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1、奥巴马就就职演说说Chieef JJustticee Joohn G. Robbertts aadmiinissterrs tthe Oatth oof OOffiiceI, BBaraack Hussseiin OObamma, do sollemnnly sweear thaat II wiill exeecutte tthe offficee off thhe PPressideent of thee Unniteed SStattes faiithffullly, andd wiill to thee beest of my abiilitty, preeserrve, prrotee

2、ct, annd ddefeend thee Coonsttituutioon oof tthe Uniitedd Sttatees, so hellp mme GGod.My fellloww ciitizzenss: I staand herre ttodaay hhumbbledd byy thhe ttaskk beeforre uus, graatefful forr thhe ttrusst yyou havve bbesttoweed, minndfuul oof tthe saccrifficees bbornne bby oour anccesttorss. II thhan

3、kk Prresiidennt BBushh foor hhis serrvicce tto oour nattionn, aas wwelll ass thhe ggeneerossityy annd ccoopperaatioon hhe hhas shoown thrrougghouut tthiss trranssitiion. Foortyy-foour Ameericcanss haave noww taakenn thhe ppressideentiial oatth. Thee woordss haave beeen sspokken durringg riisinng tti

4、dees oof pprossperrityy annd tthe stiill watterss off peeacee. YYet, evveryy soo offtenn thhe ooathh iss taakenn ammidsst ggathheriing clooudss annd rragiing stoormss. AAt tthesse mmomeentss, AAmerricaa haas ccarrriedd onn noot ssimpply beccausse oof tthe skiill or vissionn off thhosee inn hiigh off

5、ficee, bbut beccausse WWe tthe Peooplee haave remmainned faiithfful to thee iddealls oof oour forrbeaarerrs, andd trrue to ourr foounddingg doocummentts. Soo itt haas bbeenn. SSo iit mmustt bee wiith thiis ggeneerattionn off Ammeriicanns. Thhat we aree inn thhe mmidsst oof ccrissis is noww weell und

6、dersstoood. Ourr naatioon iis aat wwar, aggainnst a ffar-reaachiing nettworrk oof vviollencce aand hattredd. OOur ecoonommy iis bbadlly wweakkeneed, a cconssequuencce oof ggreeed aand irrrespponssibiilitty oon tthe parrt oof ssomee, bbut alsso oour colllecctivve ffailluree too maake harrd cchoiicess

7、 annd pprepparee thhe nnatiion forr a neww agge. Hommes havve bbeenn loost; joobs sheed; bussineessees sshuttterred. Ouur hheallth carre iis ttoo cosstlyy; oour schhoolls ffaill tooo mmanyy; aand eacch dday briingss fuurthher eviidennce thaat tthe wayys wwe uuse eneergyy sttrenngthhen ourr addverrsa

8、rriess annd tthreeateen oour plaanett. Thhesee arre tthe inddicaatorrs oof ccrissis, suubjeect to datta aand staatissticcs. Lesss mmeassuraablee buut nno llesss prrofooundd iss a sapppinng oof cconffideencee accrosss oour lannd - a naggginng ffearr thhat Ameericcass deecliine is ineevittablle, andd

9、thhat thee neext genneraatioon mmustt loowerr itts ssighhts. Toodayy I sayy too yoou tthatt thhe cchalllenngess wee faace aree reeal. Thhey aree seerioous andd thhey aree maany. Thhey willl nnot be mett eaasilly oor iin aa shhortt sppan of timme. Butt knnow thiis, Ameericca - thhey willl bbe mmet. O

10、nn thhis dayy, wwe ggathher beccausse wwe hhavee chhoseen hhopee ovver feaar, uniity of purrposse ooverr coonfllictt annd ddisccordd. Onn thhis dayy, wwe ccomee too prrocllaimm ann ennd tto tthe pettty griievaancees aand fallse proomisses, thhe rrecrrimiinattionns aand worrn oout doggmass, tthatt fo

11、or ffar tooo loong havve sstraanglled ourr poolitticss. Wee reemaiin aa yooungg naatioon, butt inn thhe wwordds oof SScriiptuure, thhe ttimee haas ccomee too seet aasidde cchilldissh tthinngs. Thhe ttimee haas ccomee too reeafffirmm ouur eenduurinng sspirrit; too chhoosse oour bettterr hiistoory; to

12、o caarryy foorwaard thaat pprecciouus ggiftt, tthatt nooblee iddea, paasseed oon ffromm geenerratiion to genneraatioon: thee Good-ggiveen pprommisee thhat alll arre eequaal, alll arre ffreee, aand alll deeserrve a cchannce to purrsuee thheirr fuull meaasurre oof hhapppineess. Inn reeafffirmmingg thh

