change has come to America

Change has come to America
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 will not agree with every decision or policy/I make as President, and we know that government will not 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 to 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 depth of winter/must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek---it’s 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 them
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.
重点词汇：
1、calloused['kæləst]adj.粗糙的
例: most sportsmen have calloused hands.
2、summon['sʌmən] v.召唤。

鼓起
例：she summoned up the courage in the competition and finally got the golden medal.
3、patriotism[pə'tristik]n.爱国主义了，爱国精神
4、resolve[ri'zɔlv]v.决心，下决心
例：Jim resolved to get the first place in the examination. 5、thriving[ˈθraɪvɪŋ]adj.繁荣的，兴旺的
例：Beijing is becoming more and more thriving day by day. 妙语佳句：
I have never been hopeful than I am tonight that……我从没有像今晚这样满怀希望…….
I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that the financial crisis is finally over.
参考译文：
美国的变革已经到来---奥巴马赢得大选后的演讲
我们前方的道路将会漫长而修远，我们的每一步前行都会充满艰辛。

在一年甚至一届总统任期之内我们可能实现不了上述目标，但美国，我从没有像今晚这样满怀希望，相信我们会实现目标。

我像你们保证-----我们，美国人民，定会实现目标。

今后的日子会有挫折，会有失败的开端。

作为总统，我怕做出的每一项决策，可能会有很多人持有异议，而且我们知道政府也不可能解决所有问题。

但对于我们面临的挑战，我始终会坦诚相告。

我将会倾听你们的心声，尤其是当我们的意见出现分歧时。

而最重要的是，我将会请你们参与这个国家的改建，以221年来美国一直采用的方式----用我们粗糙的双手，一砖一瓦地重建。

21个月前那个严冬开始的一切，不会在这个秋天的夜晚结束。

此次选举的胜利不是我们所追寻改变的目标------它只不过是我们做出这些改变的机会。

如果我们按照旧有的方式做事，那么就不会改变。

没有你们就根本谈不上改变。

因此，让我们唤起我们全新的爱国关怀，树立新的服务意识和责任感，让我们每个人下定决心，全心全意地投入，更加努力工作、彼此关爱。

让我们铭记这次金融危机带给我们
的教训，我们不可能在整个市场遭受危机的时候拥有繁荣的华尔街----在这个国家，我们万众一心，荣辱与共。