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：
First Lady Michelle Obama:
Whenit comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could've attended college without financial aid.
And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.
We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.
That's why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep
interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.
So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren't political - they're personal.
Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles.
He knows what it meansto want something more for your kids and grandkids. Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love.
And he believes that when you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the samechances that helped you succeed.
So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.
He's the samemanwho started his career by turning down high paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work...because for Barack, success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.
He's the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.
That's the manwho sits down with meand our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing about middle school friendships.
That's the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched over his desk, poring over the letters people have sent him.
The letter from the father struggling to pay his bills...from the woman dying
of cancer whose insurance company won't cover her care...from the young person with so much promise but so few opportunities.
I see the concern in his eyes...and I hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, "You won't believe what these folks are going through,
Michelle...it's not right. We've got to keep working to fix this. We've got so much more to do."
I see howthose stories - our collection of struggles and hopes and dreams
—I see how that's what drives Barack Obama every sin gle day.
And I didn't think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago...even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.
I love that he's never forgotten how he started.
I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even whe n it's hard - especially whe n it's hard.
I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as "us" and "them" - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above...he knows that we all love our country...and he's always ready to listen to good ideas...he's always looking for the very best in everyone
he meets. And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweati ng it —whe n we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost —Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward...with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.
And he reminds me that we are playing a long game here...and that change is hard, and change is slow, and it never happens all at once.
But eventually we get there, we always do.
We get there because of folks like my Dad...folks like Barack's grandmother...men and women who said to themselves, "I may not have a chance to fulfill my dreams, but maybe my children will...maybe my grandchildren will." So manyof us stand here tonight because of their sacrifice, and longing, and steadfast love...because time and again, they swallowed their fears and doubts and did what was hard.
So today, when the challenges we face start to seem overwhelming - or eve n impossible - let us n ever forget that doing the impossible is the
history of this nation...it's who we are as Americans...it's how this country was built.
And if our parents and grandparents could toil and struggle for us...if
they could raise beams of steel to the sky, send a man to the moon, and connect the world with the touch of a button...then surely we can keep on sacrificing and building for our own kids and grandkids.
And if so many brave men and women could wear our country's uniform and sacrifice their lives for our most fundamental rights...then surely we can do our part as citizens of this great democracy to exercise those rights...surely, we can get to the polls and make our voices heard on Election Day.
If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire...if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores...if womencould be dragged to jail for seeking the vote...if
a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time...if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream...and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the
altar with who they love...then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.
Because in the end, more than anything else, that is the story of this
country - the story of unwavering hope grounded in unyielding is what has mademy story, and Barack's story, and so manyother American stories possible. And I say all of this tonight not just as First Lady...and not just as a see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still "mom-in-chief."
My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.
But today, I have none of those worries from four years ago about whether Barack and I were doing what's best for our girls.
Because today, I knowfrom experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all our sons and daughters...if we want to give all our children a foundation for their dreams and opportunities worthy of their promise...if we want to give them that sense of limitless possibility —that belief that here in America, there is always something better out there if you're willing to work for it...then we must work like never before...and we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward...my husband, our President, President Barack Obama.
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
英语演讲稿 英语演讲：米歇尔·奥巴马在迪拉德大学毕业典礼上的演讲(中英字幕+文本) MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness! Good morning! AUDIENCE: Good morning. MRS. OBAMA: I am so happy to be here with you all. I’m proud to be here in the Big Easy. Look at you all! (Applause.) You look good. STUDENT: You do too! MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Laughter.) I want to start by thanking Nicole for that very kind introduction and for sharing her story, which is not too unfamiliar to me -- because they told me I couldn’t be where I am, too. So I want to thank Nicole. I’m proud of her. Thank you for the selfie; I think that’s the first selfie I’ve done at a commencement. So, Nicole, you’re my first. (Laughter.) And of course, I want to thank the Dillard University Choir. Oh, oh, oh! (Applause.) Oh! That’s all I can say. It’
奥巴马励志演讲稿(精选多篇) 奥巴马竞选演讲稿 2014年11月07日星期五下午10:42 请在此处输入标题 hello, chicago! 芝加哥，你好！ if there is anyone out there who still doubts that america is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. 假如还有人不相信美国是一个不存在不可能的地方，还有人怀疑开国之父们的梦想依然在影响着我们这个时代，还有人质
疑美利坚民主的力量，那么，他们的疑惑在今夜得到了解答。 it’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. 在学校和教堂外面，人们排起了长长的队伍，人数之多在美国历史上前所未有。为了投上自己的一票，他们可以等待三个小时、四个小时。许多人是一生中第一次参加投票，因为他们坚信这一次必须有所变革，而他们的声音将举足轻重。 it’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, latino, asian, native american, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled —americans who sent a
奥巴马开学演讲稿——我们为什么要上学 阿文弗吉尼亚州，阿林顿市，2009年9月8日嗨，大家好！你们今天过得怎么样？我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起，全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过电视关注这里，我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。 我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天，你们中的有一些刚刚进入幼儿园或升上初高中，对你们来说，这是在新学校的第一天，因此，假如你们感到有些紧张，那也是很正常的。我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。不过，我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。 我可以理解这份心情。小时候，我们家在印度尼西亚住过几年，而我妈妈没钱送我去其他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书，因此她决定自己给我上课——时间是每周一到周五的凌晨4点半。 显然，我不怎么喜欢那么早就爬起来，很多时候，我就这么在厨房的桌子前睡着了。每当我埋怨的时候，我妈总会用同一副表情看着我说：“小鬼，你以为教你我就很轻松？” 所以，我可以理解你们中的许多人对于开学还需要时间来调整和适应，但今天我站在这里，是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。我要和你们谈一谈你们每个人的教育，以及在新的学年里，你们应当做些什么。 我做过许多关于教育的讲话，也常常用到“责任”这个词。 我谈到过教师们有责任激励和启迪你们，督促你们学习。 我谈到过家长们有责任看管你们认真学习、完成作业，不要成天只会看电视或打游戏机。 我也很多次谈到过政府有责任设定高标准严要求、协助老师和校长们的工作，改变在有些学校里学生得不到应有的学习机会的现状。 但哪怕这一切都达到最好，哪怕我们有最尽职的教师、最好的家长、和最优秀的学校，假如你们不去履行自己的责任的话，那么这一切努力都会白费。——除非你每天准时去上学、除非你认真地听老师讲课、除非你把父母、长辈和其他大人们说的话放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否则这一切都会失去意义。 而这就是我今天讲话的主题：对于自己的教育，你们中每一个人的责任。首先，我想谈谈你们对于自己有什么责任。 你们中的每一个人都会有自己擅长的东西，每一个人都是有用之材，而发现自己的才能是什么，就是你们要对自己担起的责任。教育给你们提供了发现自己才能的机会。 或许你能写出优美的文字——甚至有一天能让那些文字出现在书籍和报刊上——但假如不在英语课上经常练习写作，你不会发现自己有这样的天赋；或许你能成为一个发明家、创造家——甚至设计出像今天的iPhone一样流行的产品，或研制出新的药物与疫苗——但假如不在自然科学课程上做上几次实验，你不会知道自己有这样的天赋；或许你能成为一名议员或最高法院法官，但假如你不去加入什么学生会或参加几次辩论赛，你也不会发现自己的才能。 而且，我可以向你保证，不管你将来想要做什么，你都需要相应的教育。——你想当名医生、当名教师或当名警官？你想成为护士、成为建筑设计师、律师
米歇尔·奥巴马在伦敦一所女校发表讲话，充满热情地以自身经历敦促每个学生认真对待教育。她说这些有才质的一代新人将会缩小现实世界与理想世界的差距。 Remarks by America?s First Lady, Michelle Obama at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, Islington, U.K. 美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马在英国伦敦伊斯灵顿·伊丽莎白·安德森女校的演讲 2009年4月3日 美国第一夫人米歇尔?奥巴马在英国伦敦伊斯灵顿伊丽莎白?安德森女校的英语演讲稿中英对照： This is my first trip. My first foreign trip as a first lady. Can you believe that? (Applause) And while this is not my first visit to the U.K., I have to say that I am glad this is my first official visit. The special relationship between the United States and the U.K. is based not only on the relationship between governments, but the common language and the values that we share. And I'm reminded of that by watching you all today. During my visit I've been especially honored to meet some of Britain's most extraordinary women. Women who are paving the way for all of you. 这是我的第一次出访。是我作为第一夫人的第一次外事出访。你们能相信这个事实吗？（掌声）虽然这不是我第一次来英国，我必须说很高兴我的首次官方访问是来英国。美国和英国之间的特殊关系，不只是基于政府之间的关系，而且基于我们有共同的语言和价值观。看见你们大家就使我想到这一点。在访问期间我特别荣幸地会见了英国一些最出色的女士。这些女士在为你们所有女孩子铺路。 And I'm honored to meet you, the future leaders of Great Britain and this world. And although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America, and you, just getting through school. I want you to know that we have very much in common. For nothing in my life's path would have predicted that I'd be standing here as the first African-American First Lady of the United States of
米歇尔奥巴马演讲“机遇之门”视频及全文 半夏时光376226转发：米歇尔奥巴马机遇之门演讲全文 美国第一夫人米歇尔?奥巴马在9月4日民主党全国代表大会上发表演讲，以下是演讲稿的英文全文。First Lady Michelle Obama:Thank you so much, Elaine…we are so grateful for your family’s service and sacrifice…and we will always have your back.Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country.And everywhere I’ve gone, in the people I’ve met, and the stories I’ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit.I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls.I’ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.I’ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment’s notice, diving into harm’s way to save others…flying across the country to put out a fire…driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And I’ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families…in wounded warriors who tell me they’re not jus t
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Remarks by the First Lady at Eastern Kentucky University Commencement Thank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Good evening. Thank you. I am just overwhelmed. And as an honorary degree holder, it is now my pleasure to say, Go Colonels! (Applause.) I want to start by thanking President Whitlock for that very kind introduction, but more importantly, for his decades of service to this university and to this country. And it is my honor to be here on your last commitment. And I also want to thank your wife and your family, because I know that they have served right along with you. So congratulations. I am so glad to be here today. (Applause.) I also want to recognize Governor Beshear and his wife and dear friend of ours, Jane, as well as Richmond Mayor Jim Barnes, who is here; all of the elected officials we have with us tonight; also the University Singers for those beautiful selections -- just gifted individuals. And I don’t want to leave out Candace for her very inspiring remarks. And to the 14 men and women who just became the newest officers in the United States Army -- yes. (Applause.) And of course, I want to join in in recognizing all of these beautiful people in the stands today –- the family members who supported you all every step of the way. And since tomorrow is what? AUDIENCE: Mother's Day. MRS. OBAMA: I'm sure everybody is on their jobs,
非常感谢，伊莲我们非常感谢来自你家庭的服务和牺牲，我们永远支持你。 过去的几年来，借由作为第一夫人的非凡殊荣，我几乎游遍了整个美国。而无论我去到哪里，从我所见到的人们，所听到的故事中，我都看到了最真切的美国精神。在人们对我和我的家庭，特别是我的女儿们那难以置信的友善和热情中，我看到了它。 在一个濒临破产的学区的教师们不收分文、坚持执教的誓言中，我看到了它。在人们在突如其来的紧急召唤下化身英雄，纵身扑向灾害去拯救他人飞过整个国家去扑灭大火驱车数小时去援助被淹没的城镇时，我看到了它。在我们身着军装的男女军人和自豪的军属身上在受伤的战士们告诉我他们不仅会再次站立行走，而是会奔跑，甚至参加马拉松时在一位于阿富汗因炸弹而失明的年轻人“为了我所做的和我还将要做的，我宁愿失去我的眼睛一百次。”这样轻描淡写的话语中，我看到了它。 每一天，我所见到的人们都鼓舞着我每一天，他们都令我骄傲每一天，他们都在提醒我，能够生活在这地球上最伟大的国度中是多么的幸福。成为诸位的第一夫人，是我的荣耀和幸运但当我们四年前首次聚在一起的时候，我仍对我们即将展开的旅程心怀疑虑。对我丈夫心中的祖国愿景，我满怀信心对他将成为一位出色的总统，我也深信不疑但是就像所有的母亲一样，我也曾担心如果他当选，这对我们的女儿们意味着什么。 身处万众瞩目的聚光灯下，我们要如何让他们保持脚踏实地？当他们被迫离开从小熟悉的家、学校、和朋友时，会有什么感受？在搬到华盛顿之前，我们的生活充满简单的快乐周六参加足球赛，周日则在祖母家还有巴拉克和我的约会之夜，我们要么出去晚餐，要么去看场电影，因为作为一个筋疲力尽的老妈，我实在没法同时去晚餐和电影还不打瞌睡。 说真话，我爱我们为女儿们所创造的生活我深爱和我一起创造这生活的男人而且我不愿意让这一切因为他当了总统而发生变化。我爱的就是巴拉克原来的样子。你们瞧，即便当时巴拉克已经是一名参议员兼总统候选人了对我而言，他仍是那个开着辆锈迹斑斑的破车来接我去约会的男子，我几乎都能透过乘客这侧车门上的破洞看到飞逝而过的路面他仍是那个把一张从垃圾箱里翻出来的咖啡桌当做自己最了不起的财产的男子，那个仅有的一双体面的鞋子比自己的脚还小了半号的男子。
奥巴马夫人米歇尔的演讲稿 First Lady Michelle Obama: Thank you so much, Elaine…we are so grateful for your family’s service and sacrifice…and we will always have your back. Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country. And everywhere I’ve gone, in the people I’ve met, and the stories I’ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit. I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls. I’ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay. I’ve seen it in people who become heroes at a moment’s notice, diving into harm’s way to save others…flying across the country to put out a fire…driving for hours to bail out a flooded town. And I’ve seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families…in wounded warriors who tell me they’re not just going to walk again, they’re going to run, and they’re going to run marathons…in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, “…I’d give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do.” Every day, the people I meet inspire me…every day, they make me proud…every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth. Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege…but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we’d begun. While I believe d deeply in my husband’s vision for this country…and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President…like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance. How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight? How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they’d ever known?
