第一篇:美国总统奥巴马获胜感言(英汉对照版,学习英语、演讲利器)
心之所向,所向披靡
Thought this make you blow out.The popular vote is relatively close in Florida, and the journey even close present Ladies and Gentlemen It’s the first family of United States of America.And there he is president and the left
Barack Obama.his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, Let’s take it in.今晚一定非常火爆 万众瞩目的大选在佛罗里达落下了帷幕
这个漫长的征程已经接近尾声
女士们先生们
这是美利坚合众国的第一家庭
现在进场的是总统以及他的家人 巴拉克.奥马巴
他的妻子米歇尔还有他的女儿们萨萨和玛利亚 热烈欢迎
Hello, Chicago.If there is anyone out there, who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders, if the dream of our founders is alive in our time;who still questions the power of our democracy,tonight is your answer.芝加哥,我来了 如果仍有人 在怀疑美国是否是一个万能的国家;如果仍有人在疑虑美国缔造者的梦想是否存活于这个时代;如果仍人在质疑我们的民主力量是否强大,今晚答案将被揭晓。
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches , in numbers this nation has never seen , by people who waited three hours and four hours , many for the first time in their lives , because they believed that this time must be different , that their voices could be that difference.It’s the answer spoken by young and old;rich and poor;Democrat and Republican;black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native America, gay, straight;disabled and not disabled
我们可以从史无前例的)(排在学校和教堂周围等待投票的浩荡的队伍中获知答案,这些选民排了三四个小时的队。其中有些人甚至是生平第一次参与选举,因为他们相信这次选举是与众不同的,而这种不同则可能来自于他们内心的呼声,无论是青年还是老人,无论是富人还是穷人,无论是民主党人还是共和党人,无论是黑人、白人、还是西班牙裔、亚裔、本土美国人、亦或同性恋者、异性恋者;无论是残障人士还是健全人士,都将告诉我们答案。
Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals, or a collection of red states and blue states.We are and always will be the United States of America.It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful,and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.It’s been a long time coming , but tonight ,because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment , change has come to America
全国人民已经告诉全世界,我们的选举从未有过红州和蓝州之分我们是,而且永远都是美利坚合众国。这个答案,告诉了那些长久以来对我们的未来充满担忧,焦虑以及恐惧的人们。我们要用双手重筑历史的大桥,让它通向更加美好的彼岸。为了迎接这一刻的到来,我们已经期待良久。但在今晚,由于我们在选举的关键时刻所做出的抉择,美国将翻开崭新的一页。
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call form Sen.McCan.Sen.McMain fought long and hard in this campaign.And he’s fought even longer and harder
for the country that he loves.He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.I congratulate him.I congratulate Goy.Palin for all that they’ve achieved.And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead
就在刚才,我接到到了极具风度的麦凯恩议员的电话,麦凯恩为了这次选举奋战了很久,为了所热爱的国家,出更加艰辛而长久的努力。长期以来他对美国所做出的贡献,是超乎我们想象的。我们已受益于,这位勇敢无私的领导者为美国所做出的贡献,我祝贺他,也祝贺佩琳,他们取得了骄人的成绩,同时我很期待能与他们合作来履行我们数月之前对整个国家做出来的承诺)。
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton, and rode with on the train home to Delaware.The vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.我要感谢我的竞选拍档,他全心全意参与竞选,为那些和他一起在斯克兰顿街头长大,为那些和他一同搭火车回特拉华的普通民众代言。他就是已经当选为美国副总统的乔 拜登。
And I wound not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years , the rock of our family , the love of my life , the nation’s next first lady Michelle.Obama.Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy
that ‘s coming with us to the new White House.I know my grandmother’s watching along with the family that made me who I am.I miss them tonight.I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters.Thanks you so much for the support that you’ve giver me.I am grateful to them.今晚我将不会站在这里,如果没有我16年来挚友的全力支持,没有我家庭成员的强力支撑,没有我一生挚爱的妻子,也就是下一位美国第一夫人米歇尔.奥巴马的支持。萨莎和玛利亚,我对你们的爱是超乎想象的,你们已经得到了一只新的小狗,它将和我们一起入住白宫。我的祖母以及我的家人正在注视着我,是他们一同成就了今天的我,今晚我很想念他们。我所亏欠他们的是无以回报的恩情,感谢我的妹妹玛雅和阿尔玛,还有其他兄弟姐妹,非常感谢你们对我的全力支持。我真的很感激.And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign ,who built the best political campaign, I think in the history of the United states of America.To my chief Strategist David Axerlrod.who’s been a partner with me every step of the way.To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.感谢我的竞选经理,大卫.普劳夫这位无名英雄创造了美国历史上最伟大的政治选举。还要感谢我的首席策略师大卫.亚克瑟罗德,他是我竞选中的好搭档。感谢有史以来最棒的竞选团队,是你们造就了今天这一刻,我将会永远铭记,铭记你们为此时此刻所付出的努力。
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to, It belongs to you, It belongs to you.I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements.Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington.It began in the backyards of Dos Moines and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston.It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings, they had go give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.但最重要的是,将永远不会忘记这场胜利的真正归属
它属于你们,它属于你们。我一直没有对我的选举抱有希望 起初我们并没有充足的资金和广泛的支持。我们的竞选之程并非起步于华盛顿的高门华第之内,而是始于得梅因的后院 协和酒店的客厅以及查尔斯顿的门廊,们的资金是靠那些辛勤的劳动者积累而来的,他们省吃俭用,是为了能为我们的竞选凑上5美元、10美元、或者20美元。
It grew strength form the young people who reject the myth of their generation’s apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.It drew strength form the not-so-young people who braved the better cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and form the millions of Americans who volunteered an organized and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished form the Earth.This is your victory.那些摒弃了他们那代人冷漠传说的年轻人使竞选队伍成长了起来,那些离开了家乡和亲人,在外闯荡只能赚取微薄收入的人们,那些为了进行宣传活动默默忍受着刺骨的寒冷和焦灼的高温挨家挨户地敲响陌生人的房门的人们也日益壮大了我们的队伍,数以万计的美国人民自发组织起来就是为了证明就算是两百多年以后就个民有、民享、民治的政府仍将巍然屹立与地球之上 , 这个胜利是属于你们的.And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election, And I know you didn’t do it for me.You did it because you understand the enormity of task that lies ahead.For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime.Two wars, a planets in peril, the worst financial crisis in century.Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.我知道你们所做的一切并不只是为了赢得大选,我也知道你们所做的一切并不是为了我一个人。你之所以这样做是因为你们明白,我们前路仍然布满荆棘。即使我们今晚在此欢呼雀跃我们也难以漠视未来之挑战的艰巨性将是空前绝后的这一事实,两场战争,一个满目疮痍的星球和一场百年不遇的特大经济危机,即使我们今晚聚会于此庆祝狂欢,我们也情不自禁的牵挂着勇敢的美国士兵,为了保护我们而冒着生命危险跋涉于伊拉克沙漠之中,攀援于阿富汗的群山之上。
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage
or pay their doctors’ bills or save enough for their child’s college education.There’s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build and threats to meet, alliances to repair.The road ahead will be long, Our climb will be steep.还会有父母在孩子进入梦乡之后仍然无法入眠,担心如何偿还按揭月供,担心如何支付医疗费,或者担心如何存够送孩子上大学的钱。我们亟待开发新能源,创造新的工作机会,修建新的学校,有应付众多威胁,修复与许多国家之间的关系,路漫漫其修远兮,前方的路是陡峭的。
We may not get there in one year or even in one term, But, America, I have never been hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.I promise you, we as a people will get there.There will be setbacks and false starts.There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president.And we know the government can’t solve every problem.But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face, I will listen to you especially when we disagree.And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years, block by block, brick and brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.我们未必能在一年或者一届任期之内完成任务,但是,美国,我从未像今晚这样满怀希望。我们就可以达到目标,我向你保证,我们会做到的。途中会有挫折,甚至一开始就会失败,会有很多人不同意我作为总统所做出的决策与制定的方针。众所周知,政府不是万能的,但我会永远坦率地面对我们的挑战,我会听取你们的意见,尤其在我们出现分歧的时候。最重要的是,我会恳求你们加入重建共同家园的工作,一项我们已经为之奋斗了211年的工作,一砖一瓦,一步一个脚印。
What began 21 months ago, in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.This victory alone is not the change we seek.It is the change for us to make that change, And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.It can’t happen without you, without a new sprit of service, new spirit of sacrifice.So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.21个月前,在白雪纷飞的寒冬中开始的艰程,不能在这秋日的夜晚里结束。单就这次选举的胜利而言,它并不是我们所渴求的变化,它仅仅是实现变化的一个机会。但是如果我们重蹈覆辙,这一变化将无从实现。没有你们,没有新的服务精神,没有新奉献精神,国家的面貌不会得到改变,所以让我们发扬全新的爱国主义精神以及主人翁精神,每一个人都致力于努力工作并关心他人。
Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything.It’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness, and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.我们要记得这次金融危机带给我们的教训,如果小城镇萧条的话中,华尔街也繁荣不起来。在美国,让我们以一个民族一个整体的身份同存亡共荣辱,我们摒弃那些,毒害国家政权多年的幼稚无聊的党派纷争。
Let’s remember that it was a man from this state, who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to White House.a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.Those are values that we all share.And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies, but friends.Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.我们要始终铭记这个国家的一名男子,第一次将共同党的旗帜挂在了白宫之上。一个倡导自力更生独立民主和国家统一的政党。那些都是我们所拥护的价值观,今晚在民主党大获全胜的同时,我们更要以一种谦卑果敢的心态。那些阻碍我们前进的隔膜以及分歧 去化解并消除。在面临着比当今形式更严重的国家分裂时,林肯说过,我们是朋友,不是敌人。尽管现在我们的情绪有些紧绷,但决不允许它折断联结我们情感的纽带。
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, form parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of world, our stories are singular , but destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.对于那些没有投我选票的选民,也许时至今晚我也尚未得到你们的支持,但是我听到了你们的心声 我需要你们的帮助,因为同时我也是你们的总统。对于那些远在大洋彼岸,在国会和王宫中的人们,对于那些蜷缩在一个被遗忘的角落听收音机的人们。我们各有各的故事,但是我们的命运是密切相关的,美国的领导阶层即将破晓黎明
To those-to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you, To those who seek peace and security: We support you.And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright, Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not form the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of ideals democracy , liberty , opportunity and unyielding hope.对于那些试图让天下大乱的人,我们将毫不留情地击败你们,对于那些期望世界安全和平的人,我们将义无反顾地支持你们,至于那些对美国是否能保持超级大国地位持有怀疑态度的人。今晚我们将再次证明我们的客观实力,并非来自于我们的军队和财富,而是来自于源源不断的梦想的力量,民主、自由、机遇以及永不服输的希望。
That’s the true genius of America:that America can change our union can be perfected.What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what can and must achieve tomorrow.美国的真正天赋在于:美国是与时俱进的。我们的联盟会日趋完善,我们已经取得了成就,给我我们新的希望,让我们更加步伐坚定地迈向明天。
This election had many fists and many stories that will be told for generations, But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta, She’s a lot like the millions of others, who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing, Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.She was born just a generation past slavery, a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the shy when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons, because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.And tonight, I think about all that she’s seem throughout her century in America, the heartache and the hope the struggle and the progress.the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed : Yes we can.At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot.Yes, we can.When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose Yes we can.When the bombs fell on our harbor, and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.Yes, we can.he was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that, “We shall overcome ”.Yes, we can.A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination, And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, though the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.Yes, we can.这次选举所创造的无数“第一次”和故事将永垂青史,但让我印象最为深刻的是一位在亚特兰大投上她神圣一票的女士。她和数以万计的在这次选举中想说出心声的选民,唯一的不同之处在于,安.尼克松.库伯已经106岁高龄了。她出生在刚废除奴隶制不久的年代,那是个没有汽车飞机的年代,那里她没有选举权,有两个原因,因为她是女人,同时也是黑人。但是今晚,我思索着在她的阶段所绝对经历的百年美国,挣扎与进步,绝望与希望那个让我们妄自菲薄的年代,我们被告知我们所向披靡的美国信条的年代,那是一个女人心声的被压制(梦想被搁浅)的时代,她见证了女性同胞站了起来,勇敢说出自己的心声,并拥有了选举权,是的,我们可以。当国家牌绝望和一片萧条的境况中,她见证了一个国家是如何通过新政的,新的工作机会,新的全民意识战胜了恐惧。是的,我们可以。当日本袭击珍珠港,暴政让世界岌岌可危时,她见证了一代人的崛起和民主得到捍卫。是的,我们可以。她看到蒙马利通了巴士,伯明翰接上了水管,塞尔玛建了大桥。一位来自亚特兰大的传教士告诉人们,“我们会战胜一切”,是的,我们可以。人类的登月,柏林墙的倒塌,世界被我们的科学和想象连接在一起。今年,在这次大选中,她用手指触摸屏幕,投下了自己神圣的一票,因为她在美国生活的106年期间,既见证了兴盛时期,也目睹了衰败时期,她知道美国是如何一步步走过来的。是的,我们可以。
America, we have come so far, We have seen so much, But there is so much more to do, So, tonight, let us ask ourselves,if our children should live to see the next century, if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see ? what progress will we have made ? This is our chance to answer that call ,This is our moment, This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids, to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace, to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that, out of many ,we are one, that while we breathe, we hope And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirits of a people.Yes, we can.Thank you,God bless you, And may God bless the United States of America.美国,我们走过了漫漫长路,我们历经了种种坎坷,但仍然有许多事情要做,所以今晚,让我们扪心自问。如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪,如果我们的女儿有幸和安.尼克松.库伯一样长寿,她们会看到怎样的改变? 我们将会取得什么样的进步?这是我们回答这个问题的机会,这是我们的时刻,这一刻是属于我们的,造更多的就业机会,为我们的子孙后代敞开更多的机遇之门让我们创,重建繁荣之大厦 推进和平之进程,重温“美国之梦”,确立基本真理。那就是,我们是相亲相爱的一家人,只要我们一息尚存,我们就怀揣梦想,只要有人对我们持有添油加醋的质疑,我们就用我们永恒的信条回击他们。是的,我们可以。感谢你们,上帝保佑你们,上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
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第二篇:2012奥巴马获胜演讲中英文对照
2012奥巴马获胜演讲中英文对照
Transcript of President Obama’s Victory Speech
November 7, 2012
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you.Thank you.Thank you so much.(Sustained cheers, applause.)
Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.(Cheers, applause.)
It moves forward because of you.It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.(Cheers, applause.)
Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.(Cheers, applause.)
I want to thank every American who participated in this election.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you voted for the very first time —(cheers)— or waited in line for a very long time —(cheers)— by the way, we have to fix that.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone —(cheers, applause)— whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.(Cheers, applause.)
I just spoke with Governor Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign.(Cheers, applause.)We may have battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future.From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service.And that is a legacy that we honor and applaud tonight.(Cheers, applause.)In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.(Cheers, applause.)
I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, America’s happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden.(Cheers, applause.)
And I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago.(Cheers, applause.)Let me say this publicly.Michelle, I have never loved you more.(Cheers, applause.)I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation’s first lady.(Cheers, applause.)Sasha and Malia —(cheers, applause)— before our very eyes, you’re growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom.(Cheers, applause.)And I am so proud of you guys.But I will say that for now, one dog’s probably enough.(Laughter.)
To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics —(cheers, applause)— the best — the best ever —(cheers, applause)— some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning.(Cheers, applause.)But all of you are family.No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together.(Cheers, applause.)And you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president.Thank you for believing all the way —(cheers, applause)— to every hill, to every valley.(Cheers, applause.)You lifted me up the whole day, and I will always be grateful for everything that you’ve done and all the incredible work that you’ve put in.(Cheers, applause.)
I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly.And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics who tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests.But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym or — or saw folks working late at a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you’ll discover something else.You’ll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who’s working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity.(Cheers, applause.)You’ll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who’s going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift.(Cheers, applause.)You’ll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who’s working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.(Cheers, applause.)
That’s why we do this.That’s what politics can be.That’s why elections matter.It’s not small, it’s big.It’s important.Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated.We have our own opinions.Each of us has deeply held beliefs.And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.That won’t change after tonight.And it shouldn’t.These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter —(cheers, applause)— the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America’s future.We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers —(cheers, applause)— a country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation —(scattered cheers, applause)— with all of the good jobs and new businesses that follow.We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened up by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.(Cheers, applause.)We want to pass on a country that’s safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the best troops this — this world has ever known —(cheers, applause)— but also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America open to the dreams of an immigrant’s daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag —(cheers, applause)— to the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner —(cheers, applause)— to the furniture worker’s child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president.That’s the —(cheers, applause)— that’s the future we hope for.(Cheers, applause.)That’s the vision we share.That’s where we need to go — forward.(Cheers, applause.)That’s where we need to go.(Cheers, applause.)Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there.As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts.It’s not always a straight line.It’s not always a smooth path.By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won’t end all the gridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.But that common bond is where we must begin.Our economy is recovering.A decade of war is ending.(Cheers, applause.)A long campaign is now over.(Cheers, applause.)And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you.I have learned from you.And you’ve made me a better president.And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.(Cheers, applause.)Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual.(Cheers, applause.)You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together — reducing our deficit, reforming out tax code, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil.We’ve got more work to do.(Cheers, applause.)
But that doesn’t mean your work is done.The role of citizens in our democracy does not end with your vote.America’s never been about what can be done for us;it’s about what can be done by us together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government.(Cheers, applause.)That’s the principle we were founded on.This country has more wealth than any nation, but that’s not what makes us rich.We have the most powerful military in history, but that’s not what makes us strong.Our university, our culture are all the envy of the world, but that’s not what keeps the world coming to our shores.What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on Earth, the belief that our destiny is shared —(cheers, applause)— that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations, so that the freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for come with responsibilities as well as rights, and among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism.That’s what makes America great.(Cheers, applause.)
I am hopeful tonight because I have seen this spirit at work in America.I’ve seen it in the family business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbors and in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see a friend lose a job.I’ve seen it in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb and in those SEALs who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back.(Cheers, applause.)I’ve seen it on the shores of New Jersey and New York, where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm.(Cheers, applause.)
And I saw it just the other day in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance company was about to stop paying for her care.(Cheers, applause.)I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father but meet this incredible daughter of his.And when he spoke to the crowd, listening to that father’s story, every parent in that room had tears in their eyes because we knew that little girl could be our own.And I know that every American wants her future to be just as bright.That’s who we are.That’s the country I’m so proud to lead as your president.(Cheers, applause.)And tonight, despite all the hardship we’ve been through, despite all the frustrations of Washington, I’ve never been more hopeful about our future.(Cheers, applause.)I have never been more hopeful about America.And I ask you to sustain that hope.AUDIENCE MEMBER: We got your back, Mr.President!
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the road blocks that stand in our path.I’m not talking about the wishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight.I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.(Cheers, applause.)
America, I believe we can build on the progress we’ve made and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunities and new security for the middle class.I believe we can keep the promise of our founding, the idea that if you’re willing to work hard, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love(ph).It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight.(Cheers, applause.)You can make it here in America if you’re willing to try.(Cheers, applause.)
I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests.We’re not as cynical as the pundits believe.We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states.We are, and forever will be, the United States of America.(Cheers, applause.)
And together, with your help and God’s grace, we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth.(Cheers, applause.)Thank you, America.(Cheers, applause.)God bless you.God bless these United States.(Cheers, applause.)
谢谢,谢谢,非常感谢。
两百多年前,人民在这块曾经的殖民地上赢得了自己的命运;今夜,我们向实现完美联邦的目标又迈近了一步。
这一步,是因为你们;这一步,是因为你们证明了克服战争和萧条的那种精神仍在,那份把我们国家从绝望的深渊带向希望之巅的精神。我们每个人都可以追逐自己的梦想。美国同胞血浓于水,作为一个国家和民族,我们共起落、同荣辱。
今晚,在这次选举中,你们,美国人民们,提醒了我们:尽管路程艰辛,历程漫长,我们仍能振作精神,奋起反击。我们心中坚信,美利坚的每天更加美好。我想感谢每一位亲身参与大选的美国人。无论这是你的第一次投票,又或是在队伍中等待了很久。顺便说一句,排队这个问题真是亟待解决。无论你是步行前往,还是拿起电话;无论你举的牌子上,写的是奥巴马还是罗姆尼… 你的声音都会被听到,你也一样带来了改变。我刚刚和罗姆尼州长通了话,向他和保罗·瑞安,就这场艰难的战役,表示了我的祝贺。双方的选战之所以惨烈,正是因为我们都如此深爱这个国家,如此关心它的未来。从乔治到兰诺夫妇,再到他们的儿子米特,罗姆尼一家选择通过献身公务来报效国家。今晚,我们向这一份宝贵的政治遗产致以我们的敬意和掌声。在未来的几个星期,我还希望能和罗姆尼州长坐下来,讨论在哪些方面,我们可以共同努力,推动这个国家向前。我想谢谢我的朋友,我过去四年的搭档,美国的快乐战士—乔·拜登。能有他做副总统。夫复何求。
另外,假如没有那位20年前同意嫁给我的女人,我今天也不可能站在这里。让我告诉所有人吧:米歇尔,我对你的爱,是如此深切。
我目睹着我之外的美国人都爱上了你,作为第一夫人的你,我对你的骄傲,也是如此深切。萨莎和玛利亚(奥巴马的两个女儿),就在我们的注视下,你们已经成长为两位坚强、智慧、美丽的年轻女士,就像你们的妈妈一样。我真得为你们骄傲。不过我还是要说,一条狗应该已经够了。
至政治史上最好的竞选团队和志愿者们:你们是最好的,最最好的。你们中有些人是新鲜加入,有些人从一开始就与我们共同进退,但你们都是我的家人。无论你在做什么,以后要做什么,你们都能带上这段我们共同创造的历史,以及这位感恩的总统对你们一生的感激。谢谢你们的一路坚信,陪我翻过每座丘岭,穿越每座山谷。一路走来,多亏你们的辅佑。我会永远为你们所付出的一切和所有卓越之至的工作而心怀感激。
我知道有时候政治竞选看起来渺小,甚至愚蠢,这为愤世嫉俗者们提供了很多素材。他们告诉我们,政治不过是为特殊利益集团服务的猴戏。但如果你曾经同参加过我们的集会的普通人,或是在高中体育馆围线外排队的人们交谈过;或是看到在远离家乡的小郡县竞选办公室里工作到很晚的人们,你一定会有新的认识。
你会在一位半工半读的年轻活动现场组织者声音中,听到无比的坚定。他想让每个孩子都能有均等的机会;
你会在一名志愿者声音中,听到他的自豪。她挨家挨户的告诉每一个人,她的哥哥终于有了工作,因为当地的汽车公司增加了一个轮班; 你会在一位军嫂声音中听到她的爱国主义情怀。她深夜也不放下电话是为了要让每一位保家卫国的战士,都不用在回家后,却为一份工作、一片屋檐,苦苦求而不得。
这就是我们做这些的原因。政治也可以说这样的。这就是为什么,选举是重要的。它并不渺小,它是件大事,很重要的大事。
在有三亿人口的国家中,民主会显得喧哗、混乱、复杂。我们有自己的观点,每个人都有自己坚定的信仰。当面对困难的时期,当我们的国家需要作出重大的决定时,它必然会激发热情,也掀起争议。这些在今晚之后都不会改变,也不应该被改变。这些争论是我们自由的印记。
我们永远不能忘记,就在此时此刻,在一些遥远的国家,人民正在冒着生命的危险,只为了能有讨论那些重要话题的机会,为了能有像我们今天这样投出自己一票的机会。
尽管我们有不同,我们中的大多数,对美国的未来怀有一样的希望。我们希望自己的孩子成长在这样一个国家:他们能去到最好的学校,有最好的老师;它不会辜负前人留下的遗产,继续成为全球科技、探索、创新的领导者,有好的工作、新的产业随之而来;我们希望自己孩子成长的美国,不会被债务负累,不会因不平等而有所削弱,也不会被地球变暖而带来的危害所威胁。
我们想要传承的,是一个安全并受全球尊敬与爱戴的国家。
我们想要传承的,是一个由世界最强军事力量保卫,拥有最好的军队的国家。同时,也是一个自信前行的国家——走出战争的阴霾,塑造和平景象,保障每个人的自由与尊严。
我们相信美国是一个慷慨大度的国家,一个悲天悯人的国家,更是一个海纳百川的国家。我们要接纳在我国学校学习并对我们的国旗宣誓,满怀梦想的移民;要接纳身处芝加哥南部市井之中却能志存高远的男孩;还要接纳北卡州家具工人的孩子,他们梦想着成为医生、科学家、工程师、企业家、外交官,甚至是总统。那正是我们所期望的未来,是我们共有的愿景,是我们需要“前进”的方向,那是我们的目标。对于如何实现这一目标,我们可能会意见相左,有时分歧甚大,两个多世纪以来,一直如此。我们总会断断续续地取得进步,前行的路线总有曲折,不会一直是平坦通途。认识到我们拥有共同的希望与梦想,单靠这一点无法终结所有的政治僵局,或解决我们所有问题。建立共识,作出推动这个国家向前所必要的艰难妥协,这些艰辛的工作也无法得以替代。但我们必须以这一共同纽带为起点。
我们的经济正在复苏,为期十年的战争已近尾声,一场漫长的竞选现已结束。
无论我是否赢得了你的选票,我都倾听了你的呼声,从你身上得到了教益,你使我成长为更优秀的总统。
带着你们的故事与挣扎,我回到白宫时,对面临的任务与未来,更为坚定,更有激情。今晚,你们投票换来的将会是积极的行动,而不是以往那样的政治游戏。你们选择了我们,是让我们关注你们的就业,而非我们自己的官位。
在接下来的数周、数月中,我期待着与两党领袖进行接触与合作,共同应对我们必须携手攻克的难关,降低赤字、改革税法、完善移民体系、摆脱对进口石油的依赖…我们还有更多的工作要完成,但这并不意味着你们的任务已经结束。公民在我们的民主体系中所扮演的角色,并不止于投票。
美利坚的意义,并不在于别人能为我们做什么,而是在于我们能一起做什么,而这依靠的就是公民自治。这虽然困难而又往往令人灰心,却是不可或缺的。这是我们的建国理念。我们国家的财富多于其他任何国家,可我们的富有并不源于此。我们有史上最强的军事力量,可这并不是我们力量的源头。
我们的大学,我们的文化,为全世界所钦羡,可这并非吸引各国人民前来我国的根源。美国的卓尔不群之根源在于,将全球最为多元化的国家团结起来的纽带,在于信奉我们的命运紧密相连。信奉只有当我们对彼此,对下几代人负起一定责任,我们国家才有希望。美国的卓尔不群之根源,在于无数美国人为之奋斗与献身的自由,这自由背后,既有义务又有权利,其中就包括仁爱、慈善、责任和爱国。美国的伟大,就是靠这些精神铸就而成的。我今晚充满希望,因为我目睹了美国上下洋溢着的精神: 在宁愿扣自己薪水,也不愿裁掉邻里员工的家族企业中; 在宁愿自己少干些,也不愿让朋友失业的工人们身上; 在手脚伤残,却仍延长服役年限的士兵身上;
在海军陆战队员身上,他们无畏地冲上楼梯,冲进黑暗与危险,只因心知有人会照顾他们。在新泽西与纽约的海岸上也可以见到,各党领袖、各级政府撇开分歧,共同帮助一个社区重建被可怕的风暴摧毁的家园。
前些天,我在俄亥俄州的曼图尔市见到了一位父亲,他跟我讲了他8岁女儿的故事。女儿与白血病的斗争差点使他们倾家荡产,幸好医保改革在保险公司停止支付,其医疗费用前数月得以通过。我不仅与这位父亲进行了交谈,也遇到了他坚强的女儿。当她向听众发言时,在场的每一位父母都眼含热泪。因为我们知道,这个小女孩的遭遇也可能发生在我们的孩子身上。
我知道每一位美国同胞,都希望她有同样光明的未来。这就是我们,这就是我非常自豪地以总统身份领导的国家。
今晚,纵有我们所经历的磨难,纵有华盛顿诸般挫折,我从未对我们的未来如此充满希望,我从未对美利坚如此充满希望。
我请求你们,保持这份希望。我不是指盲目乐观,无视眼前艰巨任务与障碍的那种希望,我也不是指让我们袖手旁观或逃避斗争的那种一厢情愿的理想主义。我一直认为,希望是我们心中顽强不屈的那样东西。
虽有各种不利证据,却仍坚持有更好的未来等待着我们。只要我们有勇气去不断争取、不断努力、不断奋斗。
美利坚,我相信,我们能百尺竿头更进一步,继续奋斗,为中产阶级创造就业、创造机会、创造保障。
我相信,我们能继续履行国父们的承诺——只要你踏实肯干,你是谁,从哪儿来,什么种族,爱哪里,都不重要。无论你是黑人、白人、西班牙裔、亚裔,还是印第安居民,无论你年轻与否、富有与否、健全与否、性向如何,你都能在美国有所成就,只要你愿意努力。我相信,我们可以共同把握这一未来。因为有别于政坛所表现的,我们其实并没有那么分裂,我们并不像评论员们所认为的那样愤世嫉俗。
我们的伟大,胜于我们个人野心的总和,我们不仅仅是红蓝州的集合。我们现在是,也将永远是,美利坚合众国。在你们的帮助下和上帝的眷顾下,我们将继续前进,向全世界昭示,我们为何居于地球上最伟大的国家。感谢你们,美利坚的人民们!上帝保佑你们!上帝保佑美国!
第三篇:奥巴马获胜演讲全文(中英文对照)
奥巴马获胜演讲全文
