Obama Father’s Day Speech

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? Hi, everybody. This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have – and that’s being a dad. 大家好. 本周日即将是父亲节, 我想借此机会谈谈我们大家终将面临的最最重要的工作: 做一个父亲.

Today we’re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the planet. But no matter how advanced we get, there will never be a substitute for the love and support and, most importantly, the presence of a parent in a child’s life. And in many ways, that’s uniquely true for fathers.

今天我们很有幸生活在一个能瞬间可和地球上的任何一个人联系的科技时代. 但无论科技如何发达, 都没有任何东西可以取代一个家长在孩子生活中的出现, 爱和支持. 在许多方面, 对父亲而言尤为如此.

I never really knew my own father. I was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible sacrifices for me. And there are single parents like my mom all across the country who do a heroic job raising terrific kids. But I still wish I had a dad who was not only around, but involved; another role model to teach me what my mom did her best – values like hard work and integrity; responsibility and delayed – all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a bright future for themselves.

我从来不真正地了解我自己的父亲. 我是由单亲妈妈和两个和蔼的祖父母带大, 他们为我做了不可想象的牺牲. 全国有很多的单亲父母做着同样伟大的带大孩子的工作. 但我仍然希望我能有一个父亲不仅在我周围, 而且参与我的生活; 作为另一个榜样来告诉我我的母亲尽了她全力所给了我的那些价值, 如努力工作, 品行端正, 责任, 不贪图享乐, 所有这些价值都给一个孩子去设想自己的美好未来的基础. That’s why I try every day to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me. And I’ve met plenty of other people, dads and uncles and men without a family connection – who are trying to break the cycle and give more of our young people a strong male role model.

因此我努力每天都和太太和两个女儿在一起, 这是我的父亲所没有做到的. 我也见过许多其他人, 父亲, 叔叔, 或没有家庭联系的男人, 他们都在试图去打破常规并给我们的年青人一个强大的男人的榜样.

Being a good parent—whether you’re gay or straight, a foster parent or a grandparent—isn’t easy. It demands your constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a of patience. And nobody’s perfect. To this day, I’m still figuring out how to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.

做好的父母亲，不管是同性恋或是异性恋，养父母亲或是祖父母都不容易。这需要你持续的关注，频繁的做出牺牲，很健康耐心的心态。

然而, 没有人是完美的. 直到今天, 我仍在找寻如何才能做一个妻子的好丈夫和孩子的好父亲的途径.

And I want to do what I can as President to encourage strong marriage and strong families. We should reform our child support laws to get more men working and engaged with their children. And my Administration will continue to work with the faith and other community organizations， as well as businesses, on a campaign to encourage strong ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

parenting and fatherhood.

? 作为一个总统, 我想尽我所能去鼓励稳定的婚姻和强大的家庭. 我们应该改变我们

的孩子抚养的法律以让更多的男人工作并介入到孩子的生活中. 我的政府也将真诚地和其它社会组织，也包括企业，打赢更好地抚养孩子和传递父爱的战役。发动强大的如何抚育孩子和为人之父的活动.

Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at family. That’s what matters most.

因为如果说我成长中学到了什么东西的话，这就是如果我们在家庭上失败了，所有个人的成功都少了一点明亮的光泽。这才是最重要的。

When I look back on my life I won’t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I promoted. I will thinking about Michelle and the journey we’ve been on together.

当我回忆我的一生，我不会想到任何我通过的特定法案或是我力促的政策. 我将会想到的是和米歇尔和我们一起走过的岁月。

I’ll be thinking about Sasha’s dance and Malia’s tennis matches, about the conversations we’ve and the quiet moments we’ve shared. I’ll be thinking about whether I did right by them. And whether they knew every day just how much they were loved.

我将会想到的是萨沙的舞蹈演出和玛丽亚的网球比赛, 我们在一起的对话和一起共享的静谧时光。我会想我是否做到了。是否他们知道每一天我是如此的爱着他们。 That’s what I think being a father is all about. And if we can do our best to be a source of comfort and encouragement to our kids. If we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be，then we will have succeeded. So Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend.

