英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 建设21世纪清洁能源经济4文档格式.docx
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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 建设21世纪清洁能源经济4文档格式.docx
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Now,oneofthewaysthatwegotintroublebeforetherecessionwaswewereborrowingalotofmoneytobuyalotofstufffromsomebodyelse.
Right?
Imean,basically,whathappenedwasweranupourcreditcards,wetookouthomeequity2loans,andweboughtalotofflat-screenTVs,andweboughtalotofwhateveryouallbuy.
(Laughter.)
Ididn’twanttogetpersonalintermsofallthethingsthatyoumighthavepurchased.
Butalotofitwasmadesomewhereelse.
AndthatwasgreatforChina.
ThatwasgreatforsomeoftheseothercountriesthatareexportingtotheUnitedStates,butitwasn’tverygoodforU.S.industry.
Thewaycountriessucceedoverthelongtermisbymakingstuffandsellingittosomebodyelse.
(Applause.)
Sowhat--my--Isetagoal.
IsaidIwanttodoubleourexports.
Iwanttodoubleourexportsoverthenextfiveyearsandwecandoit.
We’vealreadyincreasedourexportsby18percent.
Nowthat’sagoodstart,butthatmeanswegotanother80percenttogo.
Andthat’swhereusingsomethingliketheExport-ImportBankcanbereallyimportant,becausealotoftheseothercountriesgiveabigadvantagetotheirexporters.
Theyhelpgivethemfinancing.
Theyhelpthemfindmarkets.
Theynegotiatedealsforthem.
Andmyattitudeis,well,ifthey’redoingitfortheircompaniesIwanttomakesurewe’redoingitforourcompanies.
AndIwanttomakesurethatgoodsthatwe’reproducinghereintheUnitedStatesgetsoldotherplaces.
We’vegotthebesttechnology.
We’vegotthebestworkersintheworld.
Butwearesuchabigmarketthatalotoftimeswe’vebeenfocusedmoreinternallythanthinkingabouthowcanweselltoothercountries.
Andwecan’tbeafraidofcompetition.
We’vegottogoafterit.
Allright?
Youngladyrightthere.
Yes,you.
QHi,mynameisSingazaBell(ph).
Yes,myquestionisinlightofwhatyoujustsaid.
Whatofcorporate3taxincentives4andR&
DtaxincentivesthatwillmakecompanieslikeGamesadotheirmanufacturinghere?
Becauseit’sonethingtohavetheknowledgebaseintheUnitedStates,butwereallyneedmanufacturingbackhere.
You’reright,andthereasonthatcompanieslocateindifferentplacesiscomplicated.
Alotofithastodowiththefactthatlabor1costsmaybelowerinsomeoftheseothercountries,butalotofithastodowithourtaxcode,whichiskindofscrewy(扭曲的,古怪的).
Onpaper,we’vegotthehighesttax--oneofthehighesttaxcodesforcorporationsintheworld--onpaper.
Buthere’sthecatch,wehavesomanyloopholesthatitturnsoutyou’vegotawholebunchofcompanieswhoarepayingnoaxesorbarelypayingtaxes,ortheykeeptheirmoneyinoffshore5accountsanditdoesn’tgetreinvestedbackhereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
SothisisoneofthereasonswhyI’vesaidthatIthinkitwouldmakesenseforustoreformourtaxcode,simplifyit,lowertherateforcorporations,buteliminateabunchoftheloopholes(漏洞,枪眼)sothateverybodyispayingthesameandit’sfair.
Becausewhatyoupayintaxesshouldnotdependonhowgoodyourlawyeris,orhowgoodyouraccountantis.
Ifyoumakeacertainamountofmoney,that’swhatyoushouldpay.
AndIthinkthatsameprinciple,bytheway,wecanapplytoindividualsaswell.
SooneofthethingsI’minterestedinislookingattaxreform.
Ninetypercentofyoushouldn’tevenhavetoprobablyfileareturn.
Thewayelectronicsworksthesedays,youshouldbeableto--withyourW-2,itgetspluggedin.
It’sonacomputersomewhere.
Here’syourrefund6.
Yousignsomethingelectronically.
Itgetsdone.
Mostpeopledon’titemize(逐条列记).
Ifyoudon’titemize,sendinginsomecomplicatedreturnisjustawasteofpaperwork.
Andevenifyoudoitemize,mostofyouprobablyit’syourmortgageonyourhouse--interestpaymentsonyourmortgageandacoupleotherthings.
Itshouldn’tbesometwo-weekordeal7(折磨).
Andbytheway,becausesometimesfolkswillsay,well,youdon’thavetodoyourtaxes.
Look,it’strue,Idon’tdomytaxesanymore.
I’vegototherstuffthatI’vegottodo.
Butitwasn’tthatlongagowhenIdiddomytaxes.
Iremember.
Itwasterrible.
JustlikeIrememberpumpinggas.
