【正文】 第一篇：奧巴馬就職演講 excerptMy 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 thankPresident Bush for his service to our nation,2as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this Americans have now taken the presidential words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of 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 it has it must be with this generation of That we are in the midst of crisis is now well nation is at war, against a farreaching network of violence and economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new have been lost。jobs shed。businesses 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 I say to you that the challenges we face are are serious and they are will not be met easily or in a short span of know this, America: They will be We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has e to set aside childish time has e to real to firm our enduring spirit。to choose our better history。to carry forward that precious gift, that noble ideas is passed on from generations to generations: the Godgiven promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it workswhether it helps families find jobs at a decent the answer is yes, we intend to move the answer is no, the program is likely to are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindusand are shaped by every language and every culture, and drawn from every end of this Earth。Our challenges may be those values upon which our success dependshard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotismall these things are old but they are really is the price and the promise of This is the journey we continue remain the most prosperous and the most powerful nation on workers are no less productive, Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services are no less needed than they were last week or last month or last today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking the face of our mon dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may it be said by our children39。s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter。and with eyes fixed on the horizon, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to the future you....God bless you...and god bless the whole United States...8第二篇：奧巴馬就職演講美國歷屆總統(tǒng)就職演說之第44任總統(tǒng)Barack Obama的就職演講稿Inaugural Address of Barack Obama 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 thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this Americans have now taken the presidential words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of , every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging 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 forbearers, and true to our founding it has it must be with this generation of we are in the midst of crisis is now well nation is at war, against a farreaching network of violence and 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 have been lost。jobs shed。businesses 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 are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land—a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its I say to you that the challenges we face are are serious and they are will not be met easily or in a short span of know this, America—they will be this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and this day, we e to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and wornout dogmas that for far too long have strangled our remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has e to set aside childish time has e 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 Godgiven promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a must be journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for has not been the path for the fainthearted—for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and , it has been the risktakers, 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 towards prosperity and us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans i