美国总统奥巴马就职演讲词(中英对照)

2021年2月10日发(作者：grapevine)

My fellow citizens:

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.

各位同胞：

今天我站在这里，为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑，对各位的信任

心怀感激，对先 贤的牺牲铭记在心。我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家

的服务，也感谢他在政权转移期间的宽 厚和配合。

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.

四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言，这些誓词或是在繁荣富

强及和平宁静之际发表， 或是在乌云密布，时局动荡之时。在艰困

的时候，美国能箕裘相继，不仅因为居高位者有 能力或愿景，也因

为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心，也忠于创建我国的法统。

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

Americans.

因此，美国才能承继下来。因此，这一代美国人必须承继下去。

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.

现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核 心，我国正处于对抗深远暴

力和憎恨的战争。我们的经济元气大伤，是某些人贪婪且不负 责任

的后果，也是大众未能做出艰难的选择，为国家进入新时代做淮备

< br>所致。许多人失去房子，丢了工作，生意垮了。我们的医疗照护太

昂贵，学校教育 辜负了许多人。每天都有更多证据显示，我们利用

能源的方式壮大我们的对敌，威胁我们 的星球。

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.

这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。比较无法测 量但同

样深沉的，是举国信心尽失—持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退，也

害怕下一代一定会眼界变低。

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.

今天我要 告诉各位，我们面临的挑战是真的，挑战非常严重，

且不在少数。它们不是可以轻易，或 在短时间内解决。但是，美国

要了解，这些挑战会被解决。

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over

fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

在这一天，我们聚在一起，因为我们选择希望而非恐惧，有意

义 的团结而非纷争和不合。

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.

在这一天，我们来此宣示，那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已终

结，那些扭曲我们政治已 久的相互指控和陈旧教条已终结。

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.

我们仍是个年轻的国家，但借用圣经的话，摆脱幼稚事 物的时

刻到来了，重申我们坚忍精神的时刻到来了，选择我们更好的历史，

实践那种代代传承的珍贵权利，那种高贵的理念：就是上帝的应许，

我们每个 人都是平等的，每个人都是自由的，每个人都应该有机会

追求全然的幸福。

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.

再次肯定我们国家的伟大，我们了解伟大绝非赐予而来，必须

努力达成。我们的旅程从 来就不是抄捷径或很容易就满足。这条路

一直都不是给不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸乐胜 过工作，或者只想

追求名利就满足的人。恰恰相反，走这条路的始终是勇于冒险的人，< /p>

做事的人，成事的人，其中有些人很出名，但更常见的是在各自岗

位上的男男女女无名英雄，在这条漫长崎区的道路上支撑我们，迈

向繁荣与自由。

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.

为了我们，他们携带很少的家当，远渡重洋，追寻新生活。

为了我们，他们胼手胝足，在西部安顿下来；忍受风吹雨打，筚路

蓝缕。为了我们，他们奋斗不懈，在康科特和盖茨堡，诺曼地和溪

山等地葬身。

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.

前人不断的 奋斗与牺牲，直到双手皮开肉绽，我们才能享有比

较好的生活。他们将美国视为大于所有 个人企图心总和的整体，超

越出身、财富或小圈圈的差异。这是我们今天继续前进的旅程 。我

们仍旧是全球最繁荣强盛的国家。这场危机爆发时，我们的劳工生

< br>产力并未减弱。我们的心智一样创新，我们的产品和劳务和上周或

上个月或去年相 比，一样是必需品。我们的能力并未减损。但是我

们墨守成规、维护狭小利益、推迟引人 不悦的决定，这段时期肯定

已经过去。从今天起，我们必须重新出发、再次展开再造美国 的工

程。

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.

我们无论朝何处望去，都有工作必须完成。经济情势需 要大胆、

迅速的行动，我们将有所行动，不光是创造新工作，更要奠定成长

的新基础。我们将造桥铺路，为企业兴建电力网格与数位线路，将

我们联系在 一起。我们将让科学回归合适的用途，运用科技的奇迹

来提高医疗品质并降低费用。我们 将利用太阳能、风力和土壤作为

汽车的燃料和工厂的能源。我们将让中小学及大专院校转 型，因应

新时代的需要。这些我们可以作到。我们也将会作到。

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.

现在，有人质疑我们的企图心规 模，暗示说我们的体系无法承

受太多的大计画。这些人的记性不好。因为他们忘记了这个 国家已

经完成的成就，当创造力朝同一个目标发展，不受约束的男男女女

可以完成何等成就，必要的是勇气。

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.

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怀疑者无法理解的是他们的主张已经站不住脚，长期以来折磨

我们的陈腐政 治争议已经行不通。我们今天的问题不是政府太大或

太小，而是有无功效，是否能帮助家 庭找到薪水不错的工作，支付

得起照顾费用，有尊严的退休。哪个方向能够提供肯定的答 案，我

们就往那里走。答案是否定的地方，计画就会停止。所有我们这些

管理大众金钱的人都将负起责任，花钱要精明，改掉恶习，正大光

明作事情，只 有这样我们才能重建政府与人民间最重要的信任。

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.

我们眼前的问题也不是说市场的力量是善或恶。市场创 造财富

和增加自由的力量无与伦比，但是这场危机提醒我们没有监督时，

市场发展将失控，当市场只偏爱有钱人时，国家无法永续繁荣。我

们经济成功的 依据，不只是国内生产毛额的规模，还有繁荣可及的

范围，以及我们将机会拓展给每个愿 意打拼的人，不是因为施舍，

而是因为这就是达到我们共同利益最稳健的途径。

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