第一篇:美国的变革:2008年美国大选奥巴马胜选演讲全文(中文英文对照)
2008年美国大选奥巴马胜选演讲全文(中文英文对照演说)
08年11.5大选美国总统奥巴马胜选演说《美国的变革》
Hello, Chicago.您好,芝加哥。
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.美国是否暗藏一切皆有可能的巨大潜力?美国是否已经实现开国者锻造的美国梦?民主信仰是否具有强大力量?如果还有人对此报以怀疑,那么今晚这里发生的一切就是答案。
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.学校旁、教堂边,无数人都在排队投票,这一情景我们已经多年未见;3个小时、4个小时,他们为此而等候良久,这是很多同胞有生以来的第一次。因为他们相信,这一次,将不同以往;这一次,因为他们的呼声而有所不同。
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.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.无论老少贫富,无论共和党抑或民主党,不管是黑皮肤、白种人、拉丁后裔、亚裔子孙还是本土美国人;无论性向如何,不管健康抑或残疾,所有的美国人民都向全世界传递出这样一条信息:我们从来都不是红蓝阵营的政治堆砌,我们是,而且永远是,美利坚合众国。
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.长期以来,很多人缺乏信心,对自己所能取得的成就畏首畏尾、疑心重重。如今,我们走在历史的长河里,挺起胸膛,勾勒出美好明天的光辉画卷。
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.此情此景,等待尤长。然而,就在今晚,在这个大选的日子,在这个具有历史性意义的时刻,由于你们的付出,美国终于迎来了变革。
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen.McCain.Sen.McCain 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 Gov.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.刚刚,我接到了麦凯恩参议员礼貌得体的祝贺电话。为了此次竞选,他奋战良久、竭尽所能;为了他所深爱的美国,他曾作出了更长久、更努力的奉献。麦凯恩参议员为美国所作出的牺牲是大部分人难以想象的,他这种英勇无私的奉献改善了我们的生活。对于麦凯恩参议员和佩林州长所取得的成就,我对他们致以祝贺。在接下来的几个月里,以重振美国为目标,我期待着与他们的合作。
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.在此,我想感谢一路陪伴我的竞选搭档,他就是我们即将上任的副总统,乔-拜登。为了让美国广大的工人阶层发出自己的声音,他毫无私心地全身心投入竞选,因为他和那些宾夕法尼亚州斯克兰顿城街头的人们一样,出生平凡,一切白手起家。
And I would 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.And while she's no longer with us, 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.如果没有米歇尔-奥巴马,这一准美国第一夫人的坚定支持,今晚,我就不会站在这儿了。我们相伴走过了16个春秋,她是我们整个家庭的顶梁柱,我一生的挚爱。还有,萨沙和玛利亚,我爱你们,你们姊妹俩终于可以带着你们的新宠物狗入主白宫了。我知道,就像我的其他已故亲属一样,外祖母一定也在某处注视着我,虽然她已经不在人世。是他们造就了今天的我。今晚我很想念他们,我对他们的亏欠无以计量。
To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me.I am grateful to them.我的妹妹玛雅,我的妹妹阿尔玛,我的所有其他的兄弟姐妹们,感谢你们给了我这么多的一切支持,我感谢他们。
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best--the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.和我的竞选顾问大卫-Plouffe,此次竞选的无名英雄,我认为,是他打造了美利坚合众国历史上最好的-最好的政治运动。
To my chief strategist David Axelrod 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
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.我想对我的竞选经理大卫-普劳夫、首席战略师大卫-阿克塞尔罗德以及我们这个史上最佳的竞选团队说,是你们让这一切成为了现实,对于你们为此所做的牺牲和付出我永远感怀在心。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 Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.然而,有一点是最重要的,那就是我永远都不会忘记,真正拥有这个胜利的是你们,你们所有人!对于入主白宫,我从来都不是最热候选人。竞选伊始,我们的资金并不充裕,获得的支持也不多。我们的竞选班子并非始于华府,而是一路从艾奥瓦州的得梅因酒店后院、辗转北卡罗莱纳州的康克酒店客房,后来会首在西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿酒店的主厅„„
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the 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.It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and 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 the Earth.This is your victory.我们的胜利来自于广大工薪阶级,正是他们从仅有的微薄存款里掏出5美元、10美元或者20美元来支持我们的竞选。我们的力量来自于摘下冷漠面罩的年轻一代,来自于夜以继日奋力工作以维持生计的下层百姓,来自于冒着严寒酷暑、户户敲门宣传的团队中流砥柱,更来自于成千上万的大选志愿者。他们用出色的奉献精神和组织能力证明了一个民有、民治、民享的政府在两百年后仍然保持着生命力。这就是你们的胜利!