Idon’tpumpgasanymore,butIrememberwhatitwaslikewhenyoufilleditupanditturnedoutyoudidn’thaveasmuchmoneyasyouthought.
SoIthinkwecanactuallysimplifyit.
Butonmanufacturing,taxreformonthecorporatesidecouldmakeadifference.
Theotherthing,though,isintermsofencouragingmanufacturing,we’vegottounderstandwhatouradvantageis.
See,we’llnevercompeteintermsoflowwages;
there’salwaysgoingtobesomeplacethathaslowerwagesthanwedo.
We’reawealthycountry.
Soifacompanyjustwantstomakeplastictoys,we’rejustnotgoingtobeabletokeepupwiththat.
Butwhenitcomestohigh-end,high-skilledjobs,thosearethekindofmanufacturingjobswehavetogoafter.
Andthat’swhereresearch,innovationissoimportant.
That’swhereonsomethinglikecleanenergy,makingsurethatthere’samarketforthatcleanenergyissoimportant.
That’swhat’sgoingtoproducemanufacturingjobs--makingsurewe’vegotagoodsmartgrid8.
Thosearethekindsofthingsthataregoingtomakesurethatwehavethehigh-endmanufacturinghereinourcountry.
AndIjustwanttointroduce--there’saguyrighthere,thisguy,I’mgoingtoembarrasshim.
HisnameisRonBloom.
Ronisactuallytheguywhohelpedussavetheauto9industry.
HehelpedtodesignourprogramtomakesurethatG.M.andChryslerdidnotgetliquidated10anddidnotgounder.
Andbytheway,Idon’tknowifyouguysheard,acoupleweeksbackG.M.saiditwasnowgoingtohirebackeverysingleworkerthathadbeenlaidoff.
Everysingleworkerthathadbeenlaidoff.
(Applause.)
SoRonisnowworkingtodevelopmanufacturingstrategiesforeveryindustryaroundthecountry,andhe’sdoinggreatwork.
AndI’msurehe’sgoingtobetalkingtothefolkshereatGamesaandothersintermsoffindingwaysthatwecanincreasemanufacturinghereintheUnitedStatesallacrossthecountry.
Allright,gentlemanrighthere.
QDavidCampbell(ph).
MyquestionisinregardstotheITCandthePTC--theinvestmenttaxcreditandtheproductiontaxcredit,renewableenergy.
It’ssomewhatknownthatthelargeenergydevelopersactsomewhatvolatile11(挥发性的,不稳定的)dependingonthelooming12deadlinesinsomeoftheprovisionsinthosetaxcredits.
Andtheyhavebeenknown,andthey’vebeenspokenonintheindustryasbeinghelpful.
Canyoujustspeakonhowyouradministrationplanstosupportthatorplanstocontinuetosupportitbecauseyoualreadyare?
Wewanttomakethempermanentsothatpeoplearen’tlookingeveryfewyearstotrytofigureoutisthisinvestmentgoingtobethereforus.
Iwanttokick-startthisindustry.
Iwanttomakesurewe’vegotgoodcustomers,andIwanttomakesurethatthere’sthefinancingtheresothatwecanmeetthatdemand.
Andthere’snoreasonwhywecan’tdoboth,butitdoesrequireusgettingpastsomeofthesepoliticalarguments.
Idon’tunderstandwhysomefolksthinkthatifyoupromotecleanenergythatsomehowyou’resomepointy-headed,environmentalisttype,butifyou’reallaboutjustdrillingandgettingmoreoil,thenyou’reatoughguy.
Ifoiliswhatyou’vegotanditworksforyou,thenthere’snothingwrongwithoil.
Butwhenyouonlyhave2,3percentoftheworld’soilreserves,whywouldn’tyouwanttodevelopalternativesourcesofenergythatarecleanerandmoreefficientandthatproducemanufacturingjobslikearebeingproducedrighthere.
Sometimespeoplesay,well,whataboutcoal?
Look,coal--wearetheSaudiArabiaofcoal.
We’vegotawholelotofcoal,butthefactofthematteris,coal--ifwedon’thavecleancoaltechnologiestocatchtheparticlesthataresentupintheair,itcausesseriouspollutionthatincreasestheratesofasthma13andiscontributingtoweatherpatternschanging.
Soweshouldworkontechnologiestomakecoalcleaner.
Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatit’saneither/or;
it’saboth/and.
Wecanuseoil,usecoal.
We’regoingtoneedthoseforawhile.
Butlet’salsodevelopthesenewenergies,thesecleanerenergies,thatcanreallymakeadifference.
We’regoingtoneedbipartisan(两党连立的)supportforthat.
That’swhatI’mhopingwe’regoingtobeabletoget.
■文章重点单词注释:
1
labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;
分娩;
vi.劳动,努力,苦干;
vt.详细分析;
麻烦
参考例句:
Weareneverlateinsatisfyinghimforhislabor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
Hewascompletelyspentaftertwoweeksofhardlabor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
2
equity
n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票
Theysharedtheworkofthehousewithequ
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