2009奥巴马就职演讲稿中英文对照

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奥巴马就职演讲稿中英文对照

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--

Barack

Obama

was

sworn

in

as

the

44th

president

of

the

United

States

and

the

nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.

In his speech Tuesday, President Obama said America must play

its

role in ushering in a

new era of peace.

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.

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

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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.

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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

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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. These things are true. They

have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to

these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part

of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do

not

grudgingly

accept

but

rather

seize

gladly,

firm

in

the

knowledge

that

there

is

nothing

so

satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This

is

the

source

of

our

confidence

--

the

knowledge

that

God

calls

on

us

to

shape

an

uncertain destiny.

This

is

the

meaning

of

our

liberty

and

our

creed

--

why

men

and

women

and

children

of

every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man

whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand