1、 《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,thisisn'texactlyth
2、epartyi'dplanned,butisurelikethecompany. 3)iwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefuliamtoallofyou--toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwi
3、thyourfriendsandneighbors,whoe-mailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise.tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,"see,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe." 4)totheyoungpeople,like13-year-oldannriddlefromma
4、yfield,ohio,whohadbeensavingfortwoyearstogotodisneyworld,anddecidedtousehersavingsinsteadtotraveltopennsylvaniawithhermomandvolunteerthereaswell.totheveteransandthechildhoodfriends,tonewyorkersandarkansanswhotraveledacrossthecountry,tellinganyonewhowouldlistenwhyyousupportedme. 5)toallthosewom
5、enintheir80sandtheir90s,bornbeforewomencouldvote,whocasttheirvotesforourcaign.i'vetoldyoubeforeaboutflorencesteenofsouthdakota,whowas88yearsold,andinsistedthatherdaughterbringanabsenteeballottoherhospicebedside.herdaughterandafriendputanamericanflagbehindherbedandhelpedherfillouttheballot.shepasseda
6、waysoonafter,andunderstatelaw,herballotdidn'tcount.butherdaughterlatertoldareporter,"mydad'sanorneryoldcowboy,andhedidn'tlikeitwhenheheardmom'svotewouldn'tbecounted.idon'tthinkhehadvotedin20years.buthevotedinplaceofmymom." 6)toallthosewhovotedforme,andtowhomipledgedmyutmost,mycommitmenttoyouan
7、dtotheprogressweseek,isunyielding.youhaveinspiredandtouchedmewiththestoriesofthejoysandsorrowsthatmakeupthefabricofourlives,andyouhavehumbledmewithyourcommitmenttoourcountry. 7)eighteenmillionofyoufromallwalksoflife--womenandmen,youngandold,latinoandasian,african-americanandcaucasian,rich,poor
8、andmiddle-class,gayandstraight--youhavestoodstrongwithme.andiwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou,everytime,everyplaceandeverywaythatican.thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor. 8)remember--wefoughtforthesinglemomwithayoungdaughter,jugglingworkandschool,whotoldme,"i'mdoingitalltobettermyselfforher."w
9、efoughtforthewomanwhograbbedmyhand,andaskedme,"whatareyougoingtodotomakesureihavehealthcare。"andbegantocry,becauseeventhoughsheworksthreejobs,shecan'taffordinsurance. 9)wefoughtfortheyoungmaninthemarinecorpst-shirtwhowaitedmonthsformedicalcareandsaid,"takecareofmybuddiesoverthere--andthen,will
10、youpleasehelptakecareofme。" wefoughtforallthosewho'velostjobsandhealthcare,whocan'taffordgasorgroceriesorcollege,whohavefeltinvisibletotheirpresidenttheselastsevenyears. 10)ienteredthisracebecauseihaveanold-fashionedconviction:thatpublicserviceisabouthelpingpeoplesolvetheirproblemsandliv
11、etheirdreams.i'vehadeveryopportunityandblessinginmyownlife--andiwantthesameforallamericans.untilthatdaycomes,youwillalwaysfindmeonthefrontlinesofdemocracy--fightingforthefuture. thewaytocontinueourfightnow--toaccomplishthegoalsforwhichwestand--istotakeourenergy,ourpassion,ourstrengthanddoallwe
12、cantohelpelectbarackobamathenextpresidentoftheunitedstates. 11)today,asisuspendmycaign,icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.iendorsehim,andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.andiaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforbarackobamaasyouhaveforme. 12)ihaveservedinthesen
13、atewithhimforfouryears.ihavebeeninthiscaignwithhimfor16months.ihavestoodonthestageandgonetoe-to-toewithhimin22debates.ihavehadafrontrowseattohiscandidacy,andihaveseenhisstrengthanddetermination,hisgraceandhisgrit. 13)inhisownlife,barackobamahaslivedtheamericandream.asacommunityorganizer,inthes
