《真实的希拉里》读后心得.docx

真实的希拉里读后感 经过激烈的竞争，奥巴马终于当选本届美国民主党总统候选人。他的对手希拉里近日在华盛顿发表了热情洋溢的退选演讲并且力挺奥巴马。希拉里这篇演讲行文规范，妙笔生花，充分回顾了她这16个月来参加总统竞选时所经历的风风雨雨，酸甜苦辣。她的现场演讲深情并茂，充满激情，的确让所有人由衷地向她锲而不舍的精神表示敬意。一荣英语为大家奉献上带官方文本的演讲稿并且附上相应的音频文件。希望大家喜欢。 officialtranscript 1）thankyousomuch.thankyouall. 2）well，thisisntexactlythepartyidplanned，butisurelikethecompany. 3）iwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefuliamtoallofyou-toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign，whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns，whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney，whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls，whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors，whoe-mailedandcontributedonline，whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise.tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents，wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears，see，youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe. 4）totheyoungpeople，like13-year-oldannriddlefrommayfield，ohio，whohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotodisneyworld，anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltopennsylvaniawithhermomandvolunteerthereaswell.totheveteransandthechildhoodfriends，tonewyorkersandarkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountry，tellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme. 5）toallthosewomenintheir80sandtheir90s，bornbeforewomencouldvote，whocasttheirvotesforourcampaign.ivetoldyoubeforeaboutflorencesteenofsouthdakota，whowas88yearsold，andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.herdaughterandafriendputanamericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.shepassedawaysoonafter，andunderstatelaw，herballotdidntcount.butherdaughterlatertoldareporter，mydadsanorneryoldcowboy，andhedidntlikeitwhenheheardmomsvotewouldntbecounted.idontthinkhehadvotedin20years.buthevotedinplaceofmymom. 6）toallthosewhovotedforme，andtowhomipledgedmyutmost，mycommitmenttoyouandtotheprogressweseek，isunyielding.youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlives，andyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry. 7）eighteenmillionofyoufromallwalksoflife-womenandmen，youngandold，latinoandasian，african-americanandcaucasian，rich，poorandmiddle-class，gayandstraight-youhavestoodstrongwithme.andiwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou，everytime，everyplaceandeverywaythatican.thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor. 8）remember-wefoughtforthesinglemomwithayoungdaughter，jugglingworkandschool，whotoldme，imdoingitalltobettermyselfforher.wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhand，andaskedme，whatareyougoingtodotomakesureihavehealthcare。andbegantocry，becauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs，shecantaffordinsurance. 9）wefoughtfortheyoungmaninthemarinecorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid，takecareofmybuddiesoverthere-andthen，willyoupleasehelptakecareofme。 wefoughtforallthosewhovelostjobsandhealthcare，whocantaffordgasorgroceriesorcollege，whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears. 10）ienteredthisracebecauseihaveanold-fashionedconviction：thatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.ivehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife-andiwantthesameforallamericans.untilthatdaycomes，youwillalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy-fightingforthefuture. thewaytocontinueourfightnow-toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestand-istotakeourenergy，ourpassion，ourstrengthanddoallwecantohelpelectbarackobamathenextpresidentoftheunitedstates. 11）today，asisuspendmycampaign，icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.iendorsehim，andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.andiaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforbarackobamaasyouhaveforme. 12）ihaveservedinthesenatewithhimforfouryears.ihavebeeninthiscampaignwithhimfor16months.ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.ihavehadafrontrowseattohiscandidacy，andihaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination，hisgraceandhisgrit. 13）inhisownlife，barackobamahaslivedtheamericandream.asacommunityorganizer，inthestatesenate，asaunitedstatessenator-hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.andinthiscampaign，hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture. 14）now，whenistartedthisrace，iintendedtowinbackthewhitehouse，andmakesurewehaveapresidentwhoputsourcountrybackonthepathtopeace，prosperityandprogress.andthatsexactlywhatweregoingtodobyensuringthatbarackobamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheovalofficeonjan.20，2009. 15）iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight.thedemocraticpartyisafamily，anditsnowtimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetheraroundtheidealsweshare，thevalueswecherishandthecountrywelove. 