In an historic address to a joint session of Congress,

在国会联席会议上的发表重要演说时
the president implored lawmakers to pass the American Jobs Act.

总统敦促立法者通过《美国就业法案》
The president used the phrase, "Pass this jobs bill" 18 times during his address.

"通过就业法案"在总统发言中出现多达18次
Pass this jobs bill and we can put people to work rebuilding America.

通过就业法案让人们参与重建美国的工作
Everyone here knows

在座的各位都知道
we have badly decaying roads and bridges all over the country.

我国许多道路和桥梁都已经不堪重负
Our highways are clogged with traffic,

高速公路被车堵满
our skies are the most congested in the world...

我们的天空也是全球最繁忙的
Pass this jobs bill,

通过就业法案
and companies will get extra tax credits if they hire American veterans.

用额外的税收减免鼓励公司雇佣退伍军人
Jim Harper.

吉姆·哈珀
She says I need to be more specific

她说得再具体一点