【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 olleges to train ourworkers。Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there arerules to ensure petition and fair , we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, andprotect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.
我們共同努力，建立起現(xiàn)代的經(jīng)濟(jì)體系。架設(shè)鐵路與高速公路，加速了旅行和商業(yè)交流。建立學(xué)校與大學(xué)，培訓(xùn)我們的工人。我們一起發(fā)現(xiàn)，自由市場的繁榮只能建立在保障競爭與公平競爭的原則之上。我們共同決定讓這個偉大的國家遠(yuǎn)離危險，保護(hù)她的人民不受生命威脅和不幸的侵?jǐn)_。
Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central
authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can becured through government alone. Our celebration of initiative and enterprise。our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these
are constants inour character.
一路走來，我們從未放棄對集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑。我們同樣不屈服于這一謊言：一切的社會弊端都能夠只靠政府來解決。我們對積極向上與奮發(fā)進(jìn)取的贊揚，我們對努力工作與個人責(zé)任的堅持，這些都是美國精神的基本要義。
But we have always understood that when times change, so must we。 thatfidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges。that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by actingalone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or munismwith muskets and militias. No single person can train all the math and scienceteachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads andnetworks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to ourshores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation,and one people.
我們也理解，時代在變化，我們同樣需要變革。對建國精神的忠誠，需要我們肩負(fù)起新的責(zé)任，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。保護(hù)我們的個人自由，最終需要所有人的共同努力。
因為美國人不能再獨力迎接當(dāng)今世界的挑戰(zhàn)，正如美國士兵們不能再像先輩一樣，用步槍和民兵同敵人(法西斯主義與共產(chǎn)主義)作戰(zhàn)。一個人無法培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)
與科學(xué)老師，我們需要他們?yōu)榱宋磥砣ソ逃⒆觽儭Ｒ粋€人無法建設(shè)道路、鋪設(shè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、建立實驗室來為國內(nèi)帶來新的工作崗位和商業(yè)機會。現(xiàn)在，與以往任何時候相比，我們都更需要團(tuán)結(jié)合作。作為一個國家，一個民族團(tuán)結(jié)起來。
This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled ourresolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economicrecovery has begun. America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess allthe qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive。diversity and openness。 an endless capacity for risk and a gift for fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we
will seize it – so longas we seize it together.
這一代美國人經(jīng)歷了危機的考驗，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機堅定了我們的決心，證明了我們的恢復(fù)力。長達(dá)十年的戰(zhàn)爭正在結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)開始。美國的可能性是無限的，因為我們擁有當(dāng)今沒有邊界的世界所需要的所有品質(zhì)：年輕與活力、多樣性與開放、無窮的冒險精神以及創(chuàng)造的天賦才能。我親愛的同胞們，我們正是為此刻而生，我們更要在此刻團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住當(dāng)下的機會。
For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when ashrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe thatAmerica’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middleclass. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence andpride in their work。 when the wages of honest labor liberate families from thebrink of hardship. We are true to our creed when a little girl born into thebleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else,because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyesof God but also in our own.
因為我們，美國人民，清楚如果只有不斷萎縮的少數(shù)人群體獲得成功，而大多數(shù)人不能成功，我們的國家就無法成功。我們相信，美國的繁榮必須建立在不斷上升的中產(chǎn)階級的寬闊臂膀之上，我們知道美國的繁榮只有這樣才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)每個人都能找到工作中的自立與自豪時才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)誠實勞動獲得的薪水足夠讓家庭
擺脫困苦的懸崖時才能實現(xiàn)。我們忠誠于我們的事業(yè)，保證讓一個出生于最貧窮環(huán)境中的小女孩都能知道，她有同其他所有人一樣的成功機會。因為她是一個美國人，她是自由的、平等的。她的自由平等不僅由上帝來見證，更由我們親手保護(hù)。
We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of ourtime. We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revampour tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills theyneed to work harder, learn more, and reach higher. But while the means willchange, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determinationof every single American. That is what
this moment requires. That is what willgive real meaning to our ，我們已然陳舊的程序不足以滿足時代的需要。我們必須應(yīng)用新理念和新技術(shù)重塑我們的政府，改進(jìn)我們的稅法，改革我們的學(xué)校，讓我們的公民擁有他們所需要的技能，更加努力地工作，學(xué)更多的知識，向更高處發(fā)展。這意味著變革，我們的目標(biāo)是：國家可以獎勵每個美國人的努力和果斷。這是現(xiàn)在需要的。這將給我們的信條賦予真正的意義。We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measureof security and dignity. We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost ofhealth care and the size of our deficit. But we reject the belief that Americamust choose between caring for the generation that built this country andinvesting in the generation that will build its future. For we remember thelessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of achild with a disability had nowhere to turn. We do not believe that in thiscountry, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. Werecognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, atany time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in aterrible storm. The mitments we make to each other – through Medicare, andMedicaid, and Social Security – these things do not sap our initiative。 theystrengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers。 they free us to take therisks that make this country ，人民，仍然認(rèn)為，每個公民都應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得基本的安全和尊嚴(yán)。我們必須做出艱難抉擇，降低醫(yī)療成本，縮減赤字規(guī)模。但我們拒絕在照顧建設(shè)國家的這一代和投
資即將建設(shè)國家的下一代間做出選擇。因為我們記得過去的教訓(xùn)：老年人的夕陽時光在貧困中度過，家有殘障兒童的父母無處求助。我們相信，在這個國家，自由不只是那些幸運兒的專屬，或者說幸福只屬于少數(shù)人。我們知道，不管我們怎樣負(fù)責(zé)任地生活，我們?nèi)魏稳嗽谌魏螘r候都可能面臨失業(yè)、突發(fā)疾病或住房被可怕的颶風(fēng)摧毀的風(fēng)險。 我們通過醫(yī)療保險、聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療補助計劃、社會保障項目向每個人做出承諾，這些不會讓我們的創(chuàng)造力衰竭，而是會讓我們更強大。這些不會讓我們成為充滿不勞而獲者的國度，這些讓我們敢于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險，讓國家偉大。
篇三：2020年美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬就職演說中英文對照文稿(全)
Read the inaugural speech and pare it with JFK‘s Speech to find any monalities and differences in lexis, syntax, rhetoric, emotions and style. You may need to take different historical era of their presidency into consideration. Write a 300word report and submit next week.
2020年美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬就職演說中英文對照文稿（全）
北京時間1月22日凌晨，貝拉克侯賽因奧巴馬宣誓就職第四十四任美利堅合眾國總統(tǒng)并發(fā)表就職演說。奧巴馬在演講中追溯美國民主傳統(tǒng)和憲法精神，強調(diào)了民眾的力量。演講中涉及了包括就業(yè)、醫(yī)保、移民和同性戀等多項議題，以下為奧巴馬就職演說全文：
MR. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:
謝謝，非常感謝大家。拜登副總統(tǒng)、首席大法官先生、國會議員們、尊敬的各位嘉賓、親愛的公民們。
Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the