Hi, everybody. Our country is home to some of the most beautiful God-given landscapes in the world. We're blessed with natural treasures-from the Grand Tetons to the Grand Canyon1; from lush forests and vast deserts to lakes and rivers teeming2 with wildlife. And it's our responsibility to protect these treasures for future generations, just as previous generations protected them for us.
Since taking office, I've set aside more than 260 million acres of public lands and waters-more than any President in history. Last month, we announced that 11 states had come together with ranchers, and industry groups to protect a threatened species-the sage3 grouse-without jeopardizing4 local economies. Two weeks ago, we announced that we're creating one new marine5 sanctuary6 on the Potomac River in Maryland, and another along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin-part of unprecedented7 efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes. We also joined a coalition8 of countries cracking down on illegal fishing that threatens jobs and food security around the globe. And I'm going to keep protecting the places that make America special, and the livelihoods9 of those who depend on them.
We'll also keep doing what we can to prevent the worst effects of climate change before it's too late. Over the past six years, we've led by example, generating more clean energy and lowering our carbon emissions10. Our businesses have stepped up in a big way, including just this past week. Some of our biggest companies made new commitments to act on climate-not just because it's good for the planet, but because it's good for their bottom line.
This is how America is leading on the environment. And because America is leading by example, 150 countries, representing over 85% of global emissions, have now laid out plans to reduce their levels of the harmful carbon pollution that warms our planet. And it gives us great momentum11 going into Paris this December, where the world needs to come together and build on these individual commitments with an ambitious, long-term agreement to protect this Earth for our kids.
Now Congress has to do its job. This month, even as Republicans in Congress barely managed to keep our government open, they shut down something called the Land and Water Conservation Fund. For more than half a century, this fund has protected more than 5 million acres of land-from playgrounds to parks to priceless landscapes-all without costing taxpayers12 a dime13. Nearly every single county in America has benefited from this program. It has bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. Republicans in Congress should reauthorize and fully14 fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund without delay.
After all, as Pope Francis reminds us so eloquently15, this planet is a gift from God-and our common home. We should leave it to our kids in better shape than we found it.
Thanks, and have a great weekend.
1 canyon
n.峽谷，溪谷
參考例句：
The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美國的大峽谷1900米深。 The canyon is famous for producing echoes.這個(gè)峽谷以回聲而聞名。
2 teeming
adj.豐富的v.充滿( teem的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；到處都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；傾注
參考例句：
The rain was teeming down. 大雨傾盆而下。 the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
3 sage
n.圣人，哲人；adj.賢明的，明智的
參考例句：
I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人賢明的忠告。 The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.這位哲人是百代之師。
4 jeopardizing
危及，損害( jeopardize的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
參考例句：
Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群體利益方法 去達(dá)到目標(biāo)的計(jì)劃，也是無效率的。 That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales將天然氣工業(yè)，電信業(yè)和部分采礦業(yè)收歸國有的舉措嚇跑了投資者們。
5 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
參考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。
6 sanctuary
n.圣所，圣堂，寺廟；禁獵區(qū)，保護(hù)區(qū)
參考例句：
There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.醫(yī)院后面有一個(gè)政治難民的避難所。 Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多數(shù)國家拒絕對劫機(jī)者提供庇護(hù)。
7 unprecedented
adj.無前例的，新奇的
參考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.這次空難的死亡人數(shù)是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.這樣大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
8 coalition
n.結(jié)合體，同盟，結(jié)合，聯(lián)合
參考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.這幾個(gè)政黨組成了政治聯(lián)盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.聯(lián)盟軍隊(duì)竭盡全力避免造成平民傷亡。
9 livelihoods
生計(jì)，謀生之道( livelihood的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的個(gè)人主義先驅(qū)者，他們靠狩獵捕魚為生。 來自英漢非文學(xué) - 政府文件 With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因?yàn)轳R賽族人對政策的影響力太小，他們的傳統(tǒng)生計(jì)受到了威脅。
10 emissions
排放物( emission的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 散發(fā)物（尤指氣體）
參考例句：
Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多數(shù)科學(xué)家都相信氣候變化與排放的含碳?xì)怏w有關(guān)。 Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危險(xiǎn)的輻射物從钚放散出來。
11 momentum
n.動(dòng)力，沖力，勢頭；動(dòng)量
參考例句：
We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我們就是這樣利用能量和動(dòng)量守恒定律的。 The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.動(dòng)量守恒定律可以取代牛頓第三定律。
12 taxpayers
納稅人，納稅的機(jī)構(gòu)( taxpayer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育經(jīng)費(fèi)來自納稅人。 She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陳詞猛烈抨擊對納稅人金錢的浪費(fèi)。
13 dime
n.（指美國、加拿大的錢幣）一角
參考例句：
A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角銀幣是十分之一美元。 The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬幣的反面。
14 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，徹底地；充分地
參考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.醫(yī)生讓我先吸氣，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他們很快就完全融入了當(dāng)?shù)厝说娜ψ?。
15 eloquently
adv. 雄辯地(有口才地, 富于表情地)
參考例句：
I was toasted by him most eloquently at the dinner. 進(jìn)餐時(shí)他口若懸河地向我祝酒。 The poet eloquently expresses the sense of lost innocence. 詩人動(dòng)人地表達(dá)了失去天真的感覺
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