美国第一夫人在伦敦女校关于教育的演讲

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1、美国第一夫人在伦敦女校关于教育的演讲RemarksbyAmerica’sFirstLady,MichelleObamaattheElizabethGarrettAndersonSchool,Islington,U.K.April3,2009美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马在英国伦敦伊斯灵顿·伊丽莎白·安德森女校的演讲 2009年4月3日 Thisismyfirsttrip.Myfirstforeigntripasafirstlady.Canyoubelievethat?(Applause)Andwhilethisisnotmyfirst

2、visittotheU.K.,IhavetosaythatIamgladthisismyfirstofficialvisit.ThespecialrelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheU.K.isbasednotonlyontherelationshipbetweengovernments,butthecommonlanguageandthevaluesthatweshare.AndI'mremindedofthatbywatchingyoualltoday.DuringmyvisitI'

3、vebeenespeciallyhonoredtomeetsomeofBritain'smostextraordinarywomen.Womenwhoarepavingthewayforallofyou.这是我的第一次出访。是我作为第一夫人的第一次外事出访。你们能相信这个事实吗？（掌声）虽然这不是我第一次来英国，我必须说很高兴我的首次官方访问是来英国。美国和英国之间的特殊关系，不只是基于政府之间的关系，而且基于我们有共同的语言和价值观。看见你们大家就使我想到这一点。在访问期间我特别荣幸地会见了英国一些最出色的女士。这些女士在为你们

4、所有女孩子铺路。AndI'mhonoredtomeetyou,thefutureleadersofGreatBritainandthisworld.Andalthoughthecircumstancesofourlivesmayseemverydistant,withmestandinghereastheFirstLadyoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,andyou,justgettingthroughschool.Iwantyoutoknowthatwehaveverymuchincommon.Fornot

5、hinginmylife'spathwouldhavepredictedthatI'dbestandinghereasthefirstAfrican-AmericanFirstLadyoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thereisnothinginmystorythatwouldlandmehere.Iwasn'traisedwithwealthorresourcesoranysocialstandingtospeakof.IwasraisedontheSouthSideofChicago.That'sthe

6、realpartofChicago.AndIwastheproductofaworking-classcommunity.Myfatherwasacityworkerallofhislife.Andmymotherwasastay-at-homemom.Andshestayedathometotakecareofmeandmyolderbrother.Neitherofthemattendeduniversity.Mydadwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosisintheprimeofhislife.B

7、utevenasitgotharderforhimtowalkandgetdressedinthemorning--Isawhimstrugglemoreandmore--myfathernevercomplainedabouthisstruggle.Hewasgratefulforwhathehad.Hejustwokeupalittleearlierandworkedalittleharder.AndmybrotherandIwereraisedwithallthatyoureallyneed:love,strongvalue

8、sandabeliefthatwithagoodeducationandawholelotofhardwork,thattherewasnothingthatwecouldnotdo.我也很荣幸见到你们，这些英国和世界未来的领导者。虽然我们的生活境