【正文】 or at least, most of the time. This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and mitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And fellow Americans Democrats, Republicans, Independents I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Illinois, who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that39。 1 Keynote Address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention: The Audacity of Hope July 27, 2020 On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let39。s moving to Mexico, and now are having to pete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. More to do for the father I met who was losing his job and choking back tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits he counted on. More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn39。d joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week. As I listened to him explain why he39。s a child on the south side of Chicago who can39。s keeper, I am my sister39。 Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I39。 the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores。奧巴馬》。美國(guó)這片神奇的土地，對(duì)于很多踏上這片國(guó)土的人而言，意味著自由和機(jī)遇。我的父母不僅不可思議地彼此相愛，而且還對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家有了不移的信念。入夜，當(dāng)我們?yōu)楹⒆右春眯”坏耐瑫r(shí)，相信他們不會(huì)為衣食所累，不會(huì)為安全擔(dān)憂。我在城市與鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)，在餐廳和辦公樓停車場(chǎng)，接觸過(guò)很多民眾，他們并不期待由政府出面，幫他們排憂解難。他就是約翰?凱利 , 他深刻地領(lǐng)悟了社區(qū)、信念和獻(xiàn)身精神這些崇高的理想，因?yàn)檫@些鑄就了他生命的 全部。他還堅(jiān)信當(dāng)今世界的確存在危險(xiǎn)因素，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)在所難免，但戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成為解決爭(zhēng)端的首選。約翰?凱利深知這一點(diǎn)，正如身為上尉的他在越南戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上出生入死，保護(hù)自己的下屬一樣，若他身為總統(tǒng)，也同樣會(huì)義無(wú)反顧地運(yùn)用軍隊(duì)的力量確保國(guó)家的安全。獨(dú)木不成林，單弦不成音。這并不是說(shuō)要盲目樂(lè)觀。 too disillusioned to ever e together around a mon purpose. But on this January night at this defining moment in history you have done what the cynics said we couldn39。s been all about division and instead make it about addition to build a coalition for change that stretches through Red States and Blue States. Because that39。 who will listen to you and learn from you even when we disagree。 who understands that 9/11 is not a way to scare up votes, but a challenge that should unite America and the world against the mon threats of the twentyfirst century。t do this for me. You did thisyou did this because you believed so deeply in the most American of ideas that in the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it. I know thisI know this because while I may be standing here tonight, I39。 you39。s not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It39。 what led young women and young men to sit at lunch counters and brave fire hoses and march through Selma and Montgomery for freedom39。 the one that can change this country brick by brick, block by block, calloused hand by calloused hand that together, ordinary people can do extraordinary things。 今天，大家需要的，是能誠(chéng)實(shí)面對(duì)我們眼前挑戰(zhàn)、抉擇的總統(tǒng)。 當(dāng)時(shí)，我們打敗了華府政客的懷疑；當(dāng)時(shí)，我們拆毀隔絕我們彼此的心墻；當(dāng)時(shí)，我們團(tuán)結(jié)所有人民、政黨、年齡層為共同目標(biāo)奮斗；當(dāng)時(shí)，我們給從沒參與過(guò)政治的美國(guó)人一個(gè)值得 參與的理由。 希望，是我讀到一群專欄作者，群起韃伐帝國(guó)主義，啟發(fā)年輕男女愿意力 16 抗消防水柱的強(qiáng)力水壓，為自由、反奴役抗?fàn)帯? With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who acpanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours Hillary Rodham Clinton. To President Clinton, who last night made the case for change as only he can make it。s beyond your reach. These challenges are not all of government39。m not ready to take a ten percent chance on change. The truth is, on issue after issue that would make a difference in your lives on health care and education and the economy Senator McCain has been anything but independent. He said that our economy has made great progress under this President. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. And when one of his chief advisors the man who wrote his economic plan was talking about the anxiety Americans are feeling, he said that we were just suffering from a mental recession, and that we39。t believe that Senator McCain doesn39。s worked on for twenty years and watch it shipped off to China, and then chokes up as he explains how he felt like a failure when he went home to tell his family the news. We are more passionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty。 and to the next Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you. I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home 17 every night. To the love of my life, our next First Lady, Michelle Obama, and to Sasha and Malia I love you so much, and I39。 希望，是這個(gè)國(guó)家的基石：相信我們的命運(yùn)不是命定、是我們每個(gè)人自己走出來(lái)的信念；是我們這群不愿將就現(xiàn)狀、有膽向世界說(shuō)：「我們覺得應(yīng) 該這樣」的男女共同的信仰。數(shù)年后，當(dāng)你回首，就在此時(shí)，美國(guó)人民重新找回希望的意義。 謝謝你們。 and at this moment, in this election, we are ready to believe again. Thank you, Iowa. 謝謝你，愛荷華。 a mother from Kansas。t afford health care for a sister who39。 when we finally gave Americans who39。s lives just a little bit better. I know how hard it is. It es with little sleep, little pay, and a lot of sacrifice. There are days of disappointment, but sometimes, just sometimes, there are nights like this a nighta night that, years from now, when we39。 12 climate change and poverty。t just tell you what you want to hear, but what you need to know. And in New Hampshire, if you g