this election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. but one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who casther ballot in atlanta. she's a lot like the millions of others whostood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for onething: ann nixon cooper is 106 yearsold.
這次選舉有許多優(yōu)勢,許多故事,會被告知幾代人。但是,這在我腦海今晚的約一個女人誰投她的選票在亞特蘭大。她就像數(shù)以百萬計的其他人誰站在線,使他們的聲音在這次選舉中除一件事:尼克松安庫珀是106歲。
she was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons-- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
她出生的一代剛剛過去的奴役;當(dāng)時有沒有汽車在道路上或飛機在天空中;當(dāng)有人能像她一樣不參加表決的原因有兩個-因為她是一名女子,由于她的顏色皮膚。
and tonight, i think about all that she's seen throughout her century in america -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that american creed: yes we can.
今晚,我想所有的,她在整個看到她在美國的世紀(jì)-在心痛和希望;的斗爭和取得的;的時候,我們被告知,我們不能,和人民誰壓上與美國的信條:是我們能夠做到。
at a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. yes we can.
當(dāng)時婦女的聲音被壓制和他們的希望被駁回,她活著看到他們站起來,說出并達成的選票。是我們能夠做到。
when there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a new deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. yes we can.
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