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： First Lady Michelle Obama: When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could've attended college without financial aid. And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage. We were so young, so in love, and so in debt. That's why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. So in the end, for Barack, these issues aren't political – they're personal. Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles. He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids. Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love. And he believes that when you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind
英语演讲稿 19日：奥巴马总统表达复活节和逾越节的祝 福(中英lrc) Obama’s Weekly Address WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Offers Easter and Passover Greetings” 奥巴马每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统表达复活节和逾越节的祝福 Hi, everybody. 大家好！ For millions of Americans, this time of year holds great meaning. 对数百万美国人民而言，每年的这个时候都有着特殊的意义。 Earlier this week, we hosted a Passover Seder at the White House, and joined Jewish families around the world in their retellings of the story of the Exodus and the victory of faith over oppression. 本周早些时候，我们在白宫举行了逾越节圣餐仪式，与全世界各地的犹太家庭一起重述出埃及记的故事，纪念反压迫的信念所取得的胜利。 And this Sunday, Michelle, Malia, Sasha, and I will join
our fellow Christians around the world in celebrating the Resurrection of Christ, the salvation he offered the world, and the hope that comes with the Easter season. 本周日，米歇尔，玛莉亚，萨莎和我将与全世界的基督徒一起庆祝基督的重生和他赐予世界的救赎，以及伴随复活节而来对于未来的希望。 These holy days have their roots in miracles that took place long ago. 这些神圣的日子深深植根于很久以前发生的传奇故事里。 And yet, they still inspire us, guide us, and strengthen us today. 而直到现在，这些故事依旧激励着我们，指引着我们，鼓励着我们。 They remind us of our responsibilities to God and, as God’s children, our responsibilities to one another. 他们提醒我们要牢记对上帝的责任，以及作为上帝的子民对他人的责任。 For me, and for countless other Christians, Holy Week and Easter are times for reflection and renewal. 对我以及无数基督徒而言，神圣的复活节是沉思和反省的时候。 We remember the grace of an awesome God, who loves us so deeply that He gave us his only Son, so that we might live
米歇尔奥巴马演讲稿中英文 米歇尔奥巴马演讲稿中英文 First Lady Michelle Obama: Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family”s service and sacrifice...and we will always have your back. Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country. And everywhere I”ve gone, in the people I”ve met, and the stories I”ve heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit. 非常感谢，伊莲......我们非常感谢来自你家庭的服务和牺牲，我们永远支持你。 过去的几年来，借由作为第一夫人的非凡殊荣，我几乎游遍了整个美国。 而无论我去到哪里，从我所见到的人们，所听到的故事中，我都看到了最真切的美国精神。 I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls. I”ve seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school
Thank you so much, Elaine...we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice...and we will always have your back. Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country. And everywhere I've gone, in the people I've met, and the stories I've heard, I have seen the very best of the American spirit. I have seen it in the incredible kindness and warmth that people have shown me and my family, especially our girls. I've seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay. I've seen it in people who become heroes at a moment's notice, diving into harm's way to save others...flying across the country to put out a fire...driving for hours to bail out a flooded town. And I've seen it in our men and women in uniform and our proud military families...in wounded warriors who tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons...in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, "...I'd give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I can still do." Every day, the people I meet inspire me...every day, they make me proud...every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth. Serving as your First Lady is an honor and a privilege...but back when we first came together four years ago, I still had some concerns about this journey we'd begun. While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country...and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President...like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance. How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight? How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home they'd ever known? Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys...Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house...and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn't stay awake for both. And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls...I deeply loved the man I had built that life with...and I didn't want that to change if he became President. I loved Barack just the way he was.
