1、英语演讲原文The text of Barack Obamas victory speech in fullThe text of Barack Obamas victory speech in full新当选美国总统奥巴马11月4日晚在家乡芝加哥发表胜选感言。他说:美国目前主要面临的三大挑战:伊拉克和阿富汗战争、百年一遇的经济危机以及全球环境问题。 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if t
2、he dream of our founders 1 is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Its 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 very f
3、irst time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat 3 and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled Americ
4、ans 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. Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical 4 , and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve
5、 to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCa
6、in. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and hes fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Govern
7、or Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nations promise in the months ahead. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke 2 for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with o
8、n that train home to Delaware, the Vice 5 President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing 6 here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nations next First Lady, Michelle Obama.
9、Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the White House. And while shes no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
10、 To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what youve sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs t
11、o it belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start with much money or many endorsements 7 . Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord 8 and the front porches of Charleston. It
12、was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings 9 they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generations apathy 10 ; who left their homes and their families for jobs that of
13、fered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching 11 heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the
14、people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory. I know you didnt do this just to win an election and I know you didnt do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges t
15、hat tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime two wars, a planet in peril 12 , the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are
16、mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the mortgage, or pay their doctors bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair. The ro
17、ad ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you we as a people will get there. There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree
18、with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the on
19、ly way its been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years block by block, brick by brick, calloused 13 hand by calloused hand. What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek it is only the chance for
20、 us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism 14 ; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other.
21、Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, its that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people. Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship 15 and pettiness and immaturity
22、 16 that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity 17 . Those are values we all share, and whi
23、le the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility 18 and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friendsthough passion may have strained it must not
24、 break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are hu
25、ddled 19 around radios in the forgotten corners of our world our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security we support you. And to all those who ha
26、ve wondered if Americas beacon 20 still burns as bright tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is t
27、he true genius of America that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one thats on my mind tonight is about a woma
28、n who cast her ballot 21 in Atlanta. Shes a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sk
29、y; when someone like her couldnt vote for two reasons because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century in America the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we cant, and the
30、 people who pressed on with that American creed 22 : Yes we can. At a time when womens voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a
31、nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Montg
32、omery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can. America
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