这就是我认为作为一个父亲应该关心的。如果我们可以尽我们的全力来安慰和鼓励我们的孩子，如果我们可以付出我们无条件的爱帮助他们成为应该成为的人，那么我们就成功了。祝福每一个父亲父亲节快乐, 并过一个美好的周末. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

第二篇：奥巴马总统在父亲节的演讲

奥巴马总统在父亲节的演讲

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奥巴马总统在父亲节的演讲

今天这个日子提醒我们，在我缔造生活所依赖的基石中，最为重要的是家庭。我们必须认识并且肯定每一位父亲在基石中起到的关键作用。父亲既循循善诱，又训练指导，既指明方向，又言传身教。父亲是成功的榜样，又是不断推动我们走向成功的人。

但如果我们开诚不公，就会承认还有太多的父亲不在其位——在太多孩子的生活里，在太多的家庭里，父亲的这一角色是缺失的。他们置责任于不顾，表现得像小男孩，而不是男子汉。我们许许多多的家庭的基础也因此变得薄弱。

在讲这些话时，我心里明白，我不是一个完美的父亲——我知道我犯过错，而且未来还会犯错；我希望能有比现在更多的时间待在家里，陪伴妻子儿女，可是无法做到。所有这些我都明白，却仍然要这样讲。是因为纵然我们不完美，纵然我们面临重重困难，却依然有一些经验教训，是我们身为人父必须努力经历、努力总结的——不管我们是黑人或白人，富人或穷人，来自贫穷的南区或来自富裕的郊区。

第一个经验是，我们必须给子女做出一个绝佳的榜样——因为我们如果对他们抱有厚望，我们自己也应该志存高远。你有工作是件好事，有个大学文凭

好上加好。如果你结婚成家，儿女绕膝，那再好不过，但不要整个周末在家里看ESPN体育台的“体育中心”。许多孩子就是在这样的影响下傍着电视机长大的。作为父亲，作为家长，我们应该花更多的时间陪伴孩子，帮助他们完成学业，时不时地把他们手中的游戏机或电视遥控器换成一本书。这就是我们打好家庭基石的方法。

我们明白教育是创造孩子未来的关键。我们明白为了获得好的工作，他们跟世界各地的孩子竞争。我们明白为此所需的辛劳、学习和应达到的教育水平。要想真正参与竞争，他们需要高中毕业，然后大学毕业，也许还得拿一张研究生文凭。让我们握握他们的手，叫他们把屁股挪到图书馆的座椅上吧！

要把这种追求卓越的理念灌输到孩子的头脑，就得靠作为父亲和家长的我们。我们有责任告诉我们的女儿，别让你的自身价值被电视上的形象影响，因为我期望你的梦想无极限，期望你去追求这些梦想。我们有责任告诉我们的儿子，虽然收音机里的歌曲美化了暴力，但在我的家里，我们歌颂成就、自尊和辛勤的劳动。我们有责任提出这些厚望，那就意味着，我们自己也必须达到这些期望，我们在生活中也要做一个卓越的榜样。

第二个经验是，作为父亲，我们应该传递给孩子感同身受的价值观。不是同情，而是感同身受——能设身处地地为他人着想，能从别人的角度看世界。有时候我们是那么容易地执着于“我们”二字，忘了我们相互之间应该承担的义务。我们的社会有一种文化观念，认为牢记这些义务是一种软弱的表现——我们不应该显得软弱，因此我们不应该对人表示关爱。

但是，我们年轻的孩子们——孩子或女孩子——会观察到这一点。他们会看到你对妻子置之不理拳打脚踢，他们会观察到你的自私，所以在学校或在街上看到同样举止行为是不足为奇的。这就要求我们必须以身作则，把感同身受和与人为善也传递给我们的孩子。我们需要给孩子做出榜样，告诉他们强者不是把别人击倒，而是把别人扶起来。这就是我们作为父亲应该负起的责任。

我们应该采取这些作法，为我们的孩子打下坚实的基础。但我们也应该明白，即使我们做到了，即使我们作为父亲和家长尽到了应尽的义务，即使我们的政府也履行了职责，我们在生活中仍然会碰到许多艰难的挑战。我们仍然会有挣扎与痛苦的日子，风雨仍然会袭来。

因此，我们作为父亲应该总结最后一个经验，也就是我们可以送给孩子最为贵重的礼物，就是希望。

我们的希望不是空谈的希望，不是那种盲目的乐观主义，或者是对所面临问题的有意忽视。我讲的希望是那种长存于内心的精神——即使所有的迹象都不乐观，这精神也让我们坚信有更好的未来在等待我们，只要愿意为之努力，为之奋斗。只要我们有这个信念。

