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??Prepared Remarks of President???????????? Barack??Obama ?????? Weekly Address?????? Saturday,?November 25th, 2010 ? ?? Today, like millions of other families across America, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will sit down to share a Thanksgiving filled with family and friends – and a few helpings of food and football, too.? And just as folks人们大伙 have done in every Thanksgiving since the first, we’ll spend some time taking stock储备 of what we’re thankful for: the God-given bounty (由政府提供的)奖金, 赏金；慷慨, 大方of America, and the blessings (上帝的)祝福;赐福,保佑;恩典of one another. This is also a holiday that captures俘获；夺取, 占领 that distinctly截然不同的, 完全分开的；清晰的, 明白的, 明显的American impulse冲动 to give something of ourselves.? Even as we speak, there are countless Americans serving at soup kitchens and food pantries; contributing to their communities; and standing guard around the world. And in a larger sense, that’s emblematic of what Americans have always done.? We come together and do what’s required to make tomorrow better than today.? That’s who we are. Consider our journey since that first Thanksgiving.? We are among the world’s youngest of peoples, but time and again, we have boldly勇敢地 and resiliently能重新振作，达观 led the way forward.? Against tough odds可能性机会, we are a people who endure常时间忍受 – who explored and settled a vast and untamed未驯服 continent; who built a powerful economy and stood against tyranny暴政 in all its forms; who marched and fought for equality, and connected a globe with our own science and imagination. None of that progress was predestined命运注定.? None of it came easily.? Instead, the blessings for which we give thanks today are the product of choices made by our parents, and grandparents, and generations before – whose determination and sacrifice ensured a better future for us. This holiday season, we must resolve once more to do the same. This is not the hardest Thanksgiving America has ever faced.? But as long as many members of our American family are hurting, we’ve got to lo