米歇尔奥巴马民主党全国大会演讲稿(中英文)
奥巴马在2012民主党全国代表大会上的提名演讲中英全文
奥巴马在2012民主党全国代表大会上的提名演讲(中英全文)英文原文:Thank you. -- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.'Harder' Path to a 'Better Place'Describing himself as ―mindful of my own failings,‖ President Obama conceded the country’s continuing difficulties while defending his record and pleading for more time to carry out his agenda. He laid out a long-term blueprint for revival in an era obsessed with short-term expectations.Thank you.hank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you.Michelle, I love you so much.A few nights ago, everybody was reminded just what a lucky man I am.Malia and Sasha, we are so proud of you. And yes, you do have to go to school in the morning.And Joe Biden, thank you for being the very best vice president I could have ever hoped for -- and being a strong and loyal friend.Madam Chairwoman, delegates, I accept your nomination for president of the United States.Now, the first time I addressed this convention, in 2004, I was a younger man -- a Senate candidate from Illinois who spoke about hope, not blind optimism, not wishful thinking but hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward even when the odds are great, even when the road is long.Eight years later that hope has been tested by the cost of war, by one of the worst economic crises in history and by political gridlock that's left us wondering whether it's still even possible to tackle the challenges of our time. I know campaigns can seem small, even silly sometimes.Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. The truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. And if you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me, so am I.One RequestThere is one request, above all, that the president is asking of Americans: patience. This passage is reminiscent of his words in his victory speech four years ago and his inauguration address: the challenges facing the nation are immense and change will be slow. - Jeff Zeleny, reporterBut when all is said and done, when you pick up that ballot to vote, you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation. Over the next few years big decisions will be made in Washington on jobs, the economy, taxes and deficits, energy, education, war and peace -- decisions that will have a huge impact on our lives and on our children's lives for decades to come.And on every issue, the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties. It will be a choice between two different paths for America, a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future. Ours is a fight to restore the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known -- the values my grandfather defended as a soldier in Patton's army, the values that drove my grandmother to work on a bomber assembly line while he was gone. They knew they were part of something larger -- a nation that triumphed over fascism and depression, a nation where the most innovative businesses turn out the world's best products, and everyone shared in that pride and success from the corner office to the factory floor.My grandparents were given the chance to go to college and buy their home -- their own home and fulfill the basic bargain at the heart of America's story, the promise that hard work will pay off, that responsibility will be rewarded, that everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules, from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington, D.C.And I ran for president because I saw that basic bargain slipping away. I began my career helping people in the shadow of a shuttered steel mill at a time when too many good jobs were starting to move overseas. And by 2008 we had seen nearly a decade in which families struggled with costs that kept rising but paychecks that didn't, folks racking up more and more debt just to make the mortgage or pay tuition, put gas in the car or food on the table. And when the house of cardscollapsed in the Great Recession, millions of innocent Americans lost their jobs, their homes, their life savings, a tragedy from which we're still fighting to recover.Now, our friends down in Tampa at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America. But they didn't have much to say about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan. And that's because all they have to offer is the same prescriptions they've had for the last 30 years. Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high -- try another.A State DividedThis is Obama's hardest rhetorical trick: to acknowledge that his 2004 assertion -- there is no red and blue America -- does not hold. - Jodi Kantor, reporterFeel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning.Now, I've cut taxes for those who need it -- middle-class families, small businesses. But I don't believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores, or pay down our deficit. I don't believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy -- or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of China. After all we've been through, I don't believe that rolling back regulations on Wall Street will help the small-businesswoman expand, or the laid-off construction worker keep his home.We have been there, we've tried that, and we're not going back. We are moving forward, America.Now, I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy. I never have. You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.And the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. It'll require common effort, shared responsibility, and the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that Franklin Roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one.And by the way, those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington.But know this, America: Our problems can be solved. Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place, and I'm asking you to choose that future.I'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit, real, achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. That's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why I am running for a second term as president of the United States.We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we're getting back to basics and doing what America's always done best. We are making things again. I've met workers in Detroit and Toledo who feared -- they'd never build another American car. And today they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on the top of the world. I worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to America not because our workers make less pay, but because we make better products -- because we work harder and smarter than anyone else.I've signed trade agreements that are helping our companies sell more goods to millions of new customers, goods that are stamped with three proud words: "Made in America."And after a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last 2 1/2 years. And now you have a choice. We can give more tax breaks to corporations that shift jobs overseas ---- or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here in the United States of America. We can help big factories and small businesses double their exports. And if we choose this path, we can create a million new manufacturing jobs in thenext four years. You can make that happen. You can choose that future.You can choose the path where we control more of our own energy. After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas. We have doubled our use of renewable energy, and thousands of Americans have jobs today building wind turbines and long-lasting batteries. In the last year alone, we cut oil imports by 1 million barrels a day, more than any administration in recent history. And today the United States of America is less dependent on foreign oil than at any time in the last two decades.So now you have a choice between a strategy that reverses this progress or one that builds on it.We've opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration in the last three years, and we'll open more. But unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan or endanger our coastlines or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers. We're offering a better path.We're offering a better path where we -- a future where we keep investing in wind and solar and clean coal, where farmers and scientists harness new biofuels to power our cars and trucks, where construction workers build homes and factories that waste less energy, where -- where we develop a hundred-year supply of natural gas that's right beneath our feet. If you choose this path, we can cut our oil imports in half by 2020 and support more than 600,000 new jobs in natural gas alone.And yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet, because climate change is not a hoax. More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. They are a threat to our children's future.And in this election, you can do something about it. You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have.Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. It was -- it was the gateway for most of you. And now more than ever it is the gateway to a middle-class life.Given the ChanceImplicit message: don't envy us or our Harvard degrees; you can be like us, you deserve that chance. - Jodi Kantor, reporterFor the first time in a generation, nearly every state has answered our call to raise their standards for teaching and learning. Some of the worst schools in the country have made real gains in math and reading. Millions of students are paying less for college today because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on banks and lenders.And now you have a choice. We can gut education, or we can decide that in the United States of America, no child should have her dreams deferred because of a crowded classroom or a crumbling school. No family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they don't have the money. No company should have to look for workers overseas because they couldn't find any with the right skills here at home. That's not our future. That is not our future.A government has a role in this. But teachers must inspire. Principals must lead. Parents must instill a thirst for learning. And students, you've got to do the work. And together, I promise you we can outeducate and outcompete any nation on earth.So help me. Help me recruit a hundred thousand math and science teachers within 10 years and improve early childhood education. Help give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills at their community college that will lead directly to a job. Help us work with colleges and universities to cut in half the growth of tuition costs over the next 10 years.We can meet that goal together. You can choose that future for America. That's our future.You know, in a world of new threats and new challenges, you can choose leadership that has been tested and proven. Four years ago I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al- Qaida is on the path to defeat and Osama bin Laden is dead.Withdrawal"In 2014, our longest war will be over." That is what President Obama said tonight about Afghanistan.Well, maybe. That is the deadline for pulling out all American and other foreign troops. But the White House has said that it envisions an "enduring force" in Afghanistan for years to come, one that some officials told me this year could amount to 10,000 to 15,000 troops. They would not be in combat, but they would be there to keep the Taliban from overtaking Kabul, and Pakistan from losing control of its 100 or so nuclear weapons. Combat may be over; it's less likely the war will be.The president's real goal, though, was to get to a line he has used often before: that he plans to "do some nation-building right here at home," spending on roads and schools and runways. It's a sure applause line, but again, it skips by a reality: American promised some nation-building in places like Afghanistan, and places like it, and gradually, it is walking away. - David E. Sanger, reporterAnd tonight we pay tribute to the Americans who still serve in harm's way. We are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected. We will never forget you, and so long as I'm commander in chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us, because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their head