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雨季来了。一下就是一个长篇。一夜之间,那么多的树一下子就变黄了,层层的落叶积在草地上,偶尔被风卷起来,翻几个跟斗又落下。安安静静的星期六的早晨,趁着雨打盹的瞬间,信步去家附近的trail走走。
跺着脚踩着落叶咯吱地响,一个美国老太不紧不慢从旁边走过,很慈祥地笑,“Isn’t it lovely?”,呵呵,原来不止我一个人在这被雨淋。不觉想起好些年前下雨的时候常唱的一首歌,《微风细雨》。
第一场雨终于下完了,天晴的第一天,就是美国大选的日子。大家的话题,全是跟选举有关的。我从来不关心政治,对老麦和大奥的两人的治国之策亦很持保留态度。他们俩,无论谁都不可能力挽狂澜于即倒,经济会更加差下去的。只是这一场金融海啸,和老麦选副手的失策,帮了大奥的忙,把他推向了总统的宝座。
These are difficult times for our country. And I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.
I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited“
“It is natural. It's natural, tonight, to feel some disappointment. But tomorrow, we must move beyond it and work together to get our country moving again.
We fought -- we fought as hard as we could. And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.“
还有他的最后的结束语.
“Americans never quit. We never surrender.
We never hide from history. We make history.“
一个虽败犹容的老人。
而我对大奥演说的感动,其实更像是对美国这个国家的感动。这是一个 far from perfect的国家, 可是,她是一个海纳百川的国家,任何人都可以在这里,实现任何梦想。只要你敢去梦想,只要你尽力去做。
而每个普通的人投的那一票,创造了一个历史。
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雨中诗情画意雨后胡思乱想完了,继续勤勤恳恳地工作,继续柴米油盐酱醋茶,然后等着下一场雨来,呵呵。