第一篇：勵(lì)志演講：奧巴馬開(kāi)學(xué)典禮致辭根據(jù)視頻摘錄
奧巴馬開(kāi)學(xué)典禮致辭（根據(jù)視頻摘錄）
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謝謝大家！你們今天過(guò)得怎么樣？
我現(xiàn)在與弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們?cè)谝黄?，全?guó)也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過(guò)電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時(shí)刻，我還要感謝韋克菲爾德高中出色的組織安排。請(qǐng)為你們自己熱烈鼓掌！
我知道，對(duì)你們中的許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，今天是開(kāi)學(xué)的第一天。對(duì)于剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或剛升上初中高中的學(xué)生，今天是你們來(lái)到新學(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(huì)有許多畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生正自信滿滿，還有一年就畢業(yè)了。不論在哪個(gè)年級(jí)，許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假，今天早上還能多睡一小會(huì)，我可以理解這份心情。小時(shí)候，我們家生活在海外，我在印度尼西亞住了幾年，我媽媽沒(méi)有錢(qián)送我上其他美國(guó)孩子上的學(xué)校，但她認(rèn)為必須讓我接受美式教育。因此，她決定從周一到周五自己給我補(bǔ)課，不過(guò)她還要上班，所以只能在清晨四點(diǎn)半給我上課，你們可以想象，我不太情愿那么早起床，有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時(shí)候，我媽媽總會(huì)用同一副表情看著我說(shuō)：“小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松？”所以我能理解你們有些人還在適應(yīng)開(kāi)學(xué)后的生活，但今天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情，我要和你們談一談每個(gè)人的教育，以及在這個(gè)新學(xué)年對(duì)你們所有人的期望。
我做過(guò)許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到“責(zé)任”這個(gè)詞，我談到過(guò)教師有責(zé)任激勵(lì)你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)；我談到過(guò)家長(zhǎng)有責(zé)任確保你們走正道，完成家庭作業(yè)，不要成天只會(huì)看電視或打游戲機(jī)；我也多次談到過(guò)政府有責(zé)任制定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，協(xié)助老師和校長(zhǎng)們的工作，改變?cè)谟行W(xué)校學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)的現(xiàn)狀，但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好，哪怕我們擁有最敬業(yè)的老師、最盡力的家長(zhǎng)和全世界最好的學(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(huì)白費(fèi)。除非你每天準(zhǔn)時(shí)去上學(xué)，除非你認(rèn)真聽(tīng)老師講課，除非你把父母、長(zhǎng)輩和其他大人的話都放在心上，除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否則這一切都會(huì)失去意義，而這就是我今天講話的重點(diǎn)。你們每個(gè)人對(duì)自己教育應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任。
我首先要講講你們對(duì)自己應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任。你們每個(gè)人都有自己的長(zhǎng)處，你們每個(gè)人都是有用之才，你們對(duì)自己應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任是發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能所在，而教育能夠提供這樣的機(jī)會(huì)?；蛟S你能寫(xiě)出優(yōu)美的文字，甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書(shū)籍和報(bào)刊上，但假如不在英語(yǔ)課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫(xiě)作，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的才能；或許你能成為一名創(chuàng)新者或發(fā)明家，甚至可能設(shè)計(jì)出新一代Iphone,或研制出新型藥物與疫苗，但假如不在自然科學(xué)課堂上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的才能；或許你能成為一名市長(zhǎng)，或參議員，或最高法院的大法官，但假如你不去加入學(xué)生會(huì)或參加幾次辯論賽，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的才能。不論你的生活志向是什么，我敢肯定你都需要相應(yīng)的教育。你想當(dāng)醫(yī)生、教師或警官嗎？你想當(dāng)護(hù)士、建筑師、律師或軍人嗎？你必須接受良好的教育，才能從事上述任何一種職業(yè)。你不能指望輟學(xué)后能碰上一個(gè)好工作，你必須接受培訓(xùn)，為之努力，為之學(xué)習(xí)，這并非只對(duì)你個(gè)人的人生和未來(lái)意義重大，教育給你帶來(lái)的益處決定這個(gè)國(guó)家的未來(lái)，美國(guó)的未來(lái)取決于你們，今天你們?cè)趯W(xué)校里學(xué)到的東西，將會(huì)決定我們整個(gè)國(guó)家，在未來(lái)迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)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(shí)和技能，去治療癌癥、艾滋那樣的疾病，開(kāi)發(fā)新的能源技術(shù)，保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境；你們需要?dú)v史社科課程上獲得的觀察力與判斷力，來(lái)抗擊貧困和解決無(wú)家可歸的問(wèn)題，打擊犯罪和消除歧視，讓這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加公平和自由；你們需要在各類(lèi)課程中逐漸培養(yǎng)的創(chuàng)造力和智慧，去創(chuàng)辦新公司，制造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)和推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)、我們需要你們每個(gè)人都發(fā)揮天賦、技能和才智，幫助老一輩解決我們面臨最棘手的問(wèn)題。如果你們不這樣做，如果你們輟學(xué)，那么你們不僅放棄了自己，也是放棄了自己的國(guó)家，我當(dāng)然明白讀好書(shū)不是一件容易的事，我知道你們中的許多人在生活中面臨各種問(wèn)題，很難把精力集中在讀書(shū)上，我明白這一點(diǎn)，我有親身感受，我父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開(kāi)了家庭，是母親一人將我拉扯大，母親不得不工作，并時(shí)常為支付生活費(fèi)而苦苦掙扎，但有時(shí)仍無(wú)法為我們提供其他孩子享有的東西，有時(shí)我渴望生活中能有一位父親，有時(shí)我會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)無(wú)助，感到與周?chē)沫h(huán)境格格不入，我并非總是像我應(yīng)該做到的那樣專(zhuān)心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過(guò)許多讓我自己覺(jué)得丟臉的事情，也惹出過(guò)許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時(shí)可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。但我很幸運(yùn)，我在許多事上都有了重來(lái)的機(jī)會(huì)，我有幸能上大學(xué)，上法學(xué)院追求自己的理想。我的妻子，我們的第一夫人米歇爾·奧巴馬，也有著相似的人生經(jīng)歷，她的父母都沒(méi)讀過(guò)大學(xué)，也沒(méi)有什么財(cái)產(chǎn)，但他們都非常勤奮，她也是如此，因此她得以進(jìn)入美國(guó)一些最好的學(xué)校。你們中有些人可能沒(méi)有那些有利的條件，或許你的生活中沒(méi)有能夠?yàn)槟闾峁椭拈L(zhǎng)輩，或許你們家中有人失業(yè)，生活非常拮據(jù)，或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全，或許你認(rèn)識(shí)一些會(huì)對(duì)你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友，但歸根結(jié)底，你的生活狀況、你的長(zhǎng)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，這些不是你去和老師頂嘴，逃課或輟學(xué)的借口，這些都不是你不好好讀書(shū)的借口，你們目前的狀況并不決定著你們的未來(lái)，沒(méi)有人為你編排你們的命運(yùn)，在美國(guó)，你的命運(yùn)由你自己書(shū)寫(xiě)，你的未來(lái)由你自己掌握，這就是你們這樣的年輕人每天在做的事情，全美各地都是如此，例如德克薩斯州的羅馬市的賈茲敏·佩雷斯，她剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時(shí)根本不會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，她的父母都沒(méi)有上過(guò)大學(xué)，然而，她非常勤奮，成績(jī)優(yōu)異，獲得了布朗大學(xué)的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，如今正攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專(zhuān)業(yè)的研究生，不久將成為賈茲敏·佩雷斯博士。我還想起了加州洛斯拉圖斯市的安多尼·舒爾茲，他從三歲起就開(kāi)始與腦癌病魔作斗爭(zhēng)，他熬過(guò)了一次次治療與手術(shù)，其中一項(xiàng)手術(shù)曾影響了他的記憶，因此他得比常人多花幾百個(gè)小時(shí)來(lái)完成學(xué)業(yè)，但他從不曾落下自己的功課，這個(gè)秋天，他要開(kāi)始在大學(xué)讀書(shū)了。我還想起家鄉(xiāng)伊利諾伊州芝加哥市的一名孤兒，香特爾斯蒂夫，她曾寄養(yǎng)于多個(gè)不同的家庭，從小在治安很差的地區(qū)長(zhǎng)大，但她通過(guò)努力在一家地方醫(yī)療中心找到工作，發(fā)起了一個(gè)讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目，她即將以?xún)?yōu)異成績(jī)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(méi)有什么不同，和你們一樣，他們也在生活中遭遇各種問(wèn)題，在某些情況下，他們的處境比起你們?cè)S多人更差，但他們拒絕放棄，他們決定要為自己的人生、自己的教育負(fù)起責(zé)任，給自己定下奮斗的目標(biāo)。我希望你們每一個(gè)人都能做得到這些，因此，我今天號(hào)召你們每一個(gè)人，為自己的教育設(shè)定目標(biāo)，并盡自己最大的努力來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)這些目標(biāo)，你的目標(biāo)可以很簡(jiǎn)單，像是完成作業(yè)，認(rèn)真聽(tīng)講或是每天閱讀，或許你打算參加一些課外活動(dòng)，或在你的社區(qū)提供志愿服務(wù)，或許你會(huì)決定挺身而出，保護(hù)那些因身份或長(zhǎng)相而受人戲弄和欺負(fù)的孩子，原因是你和我一樣認(rèn)為，每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)該享有適合讀書(shū)和學(xué)習(xí)的安全環(huán)境，或許你決定該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己，來(lái)為將來(lái)的學(xué)習(xí)作準(zhǔn)備，除此之外，順便提一下，我希望大家要勤洗手，感到身體不舒服的時(shí)候要多在家里休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。但無(wú)論你決定做什么，我都希望你能堅(jiān)持到底，我希望你腳踏實(shí)地的去做，我知道有時(shí)候你會(huì)從電視上得到這樣的印象，不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬(wàn)貫、功成名就，只要會(huì)唱RAP，會(huì)打籃球或參加真人秀節(jié)目，就能坐享其成。但事實(shí)是，你幾乎沒(méi)有可能走上其中任何一條道路，事實(shí)上，成功不是輕而易舉的事情，你不可能對(duì)要讀的每門(mén)課程都興趣盎然，你不可能和每名老師都相處順利，不是所有的家庭作業(yè)都與你眼前的生活完全有關(guān)，并不是每件事，你都能在第一次嘗試的時(shí)候獲得成功，但那沒(méi)有關(guān)系，世界上最成功的人士中有一些是遭遇失敗最多的。JK羅琳，《哈利波特》的作者，她的《哈利波特》在第一次出版前，被退稿12次；邁克爾·喬丹上高中時(shí)被?；@球隊(duì)刷了下來(lái)，在他的職業(yè)生涯中，他輸了幾百場(chǎng)比賽，投失過(guò)幾千次射籃，但他曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，我一生不停地失敗失敗再失敗，這就是我成功的原因。他們的成功，源于他們明白不能讓失敗左右自己，而是要從中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。從失敗中，你能明白下一次可以做出怎樣的改變。假如你惹了什么麻煩，并不代表你就是一個(gè)搗蛋鬼，而意味著你需要更多努力去把它做對(duì)；假如你考了低分，并不代表你比別人笨，而只是表示你需要花更多時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)，沒(méi)有一個(gè)人天生擅長(zhǎng)做什么事情，只有努力才能培養(yǎng)出技能。第一次接觸新的體育項(xiàng)目時(shí)，你不可能成為主力隊(duì)員；第一次唱一首歌曲時(shí)，你不可能唱準(zhǔn)每一個(gè)音，一切都是熟能生巧，對(duì)于學(xué)業(yè)也是一樣，你或許要反復(fù)運(yùn)算才能正確解出一道題，你或許需要反復(fù)讀一段文字才能理解他的意思；你或許得把論文改上好幾次才能符合提交的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，不要害怕提問(wèn)，不要不敢向他人求助，我每天都在這么做，這并不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，它是力量的標(biāo)志，說(shuō)明你有勇氣承認(rèn)自己的不足，這樣做會(huì)讓你學(xué)到新的東西，請(qǐng)確定一位你信任的成年人，例如家長(zhǎng)、祖父母、教師、教練員或輔導(dǎo)員，請(qǐng)他們幫助你遵循既定計(jì)劃實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)，即使當(dāng)你苦苦掙扎，即使當(dāng)你筋疲力盡，即使當(dāng)你灰心喪氣，你覺(jué)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(shí)候，你也放棄了自己的國(guó)家，書(shū)寫(xiě)美國(guó)歷史的不是在困難面前退縮的人，而是堅(jiān)持不懈、加倍努力的人。他們對(duì)國(guó)家的愛(ài)促使他們?nèi)σ愿啊?/p>
