英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 签署金融改革法案1.docx
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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲签署金融改革法案1
奥巴马演讲签署金融改革法案1
THEPRESIDENT:
Well,goodmorning,everyone.
AUDIENCE:
Goodmorning.
THEPRESIDENT:
Wearegatheredintheheartofournation’scapital,surroundedbymemorialstoleadersandcitizenswhoservedournationinitsearliestdaysandinitsdaysofgreatesttrial. TodayissuchatimeforAmerica.
Overthepasttwoyears,wehavefacedtheworstrecessionsincetheGreatDepression. Eightmillionpeoplelosttheirjobs. Tensofmillionssawthevalueoftheirhomesandretirement1savings2plummet3(垂直落下). Countless4businesseshavebeenunabletogettheloanstheyneedandmanyhavebeenforcedtoshuttheirdoors. Andalthoughtheeconomyisgrowingagain,toomanypeoplearestillfeelingthepainofthedownturn(衰退,低迷).
Now,whileanumberoffactorsledtosuchasevererecession,theprimarycausewasabreakdown5inourfinancialsystem. ItwasacrisisbornofafailureofresponsibilityfromcertaincornersofWallStreettothehallsofpowerinWashington. Foryears,ourfinancialsector6wasgovernedbyantiquated7(废弃)andpoorlyenforcedrulesthatallowedsometogamethesystemandtakerisksthatendangeredtheentireeconomy.
Unscrupulous(肆无忌惮的,寡廉鲜耻的)lenderslockedconsumersintocomplexloanswithhiddencosts. FirmslikeAIGplacedmassive,risky8betswithborrowedmoney. Andwhiletherulesleftabuseandexcessunchecked,theyalsolefttaxpayers10onthehookifabigbankorfinancialinstitutioneverfailed.
Now,evenbeforethecrisishit,IwenttoWallStreetandIcalledforcommon-sensereformstoprotectconsumersandoureconomyasawhole. Andsoonaftertakingoffice,Iproposedasetofreformstoempowerconsumersandinvestors11,tobringtheshadowydealsthatcausedthiscrisisintothelightofday,andtoputastoptotaxpayer9bailoutsonceandforall(一劳永逸地,彻底地). (Applause.)Today,thankstoalotofpeopleinthisroom,thosereformswillbecomethelawoftheland.
Forthelastyear,ChairmenBarneyFrankandChrisDoddhaveworkeddayandnight--(applause)--BarneyandChrishaveworkeddayandnighttobringaboutthisreform. AndIamprofoundlygratefultothem. Iwouldberemiss12(怠慢的,迟缓的)ifIdidn'talsoexpressmyappreciation13toSenatorHarry14ReidandSpeakerNancyPelosifortheirleadership. Itwouldn’thavehappenedwithoutthem. (Applause.)
Passingthisbillwasnoeasytask. Togetthere,wehadtoovercomethefuriouslobbyingofanarrayofpowerfulinterestgroupsandapartisan15minoritydetermined16toblockchange. Sothememberswhoareheretoday,bothonthestageandintheaudience,theyhavedoneagreatserviceindevotingsomuchtimeandexpertise17tothiseffort,tolookingoutforthepublicinterestsandnotthespecialinterests. (Applause.) AndIalsowanttothankthethreeRepublicansenatorswhoputpartisanship18(党派性,党派偏见)aside--(applause)--judgedthisbillonthemerits(优点,功绩),andvotedforreform. We’regratefultothem. (Applause.) AndtheRepublicanHousemembers. (Applause.) Goodtoseeyou,Joe. (Applause.)
Now,let’sputthisinperspective(正确地). Thefactis,thefinancialindustryiscentraltoournation’sabilitytogrow,toprosper19,tocompeteandtoinnovate20. Therearealotofbanksthatunderstandandfulfill21thisvitalrole,andthereareawholelotofbankerswhowanttodoright--anddoright--bytheircustomers. Thisreformwillhelpfoster(培养,养育)innovation,nothamper22it. Itisdesignedtomakesurethateverybodyfollowsthesamesetofrules,sothatfirmscompeteonpriceandquality,notontricksandnotontraps.
Itdemandsaccountabilityandresponsibilityfromeveryone.Itprovidescertaintytoeverybody,frombankerstofarmerstobusinessownerstoconsumers. Andunlessyourbusinessmodeldependsoncuttingcornersorbilking(欺骗,诈骗)yourcustomers,you’vegotnothingtofearfromreform. (Applause.)
Now,forallthoseAmericanswhoarewonderingwhatWallStreetreformmeansforyou,here’swhatyoucanexpect. Ifyou’veeverapplied23foracreditcard,astudentloan,oramortgage,youknowthefeelingofsigningyournametopagesofbarelyunderstandablefineprint. WhatoftenhappensasaresultisthatmanyAmericansarecaughtbyhiddenfeesandpenalties,orsaddled(承受,负担)withloanstheycan’tafford.
That’swhathappenedtoRobin24Fox,hitwithamassiverateincreaseonhercreditcardbalanceeventhoughshepaidherbillsontime. That’swhathappenedtoAndrewGiordano,whodiscoveredhundredsofdollarsinoverdraft25feesonhisbankstatement–-feeshehadnoideahemightface. Bothareheretoday. Well,withthislaw,unfairratehikes,liketheonethathitRobin,willendforgood. (Applause.) Andwe’llensurethatpeoplelikeAndrewaren’tunwittinglycaughtbyoverdraftfeeswhentheysignupforacheckingaccount. (Applause.)
■文章重点单词注释:
1
retirement
n.退休,退职
参考例句:
Shewantedtoenjoyherretirementwithoutbeingbesetbyfinancialworries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
Ihavetoputeverythingawayformyretirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
2
savings
n.存款,储蓄
参考例句:
Ican'taffordthevacation,foritwouldeatupmysavings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
Bythistimehehadusedupallhissavings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
3
plummet
vi.(价格、水平等)骤然下跌;n.铅坠;重压物
参考例句:
MengniuandYilihaveseentheirsharesplummetsincetheincidentbroke.自事件发生以来,蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌。
Evenifricepricesweretoplummet,otherbrakesonpovertyalleviationremain.就算大米价格下跌,其它阻止导致贫困的因素仍然存在。
4
countless
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
参考例句:
Inthewarcountlessinnocentpeoplelosttheirlives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
I'vetoldyoucountlesstimes.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
5
breakdown
n.垮,衰竭;损坏,故障,倒塌
参考例句:
Shesufferedanervousbreakdown.她患神经衰弱。
Theplanehadabreakdownintheair,butitwasfortunatelyremovedbytheacepilot.飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
6
sector
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
Theexportsectorwillaidtheeconomicrecovery.出口产业将促进经济复苏。
TheenemyhaveattackedtheBritishsector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
7
antiquated
adj.陈旧的,过时的
参考例句:
Manyfactoriesaresoantiquatedtheyarenotworthsaving.很多工厂过于陈旧落后,已不值得挽救。
Atrainofantiquatedcoacheswaswaitingforusatthesiding.一列陈旧的火车在侧线上等着我们。
8
risky
adj.有风险的,冒险的
参考例句:
Itmayberiskybutwewillchanceitanyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
Heiswellawarehowriskythisinvestmentis.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
9
taxpayer
n.纳税人
参考例句:
Thenewschemewillrunoffwithalotofthetaxpayer'smoney.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
Thetaxpayerareunfavourablydisposedtowardstherecenttaxincrease.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
10
taxpayers
纳税人,纳税的机构(taxpayer的名词复数)
参考例句:
Financeforeducationcomesfromtaxpayers.教育经费来自纳税人。
Shewasdeclaimingagainstthewasteofthetaxpayers'money.她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
11
investors
n.投资者,出资者(investor的名词复数)
参考例句:
aconmanwhobilkedinvestorsoutofmillionsofdollars诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
acashbonanzaforinvestors投资者的赚钱机会
12
remiss
adj.不小心的,马虎
参考例句:
Itwasremissofhimtoforgetherbirthday.他竟忘了她的生日,实在是糊涂。
IwouldberemissifIdidnotdosomethingaboutit.如果我对此不做点儿什么就是不负责任。
13
appreciation
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
Iwouldliketoexpressmyappreciationandthankstoyouall.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
I'llbesendingthemadonationinappreciationoftheirhelp.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
14
harry
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
Today,peoplefeelmorehurriedandharried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
ObamaharriedbusinessbyHealthcareReformplan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
15
partisan
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
参考例句:
Intheirangertheyforgetallthepartisanquarrels.愤怒之中,他们忘掉一切党派之争。
Thenumerousnewlycreatedpartisandetachmentsbeganworkingslowlytowardsthatregion.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
16
determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
IhavedeterminedongoingtoTibetaftergraduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
Hedeterminedtoviewtheroomsbehindtheoffice.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
17
expertise
n.专门知识(或技能等),专长
参考例句:
Wewereamazedathisexpertiseontheskislopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
Youreallyhavethetechnicalexpertiseinanewbreakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
18
Partisanship
n.党派性,党派偏见
参考例句:
HerviolentpartisanshipwasfightingSoames'sbattle.她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。
Therewasalinkofunderstandingbetweenthem,moreimportantthanaffectionorpartisanship.'比起人间的感情,比起相同的政见,这一点都来得格外重要。
来自英汉文学
19
prosper
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
参考例句:
Withheratthewheel,thecompanybegantoprosper.有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
Itismyearnestwishthatthiscompanywillcontinuetoprosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
20
innovate
v.革新,变革,创始
参考例句:
Wemustinnovateinordertomakeprogress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
Itisnecessarytoinnovateanddevelopmilitarytheories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。
21
fulfill
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
参考例句:
Ifyoumakeapromiseyoushouldfulfillit.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
Thiscompanyshouldbeabletofulfillourrequirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
22
hamper
vt.妨碍,束缚,限制;n.(有盖的)大篮子
参考例句:
Therearesomeapplesinapicnichamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
Theemergenceofsuchproblemsseriouslyhamperthedevelopmentofenterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。
23
applied
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
Sheplanstotakeacourseinappliedlinguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
Thiscreamisbestappliedtothefaceatnight.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
24
robin
n.知更鸟,红襟鸟
参考例句:
Therobinisthemessengerofspring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
Weknewspringwascomingaswehadseenarobin.我们看见了一只知更鸟,知道春天要到了。
25
overdraft
n.透支,透支额
参考例句:
Herbankwarnedthatunlesssherepaidtheoverdraftshecouldfacelegalaction.银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款,她将面临诉讼。
Anoverdraftresultswhenanotediscountedatabankisnotmetwhendue.银行贴现的支票到期而未能支付就成为透支。
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