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 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 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.我明白,你们所做的这些,并不仅仅是为了赢得这次竞选,也不单单只是为了我本人。你们之所以这么做,是因为你们懂得前方任务的艰巨。即使我们今晚沉浸于庆祝的喜悦之中,我们也深知明天将会面临的将是我们这辈子最为艰巨的挑战:两场战争、濒临危险的地球和百年一遇的金融危机;即使今晚我们安然站在此处,我们也深知那些深陷伊拉克沙漠和阿富汗山区的英勇美国战士,是为了我们而冒着生命危险。还有那些孩子早已熟睡、自己却辗转反侧的人父人母,他们夜不能寐,想着如何还清房贷、如何支付医药费以及给孩子存下大学经费。我们要掌握新能源,创造就业岗位,建造新校舍,正视存在的威胁,并修复与盟友的关系。
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)The road ahead will be long.Our climb will be steep.We may not get there in one year or even in 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.前方的道路很漫长,我们将步履维艰。我们也许无法在一年内,甚至是(我的)一个任期内,达成我们的目标。但是,今晚,我比任何时候都对此更有信心。我承诺,我们所有人将作为一个整体顺利的到达目的地。
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 by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.我们将不可避免地遭遇许多挫折,也许开头并不会一帆风顺。我们需要弄明白一点,那就是政府无法解决所有的问题,也许有很多人不会同意我上台执政后制定的政策。不过,我将坦诚地接受各方的批评,直面我们的挑战。我将倾听你们的意见,尤其是不同的政见。总之,我邀请各位一同投入到国家的建设中来,用我们勤劳的双手堆砌建设这个国家所需的砖瓦。正是这一方式,使美国在221年的建国道路上不断前行。
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 only the chance 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 spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.我在21个月前的深冬开始为竞选做出的努力并不会在今晚画上句号。我们所追求的并不是这场选举的胜利,这仅仅是为我们提供了一个做出变革的机会。如果回到过去的老路,我们将无法做出任何改变。当然,如果没有你们,一切都无法发生。
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.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.所以,让我们一同唤醒自己的爱国心,唤醒为国效力的责任感,我们将一道披星戴月,披荆斩棘向前行进,我们需要照顾的不再只有我们自己,而是每一个人。这次的金融危机让我们认识到一个事实,如果大众受苦受难,华尔街就不可能繁华似锦。我们必须携手与共、共同经历这个国家的荣辱兴衰。
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.Let's 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 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
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)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 tonight, but I hear your voices.I need your help.And I will be your president, too.长期以来,两党隔阂以及不成熟的狭隘主义造成了我们现在的失败政策,所以让我们一同抵制住这种倾向,避免回到那条老路。请记住,这个国家有一个民主党人将手扛民主和共和两党旗帜迈向白宫。充满自信,崇尚个人自由,维护国家团结将是我们共同追求的价值观。尽管民主党在今晚取得了压倒性的胜利,但是我们将继续带着谦卑前行,愈合这个国家因分裂受到的创伤。社会的分裂曾经阻碍我们国家前行的脚步。正如林肯总统在1861年的反国家分裂的演说中说到,“我们不是敌人,而是朋友。我们决不能成为敌人。尽管目前的情绪有些紧张,但决不能容许它使我们之间的亲密情感纽带破裂。”我要告诉那些没有将选票投给我的朋友,也许我没有赢得你们的选票,但我将聆听你们的声音,我需要你们的帮助,因为我同样将成为你们的总统。
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 the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.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 from 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.我要告诉那些在美国大陆以外关注今晚选举的人们,也许你们在一个被世界遗忘的角落通过收音机了解今晚的选举,尽管我们的国情不一样,但是我们的命运是紧紧联系在一起的。一个全新的美国领导层即将呼之欲出。我要告诉那些试图破坏这个世界的人们,我们将打败你们!我要告诉那些追求和平和安全的人们,我们将全力支持你们!我要告诉那些对美国的未来持怀疑态度的人们,今晚,我们再次证明了一个事实,那就是这个国家拥有强大的力量,这并不是因为我们拥有众多的武器和财富。民主、自由、机遇、坚定不屈的希望才是这个国家保持强大的持久力量!
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 we can and must achieve tomorrow.美国强大的真谛在于它能够做出改变,我们的国家可以变得更加完美。我们过去所达到的成就让我们看到了前进的希望。
This election had many firsts 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 sky;when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons--because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.本届选举创造了多项历史之最,有许多故事将代代相传。但此时此刻,我脑海中想起的是一名来自亚特兰大的选民,这位名
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)叫安妮-尼克松-库珀的女性和千千万万的选民一样,静静地站在投票队伍之中,投出自己的选票,表达自己的声音。不过,与众不同的是,她已经106岁高龄了。在她出生的年代,公路上没有汽车,天空中没有飞机。像她一样的人仅仅因为肤色和性别就被挡在参与投票的大门之外。
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.今晚,我由此联想到了她一个世纪以来,在美国见证的一切:困苦与希望,奋斗与进步,那是一个让人无能为力的年代,但人们必须不断告诉自己美国的伟大信条:“是的,我们可以!”曾经,女性无法表达自己的意见,她们的希望成为幻影。如今,她终于见证了这一幕,和她一样有着悲惨遭遇的人们成功地投出了自己的选票。是的,我们可以!
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.当整个美国大陆都笼罩在经济大萧条的绝望之中时,她见证了一个国家战胜自身恐惧,重新崛起,罗斯福总统推行的“新政”不仅给美国带来了新的就业机会,更给美国人民带来了共同的价值观。是的,我们可以!
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.当日本的炸弹投向我们的港口,当世界被暴政所威胁,她见证了一个崛起的民族,民主重获新生。是的,我们可以!
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.她目睹了发生在蒙哥马利巴士上、伯明翰的高压水龙头下、塞尔玛大桥上的种族歧视„„而后,来自亚特兰大民权先驱告诉人们,“我们可以战胜这一切”。是的,我们可以!
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.而后,人类登月,柏林墙倒塌,世界重新集结在科学和想象力的号角下。现在,在这场选举中,她终于用自己的指尖触碰到投票屏幕,郑重地投下选票。饱经106年的沧桑变化,穿越岁月的风云变迁,她知道美国能做出怎样的改变。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?美国,我们风雨兼程,一路走来。我们经历了太多,但前方仍有许多梦想等待着我们去实现。今晚,让我们大声地
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钻石钻饰选购、定制、服务,首选八钻网(www.xiexiebang.com)问自己,我们的孩子是否还能看到下一个世纪;我可爱的女儿是否能和安妮-尼克松-库珀一样幸运,享受漫长的人生。他们将看到怎样的变革?我们将取得怎样的进步?
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 spirit of a people: Yes, we can.这是我们给出答案的机会。这是属于我们的时刻。这是我们的时代:让人们有事可做;为我们的孩子打开机遇之门;推动世界和平与繁荣;再次锻造美国梦,重申这一不可动摇的事实——虽然我们每个人不尽相同,但我们是一个整体,只要我们呼吸尚存,希望就永不磨灭。我们将用那历经时间考验的不朽信条掷地有声地直面质疑:“是的,我们可以!”
Thank you.God bless you.And may God bless the United States of America.谢谢!上帝保佑你们,保佑美利坚合众国!
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第二篇:2012年美国大选奥巴马胜选演讲(英语版)
Transcript of Obama’s Reelection Speech
(Cheers, applause.)
AUDIENCE MEMBERS:(Chanting.)Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!
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
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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.2 / 4
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.3 / 4
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.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.)
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第三篇:美国大选奥巴马演讲全文
美国大选奥巴马演讲全文:我们需要的变革(中英对照)
奥巴马:我们需要的变革 obama: the change we need 现在是美国历史的关键时刻。我们面临着大萧条以来最为严重的一场经济危机:今年以来已经有76万人失业;企业和家庭无法获得信贷;房价不断下滑,养老金日益缩水;工资降到了十年来的最低水平,同时医疗和教育成本却涨到了有史以来的最高点。this is a defining moment in our history.we face the worst economic crisis since the great depression--760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year.businesses and families can’t get credit.home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing.wages are lower than they’ve been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.在眼下这样的危急时刻,我们承受不起又一个四年的支出增长、千疮百孔的减税措施、或是监管全无──即使是美国联邦储备委员会(fed)前主席格林斯潘(alan greenspan)现在也承认那是个错误。美国需要一个新的方向。这也正是我竞选美国总统的原因所在。
at a moment like this, we can’t afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight that even former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan now believes was a mistake.america needs a new direction.that’s why i’m running for president of the united states.明天,也就是周二,你们将有能力赋予这个国家我们所需要的变革。tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.我的竞选对手麦凯恩参议员为美国作出的贡献令人尊敬。他甚至可以指出他过去曾有几次与自己的党派分道扬镳。然而,在过去八年中,他十之八九都赞同布什总统的主张。而在经济问题上,他仍然无法向美国民众说明,他与布什的做法会有什么太大区别。
my opponent, senator mccain, has served his country honorably.he can even point to a few moments in the past where he has broken from his party.but over the past eight years, he’s voted with president bush 90% of the time.and when it comes to the economy, he still can’t tell the american people one major thing he’d do differently from george bush.如果提出的税收计划没有让1亿多美国中产阶级获得一分钱的税项减免,这不是变革──即使是《国家评论》(national review)杂志和其他保守派组织也抱怨说,这个计划对造福中产阶级贡献寥寥。在近年来不断累积的财政赤字上再添5万亿美元,这不是变革。如果解决房市危机的计划又将另外3,000亿美元纳税人的钱置于风险之中,这不是变革──《华尔街日报》编辑委员会称这一计划“产生的问题比解决的问题多”。
it’s not change to come up with a tax plan that doesn’t give a penny of relief to more than 100 million middle-class americans--a plan that even the national review and other conservative organizations complain does far too little to benefit the middle class.it’s not change to add more than $5 trillion to the deficits we’ve run up in recent years.it’s not change to come up with a plan to address our housing crisis that puts another $300 billion of taxpayer money at risk--a plan that the editorial board of this newspaper said ’raises more questions than it answers.’ 如果说我们从此次经济危机中学到了什么的话,那就是我们要患难与共。从首席执行长到公司股东,从金融家到工厂工人,我们每个人都休戚相关,因为美国的民众越富足,美国才会越繁荣。
if there’s one thing we’ve learned from this economic crisis, it’s that we are all in this together.from ceos to shareholders, from financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other’s success BECause the more americans prosper, the more america prospers.这就是为什么我们有些企业巨头把提高员工薪酬作为自己的一项使命,让员工能买得起自己生产的产品,比如巴菲特(warren buffett)这样的商界人士。我对能有他的支持感到自豪。这就是为什么美国经济不仅是世界上最伟大的财富创造者,也是世界上最伟大的就业机会制造者。它一直托举着有史以来规模最大的中产阶级之舟。
