xiàn)在得叫她第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬了——也有著相似的人生故事，她的父母都沒讀過大學(xué)，也沒有什么財產(chǎn)，但他們和她都辛勤工作，好讓她有機(jī)會去這個國家最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校讀書。

你們中有些人可能沒有這些有利條件，或許你的生活中沒有能為你提供幫助和支持的長輩，或許你的某個家長沒有工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)，或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全，或許你認(rèn)識一些會對你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友，等等。

但歸根結(jié)底，你的生活狀況——你的長相、出身、經(jīng)濟(jì)條件、家庭氛圍——都不是疏忽學(xué)業(yè)和態(tài)度惡劣的借口，這些不是你去跟老師頂嘴、逃課、或是輟學(xué)的借口，這些不是你不好好讀書的借口。

你的未來，并不取決于你現(xiàn)在的生活有多好或多壞。沒有人為你編排好你的命運(yùn)，在美國，你的命運(yùn)由你自己書寫，你的未來由你自己掌握。

而在這片土地上的每個地方，千千萬萬和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。

例如德克薩斯州羅馬市的賈斯敏?佩雷茲（Jazmin Perez）。剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時，她根本不會說英語，她住的地方幾乎沒人上過大學(xué)，她的父母也沒有受過高等教育，但她努力學(xué)習(xí)，取得了優(yōu)異的成績，靠獎學(xué)金進(jìn)入了布朗大學(xué)，如今正在攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的博士學(xué)位。

我還想起了加利福尼亞州洛斯拉圖斯市的安多尼?舒爾茲（Andoni Schultz），他從三歲起就開始與腦癌病魔做斗爭，他熬過了一次次治療與手術(shù)——其中一次影響了他的記憶，因此他得花出比常人多幾百個小時的時間來完成學(xué)業(yè)，但他從不曾落下自己的功課。這個秋天，他要開始在大學(xué)讀書了。

又比如在我的家鄉(xiāng)，伊利諾斯州芝加哥市，身為孤兒的香特爾?史蒂夫（Shantell Steve）換過多次收養(yǎng)家庭，從小在治安很差的地區(qū)長大，但她努力爭取到了在當(dāng)?shù)乇＝≌竟ぷ鞯臋C(jī)會、發(fā)起了一個讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目，很快，她也將以優(yōu)異的成績從中學(xué)畢業(yè)，去大學(xué)深造。

賈斯敏、安多尼和香特爾與你們并沒有什么不同。和你們一樣，他們也在生活中遭遇各種各樣的困難與問題，但他們拒絕放棄，他們選擇為自己的教育擔(dān)起責(zé)任、給自己定下奮斗的目標(biāo)。我希望你們中的每一個人，都能做得到這些。

因此，在今天，我號召你們每一個人都為自己的教育定下一個目標(biāo)——并在之后，盡自己的一切努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。你的目標(biāo)可以很簡單，像是完成作業(yè)、認(rèn)真聽講或每天閱讀——或許你打算參加一些課外活動，或在社區(qū)做些志愿工作；或許你決定為那些因?yàn)殚L相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺負(fù)的孩子做主、維護(hù)他們的權(quán)益，因?yàn)槟愫臀乙粯樱J(rèn)為每個孩子都應(yīng)該能有一個安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境；或許你認(rèn)為該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己，來為將來的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備……當(dāng)然，除此之外，我希望你們都多多洗手、感到身體不舒服的時候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。

不管你決定做什么，我都希望你能堅持到底，希望你能真的下定決心。

我知道有些時候，電視上播放的節(jié)目會讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯覺，似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會認(rèn)為只要會唱rap、會打籃球或參加個什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成，但現(xiàn)實(shí)是，你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。

因?yàn)?，成功是件難事。你不可能對要讀的每門課程都興趣盎然，你不可能和每名帶課教師都相處順利，你也不可能每次都遇上看起來和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活有關(guān)的作業(yè)。而且，并不是每件事，你都能在頭一次嘗試時獲得成功。

但那沒有關(guān)系。因?yàn)樵谶@個世界上，最最成功的人們往往也經(jīng)歷過最多的失敗。J.K.羅琳的第一本《哈利?波特》被出版商拒絕了十二次才最終出版；邁克爾?喬丹上高中時被學(xué)校的籃球隊(duì)刷了下來，在他的職業(yè)生涯里，他輸了幾百場比賽、投失過幾千次射籃，知道他是怎么說的嗎？“我一生不停地失敗、失敗再失敗，這就是我現(xiàn)在成功的原因?！?/p>

他們的成功，源于他們明白人不能讓失敗左右自己——而是要從中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。從失敗中，你可以明白下一次自己可以做出怎樣的改變；假如你惹了什么麻煩，那并不說明你就是個搗蛋貴，而是在提醒你，在將來要對自己有更嚴(yán)格的要求；假如你考了個低分，那并不說明你就比別人笨，而是在告訴你，自己得在學(xué)習(xí)上花更多的時間。

沒有哪一個人一生出來就擅長做什么事情的，只有努力才能培養(yǎng)出技能。任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動時就成為校隊(duì)的代表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時就找準(zhǔn)每一個音，一切都需要熟能生巧。對于學(xué)業(yè)也是一樣，你或許要反復(fù)運(yùn)算才能解出一道數(shù)學(xué)題的正確答案，你或許需要讀一段文字好幾遍才能理解它的意思，你或許得把論文改上好幾次才能符合提交的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這都是很正常的。

不要害怕提問。不要不敢向他人求助。——我每天都在這么做。求助并不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，恰恰相反，它說明你有勇氣承認(rèn)自己的不足、并愿意去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識。所以，有不懂時，就向大人們求助吧——找個你信得過的對象，例如父母、長輩、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員——讓他們幫助你向目標(biāo)前進(jìn)。

你要記住，哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。因?yàn)楫?dāng)你放棄自己的時候，你也放棄了自己的國家。

美國不是一個人們遭遇困難就輕易放棄的國度，在這個國家，人們堅持到底、人們加倍努力，為了他們所熱愛的國度，每一個人都盡著自己最大的努力，不會給自己留任何余地。

250年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后奮起努力、用一場革命最終造就了這個國家；75年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后戰(zhàn)勝了大蕭條、贏得了二戰(zhàn)；就在20年前，和你們一樣的學(xué)生們，他們后來創(chuàng)立了Google、Twitter和Facebook，改變了我們?nèi)伺c人之間溝通的方式。

因此，今天我想要問你們，你們會做出什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)？你們將解決什么樣的難題？你們能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么樣的事物？

二十、五十或百年之后，假如那時的美國總統(tǒng)也來做一次開學(xué)演講的話，他會怎樣描述你們對這個國家所做的一切？

你們的家長、你們的老師和我，每一個人都在盡最大的努力，確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育來回答這些問題。例如我正在努力為你們提供更安全的教室、更多的書籍、更先進(jìn)的設(shè)施與計算機(jī)。但你們也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任。因此我要求你們在今年能夠認(rèn)真起來，我要求你們盡心地去做自己著手的每一件事，我要求你們每一個人都有所成就。請不要讓我們失望——不要讓你的家人、你的國家和你自己失望。你們要成為我們驕傲，我知道，你們一定可以做到。

謝謝大家，上帝保佑你們，上帝保佑美國。

本文來自學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)(004km.cnic 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.)

第三篇：奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿

奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿

首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗τ谧约河惺裁簇?zé)任。

你們中的每一個人都會有自己擅長的東西，每一個人都是有用之材，而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。教育給你們提供了發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能的機(jī)會。或許你能寫出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書籍和報刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作，你不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一個發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計出像今天的iPhone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品，或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不會知道自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。

而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應(yīng)的教育?！阆氘?dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官？你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計師、律師或軍人？無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè)，良好的教育都必不可少，這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。

第四篇：奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿

奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿（中英對照）——我們?yōu)槭裁匆蠈W(xué)？

阿文弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市，2009年9月8日

嗨，大家好！你們今天過得怎么樣？我現(xiàn)在和弗吉尼亞州阿林頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們在一起，全國各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時刻。我知道，對你們中的許多人來說，今天是開學(xué)的第一天，你們中的有一些剛剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或升上初高中，對你們來說，這是在新學(xué)校的第一天，因此，假如你們感到有些緊張，那也是很正常的。我想也會有許多畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生們正自信滿滿地準(zhǔn)備最后一年的沖刺。不過，我想無論你有多大、在讀哪個年級，許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。我可以理解這份心情。

