篇一：托福作文模板精华素材奥巴马演讲合集
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托福作文模板精华素材奥巴马演讲合集
摘要： 万人瞩目的美国总统小马哥演讲作文模板大合集，正宗的美国音。把枯燥的理论Pia飞到天边，各位考友快来学习，让自己的作文分数一飞冲天!
每一个模板分为3部分：第一部分是原句，也就是原来这句话是怎么说的。
第二部分是通过修改而成的模板。这个模板里面的XXXX的部分，是需要你进行替换的。有时需要填上名词，有时需要填上句子，有时需要填上形容词，具体填写什么形式的内容可以通过原句来进行推断，当然老师也在(括号)之中进行了提示。
第三部分，则是一个小建议，可以用在作文的什么部分，有的可以作文的主题句，有的可以作文的例子
而有的只能用在特定类型的文章之中。
这篇模板也是紧追奥巴马的最新演讲，这篇模板里面的所有素材都是取材于奥巴马于2017年4月关于最新的财政政策的最新演讲，绝对的新鲜美味。
文章编辑方式为第一段是原文，第二段是制造完成的模板。为了保证考友们不会把新 托福 模板理解错误，以及保证句意的理解，原文也放在了这里，而且力劝每一位考友首先研究原文的含义，然后再使用模板，绝对是事半功倍的选择!
此次不仅加入了新素材，而且还在很多替换位加入了该替换怎样的内容，绝对帮助各位考友最快速度用到自己的作文中!
原文：What we’ve been debating here in Washington over the last few weeks will affect the lives of the students here and families all across America in potentially profound ways. This debate over budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on a page; it’s about more than just cutting and spending. It’s about the kind of future that we want. It’s about the kind of country that we believe in. And that’s what I want to spend some time talking about today.
模板：What we’ve been debating here in XXXXX over the last XXXXXXXXX will affect the XXXXXXXXX here and
XXXXXXXXX all across XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXX. This debate over XXXXXXXXXX is about more than just numbers on a page; it’s about more than just XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. It’s about the kind of future that we want. It’s about the kind of country that we believe in. And that’s what I want to spend some time talking about today. 超棒的起始段，几乎就是为托福作文准备的。
原文：But there’s always been another thread running through our history -– a belief that we’re all connected, and that there are some things we can only do together, as a nation. We believe, in the words of our first Republican
President, Abraham Lincoln, that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves.
模板：But there’s always been another thread running through our history -– a belief that XXXXXXXXXXX正面观点, and that there are some things we can only do together, as XXXXXXXX. We believe, in the words of XXXXXXXXXX, (that through XXXXXXXXX词句可以忽略不用), we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. 用于论证段
原文：Now, for much of the last century, our nation found a way to afford these investments and priorities with the taxes paid by its citizens.
模板：Now, for much of the XXXXXXXX一段具体时间, XXXXXXX found a way to afford these investments and priorities with the XXXXXXXXX paid by XXXXXXXXX. 用于论证或者举例。
原文：But as far back as the 1980s, America started amassing debt at more alarming levels, and our leaders began to realize that a larger challenge was on the horizon.
模板：But as far back as the XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX started XXXXXXXX at more alarming levels(此处写得妙), and XXXXXXXX began to realize that a larger challenge was on the horizon.(写得好有画面感啊) 用于论证或者举例。
原文：To meet this challenge, our leaders came together three times during the 1990s to reduce our nation’s deficit — three times.
模板：To meet this XXXXXXX, somebody do something three times during the XXXXXXX to do something — three times. 用于论证或者举例。
用于论证或者举例。
原文：But we have to do it without putting at risk current retirees, or the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans’ guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.
模板：But we have to do it without putting at risk current XXXXXX, or the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting XXXXXXXX(某国家) guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.又见奥巴马并列金句!而且模板度超高!
原文：To give you an idea of how much damage this caused to our nation’s checkbook, consider this: In the last decade, if we had simply found a way to pay for the tax cuts and the prescription drug benefit, our deficit would currently be at low historical levels in the coming years.