President-elect Barack Obama smiles as he gives his acceptance speech at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night, Nov.4, 2008.以下是奥巴马(Barack Obama)竞选总统成功后在芝加哥演讲准备的讲稿: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible;who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time;who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen;by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different;that their voice could be that difference.It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain.He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves.He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next First Lady, Michelle Obama.Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House.And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am.I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.We didn't start with much money or many endorsements.Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause.It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy;who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep;from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers;from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth.This is your victory.I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me.You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college.There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created;new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.The road ahead will be long.Our climb will be steep.We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.I promise you – we as a people will get there.There will be setbacks and false starts.There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can't solve every problem.But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face.I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night.This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change.And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.It cannot happen without you.So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism;of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other.Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation;as one people.Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends„though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you.To those who seek peace and security – we support you.And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.For that is the true genius of America – that America can change.Our union can be perfected.And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta.She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.She was born just a generation past slavery;a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky;when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope;the struggle and the progress;the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot.Yes we can.When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose.Yes we can.When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.Yes we can.She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.Yes we can.America, we have come so far.We have seen so much.But there is so much more to do.So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century;if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call.This is our moment.This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids;to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace;to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one;that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can.Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.如果还有人对美国是否凡事都有可能存疑,还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们所处的时代是否依然鲜活,还有人质疑我们的民主制度的力量,那么今晚,这些问题都有了答案。
这是设在学校和教堂的投票站前排起的前所未见的长队给出的答案;是等了三四个小时的选民所给出的答案,其中许多人都是有生以来第一次投票,因为他们认定这一次肯定会不一样,认为自己的声音会是这次大选有别于以往之所在。
这是所有美国人民共同给出的答案--无论老少贫富,无论是民主党还是共和党,无论是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亚裔、原住民,是同性恋者还是异性恋者、残疾人还是健全人--我们从来不是“红州”和“蓝州”的对立阵营,我们是美利坚合众国这个整体,永远都是。
长久以来,很多人一再受到告诫,要对我们所能取得的成绩极尽讽刺、担忧和怀疑之能事,但这个答案让这些人伸出手来把握历史,再次让它朝向美好明天的希望延伸。
已经过去了这么长时间,但今晚,由于我们在今天、在这场大选中、在这个具有决定性的时刻所做的,美国已经迎来了变革。
我刚刚接到了麦凯恩参议员极具风度的致电。他在这场大选中经过了长时间的努力奋斗,而他为自己所深爱的这个国家奋斗的时间更长、过程更艰辛。他为美国做出了我们大多数人难以想像的牺牲,我们的生活也因这位勇敢无私的领袖所做出的贡献而变得更美好。我向他和佩林州长所取得的成绩表示祝贺,我也期待着与他们一起在未来的岁月中为复兴这个国家的希望而共同努力。
我要感谢我在这次旅程中的伙伴--已当选美国副总统的拜登。他全心参与竞选活动,为普通民众代言,他们是他在斯克兰顿从小到大的伙伴,也是在他回特拉华的火车上遇到的男男女女。
如果没有一个人的坚决支持,我今晚就不会站在这里,她是我过去16年来最好的朋友、是我们一家人的中坚和我一生的挚爱,更是我们国家的下一位第一夫人:米歇尔?奥巴马(Michelle Obama)。萨莎(Sasha)和玛丽亚(Malia),我太爱你们两个了,你们已经得到了一条新的小狗,它将与我们一起入驻白宫。虽然我的外祖母已经不在了,但我知道她与我的亲人肯定都在看着我,因为他们,我才能拥有今天的成就。今晚,我想念他们,我知道自己欠他们的无可计量。
我的竞选经理大卫?普劳夫(David Plouffe)、首席策略师大卫?艾克斯罗德(David Axelrod)以及政治史上最好的竞选团队--是你们成就了今天,我永远感激你们为实现今天的成就所做出的牺牲。
但最重要的是,我永远不会忘记这场胜利真正的归属--它属于你们。
我从来不是最有希望的候选人。一开始,我们没有太多资金,也没有得到太多人的支持。我们的竞选活动并非诞生于华盛顿的高门华第之内,而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。
我们的竞选活动能有今天的规模,是因为辛勤工作的人们从自己的微薄积蓄中拿出钱来,捐出一笔又一笔5美元、10美元、20美元。而竞选活动的声势越来越大则是源自那些年轻人,他们拒绝接受认为他们这代人冷漠的荒诞说法;他们离开家、离开亲人,从事报酬微薄、极其辛苦的工作;同时也源自那些已经不算年轻的人们,他们冒着严寒酷暑,敲开陌生人的家门进行竞选宣传;更源自数百万的美国民众,他们自动自发地组织起来,证明了在两百多年以后,民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。这是你们的胜利。
我知道你们的所做所为并不只是为了赢得大选,我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白摆在面前的任务有多艰巨。因为即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝,我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最为艰巨的挑战--两场战争、一个面临危险的星球,还有百年来最严重的金融危机。今晚站在此地,我们知道伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中还有勇敢的美国士兵醒来,甘冒生命危险保护着我们。会有在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠的父母,担心如何偿还按揭月供、付医药费或是存够钱送孩子上大学。我们亟待开发新能源、创造新的工作机会;我们需要修建新学校,还要应对众多威胁、修复与许多国家的关系。
前方的道路会十分漫长艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一届任期之内实现上述目标,但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望,相信我们会实现。我向你们承诺--我们作为一个整体将会达成目标。
我们会遭遇挫折和不成功的开端。对于我作为总统所做的每项决定和政策,会有许多人持有异议,我们也知道政府并不能解决所有问题。但我会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会聆听你们的意见,尤其是在我们意见相左之时。最重要的是,我会请求你们参与重建这个国家,以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式--一砖一瓦、胼手胝足。
21个月前那个寒冬所开始的一切不应该在今天这个秋夜结束。今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变--这只是我们进行改变的机会。而且如果我们仍然按照旧有方式行事,我们所寻求的改变不可能出现。没有你们,也不可能有这种改变。
因此,让我们发扬新的爱国精神,树立新的服务意识和责任感,让我们每个人下定决心全情投入、更加努力地工作,并彼此关爱。让我们铭记这场金融危机带来的教训:我们不可能在金融以外的领域备受煎熬的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔街--在这个国家,我们患难与共。
让我们抵制重走老路的诱惑,避免重新回到令美国政治长期深受毒害的党派纷争和由此引发的遗憾和不成熟表现。让我们牢记,正是伊利诺伊州的一名男子首次将共和党的大旗扛到了白宫。共和党是建立在自强自立、个人自由以及全民团结的价值观上,这也是我们所有人都珍视的价值。虽然民主党今天晚上赢得了巨大的胜利,但我们是以谦卑的态度和弥合阻碍我们进步的分歧的决心赢得这场胜利的。林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说,我们不是敌人,而是朋友„„虽然激情可能褪去,但是这不会割断我们感情上的联系。对于那些现在并不支持我的美国人,我想说,或许我没有赢得你们的选票,但是我听到了你们的声音,我需要你们的帮助,而且我也将是你们的总统。
那些彻夜关注美国大选的海外人士,从国会到皇宫,以及在这个世界被遗忘的角落里挤在收音机旁的人们,我们的经历虽然各有不同,但是我们的命运是相通的,新的美国领袖诞生了。那些想要颠覆这个世界的人们,我们必将击败你们。那些追求和平和安全的人们,我们支持你们。那些所有怀疑美国能否继续照亮世界发展前景的人们,今天晚上我们再次证明,我们国家真正的力量并非来自我们武器的威力或财富的规模,而是来自我们理想的持久力量:民主、自由、机会和不屈的希望。
这才是美国真正的精华--美国能够改变。我们的联邦会日臻完善。我们取得的成就为我们将来能够取得的以及必须取得的成就增添了希望。
这次大选创造了多项“第一”,也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女:安?尼克松?库波尔(Ann Nixon Cooper)。她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别,除了一点:她已是106岁的高龄。
她出生的那个时代奴隶制度刚刚结束;那时路上没有汽车,天上也没有飞机;当时像她这样的人由于两个原因不能投票--一是她是女性,另一个原因是她的肤色。
今天晚上,我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种:心痛和希望;挣扎和进步;那些我们被告知我们办不到的世代,以及那些坚信美国信条──是的,我们能做到──的人们。
曾几何时,妇女没有发言权,她们的希望化作泡影,但是安?尼克松?库波尔活了下来,看到妇女们站了起来,看到她们大声发表自己的见解,看到她们去参加大选投票。是的,我们能做到。
当30年代的沙尘暴和大萧条引发人们的绝望之情时,她看到一个国家用罗斯福新政、新就业机会以及对新目标的共同追求战胜恐慌。是的,我们能做到。
当炸弹袭击了我们的海港、独裁专制威胁到全世界,她见证了美国一代人的伟大崛起,见证了一个民主国家被拯救。是的,我们能做到。
她看到蒙哥马利通了公共汽车、伯明翰接上了水管、塞尔马建了桥,一位来自亚特兰大的传教士告诉人们:我们能成功。是的,我们能做到。
人类登上月球、柏林墙倒下,世界因我们的科学和想像被连接在一起。今年,就在这次选举中,她用手指触碰屏幕投下自己的选票,因为在美国生活了106年之后,经历了最好的时光和最黑暗的时刻之后,她知道美国如何能够发生变革。是的,我们能做到。
美国,我们已经走过漫漫长路。我们已经历了很多。但是我们仍有很多事情要做。因此今夜,让我们自问--如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪;如果我们的女儿有幸活得和安一样长,他们将会看到怎样的改变?我们将会取得怎样的进步?
现在是我们回答这个问题的机会。这是我们的时刻。这是我们的时代--让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的后代敞开机会的大门;恢复繁荣发展,推进和平事业;让“美国梦”重新焕发光芒,再次证明这样一个基本的真理:我们是一家人;一息尚存,我们就有希望;当我们遇到嘲讽和怀疑,当有人说我们办不到的时候,我们要以这个永恒的信条来回应他们:
是的,我们能做到。感谢你们。上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
第四篇:奥巴马获胜感言
奥巴马获胜演讲词语法 1.doubt, wonder, question 这三个词都表示怀疑、疑问,奥巴马在演说中运用了大量的排比,选用的动词准确精炼,整篇演讲词声情并茂、鼓舞人心;
Doubt,“怀疑、疑惑”,例:Everything is clear now;no one would doubt what to be done.一切都很清楚, 没有人对所要做的事怀疑。
