奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿Word格式.docx

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someonewhoservedhiscountryfornearly40yearsasaprosecutor,asajudge,andasAttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates:

Mr.EricHolder.（Applause.）Throughouthislongcareerinpublicservice,Erichasbuiltapowerfullegacyofmakingsurethatequaljusticeunderthelawactuallymeanssomething;

thatitappliestoeverybody--regardlessofrace,orgender,orreligion,orcolor,creed,disability,sexualorientation.Hehasbeenagreatfriendofmine.HehasbeenafaithfulservantoftheAmericanpeople.Wewillmisshimbadly.（Applause.）

　　Thisyear,we&

vebeenmarkingthe50thanniversaryoftheCivilRightsAct.WehonorgiantslikeJohnLewis--（applause）;

unsungheroineslikeEvelynLowery.WehonorthecountlessAmericans,somewhoareinthisroom--black,white,students,scholars,preachers,housekeepers,patriotsall,who,withtheirbarehands,reachedintothewellofournation&

sfoundingidealsandhelpedtonurtureamoreperfectunion.We&

veremindedourselvesthatprogressisnotjustabsorbingwhathasbeendone--it&

sadvancingwhat&

sleftundone.

　　EvenbeforePresidentJohnsonsignedtheCivilRightsActintolaw,evenasthedebatedraggedonintheSenate,hewasalreadychallengingAmericatodomoreandmarchfurther,tobuildaGreatSociety--one,Johnsonsaid,“wherenochildwillgounfed,andnoyoungsterwillgounschooled.Wherenomanwhowantsworkwillfailtofindit.Wherenocitizenwillbebarredfromanydoorbecauseofhisbirthplaceorhiscolororhischurch.Wherepeaceandsecurityiscommonamongneighborsandpossibleamongnations.”“Thisistheworldthatwaitsforyou,”hesaid.“Reachoutforitnow.Jointhefighttofinishtheunfinishedwork.”Tofinishtheunfinishedwork.

　　Americahasmadestunningprogresssincethattime,overthepast50years--evenoverthepastfiveyears.Butitistheunfinishedworkthatdrivesusforward.

　　Someofourunfinishedworkliesbeyondourborders.AmericaisleadingtheefforttorallytheworldagainstRussianaggressioninUkraine.AmericaisleadingthefighttocontainandcombatEbolainAfrica.AmericaisbuildingandleadingthecoalitionthatwilldegradeandultimatelydestroytheterroristgroupknownasISIL.AsAmericans,weareleading,andwedon&

tshyawayfromtheseresponsibilities;

wewelcomethem.（Applause.）That&

swhatAmericadoes.Andwearegratefultothemenandwomeninuniformwhoputthemselvesinharm&

swayinserviceofthecountrythatwealllove.（Applause.）

　　Sowe&

vegotunfinishedworkoverseas,butwe&

vegotsomeunfinishedworkrighthereathome.（Applause.）AftertheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression,ourbusinesseshavenowcreated10millionnewjobsoverthelast54months.Thisisthelongestuninterruptedstretchofjobgrowthinourhistory.（Applause.）Inourhistory.Butweunderstandourworkisnotdoneuntilwegetthekindofjobcreationthatmeanseverybodywhowantsworkcanafindjob.

　　We&

vedonesomeworkonhealthcare,too.Idon&

tknowifyou&

venoticed.ThankstotheAffordableCareAct,we&

veseena26percentdeclineintheuninsuredrateinAmerica.（Applause.）AfricanAmericanshaveseena30percentdecline.And,bytheway,thecostofhealthcareisn&

tgoingupasfastanymoreeither.Everybodywaspredictingthiswasallgoingtobesoexpensive.We&

vesaved$800billion--（applause）--inMedicarebecauseoftheworkthatwe&

vedone--slowingthecost,improvingquality,andimprovingaccess.Despiteunyieldingopposition,thischangehashappenedjustinthelastcoupleyears.

　　Butweknowourworkisnotyetdoneuntilwegetintomorecommunities,helpmoreuninsuredfolksgetcovered,especiallyinthosestateswherethegovernorsaren&

tbeingquiteascooperativeaswe&

dlikethemtobe.（Applause.）Youknowwhoyouare.Italwayspuzzlesmewhenyoudecidetotakeastandtomakesurepoorfolksinyourstatecan&

tgethealthinsuranceeventhoughitdoesn&

tcostyouadime.Thatdoesn&

tmakemuchsensetome,butIwon&

tgoononthattopic.（Applause.）We&

vegotmoreworktodo.

　　It&

seasytotakeastandwhenyou&

vegothealthinsurance.（Laughterandapplause.）I&

mgoingoffscriptnow,but--（laughter）--that&

swhathappensattheCBC.