書(shū)寫(xiě)美國(guó)歷史的人是250年前和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后用一場(chǎng)革命最終造就了這個(gè)國(guó)家。年輕人，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)；他們?yōu)槊駲?quán)而奮斗并把宇航員送上了月球；就在20年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們后來(lái)創(chuàng)立了Google、Twitter、和Facebook，改變了我們之間交流溝通的方式。因此，我今天要問(wèn)問(wèn)你們大家，你們會(huì)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，20年、50年或100年后，假如那時(shí)的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)也來(lái)做一次開(kāi)學(xué)演講的話，他會(huì)怎樣描述你們對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家所做的一切。你們的老師、你們的家長(zhǎng)和我，正在竭盡全力確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育，以便回答上述問(wèn)題。我正在努力為你們提供更安全的教室，更多的書(shū)籍和更先進(jìn)的設(shè)施與計(jì)算機(jī)，但你們，因此我要求你們能夠在今年認(rèn)真起來(lái)，我要求你們盡心去做自己著手的每一件事，我要求你們每一個(gè)人都有所成就，請(qǐng)不要讓我們失望，不要讓你們的家人或你們的國(guó)家失望，而最重要的是，不要辜負(fù)你們自己，你們要成為我們的驕傲！也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任非常感謝你們大家！
第二篇：奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講視頻
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講視頻
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.這一刻我們已經(jīng)等待了太久，但是今晚，由于我們?cè)谶@一決定性的時(shí)刻所作出的選擇，美國(guó)便迎來(lái)了它嶄新的一刻，奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講視頻。
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen.McCain.今天傍晚稍早的時(shí)候，我接到麥凱恩參議員一個(gè)特別親切的電話。
Sen.McCain fought long and hard in this campaign.And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves.He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfleleader.I congratulate him;I congratulate Gov.palin for all that they've achieved.And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.他在這場(chǎng)漫長(zhǎng)而艱難的選舉中一直努力著，而他為他所熱愛(ài)的國(guó)家所付出的努力甚至更加艱辛而久遠(yuǎn)?？赡芪覀儺?dāng)中的很多人甚至都無(wú)法想象，麥凱恩議員從何時(shí)便開(kāi)始為我們的國(guó)家奉獻(xiàn)自己，而我們卻早已享受到了這位勇敢無(wú)私的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者為國(guó)家所做出的貢獻(xiàn)。對(duì)于他和佩林所付出的努力，我表示衷心的感謝，同時(shí)我也期待著，能夠和他們一同努力，共同實(shí)現(xiàn)我們這幾個(gè)月來(lái)所做出的承諾，演講稿《奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講視頻》。
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect ofthe United States, Joe Biden.我要感謝我的競(jìng)選伙伴，新當(dāng)選的美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)喬·拜登，這一路走來(lái)，他始終遵循著自己內(nèi)心深處的那個(gè)聲音，他始終代表著那些和他一起在斯克蘭頓街邊長(zhǎng)大，一起坐著火車(chē)回到故鄉(xiāng)特拉華州的人們的聲音。
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.如果沒(méi)有過(guò)去這16年來(lái)?yè)从训闹С?，沒(méi)有穩(wěn)定的家庭和對(duì)生活的愛(ài)，沒(méi)有我們國(guó)家的下一位第一夫人，米歇爾·奧巴馬，今晚我將不可能站在這里。
Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine.And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.馬莉婭和薩莎，我也非常愛(ài)你們，你們肯定也沉浸在即將入住白宮的喜悅之中。
And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am.I mithem tonight.I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.然而，我的外祖母已永遠(yuǎn)離開(kāi)了我們，但我知道她也正和所有支持我的家人一樣在看著我。我今晚非常想念他們，而且知道我欠他們的太多。
第三篇：奧巴馬演講視頻
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載（用迅雷可以下）奧巴馬演講視頻下載，來(lái)自官網(wǎng)的視頻，很清晰，一般都是二十分鐘左右的視頻。我保證用迅雷能下。視頻格式是 m4v,mov.我剛用迅雷剛才下了五個(gè)視頻，速度感覺(jué)還可以（比youtube解析的后下載的速度快多了）視頻在暴風(fēng)影音和real player上每個(gè)都可以播放，我都試過(guò)了。這些視頻不是非常多。但都是奧巴馬經(jīng)典的演講視頻，還有奧巴馬在大選過(guò)程相關(guān)的一些視頻,比如grassroots organizing類(lèi)的視頻，和the campaign trail的一些視頻。
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奧巴馬就職演講視頻和音頻下載（1月20日），下載地址
以下的演講視頻直接點(diǎn)擊就可以下載了 1 2 new hampshire primary speech: yes we can 3 forging a new future for american 4 south carolina victory speech 5 amrican stories（美國(guó)公民講述自己的故事來(lái)支持推選奧巴馬）6 democratic national convention 2004 keynote(2004.7.27,查看中英文對(duì)照文稿)7 biden vp announcement 8 orlando, fla vfw address 9 yes we can, nashua nh 10 boston students（波士頓大學(xué)學(xué)生和奧巴馬電話交談，會(huì)見(jiàn)奧巴馬，還有他們對(duì)大選的一些看法）
bronx students（一所中學(xué)的學(xué)生談?wù)摯筮x，并各自發(fā)表自己的演講yes we/i can).........更多奧巴馬競(jìng)選相關(guān)視頻下載
ed2k://|file|[%e5%a5%a5%e5%b7%b4%e9%a9%ac%e5%bd%93%e9%80%89%e6%bc%94%e8%ae%b2].barack.obama.presidential.victory.speech.hdtv.xvid-xoxo.avi|183121870|1568efc587c6885c3a4da0bc9e27ac5c|/ 將這一段地址復(fù)制后，打開(kāi)你的迅雷，點(diǎn)新建,自動(dòng)彈出迅雷的下載對(duì)話框里即可下載。收集其他一些下載：
奧巴馬獲勝芝加哥演講音頻下載: 地址1:請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊下載(mp3 download)地址2:下載地址mp3 download)點(diǎn)擊下載歌詞 這里有個(gè)60minutes 訪問(wèn)奧巴馬的節(jié)目，是奧巴馬當(dāng)選后第一次采訪。在線看，如果網(wǎng)速比較快，看得會(huì)很流暢。等我找到下載地址再發(fā)出來(lái)。文稿在這里，mpeg視頻剪輯下載（和音頻差不多，才18m)更多。。。
奧巴馬2004年民主黨會(huì)議演講“無(wú)畏的希望”中英文對(duì)照稿
奧巴馬黨團(tuán)會(huì)議舉獲勝演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿
奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿a more perfect union 奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿obama’s speech on race 奧巴馬柏林演講中英文字幕視頻和中英文稿a world that stands as one 奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 中英文對(duì)照稿
希拉里退選演講視頻和中英文文稿 麥凱恩承認(rèn)競(jìng)選失敗演講視頻和中英文文稿翻譯
奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》，《父親的夢(mèng)想》中英文版下載
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載篇二：從奧巴馬的演講里學(xué)英語(yǔ)
從奧巴馬的演講中學(xué)英語(yǔ)
今天凱撒國(guó)際的小編為大家整理了奧巴馬的演講片段——為什
么要學(xué)習(xí)？ 他氣勢(shì)恢宏的演講，語(yǔ)言有說(shuō)服力和感染力。對(duì)學(xué)生們 很有啟發(fā)。我們以后該如何學(xué)習(xí)那種氣場(chǎng)，用什么樣的語(yǔ)言去觸動(dòng)、秒殺臺(tái)下無(wú)數(shù)聽(tīng)眾！更重要的一點(diǎn)是對(duì)我們的英語(yǔ)作文有很大的幫助，好好感悟這段英文演講吧！i want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.every single one of you has something that youre good at.every single one of you has something to offer.and you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.thats 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 thats assigned to you.maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor--maybe even good--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 youll 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? youre 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.youve got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.and this isnt 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 youre learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.youll 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.youll 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.youll need the creativity and ingenuity 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 dont do that--if you quit on school--youre not just quitting on yourself, youre quitting on your country.希望同學(xué)們以后自己去網(wǎng)上查找?jiàn)W巴馬演講視頻后mp3錄音，認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)演講，最重要的是，這對(duì)你的英語(yǔ)作文有深遠(yuǎn)的影響！最好的英文演講稿能成就最好的英語(yǔ)作文！篇三：奧巴馬獲勝演講視頻與中英文稿