Wonder,“对…感到疑惑、想知道”,例:Jacelin says he didn't do it, but I still wonder.杰斯林说他没那样做, 可我仍然怀疑。
Question,“问(某人)问题、对(某事物)表示怀疑”,例:I prefer questioning my pupils to lecturing them.我喜欢少讲课, 多提问我的学生。2.stretch “伸展、拉紧、延伸”例:The road stretches uphill at a steep slope.这条路以陡峭的坡度向山上延伸。3.cynical “怀疑的、愤世嫉俗的”,例:With that cynical outlook, he doesn't trust anyone.抱着那种愤世嫉俗的观点, 他不相信任何人。4.defining “定义”,文中的意思是“决定性的”。5.sacrifice 名词,“牺牲、舍身”,例:His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good education.他的父母为确保他得到良好的教育而作了很多牺牲。
动词:“牺牲、献出”,Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。6.speak for “代表…讲话、为…辩护”,例:Have you got anyone to speak for you? 你找到人代表你们发言了吗?也可以当“不言而喻”讲,例:There is no need for me to praise it;it speaks for itself.无需我来称赞, 那是显而易见的。7.unyielding “坚硬的、不能弯曲的、不屈的”,文中指来自妻子马歇尔的坚定不渝的支持。8.beyond measure 文中的意思是“难以衡量的、难以测算的”,此处奥巴马感谢家人,感谢他们对自己巨大的支持。除了表示时间和地理位置上的超出,beyond还可以表示(范围, 限度)超出,例:The rumour is beyond belief.这谣言不可信。9.assemble “集合、聚集”,例:assemble in the school hall,在学校礼堂集合。10.endorsement “背书、批注;赞同、支持”,文中取第二个意思,表示开始时奥巴马并不被看好,支持度不高。11.hatch 常见的意思是“孵化、破壳而出”,例:The chickens have already hatched.小鸡已经孵出来了。文中的意思奥巴马形容自己的竞选团队起步艰难。12.apathy “漠然、无兴趣、无动于衷” 例:He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。13.perish “丧生、消亡、死亡”,例:Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought.那年由于干旱, 几百头羊突然死去。文中指美国前总统林肯提出的“民有、民治、民享的政府”并没有消失。14.enormity “穷凶极恶、残暴;巨大、庞大”,例:the enormity of the crime,罪恶深重。文中奥巴马指未来的任务艰巨。15.setbacks “挫折、阻碍、倒退”,例:meet with setbacks,遭遇挫折。16.calloused “粗糙的、粗硬的、起老茧的”,文中指美国民众要脚踏实地,一砖一瓦的重建美国的辉煌。17.summon “传唤、召集”,例:The general summoned all his officers.将军把所有的军官召集在一起。18.patriotism “爱国主义、爱国心、爱国精神”,例:They showed patriotism to their country.他们表达了他们的爱国之心。19.temptation “诱惑、引诱”,例:He was surrounded by temptations.他受到各种诱惑。20.yet “还、尚、仍然”,例:He can't drive yet.他还不会开车。文中奥巴马指自己还没有赢得所有人的支持。21.ballot “投票表决、选举”,例:The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。22.tyranny “暴政、苛政”,例:They came to America in order to escape political tyranny.他们为逃避暴政而来到美洲。
第五篇:奥巴马获胜演讲修改版
奥巴马获胜演讲
1.如果,还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度,还有人疑虑美国缔造者的梦想是否还存在于我们这个时代,还有人质疑我们的民主的力量是否强大,今晚,答案将被揭晓。2.我们可以从史无前例的在学校和教堂周围排着长队等待投票的浩荡队伍中获知答案;这些选民排了三四个小时的队,其中有些人甚至是生平第一次参与选举,因为他们相信,这次选举真的与以往不同――而使这种不同成为可能的正是他们内心真正的呼声。3.无论是青年人还是老人,无论是穷人还是富人,无论是民主党人还是共和党人,无论是黑人、白人,还是西班牙裔、亚裔、印第安人,亦或同性恋、异性性恋者,无论是残疾人士还是健康人士,美国人民在告诉世界,我们从来就不只是单个个体的集合,也不是红州和蓝州的简单组合,我们是,而且永远都是是——美利坚合众国。4.这个答案告诉了那些长久以来对我们的未来充满担忧、焦虑以及恐惧的人们。我们要用双手重筑历史的大桥,再一次,让它通向更加美好的彼岸。5.为了迎接这一刻的到来,我们已经等待了很久。但今晚,由于我们在这次选举的关键时刻所做出的抉择,美国将翻开崭新的一页。6.我刚刚接到了极具风度风度的到麦凯恩议员的电话。麦凯恩议员为这次选举付出了很多,然而他为他所挚爱的国家,付出了更加艰辛而长久的努力。长期以来他对美国所作出的贡献,是超乎我们想像的。这位勇敢而无私的领导者为美国所作出的贡献使我们的国家更加强大。7.8.我祝贺他,也祝贺佩林,他们取得了骄人的成绩。我期待在接下来的几个月中,能与他们一道,重拾美国的承诺。我要感谢我的竞选伙伴。他全心全意参与竞选,为那些和他一起在斯克兰顿街长大的人们,为那些和他一道乘火车回特拉华州的普通民众代言。他就是已经当选为美国副总统的是乔·拜登。9.如果没有我挚友十六年来的全力支持、没有我家庭的强力支撑,没有我一生至爱的妻子,也就是下一任美国第一夫人,米歇尔·奥巴马的支持,今晚,我就不会站在这里。还有我的女儿,萨沙和玛丽亚。我是如此爱你们。你们已经得到一只新的小狗,它将和我们一起入住白宫。10.而我的外祖母,虽然此刻他已经离我们而去,但我知道她正注视着我——和带给我生命、定义了我人生的家人们一道。今夜,我想念他们。我知道我所亏欠他们的难以偿还。感谢我的妹妹玛雅和阿尔玛,以及其它所有的兄弟姐妹,非常感谢你们对我的全力支持。我感激他们!11.感谢我的竞选总策划——大卫·普劳夫(David Plouffe),这位无名英雄,创造了美国历史上最伟大的政治选举。还要感谢我的竞选总顾问,大卫·阿克塞罗德(David Axelrod),他陪伴我走过了竞选征程中的每一步。感谢美国政治史上最棒的竞选团队,是你们造就了今天的这一刻,你们因此而付出的努力和牺牲,我将永远铭记。12.13.但最重要的是,我永远不会忘记这场胜利的真正属于者。它属于你们!
我一直都是最没有可能成为这个国家总统的候选人。刚开始时我们没有充足的资金,也没有广泛的支持。我们的竞选之程并非起步于华盛顿的高华第之内,而是始于得梅因(美国衣阿华Iowa州的首府)的后院、康科德市普通人家的客厅、以及查尔斯顿的某个前廊。14.美元。15.我们的胜利来自于年轻人——他们离开了家乡和亲人,在外闯荡却只能赚取微薄收入的年轻人。他们用实际行动反驳了关于他们是冷漠一代的传言。我们的胜利也来自于那些已不再年轻的人们,他们在严寒或酷暑中走街串巷,敲响了一个又一个陌生人的房门。我们的胜利来自数以万计的美国人民,他们自发地组织起来,就是为了证明,就算是在两个多世纪之后,这个民有、民治、民享的政府仍将巍然屹立在世界之林。16.17.这个胜利属于你们!
我知道你们所做的一切,并不仅仅是为了赢得大选,也不是为了我。你们之所以这样做是因为你们明白,我们的前路仍然布满荆棘。即便我们今晚在此欢呼庆祝,我们也难以漠视未来之挑战的艰巨性将是空前绝后这一事实,两场战争——一个满目疮痍的星球和一场百年不遇的经济危机。18.即使我们今晚在此庆祝狂欢,我们也情不自禁地牵挂着勇敢的美国士兵,为了保护我们而冒着生命危险,跋涉于伊拉克的沙漠之中或是攀援于阿富汗的群山之上。这一胜利来自于普通工薪阶层的劳动者。他们省吃俭用,就是为了能为我们的竞选凑上五美元、十美元或者二十19.还会有父母们在孩子进入梦乡之后,仍然辗转难眠,担心如何偿还按揭、担心如何支付医疗费,或者担心如何存够送孩子上大学的钱。我们亟待开发新能源、创造新就业机会、修建新的学校,还要应对对众多挑战、修复我们的战略联盟。
20.前路是严峻而又漫长,我们未必能在一年或者一届任期之内完成任务。但是,美国,我从来未像今晚这样满怀希望,我相信我们一定可以达到目标!我向你们承诺:我们的梦想一定可以达成!
