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关于劳动节英文演讲　　Hi, everybody.　　大家好。　　Whether youre firing up the grill, fired up for some college football, or filling up the car for one last summer road-trip-Happy Labor Day weekend.　　无论你是准备点燃烧烤炉，还是要去大学橄榄球赛场加油助威，还是要为爱车加满油准备今夏最后一次远足，我要祝大家劳动节快乐!　　We set aside Labor Day to honor the working men and women of America.　　我们设立劳动节就是要向全美所有辛勤工作的人们致敬。　　And this Labor Day, weve got more to celebrate.　　今年的劳动节，我们可庆祝的主题更多。　　Over the past 53 months, our businesses have added nearly 10 million new jobs.　　过去53个月里，企业总共创造了将近1000万个就业岗位。　　Last month, for the first time since 1997, we created more than 200,000 jobs for six straight months.　　上个月，也是我们自1997年以来第一次连续6个月创造出20多万个就业岗位。　　And for the first time in over a decade, business leaders worldwide have declared, two years running, that the number one place to invest isnt China-its America.　　十多年来，第一次有全球的商界领袖宣称，美国连续两年超越中国成为全球最具投资价值的国家。　　So there are reasons to be optimistic about where were headed.　　我们有理由对我们前进的方向充满信心。　　And the decisions we make now will determine whether or not we accelerate this progress-whether economic gains flow to a few at the top, or whether a growing economy fuels rising incomes and a thriving middle class.　　我们现在所做出的决策将决定我们能否为这一进展提供动力：要么使经济发展成果流向社会顶层的少数人，要么使经济发展为提高社会工资待遇和建设欣欣向荣的中产阶级提供动力。　　Think about it this Labor Day.　　劳动节我们要思考这个问题。　　The things we often take for granted-Social Security and Medicare, workplace safety laws and the right to organize for better pay and benefits, even weekends-we didnt always have these things.　　我们经常认为是理所当然的事情：包括社保和医保，安全生产法，组织起来争取更好的工资待遇的权利，周末休假的权利等等，这些都并不都是我们所能享有的。　　Workers and the unions who get their back had to fight for them.　　工人和得到大家支持的工会需要为此而斗争。　　And those fights built a stronger middle class.　　通过这样的斗争我们打造出更强的中产阶级。　　To build a stronger middle class in todays changing economy, weve got to keep fighting.　　为了在当今变革的经济形势中打造更强大的中产阶级，我们需要不断的斗争。　　Weve got to fight for the right to affordable health insurance for everybody.　　我们要为每个人争取获得平价医疗保险的权利，　　The right to fair pay, family leave, and workpl