奥巴马演讲 美国就业趋势转好1
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THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.

AUDIENCE:  Good morning.

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, let me just -- please, everybody, have a seat -- have a seat.  It is wonderful to be here.  And I want to make a couple of quick acknowledgments(感谢,致谢) .  This guy behind me, you may know him -- he’s the Vice1 President of the United States, Joe Biden.  (Applause.)  Maryland’s Lieutenant2 Governor, Anthony Brown, is here.  (Applause.)  Got the mayor of Hyattsville, William Gardiner.  (Applause.)  And, of course, we’ve got to acknowledge the big man here -- (laughter) -- and he is big.  (Laughter.)  Owner of K Neal International, Stephen Neal. (Applause.) 

Now, I want to thank K Neal for having us here today, giving us a quick tour and having us look at all these -- all these trucks.  (Laughter.)  This is a business that has been selling commercial trucks for over 40 years.  This company employs workers from all over the greater Washington area.  After two years of recession that caused so much pain in so many communities, this is also an example of a company that is starting to see business pick up again.

I was talking to Stephen and he told me that rental3(租赁的) and lease(出租) sales have improved, that there’s a pent-up demand out there for new equipment and you’ve added workers over the last few months.  And Stephen said if things keep on going well, he’ll add more in the months ahead.

 We’re hearing more and more stories like that all across America.  A lot of businesses were hit hard during this downturn, but they’re starting to hire again.  Workers who were laid off, they’re starting to get their jobs back.  Companies that were almost forced to close their doors are making plans to expand and invest in new equipment.

And this progress is reflected in the monthly jobs reports that we get each month.  We received one today.  In May, the economy added 431,000 jobs.  (Applause.)  Now, this is the fifth month in a row that we’ve seen job gains.  And while we recognize that our recovery is still in its early stages and that there are going to be ups and downs(盛衰,沉浮) in the months ahead -- things never go completely in a smooth line -- this report is a sign that our economy is getting stronger by the day.

Now, I want to emphasize that most of these jobs this month that we’re seeing in the statistics represent workers who’ve been hired to complete the 2010 census4(人口普查) .  So these are temporary jobs that are only going to last until the fall, and that may be reflected in future jobs reports.  But even if you put those temporary jobs aside, there’s no doubt that we saw another month of private sector5 job growth.  And that is obviously critical because when businesses are hiring again, people start spending again.  That, in turn, gives businesses more and more incentiv(动机,刺激) to grow.

Now, this doesn’t mean that the recession is over for the millions of Americans who are still out of work, or the millions more who are still struggling to make ends meet(收支相抵,量入为出) .  No words, no statistics, can take away the pain and the anxiety that a family feels because of this downturn.  That can only be relieved with a steady paycheck and the security that a steady job brings.What these numbers do mean, though, is that we’re moving in the right direction.  The economic policies that we put in place are working.  An economy that was shrinking at a scary rate when I was sworn in as President has now been growing for three consecutive6 quarters.  We were losing 750,000 jobs a month during the winter of last year.  We’ve now added jobs for six out of the last seven months.

The taxpayer7 money it cost to shore up(支持,加固) the financial sector and the auto8 industry is being repaid.  I know it was unpopular, but it was the right thing to do.  And both GM and Chrysler -- (applause) -- both GM and Chrysler are adding shifts and operating at a profit, which nobody would have imagined just a year ago.

The question now is, how do we keep this momentum9 going?  How do we keep adding jobs, raising incomes?  How do we keep growing not just our economy but growing our middle class?

In the short-term, we have to keep creating the conditions for companies like K Neal to succeed, to keep growing, to keep hiring.  Because of a bill I signed into law a few months ago, businesses are now eligible10 for tax cuts for hiring unemployed11 workers.  Companies are also able to write off more of their investments in new equipment.  And as part of health reform, 4 million small businesses recently received a postcard in their mailbox telling them that they will be eligible(有资格的) for health care tax cuts this year and that those tax cuts could be worth tens of thousands of dollars to those companies.  (Applause.) 

I’ve also urged Congress to cut more taxes for small businesses and pass a Small Business Lending Fund, so that small businesses can get the incentives12(奖励) and the credit that they need to create jobs and grow.  I believe it’s absolutely critical that we extend unemployment insurance for several more months, so that Americans who’ve been laid off through no fault of their own get the support they need to provide for their families and they can maintain their health insurance until they’re rehired.  And we should provide further support so that states are not cutting back on jobs and vital services, as well as incentives to create clean energy jobs.



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1 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
参考例句:
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
3 rental cBezh     
n.租赁,出租,出租业
参考例句:
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
  • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
4 census arnz5     
n.(官方的)人口调查,人口普查
参考例句:
  • A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
  • The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
5 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
6 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的
参考例句:
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
7 taxpayer ig5zjJ     
n.纳税人
参考例句:
  • The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
  • The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。
8 auto ZOnyW     
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句:
  • Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
  • The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
9 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量
参考例句:
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
10 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
11 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
参考例句:
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
12 incentives 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 ); 刺激; 诱因; 动机
参考例句:
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者,提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
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