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奥巴马竞选美国总统英语演讲稿
奥巴马竞选美国总统英语演讲稿
ifthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatamericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible;whostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime;whostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.
it'stheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbersthisnationhasneverseen;bypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursandfourhours,manyfortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives,becausetheybelievedthatthistimemustbedifferent;thattheirvoicecouldbethatdifference.
it'stheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,democratandrepublican,black,white,latino,asian,nativeamerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdisabled-americanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenacollectionofredstatesandbluestates:
weare,andalwayswillbe,theunitedstatesofamerica.
it'stheanswerthatledthosewhohavebeentoldforsolongbysomanytobecynical,andfearful,anddoubtfulofwhatwecanachievetoputtheirhandsonthearcofhistoryandbenditoncemoretowardthehopeofabetterday.
it'sbeenalongtimecoming,buttonight,becauseofwhatwedidonthisday,inthiselection,atthisdefiningmoment,changehascometoamerica.
ijustreceivedaverygraciouscallfromsenatormccain.hefoughtlongandhardinthiscampaign,andhe'sfoughtevenlongerandharderforthecountryheloves.hehasenduredsacrificesforamericathatmostofuscannotbegintoimagine,andwearebetterofffortheservicerenderedbythisbraveandselflessleader.icongratulatehimandgovernorpalinforalltheyhaveachieved,andilookforwardtoworkingwiththemtorenewthisnation'spromiseinthemonthsahead.
iwanttothankmypartnerinthisjourney,amanwhocampaignedfromhisheartandspokeforthemenandwomenhegrewupwithonthestreetsofscrantonandrodewithonthattrainhometodelaware,thevicepresident-electoftheunitedstates,joebiden.
iwouldnotbestandingheretonightwithouttheunyieldingsupportofmybestfriendforthelastsixteenyears,therockofourfamilyandtheloveofmylife,ournation'snextfirstlady,michelleobama.sashaandmalia,iloveyoubothsomuch,andyouhaveearnedthenewpuppythat'scomingwithustothewhitehouse.andwhileshe'snolongerwithus,iknowmygrandmotheriswatching,alongwiththefamilythatmademewhoiam.imissthemtonight,andknowthatmydebttothemisbeyondmeasure.
tomycampaignmanagerdavidplouffe,mychiefstrategistdavidaxelrod,andthebestcampaignteameverassembledinthehistoryofpolitics-youmadethishappen,andiamforevergratefulforwhatyou'vesacrificedtogetitdone.
butaboveall,iwillneverforgetwhothisvictorytrulybelongsto-itbelongstoyou.
iwasneverthelikeliestcandidateforthisoffice.wedidn'tstartwithmuchmoneyormanyendorsements.ourcampaignwasnothatchedinthehallsofwashington-itbeganinthebackyardsofdesmoinesandthelivingroomsofconcordandthefrontporchesofcharleston.
itwasbuiltbyworkingmenandwomenwhodugintowhatlittlesavingstheyhadtogivefivedollarsandtendollarsandtwentydollarstothiscause.itgrewstrengthfromtheyoungpeoplewhorejectedthemythoftheirgeneration'sapathy;wholefttheirhomesandtheirfamiliesforjobsthatofferedlittlepayandlesssleep;fromthenot-so-youngpeoplewhobravedthebittercoldandscorchingheattoknockonthedoorsofperfectstrangers;fromthemillionsofamericanswhovolunteered,andorganized,andprovedthatmorethantwocenturieslater,agovernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeoplehasnotperishedfromthisearth.thisisyourvictory.
iknowyoudidn'tdothisjusttowinanelectionandiknowyoudidn'tdoitforme.youdiditbecauseyouunderstandtheenormityofthetaskthatliesahead.forevenaswecelebratetonight,weknowthechallengesthattomorrowwillbringarethegreatestofourlifetime-twowars,aplanetinperil,theworstfinancialcrisisinacentury.evenaswestandheretonight,weknowtherearebraveamericanswakingupinthedesertsofiraqandthemountainsofafghanistantorisktheirlivesforus.therearemothersandfatherswhowilllieawakeaftertheirchildrenfallasleepandwonderhowthey'llmakethemortgage,orpaytheirdoctor'sbills,orsaveenoughforcollege.thereisnewenergytoharnessandnewjobstobecreated;newschoolstobuildandthreatstomeetandalliancestorepair.
theroadaheadwillbelong.ourclimbwillbesteep.wemaynotgetthereinoneyearorevenoneterm,butamerica-ihaveneverbeenmorehopefulthaniamtonightthatwewillgetthere.ipromiseyou-weasapeoplewillgetthere.
therewillbesetbacksandfalsestarts.therearemanywhowon'tagree