小時候，我們家在印度尼西亞住過幾年，而我媽媽沒錢送我去其他美國孩子們上學(xué)的地方去讀書，因此她決定自己給我上課——時間是每周一到周五的凌晨4點(diǎn)半。顯然，我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來，很多時候，我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時候，我媽總會用同一副表情看著我說：“小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松？”所以，我可以理解你們中的許多人對于開學(xué)還需要時間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng)，但今天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我要和你們談一談你們每個人的教育，以及在新的學(xué)年里，你們應(yīng)當(dāng)做些什么。我做過許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到“責(zé)任”這個詞。我談到過教師們有責(zé)任激勵和啟迪你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。我談到過家長們有責(zé)任看管你們認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、完成作業(yè)，不要成天只會看電視或打游戲機(jī)。我也很多次談到過政府有責(zé)任設(shè)定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)嚴(yán)要求、協(xié)助老師和校長們的工作，改變在有些學(xué)校里學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會的現(xiàn)狀。但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好，哪怕我們有最盡職的教師、最好的家長、和最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校，假如你們不去履行自己的責(zé)任的話，那么這一切努力都會白費(fèi)。——除非你每天準(zhǔn)時去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽老師講課、除非你把父母、長輩和其他大人們說的話放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否則這一切都會失去意義。而這就是我今天講話的主題：對于自己的教育，你們中每一個人的責(zé)任。首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗τ谧约河惺裁簇?zé)任。你們中的每一個人都會有自己擅長的東西，每一個人都是有用之材，而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。教育給你們提供了發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能的機(jī)會。或許你能寫出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書籍和報刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作，你不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一個發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計出像今天的iPhone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品，或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不 1

會知道自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應(yīng)的教育?！阆氘?dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官？你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計師、律師或軍人？無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè)，良好的教育都必不可少，這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。不僅僅對于你們個人的未來有重要意義，你們的教育如何也會對這個國家、乃至世界的未來產(chǎn)生重要影響。今天你們在學(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容，將會決定我們整個國家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時的表現(xiàn)。你們需要在數(shù)理科學(xué)課程上學(xué)習(xí)的知識和技能，去治療癌癥、艾滋那樣的疾病，和解決我們面臨的能源問題與環(huán)境問題；你們需要在歷史社科課程上培養(yǎng)出的觀察力與判斷力，來減輕和消除無家可歸與貧困、犯罪問題和各種歧視，讓這個國家變得更加公平和自由；你們需要在各類課程中逐漸累積和發(fā)展出來的創(chuàng)新意識和思維，去創(chuàng)業(yè)和建立新的公司與企業(yè)，來制造就業(yè)機(jī)會和推動經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長。我們需要你們中的每一個人都培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來解決我們所面對的最困難的問題。假如你不這么做——假如你放棄學(xué)習(xí)——那么你不僅是放棄了自己，也是放棄了你的國家。

當(dāng)然，我明白，讀好書并不總是件容易的事。我知道你們中的許多人在生活中面臨著各種各樣的問題，很難把精力集中在專心讀書之上。我知道你們的感受。我父親在我兩歲時就離開了家庭，是母親一人將我們拉扯大，有時她付不起帳單，有時我們得不到其他孩子們都有的東西，有時我會想，假如父親在該多好，有時我會感到孤獨(dú)無助，與周圍的環(huán)境格格不入。因此我并不總是能專心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過許多自己覺得丟臉的事情，也惹出過許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。但我很幸運(yùn)。我在許多事上都得到了重來的機(jī)會，我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢想的機(jī)會。我的妻子——現(xiàn)在得叫她第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬了——也有著相似的人生故事，她的父母都沒讀過大學(xué)，也沒有什么財產(chǎn)，但他們和她都辛勤工作，好讓她有機(jī)會去這個國家最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校讀書。你們中有些人可能沒有這些有利條件，或許你的生活中沒有能為你提供幫助和支持的長輩，或許你的某個家長沒有工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)，或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全，或許你認(rèn)識一些會對你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友，等等。但歸根結(jié)底，你的生活狀況——你的長相、出身、經(jīng)濟(jì)條件、家庭氛圍——都不是疏忽學(xué)業(yè)和態(tài)度惡劣的借口，這些不是你去跟老師頂嘴、逃課、或是輟學(xué)的借口，這些不是你不好好讀書的借口。

