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1、Barack Obamas Inaugural Address OBAMA: My 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 ourancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he h
2、as shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has c
3、arried 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 forebears, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now
4、 well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our 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 age. Homes have been lo
5、st; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but
6、no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land a nagging fear that Americas decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. 顶顶02009-01-22 09:56回复murphyxu 13 位粉丝核心会员62 楼Today I say to youthat the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many.
7、They willnot be met easilyor ina short span of time. But know this, America they will be met.On this day,we gather becausewe have chosen hope over fear, unity of purposeover conflict anddiscord. On this day,we come to proclaim an end tothe petty grievances and false promises, the recriminationsand w
8、orn out dogmas, that forfar too long havestrangled our politics.We remain a young nation, but in thewordsof Scripture, thetime has come to set aside childishthings. Thetime has come to reaffirm ourenduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that preciousgift,that noble idea, pass
9、edon from generation to generation: the God-givenpromise that all are equal, all arefree and all deserve a chanceto pursue their full measure of happiness. In reaffirming thegreatness of our nation, we understand that greatnessis never a given.It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of sho
10、rtcuts orsettling for less. It has notbeen the path forthe faint-hearted for those who preferleisure over work, or seek only thepleasures of riches andfame.Rather, it has been therisk-takers, the doers,the makers of things some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have
11、carried us up thelong,rugged pathtowards prosperity and freedom. For us, theypacked up their few worldly possessions and traveled acrossoceans in search of a new life. For us, theytoiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lashof the whipand plowed the hard earth. 2009-01-22 09:56回复murph
12、yxu 13 位粉丝核心会员63 楼For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individua
13、l ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less
14、 needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, ofprotecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again
15、 the work of remaking America. For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines t
16、hat feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technologys wonders to raise health cares quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sunand the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do. Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions who suggest
