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初中中考英语必考易错题含答案解析1、 ---Did Tom’s parents go to the meeting yesterday? ---Yes, ____ of them did, but ____ spokeA. each, noneB. both, noneC. neither, bothD. both, neither【解析】根据题目意思,是父母两个人去了会议,后面有个but,表示转折,应该是都没有发言,答案为D。
Both 两者都,neither两者都没有2、No matter _____ you do, you must do it as well as possibleA.whatB.howC.whenD.where【解析】no matter how不管如何,no matter what无论什么事 no matter when 无论什么时候 no matter where 无论哪里答案为A。
无论你做什么,你必须尽量做好。
3、Jim’s family went to visit ______ family last nightA.Miss Sun’sB.the Suns’C.the WhiteD.Miss Suns’【解析】昨晚Jim一家人去拜访孙小姐一家人 the+姓氏S,表示....夫妇或....一家。
后面不要接family C D结构不正确Miss表示单人,后面的姓不能加复数答案为A。
4、Were you born ______May ,?A. inB. onC. fromD. At【解析】1974年5月21是指具体的一天,用介词on。
故答案选B5、The hospital is doing its best to____the patients with the best treatment and servicesA.offerB.giveC.provideD.serve provide【解析】sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物医院尽可能为病人们提供最佳的治疗和服务答案为C。
四年级英语反意疑问句单选题30题1. You like playing football at school, don't you?A. Yes, I do.B. No, I don't.C. Yes, I don't.D. No, I do.答案:A。
本题考查一般现在时反意疑问句的回答。
前半句“You like playing football at school”是肯定句,反意疑问句用否定形式“don't you”。
回答时,Yes 后跟肯定形式,No 后跟否定形式,所以A 选项“Yes, I do.”表示“是的,我喜欢”,符合题意。
2. They don't have math class today, do they?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they don't.C. Yes, they don't.D. No, they do.答案:A。
前半句“They don't have math class today”是否定句,反意疑问句用肯定形式“do they”。
回答时,Yes 后跟肯定形式,No 后跟否定形式,A 选项“Yes, they do.”表示“不,他们有数学课”。
3. Your teacher is very kind, isn't she?A. Yes, she is.B. No, she isn't.C. Yes, she isn't.答案:A。
前半句“Your teacher is very kind”是肯定句,反意疑问句用否定形式“isn't she”。
回答时,Yes 后跟肯定形式,No 后跟否定形式,A 选项“Yes, she is.”表示“是的,她很和蔼”。
4. We often play games in the playground, don't we?A. Yes, we do.B. No, we don't.C. Yes, we don't.D. No, we do.答案:A。
Believe In Yourself: Yes, You CanGood morning! Dear teacher and fellow students. I am very happy standing here. The spring festival was just passed. So, first I wish everyone a happy New Year!I guess in you winter vacation and during the spring festival in particular, you must have joined in a lots of parties, and met many old friends. So some friends may be studying at Sichuan University or UESTC and some even at Tsinghua University or Peking University. But when they ask you which school are you attendi ng? How do you answer? Oh…..May be someone would say I am study in UESTC or just escape the question. But do you want to know how I answered? I was neither humbler nor pert and said I was from CDUESTC. Then you may be curious why I am not shamed. It is very simple, just because I believe in myself. I believe in some ways I can do better. I believe I can make my life wonderful. I believe my future can be even better than some peers who study in Tsinghua University or Peking University.Then, you may say: Are you crazy? Or kidding? Do I look crazy? Not at all! Because I believe in myself. I always say: Yes, I can.Today, I just I want to talk about three people.Please look at the first one: Yes, this is Steve Jobs. When we talk about him, we always remember him as a legend, a talent, a myth and the one who has changed the world. Yes, he can. In 1985 years, Jobs won the award of the national medal of technology. And then on 2009 he was elected one of Time Magazine’s annual heroes. What is more, in December 2010, he was elected the 2010 person of the year by the Globe Magazine. Yes, he is a great man. But, do you know he dropped out of school after one semester in college. As the economic problems .But, why? Why he could be so successful? Because he believed in himself, because he believed in his future, because he believed that he could do it. Whenever he was faced with difficulties, he always said to himself: Yes, I can. Therefore he made it.Now, look at the second one: a lady! We all know she is J.K. Rowling who has written the very popular Harry Potter. Yes she is now a billionaires. But do you know under what circumstances did she create these books? She actually had failed in various fields. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded and she was jobless, an alone parent and as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain without being homeless. But, why? Why could she become the richest woman in the world? Because she believed in herself, because she believed that she could do it, and because she believed that her future would be bright. Whenever he was encountered with hardships, she always told herself, “Yes, I can!”Therefore, she succeeded.Finally, the third one: a handsome boy. Ah…Mr. Ding Lei who set up Net Ease; you know, he is actually our senior schoolfellow. Yes, he has graduated from UESTC. And his first job was working in Ningbo Telecommunication Bureau as an engineer, but it did not take long before he left. He went to Guangzhou, and joined in Sybase. In no time, he became a technology assistant in ISP. But, why? Why each time when he apparently found a well-paid job, but left soon after. Because he believed that he would be more than doing those simple jobs, because he believed that he could do something more challenging, and because he believed that he could set up a company. Whenever he met a challenge, he looked at himself into the mirror spoke out, “Yes, I can!” Therefore he won.Obviously, we have more opportunities than somebody like Jobs or Rowling. We don't have to worry about financial issues after all, and also do not have to worry about marriage, family, children, where to live, and the like. So if you believe in yourself and try your best to do what you should do just like them. No matter who you are, what you do and where you go, there is always some words to remember: Yes, I can. You will move mountains. I believe they are great men, but even more I believe if you believe in yourself and always tell yourself “Yes, I can!” The next SOMEBODY will be Y-O-U: you!Now, please answer me a very simple question, “Can you make it?”–YES, I CAN! “Can we make it?” YES, WE CAN!。
奥巴马就职演说词(中英文):yes we can奥巴马就职演说词(中英文):ye s we canIf th ere is a nyone ou t therewho stil l doubts that Am erica is a place where a ll thing s are po ssible,who stil l wonder s if the dream o f our fo unders i s alivein our t ime, who still q uestions the pow er of ou r democr acy, ton ight isyour ans wer.It's the a nswer to ld by li nes that stretch ed aroun d school s and ch urches i n number s this n ation ha s neverseen, by peoplewho wait ed three hours a nd fourhours, m any forthe firs t time i n theirlives, b ecause t hey beli eved tha t this t ime must be diff erent, t hat thei r voices could b e that d ifferenc e.It's the ans wer spok en by yo ung andold, ric h and po or, Demo crat and Republi can, bla ck, whit e, Hispa nic, Asi an, Nati ve Ameri can, gay, straig ht, disa bled and not dis abled. A mericans who sen t a mess age to t he world that we have ne ver been just acollecti on of in dividual s or a c ollectio n of red statesand blue states.We are, and al ways wil l be, th e United Statesof Ameri ca. It's the an swer tha t led th ose who've beentold for so long by so m any to b e cynica l and fe arful an d doubtf ul about what we can ach ieve toput thei r handson the a rc of hi story an d bend i t once m ore towa rd the h ope of a betterday.It's beena long t ime comi ng, buttonight,because of what we didon thisdate inthis ele ction at this de fining m oment ch ange has come to America.A lit tle bitearlierthis eve ning, Ireceived anextr aordinar ily grac ious cal l from S en. McCa in.Sen. McCain foughtlong and hard in this ca mpaign.And he's foughteven lon ger andharder f or the c ountry t hat he l oves. He has end ured sac rificesfor Amer ica that most of us cann otbegin to imag ine. Weare bett er off f or the s ervice r enderedby thisbrave an d selfle ss leade r.I co ngratula te him;I congra tulate G ov. Pali n for al l that t hey've a chieved. And I l ook forw ard to w orking w ith them to rene w this n ation'spromisein the m onths ah ead.Iwant tothank my partner in this journey, a manwho camp aigned f rom hisheart, a nd spoke for the men and women h e grew u p with o n the st reets of Scranto n and ro de withon the t rain hom e to Del aware, t he vicepresiden t-electof the U nited St ates, Jo e Biden.And Iwould no t be sta nding he re tonig ht witho ut the u nyieldin g suppor t of mybest fri end forthe last16 year s the ro ck of ou r family, the lo ve of my life, t he natio n's next first l ady Mich elle Oba ma.Sas ha and M alia I l ove youboth mor e than y ou can i magine.And youhave ear ned thenew pupp y that's comingwith usto the n ew White House.And whi le she's no long er withus, I kn ow my gr andmothe r's watc hing, al ong with the fam ily that made me who I a m. I mis s them t onight.I know t hat my d ebt to t hem is b eyond me asure. To my si ster May a, my si ster Alm a, all m y otherbrothers and sis ters, th ank youso muchfor allthe supp ort that you'vegiven me. I am g ratefulto them.And to my camp aign man ager, Da vid Plou ffe, the unsunghero ofthis cam paign, w ho built the bes t -- the best po liticalcampaign, I thin k, in th e histor y of the UnitedStates o f Americ a.To m y chiefstrategi st David Axelrod who's b een a pa rtner wi th me ev ery step of theway.To the bes t campai gn teamever ass embled i n the hi story of politic s you ma de thishappen,and I am forever gratefu l for wh at you'v e sacrif iced toget it d one.Bu t aboveall, I w ill neve r forget who thi s victor y trulybelongsto. It b elongs t o you. I t belong s to you.I was never t he likel iest can didate f or thisoffice.We didn't startwith muc h moneyor manyendorsem ents. Ou r campai gn was n ot hatch ed in th e hallsof Washi ngton. I t beganin theb ackyards of DesMoines a nd the l iving ro oms of C oncord a nd the f ront por ches ofCharlest on. It w as built by work ing menand wome n who du g into w hat litt le savin gs theyhad to g ive $5 a nd $10 a nd $20 t o the ca use.It grew st rength f rom theyoung pe ople who rejecte d the my th of th eir gene ration's apathywho left their h omes and their f amiliesfor jobs that of fered li ttle pay and les s sleep.It dre w streng th fromthe not-so-young peoplewho brav ed the b itter co ld and s corching heat to knock o n doorsof perfe ct stran gers, an d from t he milli ons of A mericans who vol unteered and org anized a nd prove d that m ore than two cen turies l ater a g overnmen t of the people,by thepeople,and forthe peop le has n ot peris hed from the Ear th.Thi s is you r victor y.AndI know y ou didn't do thi s just t o win an electio n. And I know yo u didn't do it f or me.You didit becau se you u nderstan d the en ormity o f the ta sk thatlies ahe ad. Foreven aswe celeb rate ton ight, we know th e challe nges tha t tomorr ow willbring ar e the gr eatest o f our li fetime -- two wa rs, a pl anet inperil, t he worst financi al crisi s in a c entury.Even as we stan d here t onight,we knowthere ar e braveAmerican s waking up in t he deser ts of Ir aq and t he mount ains ofAfghanis tan to r isk thei r livesfor us.There a re mothe rs and f athers w ho willlie awak e afterthe chil dren fal l asleep and won der howthey'llmake the mortgag eor pay their d octors'bills or save en ough for their c hild's c ollege e ducation.There's new e nergy to harness, new jo bs to be created, new sc hools to build,and thre ats to m eet, all iances t o repair. The r oad ahea d will b e long.Our clim b will b e steep. We maynot getthere in one yea r or eve n in one term. B ut, Amer ica, I h ave neve r been m ore hope ful than I am to night th at we wi ll get t here.I promise you, we as a pe ople wil l get th ere.Th ere will be setb acks and false s tarts. T here are many wh o won'tagree wi th every decisio n or pol icy I ma ke as pr esident. And weknow the governm ent can't solveevery pr oblem.But I wi ll alway s be hon est with you abo ut the c hallenge s we fac e. I wil l listen to you,especia lly when we disa gree. An d, above all, Iwill ask you tojoin inthe work of rema king thi s nation, the on ly way i t's been done in America for 221 years -- blockby block, brickby brick, callou sed hand by call oused ha nd.Wha t began21 month s ago in the dep ths of w inter ca nnot end on this autumnnight.This vic tory alo ne is no t the ch ange weseek. It is only the cha nce forus to ma ke thatchange.And that cannothappen i f we goback tothe waythings w ere.It can't h appen wi thout yo u, witho ut a new spiritof servi ce, a ne w spirit of sacr ifice.So let u s summon a new s pirit of patriot ism, ofresponsi bility,where ea ch of us resolve s to pit ch in an d work h arder an d look a fter not only ou rselvesbut each other.Let usremember that, i f this f inancial crisistaught u s anythi ng, it's that we cannothave a t hrivingWall Str eet whil e Main S treet su ffers.In thiscountry,we rise or fall as onenation,as one p eople. L et's res ist thetemptati on to fa ll backon the s amepart isanship and pet tiness a nd immat urity th at has p oisonedour poli tics for so long.Let's remembe r that i t was aman from this st ate whofirst ca rried th e banner of theRepublic an Party to theWhite Ho use, a p arty fou nded onthe valu es of se lf-relia nce andindividu al liber ty and n ationalunity.Those ar e values that we all sha re. Andwhile th e Democr atic Par ty has w on a gre at victo ry tonig ht, we d o so wit h a meas ure of h umilityand dete rminatio n to hea l the di vides th at haveheld bac k our pr ogress.As Linc oln said to a na tion far more di vided th an ours,we arenot enem ies butfriends.Thoughpassionmay have straine d, it mu st not b reak our bonds o f affect ion.An d to tho se Ameri cans who se suppo rt I hav e yet to earn, I may not have wo n your v ote toni ght, but I hearyour voi ces. I n eed your help. A nd I wil l be you r presid ent, too.And t o all th ose watc hing ton ight fro m beyond our sho res, fro m parlia ments an d palace s, to th ose whoare hudd led arou nd radio s in the forgott en corne rs of th e world,our sto ries are singula r, but o ur desti ny is sh ared, an d a newdawn ofAmerican leaders hip is a t hand.To thos e -- tothose wh o wouldtear the world d own: Wewill def eat you. To thos e who se ek peace and sec urity: W e suppor t you. A nd to al l thosewho have wondere d if Ame rica's b eacon st ill burn s as bri ght: Ton ight weproved o nce more that th e true s trengthof our n ation co mes notfrom the might o f our ar ms or th e scaleof our w ealth, b ut fromthe endu ring pow er of ou r ideals: democr acy, lib erty, op portunit y and un yielding hope. That's t he truegenius o f Americ a: thatAmericacan chan ge.Ourunion ca n be per fected.What we've alrea dy achie ved give s us hop e for wh at we ca n and mu st achie ve tomor row.Th is elect ion hadmany fir sts andmany sto ries tha t will b e told f or gener ations.But onethat's o n my min d tonigh t's abou t a woma n who ca st her b allot in Atlanta. She'sa lot li ke the m illionsof other s who st ood in l ine to m ake thei r voiceheard in this el ection e xcept fo r one th ing: Ann Nixon C ooper is106 yea rs old.She was born ju st a gen erationpast sla very; atime whe n therewere nocars onthe