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阿文弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市，xx年9月8日

嗨，大家好!你們今天過得怎么樣?我現(xiàn)在和弗吉尼亞州阿林頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們?cè)谝黄穑珖?guó)各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時(shí)刻。

我知道，對(duì)你們中的許多人來說，今天是開學(xué)的第一天，你們中的有一些剛剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或升上初高中，對(duì)你們來說，這是在新學(xué)校的第一天，因此，假如你們感到有些緊張，那也是很正常的。我想也會(huì)有許多畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生們正自信滿滿地準(zhǔn)備最后一年的沖刺。不過，我想無論你有多大、在讀哪個(gè)年級(jí)，許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。

我可以理解這份心情。小時(shí)候，我們家在印度尼西亞住過幾年，而我媽媽沒錢送我去其他美國(guó)孩子們上學(xué)的地方去讀書，因此她決定自己給我上課——時(shí)間是每周一到周五的凌晨4點(diǎn)半。

顯然，我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來，很多時(shí)候，我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時(shí)候，我媽總會(huì)用同一副表情看著我說：小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松? 所以，我可以理解你們中的許多人對(duì)于開學(xué)還需要時(shí)間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng)，但今天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我要和你們談一談你們每個(gè)人的教育，以及在新的學(xué)年里，你們應(yīng)當(dāng)做些什么。

我做過許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到責(zé)任這個(gè)詞。

我談到過教師們有責(zé)任激勵(lì)和啟迪你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。

我談到過家長(zhǎng)們有責(zé)任看管你們認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、完成作業(yè)，不要成天只會(huì)看電視或打游戲機(jī)。 我也很多次談到過政府有責(zé)任設(shè)定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)嚴(yán)要求、協(xié)助老師和校長(zhǎng)們的工作，改變?cè)谟行W(xué)校里學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)的現(xiàn)狀。

但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好，哪怕我們有最盡職的教師、最好的家長(zhǎng)、和最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校，假如你們不去履行自己的責(zé)任的話，那么這一切努力都會(huì)白費(fèi)。——除非你每天準(zhǔn)時(shí)去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽老師講課、除非你把父母、長(zhǎng)輩和其他大人們說的話放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否則這一切都會(huì)失去意義。

而這就是我今天講話的主題：對(duì)于自己的教育，你們中每一個(gè)人的責(zé)任。首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗?duì)于自己有什么責(zé)任。

你們中的每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有自己擅長(zhǎng)的東西，每一個(gè)人都是有用之材，而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對(duì)自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。教育給你們提供了發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能的機(jī)會(huì)。

或許你能寫出優(yōu)美的文——甚至有一天能讓那些文出現(xiàn)在書籍和報(bào)刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一個(gè)發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計(jì)出像今天的iphone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品，或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不會(huì)知道自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會(huì)或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。

而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應(yīng)的教育。——你想當(dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官?你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計(jì)師、律師或軍人?無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè)，良好的教育都必不可少，這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢(mèng)，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。

不僅僅對(duì)于你們個(gè)人的未來有重要意義，你們的教育如何也會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家、乃至世界的未來產(chǎn)生重要影響。今天你們?cè)趯W(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容，將會(huì)決定我們整個(gè)國(guó)家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)。

你們需要在數(shù)理科學(xué)課程上學(xué)習(xí)的知識(shí)和技能，去治療癌癥、艾滋那樣的疾病，和解決我們面臨的能源問題與環(huán)境問題;你們需要在歷史社科課程上培養(yǎng)出的觀察力與判斷力，來減輕和消除無家可歸與貧困、犯罪問題和各種歧視，讓這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加公平和自由;你們需要在各類課程中逐漸累積和發(fā)展出來的創(chuàng)新意識(shí)和思維，去創(chuàng)業(yè)和建立新的公司與企業(yè)，來制造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)和推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)。

我們需要你們中的每一個(gè)人都培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來解決我們所面對(duì)的最困難的問題。假如你不這么做——假如你放棄學(xué)習(xí)——那么你不僅是放棄了自己，也是放棄了你的國(guó)家。

當(dāng)然，我明白，讀好書并不總是件容易的事。我知道你們中的許多人在生活中面臨著各種各樣的問題，很難把精力集中在專心讀書之上。

我知道你們的感受。我父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開了家庭，是母親一人將我們拉扯大，有時(shí)她付不起帳單，有時(shí)我們得不到其他孩子們都有的東西，有時(shí)我會(huì)想，假如父親在該多好，有時(shí)我會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)無助，與周圍的環(huán)境格格不入。

因此我并不總是能專心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過許多自己覺得丟臉的事情，也惹出過許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時(shí)可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。

但我很幸運(yùn)。我在許多事上都得到了重來的機(jī)會(huì)，我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的機(jī)會(huì)。我的妻子——現(xiàn)在得叫她第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬了——也有著相似的人生故事，她的父母都沒讀過大學(xué)，也沒有什么財(cái)產(chǎn)，但他們和她都辛勤工作，好讓她有機(jī)會(huì)去這個(gè)國(guó)家最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校讀書。

你們中有些人可能沒有這些有利條件，或許你的生活中沒有能為你提供幫助和支持的長(zhǎng)輩，或許你的某個(gè)家長(zhǎng)沒有工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)，或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全，或許你認(rèn)識(shí)一些會(huì)對(duì)你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友，等等。

但歸根結(jié)底，你的生活狀況——你的長(zhǎng)相、出身、經(jīng)濟(jì)條件、家庭氛圍——都不是疏忽學(xué)業(yè)和態(tài)度惡劣的借口，這些不是你去跟老師頂嘴、逃課、或是輟學(xué)的借口，這些不是你不好好讀書的借口。

你的未來，并不取決于你現(xiàn)在的生活有多好或多壞。沒有人為你編排好你的命運(yùn)，在美國(guó)，你的命運(yùn)由你自己書寫，你的未來由你自己掌握。

而在這片土地上的每個(gè)地方，千千萬萬和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。 例如德克薩斯州羅馬市的賈斯敏?佩雷茲(jazmin perez)。剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時(shí)，她根本不會(huì)說英語，她住的地方幾乎沒人上過大學(xué)，她的父母也沒有受過高等教育，但她努力學(xué)習(xí)，取得了優(yōu)異的成績(jī)，靠獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金進(jìn)入了布朗大學(xué)，如今正在攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的博士學(xué)位。

我還想起了加利福尼亞州洛斯拉圖斯市的安多尼?舒爾茲(andoni schultz)，他從三歲起就開始與腦癌病魔做斗爭(zhēng)，他熬過了一次次治療與手術(shù)——其中一次影響了他的記憶，因此他得花出比常人多幾百個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間來完成學(xué)業(yè)，但他從不曾落下自己的功課。這個(gè)秋天，他要開始在大學(xué)讀書了。

又比如在我的家鄉(xiāng)，伊利諾斯州芝加哥市，身為孤兒的香特爾?史蒂夫(shantell steve)換過多次收養(yǎng)家庭，從小在治安很差的地區(qū)長(zhǎng)大，但她努力爭(zhēng)取到了在當(dāng)?shù)乇＝≌竟ぷ鞯臋C(jī)會(huì)、發(fā)起了一個(gè)讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目，很快，她也將以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)從中學(xué)畢業(yè)，去大學(xué)深造。

賈斯敏、安多尼和香特爾與你們并沒有什么不同。和你們一樣，他們也在生活中遭遇各種各樣的困難與問題，但他們拒絕放棄，他們選擇為自己的教育擔(dān)起責(zé)任、給自己定下奮斗的目標(biāo)。我希望你們中的每一個(gè)人，都能做得到這些。

因此，在今天，我號(hào)召你們每一個(gè)人都為自己的教育定下一個(gè)目標(biāo)——并在之后，盡自己的一切努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。你的目標(biāo)可以很簡(jiǎn)單，像是完成作業(yè)、認(rèn)真聽講或每天閱讀——或許你打算參加一些課外活動(dòng)，或在社區(qū)做些志愿工作;或許你決定為那些因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺負(fù)的孩子做主、維護(hù)他們的權(quán)益，因?yàn)槟愫臀乙粯?，認(rèn)為每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)該能有一個(gè)安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境;或許你認(rèn)為該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己，來為將來的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備……當(dāng)然，除此之外，我希望你們都多多洗手、感到身體不舒服的時(shí)候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。

不管你決定做什么，我都希望你能堅(jiān)持到底，希望你能真的下定決心。 我知道有些時(shí)候，電視上播放的節(jié)目會(huì)讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯(cuò)覺，似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會(huì)認(rèn)為只要會(huì)唱rap、會(huì)打籃球或參加個(gè)什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成，但現(xiàn)實(shí)是，你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。

因?yàn)椋晒κ羌y事。你不可能對(duì)要讀的每門課程都興趣盎然，你不可能和每名帶課教師都相處順利，你也不可能每次都遇上看起來和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活有關(guān)的作業(yè)。而且，并不是每件事，你都能在頭一次嘗試時(shí)獲得成功。

但那沒有關(guān)系。因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)世界上，最最成功的人們往往也經(jīng)歷過最多的失敗。j.k.羅琳的第一本《哈利·波特》被出版商拒絕了十二次才最終出版;邁克爾·喬丹上高中時(shí)被學(xué)校的籃球隊(duì)刷了下來，在他的職業(yè)生涯里，他輸了幾百場(chǎng)比賽、投失過幾千次射籃，知道他是怎么說的嗎?我一生不停地失敗、失敗再失敗，這就是我現(xiàn)在成功的原因。 他們的成功，源于他們明白人不能讓失敗左右自己——而是要從中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。從失敗中，你可以明白下一次自己可以做出怎樣的改變;假如你惹了什么麻煩，那并不說明你就是個(gè)搗蛋貴，而是在提醒你，在將來要對(duì)自己有更嚴(yán)格的要求;假如你考了個(gè)低分，那并不說明你就比別人笨，而是在告訴你，自己得在學(xué)習(xí)上花更多的時(shí)間。

沒有哪一個(gè)人一生出來就擅長(zhǎng)做什么事情的，只有努力才能培養(yǎng)出技能。任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)就成為校隊(duì)的代表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時(shí)就找準(zhǔn)每一個(gè)音，一切都需要熟能生巧。對(duì)于學(xué)業(yè)也是一樣，你或許要反復(fù)運(yùn)算才能解出一道數(shù)學(xué)題的正確答案，你或許需要讀一段文好幾遍才能理解它的意思，你或許得把論文改上好幾次才能符合提交的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這都是很正常的。

不要害怕提問。不要不敢向他人求助。——我每天都在這么做。求助并不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，恰恰相反，它說明你有勇氣承認(rèn)自己的不足、并愿意去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識(shí)。所以，有不懂時(shí)，就向大人們求助吧——找個(gè)你信得過的對(duì)象，例如父母、長(zhǎng)輩、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員——讓他們幫助你向目標(biāo)前進(jìn)。

你要記住，哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。因?yàn)楫?dāng)你放棄自己的時(shí)候，你也放棄了自己的國(guó)家。

美國(guó)不是一個(gè)人們?cè)庥隼щy就輕易放棄的國(guó)度，在這個(gè)國(guó)家，人們堅(jiān)持到底、人們加倍努力，為了他們所熱愛的國(guó)度，每一個(gè)人都盡著自己最大的努力，不會(huì)給自己留任何余地。 250年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后奮起努力、用一場(chǎng)革命最終造就了這個(gè)國(guó)家;75年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后戰(zhàn)勝了大蕭條、贏得了二戰(zhàn);就在20年前，和你們一樣的學(xué)生們，他們后來創(chuàng)立了google、twitter和facebook，改變了我們?nèi)伺c人之間溝通的方式。

因此，今天我想要問你們，你們會(huì)做出什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)?你們將解決什么樣的難題?你們能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么樣的事物?二十、五十或百年之后，假如那時(shí)的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)也來做一次開學(xué)演講的話，他會(huì)怎樣描述你們對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家所做的一切?

你們的家長(zhǎng)、你們的老師和我，每一個(gè)人都在盡最大的努力，確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育來回答這些問題。例如我正在努力為你們提供更安全的教室、更多的書籍、更先進(jìn)的設(shè)施與計(jì)算機(jī)。但你們也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任。因此我要求你們?cè)诮衲昴軌蛘J(rèn)真起來，我要求你們盡心地去做自己著手的每一件事，我要求你們每一個(gè)人都有所成就。請(qǐng)不要讓我們失望——不要讓你的家人、你的國(guó)家和你自己失望。你們要成為我們驕傲，我知道，你們一定可以做到。

謝謝大家，上帝保佑你們，上帝保佑美國(guó)。

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬9月8日開學(xué)演講 英文全文

hello, everybody! thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. all right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. how is everybody doing today? (applause.) how about tim spicer? (applause.) i am here with students at wakefield high school in arlington, virginia. and we've got students tuning in from all across america, from kindergarten through 12th grade. and i am just so glad that all could join us today. and i want to thank wakefield for being such an outstanding host. give yourselves a big round of applause. (applause.)

i know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. and for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. i imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. and no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.

i know that feeling. when i was young, my family lived overseas. i lived in indonesia for a few years. and my mother, she didn't have the money to send me where all the american kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an american education. so she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, monday through friday. but because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.

now, as you might imagine, i wasn't too happy about getting up that early. and a lot of times, i'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. but whenever i'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, "this is no picnic for me either, buster." (laughter.)

so i know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. but i'm here today because i have something important to discuss with you. i'm here because i want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.

now, i've given a lot of speeches about education. and i've talked about responsibility a lot.

i've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.

i've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour in front of the tv or with the xbox.

i've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.

but at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. that's what i want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.

i want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. every single one of you has something that you're good at. every single one of you has something to offer. and you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. that's the opportunity an education can provide.

maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that english paper -- that english class paper that's assigned to you. maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iphone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a supreme court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.

and no matter what you want to do with your life, i guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. you want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? you want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? you're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. you cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. you've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.

and this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. what you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. the future of america depends on you. what you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

you'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and aids, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. you'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. you'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.

we need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. if you don't do that -- if you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.

now, i know it's not always easy to do well in school. i know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.

i get it. i know what it's like. my father left my family when i was two years old, and i was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had. there were times when i missed having a father in my life. there were times when i was lonely and i felt like i didn't fit in.

so i wasn't always as focused as i should have been on school, and i did some things i'm not proud of, and i got in more trouble than i should have. and my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.

but i was -- i was lucky. i got a lot of second chances, and i had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. my wife, our first lady michelle obama, she has a similar story. neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money. but they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.

some of you might not have those advantages. maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around. maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.

but at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. that's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. there is no excuse for not trying.

where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. no one's written your destiny for you, because here in america, you write your own destiny. you make your own future.

that's what young people like you are doing every day, all across america.

young people like jazmin perez, from roma, texas. jazmin didn't speak english when she first started school. neither of her parents had gone to college. but she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to brown university -- is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming dr. jazmin perez.

i'm thinking about andoni schultz, from los altos, california, who's fought brain cancer since he was three. he's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer -- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. but he never fell behind. he's headed to college this fall.

and then there's shantell steve, from my hometown of chicago, illinois. even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college. and jazmin, andoni, and shantell aren't any different from any of you. they face challenges in their lives just like you do. in some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you. but they refused to give up. they chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves. and i expect all of you to do the same.

that's why today i'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like i do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. and along those lines, by the way, i hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

but whatever you resolve to do, i want you to commit to it. i want you to really work at it. i know that sometimes you get that sense from tv that you can be rich and successful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality tv star. chances are you're not going to be any of those things.

the truth is, being successful is hard. you won't love every subject that you study. you won't click with every teacher that you have. not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. and you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.

that's okay. some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. j.k. rowling's -- who wrote harry potter -- her first harry potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. michael jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. but he once said, "i have failed over and over and over again in my life. and that's why i succeed."

these people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. you have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. so if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. if you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.

no one's born being good at all things. you become good at things through hard work. you're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. you don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. you've got to practice. the same principle applies to your schoolwork. you might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. you might have to read something a few times before you understand it. you definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.

don't be afraid to ask questions. don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. i do that every day. asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. so find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.

and even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

the story of america isn't about people who quit when things got tough. it's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.

it's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. young people. students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded google and twitter and facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.

so today, i want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? what problems are you going to solve? what discoveries will you make? what will a president who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country?

now, your families, your teachers, and i are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. i'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. but you've got to do your part, too. so i expect all of you to get serious this year. i expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. i expect great things from each of you. so don't let us down. don't let your family down or your country down. most of all, don't let yourself down. make us all proud.

thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. god bless america. thank you.

奧巴馬撕演講稿篇2

hello， chicago!

芝加哥，你好!

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; who still questions the power of our democracy， tonight is your answer.

假如還有人不相信美國(guó)是一個(gè)不存在不可能的地方，還有人懷疑開國(guó)之父?jìng)兊膲?mèng)想依然在影響著我們這個(gè)時(shí)代，還有人質(zhì)疑美利堅(jiān)民主的力量，那么，他們的疑惑在今夜得到了解答。it's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; 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; that their voice could be that difference.

在學(xué)校和教堂外面，人們排起了長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的隊(duì)伍，人數(shù)之多在美國(guó)歷史上前所未有。為了投上自己的一票，他們可以等待三個(gè)小時(shí)、四個(gè)小時(shí)。許多人是一生中第一次參加投票，因?yàn)樗麄儓?jiān)信這一次必須有所變革，而他們的聲音將舉足輕重。

it'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 disabled — americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states; we are， and always will be， the united states of america.

所有的人，無論年輕人還是老年人，無論窮人還是富人，無論民主黨人還是共和黨人，無論黑人還是白人，無論拉美裔還是亞裔， 無論同性戀者還是異性戀者，無論殘疾人還是健康人，他們向全世界發(fā)出了同一個(gè)信息：我們從來不屬于共和黨的“紅州”或者民主黨的“藍(lán)州”，我們屬于美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)，現(xiàn)在如此，永遠(yuǎn)如此!

it's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical， and fearful， and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

在如此漫長(zhǎng)的時(shí)期內(nèi)，曾經(jīng)有如此眾多的人們對(duì)我們說：對(duì)于我們的成功，我們應(yīng)該淡漠，應(yīng)該害怕，應(yīng)該不相信。但是，歷史之輪如今已在我們手中，歷史之輪將又一次在我們手中駛向美好未來。

it's been a long time coming， but tonight， because of what we did on this day， in this election， at this defining moment， change has come to america.

通往今夜的道路很漫長(zhǎng)，但今夜終于來臨。特殊的一天，特殊的一次大選，特殊的決定性時(shí)刻，美國(guó)迎來了變革。

i just received a very gracious call from sen. mccain. he fought long and hard in this campaign， and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. he has endured sacrifices for america that most of us cannot begin to imagine， and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. i congratulate him and gov. palin for all they have achieved， and i look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

剛才，我接到了麥凱恩參議員一個(gè)非常大度的電話。在這次競(jìng)選中，他作出了持久而艱巨的努力。為了這個(gè)他熱愛的國(guó)家，他作出的努力更持久、更艱巨。他為美利堅(jiān)做出的犧牲，超出了我們絕大多數(shù)人的想象。他是一位勇敢無私的領(lǐng)袖，正因?yàn)橛辛讼笏@樣的服務(wù)，我們才生活得更好。我對(duì)麥凱恩參議員以及佩林州長(zhǎng)的成績(jī)表示祝賀。同時(shí)，我也期待著在未來與他們一起為振興國(guó)家而共同努力。

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 that train home to delaware， the vice-president-elect of the united states， joe biden.

我要感謝我的競(jìng)選搭檔，一位全身心投入的男人——當(dāng)選副總統(tǒng)喬?拜登。為了與他一起在斯克蘭頓街道長(zhǎng)大的人們，為了曾與他一起坐那趟回特拉華州火車的人們，他全心全意地竟選，他要為這些普通百姓代言。

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 and the love of my life， our nation's next first lady， michelle obama. sasha and malia， i love you both so much， and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the white house. and while she's no longer with us， i know my grandmother is watching， along with the family that made me who i am. i miss them tonight， and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

我要感謝下一位第一夫人米歇爾?奧巴馬。她是我家的中流砥柱，是我生命中的最愛。沒有她在過去20xx年來的堅(jiān)定支持，我就不可能今晚站在這里。我要感謝薩沙和瑪麗雅，我太愛你們兩個(gè)了，你們將有一條新的小狗，它將與我們一起入住白宮。我還要感謝已去世的外婆，我知道此刻她正在天上看著我。她與其它親人一起造就了今天的我。今夜我思念他們，我知道他們對(duì)我的恩情比山高，比海深。

to my campaign manager， david plouffe; my chief strategist， david axelrod; and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen， and i am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

我要感謝我的競(jìng)選經(jīng)理大衛(wèi)?普魯夫，感謝首席策劃師大衛(wèi)?阿克塞羅德以及整個(gè)競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)，他們是政治史上最優(yōu)秀的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)。你們成就了今夜，我永遠(yuǎn)感謝你們?yōu)榻褚顾鞒龅臓奚?/p>

but above all， i will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.

但最重要的是，我將永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記這場(chǎng)勝利真正歸功于誰---是你們!

i was never the likeliest candidate for this office. we didn't start with much money or many endorsements. our campaign was not hatched in the halls of washington — it began in the backyards of des moines and the living rooms of concord and the front porches of charleston.

我曾經(jīng)是最沒有可能的候選人。起初，我們的資金不多，贊助人也不多。我們的競(jìng)選并非始于華盛頓的華麗大廳，而是起于德莫奈地區(qū)某家的后院、康科德地區(qū)的某家客廳、查爾斯頓地區(qū)的某家前廊。it was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause. it grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; 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 earth. this is your victory.

這些勞動(dòng)大眾從自己的微薄積蓄中掏出5美元、10美元、20美元，拿來捐助我們的事業(yè)。現(xiàn)在的年輕人曾被認(rèn)為是冷漠的一代，但正是這些年輕人壯大了我們的聲勢(shì)。他們離開自己的家庭和親人，拿著很少的報(bào)酬，起早摸黑地助選。上了年紀(jì)的人也頂著嚴(yán)寒酷暑，敲開陌生人的家門助選。無數(shù)的美國(guó)人自愿地組織起來，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。這是你們的勝利。i know you didn't do this just to win an election， and i know you didn't do it for me. you did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. for even as we celebrate tonight， we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars， a planet in peril， the worst financial crisis in a century. 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 us. there are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage， or pay their doctor's bills， or save enough for college. there is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

我知道你們這樣做并不只是為了贏得一場(chǎng)大選，更不是為了我個(gè)人。你們這樣做，是因?yàn)槟銈兠靼孜磥淼娜蝿?wù)有多么艱巨。今晚我們?cè)跉g慶，明天我們就將面對(duì)一生之中最為嚴(yán)峻的挑戰(zhàn)--兩場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、一個(gè)充滿危險(xiǎn)的星球，還有百年一遇的金融危機(jī)。今晚我們站在這里慶祝，但我們知道在伊拉克的沙漠里，在阿富汗的群山中，那些勇敢的美國(guó)人正在那里。為了我們，他們醒來后面對(duì)的是一個(gè)有生命危險(xiǎn)的世界。這些士兵的父母會(huì)在孩子熟睡后仍難以入眠，他們擔(dān)憂的是如何償還月供，如何支付醫(yī)藥費(fèi)，如何存夠今后孩子的大學(xué)費(fèi)用。我們需要開發(fā)新能源，創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì);修建新的學(xué)校;我們還要迎接挑戰(zhàn)和威脅，并修復(fù)與盟國(guó)的關(guān)系。the road ahead will be long. our climb will be steep. we may not get there in one year， or even one term， but america — i have never been more hopeful than i am tonight that we will get there. i promise you: we as a people will get there.

前方的道路還很漫長(zhǎng)，任務(wù)很艱巨。一年之內(nèi)，甚至一屆任期之內(nèi)，我們可能都無法完成這些任務(wù)。但我從未像今晚這樣對(duì)美國(guó)滿懷希望，我相信我們會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)目標(biāo)。我向你們承諾--我們美利堅(jiān)民族將實(shí)現(xiàn)這一目標(biāo)!there will be setbacks and false starts. there are many who won't agree with every decision or policy i make as president， and we know that government can't solve every problem. but i will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. i will listen to you， especially when we disagree. and， above all， i will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in america for 221 years — block by block， brick by brick， callused hand by callused hand.

我們會(huì)遇到挫折，會(huì)出師不利，會(huì)有許多人不認(rèn)同我得某一項(xiàng)決定或政策。我們知道政府并不能解決所有問題，我會(huì)向你們坦陳我們所面臨的困難。我會(huì)聆聽你們的意見，尤其是在我們意見不同的時(shí)候。最重要的是，我會(huì)請(qǐng)求你們一起參與重建這個(gè)國(guó)家。用自己的雙手，從一磚一瓦做起，這是美國(guó)立國(guó)220xx年以來的前進(jìn)方式，也是惟一的方式。what began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. this victory alone is not the change we seek — it is only the chance for us to make that change. and that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. it cannot happen without you.

21個(gè)月前那個(gè)隆冬所開始的一切絕不應(yīng)在今天這個(gè)秋夜結(jié)束。我們所尋求的變革并不只是贏得大選，這只是給變革提供了一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。假如我們?nèi)匀话凑宅F(xiàn)有方式行事，就沒有變革。沒有你們，就沒有變革。so let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves， but each other. let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything， it's that we cannot have a thriving wall street while main street suffers. in this country， we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.

讓我們發(fā)揚(yáng)新的愛國(guó)精神，樹立新的服務(wù)意識(shí)和責(zé)任感;讓我們每個(gè)人下定決心，更加努力地工作，彼此關(guān)愛;讓我們牢記這場(chǎng)金融危機(jī)帶來的教訓(xùn)：不能允許商業(yè)街掙扎的同時(shí)卻讓華爾街繁榮。在這個(gè)國(guó)家，我們屬于同一民族，我們患難與共。let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the republican party to the white house — a party founded on the values of self-reliance， individual liberty and national unity. those are values we all share， and while the democratic party has won a great victory tonight， we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

當(dāng)年，林肯面對(duì)的是一個(gè)比目前分歧更深更大的國(guó)家。他說：“我們不是敵人，而是朋友……雖然激情可能褪去，但是我們的感情紐帶不會(huì)割斷?！睂?duì)于那些現(xiàn)在并不支持我的美國(guó)人，我想說，雖然我沒有贏得你們的選票，但我聽到了你們的聲音，我需要你們的幫助，我也將是你們的總統(tǒng)。and to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores， from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world — our stories are singular， but our destiny is shared， and a new dawn of american leadership is at hand. to those who would tear this world down: we will defeat you. to those who seek peace and security: we support you. and to all those who have wondered if america's beacon still burns as bright: tonight， we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth， but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy， liberty， opportunity and unyielding hope.

對(duì)于關(guān)注今夜結(jié)果的國(guó)際人士，不管他們是在國(guó)會(huì)、皇宮關(guān)注，還是在荒僻地帶收聽電臺(tái)，我們的態(tài)度是：我們美國(guó)人的經(jīng)歷各有不同，但我們的命運(yùn)相同，新的美國(guó)領(lǐng)袖誕生了。那些想要?dú)邕@個(gè)世界的人們，我們必將擊敗你們。那些追求和平和安全的人們，我們支持你們。那些懷疑美國(guó)這盞燈塔是否依然明亮的人們，今天晚上我們已再次證明：美國(guó)的真正力量來源并非軍事威力或財(cái)富規(guī)模，而是我們理想的恒久力量：民主、自由、機(jī)會(huì)和不屈的希望。for that is the true genius of america — that america can change. our union can be perfected. and what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

這才是美國(guó)真正的精髓--美國(guó)能夠變革。我們的聯(lián)邦會(huì)不斷完善。我們已經(jīng)取得的成就，將為我們將來能夠并且必須取得的成就增添了希望。this election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. but one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in atlanta. she's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election， except for one thing: ann nixon cooper is 106 years old.

這次大選創(chuàng)造了多項(xiàng)“第一”，誕生了很多將流芳后世的故事，但今晚令我最為難忘的卻是一位在亞特蘭大投票的婦女：安妮?庫(kù)波爾。她和無數(shù)排隊(duì)等待投票的選民沒有什么差別，除了一點(diǎn)：她高齡106歲。she was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

在她出生的那個(gè)時(shí)代，黑奴制剛剛結(jié)束。那時(shí)路上沒有汽車，天上沒有飛機(jī)。當(dāng)時(shí)像她這樣的人由于兩個(gè)原因不能投票--一第一因?yàn)樗桥裕诙€(gè)原因是她的膚色。and tonight， i think about all that she's seen throughout her century in america — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't and the people who pressed on with that american creed: yes， we can.

今天晚上，我想到了安妮在美國(guó)過去一百年間的種種經(jīng)歷：心痛和希望，掙扎和進(jìn)步，那些我們被告知我們辦不到的年代，以及我們現(xiàn)在這個(gè)年代?，F(xiàn)在，我們堅(jiān)信美國(guó)式信念——是的，我們能!at a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed， she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. yes， we can.

婦女曾經(jīng)沒有發(fā)言權(quán)，她們?cè)?jīng)希望破滅。但安妮活到了今天，看到了婦女們站了起來，她們發(fā)表自己的見解，有了選舉權(quán)。是的，我們能。when 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 common purpose. yes， we can.

上世紀(jì)三十年代，大蕭條橫掃美國(guó)大地，一片絕望。她看到了美國(guó)以新政、新的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)以及嶄新的共同追求戰(zhàn)勝了恐慌。是的，我們能。when 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 saved. yes， we can.

二戰(zhàn)時(shí)期，炸彈降臨我們的海港上空，全世界受到獨(dú)裁專制的威脅，她見證了美國(guó)一代人的偉大崛起，他們拯救了民主。是的，我們能。she 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 overcome." yes， we can.

她看到了蒙哥馬利通了公共汽車、伯明翰接上了水管、塞爾馬建了橋。來自亞特蘭大的一位傳教士告訴人們：我們能!。是的，我們能。a man touched down on the moon， a wall came down in berlin， a world was connected by our own science and imagination. 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 change. yes， we can.

