WeeklyAddress12

Wishing the American People a Happy Thanksgiving

祝全国人民感恩节快乐
On behalf of the Obama family – Michelle, Malia, Sasha and Bo – I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.
我谨代表奥巴马家庭——米歇尔、玛莉亚、萨莎和波——祝愿大家感恩节快乐！
For us, like so many of you, this is a day full of family and friends; food and football. It's a day to fight the overwhelming urge to take a nap – at least until after dinner. But most of all, it's a time to give thanks for each other, and for the incredible bounty we enjoy.
对我们很多人来说，这是一个家人朋友团聚，共享美食和橄榄球日子。这是一个放下紧绷的神经好好休息的日子，至少晚餐过后是这样。对我们大多数人来说，这也是彼此表达谢意，感谢彼此分享的无尽馈赠的时候。
That's especially important this year. As a nation, we've just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our democracy. But it also required us to make choices – and sometimes those choices led us to focus on what sets us apart instead of what ties us together; on what candidate we support instead of what country we belong to.
今年，这一天尤为重要。全国刚刚经历了一场充满激情、不同声音和对我们的民主至关重要的总统大选。我们最终还是要做出选择，有时候这些选择让我们关注能将我们区分开来而不是把我们绑在一起的东西，关注我们支持什么样的候选人而不是我们属于什么样的国家。
Thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective – to remember that, despite our differences, we are, and always will be, Americans first and foremost.
感恩节让我们有机会换一个角度，来记住，尽管我们不尽相同，最重要的是我们是并永远是美国人。
Today we give thanks for blessings that are all too rare in this world. The ability to spend time with the ones we love; to say what we want; to worship as we please; to know that there are brave men and women defending our freedom around the globe; and to look our children in the eye and tell them that, here in America, no dream is too big if they're willing to work for it.
今天，我们向这个世界上稀缺的东西表达感谢与祝福。我们可以与亲爱的人一起共度时光；许下愿望；崇拜我们尊敬的人；记住还在世界各地为我们守护自由的英勇的军人们；看着孩子们的眼睛并告诉他们，在美国，只要肯努力，没有什么梦想不能实现。
We're also grateful that this country has always been home to Americans who see these blessings not simply as gifts to enjoy, but as opportunities to give back. Americans who believe we have a responsibility to look out for those less fortunate – to pull each other up and move forward together.
我们充满感激之情的还有这个国家的人们不仅仅简单的将这些祝福最为礼物，更重要的是将其作为回馈彼此的机会。我们认为我们有义务去照料那些不幸的人们，帮助他们摆脱困境并一起前进。
Right now, as we prepare to gather around our dinner tables, there are families in the northeast who don't have that luxury. Many of them have lost everything to Hurricane Sandy – homes, possessions, even loved ones. And it will be a long time before life goes back to normal.
现在，当我们一起准备晚上的大餐的时候，东北部的家庭的晚餐可就没这么奢华了。很多人在飓风桑迪中失去了一切，房屋、财产甚至亲人。需要很长时间他们的生活才能重新恢复正常。
But in the midst of so much tragedy, there are also glimmers of hope. Over
the last few weeks, we've seen FEMA personnel, National Guard and first
responders working around the clock in hard-hit communities. We've seen
hospital workers using their lunch breaks to distribute supplies. Families
offering up extra bedrooms. The fire department advertising free hot showers. Buses full of volunteers coming from hundreds of miles away.
Neighbors sharing whatever they have – food, water, electricity – and saying again and again how lucky they are to have a roof over their heads.
但就在这些灾难中，我们依然看到了希望的光芒。过去的几个星期里，我们看到了联邦应急管理局的工作人员，国民警卫队和应急人员在灾区不停工作的身影。我们看到了医院工作人员在午餐间隙分发救灾物资的情形。一些家庭提供卧室给人们休息。消防部门通知大家免费来洗热水澡。汽车上满载这从数百公里外赶来的志愿者。左邻右舍一起分享食物、水、电等一切东西，并一遍又一遍的感慨，有一个遮风避雨的地方是多么的幸运。
It would have been easy for these folks to do nothing – to worry about
themselves and leave the rest to someone else. But that's not who we are.
That's not what we do.
这些人完全可以什么也不做，只关心自己，把其他事情留给别人。但我们不是这样的人，我们也不会这么去做。
As Americans, we are a bold, generous, big-hearted people. When our
brothers and sisters are in need, we roll up our sleeves and get to work – not for the recognition or the reward, but because it's the right thing to do.
Because there but for the grace of God go I. And because here in America, we rise or fall together, as one nation and one people.
作为美国人，我们勇敢、无私、充满大爱。当我们的兄弟姐妹有困难的时候，我们会马上投入到工作中，并不是为了赞誉或奖赏，而是因为这是我们应该做的事情。因为这是上帝对我们的恩典。因为在美国，我们团结如一，同休戚共患难。
That's something to be grateful for – today and every day.
这是我们今天乃至每一天都要感恩的事情。
So to all the Americans doing your part to make our world a better place – it is my privilege to serve as your President. To all our servicemembers – it is my honor to be your Commander in Chief. And from our family to yours,
happy Thanksgiving.
因此，我想对所有尽心尽力让世界更美好的美国人民说，能担任你们的总统，我倍感荣幸。对所有的军人，我想说，担任你们的指挥官，我深感荣耀。最后我再次代表我的家人
祝愿大家感恩节愉快！