奥巴马演讲 Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition 1
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Hi, everybody.  Yay(哇) , we’re here, we’re doing it!  (Applause.)  It’s so exciting.  I am thrilled.  I have been waiting for this day for a long, long time, and it is finally here.  And I want to thank you all for being here and for hosting us.

As you know, my other partner, the President, was supposed to be here with us, but he had some other stuff going on.  He sends his regrets.  He would -- trust me, he would rather be here.  (Laughter.)  But this is an important issue, and we didn’t want to postpone1(推迟,延期) it.  So hopefully I will be a satisfactory substitution(代替,置换) .  (Applause.)

I want to start by first thanking Amy for just being a fabulously3(难以置信地,惊人地) amazing middle-schooler and for her wonderful introduction.  Thank you, Amy.  Great job.  (Applause.)

And I have to thank our co-chairs of the President’s Council -- Dominique Dawes, who has just been a terrific support to this White House and to these issues.  She’s just a fabulous2 woman and just so eloquent4(意味深长的,雄辩的) and poised5(镇定的) .  We are just thrilled to have her.  And our other co-chair Drew Brees, who, you know, what do you say about Drew Brees, except we’re so lucky to have him as a part of this.  He regrets that he couldn’t be here.

But we are so grateful to Dominique and to Drew, and also to the executive director of the Council, Shellie Pfohl.  Shellie, I know you’re out here.  Everybody should know Shellie.  She’s there in the fuchsia.  (Applause.)

To all the Council members who have taken the time not just to participate on this Council but to come here today, it’s going to mean so much to kids across the country to see world-class athletes and chefs and trainers and experts just coming together for the entire issue of making sure that our kids are healthy.  So I am personally grateful for your willingness to be a part of this, and thank you so much for your time.

I also want to recognize our mayor here in Washington, D.C., Mayor Fenty, who just got here.  There he is.  Thank you, Mr. Mayor.  (Applause.)  This is an appropriate event for him to be at, because he’s a jock(运动员) .  (Laughter.)  Yeah, yeah.  So he’s somebody who lives the message.  And we’re grateful for your support and your role modeling of the issue.  Thank you, sir.

And we also have Congressman6 John Sarbanes here as well.  Congressman, there you are.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much for your support on this issue.

It is great to be here at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus.  (Applause.)  This is a beautiful facility, very impressive.  You drive into a parking lot, and it doesn’t look like a school.  I’m impressed, it looks very, very good.  And I got a chance to meet your outstanding principal -- (applause) -- Maria Tukeva.  Where are you, Principal?  (Applause.)  And I understand she’s also the founder7 of -- yes, yes.  Thank you for creating one of the top high schools in the country right here in Washington, D.C.  (Applause.)  Well done, well done.

And of course, I want to thank all the students from the Lincoln Multicultural8(多元文化的) Middle School -- where are my students?  (Applause.)  Thank you all for joining us.

I sort of tried to get in my gear -- I’m going to try and do a few things with you.  I got on flat shoes today.  But I’m going to do my best.

Today we’re here to talk about an issue that is so close to my heart as First Lady, but also as a mom.  And it’s an issue that’s of importance to all of us -- eating right, staying active, and giving our kids the bright future that they deserve.

And right now, we can be doing better by our kids, because one in three of our children is either overweight or obese9(肥胖的) in this country.  And doctors are seeing more and more children with health problems related to obesity10 -- high blood pressure, high cholesterol11(胆固醇) , Type II diabetes12(糖尿病) -- and these used to be diseases that we would only see in adults, but now they’re becoming a regular part of a pediatrician(儿科医师) ’s practice.

And every year, as a result of these conditions, we’re spending billions of dollars on treating obesity-related conditions, and we can’t afford to keep going down this road.  We can’t afford it for our young people, and we can’t afford it as a nation.