以下为奥巴马演讲全文： 谢谢，非常感谢。 200多年前，美国第一个殖民地掌握了自己的命运，开始了这个国家的前进之旅。 美国的前进都是因为你们。因为你们不断重申那种帮助我们在过去战胜了战事及经济颓势的精神。这种精神将我们的国家拖出绝望的深渊，将其推向希望的彼岸。我们始终相信：每一个人都可以追求自己的梦想；美国是一个大家庭；团结起来我们就能胜利，分裂只能导致我们失败。 今夜，在这场选举中，你们提醒我们：尽管我们的道路漫长而艰巨，但是我们已经重塑信心，予以反击。我们在内心中深深的知道最棒的美国将要来临。 我想感谢每一位参与选举的美国民众。不管你是从第一天就投票了，还是一直等待了很长的时间才投的票（当然了，我们要解决这个排队投票的问题）；不管你是自己去投票点投的票，还是打电话投的票；不管你是投了给我，还是投给罗姆尼；你的声音都被大家听到了，并且你对我们国家做出了某些改变。 刚刚我跟罗姆尼通了电话，我祝贺他和保罗在这个艰苦卓绝的战役中所取得的胜利。我们这场战役十分激烈，但是这正是因为我们深爱着这个国家，并且我们十分在意它的未来。罗姆尼的整个家庭，孙子辈，孩子辈，都通过公共服
务在支持着美国。我们应该在今晚对这种精神表示尊敬和赞扬。未来这几周我也希望和罗姆尼一起来讨论怎样使我们的国家不断前进。 我要感谢我过去四年的朋友和搭档——美国的快乐战士、美国历史上最好的副总统：乔-拜登。 当然，如果没有20年前跟我结婚的妻子，今天我就不会站在这里。我要跟大家说，米歇尔，我比以前更加爱你，我更加自豪，因为我看到全国人民也十分热爱你这位第一夫人，我感到十分自豪。 萨沙，玛利亚，在我们大家的眼里，你们一天天在成长，如今已经出落成了像你们妈妈一样坚强、美丽、有才华的年轻人，我也为你们感到骄傲。 但是目前我觉得给你们养一条宠物狗就够了。我还要感谢我的竞选团队和志愿者，你们是历史上最棒的。你们当中有的人是新来的，有的人从一开始就一直伴我左右。你们都是我的家人。不管你们做了什么，不管你们来自哪里，你们一定会记得今天晚上我们所创的历史。你们会一直记得有一个总统，他一直心怀感激。谢谢你们一路以来对我的相信，不管我们路上遇到的是山峦还是低谷，是你们让我坚持了下来。你们所做的一切我都心怀感激，并将永远鸣谢。 我知道政治竞选有时候看起来可能很琐碎，甚至愚蠢。不
米歇尔·奥巴马演讲:女孩受教育的重要 性 【米歇尔·奥巴马演讲:女孩受教育的重要性】全球范围内,有6200万女孩不能上学。 尽管每个发展中国家或地区都或多或少地在实现或接近实现基础教育中的性别平等。但到了中等教育层面女孩们还是被落在了后面。 女孩们去上中学,往往是冒着巨大的风险的。就像我们在巴基斯坦看到的那样,马拉拉尤沙夫赛被塔利班武装分子击中头部。在尼日利亚，超过200名女孩被从学校宿舍绑架，被博科圣地的恐怖分子挟持。在全球的许多国家，青春期的女孩被骚扰哦，受到性攻击，或是在去学校的路上被迷药迷昏。 即便女孩们顺利完成了中学学业，甚至是大学学业。在很多国家，她们在毕业后却发现，没有地方给她们工作，没有地方能让她们去施展她们努力学来的技能。 所以我觉得，我们可以一致认为，我们需要大量的新的投资投入到女子教育中。我们应该为女孩们雇佣更多的老师，我们要提供安全的交通方式、洗浴设备、卫生设施，为这个姑娘们。我们得让她们接触新技术，训练她们做一些高精尖的工作。我们在基础教育中实现了性别平等，但在中等教育中没有。因为当女孩们还很小的时候，她们只是被当做孩子
看待。一旦她们进入了青春期，她们开始要成长为女人了。她们就突然要开始面对，周围社会上的性别偏见的。这也正是，她们在教育上落后的开始。所以没错，解决女子教育危机，关键在于资源但更在于态度和信念。这取决于家长们是否觉得女儿们和儿子们一样有受教育的价值。这取决于我们的社会是不是仍然沿袭着陈旧的法律和风俗去抑制并排除女性，以及人们是不是能把女性看作是完整的具有平等权利的公民。 我坚信，只要我们做了。男孩们，女孩们，无论他们来自什么背景。都有一个配得上，他们的天赋与梦想的未来