　　Ourhighschoolgraduationrateisatarecordhigh,thedropoutrateisfalling,moreyoungpeopleareearningcollegedegreesthaneverbefore.Lastyear,thenumberofchildrenlivinginpovertyfellby1.4million--thelargestdeclinesince1966.（Applause.）SinceItookoffice,theoverallcrimerateandtheoverallincarcerationratehasgonedownbyabout10percent.That&

sthefirsttimethey&

vedeclinedatthesametimeinmorethan40years.Fewerfolksinjail.Crimestillgoingdown.（Applause.）

　　Butourworkisnotdonewhentoomanychildrenliveincrumblingneighborhoods,cyclingthroughsubstandardschools,traumatizedbydailyviolence.OurworkisnotdonewhenworkingAmericansofallraceshaveseentheirwagesandincomesstagnate,evenascorporateprofitssoar;

whenAfrican-Americanunemploymentisstilltwiceashighaswhiteunemployment;

whenincomeinequality,ontherisefordecades,continuestoholdbackhardworkingcommunities,especiallycommunitiesofcolor.We&

vegotunfinishedwork.Andweknowwhattodo.That&

stheworstpart--weknowwhattodo.

　　Weknowwe&

vegottoinvestininfrastructure,andmanufacturing,andresearchanddevelopmentthatcreatesnewjobs.We&

vegottokeeprebuildingamiddleclasseconomywithladdersofopportunity,sothathardworkpaysoffandyouseehigherwagesandhigherincomes,andfairpayforwomendoingthesameworkasmen,andworkplaceflexibilityforparentsincaseachildgetssickoraparentneedssomehelp.（Applause.）We&

vegottobuildmorePromiseZonespartnershipstosupportlocalrevitalizationofhard-hitcommunities.We&

vegottokeepinvestinginearlyeducation.Wewanttobringpreschooltoeveryfour-year-oldinthiscountry.（Applause.）Andwewanteverychildtohaveanexcellentteacher.AndwewanttoinvestinourcommunitycollegesandexpandPellGrantsformorestudents.AndI&

mgoingtokeepworkingwithyoutomakecollegemoreaffordable.BecauseeverychildinAmerica,nomatterwhosheis,nomatterwhereshe&

sborn,nomatterhowmuchmoneyherparentshave,oughttobeabletofulfillherGod-givenpotential.That&

swhatwebelieve.（Applause.）

　　SoIjustwanteverybodytounderstand--wehavemadeenormousprogress.There&

salmostnoeconomicmeasurebywhichwearenotbetteroffthanwhenItookoffice.（Applause.）Unemploymentdown.Deficitsdown.Uninsureddown.Povertydown.Energyproductionup.Manufacturingback.Autoindustryback.But--andIjustlistthesethingsjustsoifyouhaveadiscussionwithoneofyourfriends--（laughter）--andthey&

reconfused.Stockmarketup.Corporatebalancesheetstrong.Infact,thefolkswhoaredoingthebest,they&

retheoneswhocomplainthemost.（Laughterandapplause.）Soyoucanjustpointthesethingsout.

　　Butwestillhavetoclosetheseopportunitygaps.Andwehavetoclosethejusticegap--howjusticeisapplied,butalsohowitisperceived,howitisexperienced.（Applause.）EricHolderunderstandsthis.（Applause.）That&

swhatwesawinFergusonthissummer,whenMichaelBrownwaskilledandacommunitywasdivided.Weknowthattheunrestcontinues.AndEricspentsometimewiththeresidentsandpoliceofFerguson,andtheDepartmentofJusticehasindicatedthatitscivilrightsinvestigationisongoing.

　　Now,Iwon&

tcommentontheinvestigation.IknowthatMichael&

sfamilyisheretonight.（Applause.）Iknowthatnothinganyofuscansaycaneasethegriefoflosingachildsosoon.Buttheangerandtheemotionthatfollowedhisdeathawakenedournationonceagaintotherealitythatpeopleinthisroomhavelongunderstood,whichis,intoomanycommunitiesaroundthecountry,agulfofmistrustexistsbetweenlocalresidentsandlawenforcement.

　　Toomanyyoungmenofcolorfeeltargetedbylawenforcement,guiltyofwalkingwhileblack,ordrivingwhileblack,judgedbystereotypesthatfuelfearandresentmentandhopelessness.Weknowthat,statistically,ineverythingfromenforcingdrugpolicytoapplyingthedeathpenaltytopullingpeopleover,therearesignificantracialdisparities.That&

sjustthestatistics.OnerecentpollshowedthatthemajorityofAmericansthinkthecriminaljusticesystemdoesn&

ttreatpeopleofallracesequally.Thinkaboutthat.That&

snotjustblacks,notjustLatinosorAsiansorNativeAmericanssayingthingsmaynotbeunfair.That&

smostAmericans.

　　Andthathasacorrosiveeffect--notjustontheblackcommunity;

ithasacorrosiveeffectonAmerica.Itharmsthecommunitiesthatneedlawenforcementthemost.Itmakesfolkswhoarevictimizedbycrimeandneedst