考研英语阅读篇章奥巴马呼吁改善美国经济大环境
<p> 篇章：奥巴马呼吁改善美国经济大环境</p><p> <span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="Families">Families</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="maternity">maternity</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p><p> <span word="Childcare">Childcare</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="childcare">childcare</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>-<span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>.</p>
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