英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 建设21世纪清洁能源经济5.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5
奥巴马演讲建设21世纪清洁能源经济5
Allright. Gentlemanrighthere.
QHi,Mr.President. Firstoff,thankyouverymuchonbehalfofeveryonehereforcomingtoday. Itreallymeansalottous.
THEPRESIDENT:
Youbet.
QMynameisAlanBerchel(ph). I’maCanadian. Ijustmovedhereaboutayearago. AndmyquestionforyoutodayisinreferencetotheCanadiantar1sands. Now,we’veheardyouspeaktodayabouttheimportanceofmanufacturingthingsdomesticallyforthepurposeofexporting. We’veheardyouspeakabouttheimportanceofdomesticenergysecurity,aswelltheimportanceofout-performingChinaintermsoftheabilityforustomanufacturewindturbines.
Now,Iwouldliketoknowhowyoubalanceyourcommitmenttotheenvironmentwithdomesticenergysecurity,giventhattherehasbeenrecentdomesticdissent2from(不赞同)theideaofimportingCanadianoil,andaswell,keepinginmindthatitdoesrequireenergyinordertomanufacturetheseturbines--ifyoudonotimporttheCanadiantarsandsoil,youareopeningthedoortofurtherinvestmentsbySunCorinCanada;aswellyou’reessentially3offeringupthisveryvastandpoliticallystableoil--energyresourcetoacountrylikeChina. Ijustwanttoknowhowyou’rebalancingallthesedifferentpressures.
THEPRESIDENT:
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.
THEPRESIDENT:
Greattobeback.
QMychildren--Ihavesevenofmychildrenandeightgrandchildren. Iwasjustwondering,like,whatarewegoingtodoabouttheireducation?
Becausewe’re(inaudible)cuttingthisschool,we’recuttingfiveschools,sixschoolshereandall. Imean,that’sourfuture. Ifwe’recuttingtheirheadsoff,thenwherearewegoingtobein30or40years?
THEPRESIDENT:
It’sagreatquestion. CanIjustaskbeforeIanswer,though,istheresomeruleatGamesathatyougottohaveawholebunchofkids?
(Laughter.) 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. (Applause.) Andweusedtohave--weusedtohavethebesteducationsystemintheworld. Weusedtohavethenumberonepercentageofcollegegraduatesintheworld. Wedon’tanymore. Ourkidsusedtodothebestonmathandscienceexams;nowwe’relikeninth,12th,21st. Andthatmeansthatothercountriesaregoingtopassusby.
Thisiswhyeveninthesetoughbudgettimes,whereweneedtocutthethingsthatwedon’tneed,wecan’tstopinvestingineducation. Wecan’tstopinvestingineducation. (Applause.) 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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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
参考例句:
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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