奧巴馬獲勝演講視頻與中英文稿 還有奧巴馬的幾次重要演講的英語(yǔ)文稿 2008-11-06 20:03(barack obama chicago speech 44th president-elect)barack obama(柯西)hello, chicago.if there is anyone out there who still doubts that america is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.we are, and always will be, the united states of america.its the answer that led those whove been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.a little bit earlier this evening, i received an extraordinarily gracious call from sen.mccain.sen.mccain fought long and hard in this campaign.and hes fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves.he has endured sacrifices for america that most of us cannot begin to imagine.we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.i congratulate him;i congratulate gov.palin for all that theyve achieved.and i look forward to working with them to renew this nations promise in the months ahead.i want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of scranton and rode with on the train home to delaware, the vice president-elect of the united states, joe biden.and i would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nations next first lady michelle obama.and while shes no longer with us, i know my grandmothers watching, along with the family that made me who i am.i miss them tonight.i know that my debt to them is beyond measure.to my sister maya, my sister alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that youve given me.i am grateful to them.and to my campaign manager, david plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best--the best political campaign, i think, in the history of the united states of america.to my chief strategist david axelrod whos been a partner with me every step of the way.to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and i am forever grateful for what youve sacrificed to get it done.but above all, i will never forget who this victory truly belongs to.it belongs to you.it belongs to you.i was never the likeliest candidate for this office.we didnt start with much money or many endorsements.our campaign was not hatched in the halls of washington.it began in the backyards of des moines and the living rooms of concord and the front porches of charleston.it was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.it grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generations apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.it drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the earth.this is your victory.and i know you didnt do this just to win an election.and i know you didnt do it for me.you did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.for even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime--two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave americans waking up in the deserts of iraq and the mountains of afghanistan to risk their lives for us.there are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the mortgage or pay their doctors bills or save enough for their childs college education.theres new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.the road ahead will be long.our climb will be steep.we may not get there in one year or even in one term.but, america, i have never been more hopeful than i am tonight that we will get there.i promise you, we as a people will get there.there will be setbacks and false starts.there are many who wont agree with every decision or policy i make as president.and we know the government cant solve every problem.but i will always be honest with you about the challenges we face.i will listen to you, especially when we disagree.and, above all, i will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way its been done in america for 221 years--block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.what began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.this victory alone is not the change we seek.it is only the chance for us to make that change.and that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.it cant happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.so let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of篇四：奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載(迅雷可下)奧巴馬就職演講視頻和音頻下載（1月20日），下載地址
以下的演講視頻直接點(diǎn)擊就可以下載了 1 a more perfect union 2 new hampshire primary speech: yes we can 3 forging a new future for american 4 south carolina victory speech 5 amrican stories（美國(guó)公民講述自己的故事來(lái)支持推選奧巴馬）6 democratic national convention 2004 keynote(2004.7.27,查看中英文對(duì)照文稿)7 biden vp announcement 8 orlando, fla vfw address 9 yes we can, nashua nh 10 boston students（波士頓大學(xué)學(xué)生和奧巴馬電話交談，會(huì)見(jiàn)奧巴馬，還有他們對(duì)大選的一些看法）
bronx students（一所中學(xué)的學(xué)生談?wù)摯筮x，并各自發(fā)表自己的演講yes we/i can)
ed2k://|file|[%e5%a5%a5%e5%b7%b4%e9%a9%ac%e5%bd%93%e9%80%89%e6%bc%94%e8%ae%b2].barack.obama.presidential.victory.speech.hdtv.xvid-xoxo.avi|183121870|1568efc587c6885c3a4da0bc9e27ac5c|/ 將這一段地址復(fù)制后，打開(kāi)你的迅雷，點(diǎn)新建,自動(dòng)彈出迅雷的下載對(duì)話框里即可下載。收集其他一些下載：
奧巴馬獲勝芝加哥演講音頻下載: 地址1:請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊下載(mp3 download)地址2:下載地址mp3 download)點(diǎn)擊下載歌詞
這里有個(gè)60minutes 訪問(wèn)奧巴馬的節(jié)目，是奧巴馬當(dāng)選后第一次采訪。在線看，如果網(wǎng)速比較快，看得會(huì)很流暢。等我找到下載地址再發(fā)出來(lái)。文稿在這里，mpeg視頻剪輯下載（和音頻差不多，才18m)更多
奧巴馬2004年民主黨會(huì)議演講“無(wú)畏的希望”中英文對(duì)照稿 奧巴馬黨團(tuán)會(huì)議舉獲勝演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿
奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿obama’s speech on race 奧巴馬柏林演講中英文字幕視頻和中英文稿a world that stands as one 奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 中英文對(duì)照稿
希拉里退選演講視頻和中英文文稿
麥凱恩承認(rèn)競(jìng)選失敗演講視頻和中英文文稿翻譯
奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》，《父親的夢(mèng)想》中英文版下載
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載（用迅雷可以下）奧巴馬所有英文演講稿（有對(duì)應(yīng)的視頻觀看）
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選辯論三場(chǎng)完整辯論視頻音頻，英文文稿下載
觀看經(jīng)典兩分鐘，奧巴馬如何回?fù)酐渼P恩視頻
奧巴馬和麥凱恩經(jīng)濟(jì)，教育，能源環(huán)境，種族等各方面政策的對(duì)比（英文）奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》《我父親的夢(mèng)想》在線閱讀（中英文版）篇五：2013奧巴馬第二任期連任就職演講視頻及演講稿(雙語(yǔ))當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間21日中午，第57屆美國(guó)總統(tǒng)就職典禮在首都華盛頓國(guó)會(huì)大廈西側(cè)舉行，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)發(fā)表連任就職演講，呼吁美國(guó)民眾團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住機(jī)遇。80多萬(wàn)觀禮的嘉賓從全美各地蜂擁而至，他們都期盼著能夠見(jiàn)證這一歷史性的時(shí)刻，同時(shí)對(duì)奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的第二任期也充滿了期待。
vice president biden, mr.chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: 副總統(tǒng)拜登、首席法官、美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)議員、尊敬的客人和美國(guó)同胞們： each time we gather to inaugurate a president we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution.we affirm the promise of our democracy.we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names.what makes us exceptionalis our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago: 每次聚在一起舉行總統(tǒng)就職儀式時(shí)，我們總能見(jiàn)證到憲法經(jīng)久不衰的力量。我們肯定民主的承諾。我們回憶起，團(tuán)結(jié)這個(gè)國(guó)家的力量不是皮膚的顏色、所信奉的教條或名字的起源。讓我們與眾不同、成為美國(guó)人的是源自對(duì)一個(gè)理念的效忠，它早在2個(gè)多世紀(jì)前就在一份宣言中有過(guò)明確表述：
“we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal;that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights;that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