你的未來，并不取決于你現(xiàn)在的生活有多好或多壞。沒有人為你編排好你的命運(yùn)，在美國，你的命運(yùn)由你自己書寫，你的未來由你自己掌握。而在這片土地上的每個地方，千千萬萬和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。例如德克薩斯州羅馬市的賈斯敏?佩雷茲（Jazmin Perez）。剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時，她根本不會說英語，她住的地方幾乎沒人上過大學(xué)，她的父母也沒有受過高等教育，但她努力學(xué)習(xí)，取得了優(yōu)異的成績，靠獎學(xué)金進(jìn)入了布朗大學(xué)，如今正在攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的博士學(xué)位。我還想起了加利福尼亞州洛斯拉圖斯市的安多尼?舒爾茲（Andoni Schultz），他從三歲起就開始與腦癌病魔做斗爭，他熬過了一次次治療與手術(shù)——其中一次影響了他的記憶，因此他得花出比常人多幾百個小時的時間來完成學(xué)業(yè)，但他從不曾落下自己的功課。這個秋天，他要開始在大學(xué)讀書了。又比如在我的家鄉(xiāng)，伊利諾斯州芝加哥市，身為孤兒的香特爾?史蒂夫（Shantell Steve）換過多次收養(yǎng)家庭，從小在治安很差的地區(qū)長大，但她努力爭取到了在當(dāng)?shù)乇＝≌竟ぷ鞯臋C(jī)會、發(fā)起了一個讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目，很快，她也將以優(yōu)異的成績從中學(xué)畢業(yè)，去大學(xué)深造。賈斯敏、安多尼和香特爾與你們并沒有什么不同。和你們一樣，他們也在生活中遭遇各種各樣的困難與問題，但他們拒絕放棄，他們選擇為自己的教育擔(dān)起責(zé)任、給自己定下奮斗的目標(biāo)。我希望你們中的每一個人，都能做得到這些。因此，在今天，我號召你們每一個人都為自己的教育定下一個目標(biāo)——并在之后，盡自己的一切努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。你的目標(biāo)可以很簡單，像是完成作業(yè)、認(rèn)真聽講或每天閱讀——或許你打算參加一些課外活動，或在社區(qū)做些志愿工作；或許你決定為那些因?yàn)殚L相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺負(fù)的孩子做主、維護(hù)他們的權(quán)益，因?yàn)槟愫臀乙粯?，認(rèn)為每個孩子都應(yīng)該能有一個安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境；或許你認(rèn)為該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己，來為將來的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備 當(dāng)然，除此之外，我希望你們都多多洗手、感到身體不舒服的時候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。不管你決定做什么，我都希望你能堅持到底，希望你能真的下定決心。

我知道有些時候，電視上播放的節(jié)目會讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯覺，似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會認(rèn)為只要會唱rap、會打籃球或參加個什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成，但現(xiàn)實(shí)是，你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。因?yàn)?，成功是件難事。你不可能對要讀的每門課程都興趣盎然，你不可能和每名帶課教師都相處順利，你也不可能每次都遇上看起來和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活有關(guān)的作業(yè)。而且，并不是每件事，你都能在頭一次嘗試時獲得成功。但那沒有關(guān)系。因?yàn)樵谶@個世界上，最最成功的人們往往也經(jīng)歷過最多的失敗。J.K.羅琳的第一本《哈利·波特》被出版商拒絕了十二次才最終出版；邁克爾·喬丹上高中時被學(xué)校的籃球隊(duì)刷了下來，在他的職業(yè)生涯里，他輸了幾百場比賽、投失過幾千次射籃，知道他是怎么說的嗎？“我一生不停地失敗、失敗再失敗，這就是我現(xiàn)在成功的原因?！彼麄兊某晒Γ从谒麄兠靼兹瞬荒茏屖∽笥易约骸且獜闹形〗?jīng)驗(yàn)。從失

敗中，你可以明白下一次自己可以做出怎樣的改變；假如你惹了什么麻煩，那并不說明你就是個搗蛋鬼，而是在提醒你，在將來要對自己有更嚴(yán)格的要求；假如你考了個低分，那并不說明你就比別人笨，而是在告訴你，自己得在學(xué)習(xí)上花更多的時間。沒有哪一個人一生出來就擅長做什么事情的，只有努力才能培養(yǎng)出技能。任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動時就成為校隊(duì)的代表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時就找準(zhǔn)每一個音，一切都需要熟能生巧。對于學(xué)業(yè)也是一樣，你或許要反復(fù)運(yùn)算才能解出一道數(shù)學(xué)題的正確答案，你或許需要讀一段文字好幾遍才能理解它的意思，你或許得把論文改上好幾次才能符合提交的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這都是很正常的。不要害怕提問。不要不敢向他人求助?！颐刻於荚谶@么做。求助并不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，恰恰相反，它說明你有勇氣承認(rèn)自己的不足、并愿意去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識。所以，有不懂時，就向大人們求助吧——找個你信得過的對象，例如父母、長輩、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員——讓他們幫助你向目標(biāo)前進(jìn)。你要記住，哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。因?yàn)楫?dāng)你放棄自己的時候，你也放棄了自己的國家。

美國不是一個人們遭遇困難就輕易放棄的國度，在這個國家，人們堅持到底、人們加倍努力，為了他們所熱愛的國度，每一個人都盡著自己最大的努力，不會給自己留任何余地。250年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后奮起努力、用一場革命最終造就了這個國家；75年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后戰(zhàn)勝了大蕭條、贏得了二戰(zhàn)；就在20年前，和你們一樣的學(xué)生們，他們后來創(chuàng)立了Google、Twitter和Face book，改變了我們?nèi)伺c人之間溝通的方式。因此，今天我想要問你們，你們會做出什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)？你們將解決什么樣的難題？你們能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么樣的事物？

二十、五十或百年之后，假如那時的美國總統(tǒng)也來做一次開學(xué)演講的話，他會怎樣描述你們對這個國家所做的一切？你們的家長、你們的老師和我，每一個人都在盡最大的努力，確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育來回答這些問題。例如我正在努力為你們提供更安全的教室、更多的書籍、更先進(jìn)的設(shè)施與計算機(jī)。但你們也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任。因此我要求你們在今年能夠認(rèn)真起來，我要求你們盡心地去做自己著手的每一件事，我要求你們每一個人都有所成就。請不要讓我們失望——不要讓你的家人、你的國家和你自己失望。你們要成為我們驕傲，我知道，你們一定可以做到。

謝謝大家，上帝保佑你們，上帝保佑美國。

第五篇：奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿

奧巴馬開學(xué)演講稿

Wakefield High School Arlington, Virginia

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.How is everybody doing today?(Applause.)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.And we've got students tuning in from all 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.)

奧巴馬上海演講稿(完整版)PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon.It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you.I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome.I'd also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations.I don't know what he said, but I hope it was good.(Laughter.)What I'd like to do is to make some opening comments, and then what I'm really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we've received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador Huntsman.And I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a dialogue.This is my first time traveling to China, and I'm excited to see this majestic country.Here, in Shanghai, we see the growth that has caught the attention of the world--the soaring skyscrapers, the bustling streets and entrepreneurial activity.And just as I'm impressed by these signs of China's journey to the 21st century, I'm eager to see those ancient places that speak to us from China's distant past.Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I'm in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great Wall.Truly, this is a nation that encompasses both a rich history and a belief in the promise of the future.The same can be said of the relationship between our two countries.Shanghai, of course, is a city that has great meaning in the history of the relationship between the United States and China.It was here, 37 years ago, that the Shanghai Communique opened the door to a new chapter of engagement between our governments and among our people.However, America's ties to this city--and to this country--stretch back further, to the earliest days of America's independence.In 1784, our founding father, George Washington, commissioned the Empress of China, a ship that set sail for these shores so that it could pursue trade with the Qing Dynasty.Washington wanted to see the ship carry the flag around the globe, and to forge new ties with nations like China.This is a common American impulse--the desire to reach for new horizons, and to forge new partnerships that are mutually beneficial.Over the two centuries that have followed, the currents of history have steered the relationship between our countries in many directions.And even in the midst of tumultuous winds, our people had opportunities to forge deep and even dramatic ties.For instance, Americans will never forget the hospitality shown to our pilots who were shot down over your soil during World War II, and cared for by Chinese civilians who risked all that they had by doing so.And Chinese veterans of that war still warmly greet those American veterans who return to the sites where they fought to help liberate China from occupation.A different kind of connection was made nearly 40 years ago when the frost between our countries began to thaw through the simple game of table tennis.The very unlikely nature of this engagement contributed to its success--because for all our differences, both our common humanity and our shared curiosity were revealed.As one American player described his visit to China--“[The]people are just like us…The country is very similar to America, but still very different.” Of course this small opening was followed by the achievement of the Shanghai Communique, and the eventual establishment of formal relations between the United States and China in 1979.And in three decades, just look at how far we have come.In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at roughly $5 billion--today it tops over $400 billion each year.The commerce affects our people's lives in so many ways.America imports from China many of the computer parts we use, the clothes we wear;and we export to China machinery that helps power your industry.This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life.And as demand becomes more balanced, it can lead to even broader prosperity.In 1979, the political cooperation between the United States and China was rooted largely in our shared rivalry with the Soviet Union.Today, we have a positive, constructive and comprehensive relationship that opens the door to partnership on the key global issues of our time--economic recovery and the development of clean energy;stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and the scourge of climate change;the promotion of peace and security in Asia and around the globe.All of these issues will be on the agenda tomorrow when I meet with President Hu.And in 1979, the connections among our people were limited.Today, we see the curiosity of those ping-pong players manifested in the ties that are being forged across many sectors.The second highest number of foreign students in the United States come from China, and we've seen a 50 percent increase in the study of Chinese among our own students.There are nearly 200 “friendship cities” drawing our communities together.American and Chinese scientists cooperate on new research and discovery.And of course, Yao Ming is just one signal of our shared love of basketball--I'm only sorry that I won't be able to see a Shanghai Sharks game while I'm visiting.It is no coincidence that the relationship between our countries has accompanied a period of positive change.China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty--an accomplishment unparalleled in human history--while playing a larger role in global events.And the United States has seen our economy grow along with the standard of living enjoyed by our people, while bringing the Cold War to a successful conclusion.There is a Chinese proverb: “Consider the past, and you shall know the future.” Surely, we have known setbacks and challenges over the last 30 years.Our relationship has not been without disagreement and difficulty.But the notion that we must be adversaries is not predestined--not when we consider the past.Indeed, because of our cooperation, both the United States and China are more prosperous and more secure.We have seen what is possible when we build upon our mutual interests, and engage on the basis of mutual respect.And yet the success of that engagement depends upon understanding--on sustaining an open dialogue, and learning about one another and from one another.For just as that American table tennis player pointed out--we share much in common as human beings, but our countries are different in certain ways.I believe that each country must chart its own course.China is an ancient nation, with a deeply rooted culture.The United States, by comparison, is a young nation, whose culture is determined by the many different immigrants who have come to our shores, and by the founding documents that guide our democracy.Those documents put forward a simple vision of human affairs, and they enshrine several core principles--that all men and women are created equal, and possess certain fundamental rights;that government should reflect the will of the people and respond to their wishes;that commerce should be open, information freely accessible;and that laws, and not simply men, should guarantee the administration of justice.Of course, the story of our nation is not without its difficult chapters.In many ways--over many years--we have struggled to advance the promise of these principles to all of our people, and to forge a more perfect union.We fought a very painful civil war, and freed a portion of our population from slavery.It took time for women to be extended the right to vote, workers to win the right to organize, and for immigrants from different corners of the globe to be fully embraced.Even after they were freed, African Americans persevered through conditions that were separate and not equal, before winning full and equal rights.None of this was easy.But we made progress because of our belief in those core principles, which have served as our compass through the darkest of storms.That is why Lincoln could stand up in the midst of civil war and declare it a struggle to see whether any nation, conceived in liberty, and “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” could long endure.That is