【米歇尔北大演讲稿】米歇尔英语演讲稿

【米歇尔北大演讲稿】米歇尔英语演讲稿
米歇尔英语演讲稿
米歇尔·奥巴马在美国民主党代表大会上的演讲英语演讲稿：Thankyousomuch,Elaine...wearesogratefulforyourfamily'sservicean dsacrifice...andwewillalwayshaveyourback. overthepastfewyearsasFirstLady,ihavehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeoftrav elingallacrossthiscountry.
andeverywherei'vegone,inthepeoplei'vemet,andthestoriesi&#3 9;veheard,ihaveseentheverybestoftheamericanspirit. ihaveseenitintheincrediblekindnessandwarmththatpeoplehaveshownmean dmyfamily,especiallyourgirls.
i'veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeep teachingwithoutpay.
i'veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment'snotice,diving intoharm'swaytosaveothers...flyingacrossthecountrytoputoutafire...d rivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.
andi'veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfam ilies...inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey'renotjustgoingtowalkagain, they'regoingtorun,andthey'regoingtorunmarathons...intheyoun gmanblindedbyabombinafghanistanwhosaid,simply,”...i'dgivemyey
es100timesaga intohavethechancetodowhatihavedoneandwhaticanstilldo.”Everyday,thepeopleimeetinspireme...everyday,theymakemeproud...everyd aytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth. ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege...butbackwhenwefirstcam etogetherfouryearsago,istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe'db egun.
whileibelieveddeeplyinmyhusband'svisionforthiscountry...andiwasc ertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident...likeanymother,iwasworried aboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance. Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight? Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonly homethey'deverknown? ourlifebeforemovingtowashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysats occergames,Sundaysatgrandma'shouse...andadatenightforBarackand mewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,icouldn'tst ayawakeforboth.
andthetruthis,ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...ideeplylovedthemaniha dbuiltthatlifewith...andididn'twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident. ilovedBarackjustthewayhewas.
Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidat e...tome,hewasstilltheguywho'dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwa ssorustedout,icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepass
engersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe 'dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizeto osmall.
ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'swheniknewiha dfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlik emine.
Yousee,Barackandiwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn'thavemuchint hewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmor evaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancet ogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves. myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwith multipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandiwereyoung.
andevenasakid,iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...iknewther ewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed. Buteverymorning,iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,pro phimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform. andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'swork,mybrotherandiwoulds tandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...w atchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswa yintoourarms.
Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandm ymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycoul
donlydreamof. andwhenmybrotherandifinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamef romstudentloansandgrants. Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself. andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingo utloanswhenhefellshort. Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermiss eda
registrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.
Yousee,formydad,that'swhatitmeanttobeaman. Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnad ecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily. andasigottoknowBarack,irealizedthateventhoughhe'dgrownupallthe wayacrossthecountry,he'dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme. Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandp arentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.
Barack'sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank...and shemovedquicklyuptheranks...butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling. andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileB arack'sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.
Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus...arrivingatwork
beforeanyoneelse...givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret. andshewouldoftentellBarack,”Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that'sallt hatreallymatters.”
Likesomanyamericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren'taskingformuch. Theydidn'tbegrudgeanyoneelse'ssuccessorcarethatothershadm uchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit. Theysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalamericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon 'tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou'resupposedt odo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlif eforyourkidsandgrandkids.
That'showtheyraisedus...that'swhatwelearnedfromtheirexampl e.
welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethan howmuchyoumake...thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyo urself.
welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters...thatyoudon&#3 9;ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules...andsuccessdoesn'tcoun tunlessyouearnitfairandsquare. welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursu ccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean.. .andweweretaughtto
valueeveryone'scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.
ThosearethevaluesBarackandi–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoouro wnchildren.
That'swhoweare.
andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,iknewthatididn'twantanyofthatt ochangeifBarackbecamePresident.
well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtrium()phsandmomentsthathavetested myhusbandinwaysinevercouldhaveimagined,ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeing presidentdoesn'tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare. Yousee,i'vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreally lookslike.
andi'veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident'sdeskareal waysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyo utotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisn omarginforerror.
andasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople. Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,all youhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencestha tmakeyouwhoyouare. Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslike mydadandlikehisgrandmother.
He'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'swork. That'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayacttohelpwomengetequ。