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vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our worldwe will defeat those who seek peace and securitytonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation es not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding that is the true genius of AmericaAnn Nixon Cooper is 106 years was born just a generation past slavery。t do this just to win an election and I know you didn39。from the notsoyoung people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers。s apathy。s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabledyou made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you39。by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different。who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your 39。第一篇:奧巴馬就職演說:奧巴馬就職演說If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible。who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time。s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen。that their voice could be that 39。ve sacrificed to get it above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs toit began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep。from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this is your know you didn39。t do it for did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetimeI have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get promise youblock by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused began twentyone months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn victory alone is not the change we seekin this country, we rise or fall as one nation。a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky。t vote for two reasonsthe heartache and the hope。the times we were told that we can39。s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the we there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of mon we the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was we was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overe.” Yes we man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can we , we have e so have seen so there is so much more to tonight, let us ask ourselvesto put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids。to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truththat out of many, we are one。t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:第二篇:奧巴馬就職演說全文奧巴馬就職演說全文(中英文版)奧巴馬手按林肯當年用《圣經(jīng)》宣誓就任美總統(tǒng)Barack Obama’s Inaugural AddressMy 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。businesses health care is too costly。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 landthey 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 worn out 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 carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed