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米歇尔奥巴马民主党全国大会演讲稿(中英文)】
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firstladymichelleobama:
thankyousomuch,elaine…wearesogratefulforyourfamily’sserviceandsacrifice…andwewillalwayshaveyourback.overthepastfewyearsasfirstlady,ihavehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeoftravelingallacrossthiscountry.andeverywherei’vegone,inthepeoplei’vemet,andthestoriesi’veheard,ihaveseentheverybestoftheamericanspirit.ihaveseenitintheincrediblekindnessandwarmththatpeoplehaveshownmeandmyfamily,especiallyourgirls.
i’veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.i’veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment’snotice,divingintoharm’swaytosaveothers…flyingacrossthecountrytoputoutafire…drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.
andi’veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfamilies…inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey’renotjustgoingtowalkagain,they’regoingtorun,andthey’regoingtorunmarathons…intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinafghanistanwhosaid,simply,“…i’dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatihavedoneandwhaticanstilldo.”
everyday,thepeopleimeetinspireme…everyday,theymakemeproud…everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.
servingasyourfirstladyisanhonorandaprivilege…butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe’dbegun.
whileibelieveddeeplyinmyhusband’svisionforthiscountry…andiwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinarypresident…likeanymother,iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.
howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?
howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey’deverknown?
ourlifebeforemovingtowashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys…saturdaysatsoccergames,sundaysatgrandma’shouse…andadatenightforbarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,icouldn’tstayawakeforboth.andthetruthis,ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls…ideeplylovedthemanihadbuiltthatlifewith…andididn’twantthattochangeifhebecamepresident.
ilovedbarackjustthewayhewas.yousee,eventhoughbackthenbarackwassenatorandapresidentialcandidate…tome,hewasstilltheguywho’dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor…hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe’dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.
butwhenbarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamilythat’swheniknewihadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.yousee,barackandiwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn’thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluabletheirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosiswhenmybrotherandiwereyoung.andevenasakid,iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain…iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.
buteverymorning,iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday’swork,mybrotherandiwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim…watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork…heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.andwhenmybrotherandifinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.
butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.
andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege…andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.
yousee,formydad,that’swhatitmeanttobeaman.likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlifebeingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.andasigottoknowbarack,irealizedthateventhoughhe’dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he’dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.barack’sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank…andshemovedquicklyuptheranks…butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewasmenshehadactuallytrainedwerepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhilebarack’sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus…arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse…givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.andshewouldoftentellbarack,“solongasyoukidsdowell,bar,that’sallthatreallymatters.”
likesomanyamericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren’taskingformuch.theydidn’tbegrudgeanyoneelse’ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid…infact,theyadmiredit.
theysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalamericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon’tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou’resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.
that’showtheyraisedus…that’swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.welearnedaboutdignityanddecencythathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake…thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.
welearnedabouthonestyandintegritythatthetruthmatters…thatyoudon’ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules…andsuccessdoesn’tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumilitythatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean…andweweretaughttovalueeveryone’scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.thosearethevaluesbarackandiandsomanyofyouaretryingtopassontoourownchildren.
that’swhoweare.
andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,iknewthatididn’twantanyofthattochangeifbarackbecamepresident.
well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysinevercouldhaveimagined,ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn’tchangewhoyouareitrevealswhoyouare.
yousee,i’vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.andi’veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossapresident’sdeskarealwaysthehardonestheproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer…thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.
andaspresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,aspresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.
he’sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday’swork.that’swhyhesignedthelillyledbetterfairpayacttohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
that’swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.
that’showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagainjobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheunitedstatesofamerica.whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.hedidn’tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopoliticallythat’snothowhewasraisedhecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.hediditbecausehebelievesthathereinamerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine…ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey’resick…andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare…that’swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould’veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.
weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.
sointheend,forbarack,theseissuesaren’tpoliticalthey’repersonal.
becausebarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.
heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.barackknowstheamericandreambecausehe’slivedit…andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwherewe’refrom,orwhatwelooklike,orwhowelove.andhebelievesthatwhenyou’veworkedhard,anddonewell,andwalkedthr