人類登上了月球、柏林墻倒下了，科學(xué)和想像把世界連了一塊。今年，在這次選舉中，安妮的手指輕觸電子屏幕，投下自己的一票。她在美國(guó)生活了120xx年，其間有最美好的時(shí)光，也有最黑暗的時(shí)刻，她知道美國(guó)能夠變革。是的，我們能。america， we have come so far. we have seen so much. but there is so much more to do. so tonight， let us ask ourselves: if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as ann nixon cooper， what change will they see? what progress will we have made?

美利堅(jiān)，我們已經(jīng)一路走來，我們已經(jīng)看到了那么多變化，但我們?nèi)杂泻芏嗍虑橐?。今夜，讓我們問自己這樣一個(gè)問題：假如我們的孩子能夠活到下一個(gè)世紀(jì);假如我們的女兒有幸與安妮一樣長(zhǎng)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 call. this is our moment. this 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 can't， we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes， we can.

現(xiàn)在，我們有了回答這個(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(guó)夢(mèng)重放光芒，再證這一重要的真理，那就是：團(tuán)結(jié)一致，眾志成城;一息尚存，希望就在;倘若有人嘲諷我們不能，懷疑我們能，那么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 america.

謝謝大家!愿主保佑你們，保佑美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。

奧巴馬撕演講稿篇3

當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間1月10日21時(shí)(北京時(shí)間11日10時(shí)),即將卸任的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在其“第二故鄉(xiāng)”芝加哥發(fā)表卸任演講,回顧自己八年來的總統(tǒng)任期。以下為您帶來奧巴馬卸任演講稿全文及中文翻譯，歡迎瀏覽!

奧巴馬卸任演講稿(全文)

it’s good to be home. my fellow americans, michelle and i have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. but tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the american people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts – are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. every day, i learned from you. you made me a better president, and you made me a better man.

i first came to chicago when i was in my early twenties, still trying to figure out who i was; still searching for a purpose to my life. it was in neighborhoods not far from here where i began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills. it was on these streets where i witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. this is where i learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it.

after eight years as your president, i still believe that. and it’s not just my belief. it’s the beating heart of our american idea – our bold experiment in self-government.

it’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

it’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that we, the people, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.

this is the great gift our founders gave us. the freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination – and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater good.

for 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has given work and purpose to each new generation. it’s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom. it’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the rio grande, pushed women to reach for the ballot, powered workers to organize. it’s why gis gave their lives at omaha beach and iwo jima; iraq and afghanistan – and why men and women from selma to stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well.

so that’s what we mean when we say america is exceptional. not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

yes, our progress has been uneven. the work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and sometimes bloody. for every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back. but the long sweep of america has been defined by forward motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some.

if i had told you eight years ago that america would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history…if i had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the cuban people, shut down iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, and take out the mastermind of 9/11…if i had told you that we would win marriage equality, and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens – you might have said our sights were set a little too high.

but that’s what we did. that’s what you did. you were the change. you answered people’s hopes, and because of you, by almost every measure, america is a better, stronger place than it was when we started.

in ten days, the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power from one freely-elected president to the next. i committed to president-elect trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition, just as president bush did for me. because it’s up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face.

we have what we need to do so. after all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on earth. our youth and drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention mean that the future should be ours.

but that potential will be realized only if our democracy works. only if our politics reflects the decency of the our people. only if all of us, regardless of our party affiliation or particular interest, help restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now.

that’s what i want to focus on tonight – the state of our democracy.

understand, democracy does not require uniformity. our founders quarreled and compromised, and expected us to do the same. but they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity – the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.

there have been moments throughout our history that threatened to rupture that solidarity. the beginning of this century has been one of those times. a shrinking world, growing inequality; demographic change and the specter of terrorism – these forces haven’t just tested our security and prosperity, but our democracy as well. and how we meet these challenges to our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids, and create good jobs, and protect our homeland.

in other words, it will determine our future.

our democracy won’t work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity. today, the economy is growing again; wages, incomes, home values, and retirement accounts are rising again; poverty is falling again. the wealthy are paying a fairer share of taxes even as the stock market shatters records. the unemployment rate is near a ten-year low. the uninsured rate has never, ever been lower. health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in fifty years. and if anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements we’ve made to our health care system – that covers as many people at less cost – i will publicly support it.

that, after all, is why we serve – to make people’s lives better, not worse.

but for all the real progress we’ve made, we know it’s not enough. our economy doesn’t work as well or grow as fast when a few prosper at the expense of a growing middle class. but stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic principles. while the top one percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many families, in inner cities and rural counties, have been left behind – the laid-off factory worker; the waitress and health care worker who struggle to pay the bills – convinced that the game is fixed against them, that their government only serves the interests of the powerful – a recipe for more cynicism and polarization in our politics.

there are no quick fixes to this long-term trend. i agree that our trade should be fair and not just free. but the next wave of economic dislocation won’t come from overseas. it will come from the relentless pace of automation that makes many good, middle-class jobs obsolete.

and so we must forge a new social compact – to guarantee all our kids the education they need; to give workers the power to unionize for better wages; to update the social safety net to reflect the way we live now and make more reforms to the tax code so corporations and individuals who reap the most from the new economy don’t avoid their obligations to the country that’s made their success possible. we can argue about how to best achieve these goals. but we can’t be complacent about the goals themselves. for if we don’t create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.

there’s a second threat to our democracy – one as old as our nation itself. after my election, there was talk of a post-racial america. such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic. for race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. i’ve lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were ten, or twenty, or thirty years ago – you can see it not just in statistics, but in the attitudes of young americans across the political spectrum.

but we’re not where we need to be. all of us have more work to do. after all, if every economic issue is framed as a struggle between a hardworking white middle class and undeserving minorities, then workers of all shades will be left fighting for scraps while the wealthy withdraw further into their private enclaves. if we decline to invest in the children of immigrants, just because they don’t look like us, we diminish the prospects of our own children – because those brown kids will represent a larger share of america’s workforce. and our economy doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game. last year, incomes rose for all races, all age groups, for men and for women.

going forward, we must uphold laws against discrimination – in hiring, in housing, in education and the criminal justice system. that’s what our constitution and highest ideals require. but laws alone won’t be enough. hearts must change. if our democracy is to work in this increasingly diverse nation, each one of us must try to heed the advice of one of the great characters in american fiction, atticus finch, who said “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

for blacks and other minorities, it means tying our own struggles for justice to the challenges that a lot of people in this country face – the refugee, the immigrant, the rural poor, the transgender american, and also the middle-aged white man who from the outside may seem like he’s got all the advantages, but who’s seen his world upended by economic, cultural, and technological change.

for white americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and jim crow didn’t suddenly vanish in the ‘60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they’re not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; that when they wage peaceful protest, they’re not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment our founders promised.

for native-born americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the irish, italians, and poles. america wasn’t weakened by the presence of these newcomers; they embraced this nation’s creed, and it was strengthened.

so regardless of the station we occupy; we have to try harder; to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own.

none of this is easy. for too many of us, it’s become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. the rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste – all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable. and increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.

this trend represents a third threat to our democracy. politics is a battle of ideas; in the course of a healthy debate, we’ll prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. but without some common baseline of facts; without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that your opponent is making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, we’ll keep talking past each other, making common ground and compromise impossible.

isn’t that part of what makes politics so dispiriting? how can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on preschool for kids, but not when we’re cutting taxes for corporations? how do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing? it’s not just dishonest, this selective sorting of the facts; it’s self-defeating. because as my mother used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with you.

take the challenge of climate change. in just eight years, we’ve halved our dependence on foreign oil, doubled our renewable energy, and led the world to an agreement that has the promise to save this planet. but without bolder action, our children won’t have time to debate the existence of climate change; they’ll be busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary.

now, we can and should argue about the best approach to the problem. but to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations; it betrays the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our founders.

it’s that spirit, born of the enlightenment, that made us an economic powerhouse – the spirit that took flight at kitty hawk and cape canaveral; the spirit that that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket.

it’s that spirit – a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the great depression, and build a post-world war ii order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but on principles – the rule of law, human rights, freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and an independent press.

that order is now being challenged – first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for islam; more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who see free markets, open democracies, and civil society itself as a threat to their power. the peril each poses to our democracy is more far-reaching than a car bomb or a missile. it represents the fear of change; the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently; a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable; an intolerance of dissent and free thought; a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what’s true and what’s right.

because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats who support them, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years; and although boston and orlando remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. we’ve taken out tens of thousands of terrorists – including osama bin laden. the global coalition we’re leading against isil has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their territory. isil will be destroyed, and no one who threatens america will ever be safe. to all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your commander-in-chief.

but protecting our way of life requires more than our military. democracy can buckle when we give in to fear. so just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are. that’s why, for the past eight years, i’ve worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firm legal footing. that’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties. that’s why i reject discrimination against muslim americans. that’s why we cannot withdraw from global fights – to expand democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and lgbt rights – no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem. for the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression. if the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.

so let’s be vigilant, but not afraid. isil will try to kill innocent people. but they cannot defeat america unless we betray our constitution and our principles in the fight. rivals like russia or china cannot match our influence around the world – unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors.

which brings me to my final point – our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted. all of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions. when voting rates are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should make it easier, not harder, to vote. when trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. when congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

and all of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power swings.

our constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. but it’s really just a piece of parchment. it has no power on its own. we, the people, give it power – with our participation, and the choices we make. whether or not we stand up for our freedoms. whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law. america is no fragile thing. but the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured.

in his own farewell address, george washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but “from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth;” that we should preserve it with “jealous anxiety;” that we should reject “the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties” that make us one.

we weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character are turned off from public service; so coarse with rancor that americans with whom we disagree are not just misguided, but somehow malevolent. we weaken those ties when we define some of us as more american than others; when we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt, and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them.

it falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we’ve been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours. because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title: citizen.

ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands. it needs you. not just when there’s an election, not just when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime. if you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life. if something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing. if you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. show up. dive in. persevere. sometimes you’ll win. sometimes you’ll lose. presuming a reservoir of goodness in others can be a risk, and there will be times when the process disappoints you. but for those of us fortunate enough to have been a part of this work, to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire. and more often than not, your faith in america – and in americans – will be confirmed.

mine sure has been. over the course of these eight years, i’ve seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. i’ve mourned with grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in charleston church. i’ve seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and our wounded warriors walk again. i’ve seen our doctors and volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks. i’ve seen the youngest of children remind us of our obligations to care for refugees, to work in peace, and above all to look out for each other.

that faith i placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary americans to bring about change – that faith has been rewarded in ways i couldn’t possibly have imagined. i hope yours has, too. some of you here tonight or watching at home were there with us in , in , in – and maybe you still can’t believe we pulled this whole thing off.

you’re not the only ones. michelle – for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and mother of my children, but my best friend. you took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humor. you made the white house a place that belongs to everybody. and a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. you’ve made me proud. you’ve made the country proud.

malia and sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. you wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. of all that i’ve done in my life, i’m most proud to be your dad.

to joe biden, the scrappy kid from scranton who became delaware’s favorite son: you were the first choice i made as a nominee, and the best. not just because you have been a great vice president, but because in the bargain, i gained a brother. we love you and jill like family, and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our life.

to my remarkable staff: for eight years – and for some of you, a whole lot more – i’ve drawn from your energy, and tried to reflect back what you displayed every day: heart, and character, and idealism. i’ve watched you grow up, get married, have kids, and start incredible new journeys of your own. even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let washington get the better of you. the only thing that makes me prouder than all the good we’ve done is the thought of all the remarkable things you’ll achieve from here.

and to all of you out there – every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town and kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every american who lived and breathed the hard work of change – you are the best supporters and organizers anyone could hope for, and i will forever be grateful. because yes, you changed the world.

that’s why i leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than i was when we started. because i know our work has not only helped so many americans; it has inspired so many americans – especially so many young people out there – to believe you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves. this generation coming up – unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic – i’ve seen you in every corner of the country. you believe in a fair, just, inclusive america; you know that constant change has been america’s hallmark, something not to fear but to embrace, and you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward. you’ll soon outnumber any of us, and i believe as a result that the future is in good hands.

my fellow americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. i won’t stop; in fact, i will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain. for now, whether you’re young or young at heart, i do have one final ask of you as your president – the same thing i asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

i am asking you to believe. not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours.

i am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every american whose story is not yet written:

yes we can.

yes we did.

yes we can.

thank you. god bless you. and may god continue to bless the united states of america.

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很高興回家，回到芝加哥!回家真好!

正如你們所見，我現(xiàn)在是個(gè)“跛腳鴨”總統(tǒng)，因?yàn)闆]有人再聽從我的指示，正如現(xiàn)場(chǎng)大家每個(gè)人都有個(gè)座位。

很高興回到家鄉(xiāng)。我的朋友們，過去幾周中我們收到了許多真誠(chéng)的祝福，我和米歇爾深受感動(dòng)。今晚，輪到我來對(duì)你們說聲感謝。不論我們站在相同的政治立場(chǎng)上還是從未達(dá)成共識(shí)，不論我們是在房間還是學(xué)校、農(nóng)場(chǎng)還是工廠車間、餐桌還是野外，我們之間的對(duì)話都讓我更加誠(chéng)實(shí)、更加奮進(jìn)，也幫助我深受啟發(fā)。每天，我都在向你們學(xué)習(xí)。你們幫助我成為一個(gè)更稱職的總統(tǒng)，也幫助我成為一個(gè)更好的人。

我是在二十多歲的時(shí)候第一次來芝加哥，當(dāng)時(shí)我仍然處于懵懵懂懂的階段，仍然在尋求生活的意義。我開始與一些教會(huì)團(tuán)體在已經(jīng)關(guān)門的鋼鐵生產(chǎn)廠附近工作，當(dāng)時(shí)那些小區(qū)離今天的會(huì)場(chǎng)不遠(yuǎn)。在那些街道中，我見證了信仰的力量，也在工人斗爭(zhēng)中見證了工人階級(jí)無聲的尊嚴(yán)。這個(gè)時(shí)候，我明白了只有當(dāng)普通人民團(tuán)結(jié)起來、參與進(jìn)來并致力于爭(zhēng)取權(quán)力，社會(huì)變革才能發(fā)生。

在擔(dān)任八年的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)后，我仍然相信這一條結(jié)論。這不僅僅是我個(gè)人的想法，也是根植在美國(guó)人心中的核心價(jià)值觀，即尋求自主管理的大膽實(shí)驗(yàn)。

我們每個(gè)人相信，我們生來平等，享有造物主賦予我們的一些不可剝奪的權(quán)利，包括生命、自由和追求幸福的權(quán)利。

盡管這些權(quán)利看上去是顯而易見，但是這些權(quán)利卻從來不會(huì)自動(dòng)實(shí)現(xiàn)。正是美國(guó)人民通過民主政治的渠道，堅(jiān)持追求這些權(quán)利，我們才能夠成為一個(gè)更加完美的聯(lián)合體。

這是我們的先驅(qū)賦予我們的禮物，讓我們有自由通過自己的辛勤勞動(dòng)、夢(mèng)想和努力來追求每個(gè)人不同的夢(mèng)想。當(dāng)然，每個(gè)美國(guó)人也應(yīng)當(dāng)同心協(xié)力，才能實(shí)現(xiàn)更加偉大的創(chuàng)舉。

在過去240年中，美國(guó)精神一直鼓勵(lì)每個(gè)美國(guó)公民積極行使公民權(quán)利，這給每一代美國(guó)人賦予了努力的方向。這也是鼓舞美國(guó)人推翻集權(quán)選擇共和制度、探索開發(fā)西部地區(qū)以及修筑鐵路的奴隸奮起反抗要求自由的動(dòng)力。這種美國(guó)精神將漂洋過海和來自格蘭德河的移民和難民凝聚在一起，鼓勵(lì)美國(guó)女性走向投票站，也促使工人團(tuán)結(jié)形成工會(huì)。這也是鼓舞美國(guó)士兵在奧巴馬海灘、硫磺島、伊拉克和阿富汗等戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)拋頭顱灑熱血的精神。這更是鼓勵(lì)塞爾瑪小鎮(zhèn)上黑人民權(quán)斗士和石墻中同性戀運(yùn)動(dòng)人士捍衛(wèi)自身權(quán)利的精神。

這也是為什么美國(guó)如此特別。美國(guó)的獨(dú)特之處不在于我們從一開始就擁有完美的制度，而是我們有能力改變，并幫助那些尋求改變的人過上更好的生活。

是的，我們一路走來并非一帆風(fēng)順。推動(dòng)民主體制向來非常困難，有時(shí)甚至需要激烈爭(zhēng)辯或流血沖突。每當(dāng)我們向前走兩步時(shí)，很多時(shí)候都感覺好像反而是退了一步。但是，美國(guó)歷史一直是在進(jìn)步，一直在擴(kuò)大建國(guó)精神的范圍，來包容美國(guó)各個(gè)階層和社會(huì)群體。

八年前，如果我告訴你美國(guó)能夠從金融危機(jī)中走出來、重建汽車制造行業(yè)、并實(shí)現(xiàn)美國(guó)歷史上就業(yè)崗位連續(xù)增長(zhǎng)的最長(zhǎng)記錄，如果我告訴你我們能夠與古巴重建外交關(guān)系并寫下歷史的新篇章、在不動(dòng)用武力的前提下關(guān)閉伊朗核武器研究項(xiàng)目、并消滅911恐怖主義襲擊事件的首腦，如果我告訴你我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)婚姻平等、滿足萬美國(guó)人提供醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)的需求，當(dāng)時(shí)的你或許會(huì)覺得我想得太遠(yuǎn)了。

但是，我們都做到了。這些都是你們?nèi)〉玫某删停銈兙褪菍?shí)現(xiàn)這些變革的動(dòng)力。你們滿足了美國(guó)人民的愿望，也因?yàn)槟銈?，美?guó)在各個(gè)方面都變得更好，比我剛上任時(shí)更加強(qiáng)大。

權(quán)力從一個(gè)自由選舉的總統(tǒng)向下一任轉(zhuǎn)移的過程是平穩(wěn)有序的，這是非常重要的。我曾向特朗普承諾，我的政治團(tuán)隊(duì)將確保此次換屆過程非常平穩(wěn)，就像當(dāng)初布什總統(tǒng)把權(quán)力交接給我一樣。因?yàn)?，我們每個(gè)人首先要保證美國(guó)政府未來有能力解決我們現(xiàn)在仍然面臨的問題。

在美國(guó)歷史中，曾經(jīng)有過幾次內(nèi)部團(tuán)結(jié)被破壞的時(shí)候。本世紀(jì)初，就是美國(guó)社會(huì)團(tuán)結(jié)遭到威脅的一個(gè)時(shí)期。世界各國(guó)聯(lián)系更加緊密，但是社會(huì)不平等問題更加突出，恐怖主義的威脅也更加嚴(yán)重。這些因素不僅僅會(huì)考驗(yàn)美國(guó)的安全和法弄，也對(duì)美國(guó)的民眾體制產(chǎn)生威脅。未來，我們?nèi)绾斡舆@些民主挑戰(zhàn)將關(guān)系到我們是否能正確教育下一代、繼續(xù)創(chuàng)造就業(yè)崗位并保護(hù)美國(guó)的國(guó)土安全“

醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)政策

目前，美國(guó)未參保人數(shù)比例大幅下降，醫(yī)療保健費(fèi)用增速已將降至過去50年以來最低水平。如果任何人能夠提出一項(xiàng)醫(yī)保政策，并切實(shí)證明新政策比上一屆政府提出的醫(yī)保改革更加有效，能夠盡可能地以較低價(jià)格覆蓋廣大美國(guó)人民，我會(huì)公開支持這種新的醫(yī)保政策。

種族和移民問題

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)大選結(jié)束后，一些人認(rèn)為美國(guó)已經(jīng)進(jìn)入后種族時(shí)代。盡管這種種族融合的愿望是好的，但是卻不太可能真正實(shí)現(xiàn)。目前，種族問題仍然是一個(gè)可能造成社會(huì)分裂的重大問題。以我個(gè)人經(jīng)歷來看，如今美國(guó)社會(huì)的種族問題比二十、三十年前有了較大改善，這種社會(huì)進(jìn)步不僅僅體現(xiàn)在統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字中，也可以從不同政治觀念的年輕一代美國(guó)人的態(tài)度中看出來。

但是，我們的工作還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)沒有結(jié)束。我們每個(gè)人都還有很多工作去做。如果每個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)問題都通過勤勞的美國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)與少數(shù)族群之間的沖突來解讀，那么各個(gè)種族的工人階級(jí)將為一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)剩余的勞動(dòng)果實(shí)爭(zhēng)得頭破血流，而那些富人會(huì)進(jìn)一步收縮進(jìn)他們自己的小圈子。如果我們僅僅因?yàn)橐泼窈笠衢L(zhǎng)得不像我們，就拒絕給這些孩子投資，那我們也是在犧牲美國(guó)人后代的希望，因?yàn)檫@些移民后裔未來會(huì)在美國(guó)工薪階層占很大比例。

少數(shù)族裔問題

對(duì)于黑人和其他少數(shù)族群需要共同奮斗來解決許多美國(guó)人面臨的問題，這不僅僅包括難民、移民、農(nóng)村的群人和變性人，也包括那些看上去享受各種社會(huì)優(yōu)待的中年男性白人，因?yàn)檫@些人都面臨全社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化和科技發(fā)生重大變革的挑戰(zhàn)。

政治是一場(chǎng)觀點(diǎn)的較量，這也是民主體制的設(shè)計(jì)理念。但是，如果每個(gè)政治團(tuán)體沒有一些社會(huì)共識(shí)，不愿意去了解新的信息，不愿意去承認(rèn)對(duì)手方的論點(diǎn)合理，也不愿意通過科學(xué)論據(jù)理性思考，那么這場(chǎng)辯論中沒有人在聆聽，雙方就不可能產(chǎn)生共識(shí)或者妥協(xié)。

環(huán)境保護(hù)

如果我們不采取更加積極的環(huán)境保護(hù)措施，我們的下一代就沒有時(shí)間再討論環(huán)境變化是否存在，而是忙于處理環(huán)境變化帶來的后果，包括自然災(zāi)害、經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展停滯以及環(huán)境難民尋求避難等問題。現(xiàn)在，我們能夠也應(yīng)當(dāng)討論如何最好地解決環(huán)境變化問題。但是，如果我們僅僅否認(rèn)環(huán)境問題存在，這不僅僅是背叛下一代，也背叛了歷史先驅(qū)們尋求創(chuàng)新并解決實(shí)際問題的精神。

恐怖襲擊

過去八年中，沒有任何一個(gè)境外恐怖主義組織成功地在美國(guó)本土上計(jì)劃并執(zhí)行一次恐怖襲擊。盡管美國(guó)發(fā)生了本土滋生的恐怖主義襲擊事件，包括波士頓馬拉松炸彈襲擊以及圣博娜迪諾襲擊事件。對(duì)于那些一直堅(jiān)守在工作崗位上的反恐工作人員，擔(dān)任你們的指揮官是我一輩子的榮耀。

我反對(duì)任何歧視美國(guó)穆斯林群體的行為。我們需要更加警惕，但是不需要害怕isil組織(伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯蘭國(guó))殺害更多無辜的人民。如果我們?cè)诙窢?zhēng)中堅(jiān)守美國(guó)憲法和核心精神，他們就無法戰(zhàn)勝美國(guó)。俄羅斯或者中國(guó)等其他國(guó)家無法匹敵美國(guó)在全球范圍內(nèi)的影響，除非我們自己放棄這種影響力，變成一個(gè)只會(huì)欺負(fù)周邊小國(guó)的大國(guó)。

不論我們屬于哪一個(gè)黨派，我們所有人都應(yīng)當(dāng)致力于重建美國(guó)的民主政治制度。我們的民主憲法是一項(xiàng)杰出的成就，也是上天賜予的禮物，但是這僅僅是一張紙，憲法本身不具備任何力量。憲法的力量是我們美國(guó)人民通過參與選舉、做出決議賦予的。

美國(guó)人應(yīng)當(dāng)成為積極參與政治的公民，讓參與政治成為日常生活的一部分，特別是如果一些人對(duì)目前美國(guó)政治的現(xiàn)狀不滿的話：“如果你厭倦了與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上的陌生人爭(zhēng)辯，可以考慮在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中與異見人士辯論。如果你認(rèn)為一些問題需要被解決，那就采取行動(dòng)組織力量。如果你對(duì)選舉出來的政府官員不滿意，那就爭(zhēng)取其他人的支持來自己競(jìng)選。

致謝

米歇爾，過去二十五年中，你不僅僅是我的妻子孩子的母親，也是我最好的朋友。你擔(dān)任了一個(gè)不是你爭(zhēng)取來的職責(zé)，但是你的優(yōu)雅、勇氣和幽默都給這個(gè)身份烙上了你自己的印記。

(奧巴馬轉(zhuǎn)向他的女兒)你們兩個(gè)女孩聰明、美麗，更重要的是，你們善良而又充滿熱情。過去幾年中，你們沒有被聚光燈所累。在我的一生中，我為成為你們的父親而自豪。

(感謝副總統(tǒng)拜登)從賓州斯克蘭頓到特拉華州，你是我當(dāng)選美國(guó)總統(tǒng)后提名的第一個(gè)人選，也是我最好的選擇。拜登是一個(gè)好兄弟，就像家人一樣。

(感謝工作人員)你們改變了這個(gè)世界。今晚，我將離開這個(gè)舞臺(tái)，但是我對(duì)于這個(gè)國(guó)家比我剛上任時(shí)更加樂觀.

美國(guó)民眾對(duì)國(guó)家充滿信心

我希望你相信，不僅僅相信我能夠?yàn)槊绹?guó)帶來改變的能力，也相信你自己能夠改變這個(gè)國(guó)家的能力。

希望你們堅(jiān)信美國(guó)建國(guó)憲章中記載的精神，相信奴隸和廢奴主義者傳播的平等觀念，相信曾經(jīng)通過游行爭(zhēng)取移民公平權(quán)利的精神，相信那些將美利堅(jiān)旗幟插在海外戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)和月球表面的國(guó)家信念。這種信念存在于每個(gè)普通美國(guó)人的心中。

是的，我們能行。

是的，我們做到了。

是的，我們能行!

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奧巴馬撕演講稿篇4

看完奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講，奧巴馬成為美國(guó)歷史上第一位非裔總統(tǒng)，第一位黑人總統(tǒng)。由奧巴馬當(dāng)選美國(guó)第一任黑人總統(tǒng)開始，美國(guó)的黑人地位應(yīng)該有了實(shí)質(zhì)性的鞏固和保證，種族歧視從美國(guó)的各個(gè)角落逐漸消滅!隨著第一任黑人總統(tǒng)奧巴馬的上任，黑人的地位有著明顯的提高。

奧巴馬能有今天的成就是有自己的堅(jiān)持，奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講稿中的說過這樣一句話：長(zhǎng)期以來，很多人缺乏信心，對(duì)自己所能取得的成就畏首畏尾、疑心重重。如今，我們走在歷史的長(zhǎng)河里，挺起胸膛，勾勒出美好明天的光輝畫卷。如果沒有自己的堅(jiān)持，()他怎么可能會(huì)在競(jìng)選當(dāng)中脫穎而出。人生有許多的不如意，前進(jìn)的道路也不可能是直線，所以我們無需悲傷，無需自卑，而應(yīng)該努力的奮斗下去，不為別的，只為一個(gè)夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)圓之時(shí)別忘了曾經(jīng)的苦!

一直以來美國(guó)都是一個(gè)備受爭(zhēng)議的國(guó)家，而我想這種爭(zhēng)議來自于他們的強(qiáng)大，現(xiàn)在的美國(guó)是強(qiáng)大的，猶如唐朝時(shí)的中國(guó)，而這位新總統(tǒng)的上任，我認(rèn)為這也將是美國(guó)一個(gè)新的開始，畢竟選舉這種行為代表是一大部分人，也代表的是一個(gè)民族的精神，他的結(jié)果所反應(yīng)給人們的是一種信號(hào)，這種信號(hào)也就預(yù)示著某種未來。直覺告訴我，這位美國(guó)總統(tǒng)是愛好和平的，是胸懷寬廣的，是善良的。

奧巴馬的這篇演講詞讓我想到了馬丁路德金的《i have a dream》，我想現(xiàn)在這位美國(guó)和平使者的夢(mèng)想在實(shí)現(xiàn)，而奧巴馬的當(dāng)選也無疑的表明了種族歧視在美國(guó)逐漸消逝，其實(shí)，一直以來美國(guó)都是一個(gè)備受爭(zhēng)議的國(guó)家，而我想這種爭(zhēng)議來自于他們的強(qiáng)大，現(xiàn)在的美國(guó)是強(qiáng)大的，猶如唐朝時(shí)的中國(guó)，而這位新總統(tǒng)的上任，我認(rèn)為這也將是美國(guó)一個(gè)新的開始，畢竟選舉這種行為代表是一大部分人，也代表的是一個(gè)民族的精神，他的結(jié)果所反應(yīng)給人們的是一種信號(hào)，這種信號(hào)也就預(yù)示著某種未來。我的直覺告訴我，這位美國(guó)總統(tǒng)是愛好和平的，是胸懷寬廣的，是善良的。

在奧巴馬競(jìng)選演講最后的時(shí)候。奧巴馬意味深長(zhǎng)地稱，40年前，很多朋友(黑人)甚至無法出席公共儀式，如今卻可以和自己共同參加慶典，委婉地暗示了自己作為首位美國(guó)黑人總統(tǒng)，所創(chuàng)造的歷史成就。這一成就當(dāng)然可以、也必將作為里程碑永載美國(guó)史冊(cè)。不言而喻的是奧巴馬實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的美國(guó)夢(mèng)。

奧巴馬撕演講稿篇5

this is a defining moment in our history. we face the worst economic crisis since the great depression -- 760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year. businesses and families can't get credit. home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing. wages are lower than they've been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.

at a moment like this, we can't afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight that even former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan now believes was a mistake. america needs a new direction. that's why i'm running for president of the united states.

tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.

my opponent, senator mccain, has served his country honorably. he can even point to a few moments in the past where he has broken from his party. but over the past eight years, he's voted with president bush 90% of the time. and when it comes to the economy, he still can't tell the american people one major thing he'd do differently from george bush.

