奥巴马双语演讲稿我们为什么上学?Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right,everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield HighSchool in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all acrossAmerica, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that allcould join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such anoutstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those ofyou in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in anew school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there aresome seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) --with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in, some of youare probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just alittle bit longer this morning.I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived inIndonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn't have the money to sendme where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it wasimportant for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided toteach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had togotowork,theonlytimeshecoulddoitwasat4:30inthemorning.Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But wheneverI'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say,"This...