that’s why we’ve had titans of industry who’ve made it their mission to pay well enough that their employees could afford the products they made--businessmen like warren buffett, whose support i’m proud to have.that’s why our economy hasn’t just been the world’s greatest wealth creator--it’s been the world’s greatest job generator.it’s been the tide that has lifted the boats of the largest middle class in history.为了重塑美国中产阶级,我将给予95%的工人及其家庭税收减免待遇。如果你工作,就交税;如果年收入不足20万美元,你会获得减税;即使你的年收入超过了25万美元,你所负担的税率也比上世纪九十年代要低──资本利得税和股息税要比里根总统时期低三分之一。
to rebuild that middle class, i’ll give a tax break to 95% of workers and their families.if you work, pay taxes, and make less than $200,000, you’ll get a tax cut.if you make more than $250,000, you’ll still pay taxes at a lower rate than in the 1990s--and capital gains and dividend taxes one-third lower than they were under president reagan.通过重建日益破败的基础设施、在美国的各个角落接通宽带,我们将创造200万个就业岗位。未来的十年中,我将每年在可再生能源领域投资150亿美元,进而新增500万个岗位;这些工作环保、薪酬丰厚、不能外包,而且能帮助我们摆脱对中东石油的依赖。
we’ll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and laying broadband lines that reach every corner of the country.i’ll invest $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable energy, creating five million new, green jobs that pay well, can’t be outsourced, and can help end our dependence on middle east oil.在医疗问题上,我们不必在政府运营的体系和目前这种我们难以负担的体系之间进行选择。我的竞选对手提出的方案会令美国人有史以来首次为自己获得的医疗福利纳税。我的计划则会让医疗保健成为每个美国人都负担得起、享受得到的服务。根据我的计划,如果你已经有了医疗保险,你将看到的唯一一个变化是保费降低;如果你还没有医疗保险,你将能与国会议员们享受到同样的医疗福利。when it comes to health care, we don’t have to choose between a government-run system and the unaffordable one we have now.my opponent’s plan would make you pay taxes on your health-care benefits for the first time in history.my plan will make health care affordable and accessible for every american.if you already have health insurance, the only change you’ll see under my plan is lower premiums.if you don’t, you’ll be able to get the same kind of plan that members of congress get for themselves.为了让每个孩子享受到世界级的教育,让他们能在全球经济中竞争21世纪的工作岗位,我将投资早期教育,并且增加师资力量。不过,我同时也会要求更高的标准和更多的责任。我们向每个美国年轻人作出承诺:如果你致力于服务你的社区或是你的国家,我们将确保你能负担得起自己的学费。
to give every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, i’ll invest in early childhood education and recruit an army of new teachers.but i’ll also demand higher standards and more accountability.and we’ll make a deal with every young american: if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition.在国防安全问题上,我将负责任地结束伊拉克战争,这样我们就不必在这个国家享有巨额财政盈余的情况下每月却要在那里花费100亿美元。为了美国的经济、美国的军队和伊拉克的长期稳定,现在是伊拉克人站出来的时候了。我将最终完成对本·拉登(bin laden)和基地组织恐怖分子的打击,正是这些人制造了9/11恐怖袭击,同时我还会建立新的合作关系、击退21世纪出现的威胁,恢复我们的道德威望,让美国仍然是地球上最后也是最好的希望。
and when it comes to keeping this country safe, i’ll end the iraq war responsibly so we stop spending $10 billion a month in iraq while it sits on a huge surplus.for the sake of our economy, our military and the long-term stability of iraq, it’s time for the iraqis to step up.i’ll finally finish the fight against bin laden and the al qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and restore our moral standing so that america remains the last, best hope of earth.这些事情没有一件是轻而易举能办到的,也不是一朝一夕能完成的。但是,我坚信我们能成功,因为我对美国深信不疑。是美国使我们的父辈相信,即使他们自己无法上大学,也可以每周积攒下一些钱来,让他们的孩子接受好的教育;即使他们不能拥有自己的企业,也可以通过努力工作让自己的孩子创办企业。在美国历史的每个时刻,我们都勇敢地站起来面对挑战,因为我们从来没有忘记过这样一个基本真理:在美国,我们的命运并非天定,而是掌握在我们自己的手中。none of this will be easy.it won’t happen overnight.but i believe we can do this because i believe in america.this is the country that allowed our parents and grandparents to believe that even if they couldn’t go to college, they could save a little bit each week so their child could;that even if they couldn’t have their own business, they could work hard enough so their child could open one of their own.and at every moment in our history, we’ve risen to meet our challenges because we’ve never forgotten the fundamental truth that in america, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.所以,明天,我恳请你们书写美国下一个伟大的篇章。我恳请你们不只相信我带来变革的能力,还有你们自己的能力。明天,你们可以选择这样一种政策──向美国中产阶级进行投入、创造新的就业岗位、实现经济增长让人人都有成功的机会。你们可以选择希望而非恐惧、选择团结而非分裂、选择变革的希望而非墨守成规。如果你们投我的票,我们将不仅赢得此次竞选,还将一起改变这个国家、改变这个世界。
so tomorrow, i ask you to write our nation’s next great chapter.i ask you to believe--not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.tomorrow, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, create new jobs, and grow this economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed.you can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo.if you give me your vote, we won’t just win this election--together, we will change this country and change the world.
