2012年奧巴馬勝選演講全文（中英文對照）(2)

　　這并不是一件小事實，這是至關重要的事。舉足輕重的事，我們國家的民主，我們3億人民的民主的情緒可能十分復雜，可能十分混亂，每個人可能都有自己的觀點，每個人都有自己深深的信仰，但是在我們經過艱難時刻的時候，當我們做出艱難的抉擇時，我們很自然會有沖突，會有情感的表達。

　　It's not small, it's big. It's important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.

　　但是我認為它不應當影響我們今晚的表現，我們有的爭論是民主的象征，而且我們不應當忘記在世界上很多別的國家，他們都正在為自由言論，自由討論民主這樣的權利所奮斗，所努力。

　　That won't change after tonight, and it shouldn't. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.

　　盡管我們有許多不同，我們中的大部分對美國的未來都有共同的希望，我們希望我們的孩子能夠上最好的學校，接受最好的教育，我們希望整個國家能夠延續我們的遺產，促進科技的發展，就業的發展和商業的發展。

　　But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America's future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers. A country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation, with all the good jobs and new businesses that follow.

　　我們希望孩子們不是負債累累，而是面對高質量的國家，他們不會受到恐怖力量的威脅。我們希望傳遞安全有尊嚴的國家，并且受別人尊重的國家，這個國家是由最強的軍事力量所定義，并且最安全定義的過程。與此同時我們也希望自己的國家，有信心，并且能夠不斷推動每個人的自由、繁榮和發展。

　　We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. We want to pass on a country that's safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the best troops this - this world has ever known. But also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war, to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.

　　我們相信美國的慷慨，美國的寬容、包容，美國的自由和開放，我們將伸開雙手迎接移民的美國人民，我們會歡迎他們的子孫后代來到美國。我們相信在芝加哥任何一個孩子都可以看到他的希望，在北卡州那些想要成為科學家和醫生的學生，想要成為工程師，甚至是總統的學生，這是我們共同要爭取的未來，這是我們共同分享的愿景，這也是我們前進的方向。

　　We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America, open to the dreams of an immigrant's daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. To the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner. To the furniture worker's child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president - that's the future we hope for. That's the vision we share. That's where we need to go - forward. That's where we need to go.

　　我們有的時候會對于怎么樣向前進有非常強烈的分歧，200年來，大家知道我們的進步一直不是直線的，也不是一帆風順，我們伴隨著很多分歧和不同，我們隨著有很好的希望和夢想，但是很多時候我們要付出艱苦卓絕的努力才可以達到目標，我們也需要進行妥協才可以使國家前進。

　　Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It's not always a straight line. It's not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.

　　我知道這些政治的競選，可能有的時候看起來很愚蠢，而且我們也聽到很多人跟我們講政治有的時候十分愚蠢，可能他只是利益的追求和沖突，但是如果你們真的有機會去機會和競選活動上和人們談論一些問題，或者你看到一些競選團隊，非常辛勤工作的志愿者們，你們的印象會有所改觀，因為你們能聽到這些年輕的組織者他們的決心，你能夠看到他們在面臨這個機會的時候，是有多大的決心。你還會聽到群眾，還有志愿者，他們上門挨家挨戶的進行競選。

　　I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym, or saw folks working late in a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you'll discover something else.

　　你也會聽到我們深深的愛國情緒在針對的成員的愛國情緒，因為我們相信那些曾經為我們國家拋頭顱撒灑血的軍隊，他們不應該在工作上遇到任何問題，這就是為什么我們要進行大選。

　　You'll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who's working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. You'll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who's going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. You'll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who's working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.You'll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who's working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. You'll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who's going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. You'll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who's working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.

　　That's why we do this. That's what politics can be. That's why elections matter.

　　這并不是一件小事實，這是至關重要的事。舉足輕重的事，我們國家的民主，我們3億人民的民主的情緒可能十分復雜，可能十分混亂，每個人可能都有自己的觀點，每個人都有自己深深的信仰，但是在我們經過艱難時刻的時候，當我們做出艱難的抉擇時，我們很自然會有沖突，會有情感的表達。

　　It's not small, it's big. It's important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.

　　但是我認為它不應當影響我們今晚的表現，我們有的爭論是民主的象征，而且我們不應當忘記在世界上很多別的國家，他們都正在為自由言論，自由討論民主這樣的權利所奮斗，所努力。

　　That won't change after tonight, and it shouldn't. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.