For Obama, Africa so far chiefly remains a backdrop against which he defines his American identity. As he explained in his memoir Dreams from My Father , visiting his father’s native Kenya for the first time made him feel more American – and less African – than ever.
对奥巴马来说，非洲大陆迄今为止不过是他确认美国身份的背景而已。就像他自己在自传 《父亲的梦想》 中所说的那样，第一次访问父亲的出生地肯尼亚让他比以往更强烈地感受到自己属于美国，而并不属于非洲。