永不放弃梦想 美国第一夫人Michelle Obama的精彩演讲.doc

永不放弃梦想 Michelle Obama一篇精彩的演讲【Full Text of Michelle Obama Speech, Democratic National Convention】 2008年8月26日，民主党的党团大会开幕，开幕的第一天，Michelle Obama独自站在了台前，发表了一篇精彩的演讲。Obama的口才好一致公认，但让人吃惊的是他老婆的口才也如此了得，她几乎不用讲稿在15分钟完成了整篇演说，从自己的身世，背景，讲到和Obama的共通的价值观，从价值观谈到两人为社区共同奋斗的历史，谈到了美国梦，然后从美国梦谈到老公的竞选承诺，最后又回到对家庭对未来的美好憧憬，一气呵成。 August 25, 2008 In these prepared remarks, Michelle Obama talks about her personal story of growing up on the South Side of Chicago and giving up a corporate law job for public service. She discusses her marriage with Barack Obama and their commitment to their children — and, in particular, highlights the Obamas commitment to working families. The speech as delivered may vary from the following text. Text of Michelle Obamas speech at the convention As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother Craig. I cant tell you how much it means to have Craig and my mom here tonight. Like Craig, I can feel my dad looking down on us, just as Ive felt his presence in every grace-filled moment of my life. At six-foot-six, Ive often felt like Craig was looking down on me too — literally. But the truth is, both when we were kids and today, he wasnt looking down on me — he was watching over me. And hes been there for me every step of the way since that clear February day 19 months ago, when — with little more than our faith in each other and a hunger for change — we joined my husband, Barack Obama, on the improbable journey thats brought us to this moment. But each of us also comes here tonight by way of our own improbable journey. I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president. I come here as a Mom whose girls are the heart of my heart and the center of my world — theyre the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and the last thing I