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奥巴马连任胜选演讲稿全文英文
Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyousomuch.(Sustainedcheers,applause.)
Tonight,morethan200yearsafteraformercolonywontherighttodetermineitsowndestiny,thetaskofperfectingourunionmovesforward.(Cheers,applause.)
Itmovesforwardbecauseofyou.Itmovesforwardbecauseyoureaffirmedthespiritthathastriumphedoverwaranddepression,thespiritthathasliftedthiscountryfromthedepthsofdespairtothegreatheightsofhope,thebeliefthatwhileeachofuswillpursueourownindividualdreams,weareanAmericanfamily,andweriseorfalltogetherasonenationandasonepeople.(Cheers,applause.)
Tonight,inthiselection,you,theAmericanpeople,remindedusthatwhileourroadhasbeenhard,whileourjourneyhasbeenlong,wehavepickedourselvesup,wehavefoughtourwayback,andweknowinourheartsthatfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica,thebestisyettocome.
(Cheers,applause.)IwanttothankeveryAmericanwhoparticipatedinthiselection.(Cheers,applause.)Whetheryouvotedfortheveryfirsttime—(cheers)—orwaitedinlineforaverylongtime—(cheers)—bytheway,wehavetofixthat.(Cheers,applause.)Whetheryoupoundedthepavementorpickedupthephone—(cheers,applause)—whetheryouheldanObamasignoraRomneysign,youmadeyourvoiceheardandyoumadeadifference.(Cheers,applause.)
IjustspokewithGovernorRomneyandIcongratulatedhimandPaulRyanonahard-foughtcampaign.(Cheers,applause.)Wemayhavebattledfiercely,butit’sonlybecausewelovethiscountrydeeplyandwecaresostronglyaboutitsfuture.FromGeorgetoLenoretotheirsonMitt,theRomneyfamilyhaschosentogivebacktoAmericathroughpublicservice.Andthatisalegacythatwehonorandapplaudtonight.(Cheers,applause.)Intheweeksahead,IalsolookforwardtosittingdownwithGovernorRomneytotalkaboutwherewecanworktogethertomovethiscountryforward.
(Cheers,applause.)
Iwanttothankmyfriendandpartnerofthelastfouryears,America’shappywarrior,thebestvicepresidentanybodycouldeverhopefor,JoeBiden.(Cheers,applause.)
AndIwouldn’tbethemanIamtodaywithoutthewomanwhoagreedtomarryme20yearsago.(Cheers,applause.)Letmesaythispublicly.Michelle,Ihaveneverlovedyoumore.(Cheers,applause.)IhaveneverbeenproudertowatchtherestofAmericafallinlovewithyoutooasournation’sfirstlady.(Cheers,applause.)
SashaandMalia—(cheers,applause)—beforeourveryeyes,you’regrowinguptobecometwostrong,smart,beautifulyoungwomen,justlikeyourmom.(Cheers,applause.)AndIamsoproudofyouguys.ButIwillsaythatfornow,onedog’sprobablyenough.(Laughter.)
Tothebestcampaignteamandvolunteersinthehistoryofpolitics—(cheers,applause)—thebest—thebestever—(cheers,applause)—someofyouwerenewthistimearound,andsomeofyouhavebeenatmysidesincetheverybeginning.
(Cheers,applause.)Butallofyouarefamily.Nomatterwhatyoudoorwhereyougofromhere,youwillcarrythememoryofthehistorywemadetogether.(Cheers,applause.)Andyouwillhavethelifelongappreciationofagratefulpresident.Thankyouforbelievingalltheway—(cheers,applause)—toeveryhill,toeveryvalley.(Cheers,applause.)Youliftedmeupthewholeday,andIwillalwaysbegratefulforeverythingthatyou’vedoneandalltheincredibleworkthatyou’veputin.(Cheers,applause.)
Iknowthatpoliticalcampaignscansometimesseemsmall,evensilly.Andthatprovidesplentyoffodderforthecynicswhotellusthatpoliticsisnothingmorethanacontestofegosorthedomainofspecialinterests.Butifyouevergetthechancetotalktofolkswhoturnedoutatourralliesandcrowdedalongaropelineinahighschoolgymor—orsawfolksworkinglateatacampaignofficeinsometinycountyfarawayfromhome,you’lldiscoversomethingelse.
You’llhearthedeterminationinthevoiceofayoungfieldorganizerwho’sworkinghiswaythroughcollegeandwantstomakesureeverychildhasthatsameopportunity.(Cheers,applause.)You’llheartheprideinthevoiceofavolunteerwho’sgoingdoortodoorbecauseherbrotherwasfinallyhiredwhenthelocalautoplantaddedanothershift.(Cheers,applause.)
You’llhearthedeeppatriotisminthevoiceofamilitaryspousewho’sworkingthephoneslateatnighttomakesurethatnoonewhofightsforthiscountryeverhastofightforajoboraroofovertheirheadwhentheycomehome.(Cheers,applause.)
