奧巴馬對曼德拉的悼文

　　To the people of South Africa – people of every race and walk of life – the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph.

　　南非人民們，不管你是什么種族、從事何種職業(yè)，全世界感謝你們與我們分享納爾遜 曼德拉。他的掙扎就是你們的掙扎，他的勝利也是你們的勝利。

　　Born during World War I， far from the corridors of power， a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by elders of his Thembu tribe – Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century.

　　這位在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)時(shí)生于普通家庭、從小放牛、由部落長者教育的男孩，成為了20世紀(jì)倒計(jì)時(shí)一位偉大的解放者。

　　He was not a bust made of marble； he was a man of flesh and blood – a son and husband， a father and a friend.

　　他不是一尊大理石雕像，而是一個(gè)有血有肉的人，是一個(gè)兒子、一個(gè)丈夫、一個(gè)父親以及一個(gè)朋友。

　　Mandela showed us the power of action； of taking risks on behalf of our ideals.

　　曼德拉展示出了行動(dòng)的力量、為了理想甘愿冒險(xiǎn)的力量。

　　It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner， but the gaoler as well； to show that you must trust others so that they may trust you； to teach that reconciliation is not a matter of ignoring a cruel past， but a means of confronting it with inclusion， generosity and truth. He changed laws， but also hearts.

　　曼德拉這樣一個(gè)人不僅解放了監(jiān)獄里的囚犯，也解放了監(jiān)獄的看守。他的行為表明你必須先信任別人，別人才會(huì)信任你。他告訴我們和諧并不是忽略殘酷的過去，而是以包容、寬容和相信來面對過去。他改變了法律，也改變了人們的心。

　　We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa， and young people around the world – you can make his life‘s work your own. Over thirty years ago， while still a student， I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities – to others， and to myself – and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example， he makes me want to be better.

　　我們再也看不到像曼德拉一樣的人了。但我想對非洲的年輕人和全球的年輕人說，你們可以把曼德拉畢生的事業(yè)當(dāng)成自己的事業(yè)。30多年前，在我還是學(xué)生的時(shí)候，我知道了曼德拉和這片土地上的斗爭。這些在我心中掀起了波瀾，喚醒了我對別人、對自己的責(zé)任感，使我踏上了不可思議的征程，然后才有了今天的我。盡管我永遠(yuǎn)也達(dá)不到曼德拉的高度，但他讓我想要變得更好。