介绍:
The Doorway of Opportunity
When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could’ve attended college without financial aid.
And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage.Yeah, we were so young, so in love, and so in debt.
And that’s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.
So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren’t political, they’re personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it, and he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we were from, or what we look like, or who we love.
And he believes that when you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. No, you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.
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孩子们应该受到很好的教育，说到这个问题，Barack懂得，就像我们中很多人一样，没有助学金他也就不可能上大学。
你们相信吗？在我和他新婚之时，我们助学贷款的压力甚至远大于房贷。当时我们那么年轻，那么相爱，还负债累累。
因此，Barack 竭尽全力提高助学金额度，同时压低利息，因为他希望让每一个年轻人都能大展宏图，不必为了求学而债台高筑。
归根到底，这些对他来说根本无关政治，推己及人而已。因为他深深地知道家庭的处境；他懂得希望子孙过上好日子是这样的一种感受；他知道什么是美国梦；因为他曾亲身经历。他希望每一个人都能有相同的机会——无论身份，无论家乡，无论种族，无论信仰和情感。
他相信当每一个人努力奋斗，出人头地，在通过机遇的大门之后，不会自私地关上大门，而会转身伸出援手，给予人们同样的机会一起成功！
