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1、✿奥巴马成名演讲—无畏的希望【视频+双语演讲稿】乐中学
2、 2015-12-1619:43TheAudacityofHope奥巴马成名演讲稿:无畏的希望OnbehalfofthegreatstateofIllinois,crossroadsofanation,landofLincoln,letmeexpressmydeepgratitudefortheprivilegeofaddressingthisconvention.Tonightisaparticularhonorformebecause,let'sfaceit,mypresenceonthi
3、sstageisprettyunlikely.Myfatherwasaforeignstudent,bornandraisedinasmallvillageinKenya.Hegrewupherdinggoats,wenttoschoolinatin-roofshack.Hisfather,mygrandfather,wasacook,adomesticservant.伟大的伊利诺伊州既是全国的交通枢纽,也是林肯的故乡,作为州代表,今天我将在大会致词,并为自己能有幸获此殊荣而倍感骄傲和自豪。今晚对我而言颇不寻常,我们得承认,我能站在这里本身就已意义非
4、凡。我父亲是一个外国留学生,他原本生于肯尼亚的一个小村庄,并在那里长大成人。他小的时候还放过羊,上的学校简陋不堪,屋顶上仅有块铁皮来遮风挡雨。而他的父亲,也就是我的祖父,不过是个普通的厨子,还做过家佣。Butmygrandfatherhadlargerdreamsforhisson.Throughhardworkandperseverancemyfathergotascholarshiptostudyinamagicalplace:America,whichstoodasabeaconoffreedomandopportunitytosomanywh
5、ohadcomebefore.Whilestudyinghere,myfathermetmymother.Shewasborninatownontheothersideoftheworld,inKansas.HerfatherworkedonoilrigsandfarmsthroughmostoftheDepression.ThedayafterPearlHarborhesignedupforduty,joinedPatton'sarmyandmarchedacrossEurope.Backhome,mygrandmotherraisedtheirb
6、abyandwenttoworkonabomberassemblyline.Afterthewar,theystudiedontheGIBill,boughtahousethroughFHA,andmovedwestinsearchofopportunity.但祖父对父亲抱以厚望。凭借不懈的努力和坚忍不拔的毅力,父亲荣获赴美留学的机会,而且还拿到奖学金。美国这片神奇的土地,对于很多踏上这片国土的人而言,意味着自由和机遇。还在留学期间,父亲与母亲不期而遇。母亲来自完全不同的另一个世界,她生于堪萨斯的一个小镇。大萧条时期,外祖父为谋生计,曾在石油钻井打工
7、,还曾在农场务农。日军偷袭珍珠港后的第二天,他就自愿应征入伍,在巴顿将军麾下,转战南北,横扫欧洲。在后方的家中,外祖母含辛茹苦,抚养子女,并在轰炸机装配线上找了份活计。战后,依据士兵福利法案,他们通过联邦住宅管理局购置了一套房子,并举家西迁,谋求更大发展。Andthey,too,hadbigdreamsfortheirdaughter,acommondream,bornoftwocontinents.Myparentssharednotonlyanimprobablelove;theysharedanabidingfaithinthepossibil
8、itiesofthisnation.TheywouldgivemeanAfricanname,Barack,or"blessed,"believingthatinatolerantAmericayournameisnobarriertosuccess.Theyimaginedmegoingtothebestschoolsintheland,eventhoughtheyweren'trich,becauseinagenerousAmericayoudon'thavetoberichtoachieveyourpotential.Theyarebothpa
9、ssedawaynow.Yet,Iknowthat,onthisnight,theylookdownonme