奧巴馬獲勝演講中英文對照

1、2012奧巴馬獲勝演講中英文對照EdTranscript of President Obama ' s Victory SpeechNovember 7, 2012PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Tha nk you. Tha nk you. Tha nk you so much. (Sustai ned cheers, applause.)Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its owndest iny, the task of perfect i

2、ng our union moves forward. (Cheers, applause.)It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each o

3、f us will pursue our own in dividual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people. (Cheers, applause.)Toni ght, in this elect ion, you, the America n people, remin ded us that while our road has bee n hard, while our journey has bee n long, we have

4、picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.(Cheers, applause.)I want to thank every American who participated in this election. (Cheers, applause.) Whether you voted for the very first time (cheers) or wa

5、ited in line for a very long time (cheers) by the way, we have to fix that. (Cheers, applause.) Whether you pounded the paveme nt or picked up the phone (cheers, applause) whether you held an Obama sig n or a Romney sig n, you made your voice heard and you made a differe nee. (Cheers, applause.)I ju

6、st spoke with Governor Romney and I con gratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-foughtcampaign. (Cheers, applause.) We may have battled fiercely, but it' s only because we love thiscountry deeply and we care so stro ngly about its future. From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family

7、 has chosen to give back to America through public service. And that is a legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. (Cheers, applause.) In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitt ing dow n with Gover nor Romney to talk about where we can work together to movethis country forward.(Cheers, applau

8、se.)I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, America' s happy warrior, thebest vice preside nt an ybody could ever hope for, Joe Bide n. (Cheers, applause.)And I wouldn ' t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago.(Cheers, applause.) Le

9、t me say this publicly. Michelle, I have never loved you more. (Cheers, applause.) I have n ever bee n prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation ' s first lady. (Cheers, applause.)Sasha and Malia (cheers, applause) before our very eyes, you ' re growing up

10、to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom.(Cheers, applause.) And I am so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now, one dog' s probably eno ugh. (Laughter.)To the best campaig n team and volun teers in the history of politics (cheers, applause) the best the bes

11、t ever (cheers, applause) some of you were new this time around, and some of you have bee n at my side since the very beg innin g.(Cheers, applause.) But all of you are family. No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of thehistory we made together. (Cheers, applaus

12、e.) And you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president. Thank you for believing all the way (cheers, applause) to every hill, toevery valley. (Cheers, applause.) You lifted me up the whole day, and I will always be grateful for everything that you' ve done and all the incredible

13、 work that you' ve put in. (Cheers, applause.)I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics who tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chanc

14、e to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym or or saw folks working late at a campaign office in s ome tiny county far away from home, you' ll discover something else.You' llhear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer

15、 who' sworking his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. (Cheers, applause.) You' ll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who' s going door to door because her brother was finallyhired when the local auto plant added another shift. (Cheer

16、s, applause.)You 'helal r the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse whoing the p'hosnwesorlkate at night to make surethat no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home. (Cheers, applause.)That 'wshy we do this. Th

17、at 'wshat politics can be. That 'wshy elections matter. It 'nsot small, it' s big. It' s important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy andcomplicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when w

18、e make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy. That won' t change after tonight. And it shouldn' t. These arguments we have aremark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now j

19、ust for a chance to argue about the issues that matter (cheers, applause) the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America' s future.We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools a

20、nd the best teachers (cheers, applause) a country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation (scattered cheers, applause) with all of the good jobs and new businesses that follow.We want our children to live in an America that isn ' t burdened by

21、debt, that isn 'wteakened up by inequality, that isn 'thtreatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. (Cheers, applause.)We want to pass on a country that 'sasfe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the bes

22、t troops this this world has ever known (cheers, applause) but also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant Amer

23、ica open to the dreams of an immigrant' s daughter who studies in our sacnhdopollesdges to our flag (cheers, applause) to the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner (cheers, applause) to the furniture worker 'cshild in North Carolina who wants

24、 to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president.That th'e s (cheers, applause) that 'thse future we hope for.(Cheers, applause.) That 'tshe vision we share. That w'hesre we need to go forward. (Cheers, applause.) That ' s where w

25、e need to go. (Cheers, applause.)Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It 'nsot always a straight line. It 'nsot always a smooth path. By itself, t he recognition that we have common ho

26、pes and dreams won' t end all thegridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.But that common bond is where we must begin. Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is end

27、ing. (Cheers, applause.) A long campaign is now over. (Cheers, applause.) And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And youme a' ve madebetter president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more i

28、nspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead. (Cheers, applause.)Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. (Cheers, applause.) You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and work

29、ing with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together reducing our deficit, reforming out tax code, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil. We' ve got more work to do. (Cheers, applause.)But that doesn ' t mean your work is done. The ro

