奥巴马中英文简介
奥巴马英文简历：
Biography
Personal
Birthdate: August 4, 1961 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia; Honolulu, Hawaii
Spouse: Michelle Robinson Obama
Children: Malia Ann Obama, Sasha Obama
Religion: United Church of Christ
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991
Occidential College/Columbia University, B.A.
Punahou School
Experience
Businesses Owned, Past Careers, Board Memberships, Etc.:
Center for Neighborhood and Technology
Chicago Annenberg Challenge
Cook County Bar
Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project
Board Member, Joyce Foundation
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Leadership for Quality Education
Member, Trinity United Church of Christ
Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago
Public Service / Elected Offices:
Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1997-2004
Book(s)
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama 奥巴马中文简历：
全名：巴拉克·胡赛因·奥巴马（Barack Hussein Obama Jr.）
党派：民主党
公职：联邦参议员（代表伊利诺伊州，2004年当选）
伊利诺伊州州参议员（1997-2004）
奥巴马1961年8月4日生于美国夏威夷州檀香山，是2008年美国总统选举民主党候选人之一。
奥巴马在2007年2月10日在正式宣布参加2008年美国总统大选。10日，在曾是美国前总统亚伯拉罕·林肯的“地盘”的伊利诺伊州首府斯普林菲尔德，奥巴马借用林肯演讲的寓意，正式宣布参选。
“我们能打造一个更有希望的美国，”奥巴马激情洋溢地说，“在林肯呼吁结束分裂、团结一致的老议会前，希望和梦想仍在延续，正因为如此，我今天站在你们面前，宣布竞选美国总统。”他的竞选纲领侧重结束伊拉克战争及实施全民医疗制度。
45岁的奥巴马演说极具魅力，灿烂的笑容更虏获许多民众的心。与过去有意竞选总统的黑人前辈相比，奥巴马是首位在初选前民调获得全国性支持的明日之星，成为2008年民主党总统候选人的热门人选之一的希拉里的劲敌。此外，做为一名非洲裔美国人，他在黑人选民中占有强大优势。
奥巴马曾在不同场合多次表示，若当选总统,将继续奉行“一个中国政策”，和中国建立建设性的关系，以维系长久的和平与繁荣。同时，同其他一些候选人一样，奥巴马认为，中国这个崛起中的大国将在地区和世界事务上发挥越来越大的影响力，而美国目前能作出的回应是不断要求中国“成为一个负责任的大国”。
此外，奥巴马认为，美军目前只有1%的人能讲阿拉伯语、汉语和朝鲜语是一种缺陷，必须通过培训和招募加以改变。他也曾表示，如当选总统将对进口的中国商品采取更严格的检查措施。
附录：奥巴马的编年史
1961年8月4日生于美国夏威夷州檀香山
1983年获哥伦比亚大学文学学士学位；
年获哈佛大学法学院法学博士学位；1991
年结婚，育有二女；1992
；Miner Barnhill & Galland律师事务所律师（伊利诺伊州芝加哥）1993-2004，
1996年，首次当选为伊利诺伊州参议员；
2004年在伊利诺伊州首次当选为国会参议员。
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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of African is the first representative of the Democratic Party, he the United States. A Senator United States office. Obama previously served as a hold American to the from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
and of Columbia University Hawaii, Obama is a graduate A native of Honolulu, Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a worked as earning his law degree. He organizer a community in Chicago before
of the University taught constitutional law at Chicago civil rights attorney in and Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
an 2004. Following Senate from 1997 to terms Obama served three in the Illinois
of U.S. House seat in the incumbent unsuccessful bid against a Democratic for a events Several Senate in 2004. States in 2000, he ran for United Representatives
the in including his victory national attention during the campaign, to brought him March 2004 Democratic primary and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009.
As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. In foreign policy, Obama Afghanistan,
in Iraq, increased troop levels troops from withdrew combat gradually
and signed an arms control treaty with Russia. In October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be
awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.
“Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy
has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear
arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama's initiative, the United States is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened
挪威诺贝尔委员会决定将2009年诺贝尔和平奖授予奥巴马总统，因为他为加强世界外交和世界人民合作做出了非凡的努力。诺贝尔委员会尤其强调他的无核世界理念和他为此所做的工作。”“作为总统，奥巴马在国际政治中创造了一种新气象。多边外交又重获中心地位，强调联合国和其他国际组织的作用。对话和谈判成为解决哪怕是最复杂国际冲突的首选手段。无核世界的观念有力地促进了裁军和军控谈判。感谢奥巴马的倡议，美国如今正在为应对世界面临的气候变化巨大挑战发挥建设性作用。民主和人权得到加强。”“很少有人能像奥巴马这样引起全世界关注，让人们期望更美好的未来。他的外交理念根植于这样一种观念，即世界领导者必须按照世界大多数人口的价值观和看法去开展外交行动。”“108年来，挪威诺贝尔委员会一直致力于推进这样一种国际政治和国际政治理念，而如今奥巴马是首席发言人。诺贝尔委员会赞许奥巴马的呼吁，'如今我们每个人担负起自己的责任去应对全球挑”。'战了．
(完美精华版)奥巴马演讲中英文对照
On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, our sense of patriotism is particularly strong. Because while we gather here under open skies, we know that far beyond the Organ Mountains – in the streets of Baghdad, and the outskirts of Kabul – America's sons and daughters are sacrificing on our behalf. And our thoughts and prayers are with them. I speak to you today with deep humility. My grandfather marched in Patton's Army, but I cannot know what it is to walk into battle like so many of you. My grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line, but I cannot know what it is for a family to sacrifice like so many of yours have. I am the father of two young girls, and I cannot imagine what it is to lose a child. My heart breaks for the families who've lost a loved one. These are things I cannot know. But there are also some things I do know. I know that our sadness today is mixed with pride; that those we've lost will be remembered by a grateful nation; and that our presence here today is only possible because your loved ones, America's patriots, were willing to give their lives to defend our nation. I know that while we may come from different places, cherish different traditions, and have different political beliefs, we all –every one of us – hold in reverence those who've given this country the full measure of their devotion. And I know that children in New Mexico and across this country look to your children, to your brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and friends –to those we honor today –as a shining example of what's best about America. Their lives are a model for us all. What led these men and women to wear their country's uniform? What is it that leads anyone to put aside their own pursuit of life's comforts; to subordinate their own sense of survival, for something bigger – something greater? Many of those we honor today were so young when they were killed. They had a whole life ahead of them – birthdays and weddings, holidays with children and grandchildren, homes and jobs and happiness of their own. And yet, at one moment or another, they felt the tug, just as generations of Americans did before them. Maybe it was a massacre in a Boston square; or a President's call to save the Union and free the slaves. Maybe it was the day of infamy that awakened a nation to a storm in the Pacific and a madman's death march across Europe. Or maybe it was the morning they woke up to see our walls of security crumble along with our two largest towers. Whatever the moment was, when it came and they felt that tug, perhaps it was simply the thought of a mom or a dad, a husband or a wife, or a child not yet born that made this young American think that it was time to go; that made them think "I must serve so that the people I love can live –in happiness, and safety, and freedom."
美国总统奥巴马胜选演讲稿(中英文)
美国总统奥巴马胜选演讲稿（中英文） 超过10万人4日深夜把美国芝加哥格兰特公园变成狂欢的海洋。当选总统贝拉克奥巴马在这里向支持者宣布:“变革已降临美国。”他在这篇获胜演说中承诺推进“变革”,但呼吁支持者付出耐心,甚至提及连任。 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. 如果,还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度,还有人怀疑国父们的梦想在我们的时代是否还存在,还有人怀疑我们的民主所拥有的力量,那么今晚,你听到了回答。 It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. 是那些今天在学校和教堂排着长队、数不胜数的选民做出了回答;是那些为了投票等待了三四个小时的人们做出了回答。他们中的很多人,是有生以来第一次投票,因为他们相信,这次真的不同――他们的声音会让这次不同。
奥巴马获胜演讲全文(中英文对照)
奥巴马获胜演讲全文 President-elect Barack Obama smiles as he gives his acceptance speech at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. 以下是奥巴马(Barack Obama)竞选总统成功后在芝加哥演讲准备的讲稿: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of
奥巴马演讲中英文对照版
奥巴马演讲中英文对照版 Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlin gton, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.) 嗨，大家好!你们今天过得怎么样?我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起，全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过电视关注这里，我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。 I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. 我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天，你们中的有一些刚刚进入幼儿园或升上初高中，对你们来说，这是在新学校的第一天，因此，假如你们感到有些紧张，那也是很正常的。我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。不过，我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。 I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning. 我可以理解这份心情。小时候，我们家在大洋彼岸——我们在印度尼西亚住过几年。我妈妈没钱送我去其他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书，因此她决定自己给我上课——时间是每周一到周五的凌晨4点半。 Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d co mplain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster." (Laughter.) 显然，我不怎么喜欢那么早就爬起来，很多时候，我就这么在厨房的桌子前睡着了。每当我埋怨的时候，我妈总会用同一副表情看着我说：“小鬼，你以为教你我就很轻松?” So I know that some of you are still adjusting to b eing back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year. 所以，我可以理解你们中的许多人对于开学还需要时间来调整和适应，但今天我站在这里，是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。我要和你们谈一谈你们每个人的教育，以及在新的学年里，你们应当做些什么。 Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot. 我做过许多关于教育的讲话，也常常用到“责任”这个词。 I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing yo u to learn. 我谈到过教师们有责任激励和启迪你们，督促你们学习。 I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox. 我谈到过家长们有责任看管你们认真学习、完成作业，不要成天只会看电视或打游戏机。
奥巴马演讲稿英文版
