媒体专访奥巴马总统：美国还会变好吗？（附视频&对话稿）
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9月7日，美国前总统奥巴马在伊利诺伊大学香槟分校发表演讲，他在演讲中罕见地批评了现任总统特朗普。演讲结束后，奥巴马接受了NowThis的独家专访，强调今年11月的中期选举至关重要，解释为什么他要在此时站出来发声。
Well I think America will be fine as long as people of goodwill across the political spectrum participate and make sure that they vote.
我认为美国不会出现问题，只要各个派别所有有善意的人能够参与进来并确保能够投出他们宝贵的一票。
When people vote, then Congress reflects the values of the country.But it's going to require folks getting out of a mindset that we're helpless and there's nothing we can do, and it's gonna require them to step up and devote a relatively modest amount of time to make sure that you're casting your ballot,If you do that you'll see a difference.
只要人们投票了，那么国会就能反映出国家的价值观。但这需要人们能够跳出这种思维，觉得自己无能为力 什么也做不了，我们需要人们花费相对适度的时间来投入其中，确保每一个人都投了票，如果你投票了，你就会发现事情会有变化。
Politics rarely gives you perfect results, It's not going to solve every problem, but when citizens vote things will be better and you know better historically is is really important.
政治通常不会带来完美的结果, 它不可能解决所有的问题。但如果公民们都投票了，情况就会有好转。而且你知道的 从历史经验来看，情况好转是十分重要的。
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn't eliminate racism, but it made things a lot better for a lot of people. The passage of Social Security didn't mean every senior was safe from poverty, but it lifted up millions of people out of poverty and that's how our government works. but it only works when people are actually committed to change.
1964年的民权法案虽然并没有消除种族主义，但它让大多数人的情况都好转了。通过社会保障法案也并不意味着所有老人都能免于贫困，但它也让数百万人摆脱了贫困，而这就是我们政府运作的方式，但只有人们都真正致力于去改变的时候它才能发挥作用。
There are big differences between Democrats and Republicans and I'm a Democrat, I think Democrats have better ideas. But the fact the matter is is that this country was built by Democrats and Republicans.
民主党和共和党的差别很大，而我又是民主党人，我认为民主党有更好的想法，但是事实上这个国家也是由民主党和共和党共同建立起来的。
My personal political hero, My favorite president happens to be a guy named Abraham Lincoln who helped found the Republican Party and gives some indication of how far the current Republican Party has traveled from its original foundations, and The good news is is that the vast majority of the American people believe in the values that a Lincoln represented or a Kennedy representative.
我的政治偶像，我最喜欢的一任总统恰好就是推动了共和党创立的亚伯拉罕·林肯，而我们从中可以看出，如今的共和党和它创立之初相比的变化有多么大。此外，有一个好消息是 绝大多数的美国人都相信林肯总统所代表的价值观，或者是肯尼迪所代表的价值观。
Then we should treat people decently and we should be honest We should be concerned for the less fortunate. We should invest in the future and make sure that every child gets opportunity regardless of party there was a sense that there are things that held us together.
那就是我们应该善待他人，应该诚实守信，我们应该关心弱势群体，我们应该投资未来，确保每一个孩子都能获得机会，无论是什么党派，我们都有一个共识能将我们所有人连接在一起。
so I'm optimistic we'll be okay as long as we say oh we got to pay attention we got a vote we got to participate, Young people in particular need to vote and they need to vote in midterms If we do then that set of values that the majority of the American people hold dear will be reflected and It doesn't mean every problem will be solved, but we won't be concerned about the continuity of our democracy and the fact that ultimately it's accountable to the people.
所以只要我们都能够重视，美国就不会出现问题。我们要予以关注，我们要投票，我们要参与进来，尤其是年轻人们更需要去投票，在中期选举的时候投票。如果我们这么做了，那么大多数美国人所注重的价值观就能得到体现，还有这并不代表着所有问题都能得到解决，但这样我们就不需要担心我们民主制度的延续，也不用担心它最终会不会对人民负责。
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