16）wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys-buttoday，ourpathshavemerged.andweareallheadingtowardthesamedestination，unitedandmorereadythanevertowininnovemberandtoturnourcountryaround，becausesomuchisatstake. 17）weallwantaneconomythatsustainstheamericandream，theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded;tosaveforcollege，ahome，andretirement;toaffordthatgasandthosegroceriesandstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth.aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared. 18）weallwantahealthcaresystemthatisuniversal，high-qualityandaffordable，sothatparentsnolongerhavetochoosebetweencareforthemselvesortheirchildrenorbestuckindead-end jobssimplytokeeptheirinsurance.thisisntjustanissueforme，itisapassionandacause，anditisafightiwillcontinueuntileverysingleamericanisinsured-noexceptions，noexcuses. 19）weallwantanamericadefinedbydeepandmeaningfulequality-fromcivilrightstolaborrights，fromwomensrightstogayrights，fromendingdiscriminationtopromotingunionizationtoprovidinghelpforthemostimportantjobthereis：caringforourfamilies. 20）weallwanttorestoreamericasstandingintheworld，toendthewariniraqandonceagainleadbythepowerofourvalues，andtojoinwithouralliestoconfrontoursharedchallenges，frompovertyandgenocidetoterrorismandglobalwarming. 21）youknow，ivebeeninvolvedinpoliticsandpubliclifeinonewayoranotherforfourdecades.duringthose40years，ourcountryhasvoted10timesforpresident.democratswononlythreeofthosetimes.andthemanwhowontwoofthoseelectionsiswithustoday. 22）wemadetremendousprogressduringthe90sunderademocraticpresident，withaflourishingeconomy，andourleadershipforpeaceandsecurityrespectedaroundtheworld.justthinkhowmuchmoreprogresswecouldhavemadeoverthepast40yearsifwehadademocraticpresident.thinkaboutthelostopportunitiesofthesepastsevenyears-ontheenvironmentandtheeconomy，onhealthcareandcivilrights，oneducation，foreignpolicyandthesupremecourt.imaginehowfarwecouldvecome，howmuchwecouldveachieved，ifwehadjusthadademocratinthewhitehouse. 23）wecannotletthismomentslipaway.wehavecometoofarandaccomplishedtoomuch. 24）now，thejourneyaheadwillnotbeeasy.somewillsaywecantdoit.thatitstoohard.thatwerejustnotuptothetask.butforaslongasamericahasexisted，ithasbeentheamericanwaytorejectcant-doclaims，andtochooseinsteadtostretchtheboundariesofthepossiblethroughhardwork，determinationandapioneeringspirit. 25）itisthisbelief，thisoptimism，thatsenatorobamaandishare，andthathasinspiredsomanymillionsofoursupporterstomaketheirvoicesheard. 26）sotoday，iamstandingwithsenatorobamatosay：yeswecan. 27）together，wewillwork.wellhavetoworkhardtogetuniversalhealthcare.butonthedayweliveinanamericawherenochild，nomanandnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance，wewillliveinastrongeramerica.thatswhyweneedtohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 28）wellhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.butonthedayweliveinanamericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain，whereallamericans，nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom，canearnadecentliving，wewillliveinastrongeramerica，andthatiswhywemustelectbarackobamaourpresident. 29）wellhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergy-independentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildrensfuture.butonthedayweliveinanamericafueledbyrenewableenergy，wewillliveinastrongeramerica.thatswhywehavetohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 30）wellhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromiraqandgetthemthesupporttheyveearnedbytheirservice.butonthedayweliveinanamericathatsasloyaltoourtroopsastheyhavebeentous，wewillliveinastrongeramerica.andthatiswhywemusthelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 31）thiselectionisaturning-pointelection，anditiscriticalthatweallunderstandwhatourchoicereallyis.willwegoforwardtogether，orwillwestallandslipbackward。thinkhowmuchprogresswehavealreadymade.whenwefirststarted，peopleeverywhereaskedthesamequestions： 32）couldawomanreallyserveascommander-in-chief。well，ithinkweansweredthatone. 33）andcouldanafrican-americanreallybeourpresident。senatorobamahasansweredthatone. 34）together，senatorobamaandiachievedmilestonesessentialtoourprogressasanation，partofourperpetualdutytoformamoreperfectunion. 35）now，onapersonalnote-wheniwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident，ialwaysgavethesameanswer：thatiwasproudtoberunningasawoman，butiwasrunningbecauseithoughtidbethebestpresident.butiamawoman，andlikemillionsofwomen，iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiasesoutthere，oftenunconscious. 36）iwanttobuildanamericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus. 37）iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.iranasamotherwhoworriesaboutmydaughtersfutureandamotherwhowantstoleadallchildrentobrightertomorrows.tobuildthatfutureisee，wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandmothers，andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities，equalpayandequalrespect.letusresolveandworktowardachievingsomeverysimplepropositions：therearenoacceptablelimitsandtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcentury. 