奥巴马演讲全文英文版之我们需要的变革

Obama:TheChangeWeNeedThisisadefiningmomentinourhistory.WefacetheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression--760,000workershavelosttheirjobsthisyear.Businessesandfamiliescan'tgetcredit.Homevaluesarefalling,andpensionsaredisappearing.Wagesarelowerthanthey'vebeeninadecade,atatimewhenthecostsofhealthcareandcollegehaveneverbeenhigher.Atamomentlikethis,wecan'taffordfourmoreyearsofspendingincreases,poorlydesignedtaxcuts,orthecompletelackofregulatoryoversightthatevenformerFederalReserveChairmanAlanGreenspannowbelieveswasamistake.Americaneedsanewdirection.That'swhyI'mrunningforpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Tomorrow,youcangivethiscountrythechangeweneed.Myopponent,SenatorMcCain,hasservedhiscountryhonorably.Hecanevenpointtoafewmomentsinthepastwherehehasbrokenfromhisparty.Butoverthepasteightyears,he'svotedwithPresidentBush90%ofthetime.Andwhenitcomestotheeconomy,hestillcan'ttelltheAmericanpeopleonemajorthinghe'ddodifferentlyfromGeorgeBush.It'snotchangetocomeupwithataxplanthatdoesn'tgiveapennyofrelieftomorethan100millionmiddle-classAmericans--aplanthateventheNationalReviewandotherconservativeorganizationscomplaindoesfartoolittletobenefitthemiddleclass.It'snotchangetoaddmorethan$5trilliontothedeficitswe'verunupinrecentyears.It'snotchangetocomeupwithaplantoaddressourhousingcrisisthatputsanother$300billionoftaxpayermoneyatrisk--aplanthattheeditorialboardofthisnewspapersaid'raisesmorequestionsthanitanswers.'Ifthere'sonethingwe'velearnedfromthiseconomiccrisis,it'sthatweareallinthistogether.FromCEOstoshareholders,fromfinancierstofactoryworkers,weallhaveastakeineachother'ssuccessbecausethemoreAmericansprosper,themoreAmericaprospers.That'swhywe'vehadtitansofindustrywho'vemadeittheirmissiontopaywellenoughthattheiremployeescouldaffordtheproductstheymade--businessmenlikeWarrenBuffett,whosesupportI'mproudtohave.That'swhyoureconomyhasn'tjustbeentheworld'sgreatestwealthcreator--it'sbeentheworld'sgreatestjobgenerator.It'sbeenthetidethathasliftedtheboatsofthelargestmiddleclassinhistory.Torebuildthatmiddleclass,I'llgiveataxbreakto95%ofworkersandtheirfamilies.Ifyouwork,paytaxes,andmakelessthan$200,000,you'llgetataxcut.Ifyoumakemorethan$250,000,you'llstillpaytaxesatalowerratethaninthe1990s--andcapitalgainsanddividendtaxesone-thirdlowerthantheywereunderPresidentReagan.We'llcreatetwomillionnewjobsbyrebuildingourcrumblinginfrastructureandlayingbroadbandlinesthatreacheverycornerofthecountry.I'llinvest$15billionayearoverthenextdecadeinrenewableenergy,creatingfivemillionnew,greenjobsthatpaywell,can'tbeoutsourced,andcanhelpendourdependenceonMiddleEastoil.Whenitcomestohealthcare,wedon'thavetochoosebetweenagovernment-runsystemandtheunaffordableonewehavenow.Myopponent'splanwouldmakeyoupaytaxesonyourhealth-carebenefitsforthefirsttimeinhistory.MyplanwillmakehealthcareaffordableandaccessibleforeveryAmerican.Ifyoualreadyhavehealthinsurance,theonlychangeyou'llseeundermyplanislowerpremiums.Ifyoudon't,you'llbeabletogetthesamekindofplanthatmembersofCongressgetforthemselves.Togiveeverychildaworld-classeducationsotheycancompeteinthisglobaleconomyforthejobsofthe21stcentury,I'llinvestinearlychildhoodeducationandrecruitanarmyofnewteachers.ButI'llalsodemandhigherstandardsandmoreaccountability.Andwe'llmakeadealwitheveryyoungAmerican:Ifyoucommittoservingyourcommunityoryourcountry,wewillmakesureyoucanaffordyourtuition.Andwhenitcomestokeepingthiscountrysafe,I'llendtheIraqwarresponsiblysowestopspending$10billionamonthinIraqwhileitsitsonahugesurplus.Forthesakeofoureconomy,ourmilitaryandthelong-termstabilityofIraq,it'stimefortheIraqistostepup.I'llfinallyfinishthefightagainstbinLadenandthealQaedaterroristswhoattackeduson9/11,buildnewpartnershipstodefeatthethreatsofthe21stcentury,andrestoreourmoralstandingsothatAmericaremainsthelast,besthopeofEarth.Noneofthiswillbeeasy.Itwon'thappenovernight.ButIbelievewecandothisbecauseIbelieveinAmerica.Thisisthecountrythatallowedourparentsandgrandparentstobelievethateveniftheycouldn'tgotocollege,theycouldsavealittlebiteachweeksotheirchildcould;thateveniftheycouldn'thavetheirownbusiness,theycouldworkhardenoughsotheirchildcouldopenoneoftheirown.Andateverymomentinourhistory,we'verisentomeetourchallengesbecausewe'veneverforgottenthefundamentaltruththatinAmerica,ourdestinyisnotwrittenforus,butbyus.Sotomorrow,Iaskyoutowriteournation'snextgreatchapter.Iaskyoutobelieve--notjustinmyabilitytobringaboutchange,butinyours.Tomorrow,youcanchoosepoliciesthatinvestinourmiddleclass,createnewjobs,andgrowthiseconomysothateveryonehasachancetosucceed.Youcanchoosehopeoverfear,unityoverdivision,thepromiseofchangeoverthepowerofthestatusquo.Ifyougivemeyourvote,wewon'tjustwinthiselection--together,wewillchangethiscountryandchangetheworld.现在是美国历史的关键时刻。我们面临着大萧条以来最为严重的一场经济危机：今年以来已经有76万人失业；企业和家庭无法获得信贷；房价不断下滑，养老金日益缩水；工资降到了十年来的最低水平，同时医疗和教育成本却涨到了有史以来的最高点。在眼下这样的危急时刻，我们承受不起又一个四年的支出增长、千疮百孔的减税措施、或是监管全无──即使是美国联邦储备委员会(Fed)前主席格林斯潘(AlanGreenspan)现在也承认那是个错误。美国需要一个新的方向。这也正是我竞选美国总统的原因所在。明天，也就是周二，你们将有能力赋予这个国家我们所需要的变革。Corbis我的竞选对手麦凯恩参议员为美国作出的贡献令人尊敬。他甚至可以指出他过去曾有几次与自己的党派分道扬镳。然而，在过去八年中，他十之