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半的領(lǐng)土。由于我們的官員、執(zhí)法人員和外交官的非凡勇氣，無論男性還是女性，在過去八年中，沒有外國(guó)恐怖組織成功實(shí)施對(duì)我們的家園的襲擊，雖然波士頓和奧蘭多提醒我們激進(jìn)組織的危險(xiǎn)性，單我們的執(zhí)法機(jī)構(gòu)比以往更加具有有效性和警惕性。這不是總是使政治如此沮喪的那部分嗎？當(dāng)我們建議將財(cái)務(wù)經(jīng)費(fèi)投入到孩子們的學(xué)齡前教育時(shí)，選舉官員對(duì)赤字感到如此憤怒，但是當(dāng)為公司削減稅收時(shí)，為什么不感到憤怒？其它黨派做出道德淪喪的事情時(shí)，我們緊緊抓住不放，但為什么當(dāng)我們自己的黨派做出相同的事情時(shí)，我們卻選擇原諒？這不僅是不誠實(shí)，而是對(duì)事實(shí)進(jìn)行選擇；這會(huì)自取其咎，因?yàn)槲业膵寢屧?jīng)告訴我，“事實(shí)總有一天會(huì)暴露在你面前。這一切都不容易。我當(dāng)選后，出現(xiàn)了一種說法是美國(guó)進(jìn)入后種族時(shí)代（種族歧視已經(jīng)不存在），這只是一個(gè)愿景，并不是現(xiàn)實(shí)。我們?nèi)绾蝸響?yīng)對(duì)這些挑戰(zhàn)，將決定我們是否有能力教育好我們的孩子，創(chuàng)造優(yōu)質(zhì)的工作，并保護(hù)我們的家園。但是，只有我們保持民主這些潛力才會(huì)發(fā)揮出來。十天之內(nèi)，世界將會(huì)見證我們民主的一個(gè)標(biāo)志：通過自由選舉，將總統(tǒng)的權(quán)利和平地移交給下一位總統(tǒng)。但是美國(guó)在漫長(zhǎng)的發(fā)展過程中，我們一直銳意進(jìn)取，不斷拓寬我們的信條，去擁抱所有，而不僅僅是其中一部分。這是造物者賜予我們的禮物，我們擁有用汗水、辛勞和想象力去追逐我們的個(gè)人夢(mèng)想和自由，同時(shí)也承擔(dān)有團(tuán)結(jié)一致，實(shí)現(xiàn)更高目標(biāo)的義務(wù)。我相信，這不只是我自己的一個(gè)信念，也是我們整個(gè)美國(guó)思想的核心所在——對(duì)自治進(jìn)行大膽地嘗試。就在離這不遠(yuǎn)的一個(gè)社區(qū)，我開始參與教會(huì)團(tuán)體工作。以下是奧巴馬的告別演講全文：你好，芝加哥！回家的感覺真好！謝謝，謝謝大家！在過去幾個(gè)星期里，我和Michelle收到了各種美好的祝愿，我們非常感動(dòng)，感謝大家對(duì)我的支持。that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice。to hitch your wagon to something bigger than generation ing up – unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic – I’ve seen you in every corner of the believe in a fair, just, inclusive America。so coarse with rancor that Americans with whom we disagree are not just misguided, but somehow weaken those ties when we define some of us as more American than others。and although Boston and Orlando remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ’ve taken out tens of thousands of terrorists – including Osama bin global coalition we’re leading against ISIL has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your protecting our way of life requires more than our can buckle when we give in to just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we ’s why, for the past eight years, I’ve worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firm legal ’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil ’s why I reject discrimination against Muslim ’s why we cannot withdraw from global fights – to expand democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and LGBT rights – no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be let’s be vigilant, but not will try to kill innocent they cannot defeat America unless we betray our Constitution and our principles in the like Russia or China cannot match our influence around the world – unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller brings me to my final point – our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic voting rates are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should make it easier, not harder, to trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to mon sense and not rigid all of this depends on our participation。the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently。they’ll be busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking , we can and should argue about the best approach to the to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations。that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our of this is too many of us, it’s bee safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste – all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even increasingly, we bee so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out trend represents a third threat to our is a battle of ideas。they embraced this nation’s creed, and it was regardless of the station we occupy。that We, the People, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect is the great gift our Founders gave freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination – and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has given work and purpose to each new ’s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to ’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande, pushed women to reach for the ballot, powered workers to ’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima。第一篇：奧巴馬離職演講(中英文)英文原文It’s good to be fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the wellwishes we’ve received over the past few tonight it’s my turn to say we’ve seen eyetoeye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools。still searching for a purpose to my was in neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and is where I learn