英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 建设21世纪清洁能源经济5文档格式.docx
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We’veheardyouspeakabouttheimportanceofdomesticenergysecurity,aswelltheimportanceofout-performingChinaintermsoftheabilityforustomanufacturewindturbines.
Now,Iwouldliketoknowhowyoubalanceyourcommitmenttotheenvironmentwithdomesticenergysecurity,giventhattherehasbeenrecentdomesticdissent2from(不赞同)theideaofimportingCanadianoil,andaswell,keepinginmindthatitdoesrequireenergyinordertomanufacturetheseturbines--ifyoudonotimporttheCanadiantarsandsoil,youareopeningthedoortofurtherinvestmentsbySunCorinCanada;
aswellyou’reessentially3offeringupthisveryvastandpoliticallystableoil--energyresourcetoacountrylikeChina.
Ijustwanttoknowhowyou’rebalancingallthesedifferentpressures.
Didyoutalktothisguy?
(Laughter.)
Youknow--(laughter.)
Forthose--justtogivebackgroundtofolks,therearethesetarsandsinCanadathancanproduceoil.
Thereistalkaboutbuildingapipeline4intotheUnitedStatestoimportthatoil.
Ican’tcommentonthespecificsofthisbecausetheStateDepartmentisgoingthroughthiscomplicatedreviewprocess,andifitlookslikeI’mputtingmyfingersonthescalebeforethescienceisdone,thenpeoplemayquestionthemerit(优点,功绩)ofthedecisionlateron.
SoI’mnotgoingtogetintothedetailsofit.
Iwillmakethisgeneralpoint,whichisthat,firstofall,importingoilfromcountriesthatarestableandfriendlyisagoodthing.
So,forexample,someofyousawIwentdowntoBrazilacoupleofweeksback.
AndIknowpeoplethinkIwasgoingtheretoseesambadancersorsomething;
theyplaysoccer.
IwasgoingdowntherepartlybecauseBrazilisactuallyalreadydoingareallygoodjobwithbiofuels.
They’vegotsomeofthebestcellulosicethanol(酒精)--thisethanolthat’snotmadewithcorn,butit’smadewithlikesugarcane5(甘蔗)stalks.
SoIthinkathirdoftheircarsalreadyontheroadrunonbiofuels.
SoIwantedtomakesurethatwelearnfromthem--thisgoestothepointaboutanotherwaythatwecanlowergasprices.
Buttheyalsojusthadthesehugediscoveriesofoilofftheirshoresunderwater,prettydeepdown.
Andcanwestartworkingwiththemusingouroutstandingtechnology--someofthelessonswe’velearnedintheGulf6--tocreateanotherregularsourceorsupplyofoil.
Canadaalreadyisoneourlargestoilexporters,orthat’s--weimportfromCanada.
Thesetarsands,therearesomeenvironmentalquestionsabouthowdestructivetheyare,potentially,whatarethedangersthere,andwe’vegottoexamineallthosequestions.
It’sthesamethingwithnaturalgashereinPennsylvania.
Everybodyhasbeenhearingaboutthewholefrackingissue,right?
Now,naturalgasisaclean,relatively7cleanenergy.
It’safossilfuel,butitburnsprettyclean.
Butwe’vegottomakesurethataswe’reextractingitfromtheground,thatthechemicalsthatarebeinguseddon’tleach8intothewater.
Nobodyisanenvironmentalistuntilyougetsick.
Anditturnsout,well,gosh,whydidn’tsomebodytellmethatthismightaffectthewaterthatwedrinkortheairthatwebreathe,orwhathaveyou?
Sowe’vegottodosomesciencetheretomakesurethatthenaturalgasthatwehaveinthiscountry,we’reextractinginasafeway.
Thesamethingistruewhenitcomestooilthat’sbeingpipedinfromCanada,orAlaskaforthatmatter.
Wejustgottodotheseevaluations9,andwe’realwaystryingtodothatbasedonthescience.
Allright?
Letmesee.
Let’sgorighthereintheglasses.
Yes.
QHey,Mr.President.
Welcomeback.
Greattobeback.
QMychildren--Ihavesevenofmychildrenandeightgrandchildren.
Iwasjustwondering,like,whatarewegoingtodoabouttheireducation?
Becausewe’re(inaudible)cuttingthisschool,we’recuttingfiveschools,sixschoolshereandall.
Imean,that’sourfuture.
Ifwe’recuttingtheirheadsoff,thenwherearewegoingtobein30or40years?
It’sagreatquestion.
CanIjustaskbeforeIanswer,though,istheresomeruleatGamesathatyougottohaveawholebunchofkids?
Imean,yougot10overhere,yougotsevenoverhere.
Golly.
(Laughter.)
Look,thesinglemostimportantdeterminantofhowwedoasaneconomyisgoingtobehoweducatedourworkforce10is.
That’sourbiggestcompetitiveadvantage,ishavingworkerswhoareskilled.
(Applause.)
