Mr Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to deliver on his promises and presented his plan involving energy independence, cutting the budget deficit³ and creating jobs. 

 

He also spoke⁴ of his Mormon faith.

 

The Obama campaign said Mr Romney had "no tangible⁵（有形的，切实的） ideas" and "would take our country backwards⁶".

 

Mr Romney will challenge the Democratic president in November's election.

 

His speech was the climax⁷ of the three-day Republican convention, which correspondents saw as an attempt to show the human side of a candidate who is sometimes accused of being opaque⁸ and distant.

 

 

Mr Romney began the most important speech of his political career by accepting the nomination that he was overwhelmingly awarded on Tuesday by thousands of delegates at the gala in Tampa.

 

It secured him the position that eluded⁹ him in his first presidential bid in 2008, when Arizona Senator John McCain became the Republican nominee¹⁰.

 

"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed," Mr Romney said, in a speech that was watched by millions across the US.

 

The 65-year-old presidential nominee recounted details of his Mormon upbringing（教养，养育）, with anecdotes¹¹（奇闻轶事） about his family life and his parents' loving marriage.

 

Mr Romney talked about his own experiences as a father, apparently¹² becoming emotional as he talked about the times when he and his wife Ann would wake up to find "a pile of kids asleep in our room".

 

He also levelled a barrage¹³ of attacks at President Obama: "The time has come to turn the page. Today the time has come for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us. To put aside the divisiveness and the recriminations.

 

"Now is the time to restore the promise of America," he added.

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