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1、奥巴马开学演讲——为什么要上学http://v.qq.com/boke/page/t/0/u/t0185jl7r2u.htmlHello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. 嗨，大家好！谢谢！谢谢大家！ All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody going today? How about Tim Spicer? 好的，大家请就座。你们今天过得怎么样？蒂姆斯派塞好吗？ I am here with students at
2、 Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want tothank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of app
3、lause. 我现在与弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡维克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起。全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们，通过电视关注这里。我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。我还有感谢维克菲尔德高中出色的组织安排，请为你们热烈鼓掌。 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 un
4、derstandable if you're a little nervous. 我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天。对于刚进入幼儿园或升上初中高中的学生，今天是你们来到新学校的第一天。因此，假如你们搞到有些紧张，那也是正常的。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 probab
5、ly wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. 我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满，还有一年就毕业了。不论在哪个年级，许多人打心底里希望现在还是暑假。今天早上还能多睡一小会。 I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn
6、't have the money to send me where all the Americankids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. 我可以理解这份心情。小时候，我们家生活中海外。我在印度尼西亚住了几年。我母亲没有钱送我上其他美国孩子上的学校。但她认为必须让我接受美式教育。 So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday
7、. Butbecause she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. 因此，他决定从周一到周五自己给我补课。不过她还要上夜班。所以只能在清晨四点半给我上课。 Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I'd
