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《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。
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1)thankyousomuch.thankyouall.
2)well,thisisn'texactlythepartyi'dplanned,butisurelikethecompany.
3)iwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefuliamtoallofyou--toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscaign,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,whocasttheirvotesforourcaign.i'vetoldyoubeforeaboutflorencesteenofsouthdakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.herdaughterandafriendputanamericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.shepassedawaysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn'tcount.butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,"mydad'sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn'tlikeitwhenheheardmom'svotewouldn'tbecounted.idon'tthinkhehadvotedin20years.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,"i'mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher."wefoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhand,andaskedme,"whatareyougoingtodotomakesureihavehealthcare。"andbegantocry,becauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan'taffordinsurance.
9)wefoughtfortheyoungmaninthemarinecorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,"takecareofmybuddiesoverthere--andthen,willyoupleasehelptakecareofme。"
wefoughtforallthosewho'velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan'taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears.
10)ienteredthisracebecauseihaveanold-fashionedconviction:thatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandlivetheirdreams.i'vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife--andiwantthesameforallamericans.untilthatdaycomes,youwillalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy--fightingforthefuture.
thewaytocontinueourfightnow--toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestand--istotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrengthanddoallwecantohelpelectbarackobamathenextpresidentoftheunitedstates.
11)today,asisuspendmycaign,icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.iendorsehim,andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.andiaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforbarackobamaasyouhaveforme.
12)ihaveservedinthesenatewithhimforfouryears.ihavebeeninthiscaignwithhimfor16months.ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.ihavehadafrontrowseattohiscandidacy,andihaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination,hisgraceandhisgrit.
13)inhisownlife,barackobamahaslivedtheamericandream.asacommunityorganizer,inthestatesenate,asaunitedstatessenator--hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.andinthiscaign,hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture.
14)now,whenistartedthisrace,iintendedtowinbackthewhitehouse,andmakesurewehaveapresidentwhoputsourcountrybackonthepathtopeace,prosperityandprogress.andthat'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodobyensuringthatbarackobamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheovalofficeonjan.20,2009.
15)iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight.thedemocraticpartyisafamily,andit'snowtimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetheraroundtheidealsweshare,thevalueswecherishandthecountrywelove.
16)wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys--buttoday,ourpathshavemerged.andweareallheadingtowardthesamedestination,unitedandmorereadythanevertowininnovemberandtoturnourcountryaround,becausesomuchisatstake.
17)weallwantaneconomythatsustainstheamericandream,theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded;tosaveforcollege,ahome,andretirement;toaffordthatgasandthosegroceriesandstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth.aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared.
18)weallwantahealthcaresystemthatisuniversal,high-qualityandaffordable,sothatparentsnolongerhavetochoosebetweencareforthemselvesortheirchildrenorbestuckindead-end
jobssimplytokeeptheirinsurance.thisisn'tjustanissueforme,itisapassionandacause,anditisafightiwillcontinueuntileverysingleamericanisinsured--noexceptions,noexcuses.
19)weallwantanamericadefinedbydeepandmeaningfulequality--fromcivilrightstolaborrights,fromwomen'srightstogayrights,fromendingdiscriminationtopromotingunionizationtoprovidinghelpforthemostimportantjobthereis:caringforourfamilies.
20)weallwanttorestoreamerica'sstandingintheworld,toendthewariniraqandonceagainleadbythepowerofourvalues,andtojoinwithouralliestoconfrontoursharedchallenges,frompovertyandgenocidetoterrorismandglobalwarming.
21)youknow,i'vebeeninvolvedinpoliticsandpubliclifeinonewayoranotherforfourdecades.duringthose40years,ourcountryhasvoted10timesforpresident.democratswononlythreeofthosetimes.andthemanwhowontwoofthoseelectionsiswithustoday.
22)wemadetremendousprogressduringthe90sunderademocraticpresident,withaflourishingeconomy,andourleadershipforpeaceandsecurityrespectedaroundtheworld.justthinkhowmuchmoreprogresswecouldhavemadeoverthepast40yearsifwehadademocraticpresident.thinkaboutthelostopportunitiesofthesepastsevenyears--ontheenvironmentandtheeconomy,onhealthcareandcivilrights,oneducation,foreignpolicyandthesupremecourt.imaginehowfarwecould'vecome,howmuchwecould'veachieved,ifwehadjusthadademocratinthewhitehouse.
23)wecannotletthismomentslipaway.wehavecometoofarandaccomplishedtoomuch.
24)now,thejourneyaheadwillnotbeeasy.somewillsaywecan'tdoit.thatit'stoohard.thatwe'rejustnotuptothetask.butforaslongasamericahasexisted,ithasbeentheamericanwaytoreject"can't-do"claims,andtochooseinsteadtostretchtheboundariesofthepossiblethroughhardwork,determinationandapioneeringspirit.
25)itisthisbelief,thisoptimism,thatsenatorobamaandishare,andthathasinspiredsomanymillionsofoursupporterstomaketheirvoicesheard.
26)sotoday,iamstandingwithsenatorobamatosay:yeswecan.
27)together,wewillwork.we'llhavetoworkhardtogetuniversalhealthcare.butonthedayweliveinanamericawherenochild,nomanandnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongeramerica.that'swhyweneedtohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident.
