奥巴马关于教育讲话第一篇：奥巴马关于教育讲话Weekly Address: Winning the Future at IntelUS President Barack Obama delivers his weekly address, 19 Feb 2011Remarks of President Barack ObamaAs Prepared for DeliveryFebruary 19, 2011 Hillsboro, OregonI’m speaking to you from just outside Portland, Oregon where I’m visiting Intel, a company that helped pioneer the digital age.I just came from a tour of an assembly line where highly-skilled technicians are building microprocessors that run everything from desktop computers to smart phones.But these workers aren’t just manufacturing high-tech computer chips.They’re showing us how America will win the future.For decades, Intel has led the world in developing new technologies.But even as global competition has intensified, this company has invested, built, and hired in America.Three-quarters of Intel’s products are made by American workers.And as the company expands operations in Oregon and builds a new plant in Arizona, it plans to hire another 4,000 people this panies like Intel are proving that we can compete – that instead of just being a nation that buys what’s made overseas, we can make things in America and sell them around the globe.Winning this competition depends on the ingenuity and creativity of our private sector – which was on display in my visit today.But it’s also going to depend on what we do as a nation to make America the best place on earth to do business.Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require educationbeyond high school, many requiring proficiency in math and science.And yet today we’ve fallen behind in math, science, and graduation rates.As a result, companies like Intel struggle to hire American workers with the skills that fit their needs.If we want to win the global competition for new jobs and industries, we’ve got to win the global competition to educate our people.We’ve got to have the best trained, best skilled workforce in the world.That’s how we’ll ensu re that the next Intel, the next Google, or the next Microsoft is created in America, and hires American workers.This is why, over the past two years, my administration has made education a top priority.We’ve launched a competition called “Race to the Top”– a reform that is lifting academic standards and getting results;not because Washington dictated the answers, but because states and local schools pursued innovative solutions.We’re also making college more affordable for millions of students, and revitalizing our community colleges, so that folks can get the training they need for the careers they want.And as part of this effort, we’ve launched a nationwide initiative to connect graduates that need jobs with businesses that need their skills.Intel understands how important these partnerships can be –recognizing that their company’s success depends on a pipeline of skilled people ready to fill high-wage, high-tech jobs.Intel often pays for workers to continue their education at nearby Portland State Unive rsity.As a result, one out of every fifteen of Intel’s Oregon employees has a degree from Portland State.In fact, Intel’s commitment to education begins at an even younger age.The company is providing training to help 100,000 math and science teachers impr ove their skills in the classroom.And today, I’m also meeting a few students from Oregon who impressed thejudges in the high school science and engineering competitions that Intel sponsors across America.One young woman, Laurie Rumker, conducted a chemistry experiment to investigate ways to protect our water from pollution.Another student, named Yushi Wang, applied the principles of quantum physics to design a faster computer chip.We’re talking about high school students.So these have been a tough few years for our country.And in tough times, it’s natural to question what the future holds.But when you meet young people like Laurie and Yushi, it’s hard not to be inspired.And it’s impossible not to be confident about America.We are poised to lead in this new century –and not just because of the good work that large companies like Intel are doing.All across America, there are innovators and entrepreneurs who are trying to start the next Intel, or just get a small business of their own off the ground.I’ll be meeting with some of these men and women next week in Cleveland, to get ideas about what we can do to help their companies grow and create jobs.The truth is, we have everything we need to compete: bold entrepreneurs, bright new ideas, and world-class colleges and universities.And, most of all, we have young people just brimming with promise and ready to help us succeed.All we have to do is tap that potential.That’s the lesson on display at Intel.And that’s how America will win the future.Thank you.