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And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me. My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.
我作为一个女儿来到了这里，父母在芝加哥南部把我抚养大，那时我的爸爸是一名城市蓝领工人，我的妈妈、哥哥和我待在家里。我妈妈的爱一直是我们家庭持久的动力，我最大的快乐之一就是看到我女儿身上折射出我妈妈的正直、同情心以及她的智慧。
My dad was our rock. And although he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early 30s, he was our provider. He was our champion, our hero. But as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk, took him longer to get dressed in the morning, you know. But if he was in pain, he never let on. He never stopped smiling and laughing, even while struggling to button his shirt, even while using two canes to get himself across the room to give my mom a kiss. He just woke up a little earlier and he worked a little harder.
我的爸爸是我们的靠山。尽管在他30岁出头的时候被诊断出患了多发性硬化症，可是他养活了我们一家。他是我们的守护神，是我们的英雄。但是随着他的病情恶化，他走路变得越来越困难，早上更衣的时间也越来越长。然而即使他很痛苦，他从来不流露出来。他从来没有停止微笑和大笑，即使在挣扎着系上衬衣扣子的时候，即使在拄着双拐穿过房间去给妈妈一个吻的时候，他都微笑着。他只是早起一小会儿，工作更努力一点。
He and my mom poured everything they had into me and Craig. It was the greatest gift a child could receive, never doubting for a single minute that you're loved and cherished and have a place in this world. And thanks to their faith and their hard work, we both were able to go to college. So I know firsthand, from their lives and mine, that the American Dream endures.
爸爸和妈妈把他们的一切都倾注到了我和克雷格身上。这是一个孩子所能得到的最好的礼物，相信自己是被爱护、被珍视的，相信自己会在这个世界上占有一席之地。多亏了父母的信念和辛勤的劳动，我们两个都能够进入大学深造。因此从他们和我自己的生活中，我亲身感受到美国梦长盛不衰。
