奧巴馬發布了每周的例行演講，7月4日是美國獨立紀念日，奧巴馬祝所有的美國公民節日快樂，同時，奧巴馬也感謝了所有正在服役的士兵們，感謝為了祖國穩定所做的奉獻和犧牲。

Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address: Celebrating Independence Day 慶祝美國獨立紀念日 英語演講稿中英對照
The White House
July 4, 2013

Hi everybody. I hope you all had a safe and happy Fourth of July, filled with parades, cookouts, fireworks and family reunions.
大家好。我希望你們所有人都過一個到處是歡樂游行、野餐、煙花和家庭團聚的安全幸福的獨立日。
 
We celebrated at the White House with a few hundred members of the military and their families. And we took a moment amid the festivities to remember what our Independence Day is all about – what happened 237 years ago, and what it meant to the world.
我們在白宮與幾百名軍人和他們的家屬共同歡慶獨立日。我們在節日里緬懷獨立日的全部意義—237年前發生的一切以及它對世界的影響。
 
On July 4th, 1776, a small band of patriots declared that we were a people created equal – free to think and worship and live as we please. It was a declaration heard around the world – that we were no longer colonists, we were Americans, and our destiny would not be determined for us; it would be determined by us.
在1776年7月4日，為數不多的愛國者們宣布我們是生來就平等的民族—自由思考、崇拜和過我們希望的生活。這個宣言響徹世界—我們不再是殖民者，我們是美國人，我們的命運不再由他人主宰；我們的命運由我們自己主宰。
 
It was a bold and tremendously brave thing to do. It was also nearly unthinkable. At that time, kings and princes and emperors ruled the world. But those patriots were certain that a better way was possible. And to achieve it – to win their freedom – they were willing to lay it all on the line. Their lives. Their fortunes. Their sacred honor.
這是個英勇無比的壯舉。它幾乎是不可想象的。在那個時代，國王們、王子們和皇帝們統治這個世界。但是愛國者們認為我們當然可能有更好的生活方式。為了實現這個理想—贏得自由—他們立志為此付出一切。他們的生命、他們的財富和他們的神圣榮譽。
 
They fought a revolution. Few would have bet on our side to win. But for the first of many times to come, America proved the doubters wrong.
他們發動了一次革命。幾乎沒有人認為我們能贏。但是在此后的多個第一次里，美國證明了懷疑者們錯了。
 
And now, 237 years later, the United States – this improbable nation– is the greatest in the world. A land of liberty and opportunity. A global defender of peace and freedom. A beacon of hope to people everywhere who cherish those ideals.
現在，237年以后，美利堅合眾國—一個幾乎不能誕生的國家—成了世界上最偉大的國家。一個充滿自由和希望的樂土。一個全球和平和自由的捍衛者。一個世界各地珍惜這些理想的人們的希望的燈塔。
 
Generations of Americans made our country what it is today – farmers and teachers, engineers and laborers, entrepreneurs and elected leaders – people from all walks of life, from all parts of the world, all pulling in the same direction.
一代代美國人—農民們、工程師們和工人們、企業家們和民選領導人們—來自各行各業的人們、來自世界各地的走向同一方向的人們--把美國打造成今天的樣子。
 
And now we, the people, must make their task our own – to live up to the words of that Declaration of Independence, and secure liberty and opportunity for our own children, and for future generations.
現在我們，人民，必須繼承他們的使命—踐行獨立宣言，保障我們的兒女們和未來未來后代的自由和機會。
 
I want to say a special word of thanks to the men and women of our military, who have played such a vital role in the story of our nation. You have defended us at home and abroad. And you have fought on our nation ’ s behalf to make the world a better, safer place. People in scattered corners of the world are living in peace today, free to write their own futures, because of you. We are grateful for your service and your sacrifice, especially those still serving in harm’s way and your families here at home.
我想對在我們國家歷史上起著中流砥柱作用的軍人們表示特別的感謝。你們在本土和海外保衛了我們的國家。你們為了我們國家的利益而戰，使我們國家成了更加美好和安全的樂土。因為你們，世界各地的人們今天生活在和平中，可以自由地書寫他們的歷未來。我們感謝你們的堅守崗位和無私奉獻，特別是那些至今仍然遠離家人置身險境的軍人們。
 
So, God bless you all. And may God bless the United States of America.
上帝保佑你們。上帝保佑美利堅合眾國。

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