美国第一夫人米歇尔演讲中英文版.docx
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Thankyousomuch,Elaine...wearesogratefulforyourfamily\'sserviceandsacrifice...andwewillalwayshaveyourback.
OverthepastfewyearsasFirstLady,Ihavehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeoftravelingallacrossthiscountry.
AndeverywhereI\'vegone,inthepeopleI\'vemet,andthestoriesI\'veheard,IhaveseentheverybestoftheAmericanspirit.
Ihaveseenitintheincrediblekindnessandwarmththatpeoplehaveshownmeandmyfamily,especiallyourgirls.
I\'veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.
I\'veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment\'snotice,divingintoharm\'swaytosaveothers...flyingacrossthecountrytoputoutafire...drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.
AndI\'veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfamilies...inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey\'renotjustgoingtowalkagain,they\'regoingtorun,andthey\'regoingtorunmarathons...intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,"...I\'dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo."
Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme...everyday,theymakemeproud...everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.
ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege...butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe\'dbegun.
WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband\'svisionforthiscountry...andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident...likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.
Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?
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FirstladyMichelleObamaaddressestheDNCafterbeingintroducedbymilitarymomElaineBrye,fromPBSNewsHour.
Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey\'deverknown?
OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma\'shouse...andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn\'tstayawakeforboth.
Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith...andIdidn\'twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.
IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.
Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate...tome,hewasstilltheguywho\'dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe\'dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.
ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that\'swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.
Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn\'thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.
Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.
Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.
Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.
Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday\'swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.
Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.
AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.
Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.
Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.
Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.
Yousee,formydad,that\'swhatitmeanttobeaman.
Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.
AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe\'dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he\'dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.
Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.
Barack\'sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank...andshemovedquicklyuptheranks...butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.
Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack\'sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.
Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus...arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse...givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.
AndshewouldoftentellBarack,"Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that\'sallthatreallymatters."
LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren\'taskingformuch.
Theydidn\'tbegrudgeanyoneelse\'ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit.
TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon\'tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou\'resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.
That\'showtheyraisedus...that\'swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.
Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake...thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.
Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters...thatyoudon\'ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules...andsuccessdoesn\'tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.
Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean...andweweretaughttovalueeveryone\'scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.
ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.
That\'swhoweare.
Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn\'twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.
Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn\'tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.
Yousee,I\'vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.
AndI\'veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident\'sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.
AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.
Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.
Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.
He\'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday\'swork.
That\'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
That\'swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.
That\'showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.
Hedidn\'tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that\'snothowhewasraised–hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.
HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine...ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey\'resick...andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.
Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare...that\'swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.
Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould\'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.
Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.
Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.
That\'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.
Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesare
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