或许你会认为，奥巴马之所以能当选美国总统，全都要归功于他杰出的演讲才能。追溯到 2004年，当时民主党的总统候选人还是马萨诸塞州参议员John Kerry，在一次民主党全国代表大会上，一位名不见经传的伊利诺斯州参议员发表了主题演讲。那个参议员便是奥巴马。那是一场十分精彩的演讲--诗一般的语言充满了振奋人心的力量，令人过耳难忘。

　　YOU might say that one reason Barack Obama is president of the US is because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, when Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was the Democratic Party`s nominee for the presidency, a little-known senator from Illinois gave the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. That senator was Obama. It was a remarkable speech - poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.

　　从2004年开始，奥巴马至今已创作发表了上万场演说。这些演讲屡获赞扬的原因大致可归结为两点：一，将观众视为有智慧的成年人来对待；二，以直率自然的方式来表达复杂难懂的理念。

　　Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in a straightforward, natural way.

　　在当选总统前，奥巴马曾做过律师、大学教授。他还是一位成功的作家，出版的两部回忆录都非常畅销。正是这些早年在工作中锻炼出的技能，让他得以成为一名成功的演说家。

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