【正文】 never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue ，無論是年輕人還是老人；窮人還是富人；無論是共和黨人還是民主黨人；無論是黑人、白人、西班牙裔、亞裔、美國原住民、同性戀、異性戀、殘疾人還是非殘疾人都發(fā)出同一種信息，我并非孤身一人。We are, and always will be, the United States of ，而且永遠都是美利堅合眾國！It39。s the answer that led those who39。ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better ，但是今晚，因為我們在這場競選中、在這個地點、在此時此刻所做的一切，改變已經降臨美國。It39。s been a long time ing, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has e to ，但在今晚的這一決定性時刻，由于我們在這次選舉中的努力，美國終于迎來了變革。A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from ，我很榮幸地接到了麥凱恩參議員打來的電話。 fought long and hard in this he39。s fought even longer and harder for the country that he has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless 、艱難的努力。而且，為這個他熱愛的國家，他奮斗了更久、付出了更多的努力。他為美國做出了超乎我們大多數人想象的犧牲，因為這個無畏無私的領導人所付出的努力，我們才有了更好的生活。I congratulate him。I congratulate for all that they39。ve I look forward to working with them to renew this nation39。s promise in the months ，也對佩林州長所取得的成果表示祝賀。同時，我也期待著能在接下來的幾個月內，和他們共同努力履行對這個國家的諾言。I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice presidentelect of the United States, Joe ，一個全心全意參加競選的男人，一個為同他一起在斯克藍頓(賓夕法尼亞東北部城市)街道長大、一起坐火車到特拉華州的人們發(fā)言的男人，美國未來的副總統(tǒng)，喬．拜登。And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation39。s next first lady Michelle and Malia I love you both more than you can you have earned the new puppy that39。s ing with us to the new White ，那么我今晚將不會站在這里……我的家庭的支持、關愛，美國的下一位第一夫人米歇爾．奧巴馬，還有薩沙和瑪麗雅，我對你們的愛甚至超出你們的想象，你們將得到新的爸爸，和你們一起到新的白宮。And while she39。s no longer with us, I know my grandmother39。s watching, along with the family that made me who I miss them know that my debt to them is beyond my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you39。ve given am grateful to ，但我知道她一直在守望著我們。我也十分想念我的家人和親戚，我知道自己虧欠他們太多，太多。我要感謝馬婭，阿爾瑪，以及我所有的兄弟姐妹，感謝你們對我無私的支持，對此我深表感激。And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the bestthe best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of ，感謝我的競選經理大衛(wèi)．普勞夫。還有那些在競選活動中的無名英雄們，他們表現的很棒，是他們給美國帶來了一場最完美的大選，我想，這在美國歷史上是絕無僅有的。To my chief strategist David Axelrod who39。s been a partner with me every step of the the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you39。ve sacrificed to get it ．阿克塞爾羅德。他是我的伙伴，在我競選的每個階段都給我極大的幫助，為我打造了美國大選史上最棒的競選團隊。是你讓這一切發(fā)生了，我將永遠對你為這一切做出的犧牲心存感激。But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs belongs to belongs to ，我將永遠無法忘記這場勝利真正的主人，這屬于你們，這屬于你們。I was never the likeliest candidate for this didn39。t start with much money or many campaign was not hatched in the halls of 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 $5 and $10 and $20 to the 。在剛開始的時候，我們沒有多少錢，也沒有多少支持者，我們的競選不是從華盛頓的大廳開始的，而是開始于艾奧瓦州得梅因 的后院、康科德的客廳、查爾斯頓的前廳。是辛勤勞作的男人、女人捐給了我們他們微薄的積蓄，5塊錢、10塊錢、20塊錢。It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。s apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less ，他們拒絕服從同齡人冷漠的神話。為了工作，他們離開了自己的家鄉(xiāng)，并與親人分別，可是他們拿很少的報酬，甚至連睡覺的時間也少的可憐。It drew strength from the notsoyoung people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and 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 the ，為了大選他們在寒風中敲開善良的陌生人家的門，這就是為什么兩個世紀以來，我們人類，我們的政府沒有從地球上消亡的原因。This is your I know you didn39。t do this just to win an I know you didn39。t do it for ，這同樣也是你們的勝利！我知道，你們不僅僅是為了贏得一個大選，也不僅僅是為了我。You 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 lifetimetwo wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a ，是因為知道我們面前任務的艱難。即使我們今晚在這里歡慶，我們仍然知道明天將會帶來我們平生最大的挑戰(zhàn)——兩場戰(zhàn)爭，一個處于危險邊緣的星球、一個世紀來最嚴重的金融危機。Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for ，我們知道伊的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中還有勇敢的美國子弟兵醒來，甘冒生命危險保護著我們。There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they39。ll make the mortgage or pay their doctors39。 bills or save enough for their child39。s college ，他們怎樣才能還清醫(yī)生的賬單，攢夠足夠的錢供孩子的大學教育There39。s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to ，新的工作崗位要去創(chuàng)造，新的學校要去建造，新的威脅要去面對，新的盟友關系要去修復。The road ahead will be climb will be may not get there in one year or even in one , America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get 。我們的攀巖會很陡峭。我們甚至不會在一年、一個任期內達到這個目標。但是，美國，我從未比今夜更加相信，我們會達到這個目標。I promise you, we as a people will get ，作為一個人，我們會達到這個目標。There will be setbacks and false are many who won39。t agree with every decision or policy I make as we know the government can39。t solve every ，這一過程肯定還會出現挫折，甚至是不成功的開始。我作為總統(tǒng)所做出的決策，肯定也會有許多人并不贊同。我們知道政府并不能解決所有問題。But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we will listen to you, especially when we , above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it39。s been done in America for 221 yearsblock by block, brick by brick, callo