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But one that’s on my mind tonight’t about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta
但让我映像最深刻的是一位亚特兰大上她神圣一票的女士
She’s a lot like the millions of others
她和数以万计的在这次选举中想说出自己心声的选民 Who stood in line to make their vioice heartd in this election except for one thing
唯一的不同之处在于
Ann Nixcon Cooper is 106 years old
安。尼克松。库伯已经106岁高龄了
She was born just a generation past slavery a time there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky 她出生在刚废除奴隶制度不久的时代 那是没有汽车飞机的年代
When someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons ,because she was a wonman and because of the color of her shin
那时她没有选举权,有两个原因:因为她是女人 同时也是黑人
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America
但是 今晚,我思索着在她的阶段经历的百年美国 The heartache and the hope .the struggul and the progre
绝望与希望.挣扎于进步
The time we were told that we can’t and the people who preed on with that American creed :YES WE CAN
那个让我们妄自菲薄的年代,我们被告知我们所向披靡的美国信条的年代
At a time when wonman’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismied
那是一个女人的心声被压制的年代那是一个女人的梦想被搁浅的年代
She lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot
她见证了女性同胞站了起来勇敢的说出自己是心声,并拥有了选举权
YES WE CAN
是的,我们可以
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depreion acro the land
当国家处于萧条的境况中
She saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal,new jobs , a new sense of common purpose.YES WE CAN
她见证了一个国家是如何通过新政,新的工作机会,新的全名意识,战胜了恐惧。是的,我们可以
When the bombs fell on our harbor,and tyranny threatened the wold
当日本偷袭珍珠港,暴政让世界岌岌可危时
She was there to witne a generation rise to greatne and a democracy was saved
她见证了一代人的崛起和民主得到了捍卫
YES WE CAN
是的,我们可以
She was there for the busesmin Montgomery,the hoses in Birmingham,a bridge in Selma
她看到蒙哥马利通了巴士,伯明翰接上了水管,赛马呀建了大桥
And a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “we shall overcome”.YES WE CAN
一位来自亚特兰大的传教士告诉我们“我们会战胜一切”。 是的,我们可以
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down
in Berlin
人类的登月,柏林墙的倒塌
A world was connected by our own science and imagination
世界被我们的科学和想象连接在一起
And this year, in this election
今年,这次大选中
She touched her finger to a screen,and cast her vote 她用手指触摸屏幕,投下了自己神圣的一票 Because after 106 years in America
因为她在美国生活了106年期间
Through the best of times and the darkest of hours 既见证了兴盛时期,也目睹了衰败时期
She knows how America can change
她知道美国是如何一步步走过来的
YES WE CAN
是的 我们可以
America we have come so far
美国,我们走过了漫漫长路
We have seen so much
我们经历了种子坎坷
But there is much more to do
但仍然有许多事情要做
So tonight, let us ourselves
所以今晚,让我们扪心自问
If our children should live to see the next century 如果我们的孩子能活到下一个世纪
If my daughters should be so luckly to live as long as Ann Nixcon Cooper
如果我们的女儿有幸和安。尼克松。库伯一样长寿 What change will they seen? What progre will we have made?
他忙会看到怎样的改变?我们将会取得什么样的进步?
This is our chance to answer that call .This our moment.This is our time
这是我们回答这个问题的机会。这的我们的时刻.这一刻属于我们
To put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids
让我们创造更多的就业机会,喂我们的后代敞开更多的机遇之门
To restore prosperity and promota the cause of peace 重建繁荣芝大厦,推进和平之进程
To reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth
重温“美国之梦”,确立基本真理
That ,out of many ,we are one
那就是,我们是相亲相爱的一家人
That while we breathe ,we hope
只要我们一息尚存,我们就怀揣梦想
And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t
只要有人对我们支持添油加醋的质疑
We will respond with that timele creed that sums up the spirit of a people
我们就用我们永恒的信条来回击他们
YES WE CAN
Thank you .god ble you
感谢你们。上帝保佑你们
And may God ble the United States of America 上帝保佑美利坚合众国
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