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1、Hello，Chicago!芝城父老，別來無恙，IfthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatAmericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossiblewhostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtimewhostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracytonightisyouranswer.余嘗

2、聞世人有疑，不知當(dāng)今美利堅(jiān)凡事皆可成就耶？開國(guó)先賢之志方巋然于世耶？民主之偉力不減于昔年耶？凡存諸疑者，今夕當(dāng)可釋然。It’stheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolschurchesinnumbersthisnationhasneverseenbypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursfourhoursmanyfthefirsttimeintheirlivesbecause

3、theybelievedthatthistimemustbedifferentthattheirvoicescouldbethatdifference.今夕之釋然，皆蒙美利堅(jiān)民眾之協(xié)力——學(xué)塾祠廟之外，市井鄉(xiāng)野之間，萬千父老心焦似焚，苦待竟日，愿獻(xiàn)一票之力。其中，平生未嘗涉國(guó)事者，數(shù)亦不少，而今有此義舉，皆因一念不衰——今夫天下，非同既往，愿發(fā)吁天之聲，必成動(dòng)地之勢(shì)。It’stheanswerspokenbyyoungoldrichpo

4、DemocratRepublicanblackwhiteHispanicAsianNativeAmericangaystraightdisablednotdisabled.Americanswhosentamessagetothewldthatwehaveneverbeenjustacollectionofindividualsacollectionofredstatesbluestates.WearealwayswillbetheUn

5、itedStatesofAmerica.今夕之釋然，皆仰吾國(guó)同胞之齊心——何談貧富老幼之差、黨社宗族之異，惶論發(fā)膚肌體之別、志趣愛惡之分。吾國(guó)既以“合眾”為名，吾輩則更無疏離之意，紅藍(lán)二黨并肩而立，數(shù)十邦州挽手相合，無分你我，共稱一家，昂然于世，齊聲一呼，天下乃有此釋然。It’stheanswerthatledthosewho’vebeentoldfsolongbysomanytobecynicalfearfuldoubtfulabou

6、twhatwecanachievetoputtheirhsonthearcofhistybenditoncemetowardthehopeofabetterday.今夕之釋然，皆因憤懣者之鎮(zhèn)靜，憂懼者之勇氣，猶疑者之篤定——平素世間種種，消磨其志向，潰滅其夢(mèng)想，而值此風(fēng)云之際，除舊更新，當(dāng)仁不讓，傾力而動(dòng)乾坤者，更何人哉！It’sbeenalongtimecomingbuttonightbecauseofwhatwedidonthisd

7、ateinthiselectionatthisdefiningmomentchangehascometoAmerica.俟之誠(chéng)久，其志彌堅(jiān)。幸天地明察，乃有今日，乃有此刻，乃有此一選舉，乃有我億萬美利堅(jiān)大好國(guó)民——吾邦之大變革，方得自茲而始也！AlittlebitearlierthiseveningIreceivedanextradinarilygraciouscallfromSen.McCain.Sen.McCainfoughtlon

8、ghardinthiscampaign.he’sfoughtevenlongerharderfthecountrythatheloves.HehasenduredsacrificesfAmericathatmostofuscannotbegintoimagine.Wearebetteroffftheservicerenderedbythisbraveselflessleader.IcongratulatehimIcongratulate

9、Gov.Palinfallthatthey’veachieved.Ilookfwardtowkingwiththemtorenewthisnation’spromiseinthemonthsahead.頃接參議員麥君凱恩電，雖未得晤，幸有一談，其言諄諄，其意誠(chéng)誠(chéng)，鄙人感佩之至。選戰(zhàn)期內(nèi)，麥君勞碌幾重，奔波幾許，皆為國(guó)家計(jì)。諸般求索，時(shí)日ButaboveallIwillneverfgetwhothisvictytrulybelongsto

10、.Itbelongstoyou.Itbelongstoyou.至于鄙人銘之肺腑，須臾不敢忘懷者，則諸位也。蓋今日鄙人之勝績(jī)，實(shí)諸位之勝績(jī)，鄙人之榮光，實(shí)諸位之榮光！Iwasneverthelikeliestcidatefthisoffice.Wedidn’tstartwithmuchmoneymanyendsements.OurcampaignwasnothatchedinthehallsofWashington.Itbeganinth

11、ebackyardsofDesMoinesthelivingroomsofConcdthefrontpchesofleston.Itwasbuiltbywkingmenwomenwhodugintowhatlittlesavingstheyhadtogive$5$10$20tothecause.余素樸陋，雖有參選之心，并無必勝之志。謀事之初，銀資乏匱，從者寥寥；起事之地，皆蔽寓荒齋，不在高閣；成事之基，無非尋常百姓，涓滴之獻(xiàn)。Itgre

12、wstrengthfromtheyoungpeoplewhorejectedthemythoftheirgeneration’sapathywholefttheirhomestheirfamiliesfjobsthatofferedlittlepaylesssleep.Itdrewstrengthfromthenotsoyoungpeoplewhobravedthebittercoldscchingheattoknockondosofp

13、erfectstrangersfromthemillionsofAmericanswhovolunteeredganizedprovedthatmethantwocenturieslateragovernmentofthepeoplebythepeoplefthepeoplehasnotperishedfromtheEarth.今日之勝，有賴一眾熱血青年，拋其家，別其室，不辭其苦，不計(jì)其酬，矻矻于此——“國(guó)中青年愛國(guó)之心已泯”之謬論，今

14、可休矣！今日之勝，有賴壯志未已之諸前輩，無懼寒暑，行走奔波，勸說民眾。今日之勝，乃數(shù)百萬美利堅(jiān)民眾之勝，察其意，皆屬踴躍為國(guó)，觀其行，處處謹(jǐn)嚴(yán)有序，足堪告慰二百年前開國(guó)之先賢——民有、民治、民享之政體，未嘗動(dòng)搖也！Thisisyourvicty.嗟夫！此實(shí)諸位之功也！Iknowyoudidn’tdothisjusttowinanelection.Iknowyoudidn’tdoitfme.Youdiditbecauseyouunders

15、ttheenmityofthetaskthatliesahead.Fevenaswecelebratetonightweknowthechallengesthattomrowwillbringarethegreatestofourlifetime—twowarsaplainperilthewstfinancialcrisisinacentury.余知諸君之意非在此一選舉，亦非在鄙人一身。蓋瞻前路之艱辛，益知此任非同小可也。雖今夕歡賀于此

16、，而明朝酒醒，大患仍自當(dāng)前，不容有怠——兩地烽煙熊熊而起，四海之內(nèi)紛紛而亂，金融業(yè)界惶惶而不得寧。EvenaswestheretonightweknowtherearebraveAmericanswakingupinthedesertsofIraqthemountainsofAfghanistantorisktheirlivesfus.Therearemothersfatherswhowilllieawakeafterthechildr

17、enfallasleepwonderhowthey’llmakethemtgagepaytheirdocts’billssaveenoughftheirchild’scollegeeducation.There’snewenergytoharnessnewjobstobecreatednewschoolstobuildthreatstomeetalliancestorepair.是夜，飲宴笙歌之聲不絕于耳，而異邦大漠群山中，吾國(guó)大好青年