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om parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our worldwe will defeat those who seek peace and securitytonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation es not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding that is the true genius of AmericaAnn Nixon Cooper is 106 years was born just a generation past slavery。t do this just to win an election and I know you didn39。from the notsoyoung people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers。s apathy。s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabledyou made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you39。by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different。who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your 39。第一篇:奧巴馬就職演講稿(英漢對(duì)照)奧巴馬英文就職演講稿If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible。who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time。s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen。that their voice could be that 39。ve sacrificed to get it above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs toit began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep。from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this is your know you didn39。t do it for did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetimeI have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get promise youblock by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused began twentyone months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn victory alone is not the change we seekin this country, we rise or fall as one nation。a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky。t vote for two reasonsthe heartache and the hope。the times we were told that we can39。s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the we there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of mon we the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was we was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overe.” Yes we man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can we , we have e so have seen so there is so much more to tonight, let us ask ourselvesto put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids。to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truththat out of many, we are one。t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:Yes We you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of (北京時(shí)間)在芝加哥格蘭特公園舉行盛大的集會(huì),發(fā)表以“美國(guó)的變革”為主題的獲勝演說(shuō)。以下為演講全文(華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)翻譯版)如果還有人對(duì)美國(guó)是否凡事都有可能存疑,還有人懷疑美國(guó)奠基者的夢(mèng)想在我們所處的時(shí)代是否依然鮮活,還有人質(zhì)疑我們的民主制度的力量,那么今晚,這些問(wèn)題都有了答案。這是所有美國(guó)人民共同給出的答案--無(wú)論老少貧富,無(wú)論是民主黨還是共和黨,無(wú)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--我們從來(lái)不是“紅州”和“藍(lán)州”的對(duì)立陣營(yíng),我們是美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)這個(gè)整體,永遠(yuǎn)都是。已經(jīng)過(guò)去了這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間,但今晚,由于我們?cè)诮裉?、在這場(chǎng)大選中、在這個(gè)具有決定性的時(shí)刻所做的,美國(guó)已經(jīng)迎來(lái)了變革。他在這場(chǎng)大選中經(jīng)過(guò)了長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的努力奮斗,而他為自己所深?lèi)?ài)的這個(gè)國(guó)家?jiàn)^斗的時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)、過(guò)程更艱辛。我向他和佩林州長(zhǎng)所取得的成績(jī)表示祝賀,我也期待著與他們一起在未來(lái)的歲月中為復(fù)興這個(gè)國(guó)家的希望而共同努力。他全心參與競(jìng)選活動(dòng),為普通民眾代言,他們是他在斯克蘭頓從小到大的伙伴,也是在他回特拉華的火車(chē)上遇到的男男女女。奧巴馬(Michelle Obama)。雖然我的外祖母已經(jīng)不在了,但我知道她與我的親人肯定都在看著我,因?yàn)樗麄?,我才能擁有今天的成就。我的?jìng)選經(jīng)理大衛(wèi)艾克斯羅德(David Axelrod)以及政治史上最好的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)--是你們成就了今天,我永遠(yuǎn)感激你們?yōu)閷?shí)現(xiàn)今天的成就所做出的犧牲。我從來(lái)不是最有希望的候選人。我們的競(jìng)選活動(dòng)并非誕生于華盛頓的高門(mén)華第之內(nèi),而是始于得梅因、康科德、查爾斯頓這些地方的普通民眾家中。而競(jìng)選活動(dòng)的聲勢(shì)越來(lái)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(shuō)法;他們離開(kāi)家、離開(kāi)親人,從事報(bào)酬微薄、極其辛苦的工作;同時(shí)也源自那些已經(jīng)不算年輕的人們,他們冒著嚴(yán)寒酷暑,敲開(kāi)陌生人的家門(mén)進(jìn)行競(jìng)選宣傳;更源自數(shù)百萬(wàn)的美國(guó)民眾,他們自動(dòng)自發(fā)地組織起來(lái),證明了在兩百多年以后,民有、民治、民享的政府并未從地球上消失。我知道你們的所做所為并不只是為了贏得大選,我也知道你們做這一切并不是為了我。因?yàn)榧幢阄覀兘裢須g呼慶祝,我們也知道明天將面臨我們一生之中最為艱巨的挑戰(zhàn)--兩場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、一個(gè)面臨危險(xiǎn)的星球,還有百年來(lái)最嚴(yán)重的金融危機(jī)。會(huì)有在孩子熟睡后仍難以入眠的父母,擔(dān)心如何償還月供、付醫(yī)藥費(fèi)或是存夠錢(qián)送孩子上大學(xué)。前方的道路會(huì)十分漫長(zhǎng)艱辛。我向你們承諾--我們作為一個(gè)整體將會(huì)達(dá)成目標(biāo)。對(duì)于我作為總統(tǒng)所做的每項(xiàng)決定和政策,會(huì)有許多人持有異議,我們也知道政府并不能解決所有問(wèn)題。我會(huì)聆聽(tīng)你們的意見(jiàn),尤其是在我們意見(jiàn)相左之時(shí)。21個(gè)月前那個(gè)寒冬所開(kāi)始的一切不應(yīng)該在今天這個(gè)秋夜結(jié)束。而且如果我們?nèi)匀话凑张f有方式行事,我們所尋求的改變不可能出現(xiàn)。因此,讓我們發(fā)揚(yáng)新的愛(ài)國(guó)精神,樹(shù)立新的服務(wù)意識(shí)和責(zé)任感,讓我們每個(gè)人下定決心全情投入、更加努力地工作,并彼此關(guān)愛(ài)。讓我們抵制重走老路的誘惑,避免重新回到長(zhǎng)期荼毒美國(guó)政治的黨派紛爭(zhēng)和由此引發(fā)的遺憾和不成熟表現(xiàn)。共和黨是建立在自強(qiáng)自立、個(gè)人自由以及全民團(tuán)結(jié)的價(jià)值觀上,這也是我們所有人都珍視的價(jià)值。林肯在向遠(yuǎn)比我們眼下分歧更大的國(guó)家發(fā)表講話(huà)時(shí)說(shuō),我們不是敵人,而是朋友??雖然激情可能褪去,但是這不會(huì)割斷我們感情上的聯(lián)系。那些徹夜關(guān)注美國(guó)大選的海外人士,從國(guó)會(huì)到皇宮,以及在這個(gè)世界被遺忘的角落里擠在收音機(jī)旁的人們,我們的經(jīng)歷雖然各有不同,但是我們的命運(yùn)是相通的,新的美國(guó)領(lǐng)袖誕生了。那些追求和平和安全的人們,我們支持你們。這才是美國(guó)真正的精華--美國(guó)能夠改變。我們?nèi)〉玫某删蜑槲覀儗?lái)能夠取得的以及必須取得的成就增添了希望。但是今天晚上令我難忘的卻是在亞特蘭大投票的一名婦女:安庫(kù)波爾(Ann Nixon Cooper)。她出生的那個(gè)時(shí)代奴隸制度剛剛結(jié)束;那時(shí)路上沒(méi)有汽車(chē),天上也沒(méi)有飛機(jī);當(dāng)時(shí)像她這樣的人由于兩個(gè)原因不能投票--一是她是女性,另一個(gè)原因是她的膚色。曾幾何時(shí),婦女沒(méi)有發(fā)言權(quán),她們的希望化作泡影,但是安庫(kù)波爾活了下來(lái),看到婦女們站了起來(lái),看到她們大聲發(fā)表自己的見(jiàn)解,看到她們?nèi)⒓哟筮x投票。當(dāng)30年代的沙塵暴和大蕭條引發(fā)人們的絕望之情時(shí),她看到一個(gè)國(guó)家用羅斯福新政、新就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)以及對(duì)新目標(biāo)的共同追求戰(zhàn)勝恐慌。當(dāng)炸彈襲擊了我們的海港、獨(dú)裁專(zhuān)制威脅到全世界,她見(jiàn)證了美國(guó)一代人的偉大崛起,見(jiàn)證了一個(gè)民主國(guó)家被拯救。她看到蒙哥馬利通了公共汽車(chē)、伯明翰接上了水管、塞爾馬建了橋,一位來(lái)自亞特蘭大的傳教士告訴人們:我們能成功。人類(lèi)登上月