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By investing in these projects, we’ve already created hundreds of thousands of jobs.  But the fact remains1 that nearly one in five construction workers is still unemployed2 and needs a job.  And that makes absolutely no sense at a time when there is so much of America that needs rebuilding.
So that’s why, last month, I announced a new plan for upgrading America’s roads, rails and runways for the long-term.  Over the next six years, we will rebuild 150,000 miles of our roads -- enough to circle the world six times.  We will lay and maintain 4,000 miles of our railways -- enough to stretch from coast to coast.  And we will restore 150 miles of runways and advance a next generation air-traffic control system that reduces delays for the American people.

This plan will be fully3 paid for.  It will not add to our deficit4 over time.  And we are going to work with Congress to see to that.  It will establish an infrastructure5 bank to leverage6(手段,影响力) federal dollars and focus on the smartest investments.  We want to cut waste and bureaucracy(官僚主义) by consolidating7 and collapsing8 more than 100 different, often duplicative(复制的,重复的) programs.  And it will change the way Washington works by reforming the federal government’s patchwork9 approach of funding and maintaining our infrastructure.  We’ve got to focus less on wasteful10 earmarks, outdated11 formulas.  We’ve got to focus more on competition and innovation; less on shortsighted political priorities, and more on our national economic priorities.

So investing in our infrastructure is something that members of both political parties have always supported.  It’s something that groups ranging from the Chamber12 of Commerce to the AFL-CIO support today.  And by making these investments across the country, we won’t just make our economy run better over the long haul -- we will create good, middle-class jobs right now.

So there is no reason why we can’t do this.  There is no reason why the world’s best infrastructure should lie beyond our borders.  This is America.  We’ve always had the best infrastructure.  This is work that needs to be done.  There are workers who are ready to do it.  All we need is the political will.  This is a season for choices, and this is the choice:  between choice -- between decline and prosperity, and between the past and the future.
Our future has never been predestined(注定的) .  It has been built on the hard work and sacrifices of previous generations.  They invested yesterday for what we have today.  That’s how we built canals(运河,隧道) , and railroads, and highways, and ports that allowed our economy to grow by leaps and bounds(跳跃,飞速地) .  That’s how we led the world in the pursuit of new technologies and innovations.  That’s what allowed us to build the middle class and lead the global economy in the 20th century.  And if we’re going to lead it in the 21st, that’s the vision we can’t afford to lose sight of right now.  That’s the challenge that’s fallen to this generation.  That’s the challenge that this country is going to meet.  And with the help of these gentlemen behind me, and I hope strong bipartisan(两党连立的) support, I have no doubt that we will meet these challenges.

Thank you very much, everybody.



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1 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
2 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
参考例句:
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
3 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
4 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
参考例句:
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
5 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施
参考例句:
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
6 leverage 03gyC     
n.力量,影响;杠杆作用,杠杆的力量
参考例句:
  • We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
  • He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力,他的计划失败了。
7 consolidating 6c04b889a235c3f1fd1ba84bc5ca1f80     
v.(使)巩固, (使)加强( consolidate的现在分词 );(使)合并
参考例句:
  • These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系,让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
  • We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网
8 collapsing 6becc10b3eacfd79485e188c6ac90cb2     
压扁[平],毁坏,断裂
参考例句:
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
9 patchwork yLsx6     
n.混杂物;拼缝物
参考例句:
  • That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
  • She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上,所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。
10 wasteful ogdwu     
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
参考例句:
  • It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
  • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
11 outdated vJTx0     
adj.旧式的,落伍的,过时的;v.使过时
参考例句:
  • That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了,许多地址已经改了。
  • Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
12 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
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