You know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny July morning in Pinders Corner on Pat and Liz Moynihan's beautiful farm and 62 2）counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2 opponents, and 6 black 3）pantsuits later, because of you, here we are.
You came out and said that issues and ideals matter. Jobs matter, downstate and upstate. Health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, Social Security matters, a woman's right to choose matters. It all matters and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, New York!
Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you.
I will - I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I would like all of you and the countless New Yorkers and Americans watching to join me in honoring him for his 4）incredible half century of service to New York and our nation. Senator Moynihan, on behalf of New York and America, thank you.
I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York's families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.
And how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most 5）diverse, 6）dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union.You know, from the 7）South Bronx to the Southern Tier, from Brooklyn to Buffalo, from Montauk to Massena, from the 8）world's tallest skyscrapers to breathtaking mountain ranges, I've met people whose faces and stories I will never forget. Thousands of New Yorkers from all 62 counties welcomed me into your schools, your local 9）diners, your factory floors, your living rooms and front 10）porches. You taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and concerns - about overcrowded or crumbling schools, about thestruggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate New York. Now I've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you.
You see, I believe our nation 11）owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives. That's the basic bargain. I'll do my best to honor in the United States Senate.
And to those of you who did not support me, I want you to know that I will work in the Senate for you and for all New Yorkers. And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my 12）undying gratitude.
1） 紐約州在美國東北部，紐約市是美國第一大城市和的海港，也是美國人口最多的城市。美國首都華盛頓所在地華盛頓特區(qū)（Washington D.C）也在紐約州。美國的立法機(jī)構(gòu)——美國國會（United States Congress）包括眾議院（House of Representatives）和參議院（Senate）。美國議員選舉實行直接選舉制，參議員由各州選民直接選舉，每個州可選出兩名國會參議員，每個參議員任期為六年。
2） county n. 縣（請注意，美國的“縣”是比“市”更大一級的行政區(qū)劃單位）
3） pantsuit n. 女便服注釋：
4） incredible a. 驚人的，不可思議的；難以置信的
5） diverse a. 各種各樣的，相異的 6） dynamic a. 有生氣的，精力充沛
7） Bronx, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Montauk, Massena都是紐約州的地名。這里希拉里很巧妙地運(yùn)用了押頭韻（alliteration）的修辭手法，如South Bronx和Southern Tier，Brooklyn和Buffalo，Montock和Macina，開頭字母的發(fā)音都是/s/，/b/或/m/，這為演講帶來一種節(jié)奏感和韻律美。
8） “the world's tallest skyscrapers”是指位于紐約的兩座世界建筑∶世界貿(mào)易中心（World Trade Center）和帝國大廈（Empire State Building），“breath taking mountain ranges”是指阿巴拉契亞山脈（Appalachian Mountains）。
9） diner n.（路邊）小飯店，小餐館 10） porch n. 走廊，游廊；門廊，入口處
11） owe vt. 應(yīng)給予，對……有義務(wù) 12） undying a. 不朽的，永恒的
You came out and said that issues and ideals matter. Jobs matter, downstate and upstate. Health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, Social Security matters, a woman's right to choose matters. It all matters and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, New York!
Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you.
I will - I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I would like all of you and the countless New Yorkers and Americans watching to join me in honoring him for his 4）incredible half century of service to New York and our nation. Senator Moynihan, on behalf of New York and America, thank you.
I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York's families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.
And how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most 5）diverse, 6）dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union.You know, from the 7）South Bronx to the Southern Tier, from Brooklyn to Buffalo, from Montauk to Massena, from the 8）world's tallest skyscrapers to breathtaking mountain ranges, I've met people whose faces and stories I will never forget. Thousands of New Yorkers from all 62 counties welcomed me into your schools, your local 9）diners, your factory floors, your living rooms and front 10）porches. You taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and concerns - about overcrowded or crumbling schools, about thestruggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate New York. Now I've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you.
You see, I believe our nation 11）owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives. That's the basic bargain. I'll do my best to honor in the United States Senate.
And to those of you who did not support me, I want you to know that I will work in the Senate for you and for all New Yorkers. And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my 12）undying gratitude.
1） 紐約州在美國東北部，紐約市是美國第一大城市和的海港，也是美國人口最多的城市。美國首都華盛頓所在地華盛頓特區(qū)（Washington D.C）也在紐約州。美國的立法機(jī)構(gòu)——美國國會（United States Congress）包括眾議院（House of Representatives）和參議院（Senate）。美國議員選舉實行直接選舉制，參議員由各州選民直接選舉，每個州可選出兩名國會參議員，每個參議員任期為六年。
2） county n. 縣（請注意，美國的“縣”是比“市”更大一級的行政區(qū)劃單位）
3） pantsuit n. 女便服注釋：
4） incredible a. 驚人的，不可思議的；難以置信的
5） diverse a. 各種各樣的，相異的 6） dynamic a. 有生氣的，精力充沛
7） Bronx, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Montauk, Massena都是紐約州的地名。這里希拉里很巧妙地運(yùn)用了押頭韻（alliteration）的修辭手法，如South Bronx和Southern Tier，Brooklyn和Buffalo，Montock和Macina，開頭字母的發(fā)音都是/s/，/b/或/m/，這為演講帶來一種節(jié)奏感和韻律美。
8） “the world's tallest skyscrapers”是指位于紐約的兩座世界建筑∶世界貿(mào)易中心（World Trade Center）和帝國大廈（Empire State Building），“breath taking mountain ranges”是指阿巴拉契亞山脈（Appalachian Mountains）。
9） diner n.（路邊）小飯店，小餐館 10） porch n. 走廊，游廊；門廊，入口處
11） owe vt. 應(yīng)給予，對……有義務(wù) 12） undying a. 不朽的，永恒的