【正文】 享用美味的食物、講故事、看點(diǎn)足球比賽，最重要的是，感恩——就像你們大多數(shù)人一樣。
　　We give thanks for the freedoms they defend – the freedom to think what we want and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our leaders and, yes, criticize them without punishment. People around the world are fighting and even dying for their chance at these freedoms. We stand with them in that struggle, and we give thanks for being free.
　　我們感恩他們所捍衛(wèi)的自由——讓我們敢想敢說的自由、讓我們選擇信仰的自由、讓我們選擇自己的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的自由，以及，不受懲罰地批評領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的自由。那些失去工作而且沒有絲毫過錯(cuò)卻找不到新工作的美國人，那些深陷貧困而且急需救援之手的美國人。
　　Thank you, God bless you, and from my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
　　謝謝，上帝保佑你。不管我們多么不同，我們都是美國大家庭的一份子。這樣的大度慷慨是我們美國人性格中的核心部分。
　　We give thanks for the generations who followed – people of all races and religions, who arrived here from every country on Earth and worked to build something better for themselves and for us.
　　我們對相繼而來的世世代代的人們表達(dá)感激。
　　That’s something to be grateful for – today and every day.
　　總有些事是值得我們感激的——今天以及每一天。我們看到了醫(yī)護(hù)人員利用午休時(shí)間發(fā)放救援物資。 to know that there are brave men and women defending our freedom around the globe。 on what candidate we support instead of what country we belong to.
　　這一天對于今年來說格外重要。我呼吁美國全體人民，不論是在家中、在敬拜場所、在社區(qū)中心，還是在任何與親朋好友及左鄰右舍歡聚的地方，共同對我們過去一年所得的一切表 示感謝，向那些用他們的生命豐富了我們的生活的人表示感謝。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(tuán)結(jié)”。
　　Though our traditions have evolved, the spirit of grace and humility at the heart of Thanksgiving has persisted through every chapter of our story. When President George Washington proclaimed our country’s first Thanksgiving, he praised a generous and knowing God for shepherding our young Republic through its uncertain beginnings. Decades later, President Abraham Lincoln looked to the divine to protect those who had known the worst of civil war, and to restore the Nation amp。quot。資料共分享，我們負(fù)責(zé)傳遞知識(shí)。s bounties and blessings.
　　Thanksgiving Day is a time each year, dating back to our founding, when we lay aside the troubles and disagreements of the day and bow our heads in humble recognition of the providence bestowed upon our Nation. Amidst the uncertainty of a fledgling experiment in democracy, President George Washington declared the first Thanksgiving in America, recounting the blessings of tranquility, union, and plenty that shined upon our young country. In the dark days of the Civil War when the fate of our Union was in doubt, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day, calling for amp。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。喬治讓我們駐足凝思鼓舞我們的生活的點(diǎn)滴恩惠，并立志來年報(bào)恩。這一天要忙忙碌碌總想找個(gè)時(shí)間小憩一會(huì)，至少晚飯后會(huì)有這種想法。
　　Today we give thanks for blessings that are all too rare in this world. The ability to spend time with the ones we love。他們在颶風(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)正常還需要很長一段時(shí)間。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。
　　And as Americans, we have so much to be thankful for.
　　作為美國人，我們有那么多值得感恩的東西。世界各國人民都在為有這些自由而奮斗甚至犧牲。正是這些公民的祈禱和希望促使我們行動(dòng)。還有我們?nèi)蚁雽Υ蠹冶硎靖卸鞴?jié)快樂。今天如此，每天都如此。
　　And we give thanks to everyone who’s doing their part to make the United States a better, more passionate nation – who spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at a soup kitchen, or joining a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor. That big