【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ，假如我的女兒們有幸與安妮一樣長壽，她們將會(huì)看到怎樣的改變？我們又取得了怎樣的進(jìn)步？This is our chance to answer that is our is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids。to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace。to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one。that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can39。t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we ，我們獲得了回答這個(gè)問題的機(jī)會(huì)。這是我們的時(shí)刻，我們的時(shí)代。讓我們的人民重新就業(yè)，為我們的孩子打開機(jī)會(huì)的大門；恢復(fù)繁榮，促進(jìn)和平；讓美國夢重放光芒，再證這一本本性真理，那就是：團(tuán)結(jié)一致，眾志成城；一息尚存，希望就在；倘若有人嘲諷和懷疑，說我們不能，我們就以這一永恒信條回應(yīng)，因?yàn)樗哿苏麄€(gè)民族的精神——是的，我們能！Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of there is anyone out there 如果還有人who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible 對(duì)美國是否凡事都有可能存疑 who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time 還有人懷疑美國奠基者的夢想在我們所處的時(shí)代是否依然鮮活who still questions the power of our democracy 還有人質(zhì)疑我們的民主制度的力量 tonight is your answer 那么今晚，這些問題都有了答案It39。s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches 這是設(shè)在學(xué)校和教堂的投票站前排起的in numbers this nation has never seen 前所未見的長隊(duì)給出的答案by people who waited three hours and four hours,many for the very first time in their lives 是等了三四個(gè)小時(shí)的選民所給出的答案,其中許多人都是有生以來第一次投票because they believed that this time must be different 因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)定這一次肯定會(huì)不一樣 that their voice could be that difference 認(rèn)為自己的聲音會(huì)是這次大選有別于以往之所在 It39。s the answer spoken by young and old 這是所有美國人民給出的答案,無論老少 rich and poor,Democrat and Republican 無論貧富，無論是民主黨還是共和黨black,white,Hispanic,Asian,Native American,gay,straight,disabled and not disabled 無論是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亞裔、原住民，是同性戀者還是異性戀者、殘疾人還是健全人Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: 我們從來不是“紅州”和“藍(lán)州”的對(duì)立陣營，we are,and always will be,the United States of ，永遠(yuǎn)都是 It39。s the answer that led those who have been told for so long 長久以來，很多人一再受到告誡，by so many to be cynical and fearful 要對(duì)我們所能取得的成績極盡諷刺、擔(dān)憂和懷疑之能事and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history 但這個(gè)答案讓這些人伸出手來把握歷史，and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day 再次讓它朝向美好明天的希望延伸 It39。s been a long time ing 已經(jīng)過去了這么長時(shí)間but tonight,because of what we did on this day 但今晚，由于我們?cè)诮裉?、in this election,at this defining moment,change has e to America 在這場大選中、在這個(gè)具有決定性的時(shí)刻所做的，美國已經(jīng)迎來了變革I received a very gracious call from Senator McCain 接到了麥凱恩參議員極具風(fēng)度的致電 Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign 他在這場大選中經(jīng)過了長時(shí)間的努力奮斗and he39。s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves 而他為自己所深愛的這個(gè)國家奮斗的時(shí)間更長、過程更艱辛He has endured sacrifices for America 他為美國做出了犧牲 that most of us cannot begin to imagine 我們大多數(shù)人難以想像的we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader 我們的生活也因這位勇敢無私的領(lǐng)袖所做出的貢獻(xiàn)而變得更美好 I congratulate him 我向他表示祝賀I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved 我向他和佩林州長所取得的成績表示祝賀and I look forward to working with them 我也期待著與他們一起to renew this nation39。s promise in the months ahead 在未來的歲月中為復(fù)興這個(gè)國家的希望而共同努力 I want to thank my partner in this journey 我要感謝我在這次旅程中的伙伴 a man who campaigned from his heart 他全心參與競選活動(dòng)and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton 為普通民眾代言，他們是他在斯克蘭頓從小到大的伙伴and rode with on that train home to Delaware 也是在他回特拉華的火車上遇到的男男女女 the Vice Presidentelect of the United States,Joe Biden 他就是已當(dāng)選美國副總統(tǒng)的拜登I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support 如果沒有一個(gè)人的堅(jiān)決支持，我今晚就不會(huì)站在這里of my best friend for the last sixteen years 她是我過去16年來最好的朋友、the rock of our family and the love of my life 是我們一家人的中堅(jiān)和我一生的摯愛the nation39。s next First Lady,Michelle Obama 更是我們國家的下一位第一夫人：米歇爾 奧巴馬Sasha and Malia,I love you both more than you can imagine 薩莎和瑪麗亞，我太愛你們兩個(gè)了甚至超過了你們的想象and you have earned the new puppy that39。s ing with us to the White House 你們已經(jīng)得到了一條新的小狗，它將與我們一起入駐白宮And while she39。s no longer with us 雖然我的外祖母已經(jīng)不在了 I know my grandmother is watching 但我知道她肯定都在看著我along with the family that made me who I am 因?yàn)樗麄儯也拍軗碛薪裉斓某删?I miss them tonight 今晚，我想念他們and know that my debt to them is beyond measure 我知道自己欠他們的無可計(jì)量 To my sister Maya,my sister Alma, 謝謝我姐妹Maya和Alma, all my other brothers and sisters,thank you so much for all the support that you’ve given ,謝謝你們的支持和給予我的 I am grateful to them 我要真心地感謝他們To my campaign manager David Plouffe 我的競選經(jīng)理大衛(wèi) 普勞夫the unsung hero of this campaign,who built the best — 做得最好的是這個(gè)英雄和戰(zhàn)友the best political campaign,I think,in the history of the United States of To my chief strategist David Axelrod 我的首席策略師大衛(wèi) 艾克斯羅德who’s been a partner with me every step of the way 在我道路上陪伴著我每一步的伙伴to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics 以及政治史上最好的競選團(tuán)隊(duì) you made this happen,and I am forever grateful 是你們成就了今天，我永遠(yuǎn)感激你們 for what you39。ve sacrificed to get it done 感激你們?yōu)閷?shí)現(xiàn)今天的成就所做出的犧牲But above all,I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to 但最重要的是，我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記這場勝利真正的歸屬it belongs to you 它屬于你們 it belongs to you 它屬于你們I was never the likeliest candidate for this office 我從來不是最有希望的候選人We didn39。t start with much money or many endorsements 一開始，我們沒有太多資金，也沒有得到太多人的支持Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington 我們的競選活動(dòng)并非誕生于華盛頓的高門華第之內(nèi)it began in the backyards of Des Moines 而是始于得梅因and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston 始于康科德、查爾斯頓這些地方的普通民眾家中It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars 我們的競選活動(dòng)能有今天的規(guī)模，是因?yàn)樾燎诠ぷ鞯娜藗儚淖约旱奈⒈》e蓄中拿出錢來and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause 捐出一筆又一筆5美元、10美元、20美元It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。s apathy 而競選活動(dòng)的聲勢越來越大則是源自那些年輕人，他們拒絕接受認(rèn)為他們這代人冷漠的荒誕說法who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep 他們離開家、離開親人，從事報(bào)酬微薄、極其辛苦的工作,短暫的睡眠It drew strength from the notsoyoung people 同時(shí)也源自那些已經(jīng)不算年輕的人們who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers 他們冒著嚴(yán)寒酷暑，敲開陌生人的家門進(jìn)行競