That’s why, earlier this year, we started this wonderful nationwide initiative(主动权,首创精神) that we’ve called “Let’s Move.”  (Applause.)  Yay for “Let’s Move”.  And it’s an initiative that has been designed and worked on by so many partners all across the country.  People have been fabulous about this issue.  But our goal is to end the epidemic13 of childhood obesity in a generation.  We are making this a big, huge generational goal -- with the notion that kids born today are going to have a different idea of what it means to be healthy, so that they grow up at a healthy weight, with good habits, that they can then teach the generations that follow.

But one key to getting this done and solving this problem is passing a strong child nutrition(营养) bill.  And I can’t emphasize(强调,着重) this more -– this bill controls the programs that provide school lunches to kids all across the country.  And what we do know is that our kids are getting most of their activity, most of their nutrition at school.  So if we can do something to improve the quality of food in our schools, we’re going to go a long way to affecting the futures14 of our children.  And right now, that bill is making its way through Congress with what I’m proud to hear is strong bipartisan(两党连立的) support.

This is an issue that everyone is getting behind because it’s not about politics, it’s about our kids.  A majority of senators and House members from both parties have publicly called for swift passage of a strong proposal.  So, once again, I urge Congress to provide the resources that we’re going to need to support these important programs that will be able to help change our children’s futures and those after that.  This is an important time.  So we’re looking forward to the Congress getting this done.

But you all know back when we were kids -- and I’m talking to the grown folks here -- being healthy wasn’t that hard.  It just wasn’t that hard.  Parents, particularly in the summer, could just open up their back door, send the kids out, give them a little breakfast and tell them, go away and don’t come back until we’re ready to see you again.  (Laughter.)  And you might run in for a second if you were a kid and grab a little lunch, right?  But you weren’t watching the TV.  You had to get up and get back out.

And you usually wouldn’t even come home until dinner, and you wouldn’t even want to come home for dinner, because you were having so much fun running around.  You had to be forced to sit down and eat a meal.  And the meals that we got were generally pretty healthy, because they were usually cooked at home with a whole lot of loving care and fresh products and produce.

Today we’ve got so many distractions15(分心,干扰) -- we’ve got video games, we’ve got computers -- that are just keeping kids inside after school.  The whole culture of our society has changed.  During the summer, a lot of times this is what kids are doing.  And some folks are living in neighborhoods where they can’t go outside, it’s not safe to open up that door and let your kids run forever.



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1 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期,推迟
参考例句:
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
2 fabulous ch6zI     
adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的
参考例句:
  • We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
  • This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。
3 fabulously 4161877a232b49d1803e1bea05514fd7     
难以置信地,惊人地
参考例句:
  • The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy. 据说这对夫妇家财万贯。
  • I should say this shirt matches your trousers fabulously. 我得说这衬衫同你的裤子非常相配。
4 eloquent ymLyN     
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
参考例句:
  • He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩,胜过最好的演说家。
  • These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。
5 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句:
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。
6 Congressman TvMzt7     
n.(美)国会议员
参考例句:
  • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
7 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
8 multicultural qnIzdX     
adj.融合多种文化的,多种文化的
参考例句:
  • Children growing up in a multicultural society.在多元文化社会中长大的孩子们。
  • The school has been attempting to bring a multicultural perspective to its curriculum.这所学校已经在尝试将一种多元文化视角引入其课程。
9 obese uvIya     
adj.过度肥胖的,肥大的
参考例句:
  • The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了,不能算是健康。
  • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
10 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖,肥大
参考例句:
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
11 cholesterol qrzzV     
n.(U)胆固醇
参考例句:
  • There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
  • They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。
12 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
13 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
参考例句:
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
14 futures Isdz1Q     
n.期货,期货交易
参考例句:
  • He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
  • Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。
15 distractions ff1d4018fe7ed703bc7b2e2e97ba2216     
n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 );娱乐,消遣;心烦意乱;精神错乱
参考例句:
  • I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难,因为使人分心的事太多。
  • There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多,使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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