模板：To give you an idea of how much XXXXXXXX this caused to XXXXXXXXX, consider this: In the last decade, if we had simply found a way to XXXXXXXXXX, our XXXXXXXXXX would currently be at XXXXXXXXXXXX historical levels in the coming years. 绝棒的举例句!
原文：Finally, there are those who believe we shouldn’t make any reforms to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security, out of fear that any talk of change to these programs will immediately usher in the sort of steps that the House Republicans have proposed.
模板：Finally, there are those who believe we should XXXXXXXXX, out of fear that any talk of change to
XXXXXXXX(接名词结构)will immediately usher in the sort of steps that the XXXXXXXXX(某人或者某群体) have proposed. HOHOHO观点句的绝品!
原文：Even after our economy recovers, our government will still be on track to spend more money than it takes in
throughout this decade and beyond.
模板：Even after our XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX will still be on track to spend more money than it takes in throughout this decade and beyond. 用于讨论XXXXXXXX的恢复
原文：A serious plan doesn’t require us to balance our budget overnight –- in fact, economists think that with the economy just starting to grow again, we need a phased-in approach –- but it does require tough decisions and support from our leaders in both parties now.
模板：A serious plan doesn’t require us to balance our budget overnight –- in fact, economists think that with the economy doing something, we need a phased-in approach –- but it does require tough decisions and support from XXXXXXXXXX(somebody) now. 超好的关于经济的论证句!
原文：Above all, it will require us to choose a vision of the America we want to see five years, 10 years, 20 years down the road.
模板：Above all, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX will require us to choose a vision of the XXXXXXXX we want to see five years, 10 years, 20 years down the road. 超好的托福作文最后一段的总结句。
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篇二：奥巴马精彩演讲(精华)
美国总统奥巴演讲
Thank you! Hello! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Well, hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) And hello, Masterman. It is wonderful to see all of you. What a terrific introduction by Kelly. Give Kelly a big round of applause. (Applause.) I was saying backstage that when I was in high school, I could not have done that. (Laughter.) I would have muffed it up somehow. So we are so proud of you and everything that you’ve done. And to all the students here, I’m thrilled to be here.
谢谢！你们好！（掌声。）谢谢。谢谢。你好，费城！（掌声。）你好，马斯特曼。见到你们真是太好了。Kelly的介绍真是太棒了。让我们对Kelly报以热烈的掌声。在后台的时候我说，我上高中的时候我就做不这么好，我可能会弄的一团糟。所以让我们为你和你做的一切自豪吧。站在这里我很激动。
kelly 在奥巴马总统演讲前，一名叫Kelly的学生做了演讲。
backstage n.后台
muff v.笨拙地处理，将事情弄糟
thrilled a.激动的
We’ve got a couple introductions I want to make. First of all, you’ve got the outstanding governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, in the house. (Applause.) The mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, is here. (Applause.) Congressman Chaka Fattah is here. (Applause.) Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz is here. (Applause.) Your own principal, Marge Neff, is here. (Applause.) The school superintendent, Arlene Ackerman, is here and doing a great job. (Applause.) And the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is here. (Applause.)
我想介绍几个人。首先，来到这儿的有，杰出的宾夕法尼亚州州长， Ed Rendell。（掌声。）费城市长，Michael Nutter。国会议员Fattah和Allyson Schwartz（掌声）。你们的校长Marge Neff（掌声）。学校管理人Arlene Ackerman是这个学校的，并且为学校做了很大的贡献。（掌声）。还有教育部秘书长Arne Duncan。（掌声）
outstanding a.杰出的
Congressman n.国会议员
principal n.校长
superintendent n.院长
And I am here. (Applause.) And I am thrilled to be here. I am just so excited. I’ve heard such great things about what all of you are doing, both the students and the teachers and the staff here.
还有我。（掌声），我感到非常的激动。我耳闻了你们做的那些伟大的事，这里面有在校的学生，老师和工作人员。
Today is about welcoming all of you, and all of America’s students, back to school, even though I know you’ve been in school for a little bit now. And I can’t think of a better place to do it than at Masterman.(Applause.) Because you are one of the best schools in Philadelphia. You are a leader in helping students succeed in the classroom. Just last week, you were recognized by a National Blue Ribbon -- as a National Blue Ribbon School because of your record of achievement. And that is a testament to everybody here –- to the students, to the parents, to the teachers, to the school leaders. It’s an example of excellence that I hope communities across America can embrace.