“我們認(rèn)為這一真理是不言自明的：人人生而平等，并由造物主賦予了某些不可轉(zhuǎn)讓的權(quán)利，其中包括生命、自由和追求幸福的權(quán)利。” today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.for history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they’ve never been self-executing;that while freedom is a gift from god, it must be secured by his people here on earth.(applause.)the patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.they gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.今天，為了縮小這些文字意義與當(dāng)今現(xiàn)實(shí)間的差距，我們將繼續(xù)這場(chǎng)沒(méi)有盡頭的旅程。因?yàn)闅v史告訴我們，雖然這些真理也許不言自明，但它們從不會(huì)自動(dòng)生效；雖然自由是來(lái)自上帝的禮物，但它必須由地球上的子民們?nèi)?zhēng)取。1776年的愛(ài)國(guó)者們不是為了用少數(shù)人的特權(quán)或?yàn)鹾现姷姆▌t取代國(guó)王的暴政而戰(zhàn)斗。他們給予我們的是一個(gè)共和國(guó)、一個(gè)民有、民治、民享的政府，并委托每一代人去捍衛(wèi)我們的建國(guó)理念。and for more than two hundred years, we have.兩百多年來(lái)，我們一直如此。through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive half-slave and half-free.we made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.通過(guò)皮鞭抽打和刀劍割劃流出的鮮血，我們學(xué)到，沒(méi)有哪個(gè)建立在自由平等原則上的聯(lián)盟能夠容忍半奴隸半自由的狀態(tài)。我們重塑自我，并發(fā)誓一同前進(jìn)。我們一同決定，一個(gè)現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)體需要鐵路和高速路來(lái)促進(jìn)旅游和商務(wù)，需要學(xué)校和大學(xué)來(lái)培訓(xùn)我們的工人。
我們一同發(fā)現(xiàn)，一個(gè)自由市場(chǎng)只有當(dāng)規(guī)則能確保公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)時(shí)才能夠繁榮。together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.我們一同下定決定，一個(gè)偉大的國(guó)家必須照顧弱者，并保護(hù)他們不受到生活最?lèi)毫拥膫筒恍摇?/p>
through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can be cured through government alone.our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character.通過(guò)以上所有，我們從未放棄過(guò)對(duì)中央集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑，也未曾對(duì)光靠政府就能解決所有社會(huì)弊病的幻想有過(guò)屈服。對(duì)首創(chuàng)精神和進(jìn)取精神的歌頌、對(duì)勤勞和責(zé)任的堅(jiān)持已經(jīng)成為我們性格中無(wú)法改變的一部分。but we have always understood that when times change, so must we;that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges;that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.for the american people can no more meet the 但是我們一直懂得，當(dāng)時(shí)代改變時(shí)，我們也必須做出相應(yīng)的改變：忠于建國(guó)原則需要我們以新的方式應(yīng)對(duì)新的挑戰(zhàn)；保證個(gè)人自由最終需要我們采取集體行動(dòng)。因?yàn)闆](méi)有哪個(gè)美國(guó)人能獨(dú)自滿足當(dāng)今世界的需求，就像美國(guó)士兵無(wú)法獨(dú)自迎戰(zhàn)擁有槍彈和民兵的法西斯主義。沒(méi)有哪一個(gè)人能為我們孩子的未來(lái)培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)和理科教師，或是通過(guò)修路聯(lián)網(wǎng)和建立研究型實(shí)驗(yàn)室給我們海岸帶來(lái)更多就業(yè)和商業(yè)活動(dòng)。作為一個(gè)國(guó)家、一個(gè)民族，我們現(xiàn)在比以往任何時(shí)候都有必要團(tuán)結(jié)一致，共同去做這些事。this generation of americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience.a decade of war is now ending.(applause.)an economic recovery has begun.(applause.)america’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive;diversity and openness;an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.my fellow americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it-so long as we seize it together.(applause.)這代美國(guó)人經(jīng)受過(guò)多次危機(jī)的考驗(yàn)，鍛煉了我們的意志，證明了我們的韌性。十年的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)即將結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)已經(jīng)開(kāi)始復(fù)蘇。美國(guó)有著無(wú)限可能，因?yàn)槲覀儞碛羞@個(gè)無(wú)國(guó)界的世界所要求的一切品質(zhì)：青春和動(dòng)力，多樣性和開(kāi)放性，掌控風(fēng)險(xiǎn)無(wú)窮的能力和進(jìn)行徹底改造的天賦。我親愛(ài)的美國(guó)同胞們，我們?yōu)榇丝潭?，只要我們能一同抓住這個(gè)機(jī)遇，我們就能把它緊緊抓牢。
for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.(applause.)we believe that america’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.we know that america thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work;when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship.we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an american;she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of god but also in our own.(applause.)因?yàn)?，作為人民的我們知道，只有少?shù)人過(guò)得好，而越來(lái)越多人生活無(wú)法好轉(zhuǎn)時(shí)，我們的國(guó)家就無(wú)法成功。我們相信，美國(guó)的繁榮必須建立在一個(gè)愈加龐大的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)寬闊的肩膀上。我們知道，只有當(dāng)每個(gè)人都能在自己的工作中找到獨(dú)立和自豪，只有當(dāng)誠(chéng)實(shí)勞動(dòng)所換得的工資能將家人從困苦的邊緣解救出來(lái)時(shí)，美國(guó)才能繁榮。
第四篇：奧巴馬父親節(jié)演講視頻下載
奧巴馬父親節(jié)演講(視頻+英中對(duì)照文本)our kids are pretty smart.they understand that life won’t always be perfect, that sometimes, the road gets rough, that even great parents don’t get everything right.我們的孩子都很聰明。他們知道生活并不總是那么完美，他們懂得有時(shí)候道路會(huì)比較坎坷，即便是偉大的父母也不一定每件事都做的對(duì)。
記得以前我寫(xiě)過(guò)一篇有關(guān)父親的演講稿，今天看到奧巴馬的這篇演講后頗有感觸，迫不及待和大家分享。這是奧巴馬少有的一篇跟政治無(wú)關(guān)的演講，雖然父親節(jié)已過(guò)，但作為英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)資料永遠(yuǎn)不過(guò)時(shí)： hi, everybody.this father’s day weekend, i’d like to spend a couple minutes talking about what’s sometimes my hardest, but always my most rewarding job – being a dad.大家好！這個(gè)周末是父親節(jié)，我想花點(diǎn)時(shí)間與大家交流下做父親的感想。我覺(jué)得做好一個(gè)父親的角色有時(shí)候最困難，但也最有意義。i grew up without my father around.he left when i was two years old, and even though my sister and i were lucky enough to have a wonderful mom and caring grandparents to raise us, i felt his absence.and i wonder what my life would have been like had he been a greater presence.從小父親就不在我的身邊。兩歲時(shí)父親離開(kāi)了我們。但是我和妹妹很幸運(yùn)，母親和祖父母對(duì)我們關(guān)懷備至，將我們撫養(yǎng)成人。盡管如此，我仍然覺(jué)得父愛(ài)缺失。我時(shí)常想，如果父親一直在我們的身邊，我的人生可能就會(huì)不一樣了。that’s why i’ve tried pretty hard to be a good dad for my own kids.i haven’t always succeeded, of course – in the past, my job has kept me away from home more than often i would like to, and the burden of raising two young girls sometimes would fall too heavily on michelle.因此，當(dāng)有了自己的孩子后，我便加倍努力，讓自己成為一個(gè)好爸爸。當(dāng)然，并非事事順利。過(guò)去，因?yàn)楣ぷ鞯年P(guān)系，我不得不經(jīng)常出差，這實(shí)在是情非得已。所以，撫育兩個(gè)女兒的重?fù)?dān)有時(shí)就落到了米歇爾的肩上。but between my own experiences growing up, and my ongoing efforts to be the best father i can be, i’ve learned a couple of things about what our children need most from their parents.自身成長(zhǎng)的經(jīng)歷以及身為人父的經(jīng)歷，讓我懂得了很多東西。我一直竭盡全力做到最好，我也懂得孩子們最想從父母那里得到什么。first and foremost, they need our time.and more important than the quantity of hours we spend with them is the quality of those hours.maybe it’s just asking about their day, or taking a walk together, but the smallest moments can have the biggest impact.首先，孩子們需要我們花時(shí)間陪伴。但陪伴他們的時(shí)間質(zhì)量比時(shí)間數(shù)量更重要。也許只是日常生活中的簡(jiǎn)短問(wèn)候，或是一起散步聊天，但這些最短暫的時(shí)光卻可以對(duì)他們產(chǎn)生最大的影響。they also need structure, including learning the values of self-discipline and responsibility.malia and sasha may live in the white house these days, but michelle and i still make sure they finish their schoolwork, do their chores, and walk the dog.同時(shí)，他們也需要一種結(jié)構(gòu)，包括需要了解自律和責(zé)任的價(jià)值。盡管瑪莉亞和薩莎現(xiàn)在生活在白宮，但我和米歇爾還是要確保他們完成家庭作業(yè)，做好日常雜務(wù)，按時(shí)遛狗。and above all, children need our unconditional love – whether they succeed or make mistakes;when life is easy and when life is tough.最為重要的是，孩子們需要我們付出無(wú)條件的愛(ài)。無(wú)論他們是取得了成功，或是犯了錯(cuò)誤，無(wú)論生活是舒適還是艱難。and life is tough for a lot of americans today.more and more kids grow up without a father figure.others miss a father who’s away serving his country in uniform.and even for those dads who are present in their children’s lives, the recession has taken a harsh toll.if you’re out of a job or struggling to pay the bills, doing whatever it takes to keep the kids healthy, happy and safe can understandably take precedence over everything else.現(xiàn)在，很多美國(guó)人的生活非常艱難。越來(lái)越多的孩子在成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程中缺乏父親的陪伴。有些父親身穿軍裝，為國(guó)效力，孩子們便不得不在家苦苦等候。即便是那些可以陪伴孩子們的父親，也因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)衰退受到了嚴(yán)重的創(chuàng)傷。如果你失業(yè)了，或是入不敷出，也要盡全力讓孩子們過(guò)上健康、快樂(lè)，安全的生活，這顯然是最重要的事情。
