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In 2004, then -Illinois Senate candidate Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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He spoke about his personal background and about the Democratic Party.
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Here is that speech in its entirety.
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Thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you, thank you, thank you so much,
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thank you so much, thank you,
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thank you, thank you, Dick Durbin you make us all proud.
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On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln,
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let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.
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Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely.
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My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya.
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He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin roof shack.
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His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant to the British.
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But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son.
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Through hard work and perseverance, my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place,
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America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before.
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While studying here, my father met my mother.
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She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas.
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Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression.
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The day after Pearl Harbor, my grandfather signed up for duty, joined Patton's army, marched across Europe.
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Back home, my grandmother raised a baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line.
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After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and later moved west, all the way to Hawaii, in search of opportunity.
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And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter.
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a common dream born of two continents.
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My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation.
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They would give me an African name, Barak, or Blessed, believing that in a tolerant America, your name is no barrier to success.
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They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich,
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because in a generous America, you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential.
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They're both passed away now.
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And yet I know that on this night, they looked down on me with great pride.
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They stand here, and I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage,
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aware that my parents' dreams live on in my two precious daughters.
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I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me,
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and that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.
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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military,
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or the size of our economy, our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over 200 years ago.
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We hold these truths to be self -evident, that all men are created equal,
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that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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That is the true genius of America.
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A faith in simple dreams.
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An insistence on small miracles.
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That we can tuck in our children at night.
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and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm.
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That we can say what we think, write what we think without hearing a sudden knock on the door.
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That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe.
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That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least most of the time.
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This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and our commitments, to hold them against a hard reality,
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and see how we're measuring up to the legacy of our forbearers and the promise of future generations.
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And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, I say to you tonight, we have more work to do.
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More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Illinois Who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico
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And now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour
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More to do for the father that I met who was losing his job
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And choking back the tears wondering how he would pay $4
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,500 a month For the drugs his son needs without the health benefits that he counted on
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More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis And thousands more like her Who has the grades,
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has the drive, has the will But doesn't have the money to go to college Now, don't get me wrong The people I meet in small towns
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and big cities In diners and office parks They don't expect government to solve all their problems
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They know they have to work hard to get ahead And they want to
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Go into the collar counties around Chicago
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And people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or by the Pentagon.
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Go into any inner city neighborhood and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach our kids to learn.
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They know that parents have to teach
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that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations
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and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white right?
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They know those things.
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People don't expect government to solve all their problems,
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but they sense deep in their bones that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life
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and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all.
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They know we can do better, and they want that choice.
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In this election, we offer that choice.
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Our party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer, and that man is John Kerry.
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John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith and service because they've defined his life.
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From his heroic service to Vietnam, to his years as a prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he's devoted himself to this country.
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Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available.
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His values and his record affirm what is best in us.
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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.
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So instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he offers them to companies creating jobs here at home.
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John Kerry believes in an America where all Americans can afford the same health coverage our politicians in Washington have for themselves.
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John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies or the sabotage of foreign oil fields.
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John Kerry believes in the constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties,
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nor use faith as a wedge to divide us.
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And John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world, war must be an option sometimes, but it should never be the first option.
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You know, a while back, a while back, I met a young man named Seamus in a VFW hall in East Moline, Illinois.
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North.
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He was a good -looking kid, 6 '2", 6 '3", clear -eyed with an easy smile.
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He told me he'd joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week.
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And as I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted.
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The absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service,
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I thought, this young man was all that any of us might ever hope for in a child.
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But then I asked myself, are we serving Seamus as well as he's serving us?
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I thought of the 900 men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors who won't be returning to their own hometowns.
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I've thought of the families I've met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or nerves shattered,
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but still lacked long -term health benefits because they were reservists.
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When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they are going,
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to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never, ever go to war without enough troops to win the war,
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secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.
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Now, let me be clear.
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Let me be clear.
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We have real enemies in the world.
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These enemies enemies must be found, they must be pursued, and they must be defeated.
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John Kerry knows this.
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And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam,
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President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure.
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John Kerry believes in America.
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And And he knows that it's not enough for just some of us to prosper.
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For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga, a belief that we're all connected as one people.
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If there is a child on the South Side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me even if it's not my child.
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If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs and having to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer even if it's not my grandparent.
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If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties.