我们尝试，我们希望，我们尽力把我们的房子建在最坚实的基石上。当风吹时，当雨打时，当风雨侵袭我们的房子时，我们坚信上帝会引导我们、注视我们、保护我们，引领着他的孩子们穿过最黑暗的暴风骤雨，走向光明的美好未来。这就是今天父亲节这个日子我为大家所做的祈祷，也是我对国家未来所抱的希望。

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Today, this day reminds us that we depend on to create the

cornerstone of life, the most important thing is family. We must recognize, and certainly the cornerstone of every father to play a key role. His father, patience, and coaching, both direction, and

words and deeds. Father is a successful example, but also continue to promote the success of our people.

But if we open and injustice, will not admit too many fathers in their place……too many children's lives where, in too many families, the father of this role is missing. The expense of their home

responsibilities, acting like the little boy, not man. The basis of our many family and therefore become weak.

In speaking these words, I knew that I am not a perfect father ——I know I made mistakes, but the future will make mistakes; I hope to have more time than it is now at home, accompanied by his wife and children, but can not do. All I know, but still have to say this. Because even though we are not perfect, even though we face the difficulties, but still there are some lessons we must strive to experience as a father, to sum up the……whether we are black or white, rich or the poor, from poor South or from wealthy suburbs.

The first lesson is that we must make to their children an

excellent example ——because if we have high expectations for them, we too, should aim high. You have a job is a good thing, there is a college diploma is good enough. If you are getting married, children around the knee, that could not be better, but not the entire weekend at home watching ESPN Sports "sports center." Many children is under the influence of this growing up near the TV. As a father, as parents, we should spend more time with their children and help them complete their studies, from time to time their TV remote control into the hands of the game or a book. This is the way we lay the cornerstone of the family.

We understand that education is the key to creating children's future. We understand that in order to obtain good jobs, they compete with children around the world. We appreciate the hard work required for this purpose, learning and should reach the level of education. To truly compete, they need to graduate high school, then college,

and perhaps have to take a postgraduate diploma. We shook their hands, that they moved his ass in the library's seat now!

Bring this idea of excellence instilled into the child's mind, it rely on us as fathers and parents. We have a responsibility to tell our daughters, do not let your own values affect the image of being on television, because I expect you to dream without limit, expect you to pursue those dreams. We have a responsibility to tell our son, although the radio songs glorified violence, but in my house, we celebrate achievements, self-esteem and hard work. We have the

responsibility to these expectations, it means that we ourselves must also meet these expectations, we have to do in life, a remarkable example.

The second experience was as a father, we should identify with the values passed to the child. Not sympathy, but empathy ——to put themselves for the sake of others, see the world from the perspective of others. Sometimes we are so easily obsessed with the "we" word, should forget our obligations to each other. Our society has a

cultural concept, keep in mind that these obligations is a sign of weakness ——we should not look weak, so we should not be people that care.

However, our young children or children ——girls will observe this. They will see you ignore his wife punched and kicked, they will observe your selfish, so at school or in the street to see the same behavior behavior is not surprising. This requires that we must lead by example, to have empathy with people and pass to our children. We need to set an example to the children, tell them stronger than other people down, but to help others up. This is why we should take responsibility as a father.

We should take these practices to our children a solid foundation. But we should also understand that even if we did, even if we do as fathers and parents to the obligations, even if our government has fulfilled its duties, we will encounter in life are still many

difficult challenges. We will still be struggling with the painful days, rain will still be hit.

Therefore, we concluded as a father should be the last experience, we can give children is the most precious gift is hope.

We hope not words of hope, not the kind of blind optimism, or is the problem faced by the willful neglect. I say hope is the kind of misery in the inner spirit ——Even if all the signs are not

optimistic that this spirit we believe a better future waiting for us, as long as willing to work for the the struggle. As long as we have this conviction.

We try, we hope, we try to put our house in the most solid

foundation to build on. When the wind blows, when the rain when the storm hit our house, we firmly believe that God will guide us,

watching us, protect us, to lead his children through the darkest of the hurricane, to a bright bright future. This is Father's Day today, this day I do pray for everyone, which I hold the future of the country's hope.