纯粹因为刚刚在网路上看了 觉得内容跟用词不错 有些地方还蛮打动人的（如果是看影片档的话） 一个失败的人如何激励支持他的人之类 (又联合报有欧巴马胜选演讲中英对照版 有兴趣的可以去看 一个成功的演讲词怎麽写 不过一般大家都注意到胜利者 :P 比较少人注意到输的人） 原本有贴在八卦版 但一堆乌烟瘴气的政治推文让人讨厌 所以转到这里... （逐字翻太累了，摘要每段大意...大家也顺便练一下英文咩，因为真的写的不错） （影片档请自己上网找） My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama — to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love. （经过这样漫长的选战，美国人做了明白的选择。刚刚我很荣幸的打电话给欧巴马， 恭喜他被选为美国--这个我们同样热爱的国家--的总统。 注:这是正式宣布败选） In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans, who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president, is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving. （在这麽艰难的选战中我敬佩欧兄的能力跟毅力，但是更赞赏他激励了成千上万美国人， 这些人过去曾错误的认为他们在总统大选中无关紧要） This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight. （这是个具有历史意义的选举，特别是对非裔美人，今晚的荣耀属於他们） I've always believed that America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to seize it. Sen. Obama believes that, too. But we both recognize that though we have come a long way from the old injustices that once stained our nation's reputation and denied some Americans the full blessings of American citizenship, the memory of them still had the power to wound. （我一直相信美国提供机会给那些勤奋且有决心的人。欧兄也是。而且我们都知道， 过去那些污损这个我家的名誉、那些否决部份美国人公民权的不正义，即使过了很久， 这些记忆仍然有造成伤害的能力） A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to visit — to dine at the White House — was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth. （一个世纪前美国总统罗斯福邀请曾是黑奴的教育家Booker Washington到白宫晚餐 仍会引起很多人的愤怒。但是如今我们以选出一个非裔总统证明我们已经远离这样的 残酷自大。现在没有理由让美国人无法保有他们的公民权） Sen. Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day — though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her Creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise. （欧兄为他自己也为这个国家博得很高的成就。我对此赞赏，同时也替无法看到这一些 的他的外婆感到遗憾，她在天之灵必然对她扶养长大的这个好人感到骄傲） Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face. （欧兄跟我有很多不同意见，而他赢了。虽然这些不同仍然存在，我保证我会尽我所 能帮助他，在他的领导下度过我们目前面对的挑战） I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited. （我也要求所有支持我的美国人加入我，不只是恭喜他，更要全新支持我们下个一总统， 携手合作，达成协议，调解差异，帮助我们重回繁盛、保卫国家安全，留给子孙一个更 强更好的国家） Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that. （无论我们有怎麽样的差异，我们都是美国人。且相信我没有任何连结对我而言更有意 义） It is natural tonight to feel some disappointment, but tomorrow we must move beyond it and work together to get our country moving again. We fought — we fought as hard as we could. （很自然今晚我们会感到失望，但明天我们必须要走向下一步、一起合作让我们国家再 动起来。我们要奋斗，尽我门所能的奋斗） And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours. （而且虽然我们暂时失败了，但是，这个失败属於我，不是你们的失败）<-这句很好 I am so deeply grateful to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. The road was a difficult one from the outset. But your support and friendship never wavered. I cannot adequately express how deeply indebted I am to you. （我深深感谢你们的支持和为我所作的一切。我希望结果会有不同。这条路从开始就 很艰难，但你们的支持与友谊未曾动摇。我无法适切的表达我欠你们的如此多） I am especially grateful to my wife, Cindy, my children, my dear mother and all my family and to the many old and dear friends who have stood by my side through the many ups and downs of this long campaign. I have always been a fortunate man, and never more so for the love and encouragement you have given me. （我特别感谢我的妻子、孩子、母亲、家人与许多老友，他们陪我度过选战的起落。 我一直是如此幸运的人，他们所给我的爱与鼓励无法再多） You know, campaigns are often harder on a candidate's family than on the candidate, and that's been true in this campaign. All I can offer in compensation is my love and gratitude, and the promise of more peaceful years ahead. （大家知道，比起候选人，选战通常对候选人的家人更是煎熬。我只能以我的爱与感谢 补偿，且承诺往後会更平静）<--这时候他笑了，因为没有当选所以会更平静 I am also, of course, very thankful to Gov. Sarah Palin, one of the best campaigners I have ever seen and an impressive new voice in our party for reform and the principles that have always been our greatest strength. Her husband, Todd, and their five beautiful children, with their tireless dedication to our cause, and the courage and grace they showed in the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign. We can all look forward with great interest to her future service to Alaska, the Republican Party and our country. （我也当然感谢我的搭档培林州长，我所见过最佳的选举搭档之一，.... 然後一且感谢的话和称许她为党内改革新声的话就不翻了<--证明他还真有度量） To all my campaign comrades, from Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter, to every last volunteer who fought so hard and valiantly month after month in what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern times — thank you so much. A lost election will never mean more to me than the privilege of your faith and friendship. （感谢选举夥伴的话） I don't know what more we could have done to try to win this election. I'll leave that to others to determine. Every candidate makes mistakes, and I'm sure I made my share of them. But I won't spend a moment of the future regretting what might have been. （大意：他已经尽他所能，选战中总会有些失误，但他不会花时间在这上面懊悔可能 可以怎样做） This campaign was and will remain the great honor of my life. And my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for the experience and to the American people for giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Sen. Obama and my old friend, Sen. Joe Biden, should have the honor of leading us for the next four years. （这场选战是我生命中最大的荣耀。我的心中充满感激，因为美国人民公正地听了 我的主张後，决定欧兄和我的老友毕兄在往後的四年中有这个荣耀领导我们） I would not be an American worthy of the name, should I regret a fate that has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of serving this country for a half a century. Today, I was a candidate for the highest office in the country I love so much. And tonight, I remain her servant. That is blessing enough for anyone and I thank the people of Arizona for it. （如果我对我的命运 --给我这样超乎平常的恩赐得以服务我的国家半个世纪 --感到 任何遗憾的话，我便不配当一个美国人。今天，我是我如此热爱的国家最高职位的候选 人。而今晚，我仍然为她所服务。这对任何人来说都是至高的福佑，我感谢亚利桑那的 人们给我这样的福佑。 注：他是亚利桑那选出来的参议员） --

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