米歇尔奥巴马演讲机遇之门视频及全文.docx
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米歇尔奥巴马机遇之门演讲全文
美国第一夫人米歇尔?
奥巴马在9月4日民主党全国代表大会上发表演讲,以下是演讲稿的英文全文。
FirstLadyMichelleObama:
Thankyousomuch,Elaine…wearesogratefulforyourfamily’sserviceandsacrifice…andwewillalwayshaveyourback.OverthepastfewyearsasFirstLady,Ihavehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeoftravelingallacrossthiscountry.AndeverywhereI’vegone,inthepeopleI’vemet,andthestoriesI’veheard,IhaveseentheverybestoftheAmericanspirit.Ihaveseenitintheincrediblekindnessandwarmththatpeoplehaveshownmeandmyfamily,especiallyourgirls.I’veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.I’veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment’snotice,diving
intoharm’swaytosaveothers…flyingacrossthecountrytoputouta
fire…drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.AndI’veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitary
families…inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey’renotjustgoingtowalk
again,they’regoingtorun,andthey’regoingtorunmarathons…inthe
youngmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,“…I’dgive
myeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneand
whatIcanstilldo.”Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme…everyday,theymakeme
proud…everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthe
greatestnationonearth.ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege…butbackwhenwe
firstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthis
journeywe’dbegun.WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband’svisionforthiscountry…andI
wascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident…likeanymother,I
wasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthat
chance.Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?
Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey’deverknown?
OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimple
joys…Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma’shouse…andadate
nightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasan
exhaustedmom,Icouldn’tstayawakeforboth.Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls…Ideeply
lovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith…andIdidn’twantthatto
changeifhebecamePresident.IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasSenatorandapresidential
candidate…tome,hewasstilltheguywho’dpickedmeupforourdates
inacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoing
bythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor…hewastheguywhose
proudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe’dfoundinadumpster,and
whoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamilythat’swhenIknewI
hadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingwereso
muchlikemine.Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn’thavemuch
inthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenus
somethingfarmorevaluabletheirunconditionallove,theirunflinching
sacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedfor
themselves.Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewas
diagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasin
pain…Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhim
tosimplygetoutofbed.Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhis
walker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveand
buttonhisuniform.Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday’swork,mybrotherandI
wouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patiently
waitingtogreethim…watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,and
thentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork…he
andmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindof
educationtheycouldonlydreamof.AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege…andhemadesurewe
nevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.Yousee,formydad,that’swhatitmeanttobeaman.Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlifebeing
abletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe’dgrownup
allthewayacrossthecountry,he’dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.Barack’sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank…and
shemovedquicklyuptheranks…butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglass
ceiling.Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewasmenshehadactually
trainedwerepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmore
moneywhileBarack’sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthe
bus…arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse…givingherbestwithout
complaintorregret.AndshewouldoftentellBarack,“Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that’sallthatreallymatters.”LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren’taskingformuch.Theydidn’tbegrudgeanyoneelse’ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid…infact,theyadmiredit.TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenif
youdon’tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou’re
supposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifefor
yourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.That’showtheyraisedus…that’swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.Welearnedaboutdignityanddecencythathowhardyouworkmattersmore
thanhowmuchyoumake…thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgetting
aheadyourself.Welearnedabouthonestyandintegritythatthetruthmatters…thatyou
don’ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules…andsuccess
doesn’tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumilitythatsomanypeoplehadahand
inoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswho
keptourschoolclean…andweweretaughttovalueeveryone’s
contributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.ThosearethevaluesBarackandIandsomanyofyouaretryingtopassontoourownchildren.That’swhoweare.Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn’twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathave
testedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseen
firsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn’tchangewhoyouareitrevealswho
youare.Yousee,I’vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.AndI’veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident’sdeskare
alwaysthehardonestheproblemswherenoamountofdataornumbers
willgetyoutotherightanswer…thejudgmentcallswherethestakesare
sohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,as
President,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,
andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.He’sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday’swork.That’swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.That’swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.That’showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreating
jobsagainjobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereinthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistento
allthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,
anotherpresident.Hedidn’tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopoliticallythat’s
nothowhewasraisedhecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparents
shouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine…ourkidsshouldbeabletoseea
doctorwhenthey’resick…andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergo
brokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourown
choicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare…that’swhatmyhusband
standsfor.Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barack
knowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould’veattended
collegewithoutfinancialaid.Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthly
studentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.That’swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeep
interestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfill
theirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren’tpoliticalthey’repersonal.BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe’slivedit…andhewants
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