14、tatesenate,asaunitedstatessenator--hehasdedicatedhimselftoensuringthedreamisrealized.andinthiscaign,hehasinspiredsomanytobecomeinvolvedinthedemocraticprocessandinvestedinourcommonfuture. 14)now,whenistartedthisrace,iintendedtowinbackthewhitehouse,andmakesurewehaveapresidentwhoputsourcountrybac
15、konthepathtopeace,prosperityandprogress.andthat'sexactlywhatwe'regoingtodobyensuringthatbarackobamawalksthroughthedoorsoftheovalofficeonjan.20,2009. 15)iunderstandthatweallknowthishasbeenatoughfight.thedemocraticpartyisafamily,andit'snowtimetorestorethetiesthatbindustogetherandtocometogetherar
16、oundtheidealsweshare,thevalueswecherishandthecountrywelove. 16)wemayhavestartedonseparatejourneys--buttoday,ourpathshavemerged.andweareallheadingtowardthesamedestination,unitedandmorereadythanevertowininnovemberandtoturnourcountryaround,becausesomuchisatstake. 17)weallwantaneconomythatsu
17、stainstheamericandream,theopportunitytoworkhardandhavethatworkrewarded;tosaveforcollege,ahome,andretirement;toaffordthatgasandthosegroceriesandstillhavealittleleftoverattheendofthemonth.aneconomythatliftsallofourpeopleandensuresthatourprosperityisbroadlydistributedandshared. 18)weallwantahealt
18、hcaresystemthatisuniversal,high-qualityandaffordable,sothatparentsnolongerhavetochoosebetweencareforthemselvesortheirchildrenorbestuckindead-end jobssimplytokeeptheirinsurance.thisisn'tjustanissueforme,itisapassionandacause,anditisafightiwillcontinueuntileverysingleamericanisinsured--noexcepti
19、ons,noexcuses. 19)weallwantanamericadefinedbydeepandmeaningfulequality--fromcivilrightstolaborrights,fromwomen'srightstogayrights,fromendingdiscriminationtopromotingunionizationtoprovidinghelpforthemostimportantjobthereis:caringforourfamilies. 20)weallwanttorestoreamerica'sstandinginthew
20、orld,toendthewariniraqandonceagainleadbythepowerofourvalues,andtojoinwithouralliestoconfrontoursharedchallenges,frompovertyandgenocidetoterrorismandglobalwarming. 21)youknow,i'vebeeninvolvedinpoliticsandpubliclifeinonewayoranotherforfourdecades.duringthose40years,ourcountryhasvoted10timesforpr
21、esident.democratswononlythreeofthosetimes.andthemanwhowontwoofthoseelectionsiswithustoday. 22)wemadetremendousprogressduringthe90sunderademocraticpresident,withaflourishingeconomy,andourleadershipforpeaceandsecurityrespectedaroundtheworld.justthinkhowmuchmoreprogresswecouldhavemadeoverthepast4
22、0yearsifwehadademocraticpresident.thinkaboutthelostopportunitiesofthesepastsevenyears--ontheenvironmentandtheeconomy,onhealthcareandcivilrights,oneducation,foreignpolicyandthesupremecourt.imaginehowfarwecould'vecome,howmuchwecould'veachieved,ifwehadjusthadademocratinthewhitehouse. 23)wecannotl
23、etthismomentslipaway.wehavecometoofarandaccomplishedtoomuch. 24)now,thejourneyaheadwillnotbeeasy.somewillsaywecan'tdoit.thatit'stoohard.thatwe'rejustnotuptothetask.butforaslongasamericahasexisted,ithasbeentheamericanwaytoreject"can't-do"claims,andtochooseinsteadtostretchtheboundariesofthepossi
24、blethroughhardwork,determinationandapioneeringspirit. 25)itisthisbelief,thisoptimism,thatsenatorobamaandishare,andthathasinspiredsomanymillionsofoursupporterstomaketheirvoicesheard. 26)sotoday,iamstandingwithsenatorobamatosay:yeswecan. 27)together,wewillwork.we'llhavetoworkhardtoge
25、tuniversalhealthcare.butonthedayweliveinanamericawherenochild,nomanandnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongeramerica.that'swhyweneedtohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 28)we'llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.butonthedayweliveinanamericawhosemidd
