【正文】 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 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 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 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 。to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers our journey is not plete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their journey is not plete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly 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。just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall。from the Americas to the Middle East, because our interests and our conscience pel us to act on behalf of those who long for we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice – not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our mon creed describes: tolerance and opportunity。ve about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe。we must lead cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure – our forests and waterways。they strengthen do not make us a nation of takers。an endless capacity for risk and a gift for fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work。that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or munism with muskets and single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our , more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our decade of war is now economic recovery has ’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive。our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our we have always understood that when times change, so must we。schools and colleges to train our workers。以下是奧巴馬第二任期就職演說英文版：: Vice President Biden, Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: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:―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.‖Today 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。有共同的努力和共同的目標，用熱情與奉獻，讓我們回應(yīng)歷史的召喚，將珍貴的自由之光帶入并不確定的未來。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。這些是公民的誓詞，代表著我們最偉大的希望。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。這些將有賴于未來4年、40年或是400年致力于這項事業(yè)的人，去推進當年在費城制憲會議大廳傳承給我們的永恒精神。我們必須行動，要意識到我們的工作并不完美。目前是由我們決策，我們不能拖延。這并不意味著，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。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。直到聰穎年輕的學(xué)生和工程師為我們所用，而不是被逐出美國。我們的征途沒有結(jié)束，直到?jīng)]有公民需要等待數(shù)個小時去行使投票權(quán)。我們的征途不會終結(jié)，我們要讓同性戀的兄弟姐妹在法律之下得到與其他人同樣的待遇。繼續(xù)先輩開創(chuàng)的事業(yè)是我們這代人的任務(wù)。曾經(jīng)聽一位牧師說，我們不能獨自前行。它引領(lǐng)我們的先輩穿越紐約塞尼卡瀑布城(女權(quán)抗議事件)、塞爾馬(黑人權(quán)力事件)和石墻騷亂(同性戀與警察發(fā)生的暴力事件)，引領(lǐng)著所有的男性和女性，留下姓名和沒留姓名的人。我們必須成為貧困者、病患者、被邊緣化的人士、異見受害者的希望來源，不僅僅是出于慈善，也是因為這個時代的和平需要不斷推進我們共同信念中的原則：寬容和機遇，人類尊嚴與正義。因為作為世界上最強大的國家，我們在世界和平方面擁有最大的利益。我們將展現(xiàn)試圖和平解決與其它國家分歧的勇氣，但這不是因為我們對面臨的危險持幼