英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲 Address on BP Oil SpillEnergy 1.docx

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英语演讲原文奥巴马演讲AddressonBPOilSpillEnergy1

奥巴马演讲AddressonBPOilSpill&Energy1

RemarksbythePresidenttotheNationontheBPOilSpillOvalOffice8:

01P.M.EDT

THEPRESIDENT:

 Goodevening. Aswespeak,ournationfacesamultitude（群众，多数）ofchallenges. Athome,ourtoppriorityistorecoverandrebuildfromarecessionthathastouchedthelivesofnearlyeveryAmerican. Abroad,ourbravemenandwomeninuniformaretakingthefighttoalQaedawhereveritexists. Andtonight,I’vereturnedfromatriptotheGulf1Coasttospeakwithyouaboutthebattlewe’rewagingagainstanoilspill（漏油，浮油）thatisassaultingourshoresandourcitizens.

OnApril20th,anexplosionrippedthrough（裂开，突进）BPDeepwaterHorizondrillingrig,about40milesoffthecoastofLouisiana. Elevenworkerslosttheirlives. Seventeenotherswereinjured. Andsoon,nearlyamilebeneaththesurfaceoftheocean,oilbeganspewing（呕吐，喷涌）intothewater.

Becausetherehasneverbeenaleakthissizeatthisdepth,stoppingithastestedthelimitsofhumantechnology. That’swhyjustaftertherigsank,Iassembledateamofournation’sbestscientistsandengineerstotacklethischallenge--ateamledbyDr.StevenChu,aNobelPrize-winningphysicist2andournation’sSecretaryofEnergy. Scientistsatournationallabsandexpertsfromacademia（学术界）andotheroilcompanieshavealsoprovidedideasandadvice.

Asaresultoftheseefforts,we’vedirectedBPtomobilizeadditionalequipmentandtechnology. Andinthecomingweeksanddays,theseeffortsshouldcaptureupto90percentoftheoilleakingoutofthewell. Thisisuntilthecompanyfinishesdrillingareliefwell（减压井）laterinthesummerthat’sexpectedtostoptheleakcompletely.

Already,thisoilspillistheworstenvironmentaldisasterAmericahaseverfaced. Andunlikeanearthquakeorahurricane,it’snotasingleeventthatdoesitsdamageinamatterofminutesordays. ThemillionsofgallonsofoilthathavespilledintotheGulfofMexicoaremorelikeanepidemic3,onethatwewillbefightingformonthsandevenyears.

Butmakenomistake:

 Wewillfightthisspillwitheverythingwe’vegotforaslongasittakes. WewillmakeBPpayforthedamagetheircompanyhascaused. Andwewilldowhatever’snecessarytohelptheGulfCoastanditspeoplerecoverfromthistragedy.

TonightI’dliketolayoutforyouwhatourbattleplanisgoingforward:

 whatwe’redoingtocleanuptheoil,whatwe’redoingtohelpourneighborsintheGulf,andwhatwe’redoingtomakesurethatacatastrophe4likethisneverhappensagain.

First,thecleanup. Fromtheverybeginningofthiscrisis,thefederalgovernmenthasbeeninchargeofthelargestenvironmentalcleanupeffortinournation’shistory--aneffortledbyAdmiralThadAllen,whohasalmost40yearsofexperiencerespondingtodisasters. Wenowhavenearly30,000personnelwhoareworkingacrossfourstatestocontainandcleanuptheoil. Thousandsofshipsandothervessels5arerespondingintheGulf. AndI’veauthorized6thedeployment7ofover17,000NationalGuardmembersalongthecoast. Theseservicemenandwomenarereadytohelpstoptheoilfromcomingashore8,they’rereadytohelpcleanthebeaches,trainresponseworkers,orevenhelpwithprocessingclaims--andIurgethegovernorsintheaffected9statestoactivate10thesetroopsassoonaspossible.

Becauseofourefforts,millionsofgallonsofoilhavealreadybeenremovedfromthewaterthroughburning,skimming（撇去浮沫）andothercollectionmethods. Overfiveandahalfmillionfeetofboomhasbeenlaidacrossthewatertoblockandabsorbtheapproachingoil. We’veapprovedtheconstructionofnewbarrierislandsinLouisianatotrytostoptheoilbeforeitreachestheshore,andwe’reworkingwithAlabama,MississippiandFloridatoimplement11（实施，落实）creativeapproachestotheiruniquecoastlines.

Asthecleanupcontinues,wewillofferwhateveradditionalresourcesandassistanceourcoastal12statesmayneed. Now,amobilizationofthisspeedandmagnitudewillneverbeperfect,andnewchallengeswillalwaysarise. Isawandheardevidenceofthatduringthistrip. Soifsomethingisn’tworking,wewanttohearaboutit. Ifthereareproblemsintheoperation,wewillfixthem.

Butwehavetorecognizethatdespiteourbestefforts,oilhasalreadycauseddamagetoourcoastlineanditswildlife. Andsadly,nomatterhoweffectiveourresponseis,therewillbemoreoilandmoredamagebeforethissiege（围攻，包围）isdone. That’swhythesecondthingwe’refocusedonistherecoveryandrestorationoftheGulfCoast.