26、leclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallamericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongeramerica,andthatiswhywemustelectbarackobamaourpresident. 29)we'llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergy-independentandliftthethreatofglob
27、alwarmingfromourchildren'sfuture.butonthedayweliveinanamericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongeramerica.that'swhywehavetohelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 30)we'llhavetoworkhardtobringourtroopshomefromiraqandgetthemthesupportthey'veearnedbytheirservice.butonthedayweliveinanamericatha
28、t'sasloyaltoourtroopsastheyhavebeentous,wewillliveinastrongeramerica.andthatiswhywemusthelpelectbarackobamaourpresident. 31)thiselectionisaturning-pointelection,anditiscriticalthatweallunderstandwhatourchoicereallyis.willwegoforwardtogether,orwillwestallandslipbackward。thinkhowmuchprogressweha
29、vealreadymade.whenwefirststarted,peopleeverywhereaskedthesamequestions: 32)couldawomanreallyserveascommander-in-chief。well,ithinkweansweredthatone. 33)andcouldanafrican-americanreallybeourpresident。senatorobamahasansweredthatone. 34)together,senatorobamaandiachievedmilestonesessent
30、ialtoourprogressasanation,partofourperpetualdutytoformamoreperfectunion. 35)now,onapersonalnote--wheniwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident,ialwaysgavethesameanswer:thatiwasproudtoberunningasawoman,butiwasrunningbecauseithoughti'dbethebestpresident.butiamawoman,andlikemillionsofwome
31、n,iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiasesoutthere,oftenunconscious. 36)iwanttobuildanamericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus. 37)iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.iranasamotherwhoworriesaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleadallch
32、ildrentobrightertomorrows.tobuildthatfutureisee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpayandequalrespect.letusresolveandworktowardachievingsomeverysimplepropositions:therearenoacceptablelimitsandtherearenoaccept
33、ableprejudicesinthe21stcentury. 38)youcanbesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimary-statevictories,unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee,unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheunitedstates.andthatistrulyremarkable. 39)tothosewhoaredisappoin
34、tedthatwecouldn'tgoalltheway--especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscaign--itwouldbreakmyheartif,infallingshortofmygoal,iin anywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.alwaysaimhigh,workhardandcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.whenyoustumble,keepfaith.whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackup.an
35、dneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon. 40)aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomantoleavethisearthisorbitingoverhead.ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintothewhitehouse. 41)althoughweweren'tabletoshatterthathighest,hardestglassce
36、ilingthistime,thankstoyou,it'sgotabout18millioncracksinit.andthelightisshiningthroughlikeneverbefore,fillingusallwiththehopeandthesureknowledgethatthepathwillbealittleeasiernexttime.thathasalwaysbeenthehistoryofprogressinamerica. 42)thinkofthesuffragistswhogatheredatsenecafallsin1848andthosewh