第四篇:奥巴马2012大选胜选演讲
奥巴马2012大选胜选演讲(中文字幕)
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6日晚,芝加哥麦考密克会展中心演讲台已经搭好,四周都是奥巴马的支持者,或坐或站。
罗姆尼先“演说”
现场音乐声很大,一刻不停,人们说话都要用喊;本来并不暖和的展馆,人们挨得太近,变得很热;人们疲劳了,但是仍然挥舞着国旗,等待奥巴马。
“罗姆尼5分钟后就要发表演说啦!”晚上近12点的时候,这个消息在支持者中间迅速地传播。
7日凌晨,大屏幕上果然出现了罗姆尼的画面。“我祝贺奥巴马获得胜利,他的支持者和团队也应受到赞誉。”奥巴马的“粉丝”对罗姆尼的开场白报以掌声。
短短几分钟的演讲结束后,演讲台的幕布突然拉开,露出了后面整整齐齐坐着的一队支持者,每个人手里都拿着一面小国旗。他们可能是为媒体拍照和直播总统演讲做背景。
大屏幕播放了一段奥巴马的宣传片,人们看完之后明显开始激动,齐声高喊“再来4年”、“准备好了”。
几首庆祝音乐不断播放,奥巴马还没有来。
“奥巴马来了”
凌晨,将近20分钟的等待,就在人们都开始揉腿扭腰的时候——奥巴马来了。
一扫一天前的哀伤,胜利后的奥巴马显得神采飞扬。他的开场白是一连串的“谢谢你们”。
奥巴马说:“我们前路艰难,旅程长久,但是我们准备抗争,美国最好的时刻还没有到来。”“是的,好。”记者身边一位高大的中年选民随声附和。
“我知道,政治竞选有时候看起来很愚蠢。这为愤世嫉俗者们提供了很多素材。他们说,政治不过是为特殊利益集团服务的游戏,但是,如果有机会和支持者对话,或者看到志愿者远离家乡,在偏远县城里工作到深夜,这个时候,你会发现一些不同。”
当展馆上空飘下无数彩色纸屑,奥巴马以“谢谢”结束演讲。他、副总统拜登及两人的家人一起在台上对观众挥手致意,当所有人都已经走入后台,走在最后的奥巴马又转回身,对着台下的支持者挥手。
新京报记者 储信艳
■ 现场
本报记者现场直击奥巴马大本营胜利之夜
加州“救了”奥巴马
当地时间6日晚,芝加哥飘起蒙蒙细雨,一向冷清的麦考密克会展中心却聚集了上万人。大家在等待奥巴马到来,发表获胜演说。这里,是民主党大选之夜的庆祝举办地。奥巴马的胜利之夜,简陋的场馆成了人的海洋。
老妇疲劳栽倒
6日整整一天,奥巴马都在“大本营”芝加哥度过,有人说他呆在自己家中,静静等待结果;有人说他在打篮球。一天前,奥巴马在艾奥瓦州结束了最后的竞选活动,激动得泣不成声。
“我的男孩,奥巴马,他一定能赢。”黑人选民赛缪·阿德狄亚姆对记者说,“罗姆尼领先,那都是谎言,他们不愿意看到一位黑人总统。”
“奥巴马为中产阶级和工人着想,而不是为了富人着想。他一定能赢。”亚裔选民艾丽卡激动地说。
“今晚感觉非常好”、“再来4年”、“一定能赢”的声音在支持者们进场的时候此起彼伏。入场通道两旁,一侧是媒体记者的长枪短炮,闪光灯不住闪烁,待遇有点像走奥斯卡红毯的感觉;另一侧是大批没有座位的支持者,一直站在那里几个小时。有一名老妇人因为体力不支而栽倒,不过她被人们扶起来后,并没有离去。
加州成转折点
大厅内放着好几个大屏幕,上面不停播放奥巴马和拜登的宣传片。从6日晚8点多开始,大屏幕便不断插播计票结束州的结果。
开始时,只要播放奥巴马获胜的州,人群就爆发出欢呼声。但到9点多,当奥巴马的得票一度落后,罗姆尼似乎遥遥领先时,一位媒体记者不禁惊叫:“我的天啊。”
在播放罗姆尼获胜州票数的时候,全场似乎都安静了。转到奥巴马的时候,欢呼也不再如开始那么热烈。
转折出现在加州!主持人宣布:“奥巴马赢得加州!”55张选举人票收入囊中,总比分立即超出。
支持者喜极而泣
随后的胜利越来越多——10点多,奥巴马赢得艾奥瓦州、新墨西哥州„„人们越来越兴奋,互相拥抱欢呼。坐在座位上的支持者纷纷站了起来,大声欢呼。
胜利来得令人猝不及防。几分钟后,大屏幕突然显示:突发新闻,奥巴马获得273票!很多人愣了一下子,然后都说“赢了,奥巴马赢了”。
人群沸腾了,记者开始满场奔跑,支持者互相拥抱,喜极而泣,人们纷纷喊着“奥巴马,奥巴马”,随着乐曲跳起舞蹈„„
新京报记者 储信艳
■ 对手
败选演讲罗姆尼称心系美国
6日晚,罗姆尼在波士顿对支持者发表了简短的败选演说。这位第二次竞选总统失败的亿万富翁说,他之所以参加竞选,是出于对国家的关切。
“我刚刚打电话给奥巴马总统,祝贺他的胜利。”罗姆尼开头便说,“他的支持者和他的竞选阵营都值得这一祝贺。”
接下来,罗姆尼的演讲充满了感谢言辞,他逐一向他的搭档——副总统候选人瑞恩,妻子安,为他拉票的儿子们,竞选团队的领头人,以及遍及全国的志愿者、筹款人、捐款者表示感谢。
“在过去数年的时间里,你们所做的努力是无与伦比的,真的谢谢你们!”罗姆尼说。
表达完谢意后,罗姆尼将话题转到美国现状。他说,美国正处在一个关键的时刻,“我们不能将时间花费到党派之争和政治作秀上,我们的领导人必须克服困难,为民众服务。而我们公民们,也应该参与进来。”
罗姆尼说,他之所以参加竞选,是出于对国家的关切。他“提醒”奥巴马,不应忘记美国立国原则,“我深信,这个国家赖以立国的基本理念,才是我们恢复经济,复兴国家的唯一指导”。