Youknow,forgenerations,menandwomenwhocallthisregionhomehavemadetheirlivingfromthewater. Thatlivingisnowinjeopardy13（危险）. I’vetalkedtoshrimpersandfishermenwhodon’tknowhowthey’regoingtosupporttheirfamiliesthisyear. I’veseenemptydocksandrestaurantswithfewercustomers-–eveninareaswherethebeachesarenotyetaffected. I’vetalkedtoownersofshopsandhotelswhowonderwhenthetouristsmightstartcomingback. Thesadnessandtheangertheyfeelisnotjustaboutthemoneythey’velost. It’saboutawrenching14anxietythattheirwayoflifemaybelost.

Irefusetoletthathappen. Tomorrow,IwillmeetwiththechairmanofBPandinformhimthatheistosetaside（不顾，驳回）whateverresourcesarerequiredtocompensate15（赔偿，补偿）theworkersandbusinessownerswhohavebeenharmedasaresultofhiscompany’srecklessness（鲁莽，轻率）. AndthisfundwillnotbecontrolledbyBP. Inordertoensurethatalllegitimate16（合法的，正当的）claimsarepaidoutinafairandtimelymanner,theaccountmustandwillbeadministeredbyanindependentthirdparty.

Beyondcompensating17thepeopleoftheGulfintheshortterm,it’salsoclearweneedalong-termplantorestoretheuniquebeautyandbounty18（慷慨，奖励金）ofthisregion. Theoilspillrepresentsjustthelatestblowtoaplacethat’salreadysufferedmultipleeconomicdisastersanddecadesofenvironmentaldegradation19thathasledtodisappearingwetlandsandhabitats. Andtheregionstillhasn’trecoveredfromHurricanesKatrinaandRita. That’swhywemustmakeacommitmenttotheGulfCoastthatgoesbeyondrespondingtothecrisisofthemoment.

Imakethatcommitmenttonight. Earlier,IaskedRayMabus,theSecretaryoftheNavy,whoisalsoaformergovernorofMississippiandasonoftheGulfCoast,todevelopalong-termGulfCoastRestorationPlanassoonaspossible. Theplanwillbedesignedbystates,localcommunities,tribes,fishermen,businesses,conservationistsandotherGulfresidents. AndBPwillpayfortheimpactthisspillhashadontheregion. 

Thethirdpartofourresponseplanisthestepswe’retakingtoensurethatadisasterlikethisdoesnothappenagain. Afewmonthsago,Iapprovedaproposaltoconsidernew,limitedoffshore20drillingundertheassurancethatitwouldbeabsolutelysafe–-thatthepropertechnologywouldbeinplaceandthenecessaryprecautionswouldbetaken.

■文章重点单词注释：

1

gulf

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

Thegulfbetweenthetwoleaderscannotbebridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。

Thereisagulfbetweenthetwocities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2

physicist

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

Heisaphysicistofthefirstrank.他是一流的物理学家。

Thesuccessfulphysicistneverputsonairs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

3

epidemic

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

Thatkindofepidemicdiseasehaslongbeenstampedout.那种传染病早已绝迹。

Theauthoritiestriedtolocalisetheepidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

4

catastrophe

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

IoweittoyouthatIsurvivedthecatastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。

Thisisacatastrophebeyondhumancontrol.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

5

vessels

n.血管（vessel的名词复数）；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

Theriverisnavigablebyvesselsofupto90tons.90吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。

来自《简明英汉词典》

Allmodernvesselsofanysizearefittedwithradarinstallations.所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6

authorized

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

Anadministrativeorderisvalidifauthorizedbyastatute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

7

deployment

n.部署,展开

参考例句：

Hehasinquiredoutthedeploymentoftheenemytroops.他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。

Qualityfunctiondeployment（QFD）isawidelyusedcustomer-drivenquality,designandmanufacturingmanagementtool.质量功能展开（qualityfunctiondeployment,QFD）是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

8

ashore

adv.在（向）岸上，上岸

参考例句：

Thechildrengotashorebeforethetidecamein.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。

Helaidholdoftheropeandpulledtheboatashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

9

affected

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

Sheshowedanaffectedinterestinoursubject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。

Hismannersareaffected.他的态度不自然。

10

activate

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

Wemustactivatetheyouthtostudy.我们要激励青年去学习。

Thesepushbuttonscanactivatetheelevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。

11

implement

n.（pl.）工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

Don'tundertakeaprojectunlessyoucanimplementit.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。

Thebestimplementfordiggingagardenisaspade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

12

coastal

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

Theoceanwavesareslowlyeatingawaythecoastalrocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。

Thiscountrywillfortifythecoastalareas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

13

jeopardy

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

Hisfoolishbehaviourmayputhiswholefutureinjeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。

Itispreciselyatthisjuncturethatthebossfindshimselfindoublejeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

14

wrenching

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭（wrench的现在分词）；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

Chinahasbeenthroughawrenchingseriesofchangesandexperiments.中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。

来自辞典例句

Acoldgustsweptacrossherexposedbreast,wrenchingherbacktoreality.一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。

来自汉英文学-家（1-26）-家（1-26）

15

compensate