英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 提名Jacob Lew任白宫预算主任.docx
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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲提名JacobLew任白宫预算主任
奥巴马演讲提名JacobLew任白宫预算主任
THEPRESIDENT:
Goodafternoon. BeforeIbegin,Ijustwanttonoteabreakthroughthatwe’vehadonoureffortstopassthemostcomprehensive(综合的,广泛的)reformofWallStreetsincetheGreatDepression. ThreeRepublicansenatorshaveputpoliticsandpartisanship1asidetosupportthisreform,andI'mgratefulfortheirdecision,aswellasalltheDemocrats2who’veworkedsohardtomakethisreformareality--particularlyChairmanDoddandChairmanBarneyFrank.
Whatmembersofbothpartiesrealizeisthatwecan’tallowafinancialcrisislikethisonethatwejustwentthroughtohappenagain. Thisreformwillpreventthatfromhappening. Itwillpreventafinancialcrisislikethisfromhappeningagainbyprotectingconsumersagainsttheunfairpracticesofcreditcardcompaniesandmortgagelenders(抵押放贷者). Itwillensurethattaxpayers4areneveragainonthehookforWallStreet’smistakes. Anditwillendaneraofirresponsibilitythatledtothelossofeightmillionjobsandtrillionsofdollarsofwealth. Thisreformisgoodforfamilies;it’sgoodforbusinesses;it’sgoodfortheentireeconomy. AndIurgetheSenatetoactquicklysothatIcansignitintolawnextweek.
Now,aswefinishourworkonWallStreetreform,we’realsomindfulthatwe'vegotsignificantworktodowhenitcomestoreformingourgovernmentandreducingourdeficit5. Aspartofthatwork,todayIamproudtoannouncethenomination6ofJack7Lewtobeournation’snextDirectorofOfficeofManagementandBudget--orOMB.
BeforetellingyoualittlebitaboutJack,Ijustwanttosayafewwordsaboutthemanthathewillbereplacingatthehelm(掌舵,掌权)ofOMB,andthat’sMr.PeterOrszag. Afewweeksago,Petertoldmethataftermorethanayearandahalfoftireless,around-the-clockserviceinwhatisoneofthetoughestjobsaround,Peterwasreadytomoveontoajobthatoffersalittlemoresanity9(明智,头脑清醒)andfewerlineitems.
Puttingabudgettogetherfortheentirefederalgovernmentisanenormouslydifficulttask,nomatterwhatthestateoftheeconomy,butPeter’sjobwaseventougher. WhenwewalkedthroughthedoorsoftheWhiteHouse,wenotonlyfacedtheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression,wealsofaceda$1.3trilliondeficit--adeficitthatwascausedbothbytherecessionandnearlyadecadeofnotpayingforkeypoliciesandprograms.
Inlightofthesechallenges,Peter’saccomplishments10asDirectorofOMBareevenmoreimpressive. Hewasinstrumentalindesigningandhelping11uspassaneconomicplanthatpreventedaseconddepression--aplanthatisslowlybutsurelymovingusintherightdirectionagain. Thankstohisinnovative12ideasandgritty(坚韧不拔的)determination,wepassedahealthinsurancereformplanthatisnotonlypaidfor,butwillsignificantlylowerthecostofhealthcareaswellasourdeficitoverthenextseveraldecades. Infact,arecentreportbyindependentexpertssaythisreformwillcutthedeficitevenmorethantheCongressionalBudgetOfficefirstestimated.
Peterhasalsohelpedussingleout(挑选)morethanahundredprogramsforelimination13thathaveoutlived(经受住)theirpurposes,andmadeharddecisionsthatwillsavetensofbillionsofdollars. Andhehelpeddraftabudgetfornextyearthatfreezesalldiscretionary(任意的,自由决定的)governmentspendingoutsideofnationalsecurityforthreeyears--somethingthatwasneverenacted14intheprioradministration. It’sabudgetthatwouldreducethedeficitbymorethan$1trillionoverthenextdecade,whichismorethananyotherbudgetinadecade. AndIexpectthatfreezetobecomearealitynextyear.
Peteralsosharesmyviewthatthelong-runningdebatebetweenbiggovernmentandsmallgovernmentmissesthepoint;itisn’trelevanttotoday’schallenges. Therealdebateisabouthowwemakegovernmentsmarter,moreeffective,andmoreefficientinthe21stcentury. It’seasyforanyinstitutiontogetinthehabitofdoingthingsthewaythey’vealwaysbeendone. Weingovernmentcan’taffordthathabit--notonlybecauseitwastestaxpayer3dollars,butbecauseiterodes15(腐蚀,侵蚀)people’sbeliefthattheirgovernmentcanactuallyworkforthem.
Overthelastyearandahalfwe’vebeenabletoemploynewtechnologytomakegovernmentmoreresponsiveandcustomer-friendly--thesamewaythatsomanybusinesseshaveusedtechnologytomakebetterproductsandprovidebetterservices.
