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1、9月4日,在美国北卡罗来纳州夏洛特举行的民主党全国代表大会上,美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马发表演讲,为丈夫竞选助阵。然而这场演讲最重要的不在于其政治因素,而是激励听众的一种由底层向上不断努力的价值观。英文原稿:FirstLadyMichelleObama:Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.Andbelieveitornot,whenwewere
2、firstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.Sointh
3、eend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'tpolitical–they'repersonal.BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe'slivedit...andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwh
4、erewe'refrom,orwhatwelooklike,orwhowelove.Andhebelievesthatwhenyou'veworkedhard,anddonewell,andwalkedthroughthatdoorwayofopportunity...youdonotslam(砰地关上)itshutbehindyou...youreachback,andyougiveotherfolksthesamechancesthathelpedyousucceed.SowhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschangedmy
5、husband,Icanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracter,andhisconvictions(信念),andhisheart,BarackObamaisstillthesamemanIfellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.He'sthesamemanwhostartedhiscareerbyturningdownhighpayingjobsandinsteadworkinginstrugglingneighborhoodswhereasteelplanthadshutdown,fightingtorebuildt
6、hosecommunitiesandgetfolksbacktowork...becauseforBarack,successisn'tabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,it'saboutthedifferenceyoumakeinpeople'slives.He'sthesamemanwho,whenourgirlswerefirstborn,wouldanxiouslychecktheircribs(婴儿床)everyfewminutestoensuretheywerestillbreathing,proudlyshowingthemofftoeveryonewe
7、knew.That'sthemanwhositsdownwithmeandourgirlsfordinnernearlyeverynight,patientlyansweringtheirquestionsaboutissuesinthenews,andstrategizingaboutmiddleschoolfriendships.That'sthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnight,hunched(弯腰)over