国情咨文(The State of the union )是美国政府的施政方针,主要是讲明美国总统每年面临的国内外情况,以及政府即将采取的政治措施。按照以往惯例,每年年初,美国现任总统都要在国会做年度演讲报告,阐明政府的施政纲领。因此20xx年,当时就任美国总统的奥巴马按照惯例在国会上做演讲,现在小编为您提供这篇国情咨文演讲稿,并作中英文对照供大家学习,欢迎阅读。
The 20xx State of the union Address
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens:
议长先生,副总统先生,国会议员们,美国人民:
Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” (Applause.) “It is my task,” he said, “to report the State of the union -- to improve it is the task of us all.”
51年前,约翰-F-肯尼迪在这里宣布“宪法让我们成为进步的伙伴而不是权利的对手,”(掌声)他说,“发表国情咨文是我的任务,但是完善国情却是我们所有人的任务。”
Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the American peop
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