總統(tǒng)呼吁改善美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)大環(huán)境.docx

總統(tǒng)呼吁改善美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)大環(huán)境Hi, everybody. 大家好！As President, my top priority is rebuilding an economy where everybody who works hard has the chance to get ahead.作為總統(tǒng)，我最首要的職責(zé)就是重建一個(gè)讓所有辛勤工作的人都能取得成功的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境。Thats what Ill spend some time talking about on Monday, at the White House Summit on Working Families.我將在周一舉行的白宮工薪家庭峰會(huì)上就此話題談?wù)撐业挠^點(diǎn)。Were bringing together business leaders and workers to talk about the challenges that working parents face every day, and how we can address them together.屆時(shí)我將與眾多企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和員工們匯聚一堂，共同探討工薪父母?jìng)兠刻烀鎸?duì)的挑戰(zhàn)，并對(duì)此提出我們所能實(shí)現(xiàn)的解決辦法。Take paid family leave.帶薪產(chǎn)假和探親假。Many jobs dont offer adequate leave to care for a new baby or an ailing parent, so workers cant afford to be there when their family needs them the most.多數(shù)崗位都不提供足夠的假期讓員工有時(shí)間去照顧新生嬰兒或生病的父母，因此，員工無(wú)法在他們的家庭急需他們的時(shí)候及時(shí)到位，因?yàn)樗麄儫o(wú)法承受這一代價(jià)。Thats wrong. And it puts us way behind the times.這不合理。我們沒有跟上時(shí)代的步伐。Only three countries in the world report that they dont offer paid maternity leave.全世界只有三個(gè)國(guó)家公開表示不提供帶薪產(chǎn)假。Three. And the United States is one of them.只有三個(gè)。而我們的國(guó)家就是其中之一。Its time to change that.是時(shí)候做出改變了。A few states have acted on their own to give workers paid family leave, but this should be available to everyone, because all Americans should be able to afford to care for a family member in need.有少數(shù)州已經(jīng)做出了調(diào)整，給員工提供帶薪產(chǎn)假和探親假，但這應(yīng)該是每個(gè)人都能享受到的福利，因?yàn)樗忻绹?guó)人民都應(yīng)該具備照顧需要照料的家庭成員的能力。Childcare is another challenge.子女撫養(yǎng)是另一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)。Most working families I know cant afford thousands a year for childcare, but often thats what it costs.大多數(shù)工薪家庭，據(jù)我所知，無(wú)法承受每年數(shù)千美元的子女撫養(yǎng)費(fèi)用，但通常這都是他們必須的支出。That leaves parents scrambling just to make sure their kids are safe while theyre at work-forget about giving them the high-quality early childhood education that helps kids succeed in life.這讓父母?jìng)兒芗m結(jié)，這些支出只是為了確保他們?cè)谏习嗟臅r(shí)候孩子們有安全的環(huán)境，根本談不上高質(zhì)量的兒童早期教育去幫助孩子們成長(zhǎng)成功。Then theres the issue of flexibility-the ability to take a few hours off for a parent-teacher conference or to work from home when your kid is sick.那么，靈活解決問題的方式是，讓父母有幾個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間去參加一次家長(zhǎng)會(huì)或是當(dāng)孩子生病的時(shí)候可以在家辦公。Most workers want it, but not enough of them have it.大多數(shù)的員工都需要這些，但并不是大部分人都可以享受到。Whats more, it not only makes workers happier-studies show that flexibility can make workers more productive and reduce worker turnover and absenteeism.更重要的是，這這不僅能讓員工更開心，有研究證明，彈性工作時(shí)間可以讓員工的工作效率更高，并減少員工離職和缺勤。Thats good for business.企業(yè)可以從中獲益良多。At a time when women make up about half of Americas workforce, outdated workplace policies that make it harder for mothers to work hold our entire economy back.在婦女撐起半邊天的時(shí)代，過(guò)時(shí)的工作制度讓媽媽們的工作更加艱難，也拉了整個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的后腿。But these arent just problems for women. 但這不僅僅是針對(duì)女性存在的問題。Men also care about whos watching their kids. 男性也關(guān)心誰(shuí)能夠照顧孩子的問題。Theyre rearranging their schedules to make it to soccer games and school plays. 他們要不斷調(diào)正他們的日程表，趕上球賽和校園演出。Lots of sons help care for aging parents. 很多當(dāng)兒子的照顧上了年紀(jì)的父母。And plenty of fathers would love to be home for their new babys first weeks in the world.很多當(dāng)父親的更愿意在孩子出生的第一個(gè)星期在家陪伴寶寶。In fact, in a new study, nearly half of all parents-women and men-report that theyve said no to a job, not because they didnt want it, but because it would be too hard on their families. 實(shí)際上，有新的研究表明，幾乎有一半的父母，男女都包括在內(nèi)，他們對(duì)一份工作說(shuō)不，不是因?yàn)樗麄儾幌胍?，而是同時(shí)要顧及家庭會(huì)是分艱難。When that many talented, hard-working people are forced to choose between work and family, somethings wrong. 當(dāng)大量有能力，肯付出的人被迫在工作和家庭之間做選擇的時(shí)候，可定就有問題了。Other countries are making it easier for people to have both. 其它國(guó)家都在努力讓人們更好堅(jiān)固二者。We should too, if we want American businesses to compete and win in the global economy. 如果我們想要保持美國(guó)企業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，并在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展中勝出，我們也應(yīng)該這么做。Family leave. Childcare. Flexibility. These arent frills-theyre basic needs.帶薪產(chǎn)假，子女撫養(yǎng)，彈性工作時(shí)間。這些不是花架子，而是人們的基本需求。They shouldnt be bonuses-they should be the bottom line.這不應(yīng)該是獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，而應(yīng)該是底線。The good news is, some businesses are embracing family-friendly policies, because they know its key to attracting and retaining talented employees.好消息是，有些企業(yè)正在向適合家庭工作制度方面轉(zhuǎn)向，因?yàn)樗麄冎?，吸引并留住高素質(zhì)的員工至關(guān)重要。And Im going to keep highlighting the businesses that do.我將繼續(xù)鼓勵(lì)這些企業(yè)的做法。Because I take this personally.因?yàn)樽鳛閭€(gè)人我認(rèn)同這一點(diǎn)。I take it personally as the son and grandson of some strong women who worked hard to support my sister and me.兩位堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的女性努力工作撫養(yǎng)了我和我妹妹，作為兒子和孫子，我贊同這一點(diǎn)。As the husband of a brilliant woman who struggled to balance work and raising our young ladies when my job often kept me away.作為一位努力在工作和撫養(yǎng)我們的女兒們之間艱難平衡的杰出女性的丈夫，因?yàn)槲业墓ぷ鲗⑽医?jīng)常離開他們，我認(rèn)同這些企業(yè)的做法。And as the father of two beautiful girls, whom I want to be there for as much as I possibly can-and whom I hope will be able to have families and careers of their own one day.作為兩個(gè)漂亮姑娘的父親，我想盡可能多的與她們呆在一起，希望能陪她們到她們自己成家立業(yè)的那一天。We know from our history that our economy grows best from the middle-out; that our country does better when everybody participates; when everyones talents are put to use; when we all have