今天欢迎你们，欢迎每一个美国学生回校上课，当然你们在学校已经呆了一段时间了。我想不出除了在Masterman外，还有哪个地方更适合做这件事。（掌声）因为你们是费城最好的学校之一。你们在教育方面是领头军。就在上周，由于你们的卓越贡献，被授为国家蓝丝带勋章。这是对每个人的见证，对学生，家长，老师还有学校领导人。我希望全美的社会团体都能欣然接受这个杰出代表的例子。
embrace vt.拥抱；接受
Over the past few weeks, Michelle and I have been getting Sasha and Malia ready for school. And they’re excited about it. I’ll bet they had the same feelings that you do -- you’re a little sad to see the summer go, but you’re also excited about the possibilities of a new year. The possibilities of building new friendships and strengthening old ones, of joining a school club, or trying out for a team. The possibilities of growing into a better student and a better person and making not just your family proud but making yourself proud.
几周前，我和Michelle为Sasha和Malia上学的事做准备。她们两个对这非常的期待。我敢打赌她们和你们一样，有着相同的感觉。你们为夏天的逝去而神伤，但是你们更应该期待新的一年。如你们可以结交新的朋友，加深同老朋友的感情，加入学校俱乐部，参加各种团队的选拔赛。成长为一个更优秀的学生和个人，不仅仅让你的家人自豪，同样让你们自己也很有成就感。
build friendships 结交新朋友
But I know some of you may also be a little nervous about starting a new school year. Maybe you’re making the jump from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, and you’re worried about what that’s going to be like. Maybe you’re starting a new school. You’re not sure how you’ll like it, trying to figure out how you’re going to fit in. Or maybe you’re a senior, and you’re anxious about the whole college process; about where to apply and whether you can afford to go to college.
我知道，你们中有些人在新学年会有些紧张。或许你刚从小学升到初中，从初中升到高中，会担心，新的学年将会是什么样的呢。也许你进入一所新的学校，不知道是否会喜欢这个学校，想着怎么来融入这个学校。或许你到了高三年级，对整个的大学入学程序感?a href="http://www.fanwenvip.cn/fanwendaquan/jianghuafayan/" target="_blank" class="keylink">讲话玻热缟昵肽抢锏难＃懿荒苤Ц渡洗笱У姆延玫鹊取?/p>
elementary school n.小学
figure out 想明白，弄清楚
fit in 融入，适应
afford to do 承担得起
And beyond all those concerns, I know a lot of you are also feeling the strain of some difficult times. You know what’s going on in the news and you also know what’s going on in some of your own families. You’ve read about the war in Afghanistan. You hear about the recession that we’ve been through. And sometimes maybe you’re seeing the worries in your parents’ faces or sense it in their voice.
除此之外，我知道你们还有来自困难时期的压力。你们知道新闻内容，知道你们一些家庭中发发生的事情。你们读过有关阿富汗战争的信息，听说过我们经历过的经济不景气。有时你们还看到了双亲脸上挂着的忧虑，或从他们的声音中感受到了这些。
strain n.压力
So a lot of you as a consequence, because we’re going through a tough time a country, are having to act a lot older than you are. You got to be strong for your family while your brother or sister is serving overseas, or you’ve got to look after younger siblings while your mom is working that second shift. Or maybe some of you who are little bit older, you’re taking on a part-time job while your dad’s out of work.
所以，因为我们国家面临困难时期，你们许多人的行为看上去比实际年龄要大。姐姐哥哥在海外工作，你们会表现得坚强，或许妈妈去值第二班，你们就要照顾年幼的弟弟妹妹。或许你们有些人年长一点的，父亲失了业，你们还要做兼职。
as a consequence 结果，所以
tough time 困难时期【tough a.艰难的】
sibling n.兄弟姐妹，同胞
shift n.轮班
And that’s a lot to handle. It’s more than you should have to handle. And it may make you wonder at times what your own future will look like, whether you’re going to be able to succeed in school, whether you should maybe set your sights a little lower, scale back your dreams.
