2014年奧巴馬在父親節(jié)的致詞

Hi, everybody. This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have – and that’s being a dad.

大家好！ 本周日即將是父親節(jié), 我想借此機會談談我們大家終將面臨的最最重要的工作: 做一個父親。

Today we’re blessed to live in a world where technology allows us to connect instantly with just about anyone on the planet. But no matter how advanced we get, there will never be a substitute for the love and support and, most importantly, the presence of a parent in a child’s life. And in many ways, that’s uniquely true for fathers.

今天我們很有幸生活在一個能瞬間可和地球上的任何一個人聯(lián)系的科技時代。但無論科技如何發(fā)達，都沒有任何東西可以取代一個家長在孩子生活中的出現(xiàn)，愛和支持，在許多方面，對父親而言尤為如此。

Being a good parent isn’t easy. It demands your constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a healthy dose of patience. And nobody’s perfect. To this day, I’m still figuring out how to be a better husband to my wife and father to my kids.

要做一個好的父母是不容易的。它要求你不停的注意力，時常的犧牲和健康的耐心。然而，沒有人是完美的。直到今天，我仍在找尋如何才能做一個更好的丈夫和父親的途徑。

Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at family. That’s what matters most. When I look back on my life, I won’t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I promoted. I’ll be thinking about Michelle, and the journey we’ve been on together. I’ll be thinking about Sasha’s dance recitals and Malia’s tennis matches – about the conversations we’ve had and the quiet moments we’ve shared. I’ll be thinking about whether I did right by them, and whether they knew, every day, just how much they were loved.

假如一路走來我學到了一件事的話，那就是如果我們的家庭失敗, 我們的成就將黯然無光。家庭是最重要的。當我回首自己的生活，我不會去想我所通過或推舉的任何一項立法，但我會想我的太太和我們共同行走的路程。我會去想Sasha的舞蹈彩排和Malia的網(wǎng)球比賽，以及我們之間的談話和共享的安靜時光。我會想我是否對他們所做是正確的，他們是否每天都知道我是多么的愛他們。

That’s what I think being a father is all about. And if we can do our best to be a source of comfort and encouragement to our kids; if we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be; then we will have succeeded.

這就是我想的應該如何為人父。假如我們能盡全力為孩子們提供舒適和勇氣，假如我們能向他們展示無條件的愛并幫助他們成為他們想成為的人，那我們就成功了。

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend.

祝福每一個父親父親節(jié)快樂, 并過一個美好的周末。