名人励志英语演讲 第76期:我放弃了 但我会继续战斗(10)

 　　Now, think how much progress we've already made. When we first started, people everywhere asked the same questions. Could a woman really serve as commander-in-clief? Well, I think we answered that one.

　　现在，想想我们已经取得了多大的进步。当我们刚刚起步时，到处有人问我一个同样的问题：“女人真的能够领导国家吗？”那么现在，我想我已经回答了这个问题。

　　Could an African-American really be our president? And Senator¹ Obama has answered that one.

　　“黑人可以成为美国总统吗？”奥巴马议员已经回答了这个问题。

　　Together, Senator Obama and I achieved milestones² essential to our progress as a nation, part of our perpetual³ duty to form a more perfect union.

　　奥巴马议员和我一起建立了一块对于我们国家的进步到头重要的里程碑，这是我们永远的责任——造就一个更完美的国家的一部分。

　　Now, on a personal note, when I was asked what it means to be a woman running for president, I always gave the same answer, that I was proud to be running as a woman, but I was running because I thought I'd be the best president. But--but I am a woman and, like millions of women, I knew there are still respects and embraces the potential of every last one of us.

　　这里，就我个人的观点，当被人问起成为竞选美国总统的女人意味着什么，我总是给他们同样的答案，我以我是一个竞选总统的女人为自豪。但我参加竞选是因为我曾想成为最棒的总统，但是，我是一个女人，像无数的女人一样，我知道那仍然有许多往往是没想到的障碍，我想建立一够尊重和包容我们每个人的美国。

1 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。

2 milestones   

n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 )；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑

参考例句：

• Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网

3 perpetual   

adj.永久的，长期的，无休止的

参考例句：

• He is on a perpetual search for truth.他毕生在寻求真理。
• The wind and the water were carrying on their perpetual quarrel.风和海水正进行着它们那永无休止的争吵。