barack obama’s state of the union address 20.jan.， 2015 （excerpt）

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1、BarackObama’sStateoftheUnionAddress20.Jan.，2015（Excerpt）　　国情咨文，是美国宪法布置给总统向国会报告的任务，主要阐明美国总统每年面临的国内外情况，以及政府将要采取的政策措施。本文节选自奥巴马总统2015年的国情咨文，文中对过去一年美国政治、经济、军事等方面做了全方位回顾，并举瑞贝卡一家为美国千千万万家庭的代表，以小见大，颇具感染力。　　Mr.Speaker，Mr.VicePresident，MembersofCongress，myfellowAmer-icans：　　Wearefifteenyearsintothisnewcen

2、tury.Fifteenyearsthatdawnedwithterrortouchingourshores；thatunfoldedwithanewgenerationfightingtwolongandcostlywars；thatsawaviciousrecessionspreadacrossournationandtheworld.Ithasbeen，andstilliS，ahardtimeformany.Buttonight，weturnthepage.　　Tonight，afterabreakthroughyearforAmerica，oureconomyisgrowin

3、gandcreatingjobsatthefastestpacesince1999.Ourunemploymentrateisnowlower　　thanitwasbeforethefinancialcrisis.Moreofourkidsaregraduatingthaneverbefore；moreofourpeopleareinsuredthaneverbefore；weareasfreefromthe12　　gripofforeignoilaswe'vebeeninalmost30years.　　America，forallthatwe'veendured；forallthe

4、gritandhardworkrequiredtocomeback；forallthetasksthatlieahead，knowthis：　　Theshadowofcrisishaspassed，andtheStateoftheUnionisstrong.　　Atthismoment-withagrowingeconomy，shrinkingdeficits，bustlingindustry，andboomingenergyproduction-wehaverisenfromrecessionfreertowriteourownfuturethananyothernationonE

5、arth.lt'snowuptoustochoosewhowewanttobeoverthenextfifteenyears，andfordecadestocome.　　Willweacceptaneconomywhereonlyafewofusdospectacularlywell？Orwillwecommitourselvestoaneconomythatgeneratesrisingincomesandchancesforeveryonewhomakestheeffort？　　Willweapproachtheworldfearfulandreactive，draggedint

6、ocostlyconflictsthatstrainourmilitaryandsetbackourstanding？Orwillweleadwisely，usingallelementsofourpowertodefeatnewthreatsandprotectourplanet？　　WillweallowourselvestobesortedintofactionsandturnedagainstoneanotherorwillwerecapturethesenseofcommonpurposethathasalwayspropelledAmericaforward？　　Soto

7、night，Iwanttofocuslessonachecklistof12proposals，andfocusmoreonthevaluesatstakeinthechoicesbeforeus.　　ltbeginswithoureconomy.　　Sevenyearsago，RebekahandBenErlerofMinneapoliswerenewlyweds.Shewaitedtables.Heworkedconstruction.Theirfir