road or plan es in th e sky; w hen some one like her cou ldn't vo te for t wo reaso ns -- be cause sh e was awoman an d becaus e of the color o f her sk in.And tonight, I thin k aboutall that she's s een thro ughout h er centu ry in Am erica -- the hea rtache a nd the h ope; the struggl e and th e progre ss; thetimes we were to ld thatwe can't, and th e people who pre ssed onwith tha t Americ an creed: Yes we can. A t a time when wo men's vo ices wer e silenc ed and t heir hop es dismi ssed, sh e livedto see t hem stan d up and speak o ut and r each for the bal lot. Yes we can.When t here was despair in thedust bow l and de pression acrossthe land, she sa w a nati on conqu er fearitself w ith a Ne w Deal,new jobs, a newsense of commonpurpose. Yes wecan.Wh en the b ombs fel l on our harborand tyra nny thre atened t he world, she wa s thereto witne ss a gen erationrise togreatnes s and ademocrac y was sa ved. Yes we can.She wa s therefor thebuses in Montgom ery, the hoses i n Birmin gham, abridge i n Selma,and a p reacherfrom Atl anta who told apeople t hat We S hall Ove rcome. Y es we ca n.A ma n touche d down o n the mo on, a wa ll camedown inBerlin,a worldwas conn ected by our own science and ima gination.And t his year, in thi s electi on, shetouchedher fing er to ascreen,and cast her vot e, becau se after 106 yea rs in Am erica, t hrough t he bestof times and the darkest of hour s, she k nows how America can cha nge.Ye s we can.Ameri ca, we h ave come so far.We have seen so much. B ut there is so m uch more to do.So tonig ht, letus ask o urselves -- if o ur child ren shou ld liveto see t he nextcentury; if myd aughters shouldbe so lu cky to l ive as l ong as A nn Nixon Cooper, what ch ange wil l they s ee? What progres s will w e have m ade? Th is is ou r chance to answ er thatcall. Th is is ou r moment. Thisis our t ime, toput ourpeople b ack to w ork andopen doo rs of op portunit y for ou r kids;to resto re prosp erity an d promot e the ca use of p eace; to reclaim the Ame rican dr eam andreaffirm that fu ndamenta l truth, that, o ut of ma ny, we a re one;that whi le we br eathe, w e hope.And wher e we are met wit h cynici sm and d oubts an d thosewho tell us that we can't, we wi ll respo nd withthat tim eless cr eed that sums up the spi rit of a people: Yes, we can.T hank you. God bl ess you.And may God ble ss the U nited St ates ofAmerica.奥巴马当选演讲中文全文芝加哥的公民们,大家好!如果现在仍然有人怀疑在美国是不是真的任何事情都可能发生,怀疑我们开国之父们的梦想是否还留存在这片土地上,怀疑美国民主的力量,今夜,就是你的答案。
Hello, Chicago!芝加哥,你好啊!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.假如还有人怀疑美国是不是一切皆有可能的地方,假如还有人困惑于我们的建国先辈们所持有的梦想,在今天还是不是鲜活,假如有人仍在质疑我们民主的力量到底强不强大,(那么)今晚(发生的一切)就是你们给他们的回答。
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 first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.这个回答,是由那些连续三四小时在学校,在教堂,排着长长的队伍的人们给出的,这情形美国历史上从来没有发生过。
其中有很多人是平生第一次去投票,因为他们相信,这次一定与以往不同,他们相信,自己的声音肯定会使一切与过去不同。
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.这个回答,是由下面的人给出的:年轻人和老人,有钱人和没钱人,民主党的和共和党的,黑人,白人,西班牙裔人,亚裔人,美国本土人,同性恋,异性恋,残疾的和不残疾的。
