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更多内容请关注微信公众号：每周英语，微信号：Weekly_English。从这一次起，微信公众号将采用视频的形式推送“每周演讲”的内容，敬请关注。在本周的演讲中，奥巴马谈到的核心问题是破除垄断，并尽力创造自由市场的商业环境，通过开放家庭电话市场，美国的普通家庭享受了更多选择，更好的服务，而如今奥巴马认为时候对有限电视业务进行改革了。以下为演讲全文——Hello, everybody. One of America’s greatest strengths is our free market. A thriving private sector is the lifeblood(生命线) of our economy – it’s how we create jobs, expand opportunities, and give everybody a shot at success. It’s what has made America the strongest country on Earth.The most essential ingredient in a healthy free market is competition. But right now, too many companies are engaging in behaviors that stifle(压制) competition – like blocking new competitors from entering the market or limiting the information and options that give consumers real choice. As a consequence, the rest of us pay higher prices for lower quality products and services. Workers receive lower wages than they otherwise would. Small businesses and entrepreneurs can get squeezed out of the market. And none of that is fair – or good for our economy.The deck(甲板) should not be stacked(堆满) in favor of the wealthiest individuals and the biggest corporations, against working Americans. That’s why my administration is doing everything we can to reverse this trend and promote more competition in the marketplace. In addition to enforcing the rules on the books, I’ve directed federal agencies to identify anti-competitive behavior in different industries, and find new and specific ways to promote competition.One industry that’s ripe for change is cable TV(有线电视). Right now, 99 percent of cable and satellite TV customers rent set-top boxes(机顶盒) from their providers. According to one survey, this costs households an average of more than $230 per year. We spend some $20 billion to rent these devices. While we have almost unlimited choice in what we watch on television, from traditional programming to online content, there’s next to no competition to build a better, user-friendly product that allows you to easily access all this content in one place. So most consumers just rent whatever the cable company offers. Because we have to. That means companies have little incentive(鼓励) to innovate. As a consequence, we need multiple devices and controllers to access content from different sources. That makes no sense.So my administration has encouraged the FCC(Ferderal Communications Commission联邦通讯委员会) to remove the barriers to competition that prevent new players from offering innovative cable box options to consumers. We know this works. For years, Americans had to rent our telephones from the phone company. This was a while ago, but when the FCC finally unlocked competition for home phones, the marketplace was flooded with(充满) all kinds of phone options with new features, and at different price points. Consumers suddenly had many options. And the whole industry moved forward as a result. The same can happen with cable boxes, and in dozens of areas of our economy – all of which can make a difference in your everyday life. The bottom line is, competition is good for consumers, workers, businesses, and our economy. So I’m going to keep doing everything I can to make sure that our free market works for everyone. Thanks, and have a great weekend.

Weekly Address-20160416 | 每周演讲

更多内容请关注微信公众号：每周英语，微信号：Weekly_English在本周的每周演讲中，奥巴马谈到为了营造公平竞争，政府采取了两项措施，第一，劳工局制定了一条将会规范退休顾问的法律，第二，财政部采取措施来应对通过“税负倒置”来逃税。以下为演讲全文——Hi everybody. Over the past seven years, we haven't just been recovering from crisis, we've been rebuilding our economy on a new foundation for growth–growth that benefits everybody, not just the folks at the top. Our businesses have created jobs for 73 straight months – 14.4 million new jobs in all. We've covered another 20 million Americans with health insurance. We've helped more Americans afford college, and invested in industries that create good jobs that pay well, like clean energy. And wages are finally rising again. But there will always be more work to do. And this week, my Administration took two big steps that will help make sure your hard work is rewarded, and that everybody plays by the same rules. First, we're helping more Americans retire with security and dignity(尊严). Right now, if you go to a retirement advisor for investment advice, some of them don't have to act in your best interest. Instead of telling you the best way to save your hard-earned money, these advisors can get backdoor payments from big companies for steering(引领) you toward investments that cost more and earn you less. As a result, when you retire, you might be missing out on tens of thousands of dollars – because your advisor got paid more to give you bad advice. If that seems wrong, that's because it is. That's why the Department of Labor just finalized(最终制定) a rule to crack down(严加管制) on these kinds of conflicts of interest. And a lot of Wall Street special interests aren't very happy about it. But across the country, this new rule will boost working folks' retirement savings by billions of dollars a year. And it will level the playing field for the many good advisors who do work in their clients' best interest. Second, the Treasury Department took action to crack down on big corporations that change their address overseas after acquiring smaller companies, in order to reduce their tax bill here at home. It's a loophole(漏洞) called “corporate inversion(即tax inversion,税负倒置)”. And it means that American companies can take advantage of America's technology, America's infrastructure, America's workers – but then, when it comes to paying their fair share of taxes, suddenly claim they're not American companies after all. That's why, this week, the Treasury Department made it more difficult for companies to exploit(利用) this loophole and stick the rest of us with the tab. Together, these steps build on the work we've already done to make our tax code fairer and consumer protections stronger. Because I believe that rather than double down on policies that allow a few at the top to play by their own rules, we should build an economy where everybody has a fair shot, everybody does their fair share, and everybody plays by the same set of rules. That's what this country is all about. That's what we've been working toward these past seven years. And that's what I'm going to keep fighting for as long as I'm your President. Thanks everybody. Have a great weekend.

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更多内容请关注微信公众号：每周英语，微信号：Weekly_English。在本周的演讲中，奥巴马提名梅里克·贾兰德担任最高法院法官，在演讲中奥巴马向参议员施加压力，以便让参议院通过他的提名。奥巴马特别强调，法律应该是独立于政治之外，不应让法律成为政治的延伸。以下为演讲全文：Hi, everybody. One of the most consequential(重要的) responsibilities our Constitution grants a President is appointing a Supreme Court Justice. The men and women who sit on the Supreme Court safeguard our rights. They ensure that ours is a system of laws, not of men. And they're given the essential task of applying the principles written into our founding documents to the most challenging questions of today. So this is a duty I take very seriously. It requires me to set aside short-term politics in order to maintain faith with our founders. And on Wednesday, after weeks of consultations with Republicans, Democrats, and leaders across the country, I selected a nominee whose unmatched experience and integrity(正直) have earned him the respect and admiration of both parties – Chief Judge Merrick Garland. Judge Garland grew up in my hometown of Chicago, with parents who taught him to work hard and deal fairly. As a young lawyer, he left a lucrative(有利可图的) private firm to work for half as much in public service. Eventually, he oversaw the federal response to the Oklahoma City bombing, working side-by-side with first responders, victims, and their families to bring justice for an unspeakable crime. And everywhere he went during that investigation, he carried with him in his briefcase the program from the memorial service with each of the victims’ names inside. For the last 19 years, Judge Garland has served on what's known as “the second highest court in the land” – the D.C. Circuit Court(华盛顿特区巡回法官) – including the last three years as Chief Judge. On the bench, he's shown a dedication to protecting our basic rights. A conviction that powerful voices must not be allowed to drown out those of everyday Americans. An understanding that justice isn't simply abstract legal theory; it affects people’s daily lives. And a spirit of decency(正派), modesty(谦逊), and even-handedness(公平) in his work. Judge Garland is admired for his courtesy(礼貌), his devotion to family, and his civic-mindedness(公民责任心) – for the past 18 years, he's served as a tutor for young students at a local D.C. elementary school. During my time as President, through three separate Supreme Court appointments, in conversations with Republicans and Democrats alike, one name came up more than any other – Merrick Garland. I understand that we’re in the middle of an especially noisy and volatile(变化无常的) political season. But at a time when our politics are so polarized(两极分化的); when norms and customs of our political rhetoric(政治言辞) seem to be corroding(腐蚀的) – this is precisely the time we should treat the appointment of a Supreme Court justice with the seriousness it deserves. Because our Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics, not an extension of politics. And it should stay that way. So I ask Republicans in the Senate to give Judge Garland the respect he has earned. Give him a hearing. Give him an up-or-down vote. To deny it would be an abdication(退位，缺失) of the Senate's Constitutional duty. It would indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. It would make it increasingly impossible for any President, Republican or Democrat, to carry out their Constitutional function. To go down that path would jeopardize(危害) our system of justice, it would hurt our democracy, and betray the vision of our founding. I fulfilled my Constitutional duty. Now it's time for Senators to do theirs. I hope that they take the time to reflect on the importance of this process to our country. I hope that they'll act fairly. And I hope they'll work in a bipartisan(两党的) fashion to confirm Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. That's how we can uphold our pledge to liberty and justice for all – for our time and for generations to come. Thanks everybody. Have a good weekend.

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