因此，對(duì)于那些希望盡職做個(gè)好父親的男人，政府正在為他們提供一些額外的支持。我們鼓勵(lì)社會(huì)和宗教團(tuán)體關(guān)注父親的角色，并與企業(yè)合作為父親們提供一些機(jī)會(huì)，讓他們與孩子們一起度過(guò)在保齡球館或棒球場(chǎng)的時(shí)光，或與隨軍神父一起幫助父親們建立與孩子們的聯(lián)系。we’re doing this because we all have a stake in forging stronger bonds between fathers and their children.and you can find out more about some of what we’re doing at fatherhood.gov.我們這么做，是因?yàn)闉楦赣H和孩子建立更為緊密的聯(lián)系，對(duì)所有人都大有裨益。如果您想了解更多我們正在參與的工作，請(qǐng)登錄網(wǎng)站fatherhood.gov。but we also know that every father has a personal responsibility to do right by our kids as well.all of us can encourage our children to turn off the video games and pick up a book.all of us can pack a healthy lunch for our son, or go outside and play ball with our daughter.and all of us can teach our children the difference between right and wrong, and show them through our own example the value in treating one another as we wish to be treated.但我們也知道，每個(gè)父親都有責(zé)任為孩子們樹(shù)立榜樣，教育他們做正確的事情。我們都能夠鼓勵(lì)孩子們關(guān)掉游戲、撿起書(shū)本。我們都能為兒子準(zhǔn)備健康的午餐，或與女兒一起外出打球。我們都能教育孩子們區(qū)分對(duì)錯(cuò)，并且以自己為榜樣，讓他們看到，我們希望別人怎樣對(duì)待自己，就應(yīng)該怎樣對(duì)待別人，這非常重要。our kids are pretty smart.they understand that life won’t always be perfect, that sometimes, the road gets rough, that even great parents don’t get everything right.我們的孩子都很聰明。他們知道生活并不總是那么完美，他們懂得有時(shí)候道路會(huì)比較坎坷，即便是偉大的父母也不一定每件事都做的對(duì)。but more than anything, they just want us to be a part of their lives.但更重要的是，他們希望我們成為他們生活的一部分。so recently, i took on a second job: assistant coach for sasha’s basketball team.on sundays, we’d get the team together to practice, and a couple of times, i’d help coach the games.and it was great fun – even if sasha rolled her eyes occasionally when her dad voiced his displeasure with the refs.因此，最近我接受了第二份工作，成為薩莎她們籃球隊(duì)的助理教練。每周日，我們都會(huì)一起參加球隊(duì)的訓(xùn)練。有幾次我還幫助教練指導(dǎo)她們的比賽。我這個(gè)老爸有時(shí)會(huì)對(duì)裁判表達(dá)不滿，薩沙因而常常朝我翻白眼，即便如此，我依然覺(jué)得樂(lè)趣無(wú)窮。experiences like these as the ones that helped define her as a person – and as a parent herself.看著她在球場(chǎng)上來(lái)回奔跑，不斷學(xué)習(xí)、取得進(jìn)步并收獲自信，我感到非常驕傲。我希望，未來(lái)有一天當(dāng)她回顧這些經(jīng)歷時(shí)，能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到這些經(jīng)歷曾經(jīng)幫助她長(zhǎng)大成人，幫助她成為一位母親。in the end, that’s what being a parent is all about – those precious moments with our children that fill us with pride and excitement for their future;the chances we have to set an example or offer a piece of advice;the opportunities to just be there and show them that we love them.篇二：奧巴馬所有競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載(用迅雷可以下)來(lái)自官網(wǎng)的視頻,很清晰,視頻格式是m4v,mov.,速度感覺(jué)
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載（用迅雷可以下）
奧巴馬演講視頻下載，來(lái)自官網(wǎng)的視頻，很清晰，一般都是二十分鐘左右的視頻。我保證用迅雷能下。視頻格式是m4v,mov.我剛用迅雷剛才下了五個(gè)視頻，速度感覺(jué)還可以（比youtube解析的后下載的速度快多了）視頻在暴風(fēng)影音和real player上每個(gè)都可以播放，我都試過(guò)了。
這些視頻不是非常多。但都是奧巴馬經(jīng)典的演講視頻，還有奧巴馬在大選過(guò)程相關(guān)的一些視頻,比如grassroots organizing類(lèi)的視頻，和the campaign trail的一些視頻。
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以下的演講視頻直接點(diǎn)擊就可以下載了 1 a more perfect union 2 new hampshire primary speech: yes we can 3 forging a new future for american 4 south carolina victory speech 5 amrican stories（美國(guó)公民講述自己的故事來(lái)支持推選奧巴馬）6 democratic national convention 2004 keynote(2004.7.27,查看中英文對(duì)照文稿)7 biden vp announcement 8 orlando, fla vfw address 9 yes we can, nashua nh 10 boston students（波士頓大學(xué)學(xué)生和奧巴馬電話交談，會(huì)見(jiàn)奧巴馬，還有他們對(duì)大選的一些看法）
bronx students（一所中學(xué)的學(xué)生談?wù)摯筮x，并各自發(fā)表自己的演講yes we/i can).........更多奧巴馬競(jìng)選相關(guān)視頻下載
ed2k://|file|[%e5%a5%a5%e5%b7%b4%e9%a9%ac%e5%bd%93%e9%80%89%e6%bc%94%e8%ae%b2].barack.obama.presidential.victory.speech.hdtv.xvid-xoxo.avi|183121870|1568efc587c6885c3a4da0bc9e27ac5c|/ 將這一段地址復(fù)制后，打開(kāi)你的迅雷，點(diǎn)新建,自動(dòng)彈出迅雷的下載對(duì)話框里即可下載。收集其他一些下載：
奧巴馬獲勝芝加哥演講音頻下載: 地址1:請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊下載(mp3 download)地址2:下載地址mp3 download)點(diǎn)擊下載歌詞
這里有個(gè)60minutes 訪問(wèn)奧巴馬的節(jié)目，是奧巴馬當(dāng)選后第一次采訪。在線看，如果網(wǎng)速比較快，看得會(huì)很流暢。等我找到下載地址再發(fā)出來(lái)。文稿在這里，mpeg視頻剪輯下載（和音頻差不多，才18m)更多。。。
奧巴馬2004年民主黨會(huì)議演講“無(wú)畏的希望”中英文對(duì)照稿
奧巴馬黨團(tuán)會(huì)議舉獲勝演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿
奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿a more perfect union 奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿obama’s speech on race 奧巴馬柏林演講中英文字幕視頻和中英文稿a world that stands as one 奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 中英文對(duì)照稿
希拉里退選演講視頻和中英文文稿
麥凱恩承認(rèn)競(jìng)選失敗演講視頻和中英文文稿翻譯
奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》，《父親的夢(mèng)想》中英文版下載
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載（用迅雷可以下）
奧巴馬所有英文演講稿（有對(duì)應(yīng)的視頻觀看）
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選辯論三場(chǎng)完整辯論視頻音頻，英文文稿下載 觀看經(jīng)典兩分鐘，奧巴馬如何回?fù)酐渼P恩視頻
奧巴馬和麥凱恩經(jīng)濟(jì)，教育，能源環(huán)境，種族等各方面政策的對(duì)比（英文）
奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》《我父親的夢(mèng)想》在線閱讀（中英文版）想觀看更多關(guān)于美國(guó)大選各方面的中英文視頻
奧巴馬上任后的一些演講，講話稿在白宮網(wǎng)站可以找到，請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊這里跳轉(zhuǎn)。篇三：奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載(迅雷可下)奧巴馬就職演講視頻和音頻下載（1月20日），下載地址
以下的演講視頻直接點(diǎn)擊就可以下載了 1 a more perfect union 2 new hampshire primary speech: yes we can 3 forging a new future for american 4 south carolina victory speech 5 amrican stories（美國(guó)公民講述自己的故事來(lái)支持推選奧巴馬）6 democratic national convention 2004 keynote(2004.7.27,查看中英文對(duì)照文稿)7 biden vp announcement 8 orlando, fla vfw address 9 yes we can, nashua nh 10 boston students（波士頓大學(xué)學(xué)生和奧巴馬電話交談，會(huì)見(jiàn)奧巴馬，還有他們對(duì)大選的一些看法）
bronx students（一所中學(xué)的學(xué)生談?wù)摯筮x，并各自發(fā)表自己的演講yes we/i can)
ed2k://|file|[%e5%a5%a5%e5%b7%b4%e9%a9%ac%e5%bd%93%e9%80%89%e6%bc%94%e8%ae%b2].barack.obama.presidential.victory.speech.hdtv.xvid-xoxo.avi|183121870|1568efc587c6885c3a4da0bc9e27ac5c|/ 將這一段地址復(fù)制后，打開(kāi)你的迅雷，點(diǎn)新建,自動(dòng)彈出迅雷的下載對(duì)話框里即可下載。收集其他一些下載：
奧巴馬獲勝芝加哥演講音頻下載: 地址1:請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊下載(mp3 download)地址2:下載地址mp3 download)點(diǎn)擊下載歌詞
這里有個(gè)60minutes 訪問(wèn)奧巴馬的節(jié)目，是奧巴馬當(dāng)選后第一次采訪。在線看，如果網(wǎng)速比較快，看得會(huì)很流暢。等我找到下載地址再發(fā)出來(lái)。文稿在這里，mpeg視頻剪輯下載（和音頻差不多，才18m)更多
奧巴馬2004年民主黨會(huì)議演講“無(wú)畏的希望”中英文對(duì)照稿 奧巴馬黨團(tuán)會(huì)議舉獲勝演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿
奧巴馬費(fèi)城演講視頻和中英文對(duì)照文稿obama’s speech on race 奧巴馬柏林演講中英文字幕視頻和中英文稿a world that stands as one 奧巴馬在父親節(jié)講話 中英文對(duì)照稿
希拉里退選演講視頻和中英文文稿
麥凱恩承認(rèn)競(jìng)選失敗演講視頻和中英文文稿翻譯
奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》，《父親的夢(mèng)想》中英文版下載
奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講及相關(guān)視頻下載（用迅雷可以下）
奧巴馬所有英文演講稿（有對(duì)應(yīng)的視頻觀看）
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選辯論三場(chǎng)完整辯論視頻音頻，英文文稿下載
觀看經(jīng)典兩分鐘，奧巴馬如何回?fù)酐渼P恩視頻
奧巴馬和麥凱恩經(jīng)濟(jì)，教育，能源環(huán)境，種族等各方面政策的對(duì)比（英文）奧巴馬《無(wú)畏的希望》《我父親的夢(mèng)想》在線閱讀（中英文版）篇四：奧巴馬父親節(jié)演講稿 obama father’s day speech ? ? ? 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.本周日即將是父親節(jié), 我想借此機(jī)會(huì)談?wù)勎覀兇蠹医K將面臨的最最重要的工作: 做一個(gè)父親.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.今天我們很有幸生活在一個(gè)能瞬間可和地球上的任何一個(gè)人聯(lián)系的科技時(shí)代.但無(wú)論科技如何發(fā)達(dá), 都沒(méi)有任何東西可以取代一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)在孩子生活中的出現(xiàn), 愛(ài)和支持.在許多方面, 對(duì)父親而言尤為如此.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 like my mom 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 – values like hard work and integrity;responsibility and delayed – all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a bright future for themselves.我從來(lái)不真正地了解我自己的父親.我是由單親媽媽和兩個(gè)和藹的祖父母帶大, 他們?yōu)槲易隽瞬豢上胂蟮臓奚?全國(guó)有很多的單親父母做著同樣偉大的帶大孩子的工作.但我仍然希望我能有一個(gè)父親不僅在我周?chē)? 而且參與我的生活;作為另一個(gè)榜樣來(lái)告訴我我的母親盡了她全力所給了我的那些價(jià)值, 如努力工作, 品行端正, 責(zé)任, 不貪圖享樂(lè), 所有這些價(jià)值都給一個(gè)孩子去設(shè)想自己的美好未來(lái)的基礎(chǔ).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.因此我努力每天都和太太和兩個(gè)女兒在一起, 這是我的父親所沒(méi)有做到的.我也見(jiàn)過(guò)許多其他人, 父親, 叔叔, 或沒(méi)有家庭聯(lián)系的男人, 他們都在試圖去打破常規(guī)并給我們的年青人一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的男人的榜樣.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 of patience.and nobody’s perfect.to this day, i’m still figuring out how to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.做好的父母親，不管是同性戀或是異性戀，養(yǎng)父母親或是祖父母都不容易。這需要你持續(xù)的關(guān)注，頻繁的做出犧牲，很健康耐心的心態(tài)。
然而, 沒(méi)有人是完美的.直到今天, 我仍在找尋如何才能做一個(gè)妻子的好丈夫和孩子的好父親的途徑.parenting and fatherhood.? 作為一個(gè)總統(tǒng), 我想盡我所能去鼓勵(lì)穩(wěn)定的婚姻和強(qiáng)大的家庭.我們應(yīng)該改變我們的孩子撫養(yǎng)的法律以讓更多的男人工作并介入到孩子的生活中.我的政府也將真誠(chéng)地和其它社會(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(ài)的戰(zhàn)役。發(fā)動(dòng)強(qiáng)大的如何撫育孩子和為人之父的活動(dòng).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.因?yàn)槿绻f(shuō)我成長(zhǎng)中學(xué)到了什么東西的話，這就是如果我們?cè)诩彝ド鲜×?，所有個(gè)人的成功都少了一點(diǎn)明亮的光澤。這才是最重要的。when i look back on my life i won’t be thinking about any particular legislation i passed or policy i promoted.i will thinking about michelle and the journey we’ve been on together.當(dāng)我回憶我的一生，我不會(huì)想到任何我通過(guò)的特定法案或是我力促的政策.我將會(huì)想到的是和米歇爾和我們一起走過(guò)的歲月。i’ll be thinking about sasha’s dance and malia’s tennis matches, about the conversations we’ve 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。如果我們可以盡我們的全力來(lái)安慰和鼓勵(lì)我們的孩子，如果我們可以付出我們無(wú)條件的愛(ài)幫助他們成為應(yīng)該成為的人，那么我們就成功了。祝福每一個(gè)父親父親節(jié)快樂(lè), 并過(guò)一個(gè)美好的周末.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?篇五：奧巴馬的父親節(jié)演講詞
奧巴馬的父親節(jié)感人演講 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，本周日即將是父親節(jié)，我想借此機(jī)會(huì)談?wù)勎覀兇蠹壹磳⒚媾R的最最重要的工作：做一個(gè)父親。today we’re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the planet.but on 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.今天我們很有幸生活在一個(gè)能瞬間可和地球上的任何一個(gè)人聯(lián)系的科技時(shí)代。但無(wú)論科技如何發(fā)達(dá)，都沒(méi)有任何東西可以取代一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)在孩子生活中的出現(xiàn)，愛(ài)和支持。在許多方面，對(duì)父親而言尤為如此。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 hen 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.我從來(lái)不真正的了解我自己的父親。我是由單親的媽媽和兩個(gè)和藹的祖父母帶大的，他們?yōu)槲易隽瞬豢上胂蟮臓奚?。全?guó)有許多的單親父母做著同樣偉大的帶大孩子的工作，但我仍然希望我能有一個(gè)父親不僅在我的周?chē)?，而且還參與我的生活；作為另外一個(gè)榜樣來(lái)告訴我我的母親盡了她全力所給了我的那些價(jià)值，如努力工作、品行端正、責(zé)任、不貪圖享樂(lè)，所有這些價(jià)值都給一個(gè)孩子去設(shè)想自己的美好未來(lái)的基礎(chǔ)。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.因此我努力每天都和太太和兩個(gè)女兒在一起，這是我的父親所沒(méi)有做到的。我見(jiàn)過(guò)許多其他的人，父親、叔叔或者沒(méi)有家庭聯(lián)系的男人，他們都試圖去打破常規(guī)并給我們的年輕人一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的男人的榜樣。being a good parents isn’t easy.it demands you constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a healthy dose of patience.and nobody’s perfect.to this day, i am still figuring out how to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.要做一個(gè)好的父母不是容易的，它要求你不停的注意力、時(shí)常的犧牲、和健康的耐心。然而，沒(méi)有人是完美的。直到今天，我仍在找尋如何才能做一個(gè)更好的丈夫和父親的途徑。business, on a campaign to encourage strong parenting and fatherhood.作為一個(gè)總統(tǒng)，我想盡我所能去鼓勵(lì)婚姻和強(qiáng)大的家庭。我們應(yīng)該改變我們的孩子撫養(yǎng)的法律以讓更多的男人工作并介入到孩子的生活中去，我的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子也將繼續(xù)與宗教、各社團(tuán)、商業(yè)聯(lián)合去發(fā)動(dòng)強(qiáng)大的如何撫育孩子和為人之父的活動(dòng)。because if there is one thing i’ve learned along the way, it is that all our personal sucessess shine a little less brightly if we fail at family.that is what matters most.when i look back my life, i will not be thinking about any particular legislation i passed or policy i promoted.i will be thinking about michelle, and the journey we are been on together.i will be thinking about sasha’s dance recitals and malia’s tennis matches –about the conversation we have had and the quite moment’s we have shared.i will be thinking about whether i did right by them ,and whether they knew , every day ,just how much they were loved.例如一路走來(lái)我學(xué)到了一件事的話，那就是如果我的家庭失敗，我們的成就將黯然無(wú)光，家庭是最重要的。當(dāng)我回首自己的生活，我不會(huì)去想我所通過(guò)或推舉的任何一項(xiàng)立法，但我會(huì)想我的太太和我們共同行走的路程。我會(huì)去想sasha的舞蹈彩排和malia的網(wǎng)球比賽，以及我們之間的談話和共享的安靜時(shí)光。我會(huì)想我是否對(duì)他們所做是正確的，他們是否每天都知道我是多么的愛(ài)他們。
這就是我想的應(yīng)該如何為人父，假如我們能盡全力為孩子們提供舒和勇氣，假如我們能向他們展示無(wú)條件的愛(ài)并幫助他們成為他們想成為的人，那我們就成功了 happy father’s day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend 祝福每一個(gè)父親父親節(jié)快樂(lè)，并過(guò)一個(gè)美好的周末。
第五篇：美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬開(kāi)學(xué)勵(lì)志演講
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬2010年開(kāi)學(xué)勵(lì)志演講
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬開(kāi)學(xué)演講英語(yǔ)演講稿。這是奧巴馬第二次發(fā)表開(kāi)學(xué)演講。奧巴馬2009年的演講招來(lái)了許多批評(píng)和抵制。一些反對(duì)者指責(zé)稱(chēng)，奧巴馬試圖通過(guò)演講向?qū)W生灌輸政治理念。部分媒體還批評(píng)奧巴馬試圖建立個(gè)人崇拜。在美國(guó)各地，也有許多家長(zhǎng)向當(dāng)?shù)亟逃賳T表示抗議，一些家長(zhǎng)甚至威脅在奧巴馬演講時(shí)把孩子離教室。有了去年的“教訓(xùn)”，今年的總統(tǒng)開(kāi)學(xué)演講，白宮意強(qiáng)調(diào)這是一次“非政治活動(dòng)”，而奧巴馬本人也在演講中回避政治話題。
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Thank you!Hello!(Applause.)Thank you.Thank you.Well, hello, Philadelphia!(Applause.)And hello, Masterman.It is wonderful to see all of you.What a terrific introduction by Kelly.Give Kelly a big round of applause.(Applause.)I was saying backstage that when I was in high school, I could not have done that.(Laughter.)I would have muffed it up somehow.So we are so proud of you and everything that you’ve done.And to all the students here, I’m thrilled to be here.謝謝！你們好?。ㄕ坡?。）謝謝。謝謝。你好，費(fèi)城?。ㄕ坡?。）你好，馬斯特曼。見(jiàn)到你們真是太好了。Kelly的介紹真是太棒了。讓我們對(duì)Kelly報(bào)以熱烈的掌聲。在后臺(tái)的時(shí)候我說(shuō)，我上高中的時(shí)候我就做不這么好，我可能會(huì)弄的一團(tuán)糟。所以讓我們?yōu)槟愫湍阕龅囊磺凶院腊?。站在這里我很激動(dòng)。
kelly 在奧巴馬總統(tǒng)演講前，一名叫Kelly的學(xué)生做了演講。backstage n.后臺(tái)
muff v.笨拙地處理，將事情弄糟 thrilled a.激動(dòng)的 We’ve got a couple introductions I want to make.First of all, you’ve got the outstanding governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, in the house.(Applause.)The mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, is here.(Applause.)Congressman Chaka Fattah is here.(Applause.)Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz is here.(Applause.)Your own principal, Marge Neff, is here.(Applause.)The school superintendent, Arlene Ackerman, is here and doing a great job.(Applause.)And the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is here.(Applause.)
