英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲美国仍是世界创新商业的基地3

1、奥巴 马 演 讲 美国仍是世界创 新商 业 的基地 3Now, two years later, though, we're in a different place. In part because of the economic plan that my recovery board helped shape, the economy is now growing again. Over the last year, businesses have added more than a million jobs. The pace of hiring and growth is pi

2、cking up, and that's encouraging news. But at the same time, while businesses are adding jobs, millions of people are still out there looking for work. And even here in Schenectady, as well as GE is doing, I know everybody here knows a neighbor or friend or relative who s still out of work.So it

3、 s no-t it s a great thing that the economy is growing, but it s not growing fast enough yet to make up for the damage that was done by the recession.The past two years were about pulling our economy back from the brink 1 . The next two years, our job now, is putting our economy into overdrive （超速 转

4、动 ）. Our job is to doeverything we can to ensure that businesses can take root and folks can find good jobs and America is leading the global competition that will determine our success in the 21st century.And so now, to help fulfill 2 this new mission, I massembling a new group of business leaders

5、and outside advisors 3 . And I am so proud and pleased that Jeff has agreed to chair this panel - my Council on Jobs andCompetitiveness - because we think GE has something toteach businesses all across America. （Applause.）Now, I hope you don't mind, I m going to brag 4 aboutyour boss for a secon

6、d here. Jeff is somebody who brings a wealth of experience to the table. He is one of the nation smost respected and admired business leaders, and that's a reputation he earned over 10 years at the helm of this company. In the coming days, we ll be announcing thebusiness leaders, the labor 5 lea

7、ders, the economists 6 and others who will join with Jeff to help guide us into that overdrive mode.I know this council will be an important asset （ 资产 ， 优 点） as we seek to do everything we can to spur hiring and ensure our nation can compete with anybody on the planet. That means spurring innovatio

8、n in growing industries like clean energy manufacturing, the kind of stuff that's being done right here at this plant; ensuring our economy isn t heldback by crumbling 7 （破碎的）roads and broken-down infrastructure 8 .It means educating and training our people. I just had a chance to meet one of th

9、e guys here at the plant who had been trained at Hudson Valley, which I had an opportunity to visit a while back. And that's an example of the kind of partnerships 9 that we' ve got to duplicate, 重复）all across the country.Schenectady offers that kind of example. Hudson Valley Community Colle

10、ge created a program so students could earn a paycheck and have their tuition covered while training for jobs at this plant. That s helping 10 folks find good work; it s helping GE fill high- skill positions; it s makingthis whole region more competitive.So ultimately winning this global competition

11、 comes down to living up to the promise of places like this. Here in Schenectady, you re heirs to a great tradition of innovation and enterprise: the pioneering work of Edison that made the entire modern age possible - the tungsten （ 钨 ） filaments 11 （ 细丝 ，灯 丝 ） that still light our homes; the x-ray

12、s that diagnose disease; now the advanced batteries and renewable energy sources that hold so much promise for the future.In these pioneering efforts, we see what America is all3about. We see what has in our past allowed us to not onlyweather rough storms but reach brighter days. And it s got to rem

13、ind us that we ve got those same strengthTs.his isAmerica. We still have that spirit of invention, and that sense of optimism, that belief that if we work hard and we give it our all, that anything is possible in this country.The future belongs to us. And you at this plant, you are showing us the wa

14、y forward. So thank you so much, everybody. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America. (Applause.) 文章重点单词 注 释 ：1brinkn.（悬崖、河流等的）边缘，边沿参考例句：The tree grew on the brink of the cliff. 那棵 树 生 长 在峭壁的边缘 。The two countries were poised on the brink of war. 这 两个国家处 于交 战 的边缘 。fulfillvt. 履行， 实现 ，

15、完成； 满 足，使 满 意参考例句：If you make a promise you should fulfill it. 如果你 许诺 了，你就要履行你的诺 言。This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这 家公司 应该 能够满 足我 们 的要求。3advisorsn.顾问，劝告者（advisor的名词复数）；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授参考例句：The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors.地方 长 官感到他 们 一

16、直在受 顾问们 的愚弄。来自 现 代 汉 英 综 合大 词 典We will consult together with advisors about her education.我 们 将一起和 专 家商 议 她的教育事宜。来自互 联 网4bragv./n. 吹牛，自夸；adj. 第一流的参考例句：He made brag of his skill. 他夸耀自己技术 高明。His wealth is his brag. 他夸 张 他的 财 富。5laborn.劳动,努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦 参考例句：We are never late in sat

17、isfying him for his labor. 我 们 从不延 误 付 给 他 劳动报 酬。He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor. 艰 苦 劳动 两周后，他已 经 疲 惫 不堪了。6economistsn.经济学家，经济专家（economist的名词复数） 参考例句：The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.股价的突然上 涨 使 经济 学家大惑不解。Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcome

18、d the minister's initiative. 外国 银 行家和 经济 学家 对 部 长 的倡 议 反 应谨 慎。 来自 简 明英 汉词 典 7crumbling adj. 摇摇 欲 坠 的 参考例句：an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof一所灰泥剥落、屋顶 漏水的老房子The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty.这 条船停泊在一个 摇摇 欲 坠 的石灰岩 码头边 。8infrastructuren.下部构造，下部 组织，基础结构，基

19、础设施 参考例句：We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加 强科学基 础设 施建 设 。We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture. 加 强 文化基 础设 施建 设 ， 发 展各 类 群众文化。 9partnershipsn.伙伴关系（partnership的名词复数）；合伙人身份；合作关系 参考例句：Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企 业 的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。来自英 汉 非文学 -