it's not change to come up with a tax plan that doesn't give a penny of relief to more than 100 million middle-class americans -- a plan that even the national review and other conservative organizations complain does far too little to benefit the middle class. it's not change to add more than $5 trillion to the deficits we've run up in recent years. it's not change to come up with a plan to address our housing crisis that puts another $300 billion of taxpayer money at risk -- a plan that the editorial board of this newspaper said 'raises more questions than it answers.'

if there's one thing we've learned from this economic crisis, it's that we are all in this together. from ceos to shareholders, from financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other's success because the more americans prosper, the more america prospers.

that's why we've had titans of industry who've made it their mission to pay well enough that their employees could afford the products they made -- businessmen like warren buffett, whose support i'm proud to have. that's why our economy hasn't just been the world's greatest wealth creator -- it's been the world's greatest job generator. it's been the tide that has lifted the boats of the largest middle class in history. to rebuild that middle class, i'll give a tax break to 95% of workers and their families. if you work, pay taxes, and make less than $200,000, you'll get a tax cut. if you make more than $250,000, you'll still pay taxes at a lower rate than in the 1990s and capital gains and dividend taxes one-third lower than they were under president reagan.

we'll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and laying broadband lines that reach every corner of the country. i'll invest $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable energy, creating five million new, green jobs that pay well, can't be outsourced, and can help end our dependence on middle east oil. when it comes to health care, we don't have to choose between a government-run system and the unaffordable one we have now. my opponent's plan would make you pay taxes on your health-care benefits for the first time in history. my plan will make health care affordable and accessible for every american. if you already have health insurance, the only change you'll see under my plan is lower premiums. if you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of plan that members of congress get for themselves.

to give every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, i'll invest in early childhood education and recruit an army of new teachers. but i'll also demand higher standards and more accountability. and we'll make a deal with every young american: if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition.

and when it comes to keeping this country safe, i'll end the iraq war responsibly so we stop spending $10 billion a month in iraq while it sits on a huge surplus. for the sake of our economy, our military and the long-term stability of iraq, it's time for the iraqis to step up. i'll finally finish the fight against bin laden and the al qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and restore our moral standing so that america remains the last, best hope of earth.

none of this will be easy. it won't happen overnight. but i believe we can do this because i believe in america. this is the country that allowed our parents and

grandparents to believe that even if they couldn't go to college, they could save a little bit each week so their child could; that even if they couldn't have their own business, they could work hard enough so their child could open one of their own. and at every moment in our history, we've risen to meet our challenges because we've never forgotten the fundamental truth that in america, our destiny is not written for us, but by us. so tomorrow, i ask you to write our nation's next great chapter. i ask you to believe -- not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours. tomorrow, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, create new jobs, and grow this economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed. you can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. if you give me your vote, we won't just win this election -- together, we will change this country and change the world.

現(xiàn)在是美國(guó)歷史的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻。我們面臨著大蕭條以來最為嚴(yán)重的一場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)：今年以來已經(jīng)有76萬人失業(yè);企業(yè)和家庭無法獲得信貸;房?jī)r(jià)不斷下滑，養(yǎng)老金日益縮水;工資降到了十年來的最低水平，同時(shí)醫(yī)療和教育成本卻漲到了有史以來的點(diǎn)。

在眼下這樣的危急時(shí)刻，我們承受不起又一個(gè)四年的支出增長(zhǎng)、千瘡百孔的減稅措施、或是監(jiān)管全無──即使是美國(guó)聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備委員會(huì)(fed)前主席格林斯潘(alan greenspan)現(xiàn)在也承認(rèn)那是個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。美國(guó)需要一個(gè)新的方向。這也正是我競(jìng)選美國(guó)總統(tǒng)的原因所在。

明天，也就是周二，你們將有能力賦予這個(gè)國(guó)家我們所需要的變革。

corbis我的競(jìng)選對(duì)手麥凱恩參議員為美國(guó)作出的貢獻(xiàn)令人尊敬。他甚至可以指出他過去曾有幾次與自己的黨派分道揚(yáng)鑣。然而，在過去八年中，他十之都贊同布什總統(tǒng)的主張。而在經(jīng)濟(jì)問題上，他仍然無法向美國(guó)民眾說明，他與布什的做法會(huì)有什么太大區(qū)別。

如果提出的稅收計(jì)劃沒有讓1億多美國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)獲得一分錢的稅項(xiàng)減免，這不是變革──即使是《國(guó)家評(píng)論》(national review)雜志和其他保守派組織也抱怨說，這個(gè)計(jì)劃對(duì)造福中產(chǎn)階級(jí)貢獻(xiàn)寥寥。在近年來不斷累積的財(cái)政赤字上再添5萬億美元，這不是變革。如果解決房市危機(jī)的計(jì)劃又將另外3,000億美元納稅人的錢置于風(fēng)險(xiǎn)之中，這不是變革──《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》編輯委員會(huì)稱這一計(jì)劃“產(chǎn)生的問題比解決的問題多”。

如果說我們從此次經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中學(xué)到了什么的話，那就是我們要患難與共。從首席執(zhí)行長(zhǎng)到公司股東，從金融家到工廠工人，我們每個(gè)人都休戚相關(guān)，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)的民眾越富足，美國(guó)才會(huì)越繁榮。

這就是為什么我們有些企業(yè)巨頭把提高員工薪酬作為自己的一項(xiàng)使命，讓員工能買得起自己生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品，比如巴菲特(warren buffett)這樣的商界人士。我對(duì)能有他的支持感到自豪。這就是為什么美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)不僅是世界上最偉大的財(cái)富創(chuàng)造者，也是世界上最偉大的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)制造者。它一直托舉著有史以來規(guī)模的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)之舟。

為了重塑美國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)，我將給予95%的工人及其家庭稅收減免待遇。如果你工作，就交稅;如果年收入不足20萬美元，你會(huì)獲得減稅;即使你的年收入超過了25萬美元，你所負(fù)擔(dān)的稅率也比上世紀(jì)九十年代要低──資本利得稅和股息稅要比里根總統(tǒng)時(shí)期低三分之一。

通過重建日益破敗的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施、在美國(guó)的各個(gè)角落接通寬帶，我們將創(chuàng)造200萬個(gè)就業(yè)崗位。未來的十年中，我將每年在可再生能源領(lǐng)域投資150億美元，進(jìn)而新增500萬個(gè)崗位;這些工作環(huán)保、薪酬豐厚、不能外包，而且能幫助我們擺脫對(duì)中東石油的依賴。

在醫(yī)療問題上，我們不必在政府運(yùn)營(yíng)的體系和目前這種我們難以負(fù)擔(dān)的體系之間進(jìn)行選擇。我的競(jìng)選對(duì)手提出的方案會(huì)令美國(guó)人有史以來首次為自己獲得的醫(yī)療福利納稅。我的計(jì)劃則會(huì)讓醫(yī)療保健成為每個(gè)美國(guó)人都負(fù)擔(dān)得起、享受得到的服務(wù)。根據(jù)我的計(jì)劃，如果你已經(jīng)有了醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)，你將看到的一個(gè)變化是保費(fèi)降低;如果你還沒有醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)，你將能與國(guó)會(huì)議員們享受到同樣的醫(yī)療福利。

為了讓每個(gè)孩子享受到的教育，讓他們能在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)中競(jìng)爭(zhēng)21世紀(jì)的工作崗位，我將投資早期教育，并且增加師資力量。不過，我同時(shí)也會(huì)要求更高的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和更多的責(zé)任。我們向每個(gè)美國(guó)年輕人作出承諾：如果你致力于服務(wù)你的社區(qū)或是你的國(guó)家，我們將確保你能負(fù)擔(dān)得起自己的學(xué)費(fèi)。

在國(guó)防安全問題上，我將負(fù)責(zé)任地結(jié)束伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，這樣我們就不必在這個(gè)國(guó)家享有巨額財(cái)政盈余的情況下每月卻要在那里花費(fèi)100億美元。為了美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)、美國(guó)的軍隊(duì)和伊拉克的長(zhǎng)期穩(wěn)定，現(xiàn)在是伊拉克人站出來的時(shí)候了。我將最終完成對(duì)本·拉登(bin laden)和基地組織的打擊，正是這些人制造了9/11，同時(shí)我還會(huì)建立新的合作關(guān)系、擊退21世紀(jì)出現(xiàn)的威脅，恢復(fù)我們的道德威望，讓美國(guó)仍然是地球上最后也是的希望。

這些事情沒有一件是輕而易舉能辦到的，也不是一朝一夕能完成的。但是，我堅(jiān)信我們能成功，因?yàn)槲覍?duì)美國(guó)深信不疑。是美國(guó)使我們的父輩相信，即使他們自己無法上大學(xué)，也可以每周積攢下一些錢來，讓他們的孩子接受好的教育;即使他們不能擁有自己的企業(yè)，也可以通過努力工作讓自己的孩子創(chuàng)辦企業(yè)。在美國(guó)歷史的每個(gè)時(shí)刻，我們都勇敢地站起來面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)，因?yàn)槲覀儚膩頉]有忘記過這樣一個(gè)基本真理：在美國(guó)，我們的命運(yùn)并非天定，而是掌握在我們自己的手中。 所以，明天，我懇請(qǐng)你們書寫美國(guó)下一個(gè)偉大的 篇章。我懇請(qǐng)你們不只相信我?guī)碜兏锏哪芰?，還有你們自己的能力。明天，你們可以選擇這樣一種政策──向美國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)進(jìn)行投入、創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)崗位、實(shí)現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)讓人人都有成功的機(jī)會(huì)。你們可以選擇希望而非恐懼、選擇團(tuán)結(jié)而非分裂、選擇變革的希望而非墨守成規(guī)。如果你們投我的票，我們將不僅贏得此次競(jìng)選，還將一起改變這個(gè)國(guó)家、改變這個(gè)世界。

奧巴馬撕演講稿篇6

奧巴馬就職演講稿

barack obama’s inaugural address

my fellow citizens:

i stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. i thank president bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

forty-four americans have now taken the presidential oath. the words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. at these moments, america has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

so it has been. so it must be with this generation of americans.

that we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

these are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that america’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

today i say to you that the challenges we face are real. they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time. but know this, america - they will be met.

on this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

on this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

we remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. the time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the god-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

in reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. it must be earned. our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. it has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

for us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

for us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the west; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

for us, they fought and died, in places like concord and gettysburg; normandy and khe sanh.

time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. they saw america as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

this is the journey we continue today. we remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on earth. our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. our capacity remains undiminished. but our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking america.

for everywhere we look, there is work to be done. the state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. we will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. we will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. we will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. and we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. all this we can do. and all this we will do.

now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. their memories are short. for they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

what the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. the question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. where the answer is no, programs will end. and those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. the success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

as for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. and so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that america is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. they understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

we are the keepers of this legacy. guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. we will begin to responsibly leave iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in afghanistan. with old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. we will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. their memories are short. for they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

what the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. the question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. where the answer is no, programs will end. and those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and theirgovernment.

nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. the success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

as for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. and so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that america is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. they understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

we are the keepers of this legacy. guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. we will begin to responsibly leave iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in afghanistan. with old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. we will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

for we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. we are a nation of christians and muslims, jews and hindus - and non-believers. we are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that america must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

to the muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. to those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the west - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. to those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

to the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. and to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. for the world has changed, and we must change with it.

as we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. they have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in arlington whisper through the ages. we honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. and yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

for as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the american people upon which this nation relies. it is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. it is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

our challenges may be new. the instruments with which we meet them may be new. but those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. these things are true. they have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. what is demanded then is a return to these truths. what is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every american, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accepy, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. for the world has changed, and we must change with it.

as we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. they have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in arlington whisper through the ages. we honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. and yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

for as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the american people upon which this nation relies. it is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. it is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

our challenges may be new. the instruments with which we meet them may be new. but those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. these things are true. they have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. what is demanded then is a return to these truths. what is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every american, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accep

奧巴馬就職演講稿范文

mr. obama: thank you. thank you so much. vice president biden, mr. chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:

謝謝，非常感謝大家。拜登副總統(tǒng)、首席大法官先生、國(guó)會(huì)議員們、尊敬的各位嘉賓、親愛的公民們。

each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy.

we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. what makes us exceptional –what makes us american – is our allegiance to an idea, articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago:

每一次我們集會(huì)慶祝總統(tǒng)就職都是在見證美國(guó)憲法的持久力量。我們都是在肯定美國(guó)民主的承諾。我們重申，將這個(gè)國(guó)家緊密聯(lián)系在一起的不是我們的膚色，也不是

我們信仰的教條，更不是我們名的來源。讓我們與眾不同，讓我們成為美國(guó)人的是我們對(duì)于一種理念的恪守。200多年前，這一理念在一篇宣言中被清晰闡述：

“we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

“我們認(rèn)為下述真理是不言而喻的，人人生而平等。造物主賦予他們?nèi)舾刹豢蓜儕Z的權(quán)利，包括生存、自由和追求幸福的權(quán)利。”

today we continue a never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time. for history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from god, it must be secured by his people here on earth. the patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. they gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.

今天，我們繼續(xù)著這一未竟的征程，架起這些理念與我們時(shí)代現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的橋梁。因?yàn)闅v史告訴我們，即便這些真理是不言而喻的，它們也從來不會(huì)自動(dòng)生效。因?yàn)殡m然自由是上帝賦予的禮物，但仍需要世間的子民去捍衛(wèi)。1776年，美國(guó)的愛國(guó)先驅(qū)們不是只為了推翻國(guó)王的暴政而戰(zhàn)，也不是為贏得少數(shù)人的特權(quán)，建立暴民的統(tǒng)治。先驅(qū)們留給我們一個(gè)共和國(guó)，一個(gè)民有、民治、民享的政府。他們委托每一代美國(guó)人捍衛(wèi)我們的建國(guó)信條。

for more than two hundred years, we have.

在過去的200多年里，我們做到了。

through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive half-slave and half-free. we made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.

從奴役的血腥枷鎖和刀劍的血光廝殺中我們懂得了，建立在自由與平等原則之上的聯(lián)邦不能永遠(yuǎn)維持半奴隸和半自由的狀態(tài)。我們贏得了新生，誓言共同前進(jìn)。

together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce; schools and colleges to train our workers。

我們共同努力，建立起現(xiàn)代的經(jīng)濟(jì)體系。架設(shè)鐵路與高速公路，加速了旅行和商業(yè)交流。建立學(xué)校與大學(xué)，培訓(xùn)我們的工人。

together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.

我們一起發(fā)現(xiàn)，自由市場(chǎng)的繁榮只能建立在保障競(jìng)爭(zhēng)與公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的原則之上。

together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.

我們共同決定讓這個(gè)偉大的國(guó)家遠(yuǎn)離危險(xiǎn)，保護(hù)她的人民不受生命威脅和不幸的侵?jǐn)_。

through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can be cured through government alone. our celebration of initiative and enterprise; our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character.

一路走來，我們從未放棄對(duì)集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑。我們同樣不屈服于這一謊言：一切的社會(huì)弊端都能夠只靠政府來解決。我們對(duì)積極向上與奮發(fā)進(jìn)取的贊揚(yáng)，我們對(duì)努力工作與個(gè)人責(zé)任的堅(jiān)持，這些都是美國(guó)精神的基本要義。

but we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges;that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.

for the american people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than american soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias. no single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation,and one people.