罗姆尼最后说,他和自己的支持者,都会为奥巴马祈祷,尽管他与后者领导这个国家的理念不同。
“我如此希望我能像你们所期待的那样,领导这个国家走一条不同的路,但民众选择了另一位领导人。因此,安和我要和你们一起,真诚地为他(奥巴马)祈祷,为这个伟大的国家祈祷。谢谢你们,上帝保佑美国。”(百千)
●我想感谢每一位亲身参与大选的美国人。无论这是你第一次投票,或是在队伍中等待了很久;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。
●20年前,如果没有那位同意嫁给我的女人,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。我也看到,作为第一夫人,你也赢得了除我外其他美国人的爱。对此,我是如此的骄傲自豪。
●在这个有着三亿人口的国家中,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。当面对困难的时候,当我们的国家需要作出重大的决定的时候,它必然会激发热情,掀起争议。这些在今晚之后都不会改变,也不应被改变。这些争论是我们自由的印记。
——奥巴马胜选演讲摘要
第五篇:2012年美国大选奥巴马胜选演说---英译汉
Transcript of President Obama’s Victory Speech
November 7, 2012 2012年美国大选奥巴马胜选演说---英译汉 吴小霞版 吼吼
PRESIDENT BARACKOBAMA: Thank you.Thank you.Thank you so much.(Sustained cheers, applause.)
Tonight, more than 200years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny,the task of perfecting our union moves forward.(Cheers, applause.)
200 年前,一个殖民地国家获得独立,200年后的今夜,联邦完善的使命正向前发展。
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.)
这一切要归功于你们,你们再一次肯定了美国人民战胜枪淋弹雨和经济萧条的精神,这种精神曾将我们从绝望的深渊带上希望的顶峰,这是一种信念,我们每一个人都有权利追寻梦想,我们美国大家庭浮沉与共,风雨同舟。
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.今夜,在这次选举中,作为美国国民的你们再次让这样一个事实清晰:尽管道路艰难,千回百转,我们已重整旗鼓,枕戈待旦。我们内心深知,对于美国人民,最美好的仍未到来。
(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 inline 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 madeyour voice heard and you made a difference.(Cheers, applause.)我想要感谢每一个参与了此次选举的同胞,不论你是第一次投票或是已在队伍中排了很长时间;不论你是街头乞丐或是公司职员;不论你支持的是obama还是Romney,你都发出了自己的声音,你使自己有所不同。
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 downwith Governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move thiscountry forward.(Cheers, applause.)我刚与Romney总督通过电话,我祝贺他与Paul Ryan 为此次竞选付出的艰苦努力。我们曾经有过激烈紧张的竞争,但这都是因为我们共同深爱着这个国家,关心着她的前程。从 George 到 Lenore 到他(她)们 的儿子Mitt,Romney 家庭通过公众服务反馈社会,对此,今晚我们应该鼓掌赞扬。
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.)我想要感谢我的朋友,四年以来的搭档,美国人民的无畏战士,给过我无数良策的Joe Biden先生。
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.)没有20年前答应嫁给我的这位女人,我不会是今天的我。让我大声宣布,米歇尔,我爱你到无以复加~我从未如此骄傲的看着美国人民对你作为第一夫人的爱戴。
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.)
Sasha and Malia,我们看见你们已长成为健壮美丽的年轻女士,亦如你们的母亲。但是我想说,现在一只狗狗看起来似乎有点少了。
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, youwill carry the memory of the history we made together.(Cheers, applause.)Andyou 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 begrateful for everything that you’ve done and all the incredible work thatyou’ve put in.(Cheers, applause.)
政治史上最优秀最优秀的竞选团队和志愿者----有些是新的支持者,有些一直以来都伴我左右----你们所有人都是我的家人。不论你身负何职将去往何方,你们都将承载我们共同创造的历史记忆,你们都将得到一位伟大总统毕生的感激。谢谢你们越过每座山峰,穿过每条幽谷的信任,你们每一天给我的力量。对你们所作的所有工作,所有努力,我将永远心怀感激。
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.我知道,政治选举有时候看起来 微不足道甚至是愚蠢的,这为一些愤世嫉俗者提供了诸多素材,他们说,政治选举不过是一场自我膨胀的竞赛,或是利益集团间的角逐。但如果你曾有机会接触我们参与集会,高校运动馆前排着长队抑或是远离故土,在某个偏远小镇为竞选工作奋战到深夜的人们,你将会有所顿悟。
You’ll hear the determinationin 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 atnight 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.)你将会听到一个年轻的组织者声音里的决心,他勤工俭学完成学业,因此他想要确保每个孩子都有这样的权利;你将会听到一个挨家挨户游说的志愿者声音里的骄傲,因为他的弟弟在当地汽车公司增加一个班次后终于得到了工作的机会;你将会听到一个军嫂声音里深深地爱国情怀,她们工作到深夜,以确保每个曾为这个国家浴血奋战的人在荣归故里时不用再艰难地寻找工作或是为养家糊口而忧虑
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 gothrough tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.That won’t change after tonight.And itshouldn’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.这是我们的初衷,这是政治该有的样子,这是选举意义重大的原因。它并非微不足道,相反,它举足轻重。对一个拥有三亿人口的国家来说,与民主相伴的往往是吵闹,误会和凌乱。我们都有自己的观念,根深蒂固的观念,而在时事艰难的的时候,在我们作为一个国家要做出重大举措的时候,狂热激情和热烈的争论必然会接踵而至。这一事实在今晚后不会改变,也不应改变。这些争论是我们民主的象征,我们不能忘记这样一个事实:在我们高谈阔论的时刻,远方国家的人们做着殊死搏斗,仅仅是为了获得对重大事件发声的权利----像我们今天所作的一样,投出自己选票的权利。
But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America’s future.尽管存在差异,对于祖国,大多数的我们却拥有共同的愿景。
We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers —(cheers, applause)— acountry 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.我们希望我们的孩子在这样一个国家长大,在这里他们能够接受最好的教育,拥有最优秀的老师---这个国家不负前人留下的遗产,引领全球科技发展与创新---自然而然带来好的工作岗位和众多新兴产业。
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.)我们希望我们孩子所在的美国没有债务负担,未遭受不平等所带来的削弱和全球变暖破坏力量的威胁。
We want to pass on a country that’s safe and respectedand 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.我们希望能够传承这样的国家,一个安全,受到尊重,名扬四海的国家;一个拥有最强军事力量防御的国家,一个信心满满结束战争创造许以自由与人类尊严和平盛景的国家。
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 NorthCarolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or anentrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president.我们信仰慷慨的美国,慈悲的美国,宽容的美国。我们尊重在我们学校里学习,向我们国旗致敬的外国移民女儿的梦想,尊重芝加哥南区一个小男孩所看到的最近的那个街角处的生计,我们也尊重北加州一个梦想成为医生、科学家、工程师、企业家、外交官甚至是总统的家具工人的儿子。
That’s the —(cheers, applause)— that’s the future we hope for.(Cheers, applause.)That’s the vision we share.That’swhere we need to go — forward.(Cheers, applause.)That’s where we need to go.(Cheers, applause.)
这是我们畅想的未来,这是我们共同的愿景,这是我们需要前进的方向。这是我们需要前进的方向。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.在如何到达的问题上,我们会有分歧,有时甚至是激烈的。因为两个多世纪以来,进步时断时续,道路千回百转而非一番坦途。就其自身而言,拥有共同希望和梦想的意识并不能打破所有僵局,解决所有问题,取代为使这个国家向前发展所必需要做的工作,这包括需要达成的共识,需要做出的艰难妥协。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 ornot, 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 theWhite House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.(Cheers, applause.)但这正是我们必须开始的纽带,我们的经济在复苏,持续数十年的战争在结束,一个漫长的竞选活动已经结束。不管我是否赢得了你的选票,我都听到了你们的呼声,我从你们那里获益匪浅,是你们让我成为一个更好的共和国总统。带着你们的故事,你们的拼搏,我回到白宫,比以往更加坚定,对于等待我去做的工作和前方的未来,我感到更加的欢欣鼓舞。
Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual.(Cheers, applause.)You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.不是以往的政治,今夜你们是为行动投票。你们选择我们 专注于你们而非我们的工作。
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 taxcode, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil.We’vegot more work to do.(Cheers, applause.)在接下来的数周数月内,我期待接触并将与 两党领导人通力合作面对我们必须共同面对的挑战---削减财政赤字,改革我们的免税代码,修整我们的移民体系,解除进口原油带来的限制。我们有更多的工作需要去做。
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.但这并不意味着你们工作的结束。在我们的民主里,国民责任不随着选举的结束而结束。美国从来都不是一个“可以为我们做什么”的国家(肯尼迪SAID HELLO),而是一个通过艰苦努力卓绝奋斗“我们可以一起做些什么”的国家,这是我们的建国之本。
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 manyAmericans 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’swhat makes Americagreat.(Cheers, applause.)
这个国家拥有比任何国家更多的财富,但那不是我们财富的源泉;我们拥有史上最强的军事力量,但那不是我们强大的根基。我们的大学,我们的文化备受世人瞩目,但那不是吸引他们来到这个海岸的原因。使我们与众不同的是将这个最多样化国家联系在一起的纽带,是我们彼此命运息息相关的信念。只有当我们履行对彼此、对子孙后代的义务时,这个国家才能正常运转。许许多多的美国人为了自由艰苦奋战,甚至流血牺牲,因此伴随这自由而来的必将是权利与责任,而在这些责权之间,关爱、慈善、兵役、和爱国主义尤为耀眼,这正是美国伟大的原因。
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.)今夜我充满希望,因为我看到 这一精神正流行于美国:家庭生意的所有人宁可减少自己的收入也不辞退他们的邻居;工人们宁可缩短自己的工时也不要看到朋友失去工作;失去一只臂膀的士兵重新应征入伍、突击队的士兵在黑暗与危险中冲锋陷阵,因为他们清楚背后一个兄弟投来的充满希冀的眼神;在新泽西和纽约的海岸,各党派领导人和政府各层摒弃分歧,携手重建一场恶劣风暴过后留下的废墟社区。
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 carere form 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.正如某天我在俄亥俄曼托所看到的,一位父亲告诉他8岁的女儿,如果不是几个月前,政府赶在保险公司停报她医药费前通过了医改方案,她与白血病的长期斗争将使整个家庭一贫如洗。我有幸不仅与这位父亲谈话,还见到了他的了不起的女儿。当他与人们谈起这些,在场的每一位父母无不为之动容,饱含热泪、因为我们知道同样的事情也许会发生在我们女儿的身上。
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.)我知道每一个美国人都想拥有光彩夺目的未来,这就是我们,作为你们的总统,我为这样一个国家感到自豪。
And tonight, despite all the hardship we’ve beenthrough, 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.今夜,无论我们经受过多少苦难,不管华盛顿的所有挫败。我比以往任何时候都对这个国家的未来充满希望,对美国充满希望。我希望你们能够将这一希望延续。
AUDIENCE MEMBER(观众): We got your back, Mr.President!(我们支持你哦~小奥!)
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m not talking about blind optimism,the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks 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.)我不 是盲目乐观,空谈希望,忽视任务的艰巨性、前方途中的路障;我不是一厢情愿的理想主义,允许自己袖手旁观,逃避战斗。我一直深信,即便所有证据指向了反方向,希望仍是根治于我们内心顽固的东西。我一直深信,只要我们有勇气,不停尝试,不断奋斗,更好的就会在前方等待我们。
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.美国,我相信我们能在所取得的进步的基础上有所建树,继续创造新的工作岗位,新的契机,中产阶级新的保障。我相信我们能够恪守开国祖父的许诺:只要你愿意努力工作,不论你是谁,你的身世背景如何,你的长相如何,不论你是黑人、白人,西班牙裔、亚裔或是土生土长的美国人,不论你的年龄老幼,健全或残疾同性恋或是异性恋,只要你愿意尝试,你都可以在这片土地上实现梦想。
(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.)我相信我们可以共同把握未来,因为我们并不像我们的政权那般的分立;我们并不想像权威专家所认为的那般愤世嫉俗。我们比我们所有的个人报复加起来更加强大;我们不仅仅作为红蓝选区存在,我们是,并且永远都会是美利坚共和国。
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.)
带着你们的帮助和上帝的恩典,让我们携手启程,告诉世界为什么我们所在的的国家是世界上最伟大的国家!感谢你!美国!上帝保佑你,上帝保佑美利坚各州!