Thank you.Everybody, please have a seat.谢谢你们。大家请就坐。Have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House, everybody.请就坐。好吧,欢迎来到白宫,欢迎你们。And congratulations to the L.A. Galaxy on your third MLS Cup. Number three.祝贺洛杉矶银河队获得第三次职业足球大联盟冠军。第三次问鼎冠军。Before we start, I want to acknowledge an L.A. native and my outsta

Hi, everybody.嗨，各位好。Over the past year, as I traveled across the country campaigning for this office, I told you that if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I&#39d work to change a tax code that too often benefited the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.回顾过去的一年，我为竞选总统这一职位而奔波于全国各地的时候就曾经告

Well, listen, what I just want to say to the reporters who are here:嗯,听着,我只想对在这里记者们说:You&#39ve got three small businesses who are outstanding examples of American entrepreneurship, whether it&#39s food services, retail, construction.无论是食品服务、零售及建筑行业，你们有三个小企业作为美国企业家精神的杰出例子。All across the country, you&

It is good to be back here with all of you.很高兴能与大家相聚在这里。I’ve got a few acknowledgments I’ve got to make before I say what I’ve got to say.在我发言之前我不得不进行一些确认。First of all, somebody who has served our country with the kind of distinction that doesn’t happen a lot, somebody who has been a leader for you

It is a great pleasure to welcome President Karzai to my hometown of Chicago after he extended hospitality to me during my visit to to Kabul recently.很高兴欢迎卡尔扎伊总统来到我的故乡芝加哥, 而最近在我访问喀布尔期间他对我热情款待。During that trip to Afghanistan, we were able to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement that reflects

Thank you very much, Mr. President.非常感谢您,总统先生。We, in fact, did have a candid, thoughtful and thorough conversation on a whole range of bilateral and international issues.实际上,我们在一系列的双边和国际问题上确实进行了坦诚的、思想性和彻底的谈话。Over the last three years, the United States and Russia have been able to make significant p

This week, I traveled to Afghanistan--to thank our troops serving far from home, and to sign an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war.As Commander-in-Chief, nothing is more humbling or inspiring than the chance to spend some time with our troops. At Bagram Air Bas

From my family to yours, I’d like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will spend the day eating great food, watching a little football, and reflecting on how truly lucky we truly are.As Americans, each of us has our own list of things and people

Well, good morning, everyone.嗯,大家早上好。And for those who are joining us for the first time, welcome to Chicago.那些第一次参加到我们当中的人,欢迎你们来到芝加哥。I was just hearing from a few folks who are not NATO members that they had fun on the town last night.我刚听到一些人不是来自北约成员国,而他们昨晚在这个城市中过的很愉快。Hopefully, no stories in the p

As many of you know, early on Friday, at least twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a movie heater in Aurora, Colorado.正如你们很多人了解的那样,早在星期五,一名持枪男子在科罗拉多州奥罗拉电影院开枪致使至少12人死亡。Dozens more are being treated for injuries at local hospitals.而且数十人受伤,目前正在当地医院接受治疗。Some of the victims are being t

Over the past couple weeks I&#39ve been talking with folks across the country about how we&#39re going to rebuild an economy where if you work hard, you and your family can get ahead.在过去两个星期中我一直与全美国的民众们一起谈论我们将要如何重建一种经济体制，即只要努力工作，你和你的家庭就一定可以成功的经济体。And right now, there&#39s a big debate going on in Wa

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好。I&#39m here on the factory floor of a business in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, where folks are working around the clock making toys to keep up with the Christmas rush.我现在正在宾夕法尼亚州哈特菲尔德的一个工厂车间里，工人们正在这里与时间赛跑，为圣诞节购物狂潮加紧生产玩具。And I came here because, back in Washington, the clock is ticking

Hello, everybody! Everybody, please have a seat.大家好!大家请就坐。Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants.欢迎来到白宫,并对超级碗冠军纽约巨人队表示祝贺。We’ve got some members of Congress and members of my administration who are here today and rabid Giants fans.今天在这里我们的一些国会成员及我政府

Over the past three years, we&#39ve been clawing our way back from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes.过去三年来,我们一直在我们的一生中经历过的最严重的经济危机中缓慢恢复。And we know it will take longer than any of us would like to fully recover all the jobs and savings that have been lost.我们知道它将花费比任何我们想的完全恢复所有失去的工作和消失的存款的时间

For the past three and a half years, we’ve been fighting our way back from an historic economic crisis – one caused by breathtaking irresponsibility on the part of some on Wall Street who treated our financial system like a casino.在过去的三年半中,我们一直在与一场历史性的经济危机战斗——而其原因之一就是一部分人惊人的不负责任致使我们的金融系统华尔街像一家赌场。Not

Today I’m at one of Honeywell’s manufacturing facilities in Golden Valley, Minnesota, where I just announced a step that will make it easier for companies to hire returning service members who have the skills our country needs right now.今天我在明尼苏达州金色峡谷霍尼韦尔的其中一个制造设施,我刚刚在这里宣布一项举措,这项举措将更便于企业雇佣拥有现在我们的国家需要

Thank you. Thank you so much.谢谢你们。非常感谢你们。Thank you, Chuck, for that very kind introduction.谢谢你,查克,谢谢你非常热情的介绍。Chuck is a proud police officer, he’s the proud parent of a police officer, and he has dedicated his life to law enforcement and their families.查克是一位令人骄傲的警官,他的父母因他是一位警官而感到骄傲,他把毕生精力都献给了执法和他们的家

Hello Everybody.大家好！For the past couple months, I&#39ve been working with people in both parties—with the help of business leaders and ordinary Americans—to come together around a plan to grow the economy and shrink our deficits.在过去的两个月里，在商界领袖们与美国民众的帮助下，我与两党合作，在经济增长与削减赤字方面达成了一致的议案。It&#39s a balanced

This week, I spent some time talking with college students about how we can make higher education more affordable.本周,我花了一些时间和大学生谈论如何才能使高等教育更能负担得起。And one of the things I told them was how proud I was that they were making that investment in themselves – because in today’s economy, the best predictor

Well, I just want to not only welcome Secretary General Rasmussen to my hometown of Chicago -- my understanding is he’s already enjoyed some of the sights,嗯,我想不仅仅是欢迎秘书长拉斯穆森来到我的家乡芝加哥,我的理解是他喜欢这里的一些风景,and we were hearing about him jogging along the lake and appreciating the outstanding views and the sk

It has now been three months since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut.自康涅狄格州新城的惨剧发生已经过去三个月。Three months since we lost 20 innocent children and six dedicated adults who had so much left to give.三个月前，我们失去了20名无辜的孩子和6位热心教育事业未竟的老师。Three months since we, as Americans, began asking ourselves if we&#

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好！On Friday, I met with leaders of both parties in Congress to try and find a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts—known in Washington as “the sequester”—that have already started to inflict pain on communities across the country.周五，我与国会两党领袖会面试图寻求到一种减轻大幅预算削减的方案，即华盛顿所谓的自动减

President Obama says that last night&#39s tragedy in Colorado reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family, and commits the Federal government to doing whatever is necessary to bring whoever is responsible to justice and ensure the safety of all of our people.奥巴马总统称昨晚在科罗拉多州的悲

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好。As a nation, our top priority is growing our economy and creating good middle class jobs.作为一个国家，我们的最高目标就是增长经济并为中产阶级创造良好的就业岗位。That&#39s why this week I &#39m speaking to you from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, because few areas hold as much promise as what they&#39re

Hi, everybody.嗨，各位好。In the coming weeks, we face some important decisions about how to pay down our debt in a way that grows our economy and creates good jobs—decisions that will make a real difference in the strength and pace of our recovery.在未来的几周时间内，我们面临一些重大的决定，在确保经济增长及创造就业的前提下偿还我们的债务，而这样的决定将为我们的

Hi. As you&#39ve probably noticed, I&#39m not the President.大家好，你们应该注意到了，我并不是总统。I&#39m just a citizen.我只是一介平民。And as a citizen, I&#39m here at the White House today because I want to make a difference and I hope you will join me.而作为一名公民，我今天之所以能够来到白宫，是因为我想让大家跟我一起寻求改变。My name is Francine Wheeler.我叫弗朗西

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好。For millions of Americans, this is a special and sacred time of year.对于数以百万计的美国人而言，这是一年中特别而神圣的时刻。。This week, Jewish families gathered around the Seder table, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the triumph of faith over oppression.在本周犹太家庭将团聚在逾越节餐桌前，一起纪念出埃及记及反抗压迫的信念取得的胜利。And t

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好！Over the last few years, Democrats and Republicans have come together and cut our deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of spending cuts and higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans.过去几年里，民主党和共和党携起手来，按照削减支出及提高富人税率的综合平衡方案，削减了超过2.5万亿元的财政赤字。That&#39s more th

Hi, everybody.嗨，大家好。Our top priority as a country right now should be doing everything we can to grow our economy and create good, middle class jobs.我们国家现在的第一要务就是想尽一切办法促进经济增长和创造中产阶级需要的好的工作岗位。And yet, less than one week from now, Congress is poised to allow a series of arbitrary, automatic budget cut