我們也理解，時(shí)代在變化，我們同樣需要變革。對(duì)建國(guó)精神的忠誠(chéng)，需要我們肩負(fù)起新的責(zé)任，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。保護(hù)我們的個(gè)人自由，最終需要所有人的共同努力。

因?yàn)槊绹?guó)人不能再獨(dú)力迎接當(dāng)今世界的挑戰(zhàn)，正如美國(guó)士兵們不能再像先輩一樣，用步槍和民兵同敵人(法西斯主義與共產(chǎn)主義)作戰(zhàn)。一個(gè)人無法培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)

與科學(xué)老師，我們需要他們?yōu)榱宋磥砣ソ逃⒆觽?。一個(gè)人無法建設(shè)道路、鋪設(shè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、建立實(shí)驗(yàn)室來為國(guó)內(nèi)帶來新的工作崗位和商業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。現(xiàn)在，與以往任何時(shí)候相比，我們都更需要團(tuán)結(jié)合作。作為一個(gè)國(guó)家，一個(gè)民族團(tuán)結(jié)起來。

this generation of americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. a decade of war is now ending. an economic recovery has begun. america’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive;diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.my fellow americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together.

這一代美國(guó)人經(jīng)歷了危機(jī)的考驗(yàn)，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)堅(jiān)定了我們的決心，證明了我們的恢復(fù)力。長(zhǎng)達(dá)十年的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)正在結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)開始。美國(guó)的可能性是無限的，因?yàn)槲覀儞碛挟?dāng)今沒有邊界的世界所需要的所有品質(zhì)：年輕與活力、多樣性與開放、無窮的冒險(xiǎn)精神以及創(chuàng)造的天賦才能。我親愛的同胞們，我們正是為此刻而生，我們更要在此刻團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住當(dāng)下的機(jī)會(huì)。

for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. we believe that america’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. we know that america thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship. we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an american, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of god but also in our own.

因?yàn)槲覀?，美?guó)人民，清楚如果只有不斷萎縮的少數(shù)人群體獲得成功，而大多數(shù)人不能成功，我們的國(guó)家就無法成功。我們相信，美國(guó)的繁榮必須建立在不斷上升的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的寬闊臂膀之上，我們知道美國(guó)的繁榮只有這樣才能實(shí)現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)每個(gè)人都能找到工作中的自立與自豪時(shí)才能實(shí)現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)誠(chéng)實(shí)勞動(dòng)獲得的薪水足夠讓家庭

擺脫困苦的懸崖時(shí)才能實(shí)現(xiàn)。我們忠誠(chéng)于我們的事業(yè)，保證讓一個(gè)出生于最貧窮環(huán)境中的小女孩都能知道，她有同其他所有人一樣的成功機(jī)會(huì)。因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)美國(guó)人，她是自由的、平等的。她的自由平等不僅由上帝來見證，更由我們親手保護(hù)。

we understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time. we must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, and reach higher. but while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. that is what this moment requires. that is what will give real meaning to our creed.

我們知道，我們已然陳舊的程序不足以滿足時(shí)代的需要。我們必須應(yīng)用新理念和新技術(shù)重塑我們的政府，改進(jìn)我們的稅法，改革我們的學(xué)校，讓我們的公民擁有他們所需要的技能，更加努力地工作，學(xué)更多的知識(shí)，向更高處發(fā)展。這意味著變革，我們的目標(biāo)是：國(guó)家可以獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)每個(gè)美國(guó)人的努力和果斷。這是現(xiàn)在需要的。這將給我們的信條賦予真正的意義。

we, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. we must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit. but we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future. for we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn. we do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. we recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm. the commitments we make to each other – through medicare, and medicaid, and social security – these things do not sap our initiative; they strengthen us. they do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.

我們，人民，仍然認(rèn)為，每個(gè)公民都應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得基本的安全和尊嚴(yán)。我們必須做出艱難抉擇，降低醫(yī)療成本，縮減赤規(guī)模。但我們拒絕在照顧建設(shè)國(guó)家的這一代和投

資即將建設(shè)國(guó)家的下一代間做出選擇。因?yàn)槲覀冇浀眠^去的教訓(xùn)：老年人的夕陽時(shí)光在貧困中度過，家有殘障兒童的父母無處求助。我們相信，在這個(gè)國(guó)家，自由不只是那些幸運(yùn)兒的專屬，或者說幸福只屬于少數(shù)人。我們知道，不管我們?cè)鯓迂?fù)責(zé)任地生活，我們?nèi)魏稳嗽谌魏螘r(shí)候都可能面臨失業(yè)、突發(fā)疾病或住房被可怕的颶風(fēng)摧毀的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。 我們通過醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)、聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助計(jì)劃、社會(huì)保障項(xiàng)目向每個(gè)人做出承諾，這些不會(huì)讓我們的創(chuàng)造力衰竭，而是會(huì)讓我們更強(qiáng)大。這些不會(huì)讓我們成為充滿不勞而獲者的國(guó)度，這些讓我們敢于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，讓國(guó)家偉大。

奧巴馬就職中文演講稿

各位同胞：

今天我站在這里，為眼前的重責(zé)大任感到謙卑，對(duì)各位的信任心懷感激，對(duì)先賢的犧牲銘記在心。我要謝謝布什總統(tǒng)為這個(gè)國(guó)家的服務(wù)，也感謝他在政權(quán)轉(zhuǎn)移期間的寬厚和配合。

四十四位美國(guó)人發(fā)表過總統(tǒng)就職誓言，這些誓詞或是在繁榮富強(qiáng)及和平寧?kù)o之際發(fā)表，或是在烏云密布，時(shí)局動(dòng)蕩之時(shí)。在艱困的時(shí)候，美國(guó)能箕裘相繼，不僅因?yàn)榫痈呶徽哂心芰蛟妇?，也因?yàn)槿嗣癯掷m(xù)對(duì)先人的抱負(fù)有信心，也忠於創(chuàng)建我國(guó)的法統(tǒng)。

因此，美國(guó)才能承繼下來。因此，這一代美國(guó)人也必須承繼下去。

現(xiàn)在大家都知道我們正置身危機(jī)核心，我國(guó)正在與四處蔓延的暴力和憎恨作戰(zhàn)。我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)元?dú)獯髠@既是某些人貪婪且不負(fù)責(zé)任的後果，也是大眾未能做出艱難的選擇，對(duì)國(guó)家進(jìn)入新時(shí)代做準(zhǔn)備不足所致。許多人失去房子，丟了工作，生意蕭條。我們的醫(yī)療太昂貴，學(xué)校教育讓人失望。每天都有更多證據(jù)顯示，我們利用能源的方式壯大我們的對(duì)敵，威脅我們的星球。

這些都是得自資料和統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)的危機(jī)指標(biāo)。比較無法測(cè)量但同樣深沉的，是舉國(guó)信心盡失——持續(xù)擔(dān)心美國(guó)將無可避免地衰退，也害怕下一代一定會(huì)眼界變低。

今天我要告訴各位，我們面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是真的，挑戰(zhàn)非常嚴(yán)重，且不在少數(shù)。它們不是可以輕易，或在短時(shí)間內(nèi)解決。但是，美國(guó)要了解，這些挑戰(zhàn)會(huì)被解決。

在這一天，我們聚在一起，因?yàn)槲覀冞x擇希望而非恐懼，有意義的團(tuán)結(jié)而非紛爭(zhēng)和不合。

在這一天，我們來此宣示，那些無用的抱怨和虛偽的承諾已終結(jié)，那些扭曲我們政治已久的相互指控和陳舊教條已終結(jié)。

我們?nèi)允莻€(gè)年輕的國(guó)家，但借用圣經(jīng)的話，擺脫幼稚事物的時(shí)刻到來了，重申我們堅(jiān)忍精神的時(shí)刻到來了，選擇我們更好的歷史，實(shí)踐那種代代傳承的珍貴權(quán)利，那種高貴的理念：就是上帝的應(yīng)許，我們每個(gè)人都是平等的，每個(gè)人都是自由的，每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該有機(jī)會(huì)追求全然的幸福。

再次肯定我們國(guó)家的偉大，我們了解偉大絕非賜予而來，必須努力達(dá)成。我們的旅程從來就不是抄捷徑或很容易就滿足。這條路一直都不是給不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸樂勝過工作，或者只想追求名利就滿足的人。恰恰相反，走這條路的始終是勇於冒險(xiǎn)的人，做事的人，成事的人，其中有些人很出名，但更常見的是在各自崗位上的男男女女無名英雄，在這條漫長(zhǎng)崎嶇的道路上支撐我們，邁向繁榮與自由。

為了我們，他們攜帶很少的家當(dāng)，遠(yuǎn)渡重洋，追尋新生活。

為了我們，他們胼手胝足，在西部安頓下來;忍受風(fēng)吹雨打，篳路藍(lán)縷。

為了我們，他們奮斗不懈，在康科特和蓋茨堡，諾曼地和溪山等地葬身。

前人不斷的奮斗與犧牲，直到雙手皮開肉綻，我們才能享有比較好的生活。他們將美國(guó)視為大於所有個(gè)人企圖心總和的整體，超越出身、財(cái)富或小圈圈的差異。

這是我們今天繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的旅程。我們?nèi)耘f是全球最繁榮強(qiáng)盛的國(guó)家。這場(chǎng)危機(jī)爆發(fā)時(shí)，我們的勞工生產(chǎn)力并未減弱。我們的心智一樣創(chuàng)新，我們的產(chǎn)品和勞務(wù)和上周或上個(gè)月或去年相比，一樣是必需品。我們的能力并未減損。但是我們墨守成規(guī)、維護(hù)狹小利益、推遲引人不悅的決定，這段時(shí)期肯定已經(jīng)過去。由今天開始，我們必須振作起來，拍掉身上的灰塵，再度開始重塑美國(guó)。

我們無論朝何處望去，都有工作必須完成。經(jīng)濟(jì)情勢(shì)需要大膽、迅速的行動(dòng)，我們將有所行動(dòng)，不光是創(chuàng)造新工作，更要奠定成長(zhǎng)的新基礎(chǔ)。我們將造橋鋪路，為企業(yè)興建電力網(wǎng)格與數(shù)位線路，將我們聯(lián)系在一起。我們將讓科學(xué)回歸合適的用途，運(yùn)用科技的奇蹟來提高醫(yī)療品質(zhì)并降低費(fèi)用。我們將利用太陽能、風(fēng)力和土壤作為汽車的燃料和工廠的能源。我們將讓中小學(xué)及大專院校轉(zhuǎn)型，因應(yīng)新時(shí)代的需要。這些我們可以作到。我們也將會(huì)作到。

現(xiàn)在，有人質(zhì)疑我們的雄心，暗示說我們的體系無法承受太多的大計(jì)畫。這些人的記性不好。因?yàn)樗麄兺浟诉@個(gè)國(guó)家已經(jīng)完成的成就，當(dāng)創(chuàng)造力朝同一個(gè)目標(biāo)發(fā)展，不受約束的男男女女可以完成何等成就，必要的是勇氣。

懷疑者無法理解的是他們的主張已經(jīng)站不住腳，長(zhǎng)期以來折磨我們的陳腐政治爭(zhēng)議已經(jīng)行不通。我們今天的問題不是政府太大或太小，而是有無功效，是否能幫助家庭找到薪水不錯(cuò)的工作，支付得起照顧費(fèi)用，有尊嚴(yán)的退休。哪個(gè)方向能夠提供肯定的答案，我們就往那里走。答案是否定的地方，計(jì)畫就會(huì)停止。所有我們這些管理大眾金錢的人都將負(fù)起責(zé)任，花錢要精明，改掉惡習(xí)，正大光明作事情，只有這樣我們才能重建政府與人民間最重要的信任。

我們眼前的問題也不是說市場(chǎng)的力量是善或惡。市場(chǎng)創(chuàng)造財(cái)富和增加自由的力量無與倫比，但是這場(chǎng)危機(jī)提醒我們沒有監(jiān)督時(shí)，市場(chǎng)發(fā)展將失控，當(dāng)市場(chǎng)只偏愛有錢人時(shí)，國(guó)家無法永續(xù)繁榮。我們經(jīng)濟(jì)成功的依據(jù)，不只是國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)毛額的規(guī)模，還有繁榮可及的范圍，以及我們將機(jī)會(huì)拓展給每個(gè)愿意打拚的人，不是因?yàn)槭┥幔且驗(yàn)檫@就是達(dá)到我們共同利益最穩(wěn)健的途徑。

至於我們的共同防衛(wèi)，讓我們必須在自由和理想之間作一抉擇，是錯(cuò)誤的，我們拒絕接受。我們建國(guó)諸父在我們難以想像的危難之中。擬具了確保法治和人權(quán)的憲章，被一代代以鮮血擴(kuò)大充實(shí)的憲章。這些理想依然照亮這個(gè)世界，我們不會(huì)為了便宜行事而揚(yáng)棄它。同樣地，今日在觀看此情此景的其他民族和政府，從最宏偉的都城到家父出生的小村莊，我要說：任何一個(gè)國(guó)家、男、女、和孩童，只要你在追求一個(gè)和平且有尊嚴(yán)的未來，美國(guó)就是你的朋友，我們準(zhǔn)備再次帶領(lǐng)大家。

回想先前的世代力抗法西斯主義和共產(chǎn)主義，靠的除了飛彈和戰(zhàn)車之外，還有強(qiáng)固的聯(lián)盟和持久的信念。他們知道單單力量本身不足以讓我們自保，也不能讓我們?yōu)樗麨?。相反地，他們知道我們的力量因?yàn)橹?jǐn)慎使用而增強(qiáng)，我們的安全源自我們理想的正當(dāng)性，我們所樹立楷模的力量，以及謙遜和克制所具有的調(diào)和特質(zhì)。

我們是這些遺產(chǎn)的保存者。在這些原則的再次指引下，我們可以面對(duì)那些新的威脅，這些威脅有賴國(guó)與國(guó)間更大的合作與諒解方能因應(yīng)。我們將開始以負(fù)責(zé)任的方式把伊拉克還給它的人民，并在阿富汗建立贏來不易的和平。我們會(huì)努力不懈地與老朋友和昔日的對(duì)手合作，以減輕核子威脅，和地球的暖化。我們不會(huì)為我們的生活方式而道歉，也會(huì)毫不動(dòng)搖地保護(hù)它，對(duì)那些想要藉由帶來恐怖與殺害無辜以遂其目的者，我們現(xiàn)在告訴你，我們的精神強(qiáng)過你們，無法摧折，你們不可能比我們長(zhǎng)久，我們必定打敗你們。

因?yàn)槲覀冎?，我們拼湊組合而成的遺產(chǎn)是我們的強(qiáng)處，而非弱點(diǎn)。我們是由基督徒和穆斯林，猶太教徒和印度教徒，以及非信徒組成的國(guó)家。我們由取自世界四面八方的各種語文和文化所形塑。而且由於我們?cè)鴩L過內(nèi)戰(zhàn)和種族隔離的苦果，并且在走出那黑暗時(shí)期之後變得更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)和團(tuán)結(jié)，這讓我們不得不相信舊日的仇恨終究會(huì)過去，部族之間的界線很快就會(huì)泯滅。隨著世界越來越小，我們共通的人性也會(huì)彰顯，而美國(guó)必須扮演引進(jìn)新和平時(shí)代的角色。

