奥巴马新年讲话：美已有经济复苏迹象

"As president, I promise to do everything I can to make America a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does their fair share," Obama said. "That's the America I believe in. That's the America we have always known."

奥巴马说，作为总统，我承诺要尽我所能使美国成为一个勤劳和负责会得到报偿的地方，人人都有公平的机会，也都公平地承担自己的责任。这就是我所相信的美国，也是我们一直都了解的美国。

In the weekly Republican address, Senator Johnny Isakson said his party's top priority for the new year is to make it easier for small businesses to create jobs. He said Republicans will do so by fighting for lower taxes, fewer regulations and energy security.

来自乔治亚州的联邦参议员约翰尼.艾萨克森代表共和党发表每周讲话说，共和党新年的首要任务是要让小企业更容易创造就业机会。为此共和党人要努力争取减少税收和各种规定，并加强能源安全。

President Obama Friday delayed a request to Congress to raise the debt ceiling, the legal limit on the amount of money the U.S. government can borrow.

奥巴马总统星期五推迟要求国会提高债务上限，也就是美国政府借债的最高限额。

Obama granted top lawmakers from both parties more time to allow both houses to vote on a largely symbolic bill allowing some legislators to express their opposition to increasing the limit.

从而给国会两党领袖更多时间，使国会两院能够对一个主要是象征性的提案进行表决。一些议员通过表决对提高政府借债限额表示不满。

The proposed $1.2 trillion increase in the borrowing authority is likely to pass despite the objections.

尽管有人反对，这个建议把政府借贷上限提高1万2千亿美元的提案可能会获得通过。