名人教英文：奥巴马如何靠电邮争取支持？
上两周谈到，奥巴马公布《国情咨文》后发电邮，说了一番鼓舞人心的话，然后问道：「will you stand with me as we strive to win the future？」大家也许听过梅艳芳的歌stand by me，stand by有「坚定支持（包括危难时）」的意思；至于stand with则指「站在同一阵线」，情感色彩较轻。接着，奥巴马简述政策方向：
moving forward, america's economic growth at home is inextricably connected to our competitiveness in the global community. the more products american companies can export, the more jobs we can create at home.
全球一体化下，美国本土经济和其国际竞争力息息相关。奥巴马的愿景是加强美国的出口能力，藉以创造就业机会。达成愿景，有赖创新：
this vision for the future starts with innovation, tapping into the creativity and imagination of our people to create the jobs and industries of the future.
奥巴马强调美国须善用创意和想象，并提出发展绿色能源、改善教育、推动基建、改革政府和控制财赤：
instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's....
it means leading the world in educating our kids, giving each of our children the best opportunity to succeed and preparing them for the jobs of tomorrow.
we must build a 21st century infrastructure for our country, putting millions of americans to work, rebuilding roads and bridges and expanding high-speed internet and high-speed rail.
we must reform government, making it leaner, smarter, and more transparent.
and we must take responsibility for our shared debt, reining in our long-term deficit so we can afford the investments we need to move our country forward....
奥巴马明白过程艰巨，故以光辉历史勉励国民：
half a century ago, when the soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called sputnik, we had no idea how we'd beat them to the moon. the science wasn't there yet. nasa didn't even exist.
but after investing in better research and education, we didn't just surpass the soviets. we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs.
this is our generation's sputnik moment.
苏联最先发射人造卫星，美国有见及此，大力投资科研和教育，不但超越苏联，而且造就大批新产业。最后，奥巴马再次呼吁美国人团结面对挑战：
please stand together with me...
it is because of each of you, who define the will of a people, that the state of our union is strong in the face of tough challenges. you are the reason our future is still bright in the face of deep uncertainty.
and you are the reason i believe that future is ours to win.
行文像与读者直接对话，感染力强，是政治沟通的优秀教材！
英语单词词汇学习：
inextricably……密不可分地
tap into……利用（资源）
infrastructure……基建
in the face of……面对（不利的情况）