Ifwe’vegotthebestscientists,ifwe’vegotthebestengineers,ifwe’vegotthebestmathematicians11,ifwe’vegotworkerswhoknowhowto--astheydohereatGamesa--tousehigh-tech12equipment,that’swhat’sgoingtobeouradvantage.
LikeIsaid,we’renotgoingtowintheracejustbydrivingourwagesdown,becausewe’llneverwinthatrace.
Imean,Chinadoesn’tevenhavethelowestwagesnow.
Somecompaniesarenowmovingtothenextcountrythat’sgotlowerwagesthanChina,becauseChina’seconomyisstartingtogrow.
There’salwaysgoingtobesomecountryouttherewithlowerwages.
Butwecanout-educateanybody.
Andweusedtohave--weusedtohavethebesteducationsystemintheworld.
Weusedtohavethenumberonepercentageofcollegegraduatesintheworld.
Wedon’tanymore.
Ourkidsusedtodothebestonmathandscienceexams;
nowwe’relikeninth,12th,21st.
Andthatmeansthatothercountriesaregoingtopassusby.
Thisiswhyeveninthesetoughbudgettimes,whereweneedtocutthethingsthatwedon’tneed,wecan’tstopinvestingineducation.
Wecan’tstopinvestingineducation.
Iputforwardmybudgetproposalfornextyear,andalmosteverydepartmentIcut.
OnedepartmentIdidn’tcut--education.
Ididnotcuteducation,Iactuallyincreasedourinvestmentineducation.
(Applause.)
Now,moneyisnottheonlythingthatmakesagoodschool,sowe’vealsogottoreformourschools.
Someschoolsarenotstructuredtomakesurekidslearn.
Thereareschoolsouttherewherethey’vegotenoughmoney,butforwhateverreason--mostofthetimethey’reinpoorneighborhoods,butpartofitisalsothattheteachers,theprincipals,etcetera,they’renotworkingtogetherinaseffectiveawaywiththeparentsandthecommunitytomakesurethattherearehighexpectationsforthekidsandeverybodyisperforming.
Sowhatwe’vesaidis,yes,we’regoingtoputmoremoneyintheschools,butwe’realsogoingtoreformtheschools.
Andpartofthemoneythatwe’vedoneis--whatwe’vedoneiswe’vecarvedoutsomeofthismoneyandwe’vesaid,insteadofitjustgoingtoeveryschooldistrictbasedonsomeformula,wewantyoutocompeteforit.
Comeupwithaplanexplaininghowyou’regoingtoreformoureducationsystem;
howyou’regoingtomakesuretherearehighstandardsforeverykid;
howyou’regoingtogetthebestteachers;
howyou’regoingtotrainandretainthoseteachers;
howyou’regoingtomakesurethattheschoolsareaccountable.
Andifyoudothosethings,we’regoingtogiveyoualittlebitofextramoney.
Anditgivesanincentive13(动机,刺激)foreverystateandeveryschooldistricttostartlookingatwhatthey’redoingtoseeifthey’reusingthebestpracticespossibletoeducateourkids.
Sothat’sontheKthrough12level.
■文章重点单词注释:
1
tar
n.柏油,焦油;
vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于
参考例句:
Theroofwascoveredwithtar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
Weusetartomakeroads.我们用沥青铺路。
2
dissent
n./v.不同意,持异议
Itistoolatenowtomakeanydissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
Hefelthershouldersgaveawriggleofdissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
3
essentially
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
Reallygreatmenareessentiallymodest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
Sheisanessentiallyselfishperson.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
4
pipeline
n.管道,管线
ThepipelinesuppliesJordanwith15percentofitscrudeoil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
Asinglepipelineservesallthehouseswithwater.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
5
cane
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;
v.以杖击,以藤编制的
Thissugarcaneisquiteasweetandjuicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
Englishschoolmastersusedtocanetheboysasapunishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
6
gulf
n.海湾;
深渊,鸿沟;
分歧,隔阂
Thegulfbetweenthetwoleaderscannotbebridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
Thereisagulfbetweenthetwocities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
7
relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
TherabbitisarelativelyrecentintroductioninAustralia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
Theoperationwasrelativelypainless.手术相对来说不痛。
8
leach
v.分离,过滤掉;
n.过滤;
过滤器
Liquidwatercanleachsolublematerialsfromtheinterface.液态水能够从界面溶解出可溶性物质。
Theybelievethatthehumicmaterialsareleachedfromdecayingplantmaterials.他们认为腐植物料是从腐烂的植物体浸沥而来。
9
evaluations
估价(evaluation的名词复数);
赋值;
估计价值;
[医学]诊断
Infact,ourmoralevaluationsaremerelyexpressionsofourdesires.事实上,我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。
来自哲学部分
Properlyspeaking,however,theseevaluationsandinsightsarenotwithintheconceptofofficialnotice.但准确地讲,这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。
10
workforce
n.劳动大军,劳动力
Alargepartoftheworkforceisemployedinagriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
Aquarterofthelocalworkforceisunemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
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