2019年雅思阅读每日练：奥巴马批评川普

雅思听力之奥巴马在2014年白宫晚宴上的讲话5月3日，美国总统奥巴马在夫人米歇尔的陪同下，出席了一年一度的白宫记者协会晚宴，与记者、政府官员、政治人物以及媒体共度轻松时光。

与以往的惯例一样，由总统发表讲话回顾过去一年的政事动态，奥巴马化身“吐槽帝”，拿自己和许多其他政客及组织开涮。

医保网站崩溃、支持率下降、福克斯电视台以及共和党对手都成了他的“抖包袱”对象。

【PS：白宫记者协会，是由报道白宫和美国总统的媒体记者所参与的一个组织。

一年一度的晚宴则是总统拉近和这些记者关系的最好机会，在晚宴上上演自嘲秀也是总统们展现自己公关技巧的一个手段。

2013年时，奥巴马吐槽各路媒体、各路政客及其大金主，甚至还自毁形象梳起“奥嫂”刘海的视频就热传网络。

】全文翻译如下：非常感谢，各位请就坐。

开场之前，请把新款的总统摆设拿上来（一盆蕨类植物）【自嘲为医保而上“蕨根访谈”】这招上次就挺管用，这次更有效果了。

再次参加晚宴真开心。

这一年可真不寻常，是吧。

通常在晚宴开场，我都会讲几个自黑的段子，不过我2013年表现如此“精彩亮眼”，有什么能拿来自黑呢？我承认……去年很糟糕，哎妈呀！有一段时间的表现如此之糟糕以致于47%的选民致电米蓉泥道歉【新思达小编注：米蓉泥说过47%无论怎样都会选奥巴马】当然了，我们推出了医保官网。

本可以搞的更好。

2008年我的口号是“yes，we can”，到了2013年变成了“ctrl+alt+delete”【新思达小编注：还是医保网站的梗】好的一面是医保官网上线的故事被拍成了年度最热门电影之一。

【新思达小编注：《冰封网站》恶搞《冰雪奇缘》】不过，与其纠结往事，我更愿意把重点转到今天的晚宴上。

欢迎我们今晚的笑星主持Joel Mchale。

在《废柴联盟》里Joel扮演了一位顾镜自怜、自我沉迷的自恋男。

所以这晚宴对你来说肯定算是换个口味了。

【新思达小编注：反话，吐槽台下都自恋】我要感谢白宫记者协会举办今晚的活动。

Thank you so much.Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come.I want to thank every American who participated in this election, whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time. By the way, we have to fix that. Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone, whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.I just spoke with Gov. Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign. We may have battle d fiercely, but it’sonly because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service and that is the legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, America’s happy warrior, th e best vice president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden.And I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. Let me say this publicly: Michelle, I have never loved you more. I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you, too, as our nation’s first lady. Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes you’re growing up to become two strong, smart beautiful young women, just like your mom. And I’m so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now one dog’s probably enough.To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. The best. The best ever. Some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning. But all of you are family. No matter what you do or where you go from here,you will carry the memory of the history we made together and you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president. Thank you for believing all the way, through every hill, through every valley. You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything that you’ve done and all the incredible work that you put in.I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym, or saw folks working late in a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you’ll discover something else.You’ll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who’s working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opport unity. You’ll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who’s going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. You’ll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who’s working the phone s late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job ora roof over their head when they come home.That’s why we do this. That’s what politics can be. That’s why elections matter. It’s not small, it’s big. It’s important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.That won’t change after tonight, and it shouldn’t. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America’s future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers.A country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation, with all the good jobs and new businesses that follow.We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. We want to pass ona country that’s safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the best troops this –this world has ever known. But also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war, to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America,open to the dreams of an immigrant’s daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. To the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner. To the furniture worker’s child in N orth Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president –that’s the future we hope for. That’s the vision we share. That’s where we need to go –forward. That’s where we need to go.Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It’s not always a straight line. It’s not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes a nd dreams won’t end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.But that common bond is where we must begin.Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending. A long campaign is now over. And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. Reducing our deficit. Reforming our tax code. Fixing our immigration system. Freeing ourselves from foreign oil. We’ve got more w ork to do.But that doesn’t mean your work is done. The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote. America’s never been about what can be done for us. It’s about what can be done by us together through the hard and frustrating, but necessary work of self-government. That’s the principle we were founded on.This country has more wealth than any nation, but that’s not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military in history, but that’s not what makes us strong. Our university, our culture areall the envy of the world, but that’s not what keeps the world coming to our shores.What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth. The belief that our destiny is shared; that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations. The freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for come with responsibilities as well as rights. And among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism. That’s what makes America great.I am hopeful tonight because I’ve seen the spirit at work in America. I’ve seen it in the family business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbors, and in the workers who would rather cut ba ck their hours than see a friend lose a job. I’ve seen it in the soldiers who reenlist after losing a limb and in those SEALs who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back.I’ve seen it on the shores of New Jersey and New York, where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm. And I saw just the other day, in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter, whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not beenfor health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance company was about to stop paying for her care.I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father, but meet this incredible daughter of his. And when he spoke to the crowd listening to that father’s story, every parent in that room had tears in their eyes, because we knew that little girl could be our own. And I know that every American wants her future to be just as bright. That’s who we are. That’s the country I’m so proud to lead as your president.And tonight, despite all the hardship we’ve been through, despite all the frustrations of Washington, I’ve never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I’m not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that sta nd in our path. I’m not talking about the wishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight.I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.America, I believe we can build on the progress we’ve made andcontinue to fight for new jobs and new opportunity and new security for the middle class. I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you’re willing to work hard, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you’re willing to try.I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. We’r e not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America. And together with your help and G od’s grace we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on Earth.Thank you, America. God bless you. God bless these United States.今晚，你投给的不是政治，而是我们的行动。

Remarks by the President at the Consumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer Financial Protection BureauWashington, D.C.12:02 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. I thought I would just drop by to help your new director move in. (Laughter.) He’s been a little busy. So I thought maybe some boxes, a little plant. (Laughter.)I also just wanted to say hello to all of you who have just been doing extraordinary work in standing up what I think is going to be one of the most important agencies for people that there is. And I know that all of you have devoted enormous amounts of time and energy, and many of you are here making significant sacrifices with your families to make sure that this agency gets up and running really well. And so I just wanted to say thank you to all of you.Let me begin by saying a few words about the latest economic news. This morning, we learned that American businesses added another 212,000 jobs last month. Altogether, more private sector jobs were created in 2011 than any year since 2005. And there are a lot of people that are still -- (applause) -- there are a lot of people that are still hurting out there. After losing more than 8 million jobs in the recession, obviously we have a lot more work to do. But it is important for the American people to recognize that we’ve now added 3.2 million new private sector jobs over the last 22 months -- nearly 2 million jobs last year alone. So after shedding jobs for more than a decade, our manufacturing sector is also adding jobs two years in a row now. So we’re making progress. We’re moving in the right direction.And one of the reasons for this is the tax cut for working Americans that we put in place last year. And when Congress returns, they should extend the middle-class tax cut for all of this year, to make sure that we keep this recovery going. It’s the right thing to do. There should not be delay. There should not be a lot of drama. We should get it done.And the American people I think rightly understand that there are still a lot of struggles that people are going through out there. A lot of families are still having a tough time. A lot of small businesses are still having a tough time. But we’re starting to rebound. We’re moving in the right direction. We hav e made real progress. Now is not the time to stop. So I would urge Congress to make sure that they stay on top of their jobs to make sure that everybody else is able to enjoy hopefully an even more robust recovery in 2012.So the economy is moving in the r ight direction. We’re creating jobs on a consistent basis. We’re not going to let up -- not until everybody who wants to find a good job can find one. But we have a responsibility to do even more than just try to recover from this devastating recession and financial crisis. We have a responsibility to make sure that the economy that we’re rebuilding is one where middle-class families feel like they can get ahead again. A lot of the problems that we’re dealing with are problems thatexisted even before the recession, even before the financial crisis. For a decade or more, middle-class families felt like they were treading water, that they were losing ground.And what we want to do is make sure not just that we’re getting back to the status quo, we want to ma ke sure that we’re dealing with those underlining problems -- getting to a point where middle-class families feel like they can get ahead again. Where hard work pays off again. Where everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody does their fair share, and everybody is playing by the same set of rules.And that’s where all of you come in. Every one of you here has a critical role to play in making sure that everybody plays by the same rules. To make sure that the big banks on Wall Street play by the same rules as community banks on Main Street. To make sure that the rules of the road are enforced, and that a few bad actors in the financial sector can’t break the law, can’t cheat working families, can’t threaten our entire economy all over again.That’s your miss ion –- to make sure that the American people have somebody in their corner. That American consumer have somebody who’s got their back. And you finally got a great director who was tailor made to lead this agency in Richard Cordray. (Applause.)You’ve also got an extraordinary team that is lined up behind me here, who did a great job in getting this agency up and running, and are going to continue to show extraordinary leadership in all the various issues that you’re going to be addressing. And I also want to give a special shout-out to the woman who dreamt up this agency and spent so much time turning it into a reality -- our friend, Elizabeth Warren. (Applause.)Just to be a little more specific, millions of working Americans use financial products like credit cards and student loans and mortgages -- and that’s a good thing. These products have a tremendous potential to make people’s lives better –- to buy products, to earn an education, to afford a home, to raise a family. And we all use them. But when the y’re sold in an irresponsible fashion they can also make life brutally hard on people. They can turn the dreams of a family into a nightmare. Things like hidden fees and traps on credit cards and student loans cost working American billions of dollars. Things like subprime loans and skyrocketing interest that you can’t escape cannot only bring families to their knees but the entire economy to its knees.And Richard just mentioned the example of this elderly couple that we met when we were in Ohio yesterday. These are folks -- the gentleman was a Marine who served in Korea. They had been married for 42 years. He had worked all his life; they had poured their savings into this home.Because of a code violation -- obviously, they’re on a fixed income. They don’t have a lot of money. They thought, well, maybe we can get a loan to make some modest repairs. And what initially was promised as an $8,000 line of credit to make these repairs ended up being an $80,000 debt with no repairs that threatened them going into foreclosure.And those kinds of stories are replicated all across the country. And it not only hurts those individuals, it hurts the entire economy. That shouldn’t happen, not in America. And that’s why we’re here. We’re here to put an end to stories like these.And already, your work is making a difference. The “Know Before You Owe” campaign you’ve been working on for months is doing three big things. It’s making home loan applications more transparent, so that families will know what they owe on their mortgages. It’s making it easier for students to compare financial aid packages and know what they owe each month when they graduate. I could have used that. (Laughter.) It’s making -- in fact, I’ve got a law school classmate here who probably went through the same thing I did. (Laughter.) It’s making credit card agreements shorter and simpler, so that credit card holders will know what they owe and what they’re getting into. And I know that folks all across America have been sending in their stories to help shape these new initiatives.This is not something where it’s just a Washington top-down process. You are gathering the experiences of individual families, seeing how they got hurt, how they might have gotten cheated. And that’s helping to define how you enforce these rules. And that’s vitally important.And now that Richard is your director, you can finally exercise the full power that this agency has been given to protect consumers under the law. Now that he’s here, irresponsible debt collectors and pa yday lenders and independent mortgage servicers and loan providers, they’re all bound by the same rules as everybody else. No longer are consumers left alone to face the risk of unfair or deceptive or abusive practices -- not anymore.So we can make sure t hat folks don’t lose their homes or their life savings just because somebody saw them as an easy target. We can make sure that students don’t start out in life saddled with debt that they can never pay back just because of a lousy deal. We can safeguard families and seniors and veterans from toxic financial products. We can help give everybody the clear and transparent information that they need to make informed financial decisions and have companies compete for their business in an open and honest way.Th at’s Richard’s commitment. That’s my commitment. That’s the commitment of everybody standing on this stage. And that’s your commitment. That’s why this agency is so important.So I want to thank all of you for choosing to serve your country in these challenging times. Your mission is extraordinarily important. It’s vital to the strength of our economy. It’s really important to the security of working families. And I know that it might be personal for some of you. You may know a friend or a family member whose life was turned upside down because of some of these unsavory practices that this agency is designed to root out, and maybe you were then determined to prevent that from happening to somebody else. Now you can. And we’re not going to let those folks do wn all across the country.When I meet Americans all across the country or I read letters that I get every night, they really don’t ask for much; they’re not looking for a handout, they’re not looking for special treatment. They just want a fair shake; they just want a fair deal. And we have a chance to give it to them.So let’s do everything that we can to make sure that middle-class families can regain some of the security that they’ve lost over the last decade. Let’s help to protect what they’ve worked so hard for, and give them the chance to hand it down to their kids. I know you guys are ready to go to work. I am too. I couldn’t be prouder of you.So congratulations. (Applause.)。

奥巴马每日发言Remarks by The President to The NAACP...REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NAACP CENTENNIAL CONVENTIONNAACP介绍：NAACP：National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 全国有色人种协进会(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)是一个由美国白人和黑人组成的旨在促进黑人民权的全国性组织。

总部设在纽约。

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. What an extraordinary night, capping off an extraordinary week, capping off an extraordinary 100 years at the NAACP. (Applause.)So Chairman Bond, Brother Justice, I am so grateful to all of you for being here. It's just good to be among friends. (Applause.)It is an extraordinary honor to be here, in the city where the NAACP was formed, to mark its centennial. What we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the NAACP has traveled, but the journey that we, as Americans, have traveled over the past 100 years. (Applause.)It's a journey that takes us back to a time before most of us were born, long before the Voting Rights Act, and the Civil Rights Act, Brown v. Board of Education; back to an America just a generation past slavery. It was a time when Jim Crow was a way of life; when lynchings were all too common; when race riots were shaking cities across a segregated land.It was in this America where an Atlanta scholar named W.E.B. Du Bois -- (applause) -- a man of towering intellect and a fierce passion for justice, sparked what became known as the Niagara movement; where reformers united, not by color, but by cause; where an association was born that would, as its charter says, promote equality and eradicate prejudice among citizens of the United States.From the beginning, these founders understood how change would come -- just as King and all the civil rights giants did later. They understood that unjust laws needed to be overturned; that legislation needed to be passed; and that Presidents needed to be pressured into action. They knew that the stain of slavery and the sin of segregation had to be lifted in the courtroom, and in the legislature, and in the hearts and the minds of Americans.They also knew that here, in America, change would have to come from the people. It would come from people protesting lynchings, rallying against violence, all those women who decided to walk instead of taking the bus, even though they were tired after a long day of doing somebody else's laundry, looking after somebody else's children. (Applause.) It would come from men and women of every age and faith, and every race and region -- taking Greyhounds on Freedom Rides; sitting down at Greensboro lunch counters; registering voters in rural Mississippi, knowing they would be harassed, knowing they would be beaten, knowing that some of them might never return. Because of what they did, we are a more perfect union. Because Jim Crow laws were overturned, black CEOs today run Fortune 500 companies. (Applause.) Because civil rights laws were passed, black mayors, black governors, and members of Congress served in places where they might once have been able [sic] not just to vote but even take a sip of water. And because ordinary people did such extraordinary things, because they made the civil rights movement their own, even though there may not be a plaque or their names might not be in the history books -- because of their efforts I made a little trip to Springfield, Illinois, a couple years ago -- (applause) -- where Lincoln once lived, and race riots once raged -- and began the journey that has led me to be here tonight as the 44th President of the United States of America. (Applause.)Because of them I stand here tonight, on the shoulders of giants. And I'm here to say thank you to those pioneers and thank you to the NAACP. (Applause.)And yet, even as we celebrate the remarkable achievements of the past 100 years; even as we inherit extraordinary progress that cannot be denied; even as we marvel at the courage and determination of so many plain folk -- we know that too many barriers still remain.We know that even as our economic crisis batters Americans of all races, African Americans are out of work more than just about anybody else -- a gap that's widening here in New York City, as a detailed report this week by Comptroller Bill Thompson laid out. (Applause.)We know that even as spiraling health care costs crush families of all races, African Americans are more likely to suffer from a host of diseases but less likely to own health insurance than just about anybody else.We know that even as we imprison more people of all races than any nation in the world, an African American child is roughly five times as likely as a white child to see the inside of a prison. We know that even as the scourge of HIV/AIDS devastates nations abroad, particularly in Africa, it is devastating the African American community here at home with disproportionate force. We know these things. (Applause.)These are some of the barriers of our time. They're very different from the barriers faced by earlier generations. They're very different from the ones faced when fire hoses and dogs were being turned on young marchers; when Charles Hamilton Houston and a group of young Howard lawyers were dismantling segregation case by case across the land.But what's required today -- what's required to overcome today's barriers is the same as what was needed then. The same commitment. The same sense of urgency. The same sense of sacrifice. The same sense of community. The same willingness to do our part for ourselves and one another that has always defined America at its best and the African American experience at its best. (Applause.)And so the question is, where do we direct our efforts? What steps do we take to overcome these barriers? How do we move forward in the next 100 years?The first thing we need to do is make real the words of the NAACP charter and eradicate prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination among citizens of the United States. (Applause.) I understand there may be a temptation among some to think that discrimination is no longer a problem in 2009. And I believe that overall, there probably has never been less discrimination in America than there is today. I think we can say that.But make no mistake: The pain of discrimination is still felt in America. (Applause.) By African American women paid less for doing the same work as colleagues of a different color and a different gender. (Laughter.) By Latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country. (Applause.) By Muslim Americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their God. (Applause.) By our gay brothers and sisters, still taunted, still attacked, still denied their rights. (Applause.)On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination cannot stand -- not on account of color or gender; how you worship or who you love. Prejudice has no place in the United States of America. That's what the NAACP stands for. That's what the NAACP will continue to fight for as long as it takes. (Applause.)But we also know that prejudice and discrimination -- at least the most blatant types of prejudice and discrimination -- are not even the steepest barriers to opportunity today. The most difficultbarriers include structural inequalities that our nation's legacy of discrimination has left behind; inequalities still plaguing too many communities and too often the object of national neglect. These are barriers we are beginning to tear down one by one -- by rewarding work with an expanded tax credit; by making housing more affordable; by giving ex-offenders a second chance. (Applause.) These are barriers we're targeting through our White House Office on Urban Affairs, through programs like Promise Neighborhoods that builds on Geoffrey Canada's success with the Harlem Children's Zone -- (applause) -- that foster a comprehensive approach to ending poverty by putting all children on a pathway to college, and giving them the schooling and after-school support that they need to get there. (Applause.)I think all of us understand that our task of reducing these structural inequalities has been made more difficult by the state and structure of our broader economy; an economy that for the last decade has been fueled by a cycle of boom and bust; an economy where the rich got really, really rich, but ordinary folks didn't see their incomes or their wages go up; an economy built on credit cards, shady mortgage loans; an economy built not on a rock, but on sand.That's why my administration is working so hard not only to create and save jobs in the short-term, not only to extend unemployment insurance and help for people who have lost their health care in this crisis, not just to stem the immediate economic wreckage, but to lay a new foundation for growth and prosperity that will put opportunity within the reach of not just African Americans, but all Americans. All Americans. (Applause.) Of every race. Of every creed. From every region of the country. (Applause.) We want everybody to participate in the American Dream. That's what the NAACP is all about. (Applause.)Now, one pillar of this new foundation is health insurance for everybody. (Applause.) Health insurance reform that cuts costs and makes quality health coverage affordable for all, and it closes health care disparities in the process. Another pillar is energy reform that makes clean energy profitable, freeing America from the grip of foreign oil; putting young people to work upgrading low-income homes, weatherizing, and creating jobs that can't be outsourced. Another pillar is financial reform with consumer protections to crackdown on mortgage fraud and stop predatory lenders from targeting black and Latino communities all across the country. (Applause.)All these things will make America stronger and more competitive. They will drive innovation, they will create jobs, they will provide families with more security. And yet, even if we do all that, the African American community will still fall behind in the United States and the United States will fall behind in the world unless we do a far better job than we have been doing of educating our sons and daughters. (Applause.)I hope you don't mind -- I want to go into a little detail here about education. (Applause.) In the 21st century -- when so many jobs will require a bachelor's degree or more, when countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow -- a world-class education is a prerequisite for success.There's no two ways about it. There's no way to avoid it. You know what I'm talking about. There's a reason the story of the civil rights movement was written in our schools. There's a reason Thurgood Marshall took up the cause of Linda Brown. There's a reason why the Little Rock Nine defied a governor and a mob. It's because there is no stronger weapon against inequality and no better path to opportunity than an education that can unlock a child's God-given potential. (Applause.)And yet, more than half a century after Brown v. Board, the dream of a world-class education isstill being deferred all across the country. African American students are lagging behind white classmates in reading and math -- an achievement gap that is growing in states that once led the way in the civil rights movement. Over half of all African American students are dropping out of school in some places. There are overcrowded classrooms, and crumbling schools, and corridors of shame in America filled with poor children -- not just black children, brown and white children as well.The state of our schools is not an African American problem; it is an American problem. (Applause.) Because if black and brown children cannot compete, then America cannot compete. (Applause.) And let me say this, if Al Sharpton, Mike Bloomberg, and Newt Gingrich can agree that we need to solve the education problem, then that's something all of America can agree we can solve. (Applause.) Those guys came into my office. (Laughter.) Just sitting in the Oval Office -- I kept on doing a double-take. (Laughter and applause.) So that's a sign of progress and it is a sign of the urgency of the education problem. (Applause.) All of us can agree that we need to offer every child in this country -- every child --AUDIENCE: Amen!。

批评奥巴马英文作文I think Obama's policies were too focused on big government and too much interference in the economy. He should have let the free market work its magic and not rely so heavily on government intervention.Obama's foreign policy was weak and indecisive. He failed to take strong action in many international crises and allowed America's global influence to decline.Obama's healthcare reform, known as Obamacare, was a disaster. It led to higher premiums and limited choices for many Americans, and the government should not have been involved in such a personal matter.Obama's handling of immigration was ineffective. He failed to secure the border and address the issue ofillegal immigration, leading to a situation that is still a major problem today.Obama's environmental policies were too extreme and hurt the economy. He should have focused on finding a balance between protecting the environment and promoting economic growth.Overall, I believe Obama's presidency was marked by too much government intervention, weak foreign policy, and failed domestic policies. He did not live up to the expectations of many Americans and left a lot of problems for his successor to deal with.。

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如果加入的内容更是当今政要们的一些讲话，那在雅思考官的眼中，我们不仅英语能力胜任，同时还对世界时事颇为关注，那考官对我们的印象分数，自然大大增加。

以下是奥巴马总统于统11月16日的讲话，我们来看一看，总统的演说能否应用到我们的作文题中。

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In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at roughly $5 billion -- today it tops over $400 billion each year . The commerce affects our peoples lives in so many ways . America imports from China many of the computer parts we use , the clothes we wear ; and we export to China machinery that helps power your industry .This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific , while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life . And as demand becomes more balanced , it can lead to even broaderprosperity .。

2019年雅思时事阅读：奥巴马将采取行动预防此类事件word版本本文部分内容来自网络整理，本司不为其真实性负责，如有异议或侵权请及时联系，本司将立即删除！== 本文为word格式，下载后可方便编辑和修改！ ==雅思时事阅读：奥巴马将采取行动预防此类事件201X年12月14日，美国举国上下沉浸在一篇悲痛的情绪中，在美国康涅狄格州纽敦市的桑迪.胡克小学发生了一起严重的枪击案，一名20岁的少年持枪闯入桑迪.胡克小学，杀害了包括枪手在内的28人，其中20人为儿童，系美国历史上死伤最惨重的校园枪击案之一。

美国政府和媒体对此事几位关注，并在顿短间内做出了详细的报道。

下面雅思从国外网站上收集整理了雅思时事阅读系列之康涅狄格州校园枪击案系列报道，供考生们使用，这些文章都是很好的雅思阅读材料，考生可以先泛读掌握其大意，再精读学习其中的词汇用法，以下为详细内容。