28)we'llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.butonthedayweliveinanamericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallamericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongeramerica,andthatiswhywemustelectbarackobamaourpresident.
29)we'llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergy-independentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren'sfuture.butonthedayweliveinanamericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongeramerica.that'swhywehavetohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident.
30)we'llhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromiraqandgetthemthesupportthey'veearnedbytheirservice.butonthedayweliveinanamericathat'sasloyaltoourtroopsastheyhavebeentous,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,butiwasrunningbecauseithoughti'dbethebestpresident.butiamawoman,andlikemillionsofwomen,iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiasesoutthere,oftenunconscious.
36)iwanttobuildanamericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.
37)iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.iranasamotherwhoworriesaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleadallchildrentobrightertomorrows.tobuildthatfutureisee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpayandequalrespect.letusresolveandworktowardachievingsomeverysimplepropositions:therearenoacceptablelimitsandtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcentury.
38)youcanbesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimary-statevictories,unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee,unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheunitedstates.andthatistrulyremarkable.
39)tothosewhoaredisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalltheway--especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscaign--itwouldbreakmyheartif,infallingshortofmygoal,iin
anywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.alwaysaimhigh,workhardandcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.whenyoustumble,keepfaith.whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackup.andneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon.
40)aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomantoleavethisearthisorbitingoverhead.ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintothewhitehouse.
41)althoughweweren'tabletoshatterthathighest,hardestglassceilingthistime,thankstoyou,it'sgotabout18millioncracksinit.andthelightisshiningthroughlikeneverbefore,fillingusallwiththehopeandthesureknowledgethatthepathwillbealittleeasiernexttime.thathasalwaysbeenthehistoryofprogressinamerica.
42)thinkofthesuffragistswhogatheredatsenecafallsin1848andthosewhokeptfightinguntilwomencouldcasttheirvotes.thinkoftheabolitionistswhostruggledanddiedtoseetheendofslavery.thinkofthecivil-rightsheroesandfootsoldierswhomarched,protestedandriskedtheirlivestobringabouttheendtosegregationandjimcrow.
43)becauseofthem,igrewuptakingforgrantedthatwomencouldvote.becauseofthem,mydaughtergrewuptakingforgrantedthatchildrenofallcolorscouldgotoschooltogether.becauseofthem,barackobamaandicouldwageahard-foughtcaignforthedemocraticnomination.becauseofthem,andbecauseofyou,childrentodaywillgrowuptakingforgrantedthatanafricanamericanorawomancan,yes,becomepresidentoftheunitedstates.
44)whenthatdayarrives,andawomantakestheoathofofficeasourpresident,wewillallstandtaller,proudofthevaluesofournation,proudthateverylittlegirlcandreamandthatherdreamscancometrueinamerica.andallofyouwillknowthatbecauseofyourpassionandhardwork,youhelpedpavethewayforthatday.
45)soiwanttosaytomysupporters,whenyouhearpeoplesayingorthinktoyourself--"ifonly"or"whatif,"isay,"pleasedon'tgothere."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,travelingtoplacesyou'dneverbeen,sometimesformonthsonend.andthankstoyourfamiliesaswell,becauseyoursacrificewastheirstoo.
49)allofyouwerethereformeeverystepoftheway.beinghuman,weareimperfect.that'swhyweneedeachother.tocatcheachotherwhenwefalter.toencourageeachotherwhenweloseheart.somemaylead,othersmayfollow,butnoneofuscangoitalone.thechangeswe'reworkingforarechangesthatwecanonlyaccomplishtogether.life,libertyandthepursuitofhappinessarerightsthatbelongtoeachofusasindividuals.butourlives,ourfreedom,ourhappiness,arebestenjoyed,bestprotectedandbestadvancedwhenwedoworktogether.
50)thatiswhatwewilldonowaswejoinforceswithsenatorobamaandhiscaign.wewillmakehistorytogetheraswewritethenextchapterinamerica'sstory.wewillstandunitedforthevaluesweholddear,forthevisionofprogressweshare,andforthecountrywelove.thereisnothingmoreamericanthanthat.
51)andlookingoutatyoutoday,ihaveneverfeltsoblessed.thechallengesthatihavefacedinthiscaignarenothingcomparedtothosethatmillionsofamericansfaceeverydayintheirownlives.sotoday,i'mgoingtocountmyblessingsandkeepongoing.i'mgoingtokeepdoingwhatiwasdoinglongbeforethecamerasevershowedup,andwhati'llbedoinglongafterthey'regone:workingtogiveeveryamericanthesameopportunitiesihad,andworkingtoensurethateverychildhasthechancetogrowupandachievehisorhergod-givenpotential.
52)iwilldoitwithaheartfilledwithgratitude,withadeepandabidingloveforourcountryandwithnothingbutoptimismandconfidenceforthedaysahead.thisisnowourtimetodoallthatwecantomakesurethat,inthiselection,weaddanotherdemocraticpresidenttothatverysmalllistofthelast40years,andthatwetakebackourcountryandonceagainmovewithprogressandcommitmenttothefuture.
53)thankyouall,andgodblessyouandgodblessamerica.
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