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ly created equal, then surely the love we mit to one another must be equal as journey is not plete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to journey is not plete until we find a better way to wele the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity。until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our journey is not plete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm.)那是我們這一代的任務(wù)——讓生存、自由和追求幸福的言語、權(quán)力和價值切實體現(xiàn)在每個美國人的身上。我們的立國文本沒有要求我們將每個人的生活一致化。這並不意味著,我們會以完全一樣的方式去定義自由,沿著同樣的道路通向幸福。進(jìn)步不會終止幾個世紀(jì)以來一直糾結(jié)的關(guān)於政府角色的爭論,但這要求我們現(xiàn)在就採取行動。(That is our generation’s task – to make these words, these rights, these values – of Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – real for every true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life。it does not mean we will all define liberty in exactly the same way, or follow the same precise path to does not pel us to settle centurieslong debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time.)就職演講現(xiàn)場(中評社記者 余東暉攝)目前是由我們決策,我們不能拖延。我們不能將絕對主義當(dāng)作原則,或者以表象代替政治,或?qū)⒅袀曌骼硇缘霓q論。我們必須行動,要意識到我們的工作並不完美。我們必須行動,意識到今天的勝利是並不完全的。這些將有賴於未來4年、40年或是400年致力於這項事業(yè)的人,去推進(jìn)當(dāng)年在費城制憲會議大廳傳承給我們的永恒精神。(For now decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat namecalling as reasoned must act, knowing that our work will be must act, knowing that today’s victories will be only partial, and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and forty years, and four hundred years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall.)我的美國同胞,我今天在你們面前宣讀的誓詞,如同在國會山服務(wù)的其他人曾宣讀過的誓詞一樣,是對上帝和國家的誓詞,不是對黨派或是派別的,我們必須在任期內(nèi)忠實地履行這些承諾。但我今天宣讀的誓詞與士兵報名參軍或者是移民實現(xiàn)夢想時所宣讀的誓詞沒有多少差別。我的誓詞與我們所有的人向我們頭頂飄揚的、讓我們心懷自豪的國旗所表達(dá)的誓言沒有多大差別。(My fellow Americans, the oath I have sworn before you today, like the one recited by others who serve in this Capitol, was an oath to God and country, not party or faction – and we must faithfully execute that pledge during the duration of our the words I spoke today are not so different from the oath that is taken each time a soldier signs up for duty, or an immigrant realizes her oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride.)就職演講現(xiàn)場(中評社記者 余東暉攝)這些是公民的誓詞,代表著我們最偉大的希望。你和我,作為公民,都有為這個國家設(shè)定道路的權(quán)力。你和我,作為公民,有義務(wù)塑造我們時代的辯題,不僅是通過我們的選票,而且要為捍衛(wèi)悠久的價值觀和持久的理想發(fā)聲?,F(xiàn)在讓我們相互擁抱,懷著莊嚴(yán)的職責(zé)和無比的快樂,這是我們永恒的與生俱來的權(quán)利。有共同的努力和共同的目標(biāo),用熱情與奉獻(xiàn),讓我們回應(yīng)歷史的召喚,將珍貴的自由之光帶入並不確定的未來。感謝你們,上帝保佑你們,願上帝永遠(yuǎn)保佑美利堅合眾國。(They are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time – not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting mon effort and mon purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of you, God Bless you, and may He forever bless these United States of America.)第二篇:奧巴馬就職演說全文(2013中英文)奧巴馬就職演說學(xué)習(xí)專題奧巴馬就職演說全文(2013中英文)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(qiáng)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:: Thank you so President Biden, 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 enduring strength of our affirm the promise of our recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our makes us exceptional – what makes us American – is our allegiance to an idea, articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago:每一次我們集會慶??偨y(tǒng)就職都是在見證美國憲法的持久力量。我們都是在肯定美國民主的承諾。我們重申,將這個國家緊密聯(lián)系在一起的不是我們的膚色,也不是 我們信仰的教條,更不是我們名字的來源。讓我們與眾不同,讓我們成為美國人的是我們對于一種理念的恪守。200多年前,這一理念在一篇宣言中被清晰闡述:“We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”“我們認(rèn)為下述真理是不言而喻的,人人生而平等。造物主賦予他們?nèi)舾刹豢蓜儕Z的權(quán)利,包括生存、自由和追求幸福的權(quán)利?!盩oday we continue a neverending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our history tells us that while these truths may be selfevident, they have never been selfexecuting。that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding ,我們繼續(xù)著這一未竟的征程,架起這些理念與我們時代現(xiàn)實之間的橋梁。因為歷史告訴我們,即便這些真理是不言而喻的,它們也從來不會自動生效。因為雖 然自由是上帝賦予的禮物,但仍需要世間的子民去捍衛(wèi)。1776年,美國的愛國先驅(qū)們不是只為了推翻國王的暴政而戰(zhàn),也不是為贏得少數(shù)人的特權(quán),建立暴民的 統(tǒng)治。先驅(qū)們留給我們一個共和國,一個民有、民治、民享的政府。他們委托每一代美國人捍衛(wèi)我們的建國信條。For more than two hundred years, we ,我們做到了。Through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive halfslave and made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward ,建立在自由與平等原則之上的聯(lián)邦不能永遠(yuǎn)維持半奴隸和半自由的狀態(tài)。我們贏得了新生,誓言共同前進(jìn)。Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and merce。schools and colleges to train our workers。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。Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure petition and fair ,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。Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulne