美国大选首场辩论

2012年美国总统大选电视辩论原文

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JIM LEHRER: Good evening from the Magness Arena at the University of Denver

in Denver, Colorado. I'm Jim Lehrer of the PBS NewsHour, and I welcome you to

the first of the 2012 presidential debates between President Barack Obama, the

Democratic nominee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, the

Republican nominee.

This debate and the next three — two presidential, one vice- presidential — are

sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues, and will follow a format

designed by the commission. There will be six roughly 15-minute segments, with

two-minute answers for the first question, then open discussion for the

remainder of each segment.

Thousands of people offered suggestions on segment subjects of questions via

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JIM LEHRER: Good evening from the Magness Arena at the University of Denver

in Denver, Colorado. I'm Jim Lehrer of the PBS NewsHour, and I welcome

you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between President Barack

Obama, the Democratic nominee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt

Romney, the Republican nominee.

This debate and the next three — two presidential, one vice-

presidential — are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues, and will follow a

format designed by the commission. There will be six roughly 15-minute

segments, with two-minute answers for the first question, then open

discussion for the remainder of each segment.

Round One: Achieving Prosperity

第一轮：实现繁荣

主持人说：

The question is about putting more money into the Americans’ pockets.

问题是：如何让美国人的钱包鼓起来？

首先发言的是希拉里：

First we have to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the

top.

首先，我们要建立一个能为所有人服务的经济体，而非一个只为最富有那群人服务的。

That means we need more jobs, good jobs with rising incomes.

这意味着跟多的工作岗位，那种有着更高收入的好工作。

I want us to invest in you. I want us to invest in your future.

我眼中的投资对象是你们，是你们的未来。

That means jobs in infrastructure and in mass manufacturing, in innovation and

technology, clean renewable energy and in small businesses because most of the

jobs will come from small business.

而这意味着基础设施建设和大型制造业里的岗位、创新和科技领域的岗位、清洁可再生能源

领域的岗位，以及小企业里的岗位，因为这些工作大部分会来自小企业。

We also have to make the economy fairer. That starts with raising the national

minimum wage and also guarantee finely equal pay for women’s work. 我们还得让经济环境更加公平。而这首先就得提高国家最低工资，同时还有确保女性得到平

美国总统选举辩论辩题

正方（支持美国总统选举辩论）：

作为美国总统选举的重要环节，选举辩论是候选人展示自己政治理念和能力的重要机会。首先，选举辩论能够帮助选民更好地了解候选人的政治立场和政策主张。通过辩论，候选人可以就重大议题展开讨论，让选民更清楚地了解候选人的政治主张，有助于选民做出更明智的选择。其次，选举辩论也能够提高选民的政治参与度。通过观看辩论，选民可以更深入地了解候选人的政见，从而更加积极地参与到选举过程中来。最后，选举辩论也有助于促进政治对话和民主价值观。在辩论中，候选人可以就各种政治议题进行深入讨论，这有助于促进政治对话，让选民更好地了解各种政治观点，有助于民主社会的发展。

反方（反对美国总统选举辩论）：

选举辩论并不能真正反映候选人的政治能力和素质。首先，选举辩论往往只是表面功夫，候选人会在辩论中使用花言巧语来迷惑选民，而实际上并不能真正展现其政治能力。其次，选举辩论往往只是形式主义，候选人会在辩论中避重就轻，而不是真正就重大议题进行深入讨论。最后，选举辩论也容易受到舆论和媒体的影响，这样就会导致候选人在辩论中表现不真实，从而误导选民的判断。正如美国前总统林肯所说，“你可以骗所有人一部分时间，也可以骗一部分人所有时间，但你无法骗所有人所有时间。”选举辩论往往只是候选人表面的政治表演，不能真正反映其政治能力和素质。

综上所述，选举辩论在一定程度上有助于选民更好地了解候选人的政治立场和政策主张，提高选民的政治参与度，促进政治对话和民主价值观。但是，选举辩论也存在着表面功夫、形式主义和容易受到舆论和媒体影响的问题。因此，我们应该在推进选举辩论的同时，也应该对选举辩论进行改革，让选举辩论更加真实、公正和深入。