37、okeptfightinguntilwomencouldcasttheirvotes.thinkoftheabolitionistswhostruggledanddiedtoseetheendofslavery.thinkofthecivil-rightsheroesandfootsoldierswhomarched,protestedandriskedtheirlivestobringabouttheendtosegregationandjimcrow. 43)becauseofthem,igrewuptakingforgrantedthatwomencouldvote.beca
38、useofthem,mydaughtergrewuptakingforgrantedthatchildrenofallcolorscouldgotoschooltogether.becauseofthem,barackobamaandicouldwageahard-foughtcaignforthedemocraticnomination.becauseofthem,andbecauseofyou,childrentodaywillgrowuptakingforgrantedthatanafricanamericanorawomancan,yes,becomepresidentoftheuni
39、tedstates. 44)whenthatdayarrives,andawomantakestheoathofofficeasourpresident,wewillallstandtaller,proudofthevaluesofournation,proudthateverylittlegirlcandreamandthatherdreamscancometrueinamerica.andallofyouwillknowthatbecauseofyourpassionandhardwork,youhelpedpavethewayforthatday. 45)soiw
40、anttosaytomysupporters,whenyouhearpeoplesayingorthinktoyourself--"ifonly"or"whatif,"isay,"pleasedon'tgothere."everymomentwastedlookingbackkeepsusfrommovingforward. 46)lifeistooshort,timeistoopreciousandthestakesaretoohightodwellonwhatmighthavebeen.wehavetoworktogetherforwhatstillcanbe.andthati
41、swhyiwillworkmyheartouttomakesurethatsenatorobamaisournextpresident,andihopeandpraythatallofyouwilljoinmeinthateffort. 47)tomysupportersandcolleaguesincongress,tothegovernorsandmayors,electedofficialswhostoodwithme,ingoodtimesandinbad,thankyouforyourstrengthandleadership.tomyfriendsinourlaboru
42、nionswhostoodstrongeverystepoftheway--ithankyouandpledgemysupporttoyou.tomyfriends,fromeverystageofmylife--yourloveandongoingcommitmentssustainmeeverysingleday. 48)tomyfamily--especiallybillandchelseaandmymother--youmeantheworldtome,andithankyouforallyouhavedone.andtomyextraordinarystaff,volun
43、teersandsupporters,thankyouforworkingthoselong,hardhours.thankyoufordroppingeverything--leavingworkorschool,travelingtoplacesyou'dneverbeen,sometimesformonthsonend.andthankstoyourfamiliesaswell,becauseyoursacrificewastheirstoo. 49)allofyouwerethereformeeverystepoftheway.beinghuman,weareimperfe
44、ct.that'swhyweneedeachother.tocatcheachotherwhenwefalter.toencourageeachotherwhenweloseheart.somemaylead,othersmayfollow,butnoneofuscangoitalone.thechangeswe'reworkingforarechangesthatwecanonlyaccomplishtogether.life,libertyandthepursuitofhappinessarerightsthatbelongtoeachofusasindividuals.butourliv
45、es,ourfreedom,ourhappiness,arebestenjoyed,bestprotectedandbestadvancedwhenwedoworktogether. 50)thatiswhatwewilldonowaswejoinforceswithsenatorobamaandhiscaign.wewillmakehistorytogetheraswewritethenextchapterinamerica'sstory.wewillstandunitedforthevaluesweholddear,forthevisionofprogressweshare,a
46、ndforthecountrywelove.thereisnothingmoreamericanthanthat. 51)andlookingoutatyoutoday,ihaveneverfeltsoblessed.thechallengesthatihavefacedinthiscaignarenothingcomparedtothosethatmillionsofamericansfaceeverydayintheirownlives.sotoday,i'mgoingtocountmyblessingsandkeepongoing.i'mgoingtokeepdoingwha
47、tiwasdoinglongbeforethecamerasevershowedup,andwhati'llbedoinglongafterthey'regone:workingtogiveeveryamericanthesameopportunitiesihad,andworkingtoensurethateverychildhasthechancetogrowupandachievehisorhergod-givenpotential. 52)iwilldoitwithaheartfilledwithgratitude,withadeepandabidingloveforour
48、countryandwithnothingbutoptimismandconfidenceforthedaysahead.thisisnowourtimetodoallthatwecantomakesurethat,inthiselection,weaddanotherdemocraticpresidenttothatverysmalllistofthelast40years,andthatwetakebackourcountryandonceagainmovewithprogressandcommitmenttothefuture. 53)thankyouall,andgodblessyouandgodblessamerica. 第18页 共18页






