《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。
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1）thankyousomuch.thankyouall.
2）well，thisisn'texactlythepartyi'dplanned，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.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，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.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--especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign--itwouldbreakmyheartif，infallingshortofmygoal，iin
anywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.alwaysaimhigh，workhardandcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.whenyoustumble，keepfaith.whenyou'reknockeddowngetrightbackup.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-foughtcampaignforthedemocraticnomination.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）thatiswhatwewilldonowaswejoinforceswithsenatorobamaandhiscampaign.wewillmakehistorytogetheraswewritethenextchapterinamerica'sstory.wewillstandunitedforthevaluesweholddear，forthevisionofprogressweshare，andforthecountrywelove.thereisnothingmoreamericanthanthat.
51）andlookingoutatyoutoday，ihaveneverfeltsoblessed.thechallengesthatihavefacedinthiscampaignarenothingcomparedtothosethatmillionsofamericansfaceeverydayintheirownlives.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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