13、e ggreaatneess of ourr naatioon, we unddersstannd tthatt grreattnesss iis nneveer aa giivenn. IIt mmustt bee eaarneed. Ourr joournney hass neeverr beeen onee off shhortt-cuuts or setttliing forr leess. Itt haas nnot beeen tthe patth ffor thee faaintt-heeartted - ffor thoose whoo prrefeer lleissuree

14、ovver worrk, or seeek oonlyy thhe ppleaasurres of ricchess annd ffamee. RRathher, itt haas bbeenn thhe rriskk-taakerrs, thee dooerss, tthe makkerss off thhinggs - soome cellebrrateed bbut morre oofteen mmen andd woomenn obbscuure in theeir labbor, whho hhavee caarriied us up thee loong, ruuggeed ppa

15、thh toowarrd pprossperrityy annd ffreeedomm. Foor uus, theey ppackked up theeir feww woorlddly posssesssioons andd trraveeledd accrosss ooceaans in seaarchh off a neww liife. Foor uus, theey ttoilled in sweeatsshopps aand setttleed tthe Wesst; enddureed tthe lassh oof tthe whiip aand ploowedd thhe h

16、hardd eaarthh. Foor uus, theey ffougght andd diied, inn pllacees llikee Cooncoord andd Geettyysbuurg; Noormaandyy annd KKhe Sahhn. Tiime andd aggainn thhesee meen aand wommen strrugggledd annd ssacrrifiicedd annd wworkked tilll ttheiir hhandds wweree raaw sso tthatt wee miightt liive a bbettter liff

17、e. Theey ssaw Ameericca aas bbiggger thaan tthe summ off ouur iindiividduall ammbittionns; greeateer tthann alll tthe diffferrencces of birrth or weaalthh orr faactiion. Thhis is thee joournney we conntinnue todday. Wee reemaiin tthe mosst pprossperrouss, ppoweerfuul nnatiion on Earrth. Ouur wworkke

18、rss arre nno llesss prroduuctiive thaan wwhenn thhis criisiss beegann. OOur minnds aree noo leess invventtivee, oour gooods andd seerviicess noo leess neeededd thhan theey wweree laast weeek oor llastt moonthh orr laast yeaar. Ourr caapaccityy reemaiins unddimiinisshedd. BBut ourr tiime of staandiin

19、g patt, oof pprottecttingg naarroow iinteeressts andd puuttiing offf unnpleeasaant deccisiionss - thaat ttimee haas ssureely passsedd. SStarrtinng ttodaay, we musst ppickk ouurseelvees uup, dusst ooursselvves offf, aand beggin agaain thee woork of remmakiing Ameericca. Foor eeverrywhheree wee loook,

20、 thheree iss woork to be donne. Thee sttatee off thhe eeconnomyy caallss foor aactiion, boold andd swwiftt, aand we willl aact - nnot onlly tto ccreaate neww joobs, buut tto llay a nnew fouundaatioon ffor groowthh. WWe wwilll buuildd thhe rroadds aand briidgees, thee ellecttricc grridss annd ddigiit

21、all liiness thhat feeed oour commmerrce andd biind us toggethher. Wee wiill resstorre sscieencee too itts rrighhtfuul pplacce, andd wiieldd teechnnoloogys wwondderss too raaisee heealtth ccarees quaalitty aand lowwer itss coost. Wee wiill harrnesss tthe sunn annd tthe winnds andd thhe ssoill too fuu

22、el ourr caars andd ruun oour facctorriess. AAnd we willl ttrannsfoorm ourr scchoools andd coolleegess annd uunivverssitiies to meeet tthe demmandds oof aa neew aage. Alll tthiss wee caan ddo. Andd alll tthiss wee wiill do. Noow, theere aree soome whoo quuesttionn thhe sscalle oof oour ambbitiionss -

23、 whoo suuggeest thaat oour sysstemm caannoot ttoleeratte ttoo manny bbig plaans. Thheirr meemorriess arre sshorrt. Forr thhey havve fforggottten whaat tthiss coounttry hass allreaady donne; whaat ffreee meen aand wommen cann acchieeve wheen iimagginaatioon iis jjoinned to commmonn puurpoose, annd nn

24、eceessiity to couuragge. Whhat thee cyyniccs ffaill too unnderrstaand is thaat tthe grooundd haas sshifftedd beeneaath theem - thhat thee sttalee poolitticaal aarguumennts thaat hhavee coonsuumedd uss foor sso llongg noo loongeer aapplly. Thee quuesttionn wee assk ttodaay iis nnot wheetheer oour gov

25、vernnmennt iis ttoo bigg orr tooo ssmalll, butt whhethher it worrks - wwhettherr itt heelpss faamilliess fiind jobbs aat aa deecennt wwagee, ccaree thhey cann affforrd, a rretiiremmentt thhat is diggniffiedd. WWherre tthe ansswerr iss yees, we inttendd too moove forrwarrd. Wheere thee annsweer iis n

26、no, proograams willl eend. Annd tthosse oof uus wwho mannagee thhe ppubllics ddolllarss wiill be helld tto aaccoountt - to speend wisselyy, rrefoorm badd haabitts, andd doo ouur bbusiinesss iin tthe ligght of dayy - beccausse oonlyy thhen cann wee reestoore thee viitall trrustt beetweeen a ppeopple

27、andd thheirr gooverrnmeent. Noor iis tthe queestiion befforee uss whhethher thee maarkeet iis aa foorcee foor ggoodd orr illl. Itss poowerr too geenerratee weealtth aand exppandd frreeddom is unmmatcchedd, bbut thiis ccrissis hass reeminndedd uss thhat witthouut aa waatchhfull eyye, thee maarkeet cc

28、an spiin oout of conntrool - annd tthatt a nattionn caannoot pprossperr loong wheen iit ffavoors onlly tthe proospeerouus. Thee suucceess of ourr ecconoomy hass allwayys ddepeendeed nnot jusst oon tthe sizze oof oour Grooss Dommesttic Prooducct, butt onn thhe rreacch oof oour proospeeritty; on ourr

29、abbiliity to exttendd oppporrtunnityy too evveryy wiilliing heaart - nnot outt off chhariity, buut bbecaausee itt iss thhe ssureest rouute to ourr coommoon ggoodd. Ass foor oour commmonn deefennse, wee reejecct aas ffalsse tthe chooicee beetweeen ourr saafetty aand ourr iddealls. Ourr Foounddingg Fa

30、atheers, faacedd wiith perrilss wee caan sscarrcelly iimagginee, ddrafftedd a chaarteer tto aassuure thee ruule of laww annd tthe rigghtss off maan, a ccharrterr exxpanndedd byy thhe bbloood oof ggeneerattionns. Thoose ideealss sttilll liightt thhe wworlld, andd wee wiill nott giive theem uup ffor e

31、xppediienccess saake. Annd sso tto aall othher peooplees aand govvernnmennts whoo arre wwatcchinng ttodaay, froom tthe graandeest cappitaals to thee smmalll viillaage wheere my fattherr waas bbornn: kknoww thhat Ameericca iis aa frriennd oof eeachh naatioon aand eveery mann, wwomaan, andd chhildd wh

32、ho sseekks aa fuuturre oof ppeacce aand diggnitty, andd thhat we aree reeadyy too leead oncce mmoree. Reecalll tthatt eaarliier genneraatioons facced dowwn ffasccismm annd ccommmuniism nott juust witth mmisssilees aand tannks, buut wwithh stturddy aalliiancces andd enndurringg coonviictiionss. TThey

33、y unnderrstoood thaat oour powwer aloone cannnott prroteect us, noor ddoess itt enntittle us to do as we pleeasee. IInstteadd, ttheyy knnew thaat oour powwer groows thrrouggh iits pruudennt uuse; ouur ssecuuritty eemannatees ffromm thhe jjusttnesss oof oour cauuse, thhe fforcce oof oour exaamplle, t

34、hee teempeerinng qquallitiies of hummiliity andd reestrrainnt. Wee arre tthe keeeperrs oof tthiss leegaccy. Guiidedd byy thhesee prrincciplles oncce mmoree, wwe ccan meeet tthosse nnew thrreatts tthatt deemannd eevenn grreatter efffortt - eveen ggreaaterr cooopeerattionn annd uundeersttanddingg beet

35、weeen nattionns. We willl bbegiin tto rrespponssiblly lleavve IIraqq too itts ppeopple, annd fforgge aa haard-earrnedd peeacee inn Affghaanisstann. WWithh olld ffrieendss annd fformmer foees, we willl wworkk tiirellesssly to lesssenn thhe nnucllearr thhreaat, andd rooll bacck tthe speecteer oof aa w

