1、奥巴马夫人演讲原文精彩演讲以下是英语原文 :Transcript: Michelle Obamas Convention Speech September 4,2012Thank you so much, Elaine.we are so grateful for your familys 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 acr
2、oss this country. And everywhere Ive gone, in the people Ive met, and the stories Ive 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. Ive seen it in teachers in a near-bankrupt
3、 school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.Ive seen it in people who become heroes at a moments notice, diving into harms way to save others.flying across the country to put out a fire.driving for hours to bail out a flooded town.And Ive seen it in our men and women in uniform and our p
4、roud military families.in wounded warriors who tell me theyre not just going to walk again, theyre going to run, and1theyre going to run marathons.in the young man blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan who said, simply, .Id give my eyes 100 times again to have the chance to do what I have done and what I
5、 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 concern
6、s about this journey wed begun.While I believed deeply in my husbands 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
7、national spotlight?PBS NewsHour/YouTubeFirst lady Michelle Obama addresses the DNC after being introduced by military mom Elaine Brye, from PBS NewsHour. How would they feel being uprooted from their school, their friends, and the only home theyd ever known?2Our life before moving to Washington was
8、filled with simple joys.Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandmas house.and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldnt 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 th
9、at life with.and I didnt want that to change if he became President.I loved Barack just the way he was.You see, even though back then Barack was a Senator and a presidential candidate.to me, he was still the guy whod picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see th
10、e pavement going by through a hole in the passenger side door.he was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table hed found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.But when Barack started telling me about his family thats when I knew I had found a kindred
11、 spirit, someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine.You see, Barack and I were both raised by families who didnt have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable their3unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chanc
12、e to go places they had never imagined for themselves. My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.And even as a kid, I knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain.I knew there were plenty of mornings whe
13、n it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed.But every morning, I watched my father wake up with a smile, grab his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform.And when he returned home after a long days work, my brother and I would stand at the
14、top of the stairs to our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him.watching as he reached down to lift one leg, and then the other, to slowly climb his way into our arms.But despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever missed a day of work.he and my mom were determined to give me and my broth
15、er the kind of education they could only dream of. And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants.4But my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself.And every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on ti
16、me, even taking out loans when he fell short.He was so proud to be sending his kids to college.and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.You see, for my dad, thats what it meant to be a man. Like so many of us, that was the measure of his success in life bei
17、ng able to earn a decent living that allowed him to support his family.And as I got to know Barack, I realized that even though hed grown up all the way across the country, hed been brought up just like me.Barack was raised by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills, and by grandparents who s
18、tepped in when she needed help.Baracks grandmother started out as a secretary at a community bank.and she moved quickly up the ranks.but like so many women, she hit a glass ceiling.And for years, men no more qualified than she was men she had actually trained were promoted up the ladder ahead5of her
19、, earning more and more money while Baracks family continued to scrape by.But day after day, she kept on waking up at dawn to catch the bus.arriving at work before anyone else.giving her best without complaint or regret.And she would often tell Barack, So long as you kids do well, Bar, thats all tha
20、t really matters.Like so many American families, our families werent asking for much.They didnt begrudge anyone elses success or care that others had much more than they did.in fact, they admired it. They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you dont start out with much
21、, if you work hard and do what youre supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids.Thats how they raised us.thats what we learned from their example.We learned about dignity and decency that how hard you work matters m
22、ore than how much you make.that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.6We learned about honesty and integrity that the truth matters.that you dont take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules.and success doesnt count unless you earn it fair and square.We learned about gratitu
23、de and humility that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean.and we were taught to value everyones contribution and treat everyone with respect.Those are the values Barack and I and so many of you are trying to pass on to
24、our own children.Thats who we are.And standing before you four years ago, I knew that I didnt want any of that to change if Barack became President.Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand tha
25、t being president doesnt change who you are it reveals who you are.You see, Ive gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like.And Ive seen how the issues that come across a Presidents desk are always the hard ones the problems where no amount7of data or numbers will get
26、you to the right answer.the judgment calls where the stakes are so high, and there is no margin for error.And as President, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people.But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as President, all you have to guide you are your v
27、alues, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.So when it comes to rebuilding our economy, Barack is thinking about folks like my dad and like his grandmother. Hes thinking about the pride that comes from a hard days work.Thats why he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay A
28、ct to help women get equal pay for equal work.Thats why he cut taxes for working families and small businesses and fought to get the auto industry back on its feet. Thats how he brought our economy from the brink of collapse to creating jobs again jobs you can raise a family on, good jobs right here
29、 in the United States of America.8When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president.He didnt care whether it was the easy thing to do politically thats not how he was raised he cared that it
30、 was the right thing to do.He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine.our kids should be able to see a doctor when theyre sick.and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness.And he believes that wome
31、n are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care.thats what my husband stands for.When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never couldve attended college without financial aid.And believe
32、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.9Thats 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 B
