奥巴马2009年秋季开学致辞美国中小学生（中英对照） REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICAS SCHOOLCHILDREN Wakefield High School, Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 美国总统奥巴马对全美中小学生的讲话 弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲尔德高中 2009年9月8日 Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) pl:z How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And weve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)大家好！谢谢你们。谢谢你们。谢谢你们大 家。 好， 大家请就坐。 你们今天都好吗？ （掌声） 蒂姆斯派塞（Tim Spicer）好吗？（掌声）我现 在与弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学 生们在一起。美国各地从小学预备班到中学12 年级的学生正在收听收看。 我很高兴大家今天都 能参与。 我还要感谢韦克菲尔德高中出色的组织 安排。请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。 （掌声） I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, its your first day in a new school, so its understandable if youre a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now - (applause) - with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade youre in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you couldve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. 我知道，今天是你们很多人开学的日子。对 于进入小学预备班、初中或高中的学生，今天是 你们来到新学校的第一天，心里可能有点紧张， 这是可以理解的。 我能想象有些毕业班学生现在 感觉很不错 （掌声） 还有一年就毕业了。 不论在哪个年级， 你们有些人可能希望暑假更长 一点，今天早上还能多睡一小会儿。 I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didnt have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. 跟上， 不落人之后;齐肩并进;紧跟我了解这种感觉。我小时候，我们家生活在 海外。我在印度尼西亚住了几年。我妈妈没有钱 送我上其他美国孩子上的学校， 但她认为必须让 我接受美式教育。因此，她决定从周一到周五自 己给我补课。不过她还要上班，所以只能在清晨 四点半给我上课。 Now, as you might imagine, I wasnt too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, Id fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever Id complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and shed say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.” (Laughter.) 你们可以想见，我不太情愿那么早起床。有 很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡着了。但每当我抱怨 的时候，我妈妈都会那样地看我一眼，然后说： “小子，这对我也并不轻松。”（笑声） So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But Im here today because I have something important to discuss with you. Im here because I want to talk with you about your education and whats expected of all of you in this new school year. 我知道你们有些人还在适应开学后的生活。 但我今天来到这里是因为有重要的事情要和你 们说。我来这里是要和你们谈谈你们的教育问 题，以及在这个新学年对你们所有人的期望。 Now, Ive given a lot of speeches about education. And Ive talked about responsibility a lot. 我做过很多次有关教育问题的演讲。 我多次 谈到过责任问题。 Ive talked about teachers responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn. 我谈到过教师激励学生并督促他们学习的 责任。 Ive talked about your parents responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and dont spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox. 我谈到过家长的责任，要确保你们走正路， 完成家庭作业，不要整天坐在电视前或玩 Xbox 游戏。 Ive talked a lot about your governments responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that arent working, where students arent getting the opportunities that they deserve. 我多次谈到过政府的责任，要制定高标准， 支持教师和校长的工作， 彻底改善不能为学生提 供应有机会的、教育质量差的学校。 But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world - and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. Thats what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education. 做;（使）在内;在上花费;选举执政 然而，即使我们拥有最敬业的教师，最尽力 的家长和全世界最好的学校如果你们大家 不履行你们的责任，不到校上课，不专心听讲， 不听家长、祖父祖母和其他大人的话，不付出取 得成功所必须的勤奋努力， 那么这一切都毫无用 处，都无关紧要。这就是我今天讲话的重点：你 们每个人对自己的教育应尽的责任。 I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that youre good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. Thats the opportunity an education can provide. 我首先要讲讲你们对自己应尽的责任。 你们 每个人都有自己的长处。 你们每个人都能做出自 己的贡献。 你们对自己应尽的责任是发现自己的 能力所在。而教育能够提供这样的机会。 Maybe you could be a great writer - maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper - but you might not know it until you write that English paper - that English class paper thats assigned to y