第二篇：奥巴马讲话文本奥巴马每周电视讲话(2月19日)大耳朵英语Remarks of President Barack ObamaAs Prepared for DeliveryFebruary 19, 2011 Hillsboro, OregonI’m speaking to you from just outside Portland, Oregon where I’m visiting Intel, a company that helped pioneer the digital age.I just came from a tour of an assembly line where highly-skilled technicians are building microprocessors that run everything from desktop computers to smartphones.But these workers aren’t just manufacturing high-tech computer chips.They’re showing us how America w ill win the future.For decades, Intel has led the world in developing new technologies.But even as global competition has intensified, this company has invested, built, and hired in America.Three-quarters of Intel’s products are made by American workers.An d as the company expands operations in Oregon and builds a new plant in Arizona, it plans to hire another 4,000 people this panies like Intel are proving that we can compete – that instead of just being a nation that buys what’s made overseas, we can make things in America and sell them around the globe.Winning this competition depends on the ingenuity and creativity of our private sector – which was on display in my visit today.But it’s also going to depend on what we do as a nation to make America the best place on earth to do business.Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education beyond high school, many requiring proficiency in math and science.And yet today we’ve fallen behind in math, science, and graduation rates.As a result, companies like Intel struggle to hire American workers with the skills that fit their needs.If we want to win the global competition for new jobs and industries, we’ve got to win the global competition to educate our people.We’ve got to have the best trained, best skilled workforce in the world.That’s how we’ll ensure that the next Intel, the next Google, or the next Microsoft is created in America, and hiresAmerican workers.This is why, over the past two years, my administration has made educ ation a top priority.We’ve launched a competition called “Race to the Top” – a reform that is lifting academic standards and getting results;not because Washington dictated the answers, but because states and local schools pursued innovative solutions.We’r e also making college more affordable for millions of students, and revitalizing our community colleges, so that folks can get the training they need for the careers they want.And as part of this effort, we’ve launched a nationwide initiative to connect graduates that need jobs with businesses that need their skills.Intel understands how important these partnerships can be –recognizing that their company’s success depends on a pipeline of skilled people ready to fill high-wage, high-tech jobs.Intel often pays for workers to continue their education at nearby Portland State University.As a result, one out of every fifteen of Intel’s Oregon employees has a degree from Portland State.In fact, Intel’s commitment to education begins at an even younger age.The company is providing training to help 100,000 math and science teachers improve their skills in the classroom.And today, I’m also meeting a few students from Oregon who impressed the judges in the high school science and engineering competitions that Intel sponsors across America.One young woman, Laurie Rumker, conducted a chemistry experiment to investigate ways to protect our water from pollution.Another student, named Yushi Wang, applied the principles of quantum physics to design a faster computer chip.We’re talking about high school students.So these have been a tough few years for our country.And in tough times, it’s natural to question what the future holds.But when you meet young people like Laurie andYushi, it’s hard not to be inspired.And it’s impos sible not to be confident about America.We are poised to lead in this new century –and not just because of the good work that large companies like Intel are doing.All across America, there are innovators and entrepreneurs who are trying to start the next Intel, or just get a small business of their own off the ground.I’ll be meeting with some of these men and women next week in Cleveland, to get ideas about what we can do to help their companies grow and create jobs.The truth is, we have everything we need to compete: bold entrepreneurs, bright new ideas, and world-class colleges and universities.And, most of all, we have young people just brimming with promise and ready to help us succeed.All we have to do is tap that potential.That’s the lesson on display at Intel.And that’s how America will win the future.Thank you.奥巴马2月26日电视讲话大耳朵英语2011-02-27 08:15:06【打印】Remarks of President Barack Obama As Prepared for Delivery February 26, 2011 Washington, DCOver the last month, I’ve been traveling the country, talking to Americans about how we can out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world.Doing that will require a government that lives within its means, and cuts whatever spending we can afford to do without.But it will also require investing in our nation’s future ? training and educating our workers;increasing our commitment to research and technology;building new roads and bridges, high-speed rail and high-speed internet.In cities and towns throughout America, I’ve seen the benefits of thes e investments.The schools andcolleges of Oregon are providing Intel ? the state’s largest private employer ? with a steady stream of highly-educated workers and engineers.At Parkville Middle School outside