美国第一夫人米歇尔在英国伦敦女校的演讲..docVIP

Remarks by America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, Islington, U.K. April 3, 2009 美国第一夫人米歇尔?奥巴马在英国伦敦伊斯灵顿 伊丽莎白?安德森女校的演讲 2009年4月3日 （字幕可选） 点击进入下载页面：视频、音频、文本 This is my first trip. My first foreign trip as a first lady. Can you believe that? (Applause) And while this is not my first visit to the U.K., I have to say that I am glad this is my first official visit. The special relationship between the United States and the U.K. is based not only on the relationship between governments, but the common language and the values that we share. And Im reminded of that by watching you all today. During my visit Ive been especially honored to meet some of Britains most extraordinary women. Women who are paving the way for all of you. 这是我的第一次出访。 是我作为第一夫人的第一次外事出访。 你们能相信这个事实吗？ （掌声） 虽然这不是我第一次来英国， 我必须说很高兴我的首次官方访问是来英国。 美国和英国之间的特殊关系，不只是基于政府之间的关系， 而且基于我们有共同的语言和价值观。 看见你们大家就使我想到这一点。 在访问期间我特别荣幸地会见了英国一些最出色的女士。 这些女士在为你们所有女孩子铺路。 And Im honored to meet you, the future leaders of Great Britain and this world. And although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America, and you, just getting through school. I want you to know that we have very much in common. For nothing in my lifes path would have predicted that Id be standing here as the first African-American First Lady of the United States of America. There is nothing in my story that would land me here. I wasnt raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of. I was raised on the South Side of Chicago. Thats the real part of Chicago. And I was the product of a working-class community. My father was a city worker all of his life. And my mother was a stay-at-home mom. And she stayed at home to take care of me and my older brother. Neither of them attended university. My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the prime of his life. But even as it got harder for him to walk and get dr