【正文】 triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn39。s contribution and treat everyone with are the values Barack and I – and so many of you – are trying to pass on to our own 39。t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules...and success doesn39。s how they raised us...that39。t start out with much, if you work hard and do what you39。t begrudge anyone else39。s all that really matters.”Like so many American families, our families weren39。s grandmother started out as a secretary at a munity bank...and she moved quickly up the ranks...but like so many women, she hit a glass for years, men no more qualified than she was – men she had actually trained – were promoted up the ladder ahead of her, earning more and more money while Barack39。d grown up all the way across the country, he39。s work, my brother and I would stand at the top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him...watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work...he and my mom were determined to give me and my brother the kind of education they could only dream when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell was so proud to be sending his kids to college...and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was see, for my dad, that39。s when I knew I had found a kindred spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didn39。d picked me up for our dates in a car thatwas so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door...he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he39。t stay awake for the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls...I deeply loved the man I had built that life with...and I didn39。d ever known?Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys...Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma39。d I believed deeply in my husband39。re going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “...I39。re not just going to walk again, they39。s way to save others...flying across the country to put out a fire...driving for hours to bail out a flooded I39。ve seen it in people who bee heroes at a moment39。ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our 39。ve gone, in the people I39。s Convention SpeechSeptember 4,2012Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family39。BARACK OBAMA（巴拉克我呼吁美國(guó)全體人民，不論是在家中、在敬拜場(chǎng)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(duì)我們過(guò)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；并與他人分享自己所受之恩。NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 24, 2011, as a National Day of encourage the people of the United States to e togetherwhether in our homes, places of worship, munity centers, or any place of fellowship for friends and neighborsto give thanks for all we have received in the past year, to express appreciation to those whose lives enrich our own, and to share our bounty with ，我，美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)總統(tǒng)巴拉克As we gather in our munities and in our homes, around the table or near the hearth, we give thanks to each other and to God for the many kindnesses and forts that grace our us pause to recount the simple gifts that sustain us, and resolve to pay them forward in the year to ，圍坐在餐桌旁、火爐邊時(shí)，我們向彼此表示感謝，我們向?qū)⑷蚀扰c溫馨帶到我們生活中的上帝表示感謝。今天，讓我們向付出各種犧牲的男女軍人表示感謝，也讓我們心系那些在餐桌邊為值守在險(xiǎn)境中的親人留著空位的家庭。In times of adversity and times of plenty, we have lifted our hearts by giving humble thanks for the blessings we have received and for those who bring meaning to our , let us offer gratitude to our men and women in uniform for their many sacrifices, and keep in our thoughts the families who save an empty seat at the table for a loved one stationed in harm39。幾十年后，亞伯拉罕喬治Though our traditions have evolved, the spirit of grace and humility at the heart of Thanksgiving has persisted through every chapter of our President George Washington proclaimed our country39。讓我們值此時(shí)刻重溫美國(guó)最早期的人們對(duì)我國(guó)文化傳統(tǒng)的貢獻(xiàn)——他們不僅在數(shù)百年前慷慨相助，而且每一天都在為美國(guó)生活的各方各面作貢獻(xiàn)。這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)上溯至幾百年前萬(wàn)帕諾亞格部落（Wampanoag tribe）和普利茅斯殖民地（Plymouth Colony）清教徒移民分享秋收果實(shí)的歡慶時(shí)節(jié)。s heritage, from their generosity centuries ago to the everyday contributions they make to all facets of American we e together with friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate, let us set aside our daily concerns and give thanks for the providence bestowed upon （Thanksgiving Day）是我國(guó)最悠久、最寶貴的傳統(tǒng)之一。that I am my sister’s keeper – has always been a part of what makes our country it’s one of the reasons the Thanksgiving tradition has very first Thanksgiving was a celebration of munity during a time of great hardship, and we have followed that example ever when the fate of our union was far from certain – during a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression – Americans drew strength from each had faith that tomorrow would be better than ’re grateful that they we gather around the table, we pause to remember the pilgrims, pioneers, and patriots who helped make this country what it faced impossible odds, and yet somehow, they , it’s our know that for many of you, this Thanksgiving is more difficult than no matter how tough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chance to determine our own problems we face didn’t develop overnight, and we won’t solve them we will solve it takes is for each of us to do our all the p