of Baltimore, engineering is the most popular subject, thanks to outstanding teachers who are inspiring students to focus on their math and science skills.In Wisconsin, a company called Orion is putting hundreds of people to work manufacturing energy-efficient lights in a once-shuttered plant.And in the small community of Marquette, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, widely accessible high-speed internet has allowed students and entrepreneurs to connect to the global economy.One small business, a third-generation, family-owned clothing shop called Getz’s is n ow selling their products online, which has helped them double their workforce and make them one of America’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies in a recent listing.Each of these places reminds us that investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure are an essential down payment on our future.But they also remind us that the only way we can afford these investments is by getting our fiscal house in order.Just like any family, we have to live within our means to make room for things we absolutely need.That’s why I’ve called for a freeze on annual domestic spending over the next five years ? a freeze that would cut the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, bringing this kind of spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was President.Just to be clear, that’s lower than it was under the past three administrations, and lower than it was under Ronald Reagan.Now, putting this budget freeze in place will require tough choices.That’s why I’ve frozen salaries for hardwo rking civil servants for three years, and proposed cutting programs I care about deeply, likecommunity action programs in low-income neighborhoods.I’m not taking these steps lightly ? but I’m taking them because our economic future demands it.Still, a freeze in annual domestic spending is just a start.If we’re serious about tackling our long-run fiscal challenges, we also need to cut excessive spending wherever we find it ? in defense spending, spending in Medicare and Medicaid, and spending through tax breaks and loopholes.I’m willing to consider any serious ideas to help us reduce the deficit ? no matter what party is proposing them.But instead of cutting the investments in education and innovation we need to out-compete the rest of the world, we need a balanced approach to deficit reduction.We all need to be willing to sacrifice, but we can’t sacrifice our future.Next week, Congress will focus on a short-term budget.For the sake of our people and our economy, we cannot allow gridlock to prevail.Both Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate have said they believe it’s important to keep the government running while we work together on a plan to reduce our long-term deficit.Given that, I urge and expect them to find common ground so we can accelerate, not impede, economic growth.It won’t be easy.There will be plenty of debates and disagreements, and neither party will get everything it wants.Both sides will have to compromise.That’s what it will take to do what’s right for our country.And I lo ok forward to working with members of both parties to produce a responsible budget that cuts what we can’t afford, sharpens America’s competitive edge in the world, and helps us win the future.Thanks everyone, and have a nice weekend.奥巴马3月5日电视讲话大耳朵英语2011-03-06 00:00:02【打印】Weekly Address: Cutting Waste, Investing in the FutureMarch 05, 2011I'm talking with you from Miami, Florida, where I'm visiting Miami Central High School, a school that's turning itself around on behalf of its kids.And I came here with Jeb Bush, former governor of this state, because he and I share the view that education isn't a partisan issue – it's an American issue.But in a larger sense, this is a moment when we’ve all got to do what the students and teachers are doing here.We've got to step up our game.Our top priority right now has to be creating new jobs and opportunities in a fiercely competitive world.And this week, we received very good news on that front.We learned that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years as our economy added another 222,000 private sector jobs last month.Now, we have a lot more work to do, not just for the Americans who still don't have a job, but for the millions more who still don't have the right job or all the work they need to live out the American Dream.But the progress we’re seeing says something about the determination and ingenuity of our people and our businesses.What's also helping to fuel this economic growth are the tax cuts that Democrats and Republicans came together to pass in December and I signed into law – tax cuts that are already making Americans’ paychecks bigger and allowing businesses to write off their investments, freeing up more money for job creation.Just as both parties cooperated on tax relief that is now fueling job growth, we need to come together around a budget that cuts spending without slowing our economic momentum.We need a government that lives within its meanswithout sacrificing job-creating investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure.The budget I sent to Congress makes these investments, but it also includes a 5-year spending freeze, and it will reduce our deficits by $1 trillion over the next decade.In fact, the cuts I've proposed would bring annual domestic spending to its lowest share of the economy under any president in more than 50 years.Over the last few weeks, Members of Congress have been debating their own proposals.And I was pleased that Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together a few days ago and passed a plan to cut spending and keep the government running for two more weeks.Still, we can't do business two weeks at a time.It's not responsible, and it threatens the progress our economy has been making.We've got to keep that momentum going.We need to come together, Democrats and Republicans, around a long-term budget that sacrifices wasteful spending without sacrificing the job-creating investments in our future.My administration has already put forward specific cuts that meet congressional Republicans halfway.And I'm prepared to do more.But we'll only finish the job together – by sitting at the same table, working out our differences, and finding common ground.That’s why I've asked Vice President Biden and members of my Administration to meet with leaders of Congress going forward.Getting our fiscal house in order can't just be something we use as cover to do away with things we dislike politically.And it can't just be about how much we cut.It's got to be about how we cut and how we invest.We've got to be smart about it.Because if we cut back on the kids I've met here and their education, for example, we'd be risking the future of an entire generation of Americans.And there's nothing responsible about that.We've got to cometogether to put America back on a fiscally sustainable course –and make sure that when it comes to the economy of the 21st century, our children and our country are better-prepared than anyone else in the world to take it on.Our future depends on it.That's not a Democratic or a Republican challenge –that’s an American challenge.And I’m confident it's one we'll meet.Thanks for listening.奥巴马3月12日电视讲话大耳朵英语2011-03-12 22:30:04【打印】WEEKLY ADDRESS: Women's History Month Highlights the President's Resolve to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act Ma rch is Women’s History Month, a time not only to celebrate the progress that women have made, but also the women throughout our history who have made that progress possible.One inspiring American who comes to mind is Eleanor Roosevelt.In 1961, the former First Lady was unhappy about the lack of women in government, so she marched up to President Kennedy and handed him a three-page list of women who were qualified for top posts in his administration.This led the President to select Mrs.Roosevelt as the head of a new commission to look at the status of women in America, and the unfairness they routinely faced in their lives.Though she passed away before the commission could finish its work, the report they released spurred action across the country.It helped galvanize a movement led by women that would help make our society a more equal place.It’s been almost fifty years since the Roosevelt commission published its findings ? and there have been few similar efforts by the government in the decades that followed.That’s why, last week, here at the White House, wereleased a new comprehensive report on the status of women in the spirit on the one that was released half a century ago.There was a lot of positive news about the strides we’ve made, even in recent years.For example, women have caught up with men in seeking higher education.In fact, women today are more likely than men to attend and graduate from college.Yet, there are also reminders of how much work remains to be done.Women are still more likely to live in poverty in this country.In education, there are areas like math and engineering where women are vastly outnumbered by their male counterparts.This is especially troubling, for we know that to compete with nations around the world, these are the fields in which we need to harness the talents of all our people.That’s how we’ll win the future.And, today, women still earn on average only about 75 cents for every dollar a man earns.That’s a huge discrepancy.And at a time when folks across this country are struggling to make ends meet ? and many families are just trying to get by on one paycheck after a job loss ? it’s a reminder that achieving equal pay for equal work isn’t just a women’s issue.It’s a family issue.In one of my first acts as President, I signed a law so that women who’ve been discriminated against in their salaries could have their day in court to make it right.But there are steps we should take to prevent that from happening in the first place.That’s why I was so disappointed when an important bill to give women more power to stop pay disparities ? the Paycheck Fairness Act ? was blocked by just two votes in the Senate.And that’s why I’m going to keep up the fight to pass the reforms in that bill.Achieving equality and opportunity