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1、美国总统和第一夫人圣诞祝辞THEPRESIDENT:MerryChristmas,everybody.MichelleandIjustwantedtotakeamomenttodaytosendgreetingsfromourfamilytoyours.THEFIRSTLADY:Thisisoneofourfavoritetimesofyear.Andwe’resofortunatetobeabletocelebrateittogetherinthiswonderfulhome.Thisisthe“People’sHouse.”SoBarackandItrytoop
2、enittoasmanypeopleaswecan,especiallyduringtheholidayseason.Thismonth,morethan100,000Americanshavepassedthroughthesehalls.Andtheideabehindthisyear’stheme,“SimpleGifts,”isthatthegreatestblessingsofallaretheonesthatdon’tcostathing–thecomfortofspendingtimewithlovedones…thefreedomsweenjoyas
3、Americans…andthejoywefeelupongivingsomethingofourselves.Sointhistimeoffamily,friends,andgoodcheer;let’salsobesuretolookoutforthosewhoarelessfortunate,who’vehitarunofbadluck,orwhoarehungryandalonethisholidayseason.THEPRESIDENT:Becausethisistheseasonwhenwecelebratethesimplestyetmostprofo
4、undgiftofall:thebirthofachildwhodevotedhislifetoamessageofpeace,love,andredemption.Amessagethatsaysnomatterwhoweare,wearecalledtoloveoneanother–weareourbrother’skeeper,weareoursister’skeeper,ourseparatestoriesinthisbigandbusyworldarereallyone.Today,we’realsothinkingofthosewhocan’tbehom
5、efortheholidays–especiallyallourcourageouscountrymenservingoverseas.That’sthemessageIdeliveredwhenIvisitedourtroopsinAfghanistanafewweeksago–thatwhileyoumaybeservingfarfromhome,everyAmericansupportsyouandyourfamilies.We’rewithyou.AndIhavenogreaterhonorthanservingasyourCommanderinChief.
6、Today’ssoldiers,sailors,airmen,Marines,andCoastGuardsmenmakeupthefinestfightingforceinthehistoryoftheworld.Justliketheirpredecessors,theydoextraordinarythingsinservicetotheircountry.Whatmakesthatallthemoreremarkableisthattoday’smilitaryisanall-volunteerforce–aforceofmothersandfathers,s
7、onsanddaughters,husbandsandwives.THEFIRSTLADY:That’sright.AsFirstLady,I’vehadthehonortomeetmembersofourmilitaryandtheirfamiliesonbasesandincommunitiesallacrossthecountry.I’vegottentoknowhusbandsandwivesdoingtheparentingoftwowhiletheirspouseisonanotherdeployment…childrentryingtheirbes
