奥巴马的演讲

美国总统奥巴马的演讲全文！中英文翻译。

Hello, Chicago.您好，芝加哥。
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.如果还有人仍在怀疑美国是否是一个一切皆有可能的国度的话，如果还有人仍在疑虑我们美国的缔造者的梦想是否还存在于我们这个时代的话，如果还有人仍在质疑我们民主的力量的话，今晚你就可以得到答案。
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.它的答案告诉延伸线，围绕学校和教堂的人数这个民族从未见过的，等待三个小时，四个小时的人们，许多第一次在他们的生活，因为他们认为，这次一定是不同的，他们的声音可能是不同的。
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.不管你是年轻人还是老年人，是富人还是穷人，是民主党人还是共和党人，是黑人还是白人，也不管你是拉丁美洲人或亚洲人还是本土美国人，更无论你是否为同性变者、是否是残疾人，这是美国人共同的答案。美国人向全世界传递一个声音，那就是我们的选举从不分红州或蓝州。
We are, and always will be, the United States of America.我们属于，而且永远只属于美利坚合众国。
It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.它的答案，导致这些谁一直在说这么长时间这么多的是玩世不恭和恐惧和怀疑是我们能够实现把他们手中的弧的历史和弯曲再次向希望一个更美好的一天。
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.虽然等待了很长时间，但在今晚的这一决定性时刻，由于我们在这次选举中的努力，美国终于迎来了变革。
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.今天傍晚稍早的时候，我接到麦凯恩参议员一个特别亲切的电话。
Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.在竞选过程中，他坚持不懈，努力了很长时间，而且他还会为他所热爱的国家继续更加努力。他已经为美国奉献了太多，以到于我们许多人都无法想象。我们必须要更好地服务于我们的祖国，以补偿这位勇敢而无私的领导人。
I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.我祝贺他以及佩林此前取得的所有成绩，而且我希望能够与他们合作，重申数月前我们对国家所做的承诺

奥巴马就职演讲稿 ！全文 ，要英文的，

各位同胞：今天我站在这里，为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑，对各位的信任心怀感激，对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务，也感 谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言，这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表，或是在乌云密布，时局动荡之时。在艰困的时候，美国 能箕裘相继，不仅因为居高位者有能力或愿景，也因为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心，也忠于创建我国的法统。因此，美国才能承继下来。因此，这一代美国人必须承继下去。现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核心，我国正处于对抗深远暴力和憎恨的战争。我们的经济元气大伤，是某些人贪婪且不负责任的后果，也是 大众未能做出艰难的选择，为国家进入新时代做淮备所致。许多人失去房子，丢了工作，生意垮了。我们的医疗照护太昂贵，学校教育辜负了 许多人。每天都有更多证据显示，我们利用能源的方式壮大我们的对敌，威胁我们的星球。这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。比较无法测量但同样深沉的，是举国信心尽失—持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退，也害怕下一代一 定会眼界变低。今天我要告诉各位，我们面临的挑战是真的，挑战非常严重，且不在少数。它们不是可以轻易，或在短时间内解决。但是，美国要了解，这些 挑战会被解决。在这一天，我们聚在一起，因为我们选择希望而非恐惧，有意义的团结而非纷争和不合。在这一天，我们来此宣示，那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已终结，那些扭曲我们政治已久的相互指控和陈旧教条已终结。 我们仍是个年轻的国家，但借用圣经的话，摆脱幼稚事物的时刻到来了，重申我们坚忍精神的时刻到来了，选择我们更好的历史，实践那种代 代传承的珍贵权利，那种高贵的理念：就是上帝的应许，我们每个人都是平等的，每个人都是自由的，每个人都应该有机会追求全然的幸福。再次肯定我们国家的伟大，我们了解伟大绝非赐予而来，必须努力达成。我们的旅程从来就不是抄捷径或很容易就满足。这条路一直都不是给 不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸乐胜过工作，或者只想追求名利就满足的人。恰恰相反，走这条路的始终是勇于冒险的人，做事的人，成事的人 ，其中有些人很出名，但更常见的是在各自岗位上的男男女女无名英雄，在这条漫长崎区的道路上支撑我们，迈向繁荣与自由。为了我们，他们携带很少的家当，远渡重洋，追寻新生活。为了我们，他们胼手胝足，在西部安顿下来；忍受风吹雨打，筚路蓝缕。为了我们，他们奋斗不懈，在康科特和盖茨堡，诺曼地和溪山等地葬身。前人不断的奋斗与牺牲，直到双手皮开肉绽，我们才能享有比较好的生活。他们将美国视为大于所有个人企图心总和的整体，超越出身、财富 或小圈圈的差异。这是我们今天继续前进的旅程。我们仍旧是全球最繁荣强盛的国家。这场危机爆发时，我们的劳工生产力并未减弱。我们的心智一样创新，我 们的产品和劳务和上周或上个月或去年相比，一样是必需品。我们的能力并未减损。但是我们墨守成规、维护狭小利益、推迟引人不悦的决定 ，这段时期肯定已经过去。从今天起，我们必须重新出发、再次展开再造美国的工程。我们无论朝何处望去，都有工作必须完成。经济情势需要大胆、迅速的行动，我们将有所行动，不光是创造新工作，更要奠定成长的新基础。 我们将造桥铺路，为企业兴建电力网格与数位线路，将我们联系在一起。我们将让科学回归合适的用途，运用科技的奇迹来提高医疗品质并降 低费用。我们将利用太阳能、风力和土壤作为汽车的燃料和工厂的能源。我们将让中小学及大专院校转型，因应新时代的需要。这些我们可以 作到。我们也将会作到。 My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom. For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

奥巴马就职演讲稿.英文和中文都要.

Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)
大家好！谢谢你们。谢谢你们。谢谢你们大家。好，大家请就坐。你们今天都好吗？（掌声）
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（Tim Spicer）好吗？（掌声）我现在与

郡
高中的学生们在一起。美国各地从小学预备班到中学12年级的学生正在收听收看。我很高兴大家今天都能参与。我还要感谢
高中出色的组织安排。请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。（掌声）
I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or
, it’s your first day in a
, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good
-- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And
grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed
longer this morning.
我知道，今天是你们很多人开学的日子。对于进入小学预备班、初中或高中的学生，今天是你们来到新学校的第一天，心里可能有点紧张，这是可以理解的。我能想象有些毕业班学生现在感觉很不错——（掌声）——还有一年就毕业了。不论在哪个年级，你们有些人可能希望暑假更长一点，今天早上还能多睡一小会儿。
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my
, she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to
with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work, the
she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
我了解这种感觉。我小时候，我们家生活在海外。我在
住了几年。我妈妈没有钱送我上其他
上的学校，但她认为必须让我接受美式教育。因此，她决定从周一到周五自己给我补课。不过她还要上班，所以只能在清晨四点半给我上课。
Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my
would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.” (Laughter.)
你们可以想见，我不太情愿那么早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡着了。但每当我抱怨的时候，我妈妈都会那样地看我一眼，然后说：“小子，这对我也并不轻松。”（笑声）
So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this
year.
我知道你们有些人还在适应开学后的生活。但我今天来到这里是因为有重要的事情要和你们说。我来这里是要和你们谈谈你们的教育问题，以及在这个新学年对你们所有人的期望。
Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot.
我做过很多次有关教育问题的演讲。我多次谈到过责任问题。
I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.
我谈到过教师激励学生并督促他们学习的责任。
I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.
我谈到过家长的责任，要确保你们走正路，完成
，不要整天坐在电视前或玩Xbox游戏。
I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.
我多次谈到过政府的责任，要制定高标准，支持教师和校长的工作，彻底改善不能为学生提供应有机会的、教育质量差的学校。
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you
to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
然而，即使我们拥有最敬业的教师，最尽力的家长和全世界最好的学校——如果你们大家不履行你们的责任，不到校上课，不专心听讲，不听家长、祖父祖母和其他大人的话，不付出取得成功所必须的勤奋努力，那么这一切都毫无用处，都无关紧要。这就是我今天讲话的重点：你们每个人对自己的教育应尽的责任。
I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to
what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.
我首先要讲讲你们对自己应尽的责任。你们每个人都有自己的长处。你们每个人都能做出自己的贡献。你们对自己应尽的责任是发现自己的能力所在。而教育能够提供这样的机会。
Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that English paper -- that English class paper that’s assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an
-- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or
