【正文】 ousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ，即美利堅合眾國獨立第236年，親筆在此簽名為證。It is the American people39。s oldest and most cherished traditions, Thanksgiving Day brings us closer to our loved ones and invites us to reflect on the blessings that enrich our observance recalls the celebration of an autumn harvest centuries ago, when the Wampanoag tribe joined the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony to share in the fruits of a bountiful feast honored the Wampanoag for generously extending their knowledge of local game and agriculture to the Pilgrims, and today we renew our gratitude to all American Indians and Alaska take this time to remember the ways that the First Americans have enriched our Nation39。當(dāng)時的盛宴表達(dá)了對萬帕諾亞格部落向新移民傳授當(dāng)?shù)蒯鳙C和農(nóng)作知識的慷慨友情的贊賞；今天，我們繼續(xù)向所有美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民表示感恩。s first Thanksgiving, he praised a generous and knowing God for shepherding our young Republic through its uncertain later, President Abraham Lincoln looked to the divine to protect those who had known the worst of civil war, and to restore the Nation “to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility, and union.”雖然我們的傳統(tǒng)與時俱進，但是作為感恩節(jié)核心的恩惠與謙卑精神貫穿于我們歷史的各段篇章，始終如一。林肯（Abraham Lincoln）總統(tǒng)祈求神靈保佑深領(lǐng)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)不幸的人們，讓國家重享完全的“和平、和諧、安寧與聯(lián)邦團結(jié)”。面對精簡度日的美國大家庭的成員，讓我們再次向需要幫助的朋友和國人獻出愛心。奧巴馬，以美國憲法和法律賦予我的權(quán)力，特此宣布2011年11月24日星期四為全國感恩節(jié)。奧巴馬）第四篇：美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬感恩節(jié)致辭On behalf of the Obama family – Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo and me– I want to wish everyone a very happy ——米歇爾，瑪利亞，莎莎，小狗波，還有我——祝愿大家感恩節(jié)快樂！For us, like so many of you, this is a day full of family and friends。That’s especially important this a nation, we’ve just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our it also required us to make choices – and sometimes those choices led us to focus on what sets us apart instead of what ties us together。Thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective – to remember that, despite our differences, we are, and always will be, Americans first and ，要記住，盡管存在分歧，我們永遠(yuǎn)要把美國人民的利益放在首位。to know that there are brave men and women defending our freedom around the globe。Right now, as we prepare to gather around our dinner tables, there are families in the northeast who don’t have that of them have lost everything to Hurricane Sandy – homes, possessions, even loved it will be a long time before life goes back to ，當(dāng)我們準(zhǔn)備圍坐在餐桌前時，在東北還有許多家庭無法享受這些。我們看到了醫(yī)護人員利用午休時間發(fā)放救援物資。As Americans, we are a bold, generous, bighearted our brothers and sisters are in need, we roll up our sleeves and get to work – not for the recognition or the reward, but because it’s the right thing to there but for the grace of God go because here in America, we rise or fall together, as one nation and one ，我們勇敢，慷慨，善良。That’s something to be grateful for – today and every ——今天以及每一天。Today we‘re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the no matter how advanced we get，there will never be a substitute for the love and support and，most importantly，the presence of a parent in a child’s in many ways，that‘s uniquely true for 。我是由單親媽媽和兩個和藹的祖父母帶大，他們?yōu)槲易隽瞬豢上胂蟮臓奚?。我也見過許多其他人，父親，叔叔，或沒有家庭聯(lián)系的男人，他們都在試圖去打破常規(guī)并給我們的年青人一個強大的男人的榜樣。直到今天，我仍在找尋如何才能做一個更好的丈夫和父親的途徑。Because if there‘s one thing I’ve learned along the way，it‘s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at ’s what matters I look back on my life，I won‘t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I ’ll be thinking about Michelle，and the journey we‘ve been on ’ll be thinking about Sasha‘s dance recitals and Malia’s tennis matches– about the conversations we‘ve had and the quiet moments we’ve ‘ll be thinking about whether I did right by them，and whether they knew，every day，just how much they were ，那就是如果我們的家庭失敗，我們的成就將黯然無光。我會想我是否對他們所做是正確的，他們是否每天都知道我是多么的愛他們。