我想介紹幾個(gè)人。首先，來(lái)到這兒的有，杰出的賓夕法尼亞州州長(zhǎng)，Ed Rendell。（掌聲。）費(fèi)城市長(zhǎng)，Michael Nutter。國(guó)會(huì)議員Fattah和Allyson Schwartz（掌聲）。你們的校長(zhǎng)Marge Neff（掌聲）。學(xué)校管理人Arlene Ackerman是這個(gè)學(xué)校的，并且為學(xué)校做了很大的貢獻(xiàn)。（掌聲）。還有教育部秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)Arne Duncan。（掌聲）
outstanding a.杰出的 Congressman n.國(guó)會(huì)議員 principal n.校長(zhǎng) superintendent n.院長(zhǎng)
And I am here.(Applause.)And I am thrilled to be here.I am just so excited.I’ve heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here.還有我。（掌聲），我感到非常的激動(dòng)。我耳聞了你們做的那些偉大的事，這里面有在校的學(xué)生，老師和工作人員。
Today is about welcoming all of you, and all of America’s students, back to school, even though I know you’ve been in school for a little bit now.And I can’t think of a better place to do it than at Masterman.(Applause.)Because you are one of the best schools in Philadelphia.You are a leader in helping students succeed in the classroom.Just last week, you were recognized by a National Blue Ribbon--as a National Blue Ribbon School because of your record of achievement.And that is a testament to everybody here –-to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school leaders.It’s an example of excellence that I hope communities across America can embrace.今天歡迎你們，歡迎每一個(gè)美國(guó)學(xué)生回校上課，當(dāng)然你們?cè)趯W(xué)校已經(jīng)呆了一段時(shí)間了。我想不出除了在Masterman外，還有哪個(gè)地方更適合做這件事。（掌聲）因?yàn)槟銈兪琴M(fèi)城最好的學(xué)校之一。你們?cè)诮逃矫媸穷I(lǐng)頭軍。就在上周，由于你們的卓越貢獻(xiàn)，被授為國(guó)家藍(lán)絲帶勛章。這是對(duì)每個(gè)人的見(jiàn)證，對(duì)學(xué)生，家長(zhǎng)，老師還有學(xué)校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。我希望全美的社會(huì)團(tuán)體都能欣然接受這個(gè)杰出代表的例子。
embrace vt.擁抱；接受
Over the past few weeks, Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for school.And they’re excited about it.I’ll bet they had the same feelings that you do--you’re a little sad to see the summer go, but you’re also excited about the possibilities of a new year.The possibilities of building new friendships and strengthening old ones, of joining a school club, or trying out for a team.The possibilities of growing into a better student and a better person and making not just your family proud but making yourself proud.幾周前，我和Michelle為Sasha和Malia上學(xué)的事做準(zhǔn)備。她們兩個(gè)對(duì)這非常的期待。我敢打賭她們和你們一樣，有著相同的感覺(jué)。你們?yōu)橄奶斓氖湃ザ駛?，但是你們更?yīng)該期待新的一年。如你們可以結(jié)交新的朋友，加深同老朋友的感情，加入學(xué)校俱樂(lè)部，參加各種團(tuán)隊(duì)的選拔賽。成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)更優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生和個(gè)人，不僅僅讓你的家人自豪，同樣讓你們自己也很有成就感。
build friendships 結(jié)交新朋友
But I know some of you may also be a little nervous about starting a new school year.Maybe you’re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, and you’re worried about what that’s going to be like.Maybe you’re starting a new school.You’re not sure how you’ll like it, trying to figure out how you’re going to fit in.Or maybe you’re a senior, and you’re anxious about the whole college process;about where to apply and whether you can afford to go to college.我知道，你們中有些人在新學(xué)年會(huì)有些緊張。或許你剛從小學(xué)升到初中，從初中升到高中，會(huì)擔(dān)心，新的學(xué)年將會(huì)是什么樣的呢。也許你進(jìn)入一所新的學(xué)校，不知道是否會(huì)喜歡這個(gè)學(xué)校，想著怎么來(lái)融入這個(gè)學(xué)校?；蛟S你到了高三年級(jí)，對(duì)整個(gè)的大學(xué)入學(xué)程序感到不安，比如申請(qǐng)那里的學(xué)校，能不能支付上大學(xué)的費(fèi)用等等。
elementary school n.小學(xué) figure out 想明白，弄清楚 fit in 融入，適應(yīng) afford to do 承擔(dān)得起
And beyond all those concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain of some difficult times.You know what’s going on in the news and you also know what’s going on in some of your own families.You’ve read about the war in Afghanistan.You hear about the recession that we’ve been through.And sometimes maybe you’re seeing the worries in your parents’ faces or sense it in their voice.除此之外，我知道你們還有來(lái)自困難時(shí)期的壓力。你們知道新聞內(nèi)容，知道你們一些家庭中發(fā)發(fā)生的事情。你們讀過(guò)有關(guān)阿富汗戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的信息，聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)我們經(jīng)歷過(guò)的經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣。有時(shí)你們還看到了雙親臉上掛著的憂慮，或從他們的聲音中感受到了這些。
strain n.壓力
So a lot of you as a consequence, because we’re going through a tough time a country, are having to act a lot older than you are.You got to be strong for your family while your brother or sister is serving overseas, or you’ve got to look after younger siblings while your mom is working that second shift.Or maybe some of you who are little bit older, you’re taking on a part-time job while your dad’s out of work.所以，因?yàn)槲覀儑?guó)家面臨困難時(shí)期，你們?cè)S多人的行為看上去比實(shí)際年齡要大。姐姐哥哥在海外工作，你們會(huì)表現(xiàn)得堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，或許媽媽去值第二班，你們就要照顧年幼的弟弟妹妹。或許你們有些人年長(zhǎng)一點(diǎn)的，父親失了業(yè)，你們還要做兼職。
as a consequence 結(jié)果，所以
tough time 困難時(shí)期【tough a.艱難的】 sibling n.兄弟姐妹，同胞 shift n.輪班
And that’s a lot to handle.It’s more than you should have to handle.And it may make you wonder at times what your own future will look like, whether you’re going to be able to succeed in school, whether you should maybe set your sights a little lower, scale back your dreams.有太多事情要做了，很多是你們不應(yīng)該做的。這讓你們迷茫，不知道自己的未來(lái)會(huì)是什么樣，在學(xué)校能不能取得好成績(jī)，是不是應(yīng)該把目光降低些，把理想放低些。
handle v.處理，應(yīng)對(duì) scale back 縮減
But I came to Masterman to tell all of you what I think you’re hearing from your principal and your superintendent, and from your parents and your teachers: Nobody gets to write your destiny but you.Your future is in your hands.Your life is what you make of it.And nothing--absolutely nothing--is beyond your reach, so long as you’re willing to dream big, so long as you’re willing to work hard.So long as you’re willing to stay focused on your education, there is not a single thing that any of you cannot accomplish, not a single thing.I believe that.但是，我來(lái)到馬斯特曼，告訴你們一句話。我想這句話你們的校長(zhǎng)、院長(zhǎng)、父母以及老師都曾告訴過(guò)你們，那就是，沒(méi)有人，只有你才能書(shū)寫(xiě)你自己的命運(yùn)。未來(lái)在你自己手中，生活由自己締造。只要志向遠(yuǎn)大，并努力為之奮斗，沒(méi)有什么是不能得到的。只要你專(zhuān)注于學(xué)業(yè)，沒(méi)有什么事不能實(shí)現(xiàn)的。我確信。
destiny n.命運(yùn) accomplish v.完成
And that last part is absolutely essential, that part about really working hard in school, because an education has never been more important than it is today.I’m sure there are going to be times in the months ahead when you’re staying up late doing your homework or cramming for a test, or you’re dragging yourself out of bed on a rainy morning and you’re thinking, oh, boy, I wish maybe it was a snow day.(Laughter.)
最后這一點(diǎn)，在學(xué)校努力奮斗是必要的。因?yàn)榻逃龔奈聪瘳F(xiàn)在這樣重要。我確信，幾個(gè)月后會(huì)有一段時(shí)間，你們會(huì)完善熬夜寫(xiě)作業(yè)，為考試臨時(shí)抱佛腳，或者在一個(gè)雨天的早晨把自己從被窩里拖出來(lái)，想，哦天，怎么不是下雪天？?。ㄐΓ?/p>
absolutely ad.絕對(duì)地
cram v.臨時(shí)抱佛腳；吃得過(guò)飽
But let me tell you, what you’re doing is worth it.There is nothing more important than what you’re doing right now.Nothing is going to have as great an impact on your success in life as your education, how you’re doing in school.但是讓我告訴你，你所做的一切都是值得的。你們現(xiàn)在要做的事情無(wú)比重要。沒(méi)有什么比你的受教育程度以及你在學(xué)校的所做之事更能決定你的成功。
More and more, the kinds of opportunities that are open to you are going to be determined by how far you go in school.The farther you go in school, the farther you’re going to go in life.And at a time when other countries are competing with us like never before, when students around the world in Beijing, China, or Bangalore, India, are working harder than ever, and doing better than ever, your success in school is not just going to determine your success, it’s going to determine America’s success in the 21st century.能否能抓住機(jī)遇，越來(lái)越取決于你們?cè)趯W(xué)校的努力。你們?cè)趯W(xué)校的表現(xiàn)越好，生活中就能走得越遠(yuǎn)。當(dāng)今，其他國(guó)家正與我們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，而且比以往任何時(shí)候都激烈。在中國(guó)北京或者印度邦加羅爾的學(xué)生比以前更加努力，而且比以前表現(xiàn)更好。你們?cè)趯W(xué)校的成功并不只決定了自己一人的成功，還決定了美國(guó)在21世界是否能夠成功。
So you’ve got an obligation to yourselves, and America has an obligation to you, to make sure you’re getting the best education possible.And making sure you get that kind of education is going to take all of us working hard and all of us working hand in hand.所以，你們要承擔(dān)起這樣的責(zé)任和義務(wù)。同時(shí)國(guó)家也向你們承擔(dān)責(zé)任和義務(wù)，那就是為你們提供最好的教育，為此我們要努力，共同奮斗。
obligation n.責(zé)任，義務(wù)
It takes all of us in government--from the governor to the mayor to the superintendent to the President--all of us doing our part to prepare our students, all of them, for success in the classroom and in college and in a career.It’s going to take an outstanding principal, like Principal Neff, and outstanding teachers like the ones you have here at Masterman--teachers who are going above and beyond the call of duty for their students.And it’s going to take parents who are committed to your education.所有政府工作人員，從州長(zhǎng)到市長(zhǎng)，到院長(zhǎng)，到總統(tǒng)，所有人都要履行職責(zé)為我們的學(xué)生做好準(zhǔn)備，幫助他們?cè)诮淌摇⒃诖髮W(xué)、在事業(yè)上取得成功。這就需要我們有一個(gè)杰出的校長(zhǎng)，像校長(zhǎng)Neff，和優(yōu)秀的老師，正如你們的馬斯特曼的老師們。老師們要履行好對(duì)學(xué)生所應(yīng)擔(dān)負(fù)起的責(zé)任。我也希望家長(zhǎng)負(fù)起責(zé)任。
佳句欣賞
Nobody gets to write your destiny but you.Your future is in your hands.Your life is what you make of it.沒(méi)有人，只有你才能書(shū)寫(xiě)你自己的命運(yùn)。未來(lái)在你自己手中，生活由自己締造。背景知識(shí)
這是奧巴馬第二次發(fā)表開(kāi)學(xué)演講。奧巴馬2009年的演講招來(lái)了許多批評(píng)和抵制。一些反對(duì)者指責(zé)稱(chēng)，奧巴馬試圖通過(guò)演講向?qū)W生灌輸政治理念。部分媒體還批評(píng)奧巴馬試圖建立個(gè)人崇拜。在美國(guó)各地，也有許多家長(zhǎng)向當(dāng)?shù)亟逃賳T表示抗議，一些家長(zhǎng)甚至威脅在奧巴馬演講時(shí)把孩子離教室。有了去年的“教訓(xùn)”，今年的總統(tǒng)開(kāi)學(xué)演講，白宮意強(qiáng)調(diào)這是一次“非政治活動(dòng)”，而奧巴馬本人也在演講中回避政治話題。
弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市，2009年9月8日 嗨，大家好！你們今天過(guò)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?cè)谝黄?，全?guó)各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過(guò)電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時(shí)刻。
我知道，對(duì)你們中的許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，今天是開(kāi)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(duì)你們來(lái)說(shuō)，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(huì)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(guò)，我想無(wú)論你有多大、在讀哪個(gè)年級(jí)，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(shí)候，我們家在印度尼西亞住過(guò)幾年，而我媽媽沒(méi)錢(qián)送我去其他美國(guó)孩子們上學(xué)的地方去讀書(shū)，因此她決定自己給我上課——時(shí)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(lái)，很多時(shí)候，我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時(shí)候，我媽總會(huì)用同一副表情看著我說(shuō)：“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(duì)于開(kāi)學(xué)還需要時(shí)間來(lái)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(gè)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(guò)許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到“責(zé)任”這個(gè)詞。我談到過(guò)教師們有責(zé)任激勵(lì)和啟迪你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。我談到過(guò)家長(zhǎng)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(huì)看電視或打游戲機(jī)。
我也很多次談到過(guò)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(zhǎng)們的工作，改變?cè)谟行W(xué)校里學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)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(zhǎng)、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(huì)白費(fèi)?！悄忝刻鞙?zhǔn)時(shí)去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽(tīng)老師講課、除非你把父母、長(zhǎng)輩和其他大人們說(shuō)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(huì)失去意義。而這就是我今天講話的主題：對(duì)于自己的教育，你們中每一個(gè)人的責(zé)任。首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗?duì)于自己有什么責(zé)任。
你們中的每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有自己擅長(zhǎng)的東西，每一個(gè)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(duì)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(huì)。
或許你能寫(xiě)出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書(shū)籍和報(bào)刊上——但假如不在英語(yǔ)課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫(xiě)作，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦；或許你能成為一個(gè)發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計(jì)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(huì)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(huì)或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。
而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來(lái)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(jì)師、律師或軍人？無(wú)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(shū)念完就能拿到好工作的美夢(mèng)，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。
不僅僅對(duì)于你們個(gè)人的未來(lái)有重要意義，你們的教育如何也會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家、乃至世界的未來(lái)產(chǎn)生重要影響。今天你們?cè)趯W(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容，將會(huì)決定我們整個(gè)國(guó)家在未來(lái)迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)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(shí)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(wèn)題與環(huán)境問(wèn)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(lái)減輕和消除無(wú)家可歸與貧困、犯罪問(wèn)題和各種歧視，讓這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加公平和自由；你們需要在各類(lèi)課程中逐漸累積和發(fā)展出來(lái)的創(chuàng)新意識(shí)和思維，去創(chuàng)業(yè)和建立新的公司與企業(yè)，來(lái)制造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)和推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)。我們需要你們中的每一個(gè)人都培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來(lái)解決我們所面對(duì)的最困難的問(wèn)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(guó)家。當(dāng)然，我明白，讀好書(shū)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(wèn)題，很難把精力集中在專(zhuān)心讀書(shū)之上。我知道你們的感受。我父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開(kāi)了家庭，是母親一人將我們拉扯大，有時(shí)她付不起帳單，有時(shí)我們得不到其他孩子們都有的東西，有時(shí)我會(huì)想，假如父親在該多好，有時(shí)我會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)無(wú)助，與周?chē)沫h(huán)境格格不入。因此我并不總是能專(zhuān)心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過(guò)許多自己覺(jué)得丟臉的事情，也惹出過(guò)許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時(shí)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(lái)的機(jī)會(huì)，我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的機(jī)會(huì)。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(méi)讀過(guò)大學(xué)，也沒(méi)有什么財(cái)產(chǎn)，但他們和她都辛勤工作，好讓她[本_文_來(lái)_源_于_我_的_學(xué)_習(xí)_網(wǎng)
http://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.)END
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