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美国总统奥巴马西点军校演讲

01—减肥误区（上）

Maintainabalanceddiet.Getplentyofexercise.Cutdownonjunkfood.Allarebasictenetsoflivingahealthylifestyle.Andforgoodreason.Exercisingregularlycanhelpcontrolweightgain.Andthere’sevidencethatbeingphysicallyactivecangenerallyliftyourmood.Likewise,eatingahealthymixofprotein,fiberandothernutrientsisagenerallyhealthywaytogo.Butwhenitcomestoactuallylosingweightandkeepingitoff,that’scomplicated,becausethere’snomagicalformulaforlosingweight.Sure,therearethousandsofdietsoutthere,buttheonlysurefiremethodforlosingweightiseatingfewercaloriesthanyouburn.Evenifyoueatmostlyjunkfoodhighinsugarandfat,youcanloseweightifyoulimitthecaloriesyoutakeinfromthatstuff.

02—减肥误区（下）

Andontheflipside,it’salltooeasytogainweighteatinglowsugar,lowcaloriehealthfood,oreatingmostlyprotein,ifyoueattoomuchofit.Infact,somestudieshaveshownthatforsomepeople,exerciseandhealthyeatingcanleadtoweightgain.Why?

Becauseitcanencouragepeopletorewardthemselveswithtoomanyextrasnacksortreats.Notthateatingmostlyjunkfoodisagoodidea,evenifyoueatportionssmallenoughtoavoidweightgain.Dothatandyou’llbelackingimportantnutrientsfoundinotherfoods.Sointheend,balanceisimportantforgeneralhealth.Butiflosingweightisyourgoal,thesolutionissimple:

whateveryoueat,eatlessofit.

美国总统奥巴马西点军校演讲

TheWhiteHouse

OfficeofthePressSecretary

ForImmediateRelease

December01,2009

RemarksbythePresidentinAddresstotheNationontheWay

ForwardinAfghanistanandPakistan

EisenhowerHallTheatre,UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWest

Point,WestPoint,NewYork

8:

01P.M.EST

THEPRESIDENT:

Goodevening.TotheUnitedStatesCorpsof

Cadets,tothemenandwomenofourArmedServices,andtomyfellow

Americans:

Iwanttospeaktoyoutonightaboutoureffortin

Afghanistan--thenatureofourcommitmentthere,thescopeofour

interests,andthestrategythatmyadministrationwillpursuetobringthis

wartoasuccessfulconclusion.It'sanextraordinaryhonorformetodo

sohereatWestPoint--wheresomanymenandwomenhavepreparedto

standupforoursecurity,andtorepresentwhatisfinestaboutourcountry.

Toaddresstheseimportantissues,it'simportanttorecallwhyAmerica

andourallieswerecompelledtofightawarinAfghanistaninthefirst

place.Wedidnotaskforthisfight.OnSeptember11,2001,19men

hijackedfourairplanesandusedthemtomurdernearly3,000people.

Theystruckatourmilitaryandeconomicnervecenters.Theytookthe

livesofinnocentmen,women,andchildrenwithoutregardtotheirfaith

orraceorstation.Wereitnotfortheheroicactionsofpassengers

onboardoneofthoseflights,theycouldhavealsostruckatoneofthe

greatsymbolsofourdemocracyinWashington,andkilledmanymore.

Asweknow,thesemenbelongedtoalQaeda--agroupofextremistswho

havedistortedanddefiledIslam,oneoftheworld’sgreatreligions,to

justifytheslaughterofinnocents.AlQaeda’sbaseofoperationswasin

Afghanistan,wheretheywereharboredbytheTaliban--aruthless,

repressiveandradicalmovementthatseizedcontrolofthatcountryafterit

wasravagedbyyearsofSovietoccupationandcivilwar,andafterthe

attentionofAmericaandourfriendshadturnedelsewhere.

Justdaysafter9/11,CongressauthorizedtheuseofforceagainstalQaeda

andthosewhoharboredthem--anauthorizationthatcontinuestothisday.

ThevoteintheSenatewas98tonothing.ThevoteintheHousewas420

to1.Forthefirsttimeinitshistory,theNorthAtlanticTreaty

OrganizationinvokedArticle5--thecommitmentthatsaysanattackon

onemembernationisanattackonall.AndtheUnitedNationsSecurity

Councilendorsedtheuseofallnecessarystepstorespondtothe9/11

attacks.America,ouralliesandtheworldwereactingasonetodestroy

alQaeda’sterroristnetworkandtoprotectourcommonsecurity.

Underthebannerofthisdomesticunityandinternationallegitimacy--and

onlyaftertheTalibanrefusedtoturnoverOsamabinLaden--wesentour

troopsintoAfghanistan.Withinamatterofmonths,alQaedawas

scatteredandmanyofitsoperativeswerekilled.TheTalibanwasdriven

frompowerandpushedbackonitsheels.Aplacethathadknown

decadesoffearnowhadreasontohope.Ataconferenceconvenedby

theU.N.,aprovisionalgovernmentwasestablishedunderPresident

HamidKarzai.AndanInternationalSecurityAssistanceForcewas

establishedtohelpbringalastingpeacetoawar-torncountry.

Then,inearly2003,thedecisionwasmadetowageasecondwar,inIraq.

