每年6月的第三星期是父亲节 英语四级.docVIP

每年6月的第三个星期是父亲节，作为子女，应该反省过去的一年是否做到孝敬、关心父母；而作为父亲，也要审视自己是否尽了做父亲的职责。下面是美国现任总统奥巴马在2008年父亲节的精彩演讲节选，他强调了家庭的重要价值以及父亲家庭中所扮演的重要角色。不仅是父亲，家庭中的每一位成员都会感同身受并把自己的角色做得更好。?Of all the rocks upon witch we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most imortant. And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that foundation. They are teachers and coaches. They are mentors role models. They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us towared it.  今天我们要记起来的是，在我们缔造生活所依赖的基石中，家庭是最重要的。我们必须认识并且认识和赞颂每一位父亲在这个基石中所起的关键作用。父亲既是老师又是教练；既是导师又是模范。既是成功的榜样，又是不断推动我们走向成功的人。???????? I say this knowing that I have been an imperfect father—knowing that I have made mistakes and will contiue to make more;? wishing that I could be home for my girls and my wife more than I am right now . I say this knowing all of these things because even as we are imperfect ,even as we face diffcult circumstance ,there are still certain lessons we must strive to live and learn as fathers —whether we are black or white , poor or rich. 我讲这些话时，心里明白我并非一个尽善尽美的父亲——我知道我犯过错误，并且还可能会犯更多错误；我希望我能比现在有更多的时间在家里陪伴我的女儿和太太。我心里明白这一切，应为纵然我们缺点多多，纵然我们面对重重困难，但有某些教训是我们身为人父者应该尽可能去体会与学习的——不管我们是黑人还是白人，富人还是穷人。??????? The first is setting an example of excellence for our children —because if we want to set high expectations for them , weve got to set hight expectations for ourselfs. Its great if you have a job; Its even better if you have a college degree; Its a wonderful thing if you are married and living in a home with your children ,but dont just sit in the house and watch sports center all weekend long ; Thats why so many children are growing up in front of television. As fathers and parents , weve got to spend more time with them, and help them with their homework , and replace video game or remote control with a book in a while. Thats how we build that foundation. 第一个教训是，给我们的子女树立一个卓越的榜样——因为如果我们对他们寄予厚望，那么我们自己也应该抱有同样高的期望。你有一份工作是件好事，有个大学文凭会更好。结了婚而又能跟孩子住在一起是再好不过了，但不要只是整个周末泡在家里看看“体育直播间”节目。