-- but you might not know it until you do your project for your
class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a
or a Supreme Court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.
你或许能成为一名出色的作家——甚至可能写书或在报纸上发表文章——但你可能要在完成那篇英文课的作文后才会发现自己的才华。你或许能成为一名创新者或
——甚至可能设计出新一代iPhone或研制出新型药物或疫苗——但你可能要在完成
的实验后才会发现自己的才华。你或许能成为一名市长或
或最高法院的
——但你可能要在参加学生会的工作或辩论队后才会发现自己的才华。
And
you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an
, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.
不论你的生活志向是什么，我敢肯定你必须上学读书才能实现它。你想当医生、教师或警官吗？你想当护士、
、律师或军人吗？你必须接受良好的教育，才能从事上述任何一种职业。你不能指望辍学后能碰上个好工作。你必须接受培训，为之努力，为之学习。
And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
这并非只对你个人的人生和未来意义重大。可以毫不夸大地说，教育给你带来的益处将决定这个国家的未来。美国的未来取决于你们。你们今日在校学习的知识将决定我们作为一个国家是否能够迎接我们未来所面临的最严峻挑战。
You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in
and math to cure diseases like
and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and
our economy.
你们将需要利用你们通过
和数学课程所学到的知识和解决问题的能力来治愈
、
及其他疾病，开发新的
和保护我们的环境。你们将需要利用你们在
和
课堂上所获得的知识和独立思考能力来抗击贫困和解决
问题，打击犯罪和消除歧视，使我们的国家更公平、更自由。你们将需要利用你们在所有课堂上培养的创造力和智慧来创办新公司，增加就业机会，振兴我们的经济。
We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that -- if you quit on school -- you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.
我们需要你们每个人发挥你们的聪明才智和技能，以便帮助老一辈人解决我们面临的最棘手问题。如果你们不这样做，如果你们辍学，你们不仅仅是
，也是抛弃自己的国家。
Now, I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives
that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.
我自然知道要做到学业优秀并非总是易事。我知道你们许多人在生活中面临挑战，难以集中精力从事学业。
I get it. I know what it’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn’t fit in.
我明白这一点。 我有亲身感受。两岁时，我父亲离家而去，我是由一位单亲母亲抚养成人的，母亲不得不工作，并时常为支付生活费用而苦苦挣扎，但有时仍无法为我们提供其他孩子享有的东西。有时，我
中能有一位父亲。有时我感到孤独，感到自己不适应社会。
So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I’m not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
我并非总是像我应该做到的那样专心学习，我也曾做过我如今不能引以为豪的一些事情，我曾惹过不应该惹的麻烦。我的人生原本会轻易陷入更糟糕的境地。
But I was -- I was
. I got a lot of
s, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife, our
Michelle Obama, she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have a lot of money. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.
但是，我当年
不错。我有过许多第二次机会，我有幸能上大学，上法学院，追求自己的理想。我的妻子，我们的

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，也有着类似的经历。她的父母都未曾上过大学，家里很穷。但他们非常勤奋 ，她也是如此，因此她得以进入一些美国最好的学校。
Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there’s
money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right.
你们中有一些人可能没有那些有利条件。或许你们生活中没有成年人为你们提供你们所需要的支持。或许你们家中有人失业，经济非常拮据。或许你们生活在使你们感觉不安全的社区，或有朋友逼迫你们去做你们知道不对的事情。

