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2017
小布什就职演讲稿【中英版】
presidentclinton,distin
guishedguestsandmyfellowcitize
ns:
thepeacefultransferofaut
horityisrareinhistory,yetcomm
impleoath,
weaffirmoldtraditionsa
ndmakenewbeginnin
gs.
asibegin,ithankpresi
dentclintonforhisservicetoournati
on;and
ithankvicepresidentgoreforacontestconductedwith
spiritandendedwithgrace.
iamhonoredandhumbledtostandhere,wheresoma
nyofamerica
’
sleadershavecome
beforeme,andsomanywillfollow.
wehaveaplace,allofus,wecontinue,bu
estoryofanewworldthatbeca
meafriendandl
iberatoroftheold,astoryofaslave-
holding
societythatbecameaservantoffreedom,thestoryofa
powerthatwentintotheworldtoprotectbutnotpos
sess,todef
offlawe
dandfallibl
epeople,unitedacrossthegenerationsbygranda
< br>ndestoftheseidealsisanunfoldin
gameri
canpromisethateveryonebelongs,thateveryonedeser
vesachance,
cansarecalledupontoe
nactthispromiseinourlivesandinour
laws;a
ndthoughournationhassometimeshalted,andsometime
sdelayed,wemustfollownoothercourse.
throughmuchofthelastcentury,america
’
sfaithinfreedoma
saseeduponthewi
nd,ocraticfaithismoreth
anthe
creedofourcountry,itistheinbornhopeofourhumanity
,anidealwecarrybutdonotown,atrustwebearan
dpassalong;a
ndevenafternearly225years,w
ehavealongwayyettotravel.
whilemanyofourcitizensprosper,othersdoubttheprom ise,e
venthejustice,itionsofsomeameri
cansarelimitedbyfailingschoolsandhiddenpre
judiceandth
ecircumstancesoftheirbirth;a
ndsometimesourdifferences
runsodeep,itse
emsweshareacontinent,
onotacceptthis,ty,
ourunion,
istheseriousworkofleadersandci
tizensineverygeneration
;andthisismysole
mnpledge,
“
iwillworktobuildas
inglenationofjusticeandopportunit
y.
”
iknowthisisinourreachbecausewea
reguidedbyapowerlarger
thanourselveswhoc
reatesusequalinhisimageandweareconfi
den
tinprinciplesthatuniteandleadusonward.
o
undbyidealsthatmoveusbeyond
ourbackgrounds,liftusabove
h
i
tizenmustuphold
them;andeveryimmigrant,b
yembracingtheseideals,makesou
rcountrymo
re,notless,american.
tod
ay,weaffirmanewcommitmenttoliveoutournation
’
sprom
isethroughcivility
,courage,
rica,a
titsbest,matchesacommitmenttoprinciplewithaconc
societydemandsfromeachofusgoodwi
llandrespect,emtobeli
evethatourpolitic
scanaffordtobepettybecause,inatimeof
pea
ce,stakesfo
ountrydoesnotleadthecause
offreedom,notturntheheartsofchil
drentowardknowledgeandcharacter,wewilllosetheirgi
ftsa
rmitoureconomytodrifta
nd
decline,liveuptot
sthedetermi
nedchoiceoftrustovercynicism,ofcommunityov
< br>mmitment,ifwekeepit,isawaytosharedaccom
< br>plishment.
america,at
itsbest,ionalcourage
hasbeenclearintimes
ofdepressionandwar,whendefendingco
ustch
ooseifthee
xampleofourfathersandmothersw
illinspireusorcondemnus.
wemustshowcoura
geinatimeofblessingbyconfrontingproble
m
sinsteadofpassingthemontofuturegenerations.
together,wewillreclaimam
erica
’
sschools,beforeignoran
ceandapathyclaimmoreyounglives;wewillre
formsocialsecu
rityandmedicare,sparingou
rchildrenfromstruggleswehave
thepowertop
revent;wewillreducetaxes,torecoverthemomen
< br>tumofoureconomyandrewardtheeffortandenterpriseo fworki
ngamericans;wewillbuildourdefense
sbeyondchallenge,les
tweaknessinvitechal
lenge;andwewillconfrontweaponsofma
ssdes
truction,sothatanewcenturyissparednewhorrors.