36、aarmiing plaanett. WWe wwilll noot aapollogiize forr ouur wway of liffe, norr wiill we wavver in itss deefennse, annd ffor thoose whoo seeek to advvancce ttheiir aaimss byy innduccingg teerroor aand slaaughhterringg innnoccentts, we sayy too yoou nnow thaat oour spiiritt iss sttronngerr annd ccannno

37、t be brookenn; yyou cannnott ouutlaast us, annd wwe wwilll deefeaat yyou. Foor wwe kknoww thhat ourr paatchhworrk hheriitagge iis aa sttrenngthh, nnot a wweakknesss. We aree a nattionn off Chhrisstiaans andd Muusliims, Jeews andd Hiinduus - annd nnon-bellievverss. WWe aare shaapedd byy evveryy laang

38、uuagee annd ccultturee, ddrawwn ffromm evveryy ennd oof tthiss Eaarthh; aand beccausse wwe hhavee taasteed tthe bittterr swwilll off ciivill waar aand seggreggatiion, annd eemerrgedd frrom thaat ddarkk chhaptter strrongger andd moore uniitedd, wwe ccannnot hellp bbut bellievve tthatt thhe oold hattr

39、edds sshalll ssomeedayy paass; thhat thee liiness off trribee shhalll sooon disssollve; thhat as thee woorldd grrowss smmalller, ouur ccommmon hummaniity shaall revveall ittsellf; andd thhat Ameericca mmustt pllay itss roole in ushheriing in a nnew eraa off peeacee. Too thhe MMusllim worrld, wee see

40、ek a nnew wayy foorwaard, baasedd onn muutuaal iinteeresst aand muttuall reespeect. Too thhosee leeadeers arooundd thhe gglobbe wwho seeek tto ssow connfliict, orr bllamee thheirr soocieetys iillss onn thhe WWestt - knoow tthatt yoour peooplee wiill juddge youu onn whhat youu caan bbuilld, nott whha

41、t youu deestrroy. Too thhosee whho cclinng tto ppoweer tthrooughh coorruuptiion andd deeceiit aand thee siilenncinng oof ddisssentt, kknoww thhat youu arre oon tthe wroong sidde oof hhisttoryy; bbut thaat wwe wwilll exxtennd aa haand if youu arre wwilllingg too unncleenchh yoour fisst. Too thhe ppeo

42、pple of pooor nnatiionss, wwe ppleddge to worrk aalonngsiide youu too maake youur ffarmms fflouurissh aand lett clleann waaterrs ffloww; tto nnourrishh sttarvved boddiess annd ffeedd huungrry mmindds. Andd too thhosee naatioons likke oourss thhat enjjoy rellatiive pleentyy, wwe ssay we cann noo loon

43、geer aaffoord inddifffereencee too suuffeerinng ooutssidee ouur bbordderss; nnor cann wee coonsuume thee woorldds ressourrcess wiithoout reggardd too efffecct. Forr thhe wworlld hhas chaangeed, andd wee muust chaangee wiith it. Ass wee coonsiiderr thhe rroadd thhat unffoldds bbefoore us, wee reememm

44、berr wiith hummblee grratiitudde tthosse bbravve AAmerricaans whoo, aat tthiss veery houur, pattroll faar-ooff dessertts aand disstannt mmounntaiins. Thhey havve ssomeethiing to telll uus ttodaay, jusst aas tthe falllenn heeroees wwho liee inn Arrlinngtoon wwhissperr thhrouugh thee agges. Wee hoonor

45、r thhem nott onnly beccausse ttheyy arre gguarrdiaans of ourr liiberrty, buut bbecaausee thhey embbodyy thhe sspirrit of serrvicce; a wwilllinggnesss tto ffindd meeaniing in sommethhingg grreatter thaan tthemmsellvess. AAnd yett, aat tthiss moomennt - a mommentt thhat willl ddefiine a ggeneerattionn

46、 - it is preecisselyy thhis spiiritt thhat musst iinhaabitt uss alll. Foor aas mmuchh ass gooverrnmeent cann doo annd mmustt doo, iit iis uultiimattelyy thhe ffaitth aand dettermminaatioon oof tthe Ameericcan peooplee uppon whiich thiis nnatiion relliess. IIt iis tthe kinndneess to takke iin aa sttranngerr whhen thee leeveees bbreaak, thee seelfllesssnesss oof wworkkerss whho wwoulld rrathher cutt thheirr hoourss thhan seee a friiendd loose theeir jobb whhichh seees us thrrouggh oour darrkesst hhourrs. It is