or the care that they need when they come home.Around the world, we've strengthened old alliances and forged new coalitions to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. We've reasserted our power across the Pacific and stood up to China on behalf of our workers. From Burma to Libya to South Sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of allhuman beings -- men and women; Christians and Muslims and Jews.Closer Look at AlliancesAttitudes toward the United States are generally more positive now in other countries than they were in 2008, the last year of George W. Bush’s presidency — but they have slipped moderately since Mr. Obama took office in 2009, according to a 21-nation survey conducted this spring by the Pew Resear ch Center’s Global Attitudes Project.The countries that warmed most to the United States in that time were in Europe, the survey found. In France, Spain and Germany, the percentage of people with a positive view of the United States is at least 20 percentage points higher than it was in 2008. But in several strategically important Muslim nations, including Jordan and Pakistan, America’s already low image slipped further during the Obama presidency, it found. - Michael Cooper, reporterBut for all the progress that we've made, challenges remain. Terrorist plots must be disrupted. Europe's crisis must be contained. Our commitment to Israel's security must not waver, and neither must our pursuit of peace. The Iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. The historic change sweeping across the Arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or the hate of extremists, but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today.Alliances, ContinuedThe report found that Mr. Obama consistently received higher ratings than Mr. Bush did in all the nations surveyed except Pakistan, but that ―global approval of President Barack Obama’s policies has declined significantly since he first took office.‖“There remains a widespread perception that the U.S. acts unilaterally and does not consider the interests of other countries,’’ the report found. ―In predominantly Muslim nations, American antiterrorism efforts are still widely unpopular. And in nearly all countries, there is considerable opposition to a major component of the Obama administration’s antiterrorism policy: drone strikes. In 17 of 20 countries, more than half disapprove of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.‖- Michael Cooper, reporterSo now we have a choice. My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy.But from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost America so dearly.After all, you don't call Russia our number one enemy -- not al- Qaida, Russia -- unless you're still stuck in a Cold War mind warp.You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.My opponent -- my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in Iraq. And he won't tell us how he'll end the war in Afghanistan. Well, I have, and I will. And while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware that our Joint Chiefs don't even want, I will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work -- rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways, because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, it's time to do some nation building right here at home.Foreign Policy CredentialsFour years ago, Senator John McCain questioned Mr. Obama’s foreign policy credentials. Now it is Mr. Obama who is raising the same questions about his rivals. It is a strong line in the speech, particularly among Democrats inside the arena, but in an election that is expected to rise and fall on the e conomy, it is unlikely any voters will move to Mr. Obama’s side because of this. - Jeff Zeleny, reporterYou can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. Independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion. And last summer I worked with Republicans in Congress to cut a billion dollars in spending, because those of us who believe government can be a force for good should work harder than anyone to reform it so that it's leaner and more efficient and more responsive to the American people.I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on incomes over $250,000 -- the same rate we had when Bill Clinton was president, the same rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history and a whole lot of millionaires to boot.Now, I'm still eager to reach an agreement based on the principles of my bipartisan debt commission. No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. I want to get this done, and we can get it done.Anonymous OpponentAnd here's the answer to one of the night's questions: Once, in a 4,400-word speech. That's how many times President Obama mentions Mitt Romney by name, at least in the prepared remarks of his speech. The quote: "But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy -- well, you do the math," he said. "I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm president, I never will." - Adam Nagourney, reporterBut when Governor Romney and his friends in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficits by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy, well -- what'd Bill Clinton call it? You do the arithmetic. You do the math.I refuse to go along with that, and as long as I'm president, I never will. I refuse to ask middle-class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut. I refuse to ask students to pay more for college or kick children out of Head Start programs to eliminate health insurance for millions of Americans who are poor and elderly or disabled all so those with the most can pay less. I'm not going along with that.And I will never -- I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and the dignity that they have earned. Yes, we will reform and strengthen Medicare for the long haul, but we'll do it by reducing the cost of health care, not by asking seniors to pay thousands of dollars more.And we will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it, not by turning it over to Wall Street.This is the choice we now face. This is what the election comes down to. Over and over, we've been told by our opponents that bigger tax cuts and fewer regulations are the only way, that since government can't do everything, it should do almost nothing. If you can't afford health insurance, hope that you don't get sick. If a company releases toxic pollution into the air your children breathe, well, that's the price of progress. If you can't afford to start a business or go to college, take my opponent's advice and borrow money from your parents.You know what, that's not who we are. That's not what this country is about. As Americans, we believe we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, rights that no man or government can take away. We insist on personal responsibility, and we celebrate individual initiative. We're not entitled to success. We have to earn it. We honor the strivers, the dreamers, the risk- takers, the entrepreneurs who have always been the driving force behind our free enterprise system, the greatest engine of growth and prosperity that the world's ever known.But we also believe in something called citizenship -- citizenship, a word at the very heart of our founding, a word at the very essence of our democracy, the idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations.'Citizenship'"Citizenship." President Obama is reaching for an old-fashioned, civics-class term, but one that represents what he really believes. - Jodi Kantor, reporterWe believe that when a CEO pays his autoworkers enough to buy the cars that they build, the whole company does better.We believe that when a family can no longer be tricked into signing a mortgage they can't afford, that family's protected, but so is the value of other people's homes -- and so is the entire economy.We believe the little girl who's offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or a grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs or the scientist who cures cancer or the president of the United States -- and it is in our power to give her that chance.We know that churches and charities can often make more of a difference than a poverty program alone. We don't want handouts for people who refuse to help themselves, and we certainly don't want bailouts for banks that break the rules.We don't think the government can solve all of our problems, but we don't think the government is the source of all of our problems -- any more than our welfare recipients or corporations or unions or immigrants or gays or any other group we're told to blame for our troubles -- because -- because America, we understand that this democracy is ours.We, the people -- recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which asks only, what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.As citizens, we understand that America is not 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. That's what we believe.So you see, the election four years ago wasn't about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens -- you were the change.You're the reason there's a little girl with a heart disorder in Phoenix who'll get the surgery she needs because an insurance company can't limit her coverage. You did that.You're the reason a young man in Colorado who never thought he'd be able to afford his dream of earning a medical degree is about to get that chance. You made that possible.You're the reason a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she's ever called home -- why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love, why thousands of families have finally been able to say to the loved ones who served us so bravely, welcome home. Welcome home. You did that. You did that. You did that.Staying With the PresidentA week after Mitt Romney tried to create a permission structure for ’08 Obama voters to give up on him, the president has a simple rebuttal: Permission denied. - Jeff Zeleny, reporterIf you turn away now -- if you turn away now, if you buy into the cynicism that the change we fought for isn't possible, well, change will not happen. If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void, the lobbyists and special interests, the people with the $10 million checks who are trying to buy this election and those who are trying to make it harder for you to vote, Washington politicians who want to decide who you can marry or control health care choices that women should be making for themselves. Only you can make sure that doesn't happen. Only you have the power to move us forward.Lessons LearnedMr. Obama is trying to remind people that he has learned lessons in the Oval Office and that trading presidents in midstream would be a risk. It may be the closest that Mr. Obama has come to acknowledging his own shortcomings. - Jeff Zeleny, reporterYou know, I recognize that times have changed since I first spoke to this convention. Times havechanged, and so have I. I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the president.And -- and that's --And that -- and that means I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I've held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn't return.Looming Jobs ReportPresidential candidates can usually count on luxuriating in a few days of warm feelings from their convention as they ride the high generated by impassioned supporters.But the party could come to an abrupt halt even before he breaks camp here Friday morning when the government releases its employment report for August, a blunt reminder of the forces working against Mr. Obama. - Jim Rutenberg, reporterI've shared the pain of families who've lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who've lost their jobs. If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.And while I'm proud of what we've achieved together -- I'm far more mindful of my own failings, knowing exactly what Lincoln meant when he said, "I have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had no place else to go."。
奥巴马演讲稿(中英对照)
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
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Байду номын сангаас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。
如果还有人对在美国是否凡事皆有可能这一点存疑,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。
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.