38）youcanbesoproudthat，fromnowon，itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimary-statevictories，unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee，unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheunitedstates.andthatistrulyremarkable. 39）tothosewhoaredisappointedthatwecouldntgoalltheway-especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign-itwouldbreakmyheartif，infallingshortofmygoal，iin anywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.alwaysaimhigh，workhardandcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.whenyoustumble，keepfaith.whenyoureknockeddown，getrightbackup.andneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucantorshouldntgoon. 40）aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric，magnificentbuilding，the50thwomantoleavethisearthisorbitingoverhead.ifwecanblast50womenintospace，wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintothewhitehouse. 41）althoughwewerentabletoshatterthathighest，hardestglassceilingthistime，thankstoyou，itsgotabout18millioncracksinit.andthelightisshiningthroughlikeneverbefore，fillingusallwiththehopeandthesureknowledgethatthepathwillbealittleeasiernexttime.thathasalwaysbeenthehistoryofprogressinamerica. 42）thinkofthesuffragistswhogatheredatsenecafallsin1848andthosewhokeptfightinguntilwomencouldcasttheirvotes.thinkoftheabolitionistswhostruggledanddiedtoseetheendofslavery.thinkofthecivil-rightsheroesandfootsoldierswhomarched，protestedandriskedtheirlivestobringabouttheendtosegregationandjimcrow. 43）becauseofthem，igrewuptakingforgrantedthatwomencouldvote.becauseofthem，mydaughtergrewuptakingforgrantedthatchildrenofallcolorscouldgotoschooltogether.becauseofthem，barackobamaandicouldwageahard-foughtcampaignforthedemocraticnomination.becauseofthem，andbecauseofyou，childrentodaywillgrowuptakingforgrantedthatanafricanamericanorawomancan，yes，becomepresidentoftheunitedstates. 44）whenthatdayarrives，andawomantakestheoathofofficeasourpresident，wewillallstandtaller，proudofthevaluesofournation，proudthateverylittlegirlcandreamandthatherdreamscancometrueinamerica.andallofyouwillknowthatbecauseofyourpassionandhardwork，youhelpedpavethewayforthatday. 45）soiwanttosaytomysupporters，whenyouhearpeoplesayingorthinktoyourself-ifonlyorwhatif，isay，pleasedontgothere.everymomentwastedlookingbackkeepsusfrommovingforward. 46）lifeistooshort，timeistoopreciousandthestakesaretoohightodwellonwhatmighthavebeen.wehavetoworktogetherforwhatstillcanbe.andthatiswhyiwillworkmyheartouttomakesurethatsenatorobamaisournextpresident，andihopeandpraythatallofyouwilljoinmeinthateffort. 47）tomysupportersandcolleaguesincongress，tothegovernorsandmayors，electedofficialswhostoodwithme，ingoodtimesandinbad，thankyouforyourstrengthandleadership.tomyfriendsinourlaborunionswhostoodstrongeverystepoftheway-ithankyouandpledgemysupporttoyou.tomyfriends，fromeverystageofmylife-yourloveandongoingcommitmentssustainmeeverysingleday. 48）tomyfamily-especiallybillandchelseaandmymother-youmeantheworldtome，andithankyouforallyouhavedone.andtomyextraordinarystaff，volunteersandsupporters，thankyouforworkingthoselong，hardhours.thankyoufordroppingeverything-leavingworkorschool，travelingtoplacesyoudneverbeen，sometimesformonthsonend.andthankstoyourfamiliesaswell，becauseyoursacrificewastheirstoo. 49）allofyouwerethereformeeverystepoftheway.beinghuman，weareimperfect.thatswhyweneedeachother.tocatcheachotherwhenwefalter.toencourageeachotherwhenweloseheart.somemaylead，othersmayfollow，butnoneofuscangoitalone.thechangeswereworkingforarechangesthatwecanonlyaccomplishtogether.life，libertyandthepursuitofhappinessarerightsthatbelongtoeachofusasindividuals.butourlives，ourfreedom，ourhappiness，arebestenjoyed，bestprotectedandbestadvancedwhenwedoworktogether. 50）thatiswhatwewilldonowaswejoinforceswithsenatorobamaandhiscampaign.wewillmakehistorytogetheraswewritethenextchapterinamericasstory.wewillstandunitedforthevaluesweholddear，forthevisionofprogressweshare，andforthecountrywelove.thereisnothingmoreamericanthanthat. 51）andlookingoutatyoutoday，ihaveneverfeltsoblessed.thechallengesthatihavefacedinthiscampaignarenothingcomparedtothosethatmillionsofamericansfaceeverydayintheirownlives.sotoday，imgoingtocountmyblessingsandkeepongoing.imgoingtokeepdoingwhatiwasdoinglongbeforethecamerasevershowedup，andwhatillbedoinglongaftertheyregone：workingtogiveeveryamericanthesameopportunitiesihad，andworkingtoensurethateverychildhasthechancetogrowupandachievehisorhergod-givenpotential. 52）iwilldoitwithaheartfilledwithgratitude，withadeepandabidingloveforourcountryandwithnothingbutoptimismandconfidenceforthedaysahead.thisisnowourtimetodoallthatwecantomakesurethat，inthiselection，weaddanotherdemocraticpresidenttothatverysmalllistofthelast40years，andthatwetakebackourcountryandonceagainmovewithprogressandcommitmenttothefuture. 53）thankyouall，andgodblessyouandgodblessamerica.第18页 共18页