That’swhywedothis.That’swhatpoliticscanbe.That’swhyelectionsmatter.It’snotsmall,it’sbig.It’simportant.Democracyinanationof300millioncanbenoisyandmessyandcomplicated.Wehaveourownopinions.Eachofushasdeeplyheldbeliefs.Andwhenwegothroughtoughtimes,whenwemakebigdecisionsasacountry,itnecessarilystirspassions,stirsupcontroversy.Thatwon’tchangeaftertonight.Anditshouldn’t.Theseargumentswehaveareamarkofourliberty,andwecanneverforgetthataswespeak,peopleindistantnationsareriskingtheirlivesrightnowjustforachancetoargueabouttheissuesthatmatter—(cheers,applause)—thechancetocasttheirballotslikewedidtoday.
Butdespiteallourdifferences,mostofussharecertainhopesforAmerica’sfuture.
Wewantourkidstogrowupinacountrywheretheyhaveaccesstothebestschoolsandthebestteachers—(cheers,applause)—acountrythatlivesuptoitslegacyasthegloballeaderintechnologyanddiscoveryandinnovation—(scatteredcheers,applause)—withallofthegoodjobsandnewbusinessesthatfollow.
WewantourchildrentoliveinanAmericathatisn’tburdenedbydebt,thatisn’tweakenedupbyinequality,thatisn’tthreatenedbythedestructivepowerofawarmingplanet.(Cheers,applause.)
Wewanttopassonacountrythat’ssafeandrespectedandadmiredaroundtheworld,anationthatisdefendedbythestrongestmilitaryonearthandthebesttroopsthis—thisworldhaseverknown—(cheers,applause)—butalsoacountrythatmoveswithconfidencebeyondthistimeofwartoshapeapeacethatisbuiltonthepromiseoffreedomanddignityforeveryhumanbeing.
WebelieveinagenerousAmerica,inacompassionateAmerica,inatolerantAmericaopentothedreamsofanimmigrant’sdaughterwhostudiesinourschoolsandpledgestoourflag—(cheers,applause)—totheyoungboyonthesouthsideofChicagowhoseesalifebeyondtheneareststreetcorner—(cheers,applause)—tothefurnitureworker’schildinNorthCarolinawhowantstobecomeadoctororascientist,anengineeroranentrepreneur,adiplomatorevenapresident.
That’sthe—(cheers,applause)—that’sthefuturewehopefor.
(Cheers,applause.)That’sthevisionweshare.That’swhereweneedtogo—forward.(Cheers,applause.)That’swhereweneedtogo.(Cheers,applause.)
Now,wewilldisagree,sometimesfiercely,abouthowtogetthere.Asithasformorethantwocenturies,progresswillcomeinfitsandstarts.It’snotalwaysastraightline.It’snotalwaysasmoothpath.Byitself,therecognitionthatwehavecommonhopesanddreamswon’tendallthegridlock,resolveallourproblemsorsubstituteforthepainstakingworkofbuildingconsensusandmakingthedifficultcompromisesneededtomovethiscountryforward.
Butthatcommonbondiswherewemustbegin.Oureconomyisrecovering.Adecadeofwarisending.(Cheers,applause.)Alongcampaignisnowover.(Cheers,applause.)AndwhetherIearnedyourvoteornot,Ihavelistenedtoyou.Ihavelearnedfromyou.Andyou’vemademeabetterpresident.Andwithyourstoriesandyourstruggles,IreturntotheWhiteHousemoredeterminedandmoreinspiredthaneverabouttheworkthereistodoandthefuturethatliesahead.(Cheers,applause.)
Tonightyouvotedforaction,notpoliticsasusual.(Cheers,applause.)Youelectedustofocusonyourjobs,notours.
Andinthecomingweeksandmonths,Iamlookingforwardtoreachingoutandworkingwithleadersofbothpartiestomeetthechallengeswecanonlysolvetogether—reducingourdeficit,reformingouttaxcode,fixingourimmigrationsystem,freeingourselvesfromforeignoil.We’vegotmoreworktodo.(Cheers,applause.)
Butthatdoesn’tmeanyourworkisdone.Theroleofcitizensinourdemocracydoesnotendwithyourvote.America’sneverbeenaboutwhatcanbedoneforus;it’saboutwhatcanbedonebyustogether,throughthehardandfrustratingbutnecessaryworkofself-government.(Cheers,applause.)That’stheprinciplewewerefoundedon.
Thiscountryhasmorewealththananynation,butthat’snotwhatmakesusrich.Wehavethemostpowerfulmilitaryinhistory,butthat’snotwhatmakesusstrong.Ouruniversity,ourculturearealltheenvyoftheworld,butthat’snotwhatkeepstheworldcomingtoourshores.WhatmakesAmericaexceptionalarethebondsthatholdtogetherthemostdiversenationonEarth,thebeliefthatourdestinyisshared—(cheers,applause)—thatthiscountryonlyworkswhenweacceptcertainobligationstooneanotherandtofuturegenerations,sothatthefreedomwhichsomanyAmericanshavefoughtforanddiedforcomewithresponsibilitiesaswellasrights,andamongthoseareloveandcharityanddutyandpatriotism.That’swhatmakesAmericagreat.(Cheers,applause.)
IamhopefultonightbecauseIhaveseenthisspiritatworkinAmerica.I’veseenitinthefamilybusinesswhoseownerswouldrathercuttheirownpaythanlayofftheirneighborsandintheworkerswhowouldrathercutbacktheirhoursthanseeafriendloseajob.I’veseenitinthesoldierswhore-enlistafterlosingalimbandinthoseSEALswhochargedupthestairsintodarknessand