for women isn’t just important to me as President.It’s something I care about deeply as the father of two daughters who wants to see his girls growup in a world where there are no limits to what they can achieve.As I’ve traveled across the country, visiting schools and meeting young people, I’ve seen so many girls passionate about science and other subjects that were traditionally not as open to them.We even held a science fair at the White House, where I met a young woman named Amy Chyao.She was only 16 years old, but she was actually working on a treatment for cancer.She never thought, “Science isn’t for me.” She never thought, “Girls can’t do that.” She was just interested in solving a problem.And because someone was interested in giving her a chance, she has the potential to improve lives.That tells me how far we’ve come.But it also tells me we have to work even harder to close the gaps that still exist, and to uphold that simple American ideal: we are all equal and deserving of the chance to pursue our own version of happiness.That’s what Eleanor Roosevelt was striving toward half a century ago.That’s why this report matters today.And that’s why, on behalf of all our daughters and our sons, we’ve got to keep making progress in the years ahead.Thanks for listening.奥巴马3月19日电视讲话大耳朵英语2011-03-19 23:50:01【打印】The President Announces Economic Lessons to be Learned from Countries on the Latin America Trip Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address on Latin America Saturday, March 19, 2011 Washington, DCIn recent days, we’ve seen turmoil and tragedy around the world, from change in the Middle East and North Africa to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.As I said on Friday, we will work with our partners in the region to protect innocent civilians inLibya and hold the Gaddafi regime accountable.And we will continue to stand with the people of Japan in their greatest hour of need.As we respond to these immediate crises abroad, we also will not let up in our efforts to tackle the pressing, ongoing challenges facing our country, including accelerating economic growth.That’s why, over the weekend, I’ll be in Latin America.One of the main reasons for my trip is to strengthen economic partnerships abroad so that we create good jobs at tin America is a part of the world where the economy is growing very quickly.And as these markets grow, so does their demand for goods and services.The question is, Where are those goods and services going to come from? As President, I want to make sure these products are made in America.I want to open more markets around the world so that American companies can do more business and hire more of our people.Here’s a statistic to explain why this is important.Every $1 billion of goods and services we export supports more than 5,000 jobs in the United States.So, the more we sell overseas, the more jobs we create on our shores.That’s why, last year, I set a goal for this country: to double our exports by 2014.And it’s a goal we’re on track to meet.Part of the reason why is the rapid growth of Latin America, and their openness to American business.We now export more than three times as much to Latin America as we do to China, and our exports to the region will soon support more than two million jobs here in the United States.Brazil, the first stop on our trip, is a great example.In 2010, America’s exports to Brazil supported more than 250,000 American jobs.These are jobs at places like Capstone Turbine in California, which recently sold $2 million worth of high-tech energy equipment to Brazil.Another company is Rhino Assembly, a small business in Charlotte, North Carolinathat sells and repairs tools for building cars and planes.A deal with a distributor in Brazil has resulted in new sales and new employees at that firm.And we can point to large companies like Sikorsky, whose helicopter sales to Brazil help sustain a large, skilled workforce in Connecticut, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.T oday, Brazil imports more goods from the United States than from any other nation.And I’ll be meeting with business leaders from both countries to talk about how we can create even more jobs by deepening these economic ties.After Brazil, I’ll also visit Chile, a country with a growing economy, and increasing demand for American goods.In fact, since 2004, our exports there are up 300 percent, and now support about 70,000 jobs in the United States.Finally, we’ll head to El Salvador, a nation with so much promise for growth with the potential to benefit both of our nations.We’ve always had a special bond with our neighbors to the south.It’s a bond born of shared history and values, and strengthened by the millions of Americans who proudly trace their roots to Latin America.But what is clear is that in an increasingly global economy, our partnership with these nations is only going to become more vital.For it’s a source of growth and prosperity ? and not just for the people of Latin America, but for the American people as well.Thank you.第三篇：奥巴马讲话核安全峰会（Nuclear Security Summit）于4月13日上午在华盛顿举行全体会议,美国总统奥巴马在开幕式上致辞。
