【正文】 t festivals.第三篇：奧巴馬2011年感恩節(jié)致辭奧巴馬2011年感恩節(jié)致辭Thanksgiving Day, 2011A ProclamationBy the President of the United States of America2011年感恩節(jié)美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)總統(tǒng)公告2011年11月16日November 16, 2011One of our Nation39。這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)上溯至幾百年前萬(wàn)帕諾亞格部落（Wampanoag tribe）和普利茅斯殖民地（Plymouth Colony）清教徒移民分享秋收果實(shí)的歡慶時(shí)節(jié)。Though our traditions have evolved, the spirit of grace and humility at the heart of Thanksgiving has persisted through every chapter of our President George Washington proclaimed our country39。幾十年后，亞伯拉罕今天，讓我們向付出各種犧牲的男女軍人表示感謝，也讓我們心系那些在餐桌邊為值守在險(xiǎn)境中的親人留著空位的家庭。NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 24, 2011, as a NationalDay of encourage the people of the United States to e togetherwhether in our homes, places of worship, munity centers, or any place of fellowship for friends and neighborsto give thanks for all we have received in the past year, to express appreciation to those whose lives enrich our own, and to share our bounty with ，我，美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)總統(tǒng)巴拉克BARACK OBAMA（巴拉克但對(duì)大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，這一天都會(huì)彼此感恩，感謝我們所得到的一切。而有時(shí)候這些選擇會(huì)過(guò)于著重在什么使我們不同，而不是聯(lián)系起來(lái)；在支持我們的候選人，而不是我們的國(guó)家。to worship as we please。美國(guó)人相信我們有責(zé)任去關(guān)心那些不太幸運(yùn)的人，彼此拉對(duì)方一把，然后一起向前。過(guò)去幾周以來(lái)，我們看到了聯(lián)邦應(yīng)急管理署的工作人員，國(guó)民警衛(wèi)隊(duì)的軍人，以及第一救援人員們?cè)谑転?zāi)地區(qū)不分晝夜的工作。但那就不是我們了，那也不是我們會(huì)做的。因?yàn)樵诿绹?guó)，我們同甘苦共患難，作為一個(gè)國(guó)家，一個(gè)民族。本周日即將是父親節(jié)，我想借此機(jī)會(huì)談?wù)勎覀兇蠹医K將面臨的最最重要的工作：做一個(gè)父親。I never really knew my own was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible sacrifices for there are single parents all across the country who do a heroic job raising terrific I still wish I had a dad whowas not only around，but involved； another role model to teach me what my mom did her best to instill– values like hard work and integrity； responsibility and delayed gratification– all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a brighter future for 。That‘s why I try every day to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and I’ve met plenty of other people– dads and uncles and men without a family connection– who are trying to break the cycle and give more of our young people a strong male role ，這是我的父親所沒有做到的。然而，沒有人是完美的。我的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子也將繼續(xù)與宗教，各社團(tuán)，商業(yè)聯(lián)合去發(fā)動(dòng)強(qiáng)大的如何撫育孩子和為人之父的活動(dòng)。我會(huì)去想Sasha的舞蹈彩排和Malia的網(wǎng)球比賽，以及我們之間的談話和共享的安靜時(shí)光。Happy Father‘s Day to all the dads out there，and have a great ，并過(guò)一個(gè)美好的周末。That‘s what I think being a father is all if we can do our best to be a source of fort and encouragement to our kids； if we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be； then we will have 。家庭是最重要的。And I want to do what I can as President to encourage marriage and strong should reform our child support laws to get more men working and engaged with their my Administration will continue to work with the faith and other munity organizations，as well as businesses，on a campaign to encourage strong parenting and ，我想盡我所能去鼓勵(lì)婚姻和強(qiáng)大的家庭。Being a good parent isn‘t demands your constant attention，frequent sacrifice，and a healthy dose of nobody’s this day，I‘m still figuring out how to be a better husband to my wife and father to my 。全國(guó)有很多的單親父母做著同樣偉大的帶大孩子的工作。但無(wú)論科技如何發(fā)達(dá)，都沒有任何東西可以取代一個(gè)家長(zhǎng)在孩子生活中的出現(xiàn)，愛和支持。So to all the Americans doing your part to make our world a better place – it is my privilege to serve as your all our servicemembers – it is my honor to be your Commander in from our family to yours, happy ，我要對(duì)所有各盡其職共同創(chuàng)造我們美好家園的美國(guó)人說(shuō)，我為能夠成為你們的總統(tǒng)而感到無(wú)比榮幸；我要對(duì)所有的部隊(duì)軍人說(shuō)，我為能夠成為你們的總司令而無(wú)比自豪。當(dāng)我們的兄弟姐妹有需要的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)挽起袖子就去幫忙，不是為了獲得認(rèn)可或是獎(jiǎng)賞，而是因?yàn)檫@是我們認(rèn)為正確的事情。眾多家庭提供出他們的空余臥室，消防部門提供免費(fèi)熱水淋浴，巴士滿載著來(lái)自數(shù)百英里以外的志愿者來(lái)到災(zāi)區(qū)，大家彼此分享著擁有的一切——食物，水，電——并且一遍遍地說(shuō)能有屋頂來(lái)遮雨是多么的幸運(yùn)。他們?cè)陲Z風(fēng)桑迪的災(zāi)害中失去了一切——家園，財(cái)產(chǎn)，甚至深愛的親人，生活恢復(fù)正常還需要很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。and to look our children in the eye and tell them that, here in America, no dream is too big if they’re willing