美联社报道，巴拉克－奥巴马当选为美国总统，成为入主白宫的第一个非洲裔美国总统。

Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American elevated to the White House, AP reported.

奥巴马在佛罗里达州、俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州以及其它竞选州胜出，以压倒性的优势战胜其共和党对手约翰－麦凯恩。

With victories in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and other battleground states, Obama built a commanding lead over his Republican rival, John McCain.

在美国金融危机的大背景下，奥巴马主张变革，在民意调查中一路飙升。

Obama surged in the polls amid a national financial crisis, campaigning as the candidate of change.

他和其他民主党人试图把麦凯恩和不得民心的乔治－布什联系在一起。

He and his fellow Democrats sought to link McCain to the unpopular George W. Bush.

奥巴马父亲是一位来自肯尼亚黑人，母亲是堪萨斯的白人。在2004年的民主党全国代表大会上，他发表了激情洋溢的演讲，他因此迅速成为举国关注的焦点。

The son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas, Obama soared into the national spotlight after his electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

他强调反对伊拉克战争，在一场旷日持久的初选争夺战中，他击败了希拉里－克林顿。

Emphasizing his opposition to the Iraq war, he defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton after a long, primary fight.

之后，共和党将他描述成一个鲁莽、天真、缺乏经验的人，但他最终却冲出了重围。

He then beat back Republican efforts to portray him as reckless, naive and inexperienced.

此外，（竞选过程中）他还要与网上对他宗教以及爱国精神的质疑进行斗争。

He also had to combat Internet misinformation questioning his religion and patriotism.

在竞选总统的道路上，奥巴马吸引了数百万的新选民，并让这个具有历史意义的美国大选成为整个世界关注的焦点。

As he fought to become president, Obama attracted millions of first-time voters — and brought the historic American election to the attention of the entire world.