But whenever you feel that creeping cynicism, whenever you hear those voices say you can’t make a difference, whenever somebody tells you to set your sights lower -- the trajectory of this country should give you hope. Previous generations should give you hope. What young generations have done before should give you hope. Young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in, from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall, didn’t just do it for themselves; they did it for other people. (Applause.)
但每当你感觉到那种迎面扑来的冷嘲热讽,每当你听到人们说你无法改变现状,每当有人告诉你要苟且偷生——这个国家走过的道路应该给你带来希望。前几代人的经历应该给你带来希望。在你之前的一代又一代年轻人做过的一切应该给你带来希望。无论是在塞尼卡福尔斯还是在塞尔玛或是在石墙,当时那些参加游行、动员起来、挺身而出、进行静坐的年轻人,他们不仅仅是为自己这样做 ;他们这样做是为了别人。(掌声)
That’s how we achieved women’s rights. That's how we achieved voting rights. That's how we achieved workers’ rights. That's how we achieved gay rights. (Applause.) That’s how we’ve made this Union more perfect. (Applause.)
就是这样,我们获得了妇女权利;就是这样,我们获得了选举权;就是这样,我们获得了工人权利;就是这样,我们获得了同性恋权利。(掌声)就是这样,我们使我们的合众国更趋完美。(掌声)
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