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Working Together in the New Year---奥巴马2012新年贺词’s a hard job but I’d like a shot at it. hike: infml esp.AmE to raise suddenly and steeply 升高，上涨 e.g.: trying to hike rents Hello, everybody. As 2011 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2012, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. The last year has been a time of great (1) _________ and great progress for our country. We ended one war and began to (2) _________ another. We dealt a crippling blow to al-Qaeda and made America more secure. We stood by our friends and allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions. And we began to see (3) _________ of economic recovery here at home, even as too many Americans are still struggling to get ahead. Theres no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change. And as we head into the New Year, Im hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger – to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class. Im hopeful because of what we saw right before Christmas, when Members of Congress came together to prevent a tax hike for 160 million Americans – saving a typical family about $40 in every (4) _________. They also made sure Americans looking for work wont see their unemployment insurance cut off. And I expect Congress to finish the job by (5) _________ these provisions through the end of 2012. It was good to see Members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate. Through email and (6) _________ and over the phone, you let your representatives know what was at stake. Your lives. Your families. Your well-being. You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a difference. And at the end of the day, they made all the difference. So, more than anything else, you are the ones who make me hopeful about 2012. Because weve got some difficult debates and some tough fights to come. As Ive said before, we are at a (