theenemiesoflibertyandourcountryshouldmakenomistak
e,a
mericaremainsengagedintheworldbyhist
oryandbychoice,sh
defendour
al
liesandourinterests;wewillshowpurposewithoutarroga
n
ce;wewillmeetaggressionandbadfaithwith
resolveandstren
gth;andtoallnations,wewi
llspeakforthevaluesthatgaveou
rnationbir
th.
america,atitsbest,ui
etofamerica
nconscience,weknowthatdeep,p
ersistentpovertyisunworth
yofournation
’
erourviewsofitscause,wec
nmentand
abusearenotactsofgod,life
rationofprisons,howevernecessary,isnosu
bstituteforhop
hereissuffering,thereisdu
ty
.americansinneedarenotstrangers,theya
recitizens,notpr
oblems,butpriorities,an
dallofusarediminishedwhenanyar
menthasgr
eatresponsibilitiesforpublic
safetyandpu
blichealth,forcivilrightsandcommonschools.
< br>yetcompassionistheworkofanation,
mene
edsandhurtsaresodeeptheywillonlyrespondtoamentor
’
stouchorapastor
’
andcharity,synagogue
andmosquel
endourcommunitiestheirhumanity,andtheywillh
ourcoun
trydonotknowthepainofpoverty
,butwecanlistentothosewho
edgeournationt
oagoal,
“
whenweseethatwounded
travelerontheroadtojericho,wewi
llnotpas
stotheotherside.
”
america,atitsbest,isapla
cewherepersonalresponsibility
agingresponsibilityisnotase
archforscapegoats,itrequi
res
sacrifice,thefull
nessoflifenotonlyinopt
ions,tha
tchildrenandcommunityarethecomm
itmentsthatsetusfree.o
urpublicinterestd
ependsonprivatecharacter,oncivicduty
and
familybondsandbasicfairness,onuncounted,unhonoreda
mesi
saintofourtimes
hassaid,everydaywearecalledtodosmallthingswithgr eatlo
timportanttasksofademocracyaredone
byeveryone
.iwillliveandleadbytheseprinc
iples,
“
toadvancemyconviction
swithcivility,topursuethepubli
cinterest
withcourage,tospeakforgreaterjusticeandcompa
ssion,tocallforresponsibilityandtrytoliveitas
well.
”
inalloftheseways,iwill
bringthevaluesofourhistorytothe
careofou
rtimes.
utose
ekacommongoodbeyondyourcomfort;todefendneededref
ormsagainsteasyattacks;toserveyournation,
beginningwit
ns,notspectat
ors
;citizens,notsubjects;responsiblecitizens,building
communitiesofserviceandanationofcharact
er.
americansaregenerous
andstronganddecent,notbecausewebe
lievei
nourselves,butbecauseweholdbeliefsbeyondourselv
isspiritofcitizenshipismissing,nogovernmen
tp
isspiritispresent,nowrongcan
standagainstit.
afterthedeclarationofind
ependencewassigned,virginiast
atesmanjoh
npagewrotetothomasjefferson,
“
weknowtheraceisnottotheswiftnorthebattletothestro
ng
.doyounotthinkanangelridesinthewhirlw
indanddirectsthi
sstorm?
”
muchtimehaspassedsincejeffersonarrivedforhi
sinaugurat
rsandchangesaccumulate,butthe
themesofthisda
yhewouldknow,
“
ournation
’
sgrands
toryofcourageanditssimpledreamofd
ignity
.
”
wearenotthisstory
’
sauthor,w
hofillstimeandeternitywit
purposeisachie
vedinourduty,andourdu
iring,nevery
ielding,neverfinishing,werenewthatpurposetoda
y;tomake
ourcountrymorejustandgenerous;t
oaffirmthedignityofour
livesandeverylife
.
ngelstillride
sinthewhirlwindanddirectsthisstorm.
godblessyouall,andgodblessamerica.
谢谢大家
!
尊敬的芮恩奎斯特大法官，卡特总统，布什总统，克林
顿总统，尊敬的来宾们，
我的同胞们
:
这次权利的和
平过渡在历史上是罕见的，但在美国是平
常的。我们以朴素的宣誓庄严地维护了古老的传
统，同时开
始了新的历程。
首先，我要感谢克林顿总统为这个国家作出的贡献，也
感谢副总
统戈尔在竞选过程中的热情与风度。