對(duì)穆斯林世界，我們尋求一種新的前進(jìn)方式，以共同的利益和尊重為基礎(chǔ)。那些想播植沖突并把自己社會(huì)的問題怪罪於西方的領(lǐng)袖，須知你的國(guó)民藉以判斷你的，是你能建立什麼，而非你能毀壞什麼。那些靠著貪腐欺騙和箝制異己保住權(quán)勢(shì)的人，須知你門站在歷史錯(cuò)誤的一邊，而只要你愿意松手，我們就會(huì)幫忙。

那些窮國(guó)的人民，我們保證會(huì)和你們合作，讓們的農(nóng)場(chǎng)豐收，讓清流涌入，滋補(bǔ)餓壞的身體，喂養(yǎng)饑餓的心靈。而對(duì)那些和我們一樣比較富裕的國(guó)家，我要說，我們不能再對(duì)國(guó)界以外的苦痛視而不見，也不能再消耗世上的資源而不計(jì)後果。因?yàn)槭澜缫呀?jīng)變了，我們也要跟著改變。

在我們思索眼前道路的此際，我們以謙虛感激的心想到，有些勇敢的美國(guó)同胞正在遙遠(yuǎn)的沙漠和山嶺上巡邏。今天他們有話要對(duì)我們說，就和躺在阿靈頓(公墓)的英雄們世世代代輕聲訴說的一樣。我們尊榮他們，不只因?yàn)樗麄兒葱l(wèi)我們的自由，更因?yàn)樗麄兇碇?wù)的精神;愿意在比自己更大的事物上找尋意義。而在此刻，能夠界定一個(gè)世代的此刻，必須常駐你我心中的，正是這種精神。

即使政府能做和必須做，這個(gè)國(guó)家最終仍得靠美國(guó)人民的信念與決心。在堤防決堤時(shí)，是人們的善心，讓他們招待陌生人。是工作人員的無私，讓他們寧可減工時(shí)，也不愿看到朋友失業(yè)，陪伴我們度過最黑暗時(shí)期。是消防員的勇氣，讓他們沖進(jìn)滿是濃煙的樓梯間。是父母心甘情愿培育孩子，最終決定我們的命運(yùn)。

我們的挑戰(zhàn)也許是新的，我們迎接挑戰(zhàn)的工具也許是新的，但我們賴以成功的價(jià)值觀─辛勤工作和誠(chéng)實(shí)、勇氣和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、容忍和好奇心、忠實(shí)和愛國(guó)心─這些都是固有的。這些價(jià)值是真實(shí)的，是我們歷史上進(jìn)步的沉默力量。我們有必要找回這些真實(shí)價(jià)值。我們現(xiàn)在需要一個(gè)勇於負(fù)責(zé)的新時(shí)代，每一個(gè)美國(guó)人都體認(rèn)到我們對(duì)自己、對(duì)國(guó)家、對(duì)世界負(fù)有責(zé)任，我們不是不情愿地接受這些責(zé)任，而是欣然接受，堅(jiān)信沒有什麼比全力以赴完成艱難的工作，更能得到精神上的滿足，更能找到自我。

這是公民的代價(jià)和承諾。

這是我們信心的來源，體認(rèn)上帝召喚我們創(chuàng)造不確定的命運(yùn)。

這是我們的自由和信條的真諦，為什麼不同種族和信仰的男女老幼能在這個(gè)大草坪上共同慶祝，為什麼一個(gè)人的父親在不到六十年前也許還不能進(jìn)當(dāng)?shù)氐牟蛷d用餐，現(xiàn)在卻能站在你們面前做最神圣的宣誓。

讓我們記住這一天，記住我們是誰、我們走了多遠(yuǎn)。在美國(guó)誕生這一年，在最寒冷的幾個(gè)月，在結(jié)冰的河岸，一群愛國(guó)人士抱著垂死的同志。首都棄守，敵人進(jìn)逼，雪沾了血。在那時(shí)，我們革命的成果受到質(zhì)疑，我們的國(guó)父下令向人民宣讀這段話：

“讓這段話流傳后世，在深冬，只剩下希望和美德，這個(gè)城市和這個(gè)國(guó)家，面臨共同危險(xiǎn)，站起來迎向它。”

美國(guó)，面對(duì)我們共同的危險(xiǎn)，在這個(gè)艱困的冬天，讓我們記得這些永恒的話語。懷著希望和美德，讓我們?cè)俣葲_破結(jié)冰的逆流，度過接下來可能來臨的暴風(fēng)雪。讓我們孩子的孩子繼續(xù)流傳下去，說我們受到考驗(yàn)時(shí)，我們拒絕讓旅程結(jié)束，我們不回頭，也不躊躇;眼睛注視著遠(yuǎn)方，上帝的恩典降臨我們，我們帶著自由這個(gè)偉大的禮物，安全送達(dá)未來的世世代代。

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on behalf of the obama family – michelle, malia, sasha and bo – i want to wish everyone a very happy thanksgiving.

我代表奧巴馬家庭—米切爾，瑪利亞，薩沙和波—祝各位感恩節(jié)快樂。

for us, like so many of you, this is a day full of family and friends; food and football. it’s a day to fight the overwhelming urge to take a nap – at least until after dinner. but most of all, it’s a time to give thanks for each other, and for the incredible bounty we enjoy.

對(duì)于我們大家，就像你們中的大多數(shù)人，這一天意味著家庭團(tuán)聚、高朋滿座;饕餮盛宴、足球大賽。這一天意味著我們要壓制一下內(nèi)心的焦急，小憩一下—至少到晚餐之后。但是最重要的是，這是我們?yōu)榱讼硎軜O大豐富的財(cái)富而互致感謝的時(shí)刻。

that’s especially important this year. as a nation, we’ve just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our democracy. but it also required us to make choices – and sometimes those choices led us to focus on what sets us apart instead of what ties us together; on what candidate we support instead of what country we belong to.

這在今年尤為重要。作為一個(gè)國(guó)家，我們剛剛走出激情澎湃、熱鬧非凡并且對(duì)我們的民主至關(guān)重要的大選。但是我們還要做出一系列決策—有時(shí)候這些決策令我們關(guān)注那些分裂我們的事而不是凝聚我們的事;關(guān)注我們支持什么樣的候選人而不是我們屬于什么樣的國(guó)家。

thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective – to remember that, despite our differences, we are, and always will be, americans first and foremost.

感恩節(jié)給我們一個(gè)正確處理這些的機(jī)會(huì)—不要忘了，盡管我們有分歧，我們現(xiàn)在，將來也首先是美國(guó)人，而且世界第一。

today we give thanks for blessings that are all too rare in this world. the ability to spend time with the ones we love; to say what we want; to worship as we please; to know that there are brave men and women defending our freedom around the globe; and to look our children in the eye and tell them that, here in america, no dream is too big if they’re willing to work for it.

今天，我們要感謝得天獨(dú)厚的福祉。感謝我們還能夠和親人們共享歡樂時(shí)光;能信仰自由;能夠見證我們英勇無敵的優(yōu)秀兒女們?cè)谌蚋鞯乇Ｐl(wèi)自由;并且能夠目睹我們的孩子們盡情歡樂，告訴他們?cè)诿绹?guó)如果他們?cè)敢馀?，一切?mèng)想都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。

we’re also grateful that this country has always been home to americans who see these blessings not simply as gifts to enjoy, but as opportunities to give back. americans who believe we have a responsibility to look out for those less fortunate – to pull each other up and move forward together.

我們還要感謝這個(gè)國(guó)家，因?yàn)樗恢笔悄切┌堰@些福祉不僅僅看成是恩賜來享受，而是看成回報(bào)的機(jī)會(huì)的美國(guó)人的家園。美國(guó)人都相信我們有責(zé)任關(guān)注那些不那么走運(yùn)的人們—拉他們一把，共同前進(jìn)。

right now, as we prepare to gather around our dinner tables, there are families in the northeast who don’t have that luxury. many of them have lost everything to hurricane sandy – homes, possessions, even loved ones. and it will be a long time before life goes back to normal.

現(xiàn)在，我們就要坐到餐桌前享受晚餐了，而在我國(guó)的東北還有很多家庭沒有這個(gè)福氣。他們中的很多人在颶風(fēng)桑迪的災(zāi)難中失去了一切—房子，財(cái)產(chǎn)甚至親人。他們還要經(jīng)過很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才能恢復(fù)正常生活。

but in the midst of so much tragedy, there are also glimmers of hope. over the last few weeks, we’ve seen fema personnel, national guard and first responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. we’ve seen hospital workers using their lunch breaks to distribute supplies. families offering up extra bedrooms. the fire department advertising free hot showers. buses full of volunteers coming from hundreds of miles away. neighbors sharing whatever they have – food, water, electricity – and saying again and again how lucky they are to have a roof over their heads.

但是在這么多的悲劇中，希望的光芒沒有泯滅。在過去的幾周里，我們目睹了fema人員，國(guó)民警備隊(duì)人員和災(zāi)后救援者們?cè)谥貫?zāi)區(qū)與時(shí)間賽跑。我們目睹了醫(yī)務(wù)工作者們用他們的午餐時(shí)間分發(fā)救災(zāi)物資。很多家庭騰出了家里閑著的臥室。消防人員提供了免費(fèi)熱水洗浴。公交車上擠滿了幾百英里以外來的志愿者們。鄰里之間分享他們擁有的一切—食物，水和電—嘴里一口一個(gè)我們頭上有一個(gè)屋頂是多么幸運(yùn)啊。

it would have been easy for these folks to do nothing – to worry about themselves and leave the rest to someone else. but that’s not who we are. that’s not what we do.

如果有人什么也不做，只考慮自己，讓別人去做，那么他們應(yīng)該會(huì)很輕松。但是

我們不是那樣的人。我們不做那樣的事。

as americans, we are a bold, generous, big-hearted people. when our brothers and sisters are in need, we roll up our sleeves and get to work – not for the recognition or the reward, but because it’s the right thing to do. because there but for the grace of god go i. and because here in america, we rise or fall together, as one nation and one people.

作為美國(guó)人，我們英勇無比，慷慨大方，心胸寬廣。一旦我們的兄弟姐妹們需要，我們就會(huì)卷起袖子大干一場(chǎng)—不是為了表揚(yáng)和獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，而是因?yàn)檫@是應(yīng)該做的。因?yàn)槲覀儍H僅是為了回報(bào)天恩。因?yàn)樵诿绹?guó)，我們作為一個(gè)國(guó)家和民族生死與共。

that’s something to be grateful for – today and every day.

這是我們今天和今后永遠(yuǎn)要感謝的。

so to all the americans doing your part to make our world a better place– it is my privilege to serve as your president. to all our service members – it is my honor to be your commander in chief. and from our family to yours, happy thanksgiving.

所以，各位盡自己的一份力把我們的世界建設(shè)成更加美好的樂園的美國(guó)人—作為你們的總統(tǒng)我感到無上榮光。各位軍人，作為你們的總司令我感到無比榮耀。我們?nèi)易Ｔ改銈內(nèi)腋卸鞴?jié)快樂。

20xx年11月27日，讓我們一起來感恩的同時(shí)，也不忘一起享用美味霸氣的火雞大餐吧!

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時(shí)間：xx年9月8日

地點(diǎn)：弗吉尼亞州，阿林頓市

嗨，大家好!你們今天過得怎么樣?我現(xiàn)在和弗吉尼亞州阿林頓郡韋克菲爾德高中的學(xué)生們?cè)谝黄?，全?guó)各地也有從幼兒園到高三的眾多學(xué)生們通過電視關(guān)注這里，我很高興你們能共同分享這一時(shí)刻。

我知道，對(duì)你們中的許多人來說，今天是開學(xué)的第一天，你們中的有一些剛剛進(jìn)入幼兒園或升上初高中，對(duì)你們來說，這是在新學(xué)校的第一天，因此，假如你們感到有些緊張，那也是很正常的。我想也會(huì)有許多畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生們正自信滿滿地準(zhǔn)備最后一年的沖刺。不過，我想無論你有多大、在讀哪個(gè)年級(jí)，許多人都打心底里希望現(xiàn)在還在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。我可以理解這份心情。

小時(shí)候，我們家在印度尼西亞住過幾年，而我媽媽沒錢送我去其他美國(guó)孩子們上學(xué)的地方去讀書，因此她決定自己給我上課——時(shí)間是每周一到周五的凌晨4點(diǎn)半。顯然，我不怎么喜歡那么早就爬起來，很多時(shí)候，我就這么在廚房的桌子前睡著了。每當(dāng)我埋怨的時(shí)候，我媽總會(huì)用同一副表情看著我說：小鬼，你以為教你我就很輕松? 所以，我可以理解你們中的許多人對(duì)于開學(xué)還需要時(shí)間來調(diào)整和適應(yīng)，但今天我站在這里，是為了和你們談一些重要的事情。我要和你們談一談你們每個(gè)人的教育，以及在新的學(xué)年里，你們應(yīng)當(dāng)做些什么。

知名人士11我做過許多關(guān)于教育的講話，也常常用到責(zé)任這個(gè)詞。我談到過教師們有責(zé)任激勵(lì)和啟迪你們，督促你們學(xué)習(xí)。我談到過家長(zhǎng)們有責(zé)任看管你們認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)、完成作業(yè)，不要成天只會(huì)看電視或打游戲機(jī)。

我也很多次談到過政府有責(zé)任設(shè)定高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)嚴(yán)要求、協(xié)助老師和校長(zhǎng)們的工作，改變?cè)谟行W(xué)校里學(xué)生得不到應(yīng)有的學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)的現(xiàn)狀。但哪怕這一切都達(dá)到最好，哪怕我們有最盡職的教師、最好的家長(zhǎng)、和最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校，假如你們不去履行自己的責(zé)任的話，那么這一切努力都會(huì)白費(fèi)。——除非你每天準(zhǔn)時(shí)去上學(xué)、除非你認(rèn)真地聽老師講課、除非你把父母、長(zhǎng)輩和其他大人們說的話放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否則這一切都會(huì)失去意義。而這就是我今天講話的主題：對(duì)于自己的教育，你們中每一個(gè)人的責(zé)任。

首先，我想談?wù)勀銈儗?duì)于自己有什么責(zé)任。 你們中的每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有自己擅長(zhǎng)的東西，每一個(gè)人都是有用之材，而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能是什么，就是你們要對(duì)自己擔(dān)起的責(zé)任。教育給你們提供了發(fā)現(xiàn)自己才能的機(jī)會(huì)。或許你能寫出優(yōu)美的文字——甚至有一天能讓那些文字出現(xiàn)在書籍和報(bào)刊上——但假如不在英語課上經(jīng)常練習(xí)寫作，你不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一個(gè)發(fā)明家、創(chuàng)造家——甚至設(shè)計(jì)出像今天的iphone一樣流行的產(chǎn)品，或研制出新的藥物與疫苗——但假如不在自然科學(xué)課程上做上幾次實(shí)驗(yàn)，你不會(huì)知道自己有這樣的天賦;或許你能成為一名議員或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么學(xué)生會(huì)或參加幾次辯論賽，你也不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能。而且，我可以向你保證，不管你將來想要做什么，你都需要相應(yīng)的教育。

