It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

　　We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

　　這個(gè)回答來(lái)自青年、老人、窮人、富人、民主黨、共和黨人、黑皮膚、白皮膚、拉美人、亞裔、印第安人、同性戀和非同性戀者、殘疾人和健全者。美國(guó)告訴世界，我們從來(lái)就不是一半紅、一半藍(lán)(譯者：分別代表民主黨和共和黨。)，我們是——美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。

　　It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about 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.

　　很多人，在長(zhǎng)久以往的耳濡目染中憤世嫉俗、擔(dān)憂、懷疑。但今天他們做出了回答。他們的雙手扭轉(zhuǎn)了歷史，讓歷史轉(zhuǎn)向充滿(mǎn)希望的新的一天。

　　It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

　　我們等待了很久。但今夜，因?yàn)槲覀兘裉斓呐Α⒁驗(yàn)檫@次選舉，在這決定性的時(shí)刻，美國(guó)終于迎來(lái)了轉(zhuǎn)變。