Barack Obama，US President
Chicago，November 7，2012
We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions.And we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states.
美国抱负不是美国每一个人的抱负的累加，也不是红州和蓝州的简单联合。
Barack Obama
背景故事
奥巴马获得了总统选举连任，虽然之前大家对他的支持率都不是特别高，并且相关机构也都预测他可能会失去连任的机会，但是竞选发展到后期以及在桑迪飓风中奥巴马的表现，让他为自己赢得了部分选票，最终成功连任。获胜后的奥巴马总统，自然要做连任演讲，奥巴马的演讲一直都很出色，很值得大家一听。整个演讲充满了充满着感恩与希望。
演讲中他呼吁美国人民在选举后摒弃分歧保持团结。他发誓说，在连任后将给美国人民带来一个“更美好的未来”。美国人民掌握了自己的命运，成功渡过了经济困难的时期。他说，与罗姆尼可能会有激烈的政治斗争，但那仅仅是因为“大家都深爱着这个国家”。
名人简介
贝拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马（Barack Hussein Obama），1961年8月4日出生，美国民主党籍政治家，第44任美国总统，为美国历史上第一位非洲裔总统。1991年，奥巴马以优等生荣誉从哈佛法学院毕业。2007年2月10日，宣布参加2008年美国总统选举。2008年11月4日正式当选美国总统。
2009年10月9日，获得诺贝尔委员会颁发的诺贝尔和平奖。2012年11月6日，第57届美国总统大选中，奥巴马击败共和党候选人罗姆尼，成功连任。
演讲赏析
Keep Fighting
Barack Obama，US President
Chicago，November 7，2012
Thank you.Thank you.Thank you so much.
Tonight more than 200years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny，the task of perfecting our union moves forward.It moves forward because of you.It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression，the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the heights of hope.The belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams，we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.
Tonight in this election，you，the American people，remind us while our road has been hard，while our journey has been long，we have picked ourselves up，we have fought our way back，and we know in our hearts that the United States of America-the best is yet to come.
I want to thank every American who participated in this election[CHEERING]Whether you voted for the very first time or waiting in line for a very long time.By the way，we need to fix that.Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone.Whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign，you made your voice heard.And you made a difference.I just got off the phone with Governor Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign.
We may have fought fiercely，but it’s only because we love this country deeply.And we care so strongly about its future.From George to Lenore to their son Mitt，the Romney family has chosen to give back to Americans through public service.And that is a legacy that we honor and applaud tonight.[CHEERING]In the weeks ahead，I also look forward to sitting down with Governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.[CHEERING]I want to thank my friend and partner for the last four years，America‘s happy warrior，the best vice president anybody could ever hope for：Joe Biden.
And I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me twenty years ago.Let say this publicly，Michelle，I have never loved you more.I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation‘s first lady.
Sasha and Malia before our very eyes you are growing up to become two strong smart beautiful young women，just like your mom.And I’m so proud of you guys.But I will say that for now one dog is probably enough.To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics.The best.The best ever.Some of you were this time around.Some of you were new this time around and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning but all of you are family.No matter what you do or where you go from here，you will carry the memory of the history we made together and you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president.
Thank you for believing all the way，through every hill，through every valley.[applause]You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything that you‘ve done and all the incredible work that you’ve put in.[applause]I know that political campaigns can sometime seem small，even silly，and that provides plenty of fodder for the syndics who tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests.But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turn out at rallies and crowded out along a rope line in a high school gym or saw folks working late at a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home，you‘ll discover something else；you’ll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who is working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity.[applause]You‘ll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who is going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift.[applause]You’ll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who is working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.[applause]
That‘s why we do this.That’s what politics can be.That‘s why elections matter.It’s not small，it‘s big.It’s important.Democracy in a nation of 300millions can be noisy and messy and complicated.We have our own opinions；each of us has deeply held beliefs.And when we go through tough times，when we make big decisions as a country；it necessarily stirs passions，stirs up controversy.That won’t change after tonight and it shouldn’t.These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty.We can never forget that as we speak，people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter.[applause]The chance to cast their ballots like we did today.