完美精华版奥巴马演讲中英文对照
完美精华版奥巴马演讲中英文对照Ladies and gentlemen,Today, I stand before you as the President of the United States, humbled by the trust you have placed in me and grateful for the opportunity to address you all. The challenges we face are great, but together, we can overcome them and build a brighter future for our nation and the world.女士们先生们,今天,作为美国总统,我站在你们面前,对你们对我的信任感到谦卑,感激有机会向你们全体发表讲话。
我们面临的挑战艰巨,但是我们可以共同克服它们,为我们的国家和世界建设一个更加光明的未来。
As I look back on the past eight years, I am proud of what we have accomplished. We have overcome economic recession, expanded healthcare coverage, and made progress in areas such as climate change and marriage equality. But there is still work to be done.回顾过去的八年,我为我们所取得的成就感到自豪。
我们克服了经济衰退,扩大了医疗保障范围,在气候变化和婚姻平等等领域取得了进展。
但是还有工作要做。
In the years ahead, we must continue to strive for progress and upholdthe values that make our nation strong. We must invest in education, support innovation and entrepreneurship, and ensure that every citizen has the opportunity to succeed. Together, we can build an inclusive and prosperous society.在未来的岁月里,我们必须继续努力进取,坚守使我们国家强大的价值观。
奥巴马演讲全文(英文)
Change Has Come to AmericaNovember, 04, 2008, Barack ObamaHello, 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.美国是一个一切皆有可能的地方,如果还有人对这一点心存怀疑,如果还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们时代是否还有活力,还有人怀疑我们民主制度的力量,那么,你们今晚正是对那些疑问作出了回答。
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.在学校和教堂周围所出现的前所未有的长队是答案,这个国家从未见过这么多的人前来投票,人们排三个、四个小时的队来进行有生以来的第一次投票,因为他们相信这一次将会不同,他们发出的声音可能就是那个差别。
It’s the answer spoke n 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.这是一个年轻人和年老人、富人和穷人、民主党人和共和党人、黑人、白人、西班牙裔人、亚裔、印第安人、同性恋和异性恋、残障人士和健全人士所作出的回答。
奥巴马演讲词中英文互译
奥巴马演讲词中英文互译以下是小编为大家搜集整理的,欢迎借鉴与阅读!奥巴马演讲词中英文互译PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I"d like to thank Fudan University"s President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I"d also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations. I don"t know what he said, but I hope it was good. (Laughter.) 奥巴马总统:你们好。
能够有机会在上海跟你们大家交谈,我深感荣幸。
我要感谢复旦大学的杨校长,感谢他的款待和热情的欢迎。
我还要感谢我们出色的大使洪博培,他代表了我们两国之间的深远联系和相互尊重。
我不知道他刚才说什么,但是希望他说得不错。
(笑声)What I"d like to do is to make some opening comments, and then what I"m really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we"ve received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador Huntsman. AndI am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a dialogue.我今天准备先做一个开场白,但我真正希望做的是回答问题,不但回答在座的学生提出的问题,同时也回答从网上提出的一些问题,这些问题由在座的一些学生和洪博培大使代为提出。
米歇尔奥巴马演讲稿中英文(范本)
米歇尔奥巴马演讲稿中英文米歇尔奥巴马演讲稿中英文......事实上,他们为此心存感激。
他们就是心怀着最根本的美国希望,即是说,哪怕你出身贫寒,只要你努力工作,做好本职,那么你就能让自己过上体面的生活,而你的子女和他们的孩子也会过得越来越好。
他们就是这样把我们养育成人......并且成为了我们的学习榜样。
我们学会了做自尊正派的人--努力工作远比挣钱多少重要......帮助别人比自己争先更有意义。
我们学会了做诚实守信的人--要讲究真相......不能妄图走捷径或耍小伎俩......以及公平争取来的成功才算数。
我们学会了感激和谦卑--我们的成功依靠许多人的帮助,从启迪我们的老师到保持学校整洁的校工......我们学会珍惜每个人的贡献,并以尊重待人。
这些是巴拉克和我--以及在场的众多人士--都试图传递给子女的价值观。
我们就是这样的人。
And sta nding be fore you four ye ars ago, I knewthat I d idn”t wa nt any o f that t o change if Bara ck becam e Presid ent.Well, today,after s o many s truggles and tri umphs an d moment s that h ave test ed my hu sband in ways Inever co uld have imagine d, I hav eseen f irsthand that be ing pres ident do esn”t ch ange who you are it reve als whoyou are.You see, I”ve go tten tosee up c lose and persona l what b eing pre sident r eally lo oks like.And I”v e seen h ow the i ssues th at e acr oss a Pr esident”s desk a re alway s the ha rd onesthe prob lems whe re no am ount ofdata ornumberswill get you tothe righ t answer...the j udgmentcalls wh ere thestakes a re so hi gh, andthere is no marg in for e rror.And as Pres ident, y ou can g et all k inds ofadvice f rom allkinds of people.But at t he end o f the da y, whenit es ti me to ma ke thatdecision, as Pre sident,all youhave toguide yo u are yo ur value s, and y our visi on, andthe life experie nces tha t make y ou who y ou are.S o when i t es torebuildi ng our e conomy,Barack i s thinki ng about folks l ike my d ad and l ike hisgrandmot her.He”s thinkin g aboutthe prid e that e s from a hard da y”s work.四年前,站在你们面前的我知道,如果巴拉克成为总统,我不愿意这些价值观产生任何改变。
奥巴马就职演说中英文
奥巴马就职演说中英文Mr. Obama's Inaugural AddressLadies and gentlemen, esteemed guests,Today, we gather here to witness the historic moment of my inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America. I stand before you with a deep sense of gratitude, confidence, and responsibility, ready to guide our nation towards a brighter future. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the American people for your trust and unwavering support.As we embark on this new chapter in our nation's history, let us remember the challenges we face and the opportunities that lie ahead. Our path forward may not be easy, but together, we can overcome any obstacle and build a better future for generations to come.Overcoming Economic CrisisSince taking office, we have witnessed the devastating effects of the global economic crisis. Our economy has suffered greatly, jobs have been lost, and many families have experienced financial hardship. However, I am confident that by working together, we can overcome these challenges and rebuild our economy.My administration will prioritize economic recovery by implementing comprehensive strategies that promote job creation, stimulate economic growth, and ensure financial stability. We will invest in renewable energy,infrastructure development, and scientific innovations, creating new opportunities for businesses and fostering sustainable growth.Promoting Equality and InclusivityAmerica is a nation built on the principles of equality, liberty, and justice for all. Yet, we continue to face deep-rooted divisions and inequalities. It is our responsibility to address these issues head-on and build a society where every individual has equal opportunities to succeed.We will strive to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, to eliminate discrimination based on race, gender, or sexual orientation, and to ensure equal access to education, healthcare, and employment. Together, we can create a society that upholds the values of fairness, compassion, and justice.Protecting the EnvironmentClimate change poses one of the greatest threats to our planet and future generations. We must act now to preserve our environment and ensure a sustainable future for all. As a nation, we will take a leading role in combating climate change and transitioning to a clean energy economy.Investing in renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power will not only reduce our carbon footprint but also create jobs and promote technological advancements. We will work towards international cooperation to address climate change, adhering to the principles of the Paris Agreement.Ensuring National SecurityIn an increasingly interconnected world, our national security is of paramount importance. We will continue to strengthen our military capabilities, defend against cyber threats, and enhance intelligence gathering to protect our citizens and safeguard our democracy.Furthermore, we must reaffirm our commitment to diplomacy, working with our allies and promoting peaceful resolutions to global conflicts. By fostering dialogue and understanding, we can build bridges instead of walls, and establish a more secure and peaceful world for future generations.ConclusionIn closing, I stand here today humbled and honored to serve as your President. Together, we will strive for a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable America. Let us embrace the challenges ahead with determination, unity, and a renewed spirit of optimism.Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.。
米歇尔·奥巴马演讲稿
篇一:米歇尔奥巴马2013年在东肯塔基大学演讲稿(中文)米歇尔奥巴马在东肯塔基大学2013年毕业典礼演讲(中文稿)非常感谢你们,我的天,晚上好,谢谢你们,我有些受宠若惊了,作为荣誉学位获得者,我要很荣幸地说,加油吧,上校们。
(掌声)我想首先感谢回特洛克校长,感谢他的友善介绍,更感谢他这数十年,对这所学校以及这个国家的贡献,我非常荣幸能够参加你的最后一届毕业典礼,我还想感谢你的夫人和你的家庭,他们和你一起做出过贡献,祝贺大家,我很高兴能来到这里。
(掌声)我还想感谢贝希尔州长及夫人,我们的好朋友,简,还有到场的里士满市场吉姆巴恩斯,以及所有今晚到场的所有当选政府官员,还要感谢学校歌手们演唱的美妙旋律,你们很有天赋,当然我还要感谢坎迪斯和她鼓舞人心的发言,还有那14位即将成为美军新军官的男生和女生,很好。
(掌声),当然,我还要感谢今天来到看台的所有人,感谢一直支持你们的家庭成员。
明天是什么日子?母亲节,每个人应该都准备好了吧?订好花,准备好一切,我要特别问候这些和我一样的母亲,祝贺你们成功完成了对青春期子女的抚养,你们做到了,你们成功培养出了大学毕业生,怎么做到的,我欢迎你们给我提供建议。
不过最重要的是,好样的,母亲们,还有祖母们,还有教母们,还有推动我们前进的所有像母亲一样的人。
感谢你们所有人,最后我要祝贺今天的主角,2013届东肯塔基大学毕业生,对(掌声)你们都应该非常自豪,如校长所说,这是人生真正的里程碑,我只能想象,你们此刻感受到的复杂情感,恣意的快乐,毫无疑问的解脱感,你们经历了很多,才得到今天的成就,你们经历了高潮和低谷,胜利和挑战,庆祝和沮丧,这里说的显然不只是爱情生活,我讲的是你们倾注心血完成的那些论文,所有那些靠咖啡因支撑的不眠之夜,以及寻找能够交心的朋友,和有归属感的群体时,那种焦躁不安的心情,我知道对于你们很多人,大学毕业并不是早已成定局的事情,有些人来自没有多少学生能读上大学的高中,有些人需要专职工作,不仅需要赚钱付学费,还要支撑自己的家庭。
第一夫人米歇尔 奥巴马DNC2012演讲 [中英字幕]
美国第一夫人Michelle Obama在民主党全国大会DNC上的演说。
米歇尔一展母仪天下风范,现场观众欢呼的欢呼,鼓掌的鼓掌,抽泣的抽泣,抹泪的抹泪,感动得一塌糊涂。
想知道女人是如何煽情的,一定要看一看美国第一夫人Michelle Obama在民主党全国大会DNC上的演说。
你会学习到如何在外人面前维护丈夫的尊严,如何做一个在成功男人身后的女人,如何向众人们赞美丈夫的伟大。
不想把婚姻变成坟墓的一定要学习啦。
When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could've attended college without financial aid.当谈到给予他们应得的教育我们的孩子,巴拉克知道像我,像你们许多人,他从不可能已经上大学没有金融援助。
And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.信不信由你,我们刚结婚时,我们每月的学生贷款法案合并实际上是高于我们的抵押贷款。
We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.我们是如此年轻,所以在爱,所以在债务。
That's why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.这就是为什么奥已经打得很努力的去提高学生援助和压低利率,因为他希望每一个年轻人去履行自己的承诺,并且能够上大学没有堆积如山的债务。
奥巴马演讲稿-中英文对照版
[size]My fellow citizens:各位同胞:I stand here today humbled by the task before us,grateful for the trust you have bestowed,mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation,as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.今天我站在这里,为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑,对各位的信任心怀感激,对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。
我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务,也感谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。
Forty—four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace。
Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents。
中英对照版本奥巴马演讲稿
中英对照版本奥巴马演讲稿Ladies and gentlemen,Mr. Speaker,Members of Congress,My fellow Americans:Ladies and gentlemen:Mr. President of the European Parliament,Dear colleagues,Dear friends,It is an honor to stand before you today as the President of the United States, and as a representative of the American people.我很荣幸以美国总统和美国人民代表的身份站在你们面前。
我在这里演讲,是要谈谈我们作为一个国家和全球社区所面临的挑战,并概述我对未来的愿景。
Over the past eight years, we have made significant progress in many areas. We have restored our economy to growth, created millions of new jobs, and expanded access to healthcare for millions of Americans. We have made historic investments in renewable energy and fought to protect our planet from the devastating effects of climate change. We have worked to breakdown barriers and bring people together, regardless of their race, religion, or sexual orientation.在过去的八年中,我们在许多领域取得了显著进展。
Michelle Obama美国第一夫人演讲
米歇尔•奥巴马演讲稿英文全文美国第一夫人米歇尔•奥巴马在9月4日民主党全国代表大会上发表演讲,以下是演讲稿的英文全文。