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It is that fundamental belief, it is that fundamental belief, I am my brother's keeper,
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I am my sister's keeper that makes this country work.
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It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family.
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E pluribus unum, out of many, one.
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Now, even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us.
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The spin masters, the negative ad peddlers, who embrace the politics of anything goes.
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Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
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There is the United States of America.
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There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America.
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There's the United States of America.
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the pundits the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states
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and blue states red states for republicans blue states for democrats
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but I've got news for them too we worship an awesome god in the blue states
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and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states
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we coach little league in the blue states and yes we've got some gay friends in the red states
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There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq, and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq.
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We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
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In the end, in the end, in the end, that's what this election is about.
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Do we participate in a politics of cynicism, or do we participate in a politics of hope?
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John Kerry calls on us to hope.
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John Edwards calls on us to hope.
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I'm not talking about blind optimism here.
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The almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it.
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That's not what I'm talking about.
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I'm talking about something more substantial.
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It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs.
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The hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores.
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The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta.
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The hope of a mill worker's son who dares to defy the odds.
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The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him too.
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Hope.
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Hope in the face of difficulty.
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Hope in the face of uncertainty.
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The audacity of hope.
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In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation, a belief in things not seen, a belief that there are better days ahead.
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I believe that we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity.
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I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair.
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I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs, and that as we stand on the crossroads of history,
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we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us.
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America, tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion that I do,
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if you feel the same hopefulness that I do, if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that all across the country,
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from From Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November
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and John Kerry will be sworn in as President
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and John Edwards will be sworn in as Vice President
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and this country will reclaim its promise and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come.
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Thank you very much everybody.
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God bless you.
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Thank you.
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The Democratic National Committee earlier this week announced that Mark Warner will deliver the keynote address at this year's convention in Denver.
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The former Virginia governor is running for that state's open Senate seat this year.
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You can follow Campaign 2008 any time by logging on to our site for politics at c -span .org slash politics.
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There you'll find the latest ads from the presidential and state races, including two new ads from Senators Obama and McCain on the economy.
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Here's a look at those ads.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“C-SPAN: Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention”為素材。 這段影片共有 175 個句子、2459 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 18:47。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 131 個詞，很適合跟讀。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
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| belief 名詞 | /bɪˈliːf/ | 相信, 信心 |
| lieutenant 名詞 | /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ | 中尉, 陸軍中尉 /陸軍中尉 |
| participate 動詞 | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | 參加 /參加 |
| solve 動詞 | /sɒlv/ | 解決 /解決 |
| liberty 名詞 | /ˈlɪbəti/ | 自由 |
| grandfather 名詞 | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ | 爺爺 /爺爺, 祖父 |
| spin 動詞 | /spɪn/ | 轉動 /轉動, 自轉 /自轉 |
| fundamental 形容詞 | /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ | 基本 |
| pursue 動詞 | /pɚˈsu/ | 追求 |
| divide 動詞 | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | 分, 分裂 |
| hesitate 動詞 | /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/ | 猶豫 /猶豫, 躊躇 /躊躇 |
| patriot 名詞 | /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ | 愛國者 /愛國者 |
| earn 動詞 | /ɝn/ | 掙 /掙, 賺 /賺 |
| ignore 動詞 | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | 無視 /無視, 忽略 |
| bone 名詞 | /boʊn/ | гўдў, гўдўзы |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
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| come together 動詞 | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | 集合, 聯合 |
| go away 動詞 | 離開 /離開, 走 | |
| grow up 動詞 | 長大 /長大 | |
| look down on 動詞 | 看不起, 瞧不起 | |
| pass away 動詞 | 去世, 逝世 | |
| turn off 動詞 | 關 /關, 關掉 /關掉 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：
- I'm not talking about blind optimism here.
- That's not what I'm talking about.
- I'm talking about something more substantial.
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | was born · is based · are created |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | has chosen · they've defined · we've seen |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | those who came · men who served · those who are |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 31 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, can't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, clothe /ˈkloʊð/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: passion /ˈpæʃən/, constitutional /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/, worship /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, constitutional /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: solve /sɒlv/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, slave /sleɪv/, overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: belief /bɪˈliːf/, lieutenant /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, solve /sɒlv/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, patrol /pəˈtɹoʊl/, miracle /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 belief, lieutenant, participate 這類單詞。
什麼是跟讀法？
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。