why Dr.Martin Luther King could stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and ask that our nation live out the true meaning of its creed.That's why immigrants from China to Kenya could find a home on our shores;why opportunity is available to all who would work for it;and why someone like me, who less than 50 years ago would have had trouble voting in some parts of America, is now able to serve as its President.And that is why America will always speak out for these core principles around the world.We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but we also don't believe that the principles that we stand for are unique to our nation.These freedoms of expression_r_r_r_r and worship--of access to information and political participation--we believe are universal rights.They should be available to all people, including ethnic and religious minorities--whether they are in the United States, China, or any nation.Indeed, it is that respect for universal rights that guides America's openness to other countries;our respect for different cultures;our commitment to international law;and our faith in the future.These are all things that you should know about America.I also know that we have much to learn about China.Looking around at this magnificent city--and looking around this room--I do believe that our nations hold something important in common, and that is a belief in the future.Neither the United States nor China is content to rest on our achievements.For while China is an ancient nation, you are also clearly looking ahead with confidence, ambition, and a commitment to see that tomorrow's generation can do better than today's.In addition to your growing economy, we admire China's extraordinary commitment to science and research--a commitment borne out in everything from the infrastructure you build to the technology you use.China is now the world's largest Internet user--which is why we were so pleased to include the Internet as a part of today's event.This country now has the world's largest mobile phone network, and it is investing in the new forms of energy that can both sustain growth and combat climate change--and I'm looking forward to deepening the partnership between the United States and China in this critical area tomorrow.But above all, I see China's future in you--young people whose talent and dedication and dreams will do so much to help shape the 21st century.I've said many times that I believe that our world is now fundamentally interconnected.The jobs we do, the prosperity we build, the environment we protect, the security that we seek--all of these things are shared.And given that interconnection, power in the 21st century is no longer a zero-sum game;one country's success need not come at the expense of another.And that is why the United States insists we do not seek to contain China's rise.On the contrary, we welcome China as a strong and prosperous and successful member of the community of nations--a China that draws on the rights, strengths, and creativity of individual Chinese like you.To return to the proverb--consider the past.We know that more is to be gained when great powers cooperate than when they collide.That is a lesson that human beings have learned time and again, and that is the example of the history between our nations.And I believe strongly that cooperation must go beyond our government.It must be rooted in our people--in the studies we share, the business that we do, the knowledge that we gain, and even in the sports that we play.And these bridges must be built by young men and women just like you and your counterparts in America.That's why I'm pleased to announce that the United States will dramatically expand the number of our students who study in China to 100,000.And these exchanges mark a clear commitment to build ties among our people, as surely as you will help determine the destiny of the 21st century.And I'm absolutely confident that America has no better ambassadors to offer than our young people.For they, just like you, are filled with talent and energy and optimism about the history that is yet to be written.So let this be the next step in the steady pursuit of cooperation that will serve our nations, and the world.And if there's one thing that we can take from today's dialogue, I hope that it is a commitment to continue this dialogue going forward.So thank you very much.And I look forward now to taking some questions from all of you.Thank you very much.(Applause.)So--I just want to make sure this works.This is a tradition, by the way, that is very common in the United States at these town hall meetings.And what we're going to do is I will just--if you are interested in asking a question, you can raise your hands.I will call on you.And then I will alternate between a question from the audience and an Internet question from one of the students who prepared the questions, as well as I think Ambassador Huntsman may have a question that we were able to obtain from the Web site of our embassy.So let me begin, though, by seeing--and then what I'll do is I'll call on a boy and then a girl and then--so we'll go back and forth, so that you know it's fair.All right? So I'll start with this young lady right in the front.Why don't we wait for this microphone so everyone can hear you.And what's your name? Q My name is(inaudible)and I am a student from Fudan University.Shanghai and Chicago have been sister cities since 1985, and these two cities have conduct a wide range of economic, political, and cultural exchanges.So what measures will you take to deepen this close relationship between cities of the United States and China? And Shanghai will hold the World Exposition next year.Will you bring your family to visit the Expo? Thank you.PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, thank you very much for the question.I was just having lunch before I came here with the Mayor of Shanghai, and he told me that he has had an excellent relationship with the city of Chicago--my home town--that he's visited there twice.And I think it's wonderful to have these exchanges between cities.One of the things that I discussed with the Mayor is how both cities can learn from each other on strategies around clean energy, because one of the issues that ties China and America together is how, with an expanding population and a concern for climate change, that we're able to reduce our carbon footprint.And obviously in the United States and many developed countries, per capita, per individual, they are already using much more energy than each individual here in China.But as China grows and expands, it's going to be using more energy as well.So both countries have a great interest in finding new strategies.We talked about mass transit and the excellent rail lines that are being developed in Shanghai.I think we can learn in Chicago and the United States some of the fine work that's being done on high-speed rail.In the United States, I think we are learning how to develop buildings that use much less energy, that are much more energy-efficient.And I know that with Shanghai, as I traveled and I saw all the cranes and all the new buildings that are going up, it's very important for us to start incorporating these new technologies so that each building is energy-efficient when it comes to lighting, when it comes to heating.And so it's a terrific opportunity I think for us to learn from each other.I know this is going to be a major focus of the Shanghai World Expo, is the issue of clean energy, as I learned from the Mayor.And so I would love to attend.I'm not sure yet what my schedule is going to be, but I'm very pleased that we're going to have an excellent U.S.pavilion at the Expo, and I understand that we expect as many as 70 million visitors here.So it's going to be very crowded and it's going to be very exciting.Chicago has had two world expos in its history, and both of those expos ended up being tremendous boosts for the city.So I'm sure the same thing will happen here in Shanghai.Thank you.(Applause.)