ThewrenchingdebateovertheIraqwariswell-knownandneednotbe

repeatedhere.It'senoughtosaythatforthenextsixyears,theIraqwar

drewthedominantshareofourtroops,ourresources,ourdiplomacy,and

ournationalattention--andthatthedecisiontogointoIraqcaused

substantialriftsbetweenAmericaandmuchoftheworld.

Today,afterextraordinarycosts,wearebringingtheIraqwartoa

responsibleend.WewillremoveourcombatbrigadesfromIraqbythe

endofnextsummer,andallofourtroopsbytheendof2011.Thatwe

aredoingsoisatestamenttothecharacterofthemenandwomenin

uniform.（Applause.）Thankstotheircourage,gritandperseverance,

wehavegivenIraqisachancetoshapetheirfuture,andweare

successfullyleavingIraqtoitspeople.

Butwhilewe'veachievedhard-earnedmilestonesinIraq,thesituationin

Afghanistanhasdeteriorated.Afterescapingacrosstheborderinto

Pakistanin2001and2002,alQaeda’sleadershipestablishedasafehaventhere.AlthoughalegitimategovernmentwaselectedbytheAfghanpeople,it'sbeenhamperedbycorruption,thedrugtrade,anunder-developedeconomy,andinsufficientsecurityforces.

Overthelastseveralyears,theTalibanhasmaintainedcommoncausewithalQaeda,astheybothseekanoverthrowoftheAfghangovernment.

Gradually,theTalibanhasbeguntocontroladditionalswathsofterritoryin

Afghanistan,whileengaginginincreasinglybrazenanddevastating

attacksofterrorismagainstthePakistanipeople.

Now,throughoutthisperiod,ourtrooplevelsinAfghanistanremainedafractionofwhattheywereinIraq.WhenItookoffice,wehadjustover32,000AmericansservinginAfghanistan,comparedto160,000inIraqatthepeakofthewar.CommandersinAfghanistanrepeatedlyaskedforsupporttodealwiththereemergenceoftheTaliban,butthesereinforcementsdidnotarrive.Andthat'swhy,shortlyaftertakingoffice,Iapprovedalongstandingrequestformoretroops.Afterconsultations

withourallies,IthenannouncedastrategyrecognizingthefundamentalconnectionbetweenourwareffortinAfghanistanandtheextremistsafehavensinPakistan.Isetagoalthatwasnarrowlydefinedasdisrupting,dismantling,anddefeatingalQaedaanditsextremistallies,andpledgedtobettercoordinateourmilitaryandcivilianefforts.

Sincethen,we'vemadeprogressonsomeimportantobjectives.High-

rankingalQaedaandTalibanleadershavebeenkilled,andwe'vesteppedupthepressureonalQaedaworldwide.InPakistan,thatnation'sarmyhasgoneonitslargestoffensiveinyears.InAfghanistan,weandouralliespreventedtheTalibanfromstoppingapresidentialelection,and--althoughitwasmarredbyfraud--thatelectionproducedagovernmentthatisconsistentwithAfghanistan'slawsandconstitution.

Yethugechallengesremain.Afghanistanisnotlost,butforseveralyearsithasmovedbackwards.There'snoimminentthreatofthegovernment

beingoverthrown,buttheTalibanhasgainedmomentum.AlQaedahas

notreemergedinAfghanistaninthesamenumbersasbefore9/11,butthey

retaintheirsafehavensalongtheborder.Andourforceslackthefull

supporttheyneedtoeffectivelytrainandpartnerwithAfghansecurity

forcesandbettersecurethepopulation.Ournewcommanderin

Afghanistan--GeneralMcChrystal--hasreportedthatthesecurity

situationismoreseriousthanheanticipated.Inshort:

Thestatusquois

notsustainable.

Ascadets,youvolunteeredforserviceduringthistimeofdanger.Some

ofyoufoughtinAfghanistan.Someofyouwilldeploythere.Asyour

Commander-in-Chief,Ioweyouamissionthatisclearlydefined,and

worthyofyourservice.Andthat'swhy,aftertheAfghanvotingwas

completed,Iinsistedonathoroughreviewofourstrategy.Now,letme

beclear:

Therehasneverbeenanoptionbeforemethatcalledfortroopdeploymentsbefore2010,sotherehasbeennodelayordenialofresourcesnecessaryfortheconductofthewarduringthisreviewperiod.Instead,thereviewhasallowedmetoaskthehardquestions,andtoexploreallthedifferentoptions,alongwithmynationalsecurityteam,ourmilitaryandcivilianleadershipinAfghanistan,andourkeypartners.Andgiventhestakesinvolved,IowedtheAmericanpeople--andourtroops--noless.

Thisreviewisnowcomplete.AndasCommander-in-Chief,Ihave

determinedthatitisinourvitalnationalinteresttosendanadditional

30,000U.S.troopstoAfghanistan.After18months,ourtroopswill

begintocomehome.Thesearetheresourcesthatweneedtoseizethe

initiative,whilebuildingtheAfghancapacitythatcanallowfora

responsibletransitionofourforcesoutofAfghanistan.

Idonotmakethisdecisionlightly.IopposedthewarinIraqprecisely

becauseIbelievethatwemustexerciserestraintintheuseofmilitary

force,andalwaysconsiderthelong-termconsequencesofouractions.

Wehavebeenatwarnowforeightyears,atenormouscostinlivesa