What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
　　既然已经从二十一个月前的隆冬开始了，也决不会在这个秋夜结束。这场胜利本身还不是我们追寻的变革——它只是给了我们变革的机会。如果我们又走回了被纷繁世事缠身的老路，那就什么也不会发生。如果没有了你们的帮助，任何变革也不会发生。
　　So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
　　因此，我们需要召唤起新的爱国主义精神；需要召唤起让我们每个人团结协作、努力工作和不仅仅要照顾好自己还要照顾他人的服务和责任精神。让我们记住一点，如果说这场金融危机带给我们什么深刻教训的话，那就是一旦主要街道的经济全都受损就别指望华尔街能一家繁荣（胡子注：正所谓“城门失火，殃及池鱼”是也）——在我们的国家，大家休戚与共，沉浮一体，牵一发而动全身。
　　Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
　　让我们抵御诱惑，不再跌入危害我们政体如此之久的、毫无二致的政党之争、小气之战和青涩之苦。
　　Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.
　　让我们记住，正是从我们这个国家走出来的那个人首次将共和党人的旗帜插上了白宫——共和党是建立在自力更生、个人自由和国家统一价值基础上的伟大政党。
　　Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends...though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection." And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
　　就是在民主党赢得伟大胜利的今夜，那些价值也仍然值得我们去分享，考虑到谦虚谨慎才能愈合那些已经阻碍了我们进步的分歧，让我们这样去做吧。林肯曾在我们的国家出现了比今天更大分歧的时候说，“我们不是敌人，而是朋友……尽管激情有时会失去理智，但它挣脱不了爱的锁链。”我要对那些我未能赢得支持的美国人民说——尽管我没能够赢得你们的选票，但我听见了你们的心声，我需要你们的帮助，我同样也是你们的总统。
　　And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.liuxuepaper.com