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Hello, Chicago!

If there is anyone out there who still doubts thatAmerica is a place where all things are possible; whostill wonders if the dream of our founders is alive inour time; who still questions the power of ourdemocracy, tonight is your answer.

I's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has neverseen; by people who waited three hours and four hours,many for the very first time in their lives, becausethey believed that this time must be different; thattheir voice could be that difference.

I's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and notdisabled — Americans who sent a message to the worldthat we have never been a collection of red states andblue states; we are, and always will be, the UnitedStates of America.

I's the answer that led those who have been told

for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtfulof what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc ofhistory and bend it once more toward the hope of abetter day.

I's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at thisdefining moment, change has come to America. I just received a very gracious call from Sen. McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he'sfought even longer and harder for the country he has endured sacrifices for America that most of uscannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for theservice rendered by this brave and selfless leader. Icongratulate him and Gov. Palin for all they haveachieved, and I look forward to working with them torenew this natio's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men andwomen he grew up with on the streets of Scranton androde with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. 。But above all, I will never forget who this

victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16years, the rock of our family and the love of my life,our natio's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha andMalia, I love you both so much, and you have earned thenew puppy tha's coming with us to the White House. Andwhile she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother iswatching, along with the family that made me who I am. Imiss them tonight, and know that my debt to them isbeyond measure.

To my campaign manager, David Plouffe; my chief strategist, David Axelrod; and the best campaign teamever assembled in the history of politics — you madethis happen, and I am forever grateful for what you'vesacrificed to get it done.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We did't start with much money or many endorsements. Ourcampaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington —it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the livingrooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 tothis cause. It grew strength from the young people whorejected the myth of their generatio's apathy; who lefttheir homes and their families for jobs that offeredlittle pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young peoplewho braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knockon the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions ofAmericans who volunteered and organized, and proved thatmore than two centuries later, a government of thepeople, by the people and for the people has notperished from this earth. This is your victory.

I know you did't do this just to win an election, and I know you did't do it for me. You did it because youunderstand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. Foreven as we celebrate tonight, we know the challengesthat tomorrow will bring are the greatest of ourlifetime —two wars, a planet in peril, the worstfinancial crisis in a century. Even as we stand heretonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up inthe deserts of Iraq and the mountains of

Afghanistan torisk their lives for us. There are mothers and fatherswho will lie awake after their children fall asleep andwonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay theirdoctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is newenergy to harness and new jobs to be created; newschools to build and threats to meet and alliances torepair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, butAmerica — I have never been more hopeful than I amtonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as apeople will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wo't agree with every decision or policy I make aspresident, and we know that government ca't solve everyproblem. But I will always be honest with you about thechallenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you join inthe work of remaking this nation the only way i's beendone in America for 221 years — block by block, brickby brick, callused hand by callused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter

must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is notthe change we seek — it is only the chance for us tomake that change. And that cannot happen if we go backto the way things were. It cannot happen without you. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch inand work harder and look after not only ourselves, buteach other. Let us remember that if this financialcrisis taught us anything, i's that we cannot have athriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In thiscountry, we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that haspoisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember thatit was a man from this state who first carried thebanner of the Republican Party to the White House —aparty founded on the values of self-reliance, individualliberty and national unity. Those are values we allshare, and while the Democratic Party has won a greatvictory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility anddetermination to heal the divides that have

held backour progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, We are not enemies, but friends... Though passion mayhave strained, it must not break our bonds ofaffection. And, to those Americans whose support I haveyet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hearyour voices, I need your help, and I will be yourpresident, too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who arehuddled around radios in the forgotten corners of ourworld — our stories are singular, but our destiny isshared, and a new dawn of American leadership is athand. To those who would tear this world down: We willdefeat you. To those who seek peace and security: Wesupport you. And to all those who have wondered ifAmerica's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight, weproved once more that the true strength of our nationcomes not from the might of our arms or the scale of ourwealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America — that

America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we havealready achieved gives us hope for what we can and mustachieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one tha's on my mindtonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in 's a lot like the millions of others who stood inline to make their voice heard in this election, exceptfor one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky;when someone like her could't vote for two reasons —because she was a woman and because of the color of herskin.

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America —the heartache andthe hope; the struggle and the progress; the times wewere told that we ca't and the people who pressed onwith that American creed: Yes, we can.

At a time when wome's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up andspeak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.

When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itselfwith a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of commonpurpose. Yes, we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma and a preacher fromAtlanta who told a people Shall Overcome. Yes,we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, shetouched her finger to a screen and cast her vote,because after 106 years in America, through the best oftimes and the darkest of hours, she knows how Americacan change. Yes, we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us askourselves: If our children should live to see the

nextcentury; if my daughters should be so lucky to live aslong as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see?What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back towork and open doors of opportunity for our kids; torestore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; toreclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamentaltruth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism,and doubt, and those who tell us that we ca't, we willrespond with that timeless creed that sums up the spiritof a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.

奥巴马芝加哥演讲稿译文

芝加哥，你好!

如果有人怀疑美国是个一切皆有可能的地方，怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们这个时代依然燃烧，怀疑我们民主的力量，那么今晚这些疑问都有了答案。

学校和教堂门外的长龙便是答案。排队的人数之多，在美国历史上前所未有。为了投票，他们排队长达三、四个小

时。许多人一生中第一次投票，因为他们认为这一次大选结果必须不同以往，而他们手中的一票可能决定胜负。