在香港的各大學(xué)為生源爭奪的時候，很多計劃去香港留學(xué)的學(xué)生也在積極的準(zhǔn)備著面試的資料，對于大部分的學(xué)生來說，了解香港各大學(xué)的面試出題思路很重要，下面就是香港科技大學(xué)的商學(xué)院的一些面試題目，供大家參考。

為香港科技大學(xué)面試問題，來自商學(xué)院面試，均為單獨(dú)回答。

1.女CEO比較少，為什么，你對這個現(xiàn)象怎么看?

2.想一個辦法測出你手臂的密度。

3.你認(rèn)為一個領(lǐng)導(dǎo)需要具備什么樣的素質(zhì)。

4.分析一下自己的優(yōu)勢和劣勢。

5.如果讓你選擇在上海或香港發(fā)展，你會選擇哪一個?為什么?

6.發(fā)達(dá)國家將垃圾倒到發(fā)展中國家，并給一些補(bǔ)償，好不好?

7.關(guān)于青藏鐵路，你有什么看法?

8.描述一件讓你最有成就感的事情。

9.如果大陸的大學(xué)和香港科技大學(xué)都錄取了你，你怎么選擇?為什么?

10.你對香港生活有什么期望?

11.你對污染的看法(小組討論)?

12.全球化的影響(小組討論)。

13.北京08年奧運(yùn)會對中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)有何影響?

14.城市可以采取什么措施來減少環(huán)境污染?

15.你想了解我們香港科技大學(xué)的商學(xué)院的那些方面?

16.怎么解決中國各地貧富差距問題?

17.你們自己想一個題目，自己討論。

18.粵港澳大橋有何利弊?

通過上面的香港科技大學(xué)的商學(xué)院面試題得總結(jié)，很多計劃去香港留學(xué)的學(xué)生一定對香港科技大學(xué)的商學(xué)院出題情況有了個大致的了解，接下來就可以有針對性的準(zhǔn)備題目。以下為香港大學(xué)面試問題，均為小組討論：

以下為香港大學(xué)面試問題，均為小組討論：

◆ 是否應(yīng)該 ◆ 是否應(yīng)該 ◆ 關(guān)于民工 ◆ 中國應(yīng)不 ◆ 中國應(yīng)不 ◆ 大陸的教 ◆ 你對丁克 ◆ 你對人民 ◆ 成功使更 接受婚前 禁煙，還 問題的看 應(yīng)該加入 應(yīng)該申奧 育體制的（ＤＩＮ 幣匯率升 多地取決 性行為？ 是應(yīng)該收 法。

ＷＴＯ？ ？

缺陷。Ｋ）家族 高的看法 于基因，取高稅率？的看法。

還是外部環(huán)境？

◆老人越來越多，會對這個社會產(chǎn)生什么影響？你有什么解決的辦法？ ◆你對婚前同居的看法是什么？ ◆香港電影事業(yè)和唱片事業(yè)。

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