美国总统就职演讲.ppt

Inaugural Address of the US Presidents;一、演说背景;;;　　二、演说内容;;　　三、演说策略-----修辞手段。 ;;;;;;;;奥巴马;重复。;11次 头韵;. 对比( contrast);4. 暗喻(metaphor);Barack Hussein Obama, born on August 4, 1961, is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 United States presidential election.;Obama stands on stage with his wife and two daughters just before announcing his presidential candidacy in Springfield, Illinois, Feb. 10, 2007. Throughout the campaign, Obama emphasized the issues of rapidly ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence and providing universal health care.;Ambitious program Although he doesnt officially take up the reins of office until his inauguration on January 20, 2009, Obama and his economic team -- including nominee Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and nominee Chief of the National Economic Council Larry Summers -- have already outlined an ambitious raft of policy measures designed to kick-start the flagging U.S. economy. At its heart lies a fiscal stimulus package estimated to be worth $500-700 billion -- precise figures have yet to be released -- of which the centerpiece will be one of the largest public works programs since Roosevelts New Deal of the 1930s, aimed at saving and creating up to 2.5 million jobs by 2011. Other proposed measures include tax-relief for small businesses, a New American Jobs tax credit, raising the minimum wage (currently $6.55 per hour), a reform of bankruptcy laws, the extension of unemployment insurance benefit -- the list goes on and on. ;The Current Situation President Obama inherited a terrible mess: a $1.3 trillion deficit, two wars, rising unemployment and unprecedented crises in our banking system. The Obama Administration has worked tirelessly to address our immediate problems of rising unemployment, falling home prices and limping credit markets, while taking a longer view in laying a strong foundation for future economic growth that benefits all Am