奥巴马英文演讲

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 WakefieldHigh School 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 all couldjoin us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Giveyourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of youin kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, soit’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out therewho are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go.And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were stillsummer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesiafor a few years. And my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where all theAmerican kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up withan American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Mondaythrough Friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at4:30 in the morning.Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot oftimes, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, mymother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, "This is no picnic for meeither, buster." (Laughter.)So...