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16 août

日志2.0

这里好歹也更新一下,虽然基本上已经转去校内了。

 

发现校内这个地方,除了互通八卦以外,最大的用处莫过于给自己留下点记忆了。照片也好,文字也罢,甚至一首歌,一个符号,都是那一刻心神的幻象与折射。健忘是人的天性,脑波嗞一下也就过去了。要想特别留下些什么,或者希望再记起些什么,总是有个原因的。

 

开场白讲完,该正正经经写东西了。

 

以“日志2.0”为题,是为了纪念离开象牙塔出来混世时的一篇短文,写于2006104日的“Taking off from HKIA”,姑且称其为“日志1.0”好了。今日重读,依稀可见这样的情景:满怀着憧憬与豪情,又揣着小小的不安定,眼前尽是一片坦荡。彭总说:“人生会有很多的curve,每一次转换都是对自我的一次重新认识。”转眼三年即将过去,身份有了些转变,亲历了一些事情,还是有些新发现的。呣,换个通俗点的词:人生体验。

 

插播:首先要特别感谢一些人(大伙自个儿对号入座哈),你们的存在之于我的平凡日子有重要意义。

 

至于柴米油盐,车房投资之类的个人琐事,伤神费力,提一提也就过了。留着篇幅记些更有意思的内容。

 

1. Inspiration

一日晨,公司茶水间,见一鬼佬同事在用微波炉叮东西,上前问了一句:“Hi, what are you waiting for?”“Oh, I’m waiting for inspiration.”他答道。我笑了笑,心想这哥们儿还挺幽默。迈出五十步,回头一想,有道理呀。工作也好,人生也好,我们不是经常都需要inspiration嘛。量变固然重要,而质变才是真正的提升。分工明确,机械重复,虽然能提高效率;但人不是机器,有所创造和改变,既是人的价值体现,也是人性的需要。Thanks for your inspiration……

 

2. Email Game

今时今日,Email已经成为大家办公和沟通的重要工具。据我的观察(非特指,如有雷同,纯属巧合),它也深刻影响了很多人的“工作方式”。在许多场合,它成了证据:我也许没有解决你的问题,但我确实有回应你;回应不等于完结,却完成了责任的转移。你来我往,大家有默契地打打太极,一天就过去了。工作量不小,事倒是没怎么做。鉴于此,我建议:首选面谈,电话次之,搞定后再去封“贺信”存档。

 

3. Marriage vs. Love

且容我先引用两个片断:

 

1)韩国电影《爱情与战争》

W: 跟你在一起8年,一点都不像夫妻

不一起睡,也不聊天

风马牛不相及一样,结果离了婚

反倒现在开始有话聊了

还到这么贵的餐厅吃饭

必要的时候做做爱

反倒更像是夫妻

……

W: 你认为我们为什么会分开呢

H: 认定了你就是我的女人,我就是你的男人

所以无法容忍对方的过错

W: 原来是这样

如果互相没有什么期待,就不会有什么过错了

在站在离婚的边缘的时候

我就是这么想的

我可能对你要求太多了

其实就这么爱着你相信你就好了

你知道吗,我现在很幸福”

 

2)许常德新书《爱该有五个情人》

“每个人 最少需要五个情人 不是总共 是同时

这五个情人是五张拼图

它拼出人因爱而想要的满足

……

第一号情人 是跟你做爱非常契合的人

第二号情人 是愿意和你共度一生共同生活的人

第三号是最能跟你沟通心情的人

第四是能让你长智慧精神滋养你的人

第五是相信你的人

这五号可以集中在一人 两人 三人 四人或五人

但要集中于一人身上几乎不可能

较幸福的人可能你的另一半就具备三样

也可能一样都没有

这是对方的错吗

还是对人不该有这样的祈求

或者另一半有一项符合就该感谢

……

反观自己的需要

总是要在反复的练习中找到不燥不急的平衡

也许有隐瞒

但必需善意

命运和现实常会伤害温暖真诚的人

这也不必大惊小怪或不平

至于这五个情人如何接近

透过寂寞 体谅不圆满

明白欲望 所以不苛求

人生一场 繁复的美景”

 

看上去有些苛求,甚至有些悲观的情绪,但至少是对爱真诚的态度。那婚姻又扮演了怎样的角色?是给自己的借口;还是给对方的枷锁。也许爱情和婚姻只是不同维度的两件事情,一边维系着两个人,一边维系了与这个社会的接口。

 

茫茫人海,相爱是缘,还是要爱得勇敢,爱得真诚。
 
16 janvier

Things beyond the Textbook

 
Lesson 1: Take ownership of what you are doing
 
Lesson 2: Always walk an extra mile
 
Lesson 3: Make yourself visible
 
Lesson 4: Build up your creditability and influence
 
16 novembre

(转载)浙商倒闭大潮拉响中国经济警报

世界范围的经济危机,看看中国浙江的情况:

  浙商倒闭大潮拉响中国经济警报

http://chinayehang.blog.sohu.com/101757825.html

    10月11日,浙江媒体都在首要位置报道了浙江绍兴最大的民营企业——“浙江华联三鑫集团”破产倒闭的消息。“华联三鑫”拥有亚洲最大、世界第二的PTA(一种用于制造涤纶的化工产品)生产基地,其股东包括著名上市公司“华联控股”(000036)和“华西村”(000936),资产总规模为110亿。其另外两个股东则是绍兴当地的著名企业“展望集团”和“加佰利集团”,他们都是绍兴最大的企业之一。其中,展望集团旗下的“展望股份”和加佰利集团旗下的“永隆实业”都是香港上市公司。据华联三鑫上报给政府的材料称,其债务缺口高达72.82亿元,除涉及国内数十家企业外,还牵涉十余家国内商业银行。目前,集团副总裁周振敏已被绍兴警方控制,而另一大股东浙江加佰利集团董事长孙利永则失去联系,未经证实的消息称其已经逃往国外。

    而仅仅4天以前的10月7日,全国最大的印染企业——绍兴“浙江江龙控股集团”破产倒闭。其在新加坡上市的“中国印染”,在新加坡当地时间10月8日14点20分被暂停交易。江龙控股是一家集研发、生产、加工和销售于一体的大型印染企业,旗下有浙江南方科技有限公司、浙江江龙纺织印染有限公司等多家企业。仅其子公司江龙印染2005年销售额就为6亿元人民币,净利润达到7000万元。据称,江龙集团的债务高达20亿元,其中大部分为银行贷款和民间借贷。其董事长陶寿龙和妻子严琪目前已双双失踪。

    8月13日,位于浙江兰溪的“浙江一新集团”董事长郑亚津因巨额债务纠纷,在其办公室自缢身亡。“一新集团”是一家从事中西药制剂及天然药物制剂研制、生产和销售的国家高新技术企业,曾位列国家中成药50强企业,主要生产和销售中西药制剂、原料药、植物提取物和保健品。其生产的“一新小儿喜食糖浆”曾在上世纪末一度成为明星品牌,集团年销售额大约7000万~9000万元。

    7月30日,坐落于浙江省会杭州的“浙江金义集团” 董事长,曾经排名中国福布斯富豪榜第35位的陈金义,因身负巨债,神秘失踪。“金义集团”是杭州乃至浙江一家有着很高知名度的民营企业,业务范围涉及化工原料、食品饮料、房地产开发、商业连锁等诸多领域。其董事长兼总经理陈金义,出生于1961年,浙江桐庐县毕浦乡方吴村人,现任浙江省政协委员,曾获全国优秀青年企业家、杭州十大杰出青年、新长征突击手等多项荣誉称号。

    7月17日,浙江义乌排名前五位的“浙江金乌集团”因巨额债务无法偿还,被破产拍卖。其董事长张政建失踪。“金乌集团”是义务的明星企业,是一家集农、工、商于一体的综合现代化企业,旗下有全资子公司浙江娇丽袜业制衣有限公司、义乌万盛化纤有限公司、金华市江南农庄有限公司、深圳狄加贸易有限公司,并在阿联酋(迪拜)创办了山图贸易有限公司。主要涉及袜品、服装的生产销售及后整理加工,棉纱、化纤原料的批发、零售。产品不仅在国内有着庞大的销售网络,并远销日本、美国、欧共体和俄罗斯等国家。

    6月5日,坐落于浙江台州的“浙江飞跃集团”,身陷严重债务,资不抵债,遭受资金链断裂的危机。“飞跃集团”是世界最大的缝制设备生产基地,自1986年创建以来,形成了从产品研发到整机、模具和零部件制造、质量控制、售后服务的一整套完备体系。在缝制领域,飞跃几乎囊括了所有的产品类型,拥有31大系列300多个品种,年产各类缝纫机200万台,其中超高速包缝机、绷缝机占世界总产量的50%以上。“飞跃集团”董事长邱继宝,曾经被朱镕基称为“国宝”,1962年7月出生于浙江台州,是中共十六大代表。曾荣获全国优秀中国特色社会主义事业建设者、中国制造业十大创新人物、中国青年五四奖章、全国道德模范提名奖、中国民营企业杰出代表、中国民营经济杰出贡献企业家、推动中国品牌国际化十大年度人物、中国民营企业自主创新十大领军人物、中国民营企业国际竞争力十大领军人物、中国经营大师、全国优秀青年企业家、中国优秀民营科技企业家奖、中国企业商标50人、浙江省劳动模范、浙江省突出贡献企业经营者、浙江省非公经济杰出企业家、浙江省道德建设先进个人、浙江省十大杰出青年、浙江商人年度风云人物资深贡献奖等多项荣誉称号。

    在短短4个月时间内,浙江企业界接二连三出现大企业和龙头企业倒闭事件,应该引起人们的高度警惕,事实上,它已经为中国经济可能出现的严重衰退和危机拉响了警报!曾几何时,浙商是中国企业家中最具创业精神、最懂经营之道、最富灵活权变的代名词。地处长三角的浙江和地处珠三角的广东,是中国制造业高速增长的两大引擎。去年以来,首先是广东外贸企业由于人民币升值出现大量倒闭现象,接着就是今年年初浙江出现中小企业大量倒闭事件。现在,这一局面已经开始危及广东和浙江的大企业。根据国际经验,经济衰退和危机时的企业倒闭浪潮一般会经历以下三个阶段:

    第一阶段,是一些抗风险能力较弱的中小企业出现倒闭,这是衰退和危机的初始阶段;

    第二阶段,是部分大企业陷入资金链断裂困境,开始出现倒闭,这是衰退和危机的升级阶段;

    第三阶段,由于大企业涉及较广的债务锁链,由几家大企业倒闭将引发全面的债务危机,从而使破产和倒闭大面积升级和扩散,这是衰退和危机的全面爆发阶段,也是经济衰退和经济危机最为艰难的时期。

    仅从上述浙商倒闭或资金链断裂的六家大企业看,直接涉及的企业可能多达上百家,而直接涉及的债务规模则可能高达200-300亿。如果加上企业间的互相担保,这一数据还将被几倍、十几倍的放大。可以预料,在未来半年乃至一年时间内,浙江的企业界还将引爆一连串债务地雷,从而直接威胁浙江作为一个经济发达和制造业大省在全国的领军地位。而广东和浙江出现的危机和衰退,则将使长三角和珠三角这两个中国工业高速增长的引擎失去其强劲的推动力,从而致使整个中国经济出现失速。

 

5 novembre

A Historical Moment?! (1)

Obama’s Victory Speech

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/us/politics/04text-obama.html?scp=4&sq=obama%20victory&st=cse

Barrack Obama

 

[The following is a transcript of Senator Barack Obama’s victory speech in Chicago, as provided by Federal News Service.]

 

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: (Cheers, applause.) Hello, Chicago. (Cheers, applause.)

 

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our Founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. (Cheers, applause.)

 

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

 

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled -- (cheers) -- Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states; we are and always will be the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)

 

It's the answer that -- that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. (Cheers, applause.)

 

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. (Cheers, applause.)

 

Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. (Applause.) I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all they've achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead. (Cheers, applause.)

 

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton, and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. (Cheers, applause.)

 

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. (Cheers, applause.)

 

Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. (Cheers, applause.)

 

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

 

To my sister Maya, my sister Auma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given to me. I am grateful to them. (Cheers, applause.)

 

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe -- (cheers, applause) -- the unsung hero of this campaign who built the best -- (cheers) -- the best political campaign I think in the history of the United States of America -- (cheers, applause) -- to my chief strategist, David Axelrod -- (cheers, applause) -- who has been a partner with me every step of the way, to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics -- (cheers) -- you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. (Cheers, applause.)

 

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. (Cheers, applause.) It belongs to you. (Cheers.)

 

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington; it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. (Cheers, applause.) It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy -- (cheers) -- who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep. It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the Earth. This is your victory. (Cheers, applause.) 

 

Now, I know you didn't do this just to win an election, and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.

 

There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

 

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there. (Cheers, applause.)

 

AUDIENCE: Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can!

 

MR. OBAMA: There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

 

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change.

 

And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other.

 

Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.

 

Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House -- a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. (Cheers, applause.)

 

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends -- though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection." And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too. (Cheers, applause.)

 

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. (Cheers, applause.) To those -- to those who would tear the world down: we will defeat you. (Cheers, applause.) To those who seek peace and security: we support you. (Cheers, applause.) And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals -- democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. (Cheers, applause.)

 

That's the true genius of America, that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

 

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She is a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. (Cheers, applause.)

 

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons, because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America: the heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress, the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed, yes we can.

 

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

 

When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

 

AUDIENCE: Yes we can!

 

MR. OBAMA: When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

 

AUDIENCE: Yes we can!

 

MR. OBAMA: She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We shall overcome." Yes we can.

 

AUDIENCE: Yes we can!

 

MR. OBAMA: A man touched down on the Moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

 

Yes, we can.

 

AUDIENCE: Yes, we can.

 

MR. OBAMA: America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there's so much more to do. So tonight let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century, if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

 

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time -- to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope; and where we are met with cynicism and doubt and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

 

AUDIENCE: Yes, we can.

 

MR. OBAMA: Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)

 

--- End ---

 

A Historical Moment?! (2)

McCain’s Concession Speech

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/us/politics/04text-mccain.html?scp=2&sq=McCain%20Speech&st=cse  

John McCain

 

[The following is a transcript of Senator John McCain’s Concession Speech in Phoenix, Ariz, as provided by Federal News Service.]

 

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN: Thank you. Thank you, my friends. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you for coming here on this beautiful Arizona evening. (Cheers, applause.)

 

My friends, we have -- we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Senator Barack Obama -- (boos) -- to congratulate him -- (boos) -- please -- to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love.

 

In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance. But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving.

 

This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight.

 

I've always believed that America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to seize it. Senator Obama believes that, too. But we both recognize that though we have come a long way from the old injustices that once stained our nation's reputation and denied some Americans the full blessings of American citizenship, the memory of them still had the power to wound.

 

A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to visit -- to dine at the White House was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African American to the presidency of the United States. Let there be no reason now -- (cheers, applause) -- let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth. (Cheers, applause.)

 

Senator Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer in my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day, though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise.

 

Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.

 

I urge all Americans -- (applause) -- I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences, and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited.

 

Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that. (Cheers, applause.)

 

It is natural -- it's natural tonight to feel some disappointment, but tomorrow we must move beyond it and work together to get our country moving again. We fought -- we fought as hard as we could.

 

And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.

 

AUDIENCE: No!

 

MR. MCCAIN: I am so --

 

AUDIENCE: (Chanting.) John McCain! John McCain! John McCain! John McCain! John McCain! John McCain!

 

SEN. MCCAIN: I am so deeply grateful to all of you for the great honor of your support and for all you have done for me. I wish the outcome had been different, my friends. The road was a difficult one from the outset. But your support and friendship never wavered. I cannot adequately express how deeply indebted I am to you.  

 

I am especially grateful to my wife, Cindy, my children, my dear mother -- (cheers, applause) -- my dear mother and all my family and to the many old and dear friends who have stood by my side through the many ups and downs of this long campaign. I have always been a fortunate man, and never more so for the love and encouragement you have given me.

 

You know, campaigns are often harder on a candidate's family than on the candidate, and that's been true in this campaign. All I can offer in compensation is my love and gratitude, and the promise of more peaceful years ahead. (Laughter.)

 

I am also -- I am also, of course, very thankful to Governor Sarah Palin, one of the best campaigners I have ever seen. (Cheers, applause.) One of the best campaigners I have ever seen --

 

AUDIENCE: (Chanting.) Sarah! Sarah!

 

MR. MCCAIN: -- and an impressive new voice in our party for reform and the principles that have always been our greatest strength. (Cheers, applause.) Her husband Todd and their five beautiful children -- (cheers, applause) -- with their tireless dedication to our cause, and the courage and grace they showed in the rough-and- tumble of a presidential campaign. We can all look forward with great interest to her future service to Alaska, the Republican Party and our country. (Cheers, applause.)

 

To all my campaign comrades, from Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter, to every last volunteer who fought so hard and valiantly month after month in what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern times, thank you so much. A lost election will never mean more to me than the privilege of your faith and friendship.

 

I don't know -- I don't know what more we could have done to try to win this election. I'll leave that to others to determine. Every candidate makes mistakes, and I'm sure I made my share of them. But I won't spend a moment of the future regretting what might have been.

 

This campaign was and will remain the great honor of my life. And my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for the experience and to the American people for giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Senator Obama and my old friend Senator Joe Biden should have the honor of leading us for the next four years.

 

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

 

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You deserve more!

 

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting off mike.)

 

MR. MCCAIN: Please. Please.

 

I would not -- I would not be an -- an American worthy of the name, should I regret a fate that has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of serving this country for a half a century. Today, I was a candidate for the highest office in the country I love so much. And tonight, I remain her servant. That is blessing enough for anyone and I thank the people of Arizona for it. (Cheers, applause.)

 

AUDIENCE: (Chanting.) USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

 

SEN. MCCAIN: Tonight -- tonight, more than any night, I hold in my heart nothing but love for this country and for all its citizens, whether they supported me or Senator Obama -- whether they supported me or Senator Obama, I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president.

 

And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair of our present difficulties but to believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here.

 

Americans never quit. We never surrender. (Cheers, applause.) We never hide from history, we make history. (Cheers, applause.)

 

Thank you, and God bless you, and God bless America. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you all very much. (Cheers, applause.)

 

--- End ---

 

25 octobre

Italian-English

 
实在忍不住,还是转载了。 
 
不禁想起留法的那段日子,
那弥漫于教室各个角落的,纯正而浓郁的法式英文和希腊式英语~
 
 

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