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And in my own life--in my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities, because I believe that each of us--no matter what our age or background or our walk in life--each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.
在我自己的生活中，我以自己渺小的方式回馈这个曾给予了我太多太多的国家。这就是我为什么辞掉在一家大法律公司从事公职的工作，转而从事授权年轻人成为社区志愿者的公益事业，因为我相信我们每个人——无论我们的年龄、背景或行业如何——我们每个人都对这个国家有所贡献。
And it's a belief Barack shares, a belief at the heart of his life's work. See, it's what he did all those years ago in Chicago, setting up job training to get people back to work and after-school programs to keep kids safe; working block by block to help people lift up their families. It's what he did in the Illinois Senate, moving people from welfare to jobs, passing tax cuts for hardworking families, and making sure women get equal pay for equal work. It's what he's done in the United States Senate, fighting to ensure that the men and women who serve this country are welcomed home not just with medals and parades, but with good jobs and benefits and health care, including mental health care.
巴拉克也坚守这个信念，这是他终生工作的核心理念。数年前他在芝加哥建立工作培训点，帮助人们重新回到工作岗位，他建立课后计划以保证孩子们的人身安全，他一个街区接一个街区地帮助人们鼓舞家庭士气。在伊利诺伊州的参议院工作的时候，他帮助那些吃救济粮的人们找到工作，他通过了为辛勤的劳工家庭设立的减税法案，保障了妇女同工同酬的权利。在担任美国参议员的时候，他争取保证海外服役人员回国后享受到的不仅仅是奖章和游行欢呼，还有好的工作、福利待遇以及健康保健，包括精神方面的健康保健。