奥巴马演讲稿英文版 篇一：奥巴马中英文演讲稿 Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I'd also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations. I don't know what he said, but I hope it was good. 下午好。能够有机会在上海跟你们大家交谈，我深感荣幸。我要感谢复旦大学的杨校长，感谢他的款待和热情的欢迎。我还要感谢我们出色的大使Jon Huntsman，他代表了我们两国之间的深远联系和相互尊重。我不知道他刚才说什么，但是希望他说的是好的。 What I'd like to do is to make some opening comments, and then what I'm really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we've received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador Huntsman. And I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as
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Brief Introduction Barack Hussein Obama, born on August 4, 1961, is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 United States presidential election. Obama is the first African-American to be nominated by a major American political party for president and became the first African-American president in American history on November 4, 2008. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he became the first black person to serve as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama announced his presidential campaign in February 2007, and was formally nominated at the 2008 Democratic National Convention with Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate. 奥巴马简介 巴拉克?侯赛因?奥巴马，出生于1961年8月4日，是代表美国伊利诺州的资深联邦参议员，2008年美国总统选举民主党候选人。 奥巴马是美国历史上第一位获得主要政党提名的非裔总统候选人，并于2008年11月4日当选为美国历史上首位非裔总统。他毕业于哥伦比亚大学和哈佛法学院，是《哈佛法律研究》的第一位黑人社长。在连续三届担任伊利诺伊州州参议员之前（1997-2004），奥巴马从事社区工作和民权律师工作。2007年2月，奥巴马宣布参加总统竞选，2008年民主党全国大会上获得正式提名，选择代表特拉华州的联邦参议员乔?拜登做副总统人选。 Early life and Education Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a Luo from Kenya, and Ann Dunham, a white American from Wichita, Kansas. As an adult Obama admitted that during high school he used marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol, which he described at the 2008 Civil Forum on the Presidency as his greatest moral failure. Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, In January 2003, Obama became chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee. He resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the US Senate. 2008 Election On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. Throughout the campaign, Obama has emphasized the issues of rapidly ending the Iraq War, increasing
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Hello, everybody. As 2011 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2012, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. 大家好！2011接近尾声，2012马上来临。值此新春之际，我祝愿大家新年快乐，健康幸福！ The last year has been a time of great challenge and great progress for our country. We ended one war and began to wind down another. We dealt a crippling blow to al-Qaeda and made America more secure. We stood by our friends and allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions. And we began to see signs of economic recovery here at home, even as too many Americans are still struggling to get ahead. 过去的一年我们国家遇到了很大的挑战也取得了很大的成就。我们结束了一场战争，另一场也接近尾声。我们重创了基地组织，让美国更加安宁。我们与全球的伙伴和盟友们一起面对自然灾害和变革。尽管还有很多的人依然要艰苦支撑，但我们很欣慰的看到美国的经济有了复苏的迹象。 There's no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change. And as we head into the New Year, I'm hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger –to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class. 毫无疑问，2012将带来更多改变。在我们进入新年之际，我真心希望我们能应对这些改变，而且变得更加强大——促进经济增长，创造就业，巩固中产阶级地位。 I'm hopeful because of what we saw right before Christmas, when Members of Congress came together to prevent a tax hike for 160 million Americans –saving a typical family about $40 in every paycheck. They also made sure Americans looking for work won't see their unemployment insurance cut off. And I expect Congress to finish the job by extending these provisions through the end of 2012. 我之所以充满希望，是因为我们看到在圣诞节前，国会议员一起努力避免1.6亿美国人民的税负上升——这为一般家庭在每份薪水单上节省了40美元。他们还确保了美国人民在失业时的保险不被终止。我期待着国会能在2012年将这些工作完成好。 It was good to see Members of Congress do the right thing for millions of working Americans. But it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate. Through email and Twitter and over the phone, you let your representatives know what was at stake. Your lives. Your families. Your well-being. You had the courage to believe that your voices could make a
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奥巴马2012新年致词——中英文对照 Working Together in the New Year 新的一年共同努力 Hello, everybody. As 2011 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2012, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. 大家好！2011接近尾声，2012马上来临。值此新年来临之际，我祝愿大家新年快乐，健康幸福！ The last year has been a time of great challenge and great progress for our country. We ended one war and began to wind down another. We dealt a crippling blow to al-Qaeda and made America more secure. We stood by our friends and allies around the world through natural disasters and revolutions. And we began to see signs of economic recovery here at home, even as too many Americans are still struggling to get ahead. 过去的一年我们国家遇到了很大的挑战也取得了很大的成就。我们结束了一场战争，另一场也接近尾声。我们重创了基地组织，让美国更加安宁。我们与全球的伙伴和盟友们一起面对自然灾害和变革。尽管还有很多人依然要艰苦支撑，但我们很欣慰的看到美国的经济有了复苏的迹象。 There's no doubt that 2012 will bring even more change. And as we head into the New Year, I'm hopeful that we have what it takes to face that change and come out even stronger – to grow our economy, create more jobs, and strengthen the middle class.
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Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody going today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) 大家好！谢谢你们。谢谢你们。谢谢大家。好，大家请就座。你们今天都好吗？（掌声）蒂姆·斯帕塞好吗？（掌声） I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.) 嗨，大家好！我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起，全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过电视关注这里，我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。 I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. 我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天，你们中的有一些刚 刚进入幼儿园或升上初高中，对你们来说，这是在新学校的第一天，因此， 假如你们感到有些紧张，那也是很正常的。我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。不过，我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。 I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn’t