有太多事情要做了，很多是你们不应该做的。这让你们迷茫，不知道自己的未来会是什么样，在学校能不能取得好成绩，是不是应该把目光降低些，把理想放低些。
handle v.处理，应对
scale back 缩减
But I came to Masterman to tell all of you what I think you’re hearing from your principal and your superintendent, and from your parents and your teachers: Nobody gets to write your destiny but you. Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing -- absolutely nothing -- is beyond your reach, so long as you’re willing to dream big, so long as you’re willing to work hard. So long as you’re willing to stay focused on your education, there is not a single thing that any of you cannot accomplish, not a single thing. I believe that.
但是，我来到马斯特曼，告诉你们一句话。我想这句话你们的校长、院长、父母以及老师都曾告诉过你们，那就是，没有人，只有你才能书写你自己的命运。未来在你自己手中，生活由自己缔造。只要志向远大，并努力为之奋斗，没有什么是不能得到的。只要你专注于学业，没有什么事不能实现的。我确信。
destiny n.命运
accomplish v.完成
And that last part is absolutely essential, that part about really working hard in school, because an education has never been more important than it is today. I’m sure there are going to be times in the months ahead when you’re staying up late doing your homework or cramming for a test, or you’re dragging yourself out of bed on a rainy morning and you’re thinking, oh, boy, I wish maybe it was a snow day. (Laughter.) 最后这一点，在学校努力奋斗是必要的。因为教育从未像现在这样重要。我确信，几个月后会有一段时间，你们会完善熬夜写作业，为考试临时抱佛脚，或者在一个雨天的早晨把自己从被窝里拖出来，想，哦天，怎么不是下雪天、
absolutely ad.绝对地
cram v.临时抱佛脚；吃得过饱
But let me tell you, what you’re doing is worth it. There is nothing more important than what you’re doing right now. Nothing is going to have as great an impact on your success in life as your education, how you’re doing in school.
但是让我告诉你，你所做的一切都是值得的。你们现在要做的事情无比重要。没有什么比你的受教育程度以及你在学校的所做之事更能决定你的成功。
More and more, the kinds of opportunities that are open to you are going to be determined by how far you go in school. The farther you go in school, the farther you’re going to go in life. And at a time when other countries are competing with us like never before, when students around the world in Beijing, China, or Bangalore,
India, are working harder than ever, and doing better than ever, your success in school is not just going to determine your success, it’s going to determine America’s success in the 21st century.
能否能抓住机遇，越来越取决于你们在学校的努力。你们在学校的表现越好，生活中就能走得越远。当今，其他国家正与我们竞争，而且比以往任何时候都激烈。在中国北京或者印度邦加罗尔的学生比以前更加努力，而且比以前表现更好。你们在学校的成功并不只决定了自己一人的成功，还决定了美国在21世界是否能够成功。
So you’ve got an obligation to yourselves, and America has an obligation to you, to make sure you’re getting the best education possible. And making sure you get that kind of education is going to take all of us working hard and all of us working hand in hand.所以，你们要承担起这样的责任和义务。同时国家也向你们承担责任和义务，那就是为你们提供最好的教育，为此我们要努力，共同奋斗。
obligation n.责任，义务
It takes all of us in government -- from the governor to the mayor to the superintendent to the President -- all of us doing our part to prepare our students, all of them, for success in the classroom and in college and in a career. It’s going to take an outstanding principal, like Principal Neff, and outstanding teachers like the ones you have here at Masterman -- teachers who are going above and beyond the call of duty for their students. And it’s going to take parents who are committed to your education. 所有政府工作人员，从州长到市长，到院长，到总统，所有人都要履行职责为我们的学生做好准备，帮助他们在教室、在大学、在事业上取得成功。这就需要我们有一个杰出的校长，像校长Neff，和优秀的老师，正如你们的马斯特曼的老师们。老师们要履行好对学生所应担负起的责任。我也希望家长负起责任。
道理：
Nobody gets to write your destiny but you. Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it.
