美国总统奥巴马 9 月 8 日开学演讲Wakefield High SchoolArlington, VirginiaTHE PRESIDENT:...So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. ButI'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I'm herebecause I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of allof you in this new school year.Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education. And I've talked aboutresponsibility a lot.I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushingyou to learn.I've talked about your parents' responsibilityfor making sure you stay ontrack, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour infront of the TV or with the Xbox.I've talked a lot about your government'sresponsibilityfor setting highstandards, and supporting teachers and principals,and turning around schoolsthat aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunitiesthat theydeserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the mostsupportive parents, the best schools in the world--- and none of it will make adifference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities,unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers,unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in thehard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: theresponsibility each of you has for your education.I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single oneof you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has somethingto offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That'sthe opportunity an...
