奥巴马讲话 呼吁国会共和党人负起应负责任
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Hi, everybody. This week, I spent some time in Colorado and Texas, talking with people about what's going on in their lives.
 
One of them was Elizabeth Cooper, who'll be a college junior this fall. She wrote to tell me something I hear often: how hard it is for middle-class families like hers to afford college. And she shared something I know many of you feel when you wonder what's going on in Washington. She said she feels "not significant enough to be addressed, not poor enough for people to worry, and not rich enough to be cared about."
 
I ran for President to fight for Americans just like Elizabeth-people who work hard, do everything right, and just want a chance to build a decent1 life for themselves and their families.
 
And after the worst economic crisis2 in generations, our businesses have now created nearly 10 million new jobs over the past 52 months. The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point since 2008. By almost every measure, our economy is better off than it was five years ago.
 
But while we've created more jobs at this point of the year than any year since 1999, too many families barely3 earn what they did in 1999. It's harder to pay for college, save, or retire, because people's wages and incomes have not gone up. Nearly all the gains of the recovery are going to the very top-and aren't making a difference in your lives.
 
And I believe America does better when the middle class does better. And I've laid out an opportunity agenda4 to create jobs, train workers, educate our kids, and make sure hard work actually pays off.
 
These are the things we should be doing to grow the middle class and help folks work their way into the middle class. And it's pretty uncontroversial(非争论性的) stuff.
 
I hope we can work together on it. And I'm always willing to compromise if folks have other ideas or if it advances generally the interests of working Americans.
 
But so far this year, Republicans6 in Congress have blocked every serious idea to strengthen the middle class. Lifting the minimum wage, fair pay, student loan reform-they've said no to all of it. And that's when I've acted this year to help working Americans on my own– when Congress won't act.
 
I've taken actions to attract new jobs, lift workers' wages, help students pay off their loans, and more. And the Republican5 plan right now is not to do some of this work with me-instead, it's to sue7 me. That's actually what they're spending their time on. It's a political stunt8 that's going to waste months of America's time. And by the way, they're going to pay for it using your hard-earned tax dollars.
 
I have a better idea: do something, Congress. Do anything to help working Americans. Join the rest of the country.
 
Join me, I'm looking forward to working with you.
 
You know, on Tuesday, I met with Carolyn Reed9 and her husband David, who own six Silver Mine Sub shops in Colorado. Two days later, they announced they're giving their hourly employees a raise to ten dollars and ten cents an hour.
 
They're not waiting for Congress. Carolyn said, "We are happy to be a part of what I hope will be a growing voluntary trend in increased wages."
 
Carolyn and Americans like her all across the country are happy to do their part. Congress now needs to step up and do its part. And next week, I'll travel to a couple of job sites to talk about how Democrats10 and Republicans can work together to grow the economy and protect nearly 700,000 jobs by passing a highway bill by the end of the summer.
 
I'm here because hardworking Americans like Elizabeth and Carolyn. That's something I'll never forget-it's something I'll never stop fighting for.
 
Thanks, and have a great weekend.


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1 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的,不错的,体面的,正派的,恰当的
参考例句:
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
2 crisis pzJxT     
n.危机,危急关头,决定性时刻,关键阶段
参考例句:
  • He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明,在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
  • The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。
3 barely gyFz0w     
adv.仅仅,几乎没有,几乎不
参考例句:
  • The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
  • He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
4 agenda KKqy0     
n.议事日程,记事册
参考例句:
  • We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
  • If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见,议程就通过了。
5 republican wW0xw     
n.拥护共和政体的人; adj.共和政体的,(Republican)共和党人,(Republican)共和党的
参考例句:
  • Some families have been republican for generations.有些家庭世代都支持共和党。
  • A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.第三个候选人已经加入角逐共和党提名的行列。
6 republicans 060358f4c6087ad76e0fb6fca649bd02     
拥护共和政体者,共和主义者( republican的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
  • The latest poll gives the Republicans a 5% lead. 最近的民意调查结果表明共和党领先了五个百分点。
7 sue PUAzm     
vt.控告,起诉;vi.请求,追求,起诉
参考例句:
  • If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱,我就告你。
  • The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。
8 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演,绝技,特技;vt.阻碍...发育,妨碍...生长
参考例句:
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
9 reed fAizT     
n.芦苇,芦丛,簧舌,簧片
参考例句:
  • The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
  • They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。
10 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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