没有人，只有你才能书写你自己的命运。未来在你自己手中，生活由自己缔造。
篇三：(完美精华版)奥巴马演讲中英文对照
On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, our sense of patriotism is particularly strong. Because while we gather here under open skies, we know that far beyond the Organ Mountains – in the streets of Baghdad, and the outskirts of Kabul – America's sons and daughters are sacrificing on our behalf. And our thoughts and prayers are with them.
I speak to you today with deep humility. My grandfather marched in Patton's Army, but I cannot know what it is to walk into battle like so many of you. My grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line, but I cannot know what it is for a family to sacrifice like so many of yours have.
I am the father of two young girls, and I cannot imagine what it is to lose a child. My heart breaks for the families who've lost a loved one.
These are things I cannot know. But there are also some things I do know.
I know that our sadness today is mixed with pride; that those we've lost will be remembered by a grateful nation; and that our presence here today is only possible because your loved ones, America's patriots, were willing to give their lives to defend our nation.
I know that while we may come from different places, cherish different traditions, and have different political beliefs, we all – every one of us – hold in reverence those who've given this country the full measure of their devotion.
And I know that children in New Mexico and across this country look to your children, to your brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and friends – to those we honor today – as a shining example of what's best about America.
Their lives are a model for us all.
What led these men and women to wear their country's uniform? What is it that leads anyone to put aside their own pursuit of life's comforts; to subordinate their own sense of survival, for something bigger – something greater?
Many of those we honor today were so young when they were killed. They had a whole life ahead of them – birthdays and weddings, holidays with children and grandchildren, homes and jobs and happiness of their own. And yet, at one moment or another, they felt the tug, just as generations of Americans did before them. Maybe it was a massacre in a Boston square; or a President's call to save the Union and free the slaves. Maybe it was the day of infamy that awakened a nation to a storm in the Pacific and a madman's death march across Europe. Or maybe it was the morning they woke up to see our walls of security crumble along with our two largest towers.
Whatever the moment was, when it came and they felt that tug, perhaps it was simply the thought of a mom or a dad, a husband or a wife, or a child not yet born that made this young American think that it was time to go; that made them think "I must serve so that the people I love can live – in happiness, and safety, and freedom."
This sense of service is what America is all about. It is what leads Americans to enter the military. It is what sustains them in the most difficult hours. And it is the safeguard of our security.
You see, America has the greatest military in the history of the world. We have the best training, the most advanced technology, the most sophisticated planning, and the most powerful weapons. And yet, in the end, though each of these things is absolutely critical, the true strength of our military lies someplace else.
It lies in the spirit of America's servicemen and women. No matter whether they faced down fascism or fought for freedom in Korea and Vietnam; liberated Kuwait or stopped ethnic cleansing in the Balkans or serve brilliantly and bravely under our flag today; no matter whether they are black, white, Latino, Asian, or Native American; whether they come from old military families, or are recent immigrants – their stories tell the same truth.
It is not simply their bravery, their insistence on doing their part – whatever the cost – to make America more secure and our world more free. It's not simply an unflinching belief in our highest ideals. It's that in the thick of battle, when their very survival is threatened, America's sons and daughters aren't thinking about themselves, they're thinking about one another; they're risking everything to save not their own lives, but the lives of their fellow soldiers and sailors, airmen and Marines. And when we lose them – in a final act of selflessness and service – we know that they died so that their brothers and sisters, so that our nation, might live.
What makes America's servicemen and women heroes is not just their sense of duty, honor, and country; it's the bigness of their hearts and the breadth of their compassion.
That is what we honor today.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked that "To fight out a war, you must believe something and want something with all your might." The Americans we honor today believed. Sergeant Ryan Jopek believed. Ryan was just weeks away from coming home when he volunteered for a mission to Mosul from which he would never return. His friends remember his easy smile; I remember Ryan because of the bracelet his mother gave me that I wear every day. Next to his name, it reads: "All gave some – he gave all."