Asaresultoftheseefforts,todaywe’recreatingasingleelectronicmedicalrecordforourmenandwomeninuniformthatwillfollowthemfromthedaytheyenlist16untilthedaytheyarelaidtorest. We’recuttingdownthetimethatittakestogetapatentapprovedbycuttingoutunnecessarypaperworkandmodernizing17theprocess. We’reworkingtogivepeoplethechancetogoonlineandbookanappointmentattheSocialSecurityofficeorcheckthestatusoftheircitizenship18application. We’recuttingwastebygettingridoffederalofficespacethathasn’tbeenusedinyears. We’reclosingtheITgapinthefederalgovernment,andhavecreatedmobileappsthatprovidenutritioninformationforyourfavoritefoodsorwaittimesattheairport. Andtheexamplesgoonandon.#p#分页标题#e#
Now,inertia19(惯性,惰性)isapowerfulthing. Constituencies(选区,赞助者)growaroundeveryagencyanddepartmentwithavestedinterest(特权阶级,既得特权)indoingthingsthesameway. Andthat’swhywehavetokeeponchallengingeveryaspectofgovernmenttorethinkitscoremission--tomakesurewe’repursuingthatmissionaseffectivelyandefficiently20aspossible,andtoaskifthatmissionisbetterachievedbypartneringwiththecivic21,faith,andprivatesector22communities.
Thisisamissionthatrequiressomespecialleadership. AndJackLewissomebodywhohasprovenhimselfalreadyequaltothisextraordinarytask.
Youknow,iftherewasafall--iftherewasaHallofFameforbudgetdirectors,thenJackLewsurelywouldhaveearnedaplaceforhisserviceinthatroleunderPresidentClinton,whenhehelpedbalancethefederalbudgetafteryearsofdeficits23. WhenJackleftthatpostattheendoftheClintonadministration,hehandedthenextadministrationarecord$236billionbudgetsurplus. ThedayItookoffice,eightyearslater,Americafacedarecord$1.3trilliondeficit.
Jack’schallengeoverthenextfewyearsistousehisextraordinaryskillandexperiencetocutdownthatdeficitandputournationbackonafiscally24(财政上)responsiblepath. AndIhavetheutmost(极限的,最远的)faithinhisabilitytoachievethisgoalasacentralmemberofoureconomicteam.
Jackistheonlybudgetdirectorinhistorytopresideoverabudgetsurplusforthreeconsecutive25years. WhenJackwasdeputydirectoratOMB,hewaspartoftheteamthatreachedabipartisan(两党连立的)agreementtobalancethebudgetforthefirsttimeindecades. Hewasaprincipaldomesticpolicyadvisor26toTipO’Neill,andworkedwithhimonthebipartisanagreementtoreformSocialSecurityinthe1980s.
Hewasexecutivevice8presidentatNewYorkUniversity,whereheoversaw27budgetandfinances. Andforthepastyearandahalf,he’sbeensuccessfulinoverseeingtheStateDepartment’sextremelycomplexandchallengingbudgetasDeputySecretaryofStateforManagementandResources. IwasactuallyworriedthatHillarywouldnotlethimgo. Ihadtotradeanumberofnumber-onedraftpicks--(laughter)--togetJackbackatOMB.
ButIamgratefulthatHillaryagreedtohaveJackleave,andI'mevenmorethrilledthatJackagreedtotakeonthischallengeatthismoment. JackisgoingtobeanoutstandingOMBdirector. Weknowitbecausehe’sbeenonebefore. Atatimewhensomanyfamiliesaretightening29theirbelts,he’sgoingtomakesurethatthegovernmentcontinuestotighten28itsown. He’sgoingtodothiswhilemakinggovernmentmoreefficient,moreresponsivetothepeopleitserves.
And,Jack,Iamlookingforwardtoworkingwithyouonyourcriticalmission. Thankyousomuch. AndthankstoJack’sfamily,whohasbeenputtingupwith(忍受,容忍)himinmultiple,verydifficultjobsoverandoveragain. Weappreciatehisservicetoourcountryandweappreciateyoursaswell.
Thankyou,everybody.
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26P.M.EDT
■文章重点单词注释:
1
Partisanship
n.党派性,党派偏见
参考例句:
HerviolentpartisanshipwasfightingSoames'sbattle.她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。
Therewasalinkofunderstandingbetweenthem,moreimportantthanaffectionorpartisanship.'比起人间的感情,比起相同的政见,这一点都来得格外重要。
来自英汉文学
2
democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士(democrat的名词复数)
参考例句:
TheDemocratsheldapeprallyonCapitolHillyesterday.民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
Thedemocratsorganizeafilibusterinthesenate.民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。
来自《简明英汉词典》
3
taxpayer
n.纳税人
参考例句:
Thenewschemewillrunoffwithalotofthetaxpayer'smoney.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
Thetaxpayerareunfavourablydisposedtowardstherecenttaxincrease.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
4
taxpayers
纳税人,纳税的机构(taxpayer的名词复数)
参考例句:
Financeforeducationcomesfromtaxpayers.教育经费来自纳税人。
Shewasdeclaimingagainstthewasteofthetaxpayers'money.她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
5
deficit
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
参考例句:
Thedirectorshavereportedadeficitof2.5milliondollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
Wehaveagreatdeficitthisyear.我们今年有很大亏损。
6
nomination
n.提名,任命,提名权
参考例句:
Johnisfavouritetogetthenominationforclubpresident.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
Fewpeoplepronouncedforhisnomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
7
jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
Iamlookingfortheheadphonejack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
Heliftedthecarwithajacktochangetheflattyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
8
vice
n.坏事;恶习;[
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