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(guó)總統(tǒng)全家——米歇爾，瑪利亞，莎莎，小狗波，還有我——祝愿大家感恩節(jié)快樂(lè)!

　　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(duì)于我們來(lái)說(shuō)，就像你們大家一樣，這一天會(huì)在家人和朋友中度過(guò)，一起吃感恩節(jié)食物，看橄欖球比賽。這一天要忙忙碌碌總想找個(gè)時(shí)間小憩一會(huì)，至少晚飯后會(huì)有這種想法。但對(duì)大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，這一天都會(huì)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(duì)于今年來(lái)說(shuō)格外重要。作為一個(gè)國(guó)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(jié)，但它需要我們作出選擇。而有時(shí)候這些選擇會(huì)過(guò)于著重在什么使我們不同，而不是聯(lián)系起來(lái);在支持我們的候選人，而不是我們的國(guó)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(jié)是一個(gè)讓我們?nèi)嫠伎嫉暮脵C(jī)會(huì)，要記住，盡管存在分歧，我們永遠(yuǎn)要把美國(guó)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.