奥巴马芝加哥胜利演说说课讲解.docx

1、奥巴马芝加哥胜利演说说课讲解奥巴马芝加哥胜利演说/Hello, Chicago. 您好，芝加哥。 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.如果还有人仍在怀疑美

2、国是否是一个一切皆有可能的国度的话，如果还有人仍在疑虑我们美国的缔造者的梦想是否还存在于我们这个时代的话，如果还有人仍在质疑我们民主的力量的话，今晚你就可以得到答案。 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 first time in their lives, because they bel

3、ieved that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.它的答案告诉延伸线，围绕学校和教堂的人数这个民族从未见过的，等待三个小时，四个小时的人们，许多第一次在他们的生活，因为他们认为，这次一定是不同的，他们的声音可能是不同的。 Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay

4、, 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.不管你是年轻人还是老年人，是富人还是穷人，是民主党人还是共和党人，是黑人还是白人，也不管你是拉丁美洲人或亚洲人还是本土美国人，更无论你是否为同性变者、是否是残疾人，这是美国人共同的答案。美国人向全世界传递一个声音，那就是我们的选举从

5、不分红州或蓝州。 We are, and always will be, the United States of America.我们属于，而且永远只属于美利坚合众国。 Its the answer that led those whove been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope o

6、f a better day.它的答案，导致这些谁一直在说这么长时间这么多的是玩世不恭和恐惧和怀疑是我们能够实现把他们手中的弧的历史和弯曲再次向希望一个更美好的一天。 Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.虽然等待了很长时间，但在今晚的这一决定性时刻，由于我们在这次选举中的努力，美国终于迎来了变革。 A little bit earlier t

7、his evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.今天傍晚稍早的时候，我接到麦凯恩参议员一个特别亲切的电话。 Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And hes fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagin

8、e. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.在竞选过程中，他坚持不懈，努力了很长时间，而且他还会为他所热爱的国家继续更加努力。他已经为美国奉献了太多，以到于我们许多人都无法想象。我们必须要更好地服务于我们的祖国，以补偿这位勇敢而无私的领导人。 I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that theyve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to r

9、enew this nations promise in the months ahead.我祝贺他以及佩林此前取得的所有成绩，而且我希望能够与他们合作，重申数月前我们对国家所做的承诺。 I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the v

10、ice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.我要感谢在这个征途上我的合作伙伴，一名男子从谁竞选他的心，并以对男性和女性，他成长起来的街道上骑着顿和同在火车上家美国特拉华州，副总统当选美国，乔-拜登。 And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nations n

11、ext first lady Michelle Obama.在过去16年间，如果没有我最好朋友的坚定支持，没有我家庭成员的强力支撑，没有我妻子，也就美国未来的第一夫人米歇尔-奥巴马无私的爱，今晚我不可能站在这里。 Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the new White House.马莉娅和萨莎，我也非常爱你们，你们肯定也沉浸在即将入住白宫的喜悦之中。 And while shes no lo

12、nger with us, I know my grandmothers watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.然而，我的外祖母已永远离开了我们，但我知道她也正和所有支持我的家人一样在看着我。我今晚非常想念他们，而且知道我欠他们的太多。 To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank yo

13、u so much for all the support that youve given me. I am grateful to them.我的妹妹玛雅，我的妹妹阿尔玛，我的所有其他的兄弟姐妹们，感谢你们给了我这么多的一切支持，我感谢他们。 And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best - the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of A

14、merica.和我的竞选顾问大卫-Plouffe，此次竞选的无名英雄，我认为，是他打造了美利坚合众国历史上最好的-最好的政治运动。 To my chief strategist David Axelrod whos been a partner with me every step of the way.我的首席策略师大卫阿克塞尔罗德，在一个合作伙伴与我的每一步。 To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful

15、for what youve sacrificed to get it done.最好的竞选团队以往任何时候都聚集在历史上的政治你这一点，我永远感谢您什么牺牲得到工作要做。 But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.但最重要的是，我永远不会忘记这场胜利的所有者，胜利属于你们，胜利属于你们。 I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start

16、with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $

17、10 and $20 to the cause.我从来没有对可能的候选人，这个办公室。我们没有开始多少钱或许多签注。我们的运动是不能孵化的大厅华盛顿。它开始在后院得梅因和客厅的和谐与前面门廊的查尔斯顿。这是由工作男性和女性谁挖成小储蓄，他们不得不放弃5美元和10美元和20美元的事业。 It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generations apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little

18、 pay and less sleep.它成长的力量的年轻人谁拒绝他们神话一代人的冷漠谁离开他们的家园和他们的家属就业提供一点工资和少睡觉。 It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two ce

19、nturies later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.它提请强度从不那么谁年轻人冒着严寒和酷暑敲门，门完美的陌生人，并从数以百万计的美国人谁自愿组织和证明，两个多世纪后，人民的政府由人民，为人民还没有灭亡的地球。 This is your victory.这是你们的胜利。 And I know you didnt do this just to win an election. And I know you didnt do it f

20、or me.我知道你们没有这样做只是为了赢得大选。我知道你们因为多而没有这样做。 You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a centu

21、ry.你这样做，是因为你明白艰巨性的任务摆在面前。即使在我们庆祝的今晚，我们知道，明天的挑战将是最大的我们的有生之年-两场战争，地球处于危险，最严重的金融危机的一个世纪。 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.即使我们今晚站在这里，我们知道有勇敢的美国人起床在沙漠伊拉克和阿富汗山区冒着生命危险为我们。 There are

22、 mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the mortgage or pay their doctors bills or save enough for their childs college education.有父亲和母亲谁将躺在清醒后的孩子入睡和不知道他们会作抵押或支付其医生的法案或储存足够的孩子的大学教育。 Theres new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new sc

23、hools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.有新能源可以利用，新的工作岗位要建立，新的学校建设，和威胁去处理，联盟要修理。 The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.未来的路还很长，而

24、且我们正在艰难地攀登在陡峭的山坡之上。我们未必能够在一年或是在一个总统任期之内达到目标，但美国肯定可以。我们肯定可以达到目标，此前我从未有今天晚上的如此信心。 I promise you, we as a people will get there.我向你们承诺，我们肯定可以。 There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government cant solve

25、every problem.当然，这一过程肯定还会出现挫折，甚至是不成功的开始。我作为总统所做出的决策，肯定也会有许多人并不赞同。我们知道政府并不能解决所有问题。 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 to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way its been do

26、ne in America for 221 years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.但我也会向你们诚恳地交待我们所面临的挑战。我会认真听从你们的建议，尤其是意见不一致的时候。总之，我邀请你们加入到国家再建的工作之中。221年来，我们的国家就是这样一砖一瓦，一点一滴地建造起来的。 What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.我们开始于21个月前深冬，不会结束在今年的这个秋天的

27、夜晚结束。 This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.这仅仅是胜利而不是我们所寻求的变化。这是唯一的机会，我们做出的改变。并能不会发生，如果我们回到这样的。 It cant happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice

28、.没有你，没有一种新的服务精神，新的牺牲精神，它不能发生。 So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.因此，让我们拿出一个新的爱国主义精神，责任感，在我们每个人都决心在球场和努力，并期待后，不仅自己，而且对方。 Let us remember that, if this financial crisis t

29、aught us anything, its that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.让我们记住，如果此次金融危机告诉我们什么，那就是我们不可能拥有一个蓬勃发展的华尔街，当主街受到影响时。 In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Lets resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity

30、 that has poisoned our politics for so long.在这个国家，我们的兴衰，作为一个民族，作为一个人。让我们抵制诱惑，回到属于同一党派和鸡毛蒜皮的小事和不成熟有毒害我们的政治这么久。 Lets 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 and individual liberty

31、 and national unity.让我们铭记，是这个州的人第一次将共和党的旗帜扛进了白宫，(共和党)是一个将价值观建立在自信、个人自由以及国家团结基础上的政党。 Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.我们所有人都信奉这

32、一价值。民主党今晚获得了巨大的胜利，但我们未来将用谦卑和决心来弥补竞选过程中产生的裂痕。 As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.正如林肯所说，我们不是敌人，而是朋友。我们决不能成为敌人，尽管目前的情绪有些紧张，但决不能容许它使我们之间的亲密情感纽带破裂。 And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.对于那些支持我的美国人，以及那些没有将选票投给我的人，我倾听到了你们的声音，我需要得到你们的帮助，而我也同样是你们的总统。 And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parlia