First Lady Michelle Obama:Thank you so much, Elaine…we are so grateful for your family’s service and sacrifice…and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I’ve gone, in the people I’ve met, and the stories I’ve heard, I haveseen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I’ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I’ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment’s notice, diving into harm’s way to save others…flying across the country to put out a fire…driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I’ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families…in wounded warriors who tell me they’re not just going to walk again, they’re going to run, and they’re going to run marathons…in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “…I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”Every day, the people I meet inspire me…every day, they make me proud…every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege…but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we’d begun.While I believed deeply in my husband’s vision for this country…and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President…like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight?How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they’d ever known?Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys…Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma’s house…and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn’t stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls…I deeply loved the man I had built that life with…and I didn’t want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was Senator and a presidential candidate…to me, he was still the guy who’d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in thepassenger side door…he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he’d found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family that’s when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn’t have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain…I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day’s work, my brother and I would standat the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him…watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work…he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college…and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that’s what it meant to be a man.Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he’d grown up all the way across the country, he’d been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack’s grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank…and she moved quickly up the ranks…but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was men she had actually trained were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack’s family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus…arriving at work before anyone else…giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, “So long as you kids do well, Bar, that’s all that really matters.”Like so many American families, our families weren’t asking for much.They didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much morethan they did…in fact, they admired it.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don’t start out with much, if you work hard and do what you’re supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That’s how they raised us…that’s what we learned from their example.We learned about dignity and decency that how hard you work matters more than how much you make…that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity that the truth matters…that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules…and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean…and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I and so many of you are trying to pass on to ourown children.That’s who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn’t want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are it reveals who you are.You see, I’ve gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And I’ve seen how the issues that come across a President’s desk are always the hard ones the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer…the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiencesthat make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother.He’s thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day’s work.That’s why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That’s why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That’s how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United States of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didn’t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically that’s not how he was raised he cared that it was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine…our kids should be able to see a doctor when they’re sick…and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care…that’s what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could’ve attended college without financial aid.And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.That’s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren’t political they’re personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it…and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.And he believes that when you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity…you do not slam it shut behind you…you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.He’s the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work…because for Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.He’s the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.That’s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships.That’s the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills…from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance company won’t cover her care…from the young person with so much promise but so few opportunities.I see the concern in his eyes…and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, “You won’t believe what these folks are going through, Michelle…it’s not right. We’ve got to keep working to fix this. We’ve got so much more to do.”I see how those stories our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams I see how that’s what drives Barack Obama every single day.And I didn’t think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than Idid four years ago…even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.I love that he’s never forgotten how he started.I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he’s going to do, even when it’s hard especially when it’s hard.I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us”and “them”he doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above…he knows that we all love our country…and he’s always ready to listen to good ideas…he’s always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise.Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward…with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.And he reminds me that we are playing a long game here…and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.But eventually we get there, we always do.We get there because of folks like my Dad…folks like Barack’s grandmother…men and women who said to themselves, “I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will…maybe my grandchildren will.”So many of us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love…because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming or even impossible let us never forget that doing the impossible is the history of this nation…it’s who we are as Americans…it’s how this country was built.And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us…if they could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with the touch of a button…then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.And if so many brave men and women could wear our country’s uniform and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights…then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights…surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard on Election Day.If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire…if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores…if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote…if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time…if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream…and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love…then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of this country the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding struggle.That is what has made my story, and Barack’s story, and so many other American stories possible.And I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady…and not just as a wife.You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mom-in-chief.”My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what’s best for our girls.Because today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all our sons and daughters…if we want to give all our children a foundation for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise…if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility that belief that here in America, there is always something better out there if you’re willing to work for it…then we must work like never before…and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward…my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.Transcript: Michelle Obama\'s Convention SpeechSeptember 4,2012Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family\'s service and sacrifice...and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I\'ve gone, in the people I\'ve met, and the stories I\'ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I\'ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I\'ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment\'s notice, diving into harm\'s way to save others...flying across the country to put out a fire...driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I\'ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families...in wounded warriors who tell me they\'re not just going to walk again, they\'re going to run, and they\'re going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, "...I\'d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do."Every day, the people I meet inspire me...every day, they make me proud...every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege...but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we\'d begun.While I believed deeply in my husband\'s vision for this country...and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President...like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight?PBS NewsHour/YouTubeFirst lady Michelle Obama addresses the DNC after being introduced by military mom Elaine Brye, from PBS NewsHour.How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they\'d ever known?Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys...Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma\'s house...and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn\'t stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls...I deeply loved the man I had built that life with...and I didn\'t want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was a Senator and a presidential candidate...to me, he was still the guy who\'d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door...he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he\'d found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family – that\'s when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn\'t have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable – their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain...I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day\'s work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him...watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work...he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college...and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that\'s what it meant to be a man.Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life – being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he\'d grown up all the way across the country, he\'d been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack\'s grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank...and she moved quickly up the ranks...but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was – men she had actually trained – were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack\'s family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus...arriving at work before anyone else...giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, "So long as you kids do well, Bar, that\'s all that really matters."Like so many American families, our families weren\'t asking for much.They didn\'t begrudge anyone else\'s success or care that others had much more than they did...in fact, they admired it.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don\'t start out with much, if you work hard and do what you\'re supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That\'s how they raised us...that\'s what we learned from their example.We learned about dignity and decency – that how hard you work matters more than how much you make...that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters...that you don\'t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules...and success doesn\'t count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean...and we were taught to value everyone\'s contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I – and so many of you – are trying to pass on to our own children.That\'s who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn\'t want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn\'t change who you are – it reveals who you are.You see, I\'ve gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And I\'ve seen how the issues that come across a President\'s desk are always the hard ones – the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer...the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother.He\'s thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day\'s work.That\'s why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That\'s why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That\'s how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again – jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United States of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didn\'t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that\'s not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine...our kids should be able to see a doctor when they\'re sick...and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care...that\'s what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could\'ve attended college without financial aid.And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.That\'s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren\'t political – they\'re personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he\'s lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we\'re from, or what we look like, or who we love.And he believes that when you\'ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.He\'s the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work...because for Barack, success isn\'t about how much money you make, it\'s about the difference you make in people\'s lives.。
米歇尔奥巴马在美国民主党全国代表大会上的演讲词
米歇尔奥巴马在美国民主党全国代表大会上的演讲词(中英文双语)非常感谢,伊莲……我们非常感谢来自你家庭的服务和牺牲,我们永远支持你。
过去的几年来,借由作为第一夫人的非凡殊荣,我几乎游遍了整个美国。
而无论我去到哪里,从我所见到的人们,所听到的故事中,我都看到了最真切的美国精神。
在人们对我和我的家庭,特别是我的女儿们那难以置信的友善和热情中,我看到了它。
在一个濒临破产的学区的教师们不收分文、坚持执教的誓言中,我看到了它。
在人们在突如其来的紧急召唤下化身英雄,纵身扑向灾害去拯救他人……飞过整个国家去扑灭大火……驱车数小时去援助被淹没的城镇时,我看到了它。
在我们身着军装的男女军人和自豪的军属身上……在受伤的战士们告诉我他们不仅会再次站立行走,而是会奔跑,甚至参加马拉松时……在一位于阿富汗因炸弹而失明的年轻人“……为了我所做的和我还将要做的,我宁愿失去我的眼睛一百次。
”这样轻描淡写的话语中,我看到了它。
每一天,我所见到的人们都鼓舞着我……每一天,他们都令我骄傲……每一天,他们都在提醒我,能够生活在这地球上最伟大的国度中是多么的幸福。
成为诸位的第一夫人,是我的荣耀和幸运……但当我们四年前首次聚在一起的时候,我仍对我们即将展开的旅程心怀疑虑。
对我丈夫心中的祖国愿景,我满怀信心……对他将成为一位出色的总统,我也深信不疑……但是就像所有的母亲一样,我也曾担心如果他当选,这对我们的女儿们意味着什么。
身处万众瞩目的聚光灯下,我们要如何让他们保持脚踏实地?当他们被迫离开从小熟悉的家、学校、和朋友时,会有什么感受?在搬到华盛顿之前,我们的生活充满简单的快乐……周六参加足球赛,周日则在祖母家……还有巴拉克和我的约会之夜,我们要么出去晚餐,要么去看场电影,因为作为一个筋疲力尽的老妈,我实在没法同时去晚餐和电影还不打瞌睡。
说真话,我爱我们为女儿们所创造的生活……我深爱和我一起创造这生活的男人……而且我不愿意让这一切因为他当了总统而发生变化。
米歇尔奥巴马演讲“机遇之门”视频及全文
米歇尔奥巴马演讲“机遇之门”视频及全文半夏时光376226 转发:米歇尔奥巴马机遇之门演讲全文美国第一夫人米歇尔?奥巴马在9月4日民主党全国代表大会上发表演讲,以下是演讲稿的英文全文。
First Lady MichelleObama:Thank you so much, Elaine …we are so grateful for your family ' s service and sacrifice•…and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I ' ve gone, in the people I ' ve met, and the storiesI' ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that peoplehave shown me and my family, especially our girls.I ' veseenin teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I ' ve seen it in people who become heroesat a moment ' s notdicivei,nginto harm ' s way to save others … flying across the country to put out afire … driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I ' v it in our men and women in uniform and our proud militaryfamilies … in wounded warriors who tell me they t ' re not jusgoing to walkagain, they 're going to run, and they 're going to runmarathons …in theyoung man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply,“… I 'd givemy eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do. d ”ayE,tvheerypeople I meet inspireme …every day, they make meproud … every day they remind me how blessed we are to live inthegreatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege … but back when wefirst came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we 'd begun.While I believed deeply in my husband vision for this country … and Iwas certain he would make an extraordinary President mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight?How would they feel being uprooted fromtheir school, their friends, and the only home they known?Our lifebefore moving to Washington was filled with simplejoys …Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma' s house …and a date … like an d evernight for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn ' t stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls … I deeplyloved the man I had built that life with …and I didn ' t want thatochange if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was Senator and a presidentialcandidate to me, he was still the guy who ' d qpicked me up f our datesin a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavementgoingby through a hole in the passenger side door … he was the guy whoseproudest possession was a coffee table he ' d found in a dumpste andwhose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Baracks whe started telling me about his family that knew Ihad found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn 't have muchin the way of money or material possessions but who had given ussomething far more valuable their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was inpain …I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for himto simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab hiswalker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day's work, my brother and Iwould stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patientlywaiting to greet him •…watching as he reached down to lift oneleg, andthen the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work and my mom weredetermined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college …and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that 's what it meant to be a man.Likeso many of us, that was the measure of his success in life being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he' drogwn upall the way across the country, he 'd been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack 's grandmother started out as a secretary at acommunity bank …andshe moved quickly up the ranks …but like so many women, shehit a glassceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was menshe had actuallytrained were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning moreand more money while Barack s fa'mily continued to scrape by.But dayafter day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch thebus …arriving at work before anyone else without… giving her best complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack,“ So lo as you kids do well, Bar, that that re 'allys malaltters. ” Like so many American families, our families weren' t asking for much.They didn ' t begrudge anyone else' s success or care that others had much more than they did …in fact, they admiredit.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don 't start out with much, if you work hard and do what you ' resupposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That ' s how they raised us ••wteatafnedwhatfrom their example.We learned about dignity and decency that how hard you work matters more than how much you make … that helping others means more than just gettingahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity that the truth matters --ytOatdon ' t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules success doesn ' t count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean … and we were … andtaught to value everyonecontribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I and so many of you are trying to pass on to our own children.That 's who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn ' t want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that havetested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seenfirsthand that being president doe sn' t change who you are it reveals whoyou are.You see, I 've gotten to see up close and personal whatbeing president really looks like.And I 've seen how the issues that come across a President 's desk arealways the hard ones the problems where no amount of data or numberswill get you to the right answer …the judgment calls where the stakes areso high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, youcan get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision,and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when itcomes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmothe r.He ' s thinking about the pride that comes from a hardday 's work.That 's why he signedthe Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That 's why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That 's how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creatingjobs again jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here intheUnited States of America.When it comes to the health of ourfamilies, Barack refused to listen toall those folks who told him to leave health reform for anotherday,another president.He didn 't care whether it was the easy thing todo politically that 'snot how he was raised he cared that it was the right thing todo.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine …our kids should be able to see adoctor when theyre sick … and no one in this country shouldever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our ownchoices about our bodies and our health care …that ' s what m husbandstands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could'attendedcollege without financial aid.And believe it or not, when wewere first married, our combined monthlystudent loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.Wewere so young, so in love, and so in debt.That ' s why Barack fought so hard to increase student aid and keepinterest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfilltheir promise and be able to attend college without a mountainof debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren ' t politi they ' re personal.Because Barack knows wthiat means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the AmericanDream because he s lived it … and he wantseveryone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we ' re from, or what we look like, or who welove.And he believes that when you 've worked hard, and done well, and walkedthrough that doorway of opportunity …you do not slam it shut behindyou … you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being inthe White House has changed myhusband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character,and hisconvictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fellin love with all t hose years ago.He 's the same man who startedhis career by turning down high payingjobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks backto work … because for Baracks,uccess isn t about how muchmoney youmake, it 's about the difference you make in people 's lives.H the same man who, when our girls were first born, wouldanxiouslycheck their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showi ng them off to everyone we knew.That ' s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in thenews, and strategizing about middle school friendships.That the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.The letterfrom the father struggling to pay his bills •••from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance company won 't cover hercare • from theyoung person with so much promise but so few opportunities.Isee the concern in his eyes • and I hear the determination in his voiceas he tells me, “ You won 't believe what these folks are going through, Michelle • it 's not right. We 've got to keep working to fix this.We' vegot so much more to do. ” I see how those stories our collectionof struggles and hopes and dreamsI see how that ' s what drives Barack Obama every single day.And I didn 't think it was possible, but today, I love my husband evenmore than I did four years ago n moredtVen I did 23 yearsago, whenwe first met.I love that he 's never forgotten how he started.I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he 's going to do, even when it 's hard especially when it 's hard.I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us” and “them” he doesn't care whether you 're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above r he knows that we all love our country r and he 's alwa ready tolisten to good ideas r he's always looking for the very best ineveryonehe meets.And I love that even in the toughest moments, whenwe're all sweating itwhen we're worried that the bill won 't pass, and it seems like all islost Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter andthenoise.Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up andmoving forward •…with patience and wisdom, and courage andgrace.And he reminds me that we are playing a long gamehere …and that changeis hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.But eventually we get there, we always do.We get there because of folks like my Dad … folks like Barack 's grandmother …men and women who said to themselves,“I may not have achance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my childrenwill … maybe mygrandchildren will. ”So many of us stand here tonight because oftheir sacrifice, andlonging, and steadfast love … because time and again, they swallowed theirfears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming or even impossible let us never forget that doing the impossible is the historyof this nation … it ' s who we are as Americans •••it ' s how thiscountry wasbuilt.And if our parents and grandparents could toil and strugglefor us …ifthey could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with th e touch of a button • • • then surely wecan keep onsacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.And if so many brave men and women could wear our country ' s uniform andsacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights • thensurely we cando our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights • surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard onElection Day.If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire • if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life onour shores • if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote • if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for alltime ••• if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop withhisrighteous dream • and if proAumdericans can be who they areand boldlystand at the altar with who they love • then surely, surely we cangiveeveryone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of thiscountry the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyieldingstruggle.That is what has made my story, and Barack ' s story, so many other American stories possible.And I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady • and not just as a wife.You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still“mom-in-chief. ”My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what's best for our girlBs.ecause today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave abetter world for my daughters, and all our sons anddaughters • if we wantto give all our children a foundation for their dreams andopportunities worthy of their promise that sense of…if wveeWanrtrto gi limitless possibility that belief that here in America, there isalways something better out there if you 're willing to work forit … thenwe must work like never before …and we must once again come together andstand together for the man we can trust to keep moving thisgreatcountry forward …my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America. 草根屁民【米歇尔•奥巴马演讲“机遇之门”视频及全文】米歇尔称他和奥巴马都来自普通家庭,她激励大家,成功只能靠努力工作。
奥巴马就职演说中英文
奥巴马就职演说中英文尊敬的各位同胞:今天我站在这里,怀着敬畏和谦卑的心情,肩负着你们赋予的信任和使命。
在我们国家的历史长河中,这是一个庄严而又充满希望的时刻。
我们的国家,正面临着诸多的挑战和困难。
经济的衰退让许多家庭失去了工作和住所,教育的不足让我们的孩子在未来的竞争中处于劣势,医疗保障的缺失让许多人在疾病面前感到无助。
然而,我坚信,我们有能力,也有决心去战胜这些困难。
我们是一个伟大的国家,一个从不缺乏勇气和创造力的国家。
我们的先辈们在艰苦的环境中开拓进取,为我们创造了今天的繁荣。
现在,轮到我们去继承他们的精神,去为我们的子孙后代创造一个更加美好的未来。
我们要重建我们的经济,让每一个愿意工作的人都能找到一份体面的工作,让每一个企业都能在公平的竞争环境中茁壮成长。
我们要投资于教育,让每一个孩子都能接受到优质的教育,无论他们来自城市还是乡村,无论他们的家庭富有还是贫困。
我们要改革我们的医疗保障体系,让每一个人都能在生病的时候得到及时的治疗,而不必担心高昂的医疗费用。
同时,我们也要意识到,我们生活在一个相互依存的世界里。
我们的安全和繁荣不仅仅取决于我们自己的努力,也取决于我们与其他国家的合作。
我们要与世界各国建立友好的关系,共同应对全球性的挑战,如气候变化、恐怖主义和疾病的传播。
在这个过程中,我们可能会遇到挫折和困难。
但是,我们不能退缩,不能放弃。
我们要以坚定的信念和不屈的精神,勇往直前。
因为我们是美国人,我们从不畏惧困难,我们总是在逆境中崛起。
最后,我要感谢每一位美国公民。
你们的声音,你们的希望,你们的梦想,是我前进的动力。
让我们一起携手共进,为了我们的国家,为了我们的未来,努力奋斗!以下是对应的英文版本:My fellow citizens:Today I stand here, with awe and humility, bearing the trust and mission you have bestowed upon me In the long history of our nation, this is a solemn and hopeful momentOur country is facing numerous challenges and difficulties The economic recession has deprived many families of jobs and homes The insufficiency in education has placed our children at a disadvantage in the future competition The lack of medical security has left many people feeling helpless in the face of illness However, I firmly believe that we have the ability and the determination to overcome these difficultiesWe are a great nation, one that has never lacked courage and creativity Our predecessors forged ahead in difficult circumstances and created today's prosperity for us Now, it is our turn to inherit their spirit and create a better future for our descendantsWe must rebuild our economy so that everyone who is willing to work can find a decent job and every enterprise can thrive in a fair competitive environment We must invest in education so that every child can receive a quality education, regardless of whether they come from urban or rural areas, or whether their families are rich or poor We must reform our healthcare system so that everyone can receive timely treatment when they are sick without having to worry about exorbitant medical costsAt the same time, we must also recognize that we live in an interdependent world Our security and prosperity depend not only on our own efforts but also on our cooperation with other countries We must establish friendly relations with countries around the world and jointly address global challenges such as climate change, terrorism, and the spread of diseasesDuring this process, we may encounter setbacks and difficulties But we cannot retreat or give up We must forge ahead with firm belief and indomitable spirit Because we are Americans, we have never feared difficulties We always rise in adversityFinally, I would like to thank every American citizen Your voices, your hopes, and your dreams are the driving force for me to move forward Let us join hands and work together for our country and our future!。
奥巴马就职演说中英文
奥巴马就职演说中英文Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens,Today, I stand before you as the 44th President of the United States of America. I am humbled to be entrusted with this great responsibility by the American people. With a deep sense of gratitude and boundless hope for the future, I address you in both English and Chinese to emphasize the importance of unity and global cooperation in the face of the challenges ahead.As we gather here on this historic day, we find ourselves at a crossroads. The world is grappling with significant economic, social, and environmental issues. But rest assured, the United States stands ready to face these challenges head-on, alongside our international partners.在这个历史性的时刻,我们正面临一个十字路口。
世界正在应对重大的经济、社会和环境问题。
但请放心,美国愿与我们的国际伙伴一起迎接这些挑战。
The United States has always been a beacon of hope, a land of opportunities, and a symbol of democracy. We are a nation built by immigrants and shaped by diversity. Together, we can overcome any obstacle and build a brighter future for all.美国一直是希望的灯塔、机遇的天堂和民主的象征。
奥巴马夫人米歇尔在2012年民主党全国代表大会演讲
奥巴马夫人米歇尔在2012年民主党全国代表大会演讲(完整)Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you, thank you so much.With you help, let me start. I want to start by thanking Elaine, thank you so much, we are so grateful for you family’s service and sacrifice, and we will always have you back.Over the past years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege(['prɪvlɪdʒ] 特权;优待;基本权利)of traveling all across the country. And everywhere I’ve gone, and every people I’ve met, and the stories I’ve heard, I have seen the very best of American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls. I’ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt (['bæŋkrʌpt] 破产的)school district(['dɪstrɪkt]区域;地方;行政区)who vowed to keep teaching without pay. I’ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment’s notice diving into harm’s way to save others, flying across the county to put out a fire, driving for hours to bail ([beɪl]保释,帮助某人脱离困境;往外舀水)out a flooded town. And I’ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families, in wounded warriors who tell me they are not just going to walk again, they are going to run, and they are going to run marathons(['mærə,θɑn]马拉松赛跑;耐力的考验). In a young man blinded by a bomb[bɒm] in Afghanistan[æf'gænə,stæn] who said simply…“I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”Every day, the people I meet inspire me, every day they make me proud, every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on the earth. Serving as your First Lady is an honor and privilege, but back when we first come together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we had begun, and I believed deeply in my husband’s vision for the country, and I was certain he could make extraordinary president.Like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got the chance, how would we keep them grounded under the glare([ɡlɛr]刺眼;耀眼的光;受公众注目)of the national spotlight(['spɑtlaɪt]聚光灯;反光灯;公众注意的中心)? How would they feel being uprooted([,ʌp'rut]根除,连根拔起;迫使某人离开出生地或定居处)from their schools, their friends and the only home they had ever known? See, our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys: Saturday at soccer games, Sundays at grandma’s home, and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie. Because as an exhausted mom, I couldn’t stay awake for both. And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls. And I deeply love the man I had built that life with, and I didn’t want to change if he became president. I love Barack Obama just the way he was.You see, even back then, when Barack was a senator(['sɛnətɚ]参议员;(古罗马的)元老院议员;评议员,理事)and presidential candidate([ˈkændɪˈdet, -dɪt候选人,候补者;应试者]), to me he was still the guy who’d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out. I could actually see the pavement(['pevmənt]人行道,路面)going by in a hole in the passenger side door. He was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he’d found in a dumpster(['dʌmpstə]大型垃圾装卸卡车;垃圾大铁桶), and whose only pair of decent(['disnt]正派的;得体的;相当好的)shoes was half a size too small.But see, when Barack started telling me about his family—see, now, that’s when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like me.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn’t have much the way of money and material possessions, but who had given us something far more valuable—their unconditional love, their unflinching([ʌn'flɪntʃɪŋ]不畏缩的;不退缩的)sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves. My father was a pump([pʌmp]泵,抽水机;打气筒)operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed([,daɪəɡ'nos]诊断;被诊断为)with Multiple['mʌltəpl] Sclerosis ([sklə'rosɪs] [病理] 硬化,[医] 硬化症;细胞壁硬化)when my brother and I were young. And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain. And I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed. But every morning I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop([prɑp]支撑;维持)himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform. And when he returned home after a long day’s work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs of our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him, watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms. But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work. He and my mom were determined to give my brother and me the kind of education they could only dream of. And when my brother and I finally made it to college. Nearly all of our tuition([tʊ'ɪʃən]学费;讲授)came from student loans([lon]贷款;借款)and grants([ɡrænt]拨款,补助). But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself. And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short. He was so proud to be sending his kids to college, and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late. You see, for my dad, that’s what it meant to be a man.Like—like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life. Being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family. And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he had grown up all the way across the county, he’d been brought up just like me. Barack was raised by a single mom who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help. Barack’s grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank, and she moved quickly up the ranks, but like so many women, she hit the glass ceiling. And for years, men no more qualified than she was—men she had actually trained—were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack’s family continued to scrape by. But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus, arriving at work before anyone else, giving her best without complaint and regret. And she would often tell Barack,” so long as you kids do well, Bar, that’s all that really matters.” Like so many American families, our families weren’t asking for much. They didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much more than they did. In fact, they admired it. They simply believed in that fundamental Americanpromise: that even if you don’t start out with much, if you work hard and do what you’re supposed to do, you should be able to build a decent life for yourselves and an even better life for your kids and grandkids. That’s how they raised us, that’s what we learned from their example. When learned about dignity and decency—that how hard you work matters more than how much you make, that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself. We learned about honesty and integrity—that the truth matters, that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules. And success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square. We learned about gratitude and humility—that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean. And we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat any with respect. Those are the values Barack and I –and so many of you—are trying to pass on to our own children. That’s who we are. And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didn’t want any of that to change if Barack become president. Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are –No, it reveals who you are.You see, I have gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like. And I’ve see how the issues that come across a president’s desk are always the hard ones: you know, the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer. The judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error. And as president, you are going to get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make the decision as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and you vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are. So ,when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and his grandmother, he is thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day’s work. That’s why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work. That’s why he cut taxes for working families and small business, and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet. That’s how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again—jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United states of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him leave health reform to another day, another president. He didn’t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically—no, that’s not how he was raised—he cared that it was the right thing to do. He did it because he believes that here in America grandparents should be able to afford their medicine, our kids should be able to see a doctor when they are sick, and no one in this county should ever go broke because of an accident or an illness. And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care. That’s what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you. He never could have attended college without financial aid. And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combinedmonthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgageWe were so young, so in love, and so in debt. That’s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. So in the end, for Barack, these issues are not political—they are personal. Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles. He knows what it means to want something more for you kids and grandkids. Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love. And he believes that when you’ve worked hard, and done well, and worked though the doorway of opportunity… you do not slam it shut behind you, you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I feel in love with all those years ago. He is the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs, and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant has shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work…because for Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. He is the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew. That’s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night patiently answer their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships. That’s the man I see in those quiet moments late in night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him. The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills…from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance company won’t cover her care…from the young people with so much promise but so few opportunities. And I see the concern in his eyes… and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, “you won’t believe what these folks are going though, Michelle…it’s not right. We’ve got to work hard to fix this, we’ve got so much more to do.”I see how these stories—our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams. I see how that’s what drives Barack Obama every single day. And I did not think as possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago… even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met. Let me tell you why, I love that he’s never forgotten how he started. I love that we can trust Obama to do what he says he is going to do, even when it’s hard especially when it’s hard. I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us”and “them”, he doesn’t care whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above. He knows that we all love our country… and he’s always ready to listen good ideas, he’s always looking for the very best in everyone he meets. And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we are all sweating it, when we are worried that the bill will not pass, and it seems like all is lost—see, Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise, no, just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward withpatience and wisdom, and courage and grace.And he reminds me—he reminds me that we are playing a long game here, and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once. But eventually we get there, we always do. We get there because of folks like my Dad, folks like Barack’s grandmother, men and women who said to themselves—“I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will, maybe my grandchildren will. ”See—see—so many of us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love, because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming—or even impossible, let us never forget that doing the impossible is the history of this nation, it is who we are as Americans, it is how this county was built. And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us, if they could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, connect the world with the touch of a button, then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our kids and grandkids, right? And if so many brave men and women could wear our county’s uniform and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights, then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights. Surely we can get to the polls on the Election Day and make our voices heard.If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire. If immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores. If women could dragged to jail for seeking the vote. If a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time. If a young preacher could lift us to the mountain top with his righteous dream. And if proud Americans can be who they are, and boldly stand at the alter with who they love. Then surely, surely we can give anyone in this county a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end—in the end, more than anything else, this is the story of this county—the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding struggle. That is what had made my story, and Barack’s story, and so many other American stories possible. And let me tell you something: I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady, no, not just as a wife. You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mom—in—chief ”. My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world. Let me tell you: today, I have none of those worries from four years ago, no, not about whether Barack and I were doing what’s best for our girls. Because today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and for all our sons and daughters, if we want to give all our children a fundamental for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise, if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility, that belief that here in America there is always something better out there if you are willing to work for it. Then we must work like never before, and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward: my husband, our president, Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, God bless America.。
奥巴马2004年演讲无畏的希望中英文对照稿
奥巴马2004年演讲无畏的希望中英文对照稿2008-09-19 16:32Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National ConventionJuly 27, 2004On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant.But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place: America, which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton's army and marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west in search of opportunity.And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with pride.I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents' dreams live on in my precious daughters. I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, "We hold these truths to he self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. That wecan say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody's son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will he counted - or at least, most of the time.This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And fellow Americans - Democrats, Republicans, Independents - I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. More to do for the workers I met in Gale□□urg, Illinois, who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. More to do for the father I met who was losing his job and choking back tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits he counted on. More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college.Don't get me wrong. The people I meet in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks, they don't expect government to solve all their problems. They know they have to work hard to get ahead and they want to. Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or the Pentagon. Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach kids to learn. They know that parents have to parent, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice. In this election, we offer that choice. Our party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. That man is John Kerry. John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and sacrifice, because they've defined his life. From his heroic service in Vietnam to his years as prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. His values and his record affirm what is best in us.John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. So instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he'll offer them to companies creating jobs here at home. John Kerry believes in an America where all Americans can afford the same health coverage ourpoliticians in Washington have for themselves. John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies or the sabotage of foreign oil fields. John Kerry believes in the constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties nor use faith as a wedge to divide us. And John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world, war must be an option, but it should never he the first option.A while back, I met a young man named Shamus at the VFW Hall in East Moline, Illinois. He was a good-looking kid, six-two or six-three, clear-eyed, with an easy smile. He told me he'd joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week. As I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, his absolute faith in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all any of us might hope for in a child. But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us? I thought of more than 900 service men and women, sons and daughters, hu□□ands and wives, friend s and neighbors, who will not be returning to their hometowns. I thought of families I had met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or with nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were reservists. When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.Now let me be clear. We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. John Kerry knows this. And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam, President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure. John Kerry believes in America. And he knows it's not enough for just some of us to prosper. For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga.A belief that we are connected as one people. If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for her prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. It's that fundamental belief - I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper - that makes this country work. It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family. "E pluribus unum." Out of many, one.Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. The audacity of hope!In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead.I believe we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair. I believe that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. America!Tonight, if you feel the same energy I do, the same urgency I do, the same passion I do, the same hopefulness I do - if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. Thank you and God bless you.原名:基调演讲摘自《巴拉克·奥巴马》。