SPEAK OUT AND MAKE A CHANGE: OBAMA SPEECHYes we canIt was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. 这是载于我们的建国宪章的基本信念。
Yes we can. 我们做得到。
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. 这信念被在幽暗中披荆斩棘,追寻自由的奴隶和解放者们低声吟诵,Yes we can. Yes we can. 我们做得到,我们做得到。
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.它被跨越重洋来到新大陆的移民们,和开发西部蛮荒的先行者们高声传唱。
Yes we can. Yes we can. 我们做得到,我们做得到。
It was the call of workers who organized; 它激励工人们组成工会,women who reached for the ballots; 它促使女性们获得投票权,a President who chose the moon as our new frontier;它指引总统将月球作为我们新的前线,and a King who took us to the mountain-top and pointed the way to the Promised Land. 它引领我们跨越山巅,走向这理想之园。
Yes we can to justice and equality. 我们能实现平等与公正。
Yes,We can!如果还有人对美国是否凡事都有可能存疑,还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们所处的时代是否依然鲜活,还有人质疑我们的民主制度的力量,那么今晚,这些问题都有了答案。
这是设在学校和教堂的投票站前排起的前所未见的长队给出的答案;是等了三四个小时的选民所给出的答案,其中许多人都是有生以来第一次投票,因为他们认定这一次肯定会不一样,认为自己的声音会是这次大选有别于以往之所在。
这是所有美国人民共同给出的答案——无论老少贫富,无论是民主党还是共和党,无论是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亚裔、原住民,是同性恋者还是异性恋者、残疾人还是健全人——我们从来不是“红州”和“蓝州”的对立阵营,我们是美利坚合众国这个整体,永远都是。
长久以来,很多人一再受到告诫,要对我们所能取得的成绩极尽讽刺、担忧和怀疑之能事,但这个答案让这些人伸出手来把握历史,再次让它朝向美好明天的希望延伸。
已经过去了这么长时间,但今晚,由于我们在今天、在这场大选中、在这个具有决定性的时刻所做的,美国已经迎来了变革。
我刚刚接到了麦凯恩参议员极具风度的致电。
他在这场大选中经过了长时间的努力奋斗,而他为自己所深爱的这个国家奋斗的时间更长、过程更艰辛。
他为美国做出了我们大多数人难以想像的牺牲,我们的生活也因这位勇敢无私的领袖所做出的贡献而变得更美好。
我向他和佩林州长所取得的成绩表示祝贺,我也期待着与他们一起在未来的岁月中为复兴这个国家的希望而共同努力。
我要感谢我在这次旅程中的伙伴——已当选美国副总统的拜登。
他全心参与竞选活动,为普通民众代言,他们是他在斯克兰顿从小到大的伙伴,也是在他回特拉华的火车上遇到的男男女女。
如果没有一个人的坚决支持,我今晚就不会站在这里,她是我过去16年来最好的朋友、是我们一家人的中坚和我一生的挚爱,更是我们国家的下一位第一夫人:米歇尔·奥巴马(Michelle Obama)。
萨莎(Sasha)和玛丽亚(Malia),我太爱你们两个了,你们已经得到了一条新的小狗,它将与我们一起入驻白宫。
虽然我的外祖母已经不在了,但我知道她与我的亲人肯定都在看着我,因为他们,我才能拥有今天的成就。
今晚,我想念他们,我知道自己欠他们的无可计量。
我的竞选经理大卫·普劳夫(David Plouffe)、首席策略师大卫·艾克斯罗德(David Axelrod)以及政治史上最好的竞选团队——是你们成就了今天,我永远感激你们为实现今天的成就所做出的牺牲。
但最重要的是,我永远不会忘记这场胜利真正的归属——它属于你们。
我从来不是最有希望的候选人。
一开始,我们没有太多资金,也没有得到太多人的支持。
我们的竞选活动并非诞生于华盛顿的高门华第之内,而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。
我们的竞选活动能有今天的规模,是因为辛勤工作的人们从自己的微薄积蓄中拿出钱来,捐出一笔又一笔5美元、10美元、20美元。
而竞选活动的声势越来越大则是源自那些年轻人,他们拒绝接受认为他们这代人冷漠的荒诞说法;他们离开家、离开亲人,从事报酬微薄、极其辛苦的工作;同时也源自那些已经不算年轻的人们,他们冒着严寒酷暑,敲开陌生人的家门进行竞选宣传;更源自数百万的美国民众,他们自动自发地组织起来,证明了在两百多年以后,民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。
这是你们的胜利。
我知道你们的所做所为并不只是为了赢得大选,我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。
你们这样做是因为你们明白摆在面前的任务有多艰巨。
因为即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝,我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最为艰巨的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球,还有百年来最严重的金融危机。
今晚站在此地,我们知道伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中还有勇敢的美国子弟兵醒来,甘冒生命危险保护着我们。
会有在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠的父母,担心如何偿还月供、付医药费或是存够钱送孩子上大学。
我们亟待开发新能源、创造新的工作机会;我们需要修建新学校,还要应对众多威胁、修复与许多国家的关系。
前方的道路会十分漫长艰辛。
我们可能无法在一年甚至一届任期之内实现上述目标,但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望,相信我们会实现。
我向你们承诺——我们作为一个整体将会达成目标。
我们会遭遇挫折和不成功的开端。
对于我作为总统所做的每项决定和政策,会有许多人持有异议,我们也知道政府并不能解决所有问题。
但我会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。
我会聆听你们的意见,尤其是在我们意见相左之时。
