【正文】 honor to serve, to work for you and with you to prepare our nation for the 21st I39。第一篇：前美國總統(tǒng)比爾克林頓離任電視講話Let39。s begin.(Tone)My fellow citizens, tonight39。m grateful to Vice President Gore, to my Cabinet secretaries, and to all those who served with me for the last eight has been a time of dramatic transformation, and you have risen to every new have made our social fabric stronger, our families healthier and safer, our people,more , the American people, have made our passage into the global information age an era American all the work I have done as president, every decision I have made, every executive action I have taken, every bill I have proposed and signed, I39。m very grateful to be able to turn over the reins of leadership to a new president, with America in such a strong position to meet the challenges of the , I want to leave you with three thoughts about our , America must maintain our record of fiscal our last four budgets, we39。ve been able to pay down $600 billion of our national debt, on track to be debt free by the end of the decade for the first time since on that course will bring lower interest rates, greater prosperity and the opportunity to meet our big we choose wisely, we can pay down the debt, deal with the retirement of the baby boomers, invest more in our future and provide tax , because the world is more connected every day in every way, America39。t fully closed the gap between those of us who live on the cutting edge of the global economy and the billions around the world who live on the knife39。 , Chelsea and I join all Americans in wishing our very best to the next president, George , to his family and his administration in meeting these challenges and in leading freedom39。11 leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America39。 bless you, and God bless America.(Tone)(Full text of the remarks by Bill Clinton, President of USA on his farewell television speech on January 18, 2001, as transcribed)the Oval Office:白宮powder keg: 火藥桶Cabinet secretaries:內(nèi)閣部長inaugural address:就職演說 bill: 法案Kosovo:科索沃baby boomers: 嬰兒潮時(shí)期出生的人Bosnia:波斯尼亞narcotrafficking: 販毒sexual orientation: 性傾向第二篇：克林頓離任前講話克林頓離任前講話即將離任的美國總統(tǒng)克林頓發(fā)表了電視講話，對他8年任期美國社會(huì)、經(jīng)濟(jì)各方面的發(fā)展作出總結(jié)。m grateful to Vice President Gore, to my Cabinet secretaries, and to all those who have served with me for the last eight has been a time of dramatic transformation, and you have risen to every new have made our social fabric stronger, our families healthier and safer, our people more , the American people, have made our passage into the global information age an era of great American all the work I have done as president, every decision I have made, every executive action I have taken, every bill I have proposed and signed, I180。m very grateful to be able to turn over the reins of leadership to a new president, with America in such a strong position to meet the challenges of the , I want to leave you with three thoughts about our , America must maintain our record of fiscal our last four budgets, we180。ve been able to pay down $600 billion of our national debt, on track to be debt free by the end of the decade for the first time since on that course will bring lower interest rates, greater prosperity and the opportunity to meet our big we choose wisely, we can pay down the debt, deal with the retirement of the baby boomers, invest more in our future and provide tax , because the world is more connected every day in every way, America180。t fully closed the gap between those of us who live on the cutting edge of the global economy and the billions around the world who live on the knife180。 , Chelsea and I join all Americans in wishing our very best to the next president, George , to his family and his administration in meeting these challenges and in leading freedom180。ll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America180。我從心底深處感謝你們給了我兩次機(jī)會(huì)和榮譽(yù)，為你們服務(wù)，為你們工作，和你們一起為我們的國家進(jìn)入21世紀(jì)做準(zhǔn)備?，F(xiàn)在是一個(gè)極具變革的年代，你們?yōu)橛有碌奶魬?zhàn)已經(jīng)做好了準(zhǔn)備。同胞們，我們已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了全球信息化時(shí)代，這是美國復(fù)興的偉大時(shí)代。借助我們永恒的價(jià)值，我駕馭了我的航程。我一直在努力為美國創(chuàng)造一個(gè)新型的政府：更小、更現(xiàn)代化、更有效率、面對新時(shí)代的挑戰(zhàn)充滿創(chuàng)意和思想、永遠(yuǎn)把人民的利益放在第一位、永遠(yuǎn)面向未來。我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)正在破著一個(gè)又一個(gè)的記錄，向前發(fā)展。我們的家庭、我們的社會(huì)變得更加強(qiáng)大。我們的學(xué)校也在改善。目前，已有300多萬美國兒童在享受著醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)，700多萬美國人已經(jīng)脫離了貧困線。我們的空氣和水資源更加潔凈，食品和飲用水更加安全。美國已經(jīng)成為地球上每個(gè)角落促進(jìn)和平和繁榮的積極力量。今晚，我希望大家能從以下3點(diǎn)審視我們的未來：第一，美國必須保持它的良好財(cái)政狀況。并且，我們已經(jīng)償還了6000億美元的國債，我們正向10年內(nèi)徹底償還國家債務(wù)的目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)，這將是1835年以來的第一次。如果我們做出明智的選擇，我們就能償還債務(wù)，解決(二戰(zhàn)后出生的)一大批人們的退休問題，對未來進(jìn)行更多的投資，并減輕稅收。為了美國的安全與繁榮，我們應(yīng)繼續(xù)融入世界。我們的盟國更加強(qiáng)大。全球經(jīng)濟(jì)給予美國民眾以及全世界人民更多的機(jī)會(huì)去工作、生活，更體面地養(yǎng)活家庭。盡管世界貿(mào)易不斷擴(kuò)大，但它沒能縮小處于全球經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮中的我們同數(shù)十億處于死亡邊緣的人們之間的距離。貧窮有可能被我們的漠不關(guān)心激化而成為火藥桶。但是，在我們這個(gè)時(shí)代，美國不能，也不可能使自己脫離這個(gè)世界。如果20世紀(jì)的歷次戰(zhàn)爭，尤其是新近在科索沃地區(qū)和波斯尼亞爆發(fā)的戰(zhàn)爭，能夠讓我們得到某種教訓(xùn)的話，我們從中得到的啟示應(yīng)是：由于捍衛(wèi)了我們的價(jià)值觀并領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了自由和和平的力量，我們才達(dá)到了目標(biāo)。第三，我們必須牢記如果我們不團(tuán)結(jié)一致，美國就不能領(lǐng)先世界。我們要加倍努力地工作，克服生活中存在的種種分歧。我們時(shí)時(shí)刻刻都要為了實(shí)現(xiàn)先輩們建立高度團(tuán)結(jié)的美利堅(jiān)合眾國的夢想而奮斗。對我來說，當(dāng)我離開總統(tǒng)寶座時(shí)，我充滿更多的理想，比初進(jìn)白宮時(shí)更加充滿希望，并且堅(jiān)信美國的好日子還在后面。在我未來的歲月里，我再也不會(huì)擔(dān)任一個(gè)能比美利堅(jiān)合眾國總統(tǒng)更高的職位、簽訂一個(gè)比美利堅(jiān)合眾國總統(tǒng)所能簽署的更為神圣的契約了。謝謝你們！愿上帝保佑你們！愿上帝保佑美國！第三篇：1993年美國總統(tǒng)克林頓就職演說January 20, 1993My fellow citizens :Today we celebrate the mystery of American ceremony is held in the depth of , by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring reborn in the world39。s independence to the world and our purposes to the Almighty, they knew that America, to endure, would have to change for change39。s ideals。s strongest, but is weakened by business failures, stagnant wages, increasing inequality, and deep divisions among our George Washington first took the oath I have just sworn to uphold, news traveled slowly across the land by horseback and across the ocean by , the sights and sounds of this ceremony are broadcast instantaneously to billions around the and merce are global。technology is almost magical。when others cannot work at all。when fear of crime robs lawabiding citizens of their freedom。a new season of American renewal has renew America, we must be must do what no generation