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to restore prosperity відновити добробут

promote the cause of peace популяризувати мир

Exercise 2. Analyse the speech and its transaltion into Ukrainian. Comment on

a) the translation problems of lexical units;
b) the translation problems of grammatical structures;
c) pragmatic divergent and convergent features.

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.

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 very first time in their lives, because they
believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. It’s the answer spoken by
young and old, rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, native American, gay,
straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a
collection of red states and blue states: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. It’s the
answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of 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.
I just received a very gracious call from senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign,
and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that
most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless
leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with
them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead. 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 that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not
be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of
our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you
both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the white house. 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 campaign manager David Plouffe, my
chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you
made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never
forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
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 five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this
cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left
their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who
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