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Hilary's speech
blueswing 发表于 2008-06-13 20:22:29
从别人处下载了希拉里的退选演说，读了之后让我这个不怎么关注竞选的人很是佩服。自信、感恩、有风度，同时颇有策略地对奥巴马大加赞赏。。。以下是自己比较喜欢的几段，本想自己翻译一下，但近来心浮气躁，实在没那心境，只得作罢。share一下。
You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories... unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the president of the United States. And that is truly remarkable, my friends.
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Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.
As we gather here today in this historic, magnificent building, the 50th woman to leave this Earth is orbiting overhead. If we can blast 50 women into space, we will someday launch a woman into the White House.
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Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it... and the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time. 虽然这一次我们没有粉碎这个高耸的、坚硬的玻璃天花板，但1800万支持者已经使它产生了1800万道裂缝，照射出的光线从未像从前那样明亮。。。
That has always been the history of progress in America. Think of the suffragists who gathered at Seneca Falls in 1848 and those who kept fighting until women could cast their votes.
Think of the abolitionists who struggled and died to see the end of slavery. Think of the civil rights heroes and foot soldiers who marched, protested, and risked their lives to bring about the end of segregation and Jim Crow.
Because of them, I grew up taking for granted that women could vote and, because of them, my daughter grew up taking for granted that children of all colors could go to school together.
Because of them, Barack Obama and I could wage a hard-fought campaign for the Democratic nomination. Because of them and because of you, children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States. And so when that day arrives, and a woman takes the oath of office as our president, we will all stand taller, proud of the values of our nation, proud that every little girl can dream big and that her dreams can come true in America.
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Now, being human, we are imperfect. That's why we need each other, to catch each other when we falter, to encourage each other when we lose heart. Some may lead, some may follow, but none of us can go it alone.
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我更钦佩她完成的这一次富有勇气的、历史性的竞选，她代表我的女儿以及所有女性粉碎了每一处壁垒，她们的梦想将不再有任何牵绊。——奥巴马
