Obama's Weekly Address WEEKLY ADDRESS: Wishing the American People a Happy Thanksgiving

奧巴馬每周電視講話:總統祝愿美國人民感恩節快樂

Hi, everybody.

大家好。

On behalf of all the Obamas-Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, Sunny-I want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

我謹代表米歇爾、瑪莉亞、薩莎、波以及我們的新成員薩尼這些奧巴馬家庭全體成員們衷心祝愿你們感恩節快樂、健康！

We'll be spending today just like many of you-sitting down with family and friends to eat some good food, tell stories, watch a little football, and most importantly, count our blessings.

我們將像你們中的許多人一樣度過今天，坐下來與家人和朋友一起吃些美食、講故事、看看足球，最重要的是，對我們的生活時刻保持一顆感恩的心。

And as Americans, we have so much to be thankful for.

就像其他美國人一樣，我們有如此多要感恩的事情。

We give thanks for the men and women who set sail for this land nearly four centuries ago, risking everything for the chance at a better life-and the people who were already here, our Native American brothers and sisters, for their generosity during that first Thanksgiving.

我們感謝近四百年前駛往這片土地的人們，為了獲得更好生活的機會而歷盡艱辛，我們感謝已經生活在這片土地上的人民—我們的土著美國人同胞，因為第一次感恩節時間他們表現的慷慨大方。

We give thanks for the generations who followed-people of all races and religions, who arrived here from every country on Earth and worked to build something better for themselves and for us.

我們感謝隨后生活在這片土地上一代又一代的人們，不分種族和宗教信仰，他們從世界各地來到這里，為他們自己、也為我們建設更美好的生活。

We give thanks for all our men and women in uniform-and for their families, who are surely missing them very much today.

我們感謝所有的男女軍人，還有他們今天肯定非常思念他們的家人。

We're grateful for their sacrifice too.

我們還感謝他們所做出的犧牲。

We give thanks for the freedoms they defend-the freedom to think what we want and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our leaders and, yes, criticize them without punishment.

我們感謝他們所捍衛的自由—想我們所要和說我們所想的自由，按我們自己的信仰做禮拜，選擇我們的領導人，當然，還有批評他們而不用受到懲罰。

People around the world are fighting and even dying for their chance at these freedoms.

世界各地的人們正為他們能獲得這些自由的機會而戰斗，甚至是付出生命。

We stand with them in that struggle, and we give thanks for being free.

我們與進行這一斗爭的他們站在一起，我們感謝我們擁有的自由。

And we give thanks to everyone who's doing their part to make the United States a better, more compassionate nation-who spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at a soup kitchen, or joining a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor.

我們感謝盡其所能使美國變成一個更美好、更富有同情心的國度的每個人—他們自愿在施粥所度過感恩節，或加入服務項目，或給孤獨的鄰居帶去食物和歡樂。

That big-hearted generosity is a central part of our American character.

這種大度的慷慨是我們美國人性格的核心部分。

We believe in lending a hand to folks who need it.

我們信奉援手需要幫助的同胞。

We believe in pitching in to solve problems even if they aren't our problems.

我們信奉參與解決問題，即便那并不是我們的問題。

And that's not a one-day-a-year belief. It's part of the fabric of our nation.

這并不是一天一年的信仰。這是我們國家結構的一部分。

And we remember that many Americans need that helping hand right now.

而且我們記得許多美國人現在就需要這種援手。

Americans who've lost their jobs and can't get a new one through no fault of their own.

并不是自己的過失而失去工作和不能獲得新工作的美國人。

Americans who've been trapped in poverty and just need that helping hand to climb out.

還有那些陷入貧窮、正需要援手渡過難關的美國人。

Citizens whose prayers and hopes move us to act.

那些他們的祈禱和希望推動我們付諸行動的公民們。

We are a people who are greater together than we are on our own.

我們是一個團結起來比我們自己更偉大的一個民族。

That's what today is about.

這就是今天感恩節的主題。

That's what every day should be about.

這也應該是每一天的目的。

No matter our differences, we're all part of one American family.

不管我們有多少的不同點，我們還都是美國這個大家庭的一部分。

We are each other's keeper.

我們彼此照應。

We are one nation, under God.

我們是一個民族，都是上帝的子民。

That core tenet of our American experience has guided us from the earliest days of our founding-and it will guide us to a future that's even brighter than today.

從美國創立之初，這一我們美國人經驗的核心信條，就已經指導我們—它還將指導我們邁向更加美好的未來。

Thank you, God bless you, and from my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.

謝謝大家！上帝保佑你們！我的家庭衷心問候你們的家庭，感恩節快樂！

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