奥巴马每周电视演讲2014年2月22日：是提高最低工资和给美国加薪的时候了(中英+mp3+lrc)

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[00:00.01]Hi, everybody.
大家好。
[00:01.40]Restoring the idea of opportunity for all requires a year of action from all of us.  
为所有需要机会的人创造机会是我们今年工作的重心。
[00:06.50]Wherever I can act on my own, I will-and whenever I can ask more Americans to help, I'll do that too.
只要我能做，我都会去努力，只要我需要更多美国人们的帮助，我都会及时说明。
[00:13.25]In my State of the Union Address, for example, I asked more business leaders to take action to raise their employees' wages.  
比如说，在我的国情咨文中，我要求更多企业领导者采取措施提高雇员的工资。
[00:20.19]Because even though our economy is growing, and our businesses have created about eight and a half million new jobs over the past four years, average wages have barely budged.
因为即便我们的经济一直在增长，企业在过去4年里也创造了850多万个就业岗位，但我们的平均工资水平基本没有什么变化。
[00:30.01]So it's good news that, earlier this week, one of America's largest retailers, The Gap, decided to raise wages for its employees beginning this year.  
因此，好消息是，本周早些时候，全美最大的零售商之一，Gap公司决定从今年开始提高其员工的工资。
[00:39.49]Their decision will benefit about 65,000 workers in the U.S.  
这一决定将惠及全美6.5万名员工。
[00:43.09]That means more families will be able to raise their kids, finish their studies, or keep up on their bills with a little less financial stress and strain.
这也意味着将有更多家庭有能力抚养孩子，帮助他们完成学业，或者让他们在平衡家庭收支方面减少一些压力，得到一定的缓解。
[00:53.16]Gap's CEO explained their decision simply-he said, right for our brands, good for our people, and beneficial to our customers.  
Gap的CEO解释这一决定时很简单，他说：这对我们的品牌有利，对人民有利，对顾客也有利。
[01:01.54]And he's right-raising Americans' wages isn't just a good deed; it's good business and good for our economy.  
他说的很对，提高美国人民的工资水平不仅仅是一个善举，这对企业和我们整个经济都有好处。
[01:09.12]It helps reduce turnover, it boosts productivity, and it gives folks some more money to spend at local businesses.
这种做法减少了资金留存，提高了生产效率，让人们有更多的钱可以到本地商家消费。
[01:16.44]And as a chief executive myself, that's why I took action last week to lift more workers' wages by requiring federal contractors to pay their employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour.
作为全国的最高行政长官，上周我采取措施要求联邦合同承包商提高其员工工资至10.10美元/小时这一合理区间，以此提高员工工资水平，原因就在于此。
[01:27.18]In the year since I first asked Congress to raise the minimum wage, six states have passed laws to raise theirs, and more states are working on it as we speak.  
自从我第一次请求国会提高全国最低工资标准的那年至今，已经有6个州通过立法提高了当地的最低工资标准，而且当下还有更多州正在操作之中。
[01:38.14]But only Congress can finish the job and lift Americans' wages across the country.
但提高全国工资标准这一任务必须由国会完成。
[01:44.07]Right now, there's a bill before Congress that would boost America's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.  
现在，国会有一份提高全国最低工资至10.10美元/小时的法案。
[01:48.04]That's easy to remember-ten-ten.  
数字很好记，10-10。
[01:50.57]That bill would lift wages for more than 16 million Americans without requiring a single dollar in new taxes or spending.  
这一法案将为全国1600多万人带来工资的提高而不会增加一分钱的税收和财政支出。
[02:00.17]But even though a majority of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans across the country support raising the minimum wage, Republicans in Congress don't want to give it a vote.
但即便大多数民主党人、无党派人士以及共和党人都支持提高最低工资标准，国会还是有一批共和党人不想将其纳入投票议程。
[02:10.06]Hardworking Americans deserve better than no.  Let's tell Congress to say yes.  
辛勤劳动的美国人民不应该只能听到他们说不。让我们告诉国会说同意。
[02:15.42]Pass that bill.  Give America a raise.  
通过这份法案。提高美国人民的生活水平。
[02:19.15]Because here in America, no one who works hard should have to live in poverty-and everyone who works hard should have a chance to get ahead.
因为在美国，不应该有辛勤付出的人还生活在贫困之中，每个努力付出的人都应该获得成功的机会。
[02:28.10]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2014年2月22日：是提高最低工资和给美国加薪的时候了(中英+mp3+lrc)