Obama's Weekly Address WEEKLY ADDRESS: America Is a Place Where Hard Work Should Be Rewarded

奧巴馬每周電視講話:美國(guó)應(yīng)該是一個(gè)辛勤工作能得到回報(bào)的地方

Hi,everybody.

大家好。

For the first time in more than 6 years, the unemployment rate is below 6%.

6年多以來(lái)的第一次，失業(yè)率降到了6%以下。

Over the past four and a half years, our businesses have created more than 10 million new jobs.

在過去的四年半里，我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)已經(jīng)創(chuàng)造了超過1000萬(wàn)新的就業(yè)崗位。

That’s the longest uninterrupted stretch of private sector job creation in our history.

這是我們歷史上持續(xù)最長(zhǎng)時(shí)間私營(yíng)部門不間斷地創(chuàng)造著就業(yè)崗位。

But while our businesses are creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 90s, the typical family hasn’t seen a raise since the 90s also.

但當(dāng)我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)自90年代以來(lái)以最快的速度創(chuàng)造著就業(yè)崗位，一個(gè)典型的家庭卻自90年代以來(lái)從未看到工資的上漲。

Forks are feeling as squeezed as ever.

人們一如既往地感覺受到壓榨。

That’s why I’m going to keep pushing policies that will create more jobs faster and raise wages faster, policies like rebuilding our infrastructure,making sure  women are paid fairly, and making it easier for young people to pay off their student loans.

也因此我將繼續(xù)推進(jìn)，更快創(chuàng)造就業(yè)崗位，更快提高工資的政策比如重建我們的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，確保婦女可以獲得公平的報(bào)酬，以及讓年輕人更容易地付清他們的學(xué)生貸款。

But one of the simplest and fastest ways to start helping folks get ahead is by raising the minimum wage.

但其中最簡(jiǎn)單最快捷的幫助人們?nèi)〉贸晒Φ姆绞剑翘岣咦畹凸べY標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

Ask yourself : could you live on $14,500 a year?

問一下你自己：一年$14,500，你能生活得很幸福嗎？

That’s what someone working full-time on the minimum wage makes.

這正是一些全職工作的拿最低工資的人所掙到的薪水。

If they’re raising kids, that’s below the poverty line.

如果他們?cè)趽狃B(yǎng)孩子，那就在貧困線以下了。

And that’s not right.

這是不對(duì)的。

A hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.

一天辛勤的工作應(yīng)該得到一天公平的薪水。

Right now, a worker on the federal minimum wage earns $7.25 an hour.

當(dāng)下，在聯(lián)邦最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)下，一個(gè)員工每小時(shí)可以掙到$7.25.

It’s time to raise that to $10.10 an hour.

是時(shí)候?qū)⑵涮岣叩矫啃r(shí)$10.10了。

Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, or ten-ten, would benefit 28 million American workers,28 million.

提高聯(lián)邦最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)到每小時(shí)$10.10，或者10-10，將造福于美國(guó)2800萬(wàn)的國(guó)人。2800萬(wàn)。

And these aren’t just high schoolers on their first job.

這不僅僅包括剛開始第一份工作的高中生。

The average worker who would benefit is 35 years old.

受益于此的人們的平均年齡是35歲。

Most low-wage workers are women, and that extra money would help them pay the bills and provide for their families.

大多數(shù)低工資的人是婦女，這些額外的錢，將幫助他們付清賬單，并供養(yǎng)他們的家人。

It also means they’ll have more money to spend at local businesses, which grows the economy for everyone.

這也意味著他們將有更多的錢在當(dāng)?shù)氐纳碳疫M(jìn)行消費(fèi)，這是在為每一個(gè)人發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)。

But Congress hasn’t voted to raise the minimum wage in seven years. Seven years.

但國(guó)會(huì)已經(jīng)七年沒有就提高最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)投票了。七年了。

And when it got a vote earlier this year, Republicans flat-out voted “no”

當(dāng)今年早些時(shí)候有一個(gè)投票的機(jī)會(huì)，共和黨人斷然投票反對(duì)。

That’s why, Since the first time I asked Congress to give America a raise, 13 states, 21 cities and D.C., have gone around Congress to raise their workers’ wages.

也因此，自我首次要求國(guó)會(huì)給美國(guó)提高工資的機(jī)會(huì)開始，13個(gè)州，21個(gè)城市以及哥倫比亞特區(qū)，已經(jīng)繞過國(guó)會(huì)提高了他們那里工人的工資。

Five more states, have minimum wage initiatives on the ballot next month.

還有五個(gè)州，在下個(gè)月就有最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的投票議程。

More companies are choosing to raise their workers’ wages.

更多的企業(yè)正在選擇提高他們員工的工資。

A recent survey shows that a majority of small business owners support a gradual increase to ten-ten an hour, too.

一項(xiàng)近期的調(diào)查顯示，大部分的小企業(yè)主，也支持將工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)逐步提高到每小時(shí)$10.10.

And I’ve done what I can on my own by requiring federal contractors, to pay their workers at least ten-ten an hour.

我已經(jīng)做了我能做的事情，要求聯(lián)邦的承包商，支付給他們員工的工資最少是每小時(shí)$10.10.

On Friday, a coalition of citizens, including business leaders, working moms, labor unions, and more than 65 mayors, told Republicans in Congress, to stop blocking a raise for millions of hard-working Americans.

在周五，一個(gè)由公民們組成的團(tuán)體，包括商界領(lǐng)袖，工作中的母親，工會(huì)以及65位以上的市長(zhǎng)，告訴國(guó)會(huì)的共和黨人，停止阻撓對(duì)數(shù)百萬(wàn)辛勤工作國(guó)人有益的工資上漲。

Because we believe that in America, nobody who works full-time, should ever have to raise a family in poverty.

因?yàn)槲覀兿嘈牛诿绹?guó)，全職工作的人，不應(yīng)該在貧困中支撐著整個(gè)家庭。

And I’m going to keep up this fight until we win.

我將繼續(xù)進(jìn)行這樣的努力直到我們?nèi)〉脛倮?/p>

Because America deserves a raise right now.

因?yàn)槊绹?guó)現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該得到一個(gè)提高工資的機(jī)會(huì)。

And America should forever be a place where your hard work is rewarded.

美國(guó)永遠(yuǎn)都應(yīng)該是一個(gè)辛勤工作能得到回報(bào)的地方。

Thanks, and have a great weekend.

謝謝大家，周末快樂。

更多 英語(yǔ)演講小短文、英文演講稿、英語(yǔ)演講稿 相關(guān)文章和資料，請(qǐng)繼續(xù)關(guān)注 英語(yǔ)作文大全