奥巴马每周电视演讲2013年8月31日：总统同人民一起庆祝劳动节(中英mp3+lrc)

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[00:00.01]Hi, everybody.  
大家好。
[00:01.19]This Labor Day weekend, as we gather with family and friends, 
值此周末劳动节之际，我们将与家人和朋友欢聚，
[00:03.54]we'll also come together as a nation to honor some of our own-the working men and women of America who, across the generations, built this country up and helped make us who we are today.
而作为一个国家，我们也将一起纪念世世代代生活在美国的土地上，建设这个国家并让我们取得今天这样的成就的所有男女劳动者。
[00:15.29]On Monday, we'll celebrate that proud history.  
星期一我们将举国欢庆庆祝这一令人自豪的历史。
[00:18.21]We'll pay tribute to the values working Americans embody-hard work; responsibility; sacrifice; looking out for one another.  
我们将向勤劳、负责、忘我、有爱及奉献精神的劳动人民表达敬意。
[00:27.35]And we'll recommit ourselves to their cause; to securing for them a better bargain so that everyone who works hard in America has a chance to get ahead.
而我们也将敦促自己以他们为榜样，为他们争取更好的保障，让每一个努力付出的人都能有机会获得成功。
[00:37.02]See, over the past four and a half years, we've fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes.  
经过四年半的努力，我们已经挫败了我们此生遭遇的最严重的经济衰退带来的冲击。
[00:42.30]And thanks to the grit and resilience of the American people, we've begun to lay a foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth.  
而且多亏美国人民的坚韧顽强，我们已经为未来经济更强劲更持续的增长打下了良好的基础。
[00:50.29]But as any working family will tell you, we're not where we need to be. 
但如同任何一个工薪家庭会告诉你的一样，我们还远未达到目的地。
[00:55.14]For over a decade, working Americans have seen their wages and incomes stagnate, even as corporate profits soar and the pay of a fortunate few explodes.  
十几年来工薪阶层的工资收入没有提高，但公司的利润却飞速上涨，少数幸运儿财富猛增。
[01:04.15]For even longer than that, inequality has steadily risen; the journey of upward mobility has become harder.  
而在更长的时间范围内不平等现象持续增加，繁荣之路变得更加艰难。
[01:10.25]And in too many communities across this country, the shadow of poverty continues to cast a pall over our fellow citizens.
在全国还有大量社区贫困的阴影一直笼罩着我们的同胞。
[01:17.41]Reversing that trend needs to be Washington's highest priority.  
扭转这一势头必须成为华盛顿的头等大事。
[01:21.25]It's certainly mine.  
当然也是我的第一要务。
[01:23.07]That's why, over the past month, I've traveled all across America, laying out my ideas for how we can build on the cornerstones of what it means to be middle class.  
这就是过去的一个月里我走访全美，提出了我们如何为中产阶级打下坚实基础的一系列意见的原因所在。
[01:31.48]A good job that pays a good wage.  
包括高薪的好工作；
[01:34.06]A good education.  
好的教育环境；
[01:35.21]A home of your own.  
属于你自己的住房；
[01:36.55]Health care when you get sick.  
生病时获得的医疗保险；
[01:38.47]A secure retirement even if you're not rich.  
即便不富裕也能安享晚年；
[01:41.28]And more chances for folks to earn their way into the middle class as long as they're willing to work for it. 
以及更多让人们只要有意愿努力工作就能跻身中产阶级的机遇。
[01:47.35]The truth is, it's not going to be easy to reverse the forces that have conspired-for decades-against working Americans.  
实事上，要逆转数十年来一直压迫劳动者的这一趋势实非易事。
[01:52.39]But if we take a few bold steps-and if Washington is able to come together with common purpose and common resolve-we'll get there.  
但只要我们采取一些大胆的措施，只要华盛顿能为一个共同的目标团结起来采取共同的措施，我们就可以实现这一目标。
[02:02.00]Our economy will keep getting stronger and more Americans will be able to join the ranks of the middle-class.
我们的经济将有更强劲的动力，更多美国人将能够跻身中产阶级。
[02:08.19]So this Labor Day, while you're out there grilling in the backyard, 
因此，今年的劳动节，当你在后院烧烤，
[02:11.32]or taking that final trip for the summer, 
或者是进行今年夏天最后一次出游的时候， 
[02:14.06]I hope you'll also take a moment to reflect on the many contributions of our working men and women.  
我希望大家能够花时间回顾一下我们的劳动者所做出的贡献。
[02:20.22]For generations, it was the great American middle class that made our economy the envy of the world.  
世代以来，正是伟大的中产阶级人民创造了让世人艳羡的美国经济。
[02:25.14]And as long as I'm President, I'm going to keep fighting to make sure that happens again.
只要我还担任总统，我就将继续为重新创造这样的传奇而努力。
[02:30.20]Thanks, and have a great weekend.
谢谢大家，祝你们周末愉快。

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奥巴马每周电视演讲2013年8月31日：总统同人民一起庆祝劳动节(中英mp3+lrc)