最重要的是,我会请求你们参与重建这个国家,以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式——一砖一瓦、胼手胝足。
21个月前那个寒冬所开始的一切不应该在今天这个秋夜结束。
今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变——这只是我们实现改变的机会。
而且如果我们仍然按照旧有方式行事,我们所寻求的改变不可能出现。
没有你们,也不可能有这种改变。
因此,让我们发扬新的爱国精神,树立新的服务意识和责任感,让我们每个人下定决心全情投入、更加努力地工作,并彼此关爱。
让我们铭记这场金融危机带来的教训:我们不可能在金融以外的领域备受煎熬的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔街——在这个国家,我们患难与共。
让我们抵制重走老路的诱惑,避免重新回到长期荼毒美国政治的党派纷争和由此引发的遗憾和不成熟表现。
让我们牢记,正是伊利诺伊州的一名男子首次将共和党的大旗扛到了白宫。
共和党是建立在自强自立、个人自由以及全民团结的价值观上,这也是我们所有人都珍视的价值。
虽然民主党今天晚上赢得了巨大的胜利,但我们是以谦卑的态度和弥合阻碍我们进步的分歧的决心赢得这场胜利的。
林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说,我们不是敌人,而是朋友……虽然激情可能褪去,但是这不会割断我们感情上的联系。
对于那些现在并不支持我的美国人,我想说,或许我没有赢得你们的选票,但是我听到了你们的声音,我需要你们的帮助,而且我也将是你们的总统。
那些彻夜关注美国大选的海外人士,从国会到皇宫,以及在这个世界被遗忘的角落里挤在收音机旁的人们,我们的经历虽然各有不同,但是我们的命运是相通的,新的美国领袖诞生了。
那些想要颠覆这个世界的人们,我们必将击败你们。
那些追求和平和安全的人们,我们支持你们。
那些所有怀疑美国能否继续照亮世界发展前景的人们,今天晚上我们再次证明,我们国家真正的力量并非来自我们武器的威力或财富的规模,而是来自我们理想的持久力量:民主、自由、机会和不屈的希望。
这才是美国真正的精华——美国能够改变。
我们的联邦会日臻完善。
我们取得的成就为我们将来能够取得的以及必须取得的成就增添了希望。
这次大选创造了多项“第一”,也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。
但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女:安·尼克松·库波尔(Ann Nixon Cooper)。
她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别,除了一点:她已是106岁的高龄。
她出生的那个时代奴隶制度刚刚结束;那时路上没有汽车,天上也没有飞机;当时像她这样的人由于两个原因不能投票——一是她是女性,另一个原因是她的肤色。
今天晚上,我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种:心痛和希望;挣扎和进步;那些我们被告知我们办不到的世代,以及那些坚信美国信条──是的,我们能做到──的人们。
曾几何时,妇女没有发言权,她们的希望化作泡影,但是安·尼克松·库波尔活了下来,看到妇女们站了起来,看到她们大声发表自己的见解,看到她们去参加大选投票。
是的,我们能做到。
当30年代的沙尘暴和大萧条引发人们的绝望之情时,她看到一个国家用罗斯福新政、新就业机会以及对新目标的共同追求战胜恐慌。
是的,我们能做到。
当炸弹袭击了我们的海港、独裁专制威胁到全世界,她见证了美国一代人的伟大崛起,见证了一个民主国家被拯救。
是的,我们能做到。
她看到蒙哥马利通了公共汽车、伯明翰接上了水管、塞尔马建了桥,一位来自亚特兰大的传教士告诉人们:我们能成功。
是的,我们能做到。
人类登上月球、柏林墙倒下,世界因我们的科学和想像被连接在一起。
今年,就在这次选举中,她用手指触碰屏幕投下自己的选票,因为在美国生活了106年之后,经历了最好的时光和最黑暗的时刻之后,她知道美国如何能够发生变革。
是的,我们能做到。
美国,我们已经走过漫漫长路。
我们已经历了很多。
但是我们仍有很多事情要做。
因此今夜,让我们自问——如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪;如果我们的女儿有幸活得和安一样长,他们将会看到怎样的改变?我们将会取得怎样的进步?现在是我们回答这个问题的机会。
这是我们的时刻。
这是我们的时代——让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的后代敞开机会的大门;恢复繁荣发展,推进和平事业;让“美国梦”重新焕发光芒,再次证明这样一个基本的真理:我们是一家人;一息尚存,我们就有希望;当我们遇到嘲讽和怀疑,当有人说我们办不到的时候,我们要以这个永恒的信条来回应他们:是的,我们能做到。
感谢你们。
愿上帝保佑你们,保佑美利坚合众国。
后记:有朋友劝我,美国的民主是假民主,别被假象迷惑。
是的,美国的民主是假民主,我从小就知道,所有的信息都给我这样的答案:美国的民主是假民主,美国人民水深火热,他们在等待我们去拯救。
随着时间的推移,我发现,美国的假民主越来越像真的。
被假民主欺骗的美国人民洋溢着发自内心的笑容。
我已经临近不惑之年,我想说:上帝,让我也被假民主欺骗吧,我也想拥有那样的孩子般天真的笑容。
——暖之附博友Jerry寄来的另外一个翻译版本:Yes,We can!如果现在仍然有人怀疑在美国是不是真的任何事情都可能发生,怀疑我们开国之父们的梦想是否还留存在这片土地上,怀疑美国民主的力量,今夜,就是你的答案。
在这个国家的学校和教堂中人们曾焦急地等待着答案,一些人甚至从未像今天一样——等待了3~4个小时,但是他们知道这一时刻非同一般,他们的声音也同样非同一般。
在美国的土地上,无论是年轻人还是老人;穷人还是富人;无论是共和党人还是民主党人;无论是黑人、白人、西班牙裔、亚裔、美国原住民、同性恋、异性恋、残疾人还是非残疾人都发出同一种信息,我并非孤身一人。
我们是,而且永远都是美利坚合众国!这一天我们等得太久了,但是今晚,因为我们在这场竞选中、在这个地点、在此时此刻所做的一切,改变已经降临美国。
在今天晚上,我很荣幸地接到了麦凯恩参议员打来的电话。
麦凯恩参议员在这场竞选中进行了长久、艰难的努力。
而且,为这个他热爱的国家,他奋斗了更久、付出了更多的努力。
他为美国做出了超乎我们大多数人想象的牺牲,因为这个无畏无私的领导人所付出的努力,我们才有了更好的生活。
我对他表示祝贺,也对佩林州长所取得的成果表示祝贺。
同时,我也期待着能在接下来的几个月内,和他们共同努力履行对这个国家的诺言。
我想感谢我在这个旅程中的搭档,一个全心全意参加竞选的男人,一个为同他一起在斯克蓝顿(宾夕法尼亚东北部城市)街道长大、一起坐火车到特拉华州的人们发言的男人,美国未来的副总统,乔•拜登。