奥巴马医改问题 奥巴马获胜演讲稿(17)

i am hopeful tonight because i’ve seen the spirit at work in america。 i’ve seen it in the family business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbors， and in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see a friend lose a job。 i’ve seen it in the soldiers who reenlist after losing a limb and in those seals who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back。

今晚，我满怀希望，因为我已经看到美国精神正在得以发扬。我看到有些家族企业，所有者宁可减少自己的薪酬也不愿让邻居丢掉工作;我看到有些工人宁愿缩减自己的工时也不愿看到朋友没有活干;我看到有些士兵在失去一条腿或胳膊之后又选择再次入伍;我看到海豹突击队员不避危险冲上楼梯、冲入黑暗，因为他们知道有一个兄弟在做他的后盾。

i’ve seen it on the shores of new jersey and new york， where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a munity rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm。 and i saw just the other day， in mentor， ohio， where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter， whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance pany was about to stop paying for her care。

在新泽西和纽约的海岸，我也看到了美国精神。每一个政党和各级政府的领导者都捐弃分歧，为在骇人风暴过后的废墟上重建社区各尽己力。就在不久前的一天，在俄亥俄的门托，我看到一位父亲在讲述他8岁女儿的故事。这个女孩与白血病进行了长期的斗争，如果不是因为几个月前通过的医改法案，保险公司就会停止支付医疗费用，他们的家庭就将失去一切。

i had an opportunity to not just talk to the father， but meet this incredible daughter of his。 and when he spoke to the crowd listening to that father’s story， every parent in that room had tears in their eyes， because we knew that little girl could be our own。 and i know that every american wants her future to be just as bright。 that’s who we are。 that’s the country i’m so proud to lead as your president。