As we gather once again among loved ones, let us also reach out to our neighbors and fellow citizens in need of a helping hand. This is a time for us to renew our bonds with one another, and we can fulfill that commitment by serving our communities and our Nation throughout the year. In doing so, we pay tribute to our country's men and women in uniform who set an example of service that inspires us all. Let us be guided by the legacy of those who have fought for the freedoms for which we give thanks, and be worthy heirs to the noble tradition of goodwill shown on this day.

当我们又同亲朋好友欢聚一堂时，让我们也向需要帮助的左邻右舍和美国同胞伸出援手。这是我们重新加深相互联系的时刻，我们可以通过在全年当中为社区和国家服务来履行这种义务。我们以这种行动向我国男女军人致敬，他们树立了为国效力的典范，激励着我们所有人。我们对享有的自由心存感激，并将秉承为自由而奋斗的人的业绩，将这一天彰显关爱的崇高传统发扬光大。

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 26, 2009, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage all the people of the United States to come together, whether in our homes, places of worship, community centers, or any place where family, friends and neighbors may gather, with gratitude for all we have received in the past year; to express appreciation to those whose lives enrich our own; and to share our bounty with others.

为此，我，美利坚合众国总统巴拉克·奥巴马，以美国宪法和法律赋予我的权力，特此宣布2009年11月26日星期四为全国感恩日。我呼吁美国全体人民，不论是在家中、在礼拜堂、在社区中心，还是在任何与亲朋好友及左邻右舍欢聚的地方，都能共同感谢过去一年我们所得到的一切，向那些以自己的生活丰富我们生活的人表达感激之情；并与他人共享我们所得的恩惠。

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.

我谨于公元2009年，即美利坚合众国独立第234年之11月20日，亲笔在此签名为证。

BARACK OBAMA

巴拉克·奥巴马