Name: 歐巴馬回答所有人的共同疑問：美國會變好嗎？(Barack Obama Answers The Burning Question: Is America Going to Be Ok? | Op-Ed | NowThis
Uploaded: 2018-09-22T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 3 min 2 s

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Well, I think America will be fine as long as people of goodwill across the political spectrum

我認為只要各個派別有善意的人們參與政治並投票

participate and make sure that they vote.

When people vote, then Congress reflects the values of the country.

如果人們投票了， 國會就能反映國家的價值觀

But it's gonna require folks getting out of the mindset that we're helpless and there's nothing we can do,

但這需要人們跳出 「我們無能為力」的思維

and it's gonna require them to step up and devote a relatively modest amount of time to

需要人們投入其中， 稍微花一點時間

make sure that you're casting your ballot.

And if you do that, then you'll see a difference.

如果你這麼做了， 就會發現事情的變化

Politics rarely gives you perfect results—it's not gonna solve every problem—but when citizens vote,

政治通常不會帶來完美的結果— 不可能解決所有問題，但如果公民投票了

And, you know, better historically is really important.

從歷史經驗來說， 情況好轉很重要

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn't eliminate racism,

1964 年的民權法案並沒有消除種族主義

but it made things a lot better for a lot of people.

didn't mean every senior was safe from poverty,

並不意味著所有年長者都能免於貧困

but it lifted up millions of people out of poverty.

But it only works when people are actually committed to change.

但只有當人們真正致力於改變，才會有效

There are big differences between Democrats and Republicans, and I am a Democrat.

民主黨和共和黨差別很大，我是民主黨人

this country was built by Democrats and Republicans.

這個國家是由民主黨人和共和黨人共同建立的

My personal political hero, my favorite president, happens to be a guy named Abraham Lincoln

我的政治偶像，我最喜歡的總統， 恰好是亞伯拉罕·林肯

And gives some indication of how far the current Republican Party

我們從中可以看出如今的共和黨

has traveled from its original foundations.

the vast majority of the American people believe in the values that a Lincoln represented,

絕大多數美國人都相信林肯所代表的價值觀

That we should treat people decently and we should be honest,

and we should be concerned for the less fortunate,

and that we should invest in the future and make sure that every child gets opportunity.

我們應當投資未來， 讓所有孩子都能獲得機會

Regardless of party, there was a sense that there

So I'm optimistic we'll be ok as long as we say, oh,

set of values that the majority of the American people hold dear will be reflected.

大多數美國人所注重的價值觀就能得到體現

it doesn't mean every problem will be solved,

這並不代表所有問題都能得到解決

The fact that ultimately it's accountable to the people.

也不用擔心它最終要對人民負責