奥巴马 2004 年演讲无畏的希望中英文对照稿2008-09-19 16:32Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National ConventionJuly 27, 2004On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, landof Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege ofaddressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because,let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My fatherwas a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. Hegrew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father,my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant.But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work andperseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place:America, which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so manywho had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. Shewas born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her fatherworked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day afterPearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton's army and marched acrossEurope. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work ona bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, boughta house through FHA, and moved west in search of opportunity.And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, bornof two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; theyshared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They wouldgive me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerantAmerica your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to thebest schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, be...
