on behalf of the obama family – michelle, malia, sasha, bo and me– i want to wish everyone a very happy thanksgiving.

　　我代表美國總統全家——米歇爾，瑪利亞，莎莎，小狗波，還有我——祝愿大家感恩節快樂!

　　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.

　　對于我們來說，就像你們大家一樣，這一天會在家人和朋友中度過，一起吃感恩節食物，看橄欖球比賽。這一天要忙忙碌碌總想找個時間小憩一會，至少晚飯后會有這種想法。但對大多數人來說，這一天都會彼此感恩，感謝我們所得到的一切。

　　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.

　　這一天對于今年來說格外重要。作為一個國家，我們剛剛走出充滿激情、嘈雜和我們民主制度中最重要的大選季節，但它需要我們作出選擇。而有時候這些選擇會過于著重在什么使我們不同，而不是聯系起來;在支持我們的候選人，而不是我們的國家。

　　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.

　　感恩節是一個讓我們全面思考的好機會，要記住，盡管存在分歧，我們永遠要把美國人民的利益放在首位。

　　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.