2019-2020学年新教材高中英语WelcomeunitSectionⅠListen.docxVIP

单元话题导读 ........ * . ....... . ... Welcome un it 【新生寄语】 我们为什么要上学？ 演讲时间： 2009 年 9 月 8 日 ――美国总统奥巴马在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲尔德高中开学典礼的励志演讲稿 I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But rm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.Im here because I want to talk with you about your educatio n and whats expected of all of you in this new school year. I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.Every single one of you has someth ing that youre good at.Every sin gle one of you has someth ing to offer.A nd you have a resp on sibility to yourself to discover what that is.Thats the opport un ity an educati on can provide. And no matter what you want to do with your life ， I guarantee that youll need an education to do it.You want to be a doctor ， or a teacher ， or a police officer? Youre going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.Youve got to train for it and work for it and lear n for it. And this isnt just importa nt for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.What youre lear ning in school today will eterm ine whether we as a n ati on can meet our greatest challe nges in the future. We n eed every sin gle one of you to develop your tale nts and your skills and your in tellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems .If you dont do that — if you quit on school — youre not just quitting on yourself , youre quitting on your coun try. Now I know its not always easy to do well in school.I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork. Some of you might not have those adva ntages.Maybe you dont have adults in your life who give you the support that you n eed.Maybe some one in your family has lost their job and theres not eno ugh money to go aroun d.Maybe you live in a n