30、le of citizens in our democracy does not end with you r vote. America ' s never been about what can be done for us; it ' s about what can be don by us together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self- government. (Cheers, applause.) That' s the principle we were foun

31、ded on.This country h as more wealth than any nation, but that' s not what makes us rich. We have themost powerful military in history, but that' s not what makes us strong. Our university, our cultureare all the envy of the world, but that 'nost what keeps the world coming to our shores

32、. What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on Earth, the belief that our destiny is shared (cheers, applause) that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations, so that the freedom which so many Ame

33、ricans have fought for and died for come with responsibilities as well as rights, and among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism. That 'wshat makes America great. (Cheers, applause.)I am hopeful tonight because I have seen this spirit at work in America. I ' vseeen it in the fa

34、mily business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbors and in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see a frie nd lose a job. I ' ve seen it in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb and in those SEALs who charged up the stairs into darkne

35、ss and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back. (Cheers, applause.) I' ve seen ist hoonrethseof New Jersey and New York, where leaders fromevery party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a

36、terrible storm. (Cheers, applause.)And I saw it just the other day in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance compa

37、ny was about to stop paying for her care. (Cheers, applause.) I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father but meet this incredible daughter of his. And when he spoke to the crowd, listening to that father ' every parent in that room had tears in their eyes because we knew that little gir

38、l could be our own.And I know that every American wants her future to be just as bright. That' s who we are. Tthe country I' m so proud to lead as your president. (Cheers, applause.)And tonight, despite all the hardship we' vebeen through, despite all the frustrations ofWashington, I 

39、9;ve never been more hopeful about our future. (Cheers, applause.) I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope.AUDIENCE MEMBER: We got your back, Mr. President!PRESIDENT OBAMA: I 'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enor

40、mity of the tasks ahead or the road blocks that stand in our path. I'm not talking abwishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight. I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that

41、something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. (Cheers, applause.)America, I believe we can build on the progress we've made and continue to fight for new jobsand new opportunities and new security for the middle class. I believe we

42、 can keep the promise of our founding, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or wyou come from or what you look like or where you love (ph). It doesn't matter whether youblack or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich o

43、r poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. (Cheers, applause.) You can make it here in America if you're witry.(Cheers, applause.)I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. We're not as cynical as the pundi ts believe. We are greater th

44、an the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)And together, with your help and God's grace, we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just wh

45、y it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you, America. (Cheers, applause.) God bless you. God bless these United States. (Cheers, applause.) 謝謝，謝謝，非常感謝。兩百多年前，人民在這塊曾經(jīng)的殖民地上贏得了自己的命運； 今夜，我們向?qū)崿F(xiàn)完美聯(lián)邦的 目標又邁近了一步。這一步，是因為你們；這一步， 是因為你們證明了克服戰(zhàn)爭和蕭條的那種精神仍在，那份把 我們國家從絕望的深淵帶向希望之巔

46、的精神。我們每個人都可以追逐自己的夢想。 美國同 胞血濃于水，作為一個國家和民族，我們共起落、同榮辱。今晚，在這次選舉中，你們，美國人民們，提醒了我們：盡管路程艱辛，歷程漫長，我們?nèi)?能振作精神，奮起反擊。我們心中堅信，美利堅的每天更加美好。我想感謝每一位親身參與大選的美國人。 無論這是你的第一次投票， 又或是在隊伍中等待了 很久。順便說一句，排隊這個問題真是亟待解決。無論你是步行前往，還是拿起電話；無論 你舉的牌子上，寫的是奧巴馬還是羅姆尼你的聲音都會被聽到，你也一樣帶來了改變。我剛剛和羅姆尼州長通了話，向他和保羅瑞安，就這場艱難的戰(zhàn)役，表示了我的祝賀。雙方的選戰(zhàn)之所以慘烈， 正是因為我們都

47、如此深愛這個國家， 如此關(guān)心它的未來。從喬治到蘭 諾夫婦，再到他們的兒子米特， 羅姆尼一家選擇通過獻身公務來報效國家。 今晚，我們向這 一份寶貴的政治遺產(chǎn)致以我們的敬意和掌聲。在未來的幾個星期，我還希望能和羅姆尼州長坐下來， 討論在哪些方面，我們可以共同努力， 推動這個國家向前。我想謝謝我的朋友，我過去四年的搭檔，美國的快樂戰(zhàn)士一喬 拜登。能有他做副總統(tǒng)。夫復何求。另外，假如沒有那位 20 年前同意嫁給我的女人，我今天也不可能站在這里。讓我告訴所有 人吧：米歇爾，我對你的愛，是如此深切。 我目睹著我之外的美國人都愛上了你，作為第一夫人的你，我對你的驕傲，也是如此深切。 薩莎和瑪利亞 （奧巴馬的

48、兩個女兒 ），就在我們的注視下，你們已經(jīng)成長為兩位堅強、智慧、美麗的年輕女士，就像你們的媽媽一樣。已經(jīng)夠了。至政治史上最好的競選團隊和志愿者們： 入，有些人從一開始就與我們共同進退，我真得為你們驕傲。 不過我還是要說，一條狗應該你們是最好的， 最最好的。 你們中有些人是新鮮加 但你們都是我的家人。無論你在做什么， 以后要做什么，你們都能帶上這段我們共同創(chuàng)造的歷史，以及這位感恩的總統(tǒng)對你們一生的感激。謝謝你們的一路堅信，陪我翻過每座丘嶺，穿越每座山谷。一路走來，多虧你們的輔佑。我會永遠為你們所付出的一切和所有卓越之至的工作而心懷感激。7 / 7我知道有時候政治競選看起來渺小， 甚至愚蠢， 訴我們

49、， 政治不過是為特殊利益集團服務的猴戲。 人，或是在高中體育館圍線外排隊的人們交談過； 里工作到很晚的人們，你一定會有新的認識。 你會在一位半工半讀的年輕活動現(xiàn)場組織者聲音中，這為憤世嫉俗者們提供了很多素材。 他們告 但如果你曾經(jīng)同參加過我們的集會的普通 或是看到在遠離家鄉(xiāng)的小郡縣競選辦公室聽到無比的堅定。 他想讓每個孩子都能有均等的機會； 你會在一名志愿者聲音中， 聽到他的自豪。 她挨家挨戶的告訴每一個人， 她的哥哥終于有了 工作，因為當?shù)氐钠嚬驹黾恿艘粋€輪班； 你會在一位軍嫂聲音中聽到她的愛國主義情懷。 她深夜也不放下電話是為了要讓每一位保家 衛(wèi)國的戰(zhàn)士，都不用在回家后，卻為一份工作、

50、一片屋檐，苦苦求而不得。這就是我們做這些的原因。政治也可以說這樣的。 這就是為什么， 選舉是重要的。 它并不渺 小，它是件大事，很重要的大事。在有三億人口的國家中，民主會顯得喧嘩、混亂、復雜。我們有自己的觀點，每個人都有自 己堅定的信仰。 當面對困難的時期， 當我們的國家需要作出重大的決定時， 它必然會激發(fā)熱 情，也掀起爭議。這些在今晚之后都不會改變，也不應該被改變。這些爭論是我們自由的印記。我們永遠不能忘記， 就在此時此刻， 在一些遙遠的國家， 人民正在冒著生命的危險，只為了 能有討論那些重要話題的機會，為了能有像我們今天這樣投出自己一票的機會。盡管我們有不同， 我們中的大多數(shù)， 對美國的未

51、來懷有一樣的希望。 我們希望自己的孩子成 長在這樣一個國家：他們能去到最好的學校，有最好的老師；它不會辜負前人留下的遺產(chǎn)， 繼續(xù)成為全球科技、探索、創(chuàng)新的領(lǐng)導者，有好的工作、新的產(chǎn)業(yè)隨之而來；我們希望自己 孩子成長的美國， 不會被債務負累， 不會因不平等而有所削弱， 也不會被地球變暖而帶來的 危害所威脅。我們想要傳承的，是一個安全并受全球尊敬與愛戴的國家。 我們想要傳承的，是一個由世界最強軍事力量保衛(wèi)，擁有最好的軍隊的國家。同時，也是一 個自信前行的國家 走出戰(zhàn)爭的陰霾，塑造和平景象，保障每個人的自由與尊嚴。 我們相信美國是一個慷慨大度的國家，一個悲天憫人的國家，更是一個海納百川的國家。 我們要接納在我國學校學習并對我們的國旗宣誓， 滿懷夢想的移民； 要接納身處芝加哥南部 市井之中卻能志存高遠的男孩； 還要接納北卡州家具工人的孩子， 他們夢想著成為醫(yī)生、 科 學家、工程師、企業(yè)家、外交官，甚至是總統(tǒng)。那正是我們所期望的未來， 是我們共有的愿景， 是我們需要 "前進"的方向， 那是我們的目標。 對于如何實現(xiàn)這一目標， 我們可能會意見相左， 有時分歧甚大， 兩個多世紀以來， 一直如此。 我們總會斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地取得進步，前行的路線總有曲折，不會一直是平坦通途。 認識到我們擁有共同的希望與夢想， 單靠這一點無法