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File photo in the video. With the New Year just around the corner, President Obama said he’s hopeful the American people will come together to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class. |
奧巴馬2012新年賀詞-Working Together in the New Year
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With the New Year just around the corner, President Obama said there will be “difficult debates” and “tough fights” ahead but that he’s hopeful the American people will come together to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class. “There’s no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change,” the president said in his weekly address from Hawaii, where he’s vacationing with his family. “As we head into the New Year, I’m hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger – to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class.” Obama continued to describe the year to come as a “make-or-break” moment for the middle class, explaining “the actions we take in the months ahead will help determine what kind of country we want to be, and what kind of world we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in.” The president said he’s optimistic about the upcoming year, in part because of the way lawmakers came together to extend the payroll tax cut and because the American public got involved. “It was good to see members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate,” he said as he enlisted Americans’ help in the challenges ahead. “You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a difference. And at the end of the day, they made all the difference.” “I’m confident that if we work together, and if you keep reminding folks in Washington what’s at stake, then we will move this country forward and guarantee every American the opportunities they deserve,” Obama said as he wished Americans a “happy new year.” (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
2012年即將到來(lái)之際，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬發(fā)表新年賀詞稱，新的一年將迎來(lái)“艱難的爭(zhēng)論”和“困難的斗爭(zhēng)”，但他真心希望美國(guó)人民會(huì)團(tuán)結(jié)一心發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)，并加強(qiáng)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的力量。 奧巴馬在夏威夷與家人度假時(shí)發(fā)表每周演講說(shuō)：“毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，2012年會(huì)帶來(lái)更多變革。在我們邁向新年時(shí)，我真心希望我們能夠應(yīng)對(duì)這些變革，并且變得更加強(qiáng)大，發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)，創(chuàng)造就業(yè)，加強(qiáng)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的力量?！?/p> 奧巴馬繼續(xù)將2012年描述為對(duì)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)來(lái)說(shuō)“成敗攸關(guān)”的一年，解釋說(shuō)：“在未來(lái)幾個(gè)月里我們的行動(dòng)將決定美國(guó)成為什么樣的國(guó)家，以及我們希望子孫在怎樣的世界中成長(zhǎng)?！?/p> 奧巴馬對(duì)來(lái)年表示樂(lè)觀，部分是因?yàn)榱⒎ㄕ邆円黄鹋ρ娱L(zhǎng)了工資稅的減免期限，而且美國(guó)公眾廣泛參與其中。他在爭(zhēng)取美國(guó)民眾在未來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)中的支持時(shí)說(shuō)：“很高興能看到國(guó)會(huì)議員們?yōu)榍О偃f(wàn)工薪人員做些好事。但這是因?yàn)橛心銈儼l(fā)表了自己的意見(jiàn)，這一切才成為可能。你們有勇氣相信自己的聲音會(huì)帶來(lái)改變。在一天結(jié)束時(shí)，這些讓一切都發(fā)生了改變。你們有勇氣相信自己的聲音會(huì)帶來(lái)改變。在一天結(jié)束時(shí)，它們改變了一切?！?/p> 奧巴馬祝美國(guó)民眾“新年快樂(lè)”。他說(shuō)：“我相信，只要我們團(tuán)結(jié)一致，讓美國(guó)政府官員知道什么才是最重要的，我們就能讓國(guó)家繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，并保證每個(gè)美國(guó)人都能得到應(yīng)得的機(jī)會(huì)?！?/p> 相關(guān)閱讀 奧巴馬2012新年賀詞-Working Together in the New Year 美國(guó)黑客“劫富濟(jì)貧” 竊百萬(wàn)美金捐贈(zèng) 美國(guó)財(cái)政部發(fā)行龍年“吉利錢” 發(fā)行量創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄 奧巴馬號(hào)召政府節(jié)省開(kāi)支 削減40億經(jīng)費(fèi) 美國(guó)：經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣 圣誕禮物縮水 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: around the corner: 即將來(lái)臨 what it takes: 成功的必要條件，需要的代價(jià) make-or-break: 不成則敗的，孤注一擲的 payroll tax: 工資稅 make all the difference: 改變一切 |
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