奥巴马优秀演讲稿中文翻译
奥巴马优秀演讲稿中文翻译尊敬的女士们先生们,亲爱的美国同胞们,今天,我有幸站在这里,向你们发表演讲。
这是一种荣幸,因为我知道,每当这个国家的领袖站在这里,他们都代表着数百万美国人民的意志和决心。
我的演讲主题是“重振美国梦”。
我们都知道,这是一个充满机会的国家,我们有自由和平等的权利,并且相信每个人都可以实现自己的梦想。
美国的梦想不是一个人的梦想,而是每个人的梦想,它不分种族、性别、信仰或背景。
然而,我们的国家现在正面临着许多挑战。
我们的经济几乎已经陷入衰退,数百万人失业,许多家庭的财务状况受到了严重影响。
许多人对未来感到担忧,他们认为自己的孩子可能没有更好的机会。
但是,我们不能丧失信心。
我们必须努力解决这些问题,重新获得自己的梦想。
我相信,只要我们团结一心,共同努力,我们就一定能够克服这些困难,建立一个更强大、更公正的美国。
我们需要采取措施,确保我们的企业能够继续发展、创造就业机会,并将这些机会扩展到每个社区。
我们需要投资于教育、技能培训和创新,以确保我们的劳动力具有应对未来挑战所需的技能和知识。
我们还需要改变我们的做法,让我们的政府更高效、更负责任,以便为我们的人民提供更好的服务。
我们需要一个更好、更公正的税收系统,让富人和企业支付公平的税款,并减少普通工薪阶层的税负。
为了实现这些目标,我们必须在政治上达成一致。
我们必须共同努力,超越党派之争,共同为我们国家的利益而努力。
我们必须摆脱仇恨、分裂和歧视的毒害,展示我们的源源不断的力量和底蕴。
我们的美国梦也包括了对社会公正的渴求。
每个人都应该有一个公平的机会,无论他们是谁或从哪里来。
我们必须不断消除种族歧视、性别歧视和歧视任何形式,确保每个人都受到尊重和平等对待。
我的演讲可能只是其中一个声音,但我相信我的声音可以成为数百万美国人的声音,共同表达我们的梦想和期望。
我相信,这个国家的最伟大的力量是来自我们团结和努力。
所以,让我们展示这种力量,让我们团结一致,克服困难,重振我们的美国梦。
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奥巴马夫人米歇尔的演讲稿First Lady Michelle Obama:Thank you so much, Elaine…we are so grateful for your family’s service and sacrifice…and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I’ve gone, in the people I’ve met, and the stories I’ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I’ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I’ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment’s notice, diving into harm’s way to save others…flying across the country to put out a fire…driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I’ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families…in wounded warriors who tell me they’re not just going to walk again, they’re going to run, and they’re going to run marathons…in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “…I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.”Every day, the people I meet inspire me…every day, they make me proud…every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege…but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we’d begun.While I believe d deeply in my husband’s vision for this country…and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President…like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance.How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight?How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they’d ever known?Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys…Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma’s house…and a da te night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn’t stay awake for both.And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls…I deeply loved the man I had built that life with…and I didn’t want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was Senator and a presidential candidate…to me, he was still the guy who’d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actua lly see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door…he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he’d found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family that’s when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn’t have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain…I knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long day’s work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently wa iting to greet him…watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work…he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream of.And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college…and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, that’s what i t meant to be a man.Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life being able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though he’d grown up all the way across the country, he’d been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help.Barack’s grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank…and she moved qu ickly up the ranks…but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was men she had actually trained were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack’s family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus…arriving at work before anyone else…giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, “So long as you kids do well, Bar, that’s all that really matters.”Like so many American families, our families weren’t asking for much.They didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much more than they did…in fact, they admired it.They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don’t start out with much, if you work hard and do what you’re supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.That’s how they raised us…that’s what we learned fr om their example.We learned about dignity and decency that how hard you work matters more than how much you make…that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.We learned about honesty and integrity that the truth matters…that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules…and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitude and humility that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who ke pt our school clean…and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I and so many of you are trying to pass on to our own children.That’s who we are.And standing before you four year s ago, I knew that I didn’t want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president do esn’t change who you are it reveals who you are.You see, I’ve gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And I’ve seen how the issues that come across a President’s desk are always the hard ones the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer…the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother.He’s thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day’s work.That’s why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help women get equal pay for equal work.That’s why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet.That’s how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here in the United States of America.When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didn’t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically that’s not how he was raised he cared that it was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine…our kids should be able to see a doctor when they’re sick…and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care…that’s what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could’ve attended college without financial aid.And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.That’s why Barac k has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren’t political they’re personal.Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids.Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it…and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.And he believes that when you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity…you do not slam it shut behind you…you reach ba ck, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart,Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.He’s the same man who started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communiti es and get folks back to work…because for Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.He’s the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.That’s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships.That’s the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills…from the woman dying of cancer whose insurance c ompany won’t cover her care…from the young person with so much promise but so few opportunities.I see the concern in his eyes…and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, “You won’t believe what these folks are going through, Michelle…it’s not right. We’ve got to keep working to fix this. We’ve got so much more to do.”I see how those stories our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams I see how that’s what drives Barack Obama every single day.And I didn’t think it was possible, but t oday, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago…even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.I love that he’s never forgotten how he started.I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he’s going to do, even when it’s hard es pecially when it’s hard.I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us” and “them” he doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above…he knows that we all love our country…and he’s always ready to listen to good ideas…he’s always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost Barack never lets himself getdistracted by the chatter and the noise.Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward…with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.And he reminds me that we are playing a long game here…and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.But eventually we get there, we always do.We get there because of folks like my Dad…folks like Barack’s grandmother…men and women who said to themselves, “I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will…maybe my grandchildren will.”So many of us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love…because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming or even impossible let us never forget that doing the impossible is the history of this nation…it’s who we are as Americans…it’s how this country was built.And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us…if they could r aise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with the touch of a button…then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.And if so many brave men and women could wear our country’s unifor m and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights…then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights…surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard on Election Day.If farmers and blacksmiths c ould win independence from an empire…if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores…if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote…if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time…i f a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream…and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love…then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of this country the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding struggle.That is what has made my story, and Barack’s story, and so many other American storiespossible.A nd I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady…and not just as a wife.You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still “mom-in-chief.”My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what’s best for our girls.Because today, I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all our sons and daughters…if we want to give al l our children a foundation for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise…if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility that belief that here in America, there is always something better out there if you’re willing to work for it…then we must work like never before…and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward…my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.孩子们应该受到很好的教育,说道这个问题,barack懂得,就像我们中很多人一样,没有助学金他就也不可能上大学。