奥巴马承诺将采取切实行动预防此类事件Obama Pledges Meaningful Action After Connecticut ShootingWiping tears from his eyes , President Barack Obama urged the nation to come together in the wake of a shooting that left more than two dozen people dead , many of them children , Friday morning at a Connecticut elementary school .Weve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years , Obama said in brief remarks Friday afternoon at the White House , some six hours after a gunman in his 20 s reportedly opened fire in a kindergarten classroom .According to the Associated Press and other news outlets , the grisly massacre which unfolded at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the wooded enclave of Newtown , Conn ., some 70 miles northeast of New York City left 27 people dead , including 20 children . Connecticut law enforcement officials said the gunman was among the dead . The preliminary tally would make the massacre among the deadliest in U . S . history , perhaps surpassed only by a 201X massacre at Virginia Tech University , where a mentally ill student killed 32 people before turning his guns on himself .。

【参考文档】雅思阅读材料：奥巴马给女儿的信-精选word文档本文部分内容来自网络整理，本司不为其真实性负责，如有异议或侵权请及时联系，本司将立即删除！== 本文为word格式，下载后可方便编辑和修改！ ==雅思阅读材料：奥巴马给女儿的信Dear Malia andSasha ,I know that youve both had a lot of fun these last two years onthe campaign trail , going to picnics and parades and state fairs , eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldnt have let you have . But I also know that it hasnt always been easyfor you and Mom , and that as excited as you both are about that newpuppy , it doesnt make up for all the time weve been apart . I knowhow much Ive missed these past two years , and today I want to tellyou a little more about why I decided to take our family on thisjourney 。

亲爱的马莉亚和莎夏：我知道这两年你们俩随我一路竞选都有过不少乐子，野餐、游行、逛州博览会，吃了各种或许我和你妈不该让你们吃的垃圾食物。

然而我也知道，你们俩和你妈的日子，有时候并不惬意。

新来的小狗虽然令你们兴奋，却无法弥补我们不在一起的所有时光。

我明白这两年我错过的太多了，今天我要再向你们说说为何我决定带领我们一家走上这趟旅程。

奥巴马发表不当评论写纸条致歉不久前，美国总统奥巴马就艺术史专业找工作的前景发表了一通“即兴”评论，招致一名艺术史教授的不满。

据报道，奥巴马已亲手写纸条向这位教授致歉。

President Obama issued a hand-written note of apology to an art history professor after making an "off-the-cuff（即席的）" remark about the employment prospects of students who choose to pursue a career in art history.The professor, Ann Collins Johns of the University of Texas-Austin, told arts website Hyperallergic that she was inspired to write to President Obama after the he made a remark at a General Electric factory in Wisconsin last month, saying Americans could make "a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or th e trades than they might with an art history degree."Johns, who describes herself as a fan of the president, wrote a note to Obama focusing on all the positives of an art history degree. She told Hyperallergic that while she didn't save a copy of her original email, "I'm pretty sure that my email was not so much one of outrage（愤怒） at h is statement, but rather a "look at what we do well" statement. I emphasized that we challenge students to think, read, and write critically."Obama sent Johns a scanned handwritten note after receiving her email. The note reads:Ann --Let me apologize for my off-the-cuff remarks. I was making a point about the jobs market, not the value of art history. As it so happens, art history was one of my favorite subjects in high school, and it has helped me take in a great deal of joy in my life that I might otherwise have missed.So please pass on my apology for the glib（油嘴滑舌的） remark to the entire department, and understand that I was trying to encourage young people who may not be predisposed to a four year college experience to be open to technical training that can lead them to an honorable career.Sincerely,Barack ObamaObama seemed to know he might get some complaints after making the comment. At the factory, he said, "Now, noth ing wrong with an art history degree -- I love art history. So I don't want to get a bunch of emails from everybody. I'm just saying you canmake a really good living and have a great career without getting a four-year coll ege education as long as you get the skills and the training that you need."Johns told the New York Times that she's happy with the apology but she's still waiting for the actual letter to arrive in her mailbox. "I'd be lyin g if I said I wasn't anxiously checking my snail mail every day," she told the Times.。