奥巴马就职演讲稿全文(中英文

奥巴马就职演讲稿全文

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小时候觉得父亲不简单，后来觉得自己不简单，再后来

觉得自己孩子不简单。越是想知道自己是不是忘记的时候，反而记得越清楚。

奥巴马就职

演讲稿全文（中英文）

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have

bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush

for

his

service

to

our

nation,

as

well

as

the

generosity

and

cooperation

he

has

shown

throughout this transition.

Forty-four

Americans

have

now

taken

the

presidential

oath.

The

words

have

been

spoken

during

rising

tides

of

prosperity

and

the

still

waters

of

peace.

Yet,

every

so

often,

the

oath

is

taken

amidst

gathering

clouds

and

raging

storms.

At

these

moments,

America

has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office,

but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers,

and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That

we

are

in

the

midst

of

crisis

is

now

well

understood.

Our

nation

is

at

war,

against

a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a

consequence

of

greed

and

irresponsibility

on

the

part

of

some,

but

also

our

collective

failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been

lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools

fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy

strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These

are

the

indicators

of

crisis,

subject

to

data

and

statistics.

Less

measurable

but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear

that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its

sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they

are

many.

They

will

not

be

met

easily

or

in

a

short

span

of

time.

But

know

this,

America:

They will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over

conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises,

the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our

politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set

aside childish things. The time has come to

reaffirm

our

enduring spirit; to

choose

our better history; to carry

forward

that precious gift,

that noble

idea, passed

on

from

generation

to

generation:

the

God-given

promise

that

all

are

equal,

all

are

free,

and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never

a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling

for

less.

It

has

not

been

the

path

for

the

fainthearted

--

for

those

who

prefer

leisure

over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the

risk-takers,

the

doers,

the makers of things --

some

celebrated,

but

more often men

and

women

obscure

in

their

labor

--

who

have

carried

us

up

the

long,

rugged

path

toward

prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in

search of a new life.

For

us,

they

toiled

in

sweatshops

and

settled

the

West;

endured

the

lash

of

the

whip

and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and

Khe Sahn.

Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their

hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than

the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or

wealth or faction.

This

is

the

journey

we

continue

today.

We

remain

the

most

prosperous,

powerful

nation

on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds

are

no

less

inventive,

our

goods

and

services

no

less

needed

than

they

were

last

week

or

last

month

or

last

year.

Our

capacity

remains

undiminished.

But

our

time

of

standing

pat,

of

protecting

narrow

interests

and

putting

off

unpleasant

decisions

--

that

time

has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off,

and begin again the work of remaking America.

For

everywhere

we

look,

there

is

work

to

be

done.

The

state

of

the

economy

calls

for

action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay

a

new

foundation

for

growth.

We

will

build

the

roads

and

bridges,

the

electric

grids

and

digital

lines

that

feed

our

commerce

and

bind

us

together.

We

will

restore

science

to

its

rightful

place,

and

wield

technology's

wonders

to

raise

health

care's

quality

and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our

cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and

universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we

will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our

system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have

forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve

when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them --

that

the

stale

political

arguments

that

have

consumed

us

for

so

long

no

longer

apply.

The

question

we

ask

today

is

not

whether

our

government

is

too

big

or

too

small,

but

whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they

can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to

move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage

the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits,

and

do

our

business

in

the

light

of

day

--

because

only

then

can

we

restore

the

vital

trust between a people and their government.

Nor

is

the

question

before

us

whether

the

market

is

a

force

for

good

or

ill.

Its

power

to generate wealth and expand freedom is

unmatched, but this

crisis

has

reminded

us

that

without

a

watchful

eye,

the

market

can

spin

out

of

control

--

and

that

a

nation

cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy

has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the

reach

of

our

prosperity;

on

our

ability

to

extend

opportunity

to

every

willing

heart

-- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our

ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a

charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the

blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them

up

for

expedience's

sake.

And

so

to

all

other

peoples

and

governments

who

are

watching

today,

from

the

grandest

capitals

to

the

small

village

where

my

father

was

born:

Know

that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a

future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with

missiles

and

tanks,

but

with

sturdy

alliances

and

enduring

convictions.

They

understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as

we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our

security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the

tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We

are

the

keepers

of

this

legacy.

Guided

by

these

principles

once

more,

we

can

meet

those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and

understanding

between

nations.

We

will

begin

to

responsibly

leave

Iraq

to

its

people,

and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we

will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a

warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its

defense,

and

for

those

who

seek

to

advance

their

aims

by

inducing

terror

and

slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be

broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For

we

know

that

our

patchwork

heritage

is

a

strength,

not

a

weakness.

We

are

a

nation

of

Christians

and

Muslims,

Jews

and

Hindus

--

and

nonbelievers.

We

are

shaped

by

every

language

and

culture,

drawn

from

every

end

of

this

Earth;

and

because

we

have

tasted

the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter

stronger

and

more

united,

we

cannot

help

but

believe

that

the

old

hatreds

shall

someday

pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller,

our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in

ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual

respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their

society's

ills

on

the

West:

Know

that

your

people

will

judge

you

on

what

you

can

build,

not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and

the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that

we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms

flourish

and

let

clean

waters

flow;

to

nourish

starved

bodies

and

feed

hungry

minds.

And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer

afford

indifference

to

suffering

outside

our

borders;

nor

can

we

consume

the

world's

resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change

with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude

those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant

mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie

in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are

guardians

of

our

liberty,

but

because

they

embody

the

spirit

of

service;

a

willingness

to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a

moment

that

will

define

a

generation

--

it

is

precisely

this

spirit

that

must

inhabit

us all.

For

as

much

as

government

can

do

and

must

do,

it

is

ultimately

the

faith

and

determination

of

the

American

people

upon

which

this

nation

relies.

It

is

the

kindness

to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would

rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our

darkest

hours.

It

is

the

firefighter's

courage

to

storm

a

stairway

filled

with

smoke,

but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But

those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and

fair

play,

tolerance

and

curiosity,

loyalty

and

patriotism

--

these

things

are

old.