It is a living reminder of our obligation as Americans to serve Ryan as well as he served us; as well as the wounded warriors I've had the honor of meeting at Walter Reed have served us; as well as the soldiers at Fort Bliss and the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world are serving us. That means giving the same priority to building a 21st century VA as to building a 21st century military. It means having zero tolerance for veterans sleeping on our streets. It means bringing home our POWs and MIAs. And it means treating the graves of veterans like the hallowed ground it is and banning protests near funerals.
But it also means something more. It means understanding that what Ryan and so many Americans
fought and died for is not a place on a map or a certain kind of people. What they sacrificed for – what they gave all for – is a larger idea – the idea that a nation can be governed by laws, not men; that we can be equal in the eyes of those laws; that we can be free to say what we want, write what we want, and worship as we please; that we can have the right to pursue our own dreams, but the obligation to help our fellow Americans pursue theirs.
So on this day, of all days, let's memorialize our fallen heroes by honoring all who wear our country's uniform; and by completing their work to make America more secure and our world more free. But let's also do our part – service-member and civilian alike – to live up to the idea that so many of our fellow citizens have consecrated – the idea of America. That is the essence of patriotism. That is the lesson of this solemn day. And that is the task that lies ahead. May God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.
巴拉克·奥巴马
译者：徐达
在今天这个阵亡将士纪念日，当我们国家缅怀其前赴后继牺牲的英雄时，我们的爱国主义情绪尤其强烈。我们在此集会的同时，在同一片天空下，我们知道在离奥根山千里之外的土地上——在巴格达的街头，喀布尔的城郊——美利坚的儿女正在为我们付出他们自己的生命。我们的思念与祈祷与他们同在。
今天我以非常谦卑的态度与你们谈话。我的祖父曾经在巴顿将军的部队里服役，但我没有像你们许多人那样拥有亲历战场的体验。我的祖父当时在一个轰炸机流水装配线上工作，但我也无法感知像你们许多家庭那样付出牺牲的痛苦。
作为两个女孩的父亲，我无法想象如果失去一个孩子会是什么样子。我为那些失去亲人的家庭感到悲痛欲绝。
这些是我所不知道的事情，但有些是我的确是知道的。
我知道我们今日的悲伤中夹带着自豪。我们的国家将感激并铭记那些在战争中失去生命的将士。我们今天得以在此地集会就是因为你们的亲人、美利坚的爱国主义者愿意用生命来捍卫我们的国家。