知名人士11——你想當(dāng)名醫(yī)生、當(dāng)名教師或當(dāng)名警官?你想成為護(hù)士、成為建筑設(shè)計(jì)師、律師或軍人?無論你選擇哪一種職業(yè)，良好的教育都必不可少，這世上不存在不把書念完就能拿到好工作的美夢(mèng)，任何工作，都需要你的汗水、訓(xùn)練與學(xué)習(xí)。不僅僅對(duì)于你們個(gè)人的未來有重要意義，你們的教育如何也會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家、乃至世界的未來產(chǎn)生重要影響。今天你們?cè)趯W(xué)校中學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容，將會(huì)決定我們整個(gè)國(guó)家在未來迎接重大挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)。

你們需要在數(shù)理科學(xué)課程上學(xué)習(xí)的知識(shí)和技能，去治療癌癥、艾滋那樣的疾病，和解決我們面臨的能源問題與環(huán)境問題;你們需要在歷史社科課程上培養(yǎng)出的觀察力與判斷力，來減輕和消除無家可歸與貧困、犯罪問題和各種歧視，讓這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加公平和自由;你們需要在各類課程中逐漸累積和發(fā)展出來的創(chuàng)新意識(shí)和思維，去創(chuàng)業(yè)和建立新的公司與企業(yè)，來制造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)和推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長(zhǎng)。我們需要你們中的每一個(gè)人都培養(yǎng)和發(fā)展自己的天賦、技能和才智，來解決我們所面對(duì)的最困難的問題。

假如你不這么做——假如你放棄學(xué)習(xí)——那么你不僅是放棄了自己，也是放棄了你的國(guó)家。當(dāng)然，我明白，讀好書并不總是件容易的事。我知道你們中的許多人在生活中面臨著各種各樣的問題，很難把精力集中在專心讀書之上。我知道你們的感受。我父親在我兩歲時(shí)就離開了家庭，是母親一人將我們拉扯大，有時(shí)她付不起帳單，有時(shí)我們得不到其他孩子們都有的東西，有時(shí)我會(huì)想，假如父親在該多好，有時(shí)我會(huì)感到孤獨(dú)無助，與周圍的環(huán)境格格不入。因此我并不總是能專心學(xué)習(xí)，我做過許多自己覺得丟臉的事情，也惹出過許多不該惹的麻煩，我的生活岌岌可危，隨時(shí)可能急轉(zhuǎn)直下。但我很幸運(yùn)。我在許多事上都得到了重來的機(jī)會(huì)，我得到了去大學(xué)讀法學(xué)院、實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的機(jī)會(huì)。

知名人士11我的妻子——現(xiàn)在得叫她第一夫人米歇爾·奧巴馬了——也有著相似的人生故事，她的父母都沒讀過大學(xué)，也沒有什么財(cái)產(chǎn)，但他們和她都辛勤工作，好讓她有機(jī)會(huì)去這個(gè)國(guó)家最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校讀書。

你們中有些人可能沒有這些有利條件，或許你的生活中沒有能為你提供幫助和支持的長(zhǎng)輩，或許你的某個(gè)家長(zhǎng)沒有工作、經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)，或許你住的社區(qū)不那么安全，或許你認(rèn)識(shí)一些會(huì)對(duì)你產(chǎn)生不良影響的朋友，等等。但歸根結(jié)底，你的生活狀況——你的長(zhǎng)相、出身、經(jīng)濟(jì)條件、家庭氛圍——都不是疏忽學(xué)業(yè)和態(tài)度惡劣的借口，這些不是你去跟老師頂嘴、逃課、或是輟學(xué)的借口，這些不是你不好好讀書的借口。

你的未來，并不取決于你現(xiàn)在的生活有多好或多壞。沒有人為你編排好你的命運(yùn)，在美國(guó)，你的命運(yùn)由你自己書寫，你的未來由你自己掌握。而在這片土地上的每個(gè)地方，千千萬萬和你一樣的年輕人正是這樣在書寫著自己的命運(yùn)。

例如德克薩斯州羅馬市的賈斯敏·佩雷茲。剛進(jìn)學(xué)校時(shí)，她根本不會(huì)說英語，她住的地方幾乎沒人上過大學(xué)，她的父母也沒有受過高等教育，但她努力學(xué)習(xí)，取得了優(yōu)異的成績(jī)，靠獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金進(jìn)入了布朗大學(xué)，如今正在攻讀公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的博士學(xué)位。

我還想起了加利福尼亞州洛斯拉圖斯市的安多尼·舒爾茲，他從三歲起就開始與腦癌病魔做斗爭(zhēng)，他熬過了一次次治療與手術(shù)——其中一次影響了他的記憶，因此他得花出比常人多幾百個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間來完成學(xué)業(yè)，但他從不曾落下自己的功課。這個(gè)秋天，他要開始在大學(xué)讀書了。

又比如在我的家鄉(xiāng)，伊利諾斯州芝加哥市，身為孤兒的香特爾·史蒂夫換過多次收養(yǎng)家庭，從小在治安很差的地區(qū)長(zhǎng)大，但她努力爭(zhēng)取到了在當(dāng)?shù)乇＝≌竟ぷ鞯臋C(jī)會(huì)、發(fā)起了一個(gè)讓青少年遠(yuǎn)離犯罪團(tuán)伙的項(xiàng)目，很快，她也將以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)從中學(xué)畢業(yè)，去大學(xué)深造。賈斯敏、安多尼和香特爾與你們并沒有什么不同。

和你們一樣，他們也在生活中遭遇各種各樣的困難與問題，但他們拒絕放棄，他們選擇為自己的教育擔(dān)起責(zé)任、給自己定下奮斗的目標(biāo)。我希望你們中的每一個(gè)人，都能做得到這些。因此，在今天，我號(hào)召你們每一個(gè)人都為自己的教育定下一個(gè)目標(biāo)——并在之后，盡自己的一切努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)它。

知名人士11你的目標(biāo)可以很簡(jiǎn)單，像是完成作業(yè)、認(rèn)真聽講或每天閱讀——或許你打算參加一些課外活動(dòng)，或在社區(qū)做些志愿工作;或許你決定為那些因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺負(fù)的孩子做主、維護(hù)他們的權(quán)益，因?yàn)槟愫臀乙粯?，認(rèn)為每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)該能有一個(gè)安全的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境;或許你認(rèn)為該學(xué)著更好的照顧自己，來為將來的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備……

當(dāng)然，除此之外，我希望你們都多多洗手、感到身體不舒服的時(shí)候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高發(fā)季節(jié)都得流感。不管你決定做什么，我都希望你能堅(jiān)持到底，希望你能真的下定決心。我知道有些時(shí)候，電視上播放的節(jié)目會(huì)讓你產(chǎn)生這樣那樣的錯(cuò)覺，似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰纏萬貫、功成名就——你會(huì)認(rèn)為只要會(huì)唱rap、會(huì)打籃球或參加個(gè)什么真人秀節(jié)目就能坐享其成，但現(xiàn)實(shí)是，你幾乎沒有可能走上其中任何一條道路。因?yàn)?，成功是件難事。

你不可能對(duì)要讀的每門課程都興趣盎然，你不可能和每名帶課教師都相處順利，你也不可能每次都遇上看起來和現(xiàn)實(shí)生活有關(guān)的作業(yè)。而且，并不是每件事，你都能在頭一次嘗試時(shí)獲得成功。但那沒有關(guān)系。因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)世界上，最最成功的人們往往也經(jīng)歷過最多的失敗。

j.k.羅琳的第一本《哈利·波特》被出版商拒絕了十二次才最終出版;邁克爾·喬丹上高中時(shí)被學(xué)校的籃球隊(duì)刷了下來，在他的職業(yè)生涯里，他輸了幾百場(chǎng)比賽、投失過幾千次射籃，知道他是怎么說的嗎?我一生不停地失敗、失敗再失敗，這就是我現(xiàn)在成功的原因。

他們的成功，源于他們明白人不能讓失敗左右自己——而是要從中吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)。從失敗中，你可以明白下一次自己可以做出怎樣的改變;假如你惹了什么麻煩，那并不說明你就是個(gè)搗蛋貴，而是在提醒你，在將來要對(duì)自己有更嚴(yán)格的要求;假如你考了個(gè)低分，那并不說明你就比別人笨，而是在告訴你，自己得在學(xué)習(xí)上花更多的時(shí)間。沒有哪一個(gè)人一生出來就擅長(zhǎng)做什么事情的，只有努力才能培養(yǎng)出技能。

任何人都不是在第一次接觸一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)就成為校隊(duì)的代表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌時(shí)就找準(zhǔn)每一個(gè)音，一切都需要熟能生巧。對(duì)于學(xué)業(yè)也是一樣，你或許要反復(fù)運(yùn)算才能解出一道數(shù)學(xué)題的正確答案，你或許需要讀一段文字好幾遍才能理解它的意思，你或許得把論文改上好幾次才能符合提交的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這都是很正常的。不要害怕提問。不要不敢向他人求助。——我每天都在這么做。求助并不是軟弱的表現(xiàn)，恰恰相反，它說明你有勇氣承認(rèn)自己的不足、并愿意去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識(shí)。所以，有不懂時(shí)，就向大人們求助吧——找個(gè)你信得過的對(duì)象，例如父母、長(zhǎng)輩、老師、教練或輔導(dǎo)員——讓他們幫助你向目標(biāo)前進(jìn)。

知名人士11你要記住，哪怕你表現(xiàn)不好、哪怕你失去信心、哪怕你覺得身邊的人都已經(jīng)放棄了你——永遠(yuǎn)不要自己放棄自己。因?yàn)楫?dāng)你放棄自己的時(shí)候，你也放棄了自己的國(guó)家。

美國(guó)不是一個(gè)人們?cè)庥隼щy就輕易放棄的國(guó)度，在這個(gè)國(guó)家，人們堅(jiān)持到底、人們加倍努力，為了他們所熱愛的國(guó)度，每一個(gè)人都盡著自己最大的努力，不會(huì)給自己留任何余地。

250年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后奮起努力、用一場(chǎng)革命最終造就了這個(gè)國(guó)家;75年前，有一群和你們一樣的學(xué)生，他們之后戰(zhàn)勝了大蕭條、贏得了二戰(zhàn);就在20xx年前，和你們一樣的學(xué)生們，他們后來創(chuàng)立了google、twitter和facebook,改變了我們?nèi)伺c人之間溝通的方式。因此，今天我想要問你們，你們會(huì)做出什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)?你們將解決什么樣的難題?你們能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么樣的事物?二十、五十或百年之后，假如那時(shí)的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)也來做一次開學(xué)演講的話，他會(huì)怎樣描述你們對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家所做的一切?你們的家長(zhǎng)、你們的老師和我，每一個(gè)人都在盡最大的努力，確保你們都能得到應(yīng)有的教育來回答這些問題。

例如我正在努力為你們提供更安全的教室、更多的書籍、更先進(jìn)的設(shè)施與計(jì)算機(jī)。但你們也要擔(dān)起自己的責(zé)任。因此我要求你們?cè)诮衲昴軌蛘J(rèn)真起來，我要求你們盡心地去做自己著手的每一件事，我要求你們每一個(gè)人都有所成就。請(qǐng)不要讓我們失望——不要讓你的家人、你的國(guó)家和你自己失望。你們要成為我們驕傲，我知道，你們一定可以做到。謝謝大家，上帝保佑你們，上帝保佑美國(guó)。

對(duì)于那些在世界各個(gè)地方挑起沖突或一味批評(píng)西方不良影響的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者：你的人民評(píng)判你的依據(jù)是你建立了什么，而不是破壞了什么。

我們共同終結(jié)那些虛假的承諾、陳腐的教條、以及指摘與怨言。

我們要延續(xù)代代相傳的寶貴禮物，延續(xù)神圣的理想，那就是上帝賜予我們的承諾--人人平等，人人自由，人人都有機(jī)會(huì)去追求最大程度的幸福。

我們對(duì)能源的使用，日益讓對(duì)手強(qiáng)大，與此同時(shí)又威脅著我們的星球。

偉大不是憑空而來的，而是贏得的。在我們的歷程中，從來沒有走捷徑或是退而求其次。——努力

一次又一次，這些男男女女，他們奮斗和犧牲;他們將雙手磨破為了給我們帶來更好的生活。在他們眼中，美國(guó)超越了我們每個(gè)人雄心的總和，超越了個(gè)人、財(cái)富和派系的差別。——力量

這些憤世嫉俗的人無法理解這個(gè)國(guó)家所發(fā)生的轉(zhuǎn)變——那些陳腐的政治已經(jīng)纏繞了我們太久太長(zhǎng)。——障礙

六十年前，一位父親走入餐廳甚至無人理睬，而今天他的兒子可以站在這里，在你們面前許下最莊嚴(yán)的誓言。——自豪

我今天站在這里，因面前的任務(wù)感到謙卑，因你們的信任而感激，同時(shí)緬懷我們的前人所做出的犧牲。——感??

政府所扮演的角色——應(yīng)該幫助家庭獲得體面的收入，購(gòu)買他們的所需，有尊嚴(yán)地退休。——公平

市場(chǎng)的力量將如野馬一樣脫韁——一個(gè)僅有財(cái)富的國(guó)家不可能持續(xù)繁榮。——警惕

告訴未來的世界……當(dāng)一切陷入寒冬，萬物俱滅，只有希望和勇氣可以長(zhǎng)存……這座城市和這個(gè)國(guó)家，在共同的危機(jī)下團(tuán)結(jié)起來，共同面對(duì)前方的艱難。——信心

當(dāng)我們面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)，我們沒有怯懦、沒有退縮，更沒有踟躕不前。我們?cè)谏系鄣年P(guān)愛下眺望遠(yuǎn)方，我們?cè)谧杂傻牡缆飞侠^續(xù)前進(jìn)，我們的精神將永遠(yuǎn)閃耀著光芒。——希望

偉大不是憑空而來的，而是贏得的。

還有難以度量但同樣深遠(yuǎn)的問題，那就是整個(gè)國(guó)家信心的缺失。但美國(guó)人民，請(qǐng)記住這一點(diǎn)：這些挑戰(zhàn)會(huì)被解決。

我們今日遇到挑戰(zhàn)前所未有，所有的情況完全陌生。但是，我們賴以走向成功的價(jià)值觀從未改變——誠(chéng)實(shí)、勤勉、勇敢、公正、寬容、好學(xué)、忠貞和愛國(guó)。——信念

如今，我們面對(duì)的是一個(gè)全新的責(zé)任時(shí)代——人人都需重視，對(duì)我們自己，我們的國(guó)家乃至整個(gè)世界，都有一份責(zé)任。我們會(huì)欣然接受這份責(zé)任，人生也正因此而充實(shí)。——責(zé)任

他們太健忘了，他們忘記了這個(gè)國(guó)家曾經(jīng)取得的成就。

我們現(xiàn)在面臨的問題不是政府太大還是太小，而是政府所扮演的角色——應(yīng)該幫助家庭獲得體面的收入，購(gòu)買他們的所需，有尊嚴(yán)地退休。

這是我們信心的源泉——上帝賜予我們知識(shí)以應(yīng)對(duì)無常的命運(yùn)。