21.途中会有挫折,甚至一开始就会有失败。很多人不会完全同意我作为总统做出的政策和决定。而且我们也知道,政府不可能解决所有的问题。但我会永远坦率地面对我们的挑战。我会听取你们的意见——尤其是当我们出现分歧的时候。
22.步一个脚印。23.而最重要的是,我会请你们加入到家园的重建中来,用二百二十一年以来我们一直沿用的方法——一砖一瓦,一二十一个月之前那个深冬开始的胜利之路,不能在今天这个秋夜止步。这次选举的胜利本身并不是我们所渴求的变化。这只是给了我们一个机会,去实现我们期待的转变。而如果我们重蹈覆辙,这一变化将无从实现。没有你们的参与,没有新的服务精神,没有新的奉献精神,这一变化也不会发生。
24.所以,让我们呼唤一种全新的爱国主义,发扬主人翁精神——每个人都努力地工作,都学会关心身边的人。如果这次金融危机有什么教训的话,那就是如果小城镇萧条的话,华尔街也不可能繁荣。在这个国家,我们休戚相关,荣辱与共。
25.让我们一起摒弃那些长久以来毒害国家政权多年的幼稚无聊的党派纷争。我们要始终铭记是这个国家的一名男子,第一次将共和党的大旗插在了白宫之上——一个倡导自力更生,独立自由和国家统一的政党。
26.那些都是我们所拥护的价值观。今晚在民主党取得伟大胜利的同时,我们更要以一种谦卑果敢的心态,去化解并消除那些曾经阻碍我们前进的隔膜以及分裂。在面临着比当今形式更严重的国家分裂时,林肯说过:“我们是朋友,不是敌人„„尽管现在我们的情绪有些紧张,但决不容许它折断联结我们情感的纽带。”
27.而对于那些没有投我选票的选民——也许时至今晚我也尚未得到你们的支持,我但是我听到了你们的心声,我需要你们的帮助,因为同时我也是你们的总统。
28.对于那些远在大洋彼岸,亦或是在国会、白宫和在世界的某个角落围坐在收音机前的人们——我们各有各的故事,但是我们的命运是密切相关的,美国新的一届领导班子即将破晓,展现在人们的面前。
29.地支持你们。30.对于那些试图让天下大乱的人,我们将毫不留情地击败你们。而对于那些期望世界安全和平失,我们将义无反顾至于那些对美国是否能保持超级大国地位持有怀疑态度的人——今晚我们将再次证明,我们的真正实力并不是来自我们的强大军事力量、也不是来自我们的巨额财富,而是来自我们于我们不朽的价值观:民主、自由、机遇和永不放弃的信念。
31.美国的真正天赋在于:美国是与时俱进的。,我们的联盟会日趋完善。我们已经取得的成就,给了我们新的希望。让我们向着更伟大的明天,前进。
32.这次选举所创造的无数“第一次”和故事将永垂青史。但让我印象最为深刻的是一位在亚特兰大投上她神圣一票的女士。她像千千万万的美国人一样,想在这次选举中发出自己的声音,唯一的不同之处在于——安·尼克松·库帕(Ann Nixon Cooper)已经106岁了。
33.她出生在刚废除奴隶制不久的年代,那是一个没有汽车、没有飞机的年代,当时她没有选举权,有两个原因——因为她是女人,同时也是黑人。
34.而今晚,我在思索着她所经历的百年美国——绝望与希望;挣扎与进步;那个让我们妄自菲薄的年代,也是在那个年代,我们被告知美国的信条:是的,我们可以做得到。
35.那是一个女人的心声被压制的时代,那是一个女人的梦想被搁浅的时代,她见证了女性同胞站了起来,勇敢地说出自己的心声,并获得了选举权。是的,我们可以!
36.当国家处于绝望和一片萧条的境况中,她见证了一个国家是如何通过新政,创造新的工作岗位,树立统一的社会目标。是的,我们可以做得到。
37.38.当我们的港口被炸,暴政笼罩着世界时,她见证了一代人的崛起,见证了民主的捍卫。是的,我们可以做得到。她见证了蒙哥马利的公共汽车停运、伯明翰的黑人暴动、塞尔玛的血腥周末和那位来自亚特兰大的传教士对人们高声喊出:“我们战胜一切!”是的,我们可以做得到。
39.我们登上过月球,我们推倒了柏林墙,我们用科学和创想连接了整个世界。今年,在这次选举中,她伸出手指在屏幕上按下,投出了自己神圣的一票,因为她在美国生活的106年期间,既见证了兴盛,也目睹了衰败,她知道美国是如何一步步走过来的,是的,我们可以做得到。40.美国,我们已经走过了漫漫长路,我们经历了种种坎坷,但是还有很多事情等着我们去做。今晚,让我们扪心自问——如果我们的孩子能够看到下个世纪,如果我的女儿们也能幸运地像安·尼克松·库帕那样长寿,他们会看到什么样的转变?我们将会取得什么样的进步? 41.42.这是一个我们完成使命的机会。这是我们的时代。
这是我们创造历史的时刻——让我们的人民得到工作,为我们的子孙后代敞开更多的机遇之门;重建繁荣大厦,推进和平进程;重温美国之梦,重申我们的基本信念,那就是团结一心,众志成城。只要我们一息尚存,我们就怀揣梦想。当我们面对犬儒主义、面对那些质疑我们的人的时候,我们就用我们永恒的信条来回击他们——是的,我们可以做得到。43.谢谢大家。上帝保佑你们,愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
在这样一场漫长而激烈的竞争之中,仅仅是他的胜利,就使我敬重他的能力与坚毅。然而,他更令我激赏而盛赞的成就,是他在赢得选战的过程中,唤起了数以百万计人民的希望——这些人曾经误以为自己在美国总统的选举中无足轻重、无法造成任何影响。这是一场历史性的选举,而我知道它对非裔美人特殊的意义,今晚这份特别的荣耀属于他们。我素来相信美国为那些努力并有决心的人提供机会。奥巴马参议员也这样认为。
The past 30 years of reform and opening-up have also brought about historical changes in China’s relations with the rest of the world.China, once a closed and semi-closed society, has opened itself to the outside world.It is an active participant in international and regional cooperation, and it has become a major engine propelling global economic growth.It has established extensive contacts with the international community and taken an active part in international and regional affairs.Faithfully fulfilling it’s international obligations and playing a responsible and constructive role, China is now an important force for maintaining world peace and promoting common development.Any country that wants to develop itself should not only rely on it’s own efforts, but also carry out reform and opening-up and pursue win-win progress and common development with other countries.This is the conclusion we have drawn from the success of China’s development endeavors.And we are keenly aware that in this increasingly globalized world china’s future is inseparably bound up with the future of the world.,