奥巴马在弗吉尼亚州柯菲尔德高中的演讲.doc

大家好，大家今天都好吗？我现在是和弗吉尼亚州韦柯菲尔德高中的学生在一起。全国各地的学生，从幼儿园到12年级，也都在收听。我很高兴你们大家今天都参与了进来。 Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. 我知道对你们中的很多人来说，今天是开学第一天。而对于那些在幼儿园或是刚刚开始初中或高中生涯的你来说，今天还是你们在新学校的第一天，所以你们难免会有一点紧张，这是很可以理解的。我还想象着今天会有一些高年级学生这会儿可能感觉挺不错的，因为还有一年就可以毕业了。不管现在你们上几年级了，有些人可能希望现在还是夏天，今天早上可能还会有点不想起床。 I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning. 我完全理解这种感觉。在我小的时候，我们家在印度尼西亚生活过几年。那时候我妈妈没有足够的钱送我去全是美国孩子念书的学校。所以她决定自己给我额外补一些课，开始于周一到周五的每天早上4:30。 I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday – at 4:30 in the morning. 起这么早我可是不怎么有愉快的心情。很多次，我就趴在厨房的桌子上睡着了。但是每一次我要抱怨的时候，我妈妈就会那样看着我说：“这对我来说也不是什么享受，小家伙。” Now I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. A lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and say, This is no picnic for me either, buster. 所以我知道你们中有一些人还在调整自己重返学校。但是我今天在这里的原因是有一些重要的事情想和你们商讨。我在这里是因为想和你们谈谈你们的学习，在新学年里对大家的期望。 So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s ex