雅思阅读练习：奥巴马给女儿的信_雅思
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奥巴马在即将上任之际，写了封公开信给两个尚未成年的女儿。
亲爱的玛丽亚和萨莎：
这些是我想要让你们得到的东西：在一个梦想不受限制、无事不能成就的世界中长大，长成具慈悲心、坚持理想，能帮忙打造这样一个世界的女性。我要每个孩子都有和你们一样的机会，去学习、梦想、成长、发展。这就是我带领我们一家开始这趟大冒险的原因。我深以你俩为荣，你们永远不会明白我有多爱你们，在我们准备一同在白宫开始新生活之际，我没有一天不为你们的忍耐、沉稳、明理和幽默而心存感激。
Dear Malia and Sasha，
I know that you‘ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the
campaign trail， going to picnics and parades and state fairs， eating all sorts
of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. But I also
know that it hasn‘t always been easy for you and Mom， and that as excited as you
both are about that new puppy， it doesn’t make up for all the time we‘ve been
apart. I know how much I’ve missed these past two years， and today I want to
tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this
journey.
When I was a young man， I thought life was all about me-about how I‘d make
my way in the world， become successful， and get the things I want. But then the
two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those
smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly， all
my big plans for myself didn’t seem so important anymore. I soon found that the
greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own
life wouldn‘t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every
opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end， girls， that’s
why I ran for President： because of what I want for you and for every child in
this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential-schools
that challenge them， inspire them， and instill in them a sense of wonder about
the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college-even if
their parents aren‘t rich. And I want them to get good jobs： jobs that pay well
and give them benefits like health care， jobs that let them spend time with
their own kids and retire with dignity.
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see
new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet
cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach
beyond the divides of race and region， gender and religion that keep us from
seeing the best in each other.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other
dangerous situations to protect our country-but when we do， I want to make sure
that it is only for a very good reason， that we try our best to settle our
differences with others peacefully， and that we do everything possible to keep
our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the
blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free-that with the great
privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.
That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age，
reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me
about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those
words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect
but because it can always be made better-and that the unfinished work of
perfecting our union falls to each of us. It‘s a charge we pass on to our
children， coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should
be.
I hope both of you will take up that work， righting the wrongs that you see
and working to give others the chances you’ve had. Not just because you have an
obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so
much-although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to
yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than
yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world with no limits on
your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach， and to grow into
compassionate， committed women who will help build that world. And I want every
child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you
girls have. That‘s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I
am grateful every day for your patience， poise， grace， and humor as we prepare
to start our new life together in the White House.
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