公開課2008年勝選obama

BarackObamaIfthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatAmericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible;whostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime;whostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.如果還有人懷疑美國是否是一切皆有可能的國度，還有人懷疑國父們的夢想在我們的時代是否還存在，還有人懷疑我們的民主所擁有的力量，那么今晚你們會聽到答案。It’stheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbersthisnationhasneverseen;bypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursandfourhours,manyfortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives,becausetheybelievedthatthistimemustbedifferent;thattheirvoicecouldbethatdifference.是那些在學(xué)校和教堂拍排著長隊的選民做出了回答，這樣的規(guī)模我們從來沒有見過；是那些排隊等候了三四個小時的人們做出了回答，他們中的很多人是有生以來第一次投票，因為他們相信這次真的不同，相信他們的聲音就是不同的地方。It’stheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,DemocratandRepublican,black,white,Hispanic,Asian,NativeAmerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdisabled–AmericanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenacollectionofRedStatesandBlueStates:weare,andalwayswillbe,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.這個回答來自青年老人、窮人富人、民主黨共和黨人、黑皮膚白皮膚、拉美人、亞裔、印第安人、同性戀、非同性戀、殘疾人、健全者——美國人告訴世界，我們出來都不是簡單的個體集合，也不是紅藍(lán)陣營的政治堆砌：我們是，而且永遠(yuǎn)都是美利堅合眾國。It’stheanswerthatledthosewhohavebeentoldforsolongbysomanytobecynical,andfearful,anddoubtfulaboutwhatwecanachievetoputtheirhandsonthearcofhistoryandbenditoncemoretowardthehopeofabetterday.很多人在長久的耳濡目染中憤世嫉俗，擔(dān)憂、懷疑，但他們今天做出了回答。他們的雙手扭轉(zhuǎn)了歷史，讓歷史轉(zhuǎn)向充滿希望的新的一天。It’sbeenalongtimecoming,buttonight,becauseofwhatwedidonthisdate,inthiselection,atthisdefiningmoment,changehascometoAmerica.我們等了很久，但今夜，因為我們今天的努力，因為這次選舉，在這決定性的時刻，美國終于迎來了轉(zhuǎn)變。Alittlebitearlierthisevening,IreceivedanextraordinarilygraciouscallfromSenatorMcCain.SenatorMcCainfoughtlongandhardinthiscampaign,andhe’sfoughtevenlongerandharderforthecountrythatheloves.HehasenduredsacrificesforAmericathatmostofuscannotbegintoimagine,wearebetterofffortheservicerenderedbythisbraveandselflessleader.Icongratulatehim.IcongratulateGovernorPalinforalltheyhaveachieved,andIlookforwardtoworkingwiththemtorenewthisnation’spromiseinthemonthsahead.Iwanttothankmypartnerinthisjourney,amanwhocampaignedfromhisheartandspokeforthemenandwomenhegrewupwithonthestreetsofScrantonandrodewithonthattrainhometoDelaware,theVicePresident-electoftheUnitedStates,JoeBiden.Iwouldnotbestandingheretonightwithouttheunyieldingsupportofmybestfriendforthelastsixteenyears,therockofourfamilyandtheloveofmylife,ournation’snextFirstLady,MichelleObama.SashaandMalia,Iloveyoubothsomuch,andyouhaveearnedthenewpuppythat’scomingwithustotheWhiteHouse.Andwhileshe’snolongerwithus,