我刚刚收到了麦凯恩参议员礼貌大方的电话祝贺。他在这场战役中进行了艰苦卓绝的战斗，而他已为自己深爱的祖国更加持久更加艰苦地奋斗过。他为美国所做出的牺牲非常人所能想象，让我们祝这位以敬业诠释了勇敢和无私精神的领袖一路走好。我祝贺他和佩琳州长所取得的辉煌成果，并期待着像过去数月所承诺的那样，能与他们一道努力以革新我们的国家。
　　I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
　　我要感谢我的旅途伙伴，他是一个为内心而战斗的人，一个敢于为男人们和女人们讲话的人，一个从斯克兰顿街区中长大的人，一个乘火车回家却跑到达拉华去了人，他就是美国副总统侯选人，乔•拜登。
　　　　I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
　　　　没有过去十六年来挚友亲朋永不放弃的支持和帮助，今晚我就不能站在这里；今夜我能站在这里，更不能没有稳如磐石的家庭和妻子的爱，我的妻子将成为我们国家下一任的第一夫人，她就是米歇尔•奥巴马。萨莎和玛丽亚，我是如此地爱你们俩，你们已经获得了牵着刚买来的小狗和我们一起入住白宫的权力。祖母虽已不在人世了，但我知道她在注视着这一切，并将同生我养我的家庭一起关注我将成为什么样的人。今夜我想念他们，也深知自己仍无以报答他们的深情厚意。
　　To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics - you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it belongs to you.
　　我要对我的竞选负责人大卫•普罗菲说，对我的首席竞选战略家大卫•亚克瑟罗德说，对有史以来最优秀的竞选团队说——正是你们成就了今天，我将永远感激你们付出牺牲所取得的胜利。而最重要的是，我将永远不会忘怀这次胜利应该归功于谁——它当然应该归功于你们。
　　　　I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
　　　　我从来不敢奢望成为这次选举最有希望的候选人。我们不能依靠强大的资金支持和财力保障开始我们竞选。我们的竞选方案不是在华盛顿的辉煌大厅中策划出来的——它出自得梅因的农家小院、协和酒店的客房以及查尔斯顿的前廊。
　　　　It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.liuxuepaper.com