奥巴马2012年12月8日电台演讲译文.doc

奥巴马2012年12月8日电台演讲译文【原创】 Hello, everybody. Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of talk about deadlines we’re facing on jobs and taxes and investments. But with so much noise and so many opinions flying around, it can be easy to lose sight of what this debate is really about. It’s not about which political party comes out on top, or who wins or loses in Washington. It’s about making smart decisions that will have a real impact on your lives and the lives of Americans all across the country. 大家好。在过去的几周里，全国上下都在谈论我们面对的就业、税收和投资的底线问题。但是因为有这么多的噪声和舆论满天飞，人们难免迷失了这场辩论的实质。它不是关于哪个政党占上风，或谁入主白宫的问题。它是关于如何做出实实在在地影响你们的生活和全体美国人的生活的明智的决定的问题。 Right now, middle-class tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year. Time is running out. And there are two things that can happen. 现在，中产阶级的减税政策即将在年底到期。时间正一分一秒地流逝。我们有两条路可以选择。 First, if Congress does nothing, every family in America will see their income taxes automatically go up on January 1st. A typical middle-class family of four would get a $2,200 tax hike. That would be bad for families, it would be bad for businesses, and it would drag down our entire economy. 如果国会无所作为，那么美国的每个就会发现他们的税务在明年一月一号相应地增加了。一个典型的中产阶级四口之家会增加2,200美元的税务。这对所有家庭都不是什么好事，对所有企业不是什么好事，而且会拖累我们的整个经济。 Now, Congress can avoid all this by passing a law that prevents a tax hike on the first $250,000 of everybody?s income. That means 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses wouldn’t see their income taxes go up by a single dime. Even the wealthiest Americans would get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. And families everywhere would enjoy some peace of mind. 现在国会只要通过一项防止税收与每个人的手稿250,000美元收入挂钩的法案，那么这一切都可以避免。这意味着98%的美国人和97%的小企业的税务都不会增加一毛钱。即使那些最富有的美国人的首个250,000美元的收入也享受免税。所有家庭都可以获得一颗定心丸。 The Senate has already done their part. Now we’re just waiting for Republicans in the House to do the same thing. But so far, they’ve put forward an unbalanced plan that actually lowers rates for the wealthiest Americans. If we want to protect the middle class