【正文】 wewill get 。 bills or save enough for their child39。因為即便我們今晚歡呼慶祝，我們也知道明天將面臨我們一生之中最為艱巨的挑戰(zhàn)－－兩場戰(zhàn)爭、一個面臨危險的星球，還有百年來最嚴重的金融危機。And I know you didn39。我們 的競選活動能有今天的規(guī)模，是因為辛勤工作的人們從自己的微薄積蓄中拿出錢來，捐出一筆又一筆5美元、10美元、20美元。I was never the likeliest candidate for this didn39。s been a partner with me every step of the ，這條道路上每一步都與我同行的伙伴。To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much forall the support that you39。And while she39。他全心參與競選活動，為普通民眾代言，他們是他在斯克蘭頓從小到大的伙伴，也是在他回特拉華的火車上遇到的男男女女。I congratulate for all that they39。 fought long and hard in this he39。ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical andfearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history andbend it once more toward the hope of a better ，很多人一再受到告誡，要對我們所能取得的成績極盡諷刺、擔憂和懷疑之能事，但這個答案讓這些人伸出手來把握歷史，再次讓它朝向美好明天的希望延伸。s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black，white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals ora collection of red states and blue －－無論老少貧富，無論是民主黨還是共和黨，無論是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亞裔、原住民，是同性戀者還是異性戀者、殘疾人還是健全人－－我們從來不是“紅州”和“藍州”的對立陣營。It39。s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers thisnation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the firsttime in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that theirvoices could be that ；是等了三四個小時的選民所給出的答案。We are, and always will be, the United States of ，永遠都是。It39。s fought even longer and harderfor the country that he has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannotbegin to are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless，而他為自己所深愛的這個國家奮斗的時間更長、過程更艱辛。ve I lookforward to working with them to renew this nation39。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 nation’s next first lady Michelle ，我今晚就不會站在這里，她是我過去16年來最好的朋友、是我們一家人的中堅和我一生的摯愛，更是我們國家的下一位第一夫人：米歇爾?奧巴馬(Michelle Obama)。s no longer with us, I know my grandmother39。ve given am grateful to ，我的妹妹阿爾瑪，我的所有其他的兄弟姐妹們，感謝你們給了我這么多的一切支持，我感謝他們。To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen，and I am forever grateful for what you39。t start with much money or many campaign was not hatched in the halls of began in thebackyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5and $10 and $20 to the 。It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。t do this just to win an I know you didn39。Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts ofIraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for ，我們知道伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中還有勇敢的美國士兵醒來，甘冒生命危險保護著我們。scollege ，擔心如何償還按揭月供、付醫(yī)藥費或是存夠錢送孩子上大學。我們可能無法在一年甚至一屆任期之內(nèi)實現(xiàn)上述目標，但我從未像今晚這樣滿懷希望，相信我們會實現(xiàn)。t solve every ，這一過程肯定還會出現(xiàn)挫折，甚至是不成功的開始。s been done in America for 221 yearsblock by block, brickby brick, calloused hand by calloused 。What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn ，不會結(jié)束在今年的這個秋天的夜晚結(jié)束。t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of ，沒有一種新的服務(wù)精神，新的犧牲精神，它也不可能發(fā)生。Let39。And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure ofhumility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our ，但我們是以謙卑的態(tài)度和彌合阻礙我們進步的分歧的決心贏得這場勝利的。To thoseto those who would tear the world down: We will defeat those who seekpeace and security: We support to all those who have wondered if America39。That39。我們?nèi)〉玫某删蜑槲覀儗砟軌蛉〉?的以及必須取得的成就增添了希望。s a lot likethe millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election exceptfor one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years “第一”，也誕生了很多將世代流傳的故事。a time when there were no cars on the road orplanes in the sky。s seen throughout her century in Americatheheartache and the hope。At a time when women39。是的，我們能做到。是的，我們能做到。America, we have e so have seen so there is so much more to tonight, let us ask ourselvesif our children should live to see the next century。因此今夜，讓我們自問－－如果我們的孩子能夠活到下個世紀；如果我們的女兒有幸活得和安一樣長，他們將會看到怎樣的改變？我們將會取得怎樣的進步？This is our chance to answer that is our 。to reclaim the American dream andreaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one。上帝保佑你們。諸如美國總統(tǒng)林肯的《葛底斯堡演說》中的排比句： “A government of the people，by the people，for the people shall not perish from the earth.”（民有，民治，民享的政府永 遠不會在地球上消失）；美國總統(tǒng)肯尼迪就職演說中的對 句：“Ask not what your country can do for you，ask what you can do for your country.”（不要問你的國家為你做了什么，而要先問你為你的國家做了什么。杰克遜演講中的比喻：“America is not like a blanket—— —one piece of unbroken cloth...America is more like a quilt—— —woven together with one mon thread...”（美國不像一張地毯—— —一塊完整的布??美 國更像一條被子—— —用一根線編制在一起??）等不勝 枚舉。（parallelism）莫屬，可以說是必不可少的。如：“The true strength of our nation es not from our might of our arms or thescale of our wealth，but from the enduring power of our ideals：democracy，liberty，opportunity，and unyielding hope.”（我們國家的真正力量不是來自我們強有力的武器，亦非來自我們雄厚的財富，而是來自我們持久不變的理想：民主、自由、機遇和夙愿），這屬于單詞的排比，而這在漢語中一般并不歸類為排比；再如：“She lived to see them standup and speak out and reach for the ballot.”（她活著看到女人們站起來，說出來，并獲得選舉權(quán)）；“There is new energyto harness and new jobs to be created；new schools to buildand threats to meet and alliances to repair.”（我們還要使用新的能量，創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)機會，開辦新的學校，勇敢面對威脅，積極修復(fù)盟國關(guān)系）和“I would not be standing heretonight without the unyielding support of my best friend forthe last sixteen years，the rock of our family and the love ofmy life，our nation’s next First Lady，Michelle Obama.”（我今晚能站在這里，是和一個人的不懈支持分不開的。（antithesis）也是演講中一個比較常見的修辭手法。）通過對照的方式可奧巴馬競選獲勝演講的修辭分析郭 瑞1王秋生2（1河北師范大學 外國語學院，河北 石家莊 050016；2北京語言大學 外國語學院，北京 100000）○ 文學