我知道我们也许来自不同地区，拥有不同历史文化传统，秉持不同政见，但我们——每一个人——都对那些为了国家奉献毕生努力的人们表示崇高的敬意。
我知道新墨西哥，连同这个国家的孩子们将把你们的孩子、你们的兄弟姐妹、父母朋友以及
所有我们今天尊敬的人们共同视为美利坚最光辉耀眼的一笔。
他们的一生是我们所有人的榜样。
是什么促使这些男女将士穿上这个国家的军装？是什么引导每一个人都放下他们自身对生活舒适的追求，压制他们求生的本能和欲望——为了一些更伟大、更有意义的事业？
我们今天纪念的英雄们有许多在他们很年轻的时候就献出了宝贵的生命。他们眼前本来有着一整幅人生的画卷尚未展开——生日和婚礼，与子孙共享假日天伦之乐，还有属于他们自己的家庭、事业和幸福。但是他们总能时不时地感受到来自祖国的召唤，就如同他们之前历代美国人民一样：也许这是在一场波士顿广场上的大屠杀；也许这来自总统的呼吁去拯救整个联邦、解放黑奴。也许那是整个民族的耻辱日促使其投入到太平洋战争的腥风血雨之中，投入到战争狂人希特勒肆虐的欧洲战场上。或者也许这是9月11日那天他们醒来的时候发现国家的安全保障已经随着双子大楼的倒塌而崩溃。
不管是哪一时刻，当它来临的时候，美利坚年轻的儿女就会受到这种感召，也许他们只是简单地想到一位母亲或者父亲、一位丈夫或者妻子、或者一个尚未出生的孩子就决定是时候挺身而出，就让他们有了这样的想法“为了我爱的人能够生活在幸福、安全和自由之中，我必须挺身而出投入战斗。”
这种为国家服务的意识是美国整个国家所有的内涵。它引导着美利坚儿女加入军队服役，它在他们最困难的时候给予他们坚持下去的信念，它是我们国家安全的卫士。
大家都看到了，美国有着世界历史上最优秀的军队。我们有着最好的训练、最先进的技术、最周密的部署和最强大的武器。尽管这一切都毫无疑问是非常重要的，然而归根结底我们军队真正的力量去不在于此。
它在于美国军人的战斗精神。不管他们在抵挡消灭法西斯还是在韩国与越南为自由而战，解放科威特还是在巴尔干半岛阻止种族清洗，还是今日在我们国旗下光荣而勇敢地前进，不管他们是黑人、白人、拉丁裔、亚洲裔还是美国本地人，不管他们来自先前的军队家庭还是新近的移民家庭——他们的故事都诠释着同一个真理。
这并不是简单地由于他们的勇敢和坚持才履行他们的义务——不管代价如何——为了让美国变得更加安全，让世界变得更加自由。这并不是简单的只是我们最崇高理想中一个永不退缩的信念。在枪林弹雨的战争中，当他们自身的生命受到威胁时，他们考虑的是其他同伴的安危。他们冒着一切危险不仅希望拯救自己的生命，也更重要的是他们在拯救与他们并肩作战的战士们和陆海空三军将士。当他们离我们整个世界而去的时候——这是他们最后一次无私的奉献和服务——我们知道他们用自己的死换来了他们的兄弟姐妹和我们国家的生。
美国军队男女士兵并不仅仅因为他们的责任感、荣誉感和爱国热情而成为美国的英雄，更由于他们的宽广的心胸和无限的激情。
这就是今天我们所该纪念的东西。
奥利佛·文德尔·荷默斯曾经这样说道：“进行一场战争，你必须竭尽全力地相信某种东西并迫切希望得到它。”我们所纪念的美利坚儿女就深信这一点。瑞恩·乔佩克军事长也深信这一点。瑞恩在不到几星期就要放假回家的时候自愿接受了一个去摩苏尔的任务，然而却有去无回。他的朋友还记得他那纯真的笑容，我记得瑞恩是因为我天天都戴着他母亲送给我的手镯。在他的名字旁边，有这么一句话：“所有人都付出了一些代价——他付出了所有。”
这是一个鲜活的启示，让我们意识到作为一个美国人的义务，我们对待待瑞恩就应如同他对待我们大家那样，如同那些我有幸在瓦尔特·里德陆军医疗中心见到的受伤将士对待我们那样，如同那些在布利斯堡的将士和在伊拉克、阿富汗和世界各地的军队对待我们那样。这意味着我们打造一个21世纪的退伍军人事务部和一支21世纪军队具有同样的重要性。这意味着我们坚决不能容忍退伍军人在大街上睡觉的凄惨景象，意味着我们需要把那些在战争中被俘虏和失踪的人接回我们的国家 ，意味着我们要把退伍军人的墓地当作一片神圣的土地，同时禁止在他们的葬礼附近出现各种示威抗议。
但它也意味着一些更多的东西。它意味着我们需要认识到瑞恩和许多美国人并不是为了地图上的一个地点或者某一类人的利益而在战场上拼搏牺牲的。他们的牺牲是为了——他们付出一切是为了——一个更宏伟的理念——一个国家可以依法治国而非以人治国，法律面前人人平等，人们拥有言论、写作和宗教信仰自由，拥有追求自身梦想的权利，同时也有义务帮助我们的国民来实现他们的梦想。
所以在今天，在所有的日子里，让我们通过这样的方式来缅怀为国捐躯的英雄们，让我们对所有穿军装的美利坚儿女致敬；让我们继承他们的事业去开创一个更加安全的美国，一个更加自由的世界。同时我们也开始履行自己的职责——无论是服役军人还是普通国民——用自己的努力去践行被数以万计的美国公民所奉为神圣的 ——美国理念。这是爱国主义的精华。这是今天整个神圣的日子给我们上的一课。这也是在我们每个人眼前的任务。愿主保佑你，愿主保佑美利坚合众国！