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U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a renewed emphasis on cutting-edge research and technological1 advances as a way to spur the country's sluggish2 job growth.
In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said a new partnership3 he has launched that joins governmental, university and corporate4 interests will seek to quickly transform ideas into useful products, helping5 to create quality jobs and make U.S. businesses more competitive.
He said he is committed to working with both Republicans and Democrats6 to cut the country's burgeoning7 budget deficits8. But he said as a country, "[we] can't simply cut our way to prosperity." He said investment in research and technologies is necessary to create new jobs in clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
He gave the address at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where on Friday he watched a display of mini-robots that explore water and sewer9 pipes looking for leaks and cracks. He said such innovative10 technology helps "renew the promise of American manufacturing."
Lately, Obama has visited a variety of businesses to cite their commercial ventures as a path toward toward spurring economic growth. But, as Mr. Obama faces a re-election contest in 2012, polls indicate that voters give him their weakest approval ratings for his handling of the American economy, the world's largest. The country's unemployment rate has hovered11 at about 9 percent for the last two years.
In the Republican address Saturday, Representative Renee Elmers of North Carolina said a better path to job growth would include reduced governmental regulations, expanded domestic energy production and a requirement that the government consider the effect of federal rules on hiring.
She said that business people she knows are simply asking that government get "out of the way."(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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1 technological | |
adj.技术的;工艺的 | |
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2 sluggish | |
adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的 | |
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3 partnership | |
n.合作关系,伙伴关系 | |
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4 corporate | |
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的 | |
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5 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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6 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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7 burgeoning | |
adj.迅速成长的,迅速发展的v.发芽,抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 );迅速发展;发(芽),抽(枝) | |
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8 deficits | |
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 );赤字;亏空;亏损 | |
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9 sewer | |
n.排水沟,下水道 | |
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10 innovative | |
adj.革新的,新颖的,富有革新精神的 | |
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11 hovered | |
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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