奧巴馬2013年感恩節(jié)演講譯文.

1、奧巴馬 2013 年感恩節(jié)演講譯文Hi, everybody. On behalf of all the ObamasMichelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, SunnyI want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.大家好。我代表奧巴馬家庭-米切爾、瑪利亞、薩莎、波和我們家的最新成員桑尼 -祝各位感恩節(jié)健康快樂。We ll be spend ingtoday just like many of you sitting down with family

2、 and friends to eat some good food, tell stories, watch a little football, and most importantly, count our blessings.我們和你們一樣享受這一天-與家人和朋友們共聚一堂大快朵頤,看一會兒橄欖球賽 ,最重要的是回顧我們的祝福。And as Americans, we have so much to be thankful for.作為美國人 ,我們有那么多值得感恩的東西。We give thanks for the men and women who set sail for thi

3、s land nearly four centuries ago, risking everything for the chance at a better lifeand the people who were already here, our Native American brothers and sisters, for their generosity during that first Thanksgiving.我們感謝那些近四個世紀前舍生忘死為了更好的生活揚帆遠航來到這片土地的男男女女們 -還有本地的原著居民 ,感謝他們在首個感恩節(jié)前后的慷慨。We give thanks f

4、or the generations who followedpeople of all racesand religions, who arrived here from every country on Earth and worked to build something better for themselves and for us.我們感謝我們的幾代前人-來自世界各地的辛勤地為他們自己和我們建設(shè)更加美好的樂土的各個種族和各個宗教的人們。We give thanks for all our men and women in uniform and for their families

5、, whoare surely missing them very much t oday. Wegrateful foretheir sacrifice too.我們感謝所有軍中優(yōu)秀兒女-以及今天倍感思念他們的家屬。我們也感謝他們的犧牲。We give thanks for the freedoms they defendthe freedom to think what we want and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our leaders and, yes, critici

6、ze them without punishment. People around the world are fighting and even dying for their chance at these freedoms. We stand with them in that struggle, and we give thanks for being free.我們他們捍衛(wèi)的自由 -想我們所需說我們所想的自由,選擇我們自己的信仰的自由 ,選舉我們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的自由 ,還有 ,批評他們而不會受到懲罰的自由。全世界的人們在為有機會享受這樣的自由而戰(zhàn)斗甚至犧牲。我們與他們并肩戰(zhàn)斗 ,我們感謝能

7、享受自由。And we give thanks to everyone who s doing their part to make the United States a better, more compassionate nationwho spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at a soupkitchen, or joining a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor. That big-hearted generosity is a central

8、part of our American character. We believe in lending a hand to folks who need it. We believe in pitching in to solve problems even if they aren t our problems. And that sday-not-a-yearone belief. It s part of the fabric of ournation.我們感謝任何各盡其職使美國更好、更加有同情心的人們-他們志愿在粥店 ,或服務(wù)活動 ,或把食品和快樂帶給孤寂的鄰居中度過感恩節(jié)。這樣的

9、心胸寬廣的慷慨是我們美國人品性的核心。我們篤信向任何需要的人伸出援手。我們篤信致力于解決問題 ,即使不是我們自己的問題。這不是一年一次的篤信。這是我們國家的大廈的一部分。And we remember that many Americans need that helping hand right now.Americans who ve lost their jobs and can t get a new one through no fault of their own.Americans who ve been trapped in poverty and just need that

10、 helping hand to climb out.Citizens whose prayers and hopes move us to act.我們記得很多美國人現(xiàn)在就需要這樣的援手。他們是那些自己沒有過錯卻失去了工作而且還沒有找到新工作的人們。他們是那些陷入貧困恰好需要這個援手脫貧的人們。公民們的祈禱和希望鞭策我們立刻行動。We are a people who are greater together than we are on our own. That s what todis about. That s what every day should be about. No m

11、atter our differences, we reof one American family. We are each other s keeper. We are one nation, under God. Thatcore tenet of our American experience has guided us from the earliest days of ourfounding and it will guide us to a future that s eventodaybrighter. than我們是一個凝聚在一起遠遠超過我們個人的總和的民族。這是我們今天的主題。這應(yīng)該是我們每天的主題。不管我們有多么不同,我們