父亲节美国总统的英语演讲稿.docVIP

父亲节美国总统的英语演讲稿 　　Hi, everybody. Sunday is Father#39;s Day. If you haven#39;t got Dad a gift yet, there#39;s still time. Just barely. But the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us. 　　I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father around. I felt the weight of his absence. So for Michelle and our girls, I try every day to be the husband and father my family didn#39;t have when I was young. And every chance I get, I encourage fathers to get more involved in their children#39;s lives, because what makes you a man isn#39;t the ability to have a child – it#39;s the courage to raise one. 　　Still, over the past couple years, I#39;ve met with a lot of young people who don#39;t have a father figure around. And while there#39;s nothing that can replace a parent, any of us can do our part to be a mentor, a sounding board, a role model for a kid who needs one. Earlier this year, I launched an initiative called My Brother#39;s Keeper – an all-hands-on-deck effort to help more of our young men reach their full potential. And if you want to be a mentor to a young man in your community, you can find out how at WhiteHouse.gov/MyBrothersKeeper. 　　Now, when I launched this initiative, I said that government can#39;t play the primary role in a young person#39;s life. Taking responsibility for being a great parent or mentor is a choice that we, as individuals, have to make. No government program can ever take the place of a parent#39;s love. Still, as a country, there are ways we can help support dads and moms who make that choice. 　　That#39;s why, earlier this week, we brought working dads from across America to the White House to talk about the challenges they face. And in a few weeks, I#39;ll hold the first-ever White House Working Families Summit. We#39;ve still got too many workplace policies that belong in the 1950s, and it#39;s time to bring them up to date for today#39;s families, where oftentimes, bo