奥巴马的演讲中提到几个人

图为奥巴马发表就职演讲。　　中新社华盛顿1月21日电题：奥巴马就职演说：一份宣言一位黑人四个地名　　中新社记者德永健　　美国总统奥巴马21日举行公开宣誓就职仪式。在备受瞩目的就职演说中，他提及一份宣言、一位黑人以及4个地名。　　演说伊始，奥巴马表示美国每隔4年举行总统就职典礼，目的是为见证《宪法》的永恒力量，重温将美国团结在一起的纽带，这时他提及家喻户晓的美国《独立宣言》。　　奥巴马援引宣言中的话说，“我们认为这些真理不言而喻，人人生而平等。造物主赋予他们若干不可让与的权利，其中包括生存权、自由权和追求幸福的权利”，以此呼吁人民摒弃歧见，团结在建国精神周围。话毕，全场响起掌声和欢呼声。　　其后谈及女性和同性恋群体的权益时，奥巴马再次强调人人生而平等是美国的“启明星”，随后提到黑人民权运动先驱马丁路德金，表示这一信条曾指引人们在华盛顿国家大草坪留下足迹，倾听马丁路德金发出的宣言。　　对铭记马丁路德金的人来说，1月21日当天乃至2013年都是特别的时刻。1983年，美国确定每年1月的第三个星期一为马丁路德金日，这使得21日奥巴马公开宣誓就职恰逢马丁路德金日。　　另外，1963年8月，马丁路德金在华盛顿国家大草坪发起名为“向华盛顿进军”的大型集会，并发表了他最著名的演讲《我有一个梦想》。今年，刚好是该集会的50周年。　　有鉴于此，同为黑人的奥巴马在就职典礼上几次向马丁路德金致敬。他不仅在就职演说中提及“向华盛顿进军”集会，还特意手抚马丁路德金曾随身携带的一本《圣经》诵读总统誓词。　　同时，奥巴马在时长近20分钟的演说中点到4个颇具象征意义的地名。强调“人人生而平等”时，他说到18世纪美国女权运动发源地纽约州塞尼卡瀑布城(Seneca Falls)和1960年代美国黑人平权运动重镇亚拉巴马州塞尔玛市(Selma)，并说到40多年前大名鼎鼎的纽约石墙(Stonewall)酒吧，当时在这家酒吧发生的暴动催生了美国支持同性恋权益的运动。　　最后，奥巴马说到1个多月前发生小学枪击惨案的康涅狄格州纽敦镇以及犯罪分子频频火拼的底特律市。奥巴马表示，如果这些地方的孩子无法永远远离伤害，那么“我们的使命就不会结束”。奥巴马没有直接提及“枪支”二字，但明显直指多年来备受争议的枪支管制政策

奥巴马最著名的演讲是哪一次?

下面是不同时期起到不同作用的演讲，你自己看喜欢哪一篇吧。

第一篇 The Audacity of Hope
有希望则无所畏惧
这是奥巴马在美国民主党全国代表大会上的主题演讲，是令奥巴马从美国一个小州（伊利诺伊州）走向白宫的一次具有里程碑意义的重要演讲。本次演讲对于时年43岁的奥巴马来说也是一次重大考验，是一个向全党、全国及全世界推销自己的绝好机会，成功则能威名远扬，失败则可能会黯然退出民主党的政治中心。事实证明奥巴马没有辜负民主党元老们的重托，演讲取得了巨大成功，为其在党内的地位奠定了坚实的基础，也为其以后的大选奠定了基础。

第二篇 Change Is Coming to America
变革正向美国走来
这是奥巴马在艾奥瓦州初选获胜的演讲。奥巴马进行此番演讲时，两党的选情都呈胶着状态，民主党方面尤其如此。前第一夫人希拉里·克林顿与参议员巴拉克·奥巴马短兵相接，在不同的民意调查中分别领先。奥巴马在艾奥瓦州的胜出对于年轻气盛但经验远远不够丰富的他来说不亚于久旱后的甘雨，来得恰是时候。开局的胜利让奥巴马踌躇满志，信心倍增，因此他1月3日的胜选演讲可谓如行云流水，一气呵成，气势如虹，气吞山河，而在场的上千名观众听得也是如醉如痴，欢声雷动。

第三篇 A More Perfect Union
更加完善的联邦
这是奥巴马在宾夕法尼亚州费城发表的演讲，也是他在参选以后第一次就种族问题发表公开演讲。2008年初的初选过程中，奥巴马皈依的芝加哥圣三位一体联合基督教教会牧师赖特以前在布道时发表的一些仇恨白人和反美的激情演讲片段被媒体公布，全国顿时一片哗然，奥巴马顿时陷入严重的信任危机。3月18日，奥巴马在费城美国宪法中心发表了此篇深入探讨美国种族问题的演讲，获得好评如潮，成功地走出了信任危机。本篇译文参考了王道余先生发表在互联网上的译文，在此向他致谢。

第四篇 Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
缅怀马丁·路德·金
这番演讲发表于印第安纳州纪念马丁·路德·金遇刺40周年的集会上。在此番演讲中，奥巴马号召美国人民继续金博士终生追求的事业——追求社会正义和经济正义，并指出要实现马丁·路德·金的美国梦还有很长的路要走。本文大量引用了马丁·路德·金在被刺杀前夕的布道演讲“I've been to the mountaintop”。

第五篇 Yes We Can
是的，我们能
本次演讲是奥巴马在北卡罗来纳州初选获胜的感言，地点是在北卡罗来纳州州立大学的雷诺兹体育馆。从1月3日初选开始以来，为赢取党内提名，奥巴马和希拉里展开了旷日持久、势均力敌的争夺战，两大选举阵营投入了大量人力和物力进行选举宣传战，彼此互有攻击。但因为希拉里在选举人票数上一直落后于奥巴马，所以她的选举阵营就加大了对奥巴马的攻击力度。在本次演讲中，奥巴马强调了民主党要团结一致对抗共和党候选人麦凯恩。

第六篇 The Future Lies Ahead
未来就在前方
这是奥巴马于2008年5月25日在康涅狄格州的卫斯理公会大学毕业生典礼上的演讲稿。演讲人原定的是参议员Edward M. Kennedy，但由于他被诊断患有恶性脑瘤而送院治疗，奥巴马临危受命代替肯尼迪前往演讲，同时接受该校为其授予的名誉法学博士学位。在本次演讲中，奥巴马敦促毕业生要积极投身于社区服务工作。The Atlantic杂志资深记者、曾任美国前总统吉米·卡特首席白宫讲稿撰写人的James Fallows曾对奥巴马的本篇演讲稿大加赞赏，认为奥巴马“has gotten better at the necessary poetry of ceremonial speaking” 并且“passed that test”。该演讲必将成为毕业典礼演讲的典范。

第七篇 Their Lives Are a Model for Us All
他们是我们学习的榜样
这是奥巴马2008年5月26日在阵亡将士纪念日集会上的演讲，地点为美国新墨西哥州，听众中大部分为军人。Memorial Day是美国大多数州都要纪念的节日，时间为5月的最后一个星期一。美国总统同时也是三军总司令，所以争取得到军人的支持尤显重要，奥巴马利用阵亡将士纪念日向美国军人表示敬意，一方面是他真情的流露，另一方面也是选举的需要。该篇演讲短小精悍，感人至深。

第八篇 Our Responsibility as Fathers
父亲的责任
奥巴马2008年6月15日在芝加哥南部的上帝使徒教堂参加周日礼拜（Sunday Services）时发表了演讲，该日正好是父亲节（6月的第三个周日）。奥巴马结合自己的身世就父亲在家庭社会的责任发表演讲。他批评美国父亲在家庭中父亲角色的缺失，敦促他们、尤其是黑人父亲在抚养子女方面承担起更多的责任。奥巴马的这篇演讲获得普遍好评，加深了人们对他是个有责任感的总统候选人的印象。从演讲中可以看出，他强调的竞争是一种“追求卓越”，同时又要兼具“同理心”的价值观。他的强者观念是：“把别人击倒的人不是强者，把别人扶起来的人才是强者”。

第九篇 The America We Love
我们所热爱的美国
这是奥巴马2008年6月30日在杜鲁门总统的故乡密苏里州独立城所作的演讲。自从奥巴马参选美国总统以来，竞争对手一直利用他非裔美国人的身份质疑并攻击他的爱国情怀，比如批评他没有佩戴国旗胸针、没有宣誓对美国效忠，攻击他唱国歌时没有把手放在胸口等等。在这样真真假假的媒体攻势下，大批选民被蒙蔽，开始怀疑奥巴马是否是一个爱国者。为此，奥巴马特意选择了7月4日美国国庆节到来之前发表本演讲，向美国选民表明他的爱国之心，同时向人们阐明何谓爱国，何谓不爱国。

第十篇 Veterans Should be Honored
向老兵致敬
奥巴马的选举力量来自基层民众，但是美国总统同时也是三军总司令，所以争取得到军人的支持尤显重要。基于自己并没有在军队服过役，更没有对手麦凯恩的赫赫战功可以向世人炫耀，奥巴马利用美国国庆前夕向退伍军人表示敬意，这一方面是他真情的流露，另一方面也是选举的需要。尽管美国北达科他州历来是共和党的天下，即所谓的红州，但奥巴马仍不放弃任何机会，充分发挥自己的演讲优势，第二次到该州演讲拉选票，他的竞选官员相信奥巴马有机会赢得该州的选票。不过最后还是麦凯恩赢得了该州的选举人票。

第十一篇 The America's Promise
美国的承诺
2008年8月28日是美国民主党历史上值得大书特书的日子，因为在这一天奥巴马被正式提名为民主党的美国总统候选人，代表民主党参加2008年11月4日美国总统大选，这是美国历史上第一位获得党内提名参加总统大选的黑人。本篇演讲是奥巴马在科罗拉多州丹佛市举行的民主党全国代表大会上正式接受提名时向在场的八万四千多名来自全国的民主党党员发表的里程碑式演讲。可以说，至此奥巴马已经创造了历史。

第十二篇 Financial Crisis Requires Action
金融危机需要我们行动起来
这是2008年10月17日奥巴马在弗吉尼亚州罗阿诺克市的演讲，针对美国愈演愈烈的金融危机以及麦凯恩开出的治国政策，给出了自己的大政方针。他用雄辩的事实和辛辣但不刺耳的语言有力回击了麦凯恩阵营的攻击。有些共和党的死硬派听了奥巴马的演讲后也转变了立场，改为拥护奥巴马。

第十三篇 This Is Your Victory
这是美国人民的胜利
2008年11月4日，奥巴马成为美国历史上第一位黑人总统。奥巴马当晚在其芝加哥的竞选总部向现场15000名支持者发表了胜选演讲，演讲谈古论今、旁征博引、气势磅礴、文采华丽，为奥巴马历时两年的竞选之路画上了圆满的句号。

第十四篇　New Era of Responsibility (Inaugural Speech)
开创负责任的新时代（就职演说）
2009年1月20日，近200万美国民众聚集在华盛顿的国家广场（National Mall），在这个1963年马丁路德金高呼“I have a dream”的地方，见证美国历史上第一位黑人总统的诞生。中午12点刚过，奥巴马将手放在林肯1861年宣誓就职时用过的《圣经》上宣誓就任美国第44任总统。整个演说振奋人心，充满着对美国历史的追溯和对未来生活的希望。