第一篇：2013年奧巴馬第二任期就職演說文字稿

Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address

January 21, 201312:14 PM The remarks of President Obama, as released by The White House and prepared for delivery: Vice President Biden, Mr.Chief 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 Constitution.We affirm the promise of our democracy.We 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 names.What 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 self-evident, 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 never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing;that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.For more than two hundred years, we have.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 half-slave and half-free.We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce;schools and colleges to train our workers.Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune.Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone.Our celebration of initiative and enterprise;our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, are constants in our character.But we have always understood that when times change, so must we;that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges;that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.For 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 communism with muskets and militias.No 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 shores.Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people.This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience.A decade of war is now ending.An economic recovery has begun.America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive;diversity and openness;an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it — so long as we seize it together.For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.We believe that America's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work;when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship.We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time.We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, and reach higher.But while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American.That is what this moment requires.That is what will give real meaning to our creed.We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit.But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn.We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm.The commitments we make to each other — through Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security — these things do not sap our initiative;they strengthen us.They do not make us a nation of takers;they free us to take the risks that make this country great.We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.But America cannot resist this transition;we must lead it.We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries — we must claim its promise.That is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure — our forests and waterways;our croplands and snowcapped peaks.That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God.That's what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared.We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.Our brave men and women in uniform, tempered by the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage.Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty.The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm.But we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time as well.We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law.We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully — not because we are na?ve about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear.America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe;and we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad, for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation.We will support democracy from Asia to Africa;from the Americas to the Middle East, because our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom.And 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 common creed describes: tolerance and opportunity;human dignity and justice.We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still;just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall;just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone;to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began.For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.Our journey is not complete 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 commit to one another must be equal as well.Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote.Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome 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 country.Our journey is not complete 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.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 American.Being 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 happiness.Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time — but it does require us to act in our time.For now decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay.We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.We 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.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 service.But 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 dream.My oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride.They are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest hope.You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country's course.You 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 ideals.Let each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright.With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.Thank you, God Bless you, and may He forever bless these United States of America.

第二篇：奧巴馬第二任期演講稿

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬第二任期就職演說全文 國際時事央視網(wǎng)

2013-01-22 08:1

5美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬當(dāng)?shù)貢r間1月21日在國會山做第二任期就職公開演講

謝謝大家，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。

每一次我們集會慶祝總統(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皮膚的顏色，也不是我們信仰的教條，更不是我們族名的來源。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：

“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，包括生命權(quán)、自由權(quán)和追求幸福的權(quán)利。”

今天，我們繼續(xù)著這一未竟的征程，來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，即使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，但仍然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保衛(wèi)我們的建國信條。

在過去的200百多年里，我們做到了。

從奴役的血腥繩索，和刀劍的血光廝殺中我們懂得了，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)。

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。

我們一起發(fā)現(xiàn)，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。

我們共同下決心讓這個偉大的國家遠(yuǎn)離危險，保護(hù)她的人民不受生命威脅和不幸侵?jǐn)_。一路走來，我們從未放棄對集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑。我們同樣不屈服于這一謊言：一切的社會弊端都能夠只靠政府來解決。我們對積極向上與奮發(fā)進(jìn)取的贊揚，我們對努力工作與個人責(zé)任的堅持，這些都是美國精神的基本要義。

我們也理解，時代在變化，我們同樣要變革。對建國精神的忠誠，需要我們肩負(fù)起新的責(zé)任，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。保護(hù)我們的個人自由，最終需要所有人的共同努力。因為美國人不能再獨力迎接當(dāng)今世界的挑戰(zhàn)，正如美國士兵們不能再像先輩一樣，用步槍和民兵同敵人(法西斯主義與共產(chǎn)主義)作戰(zhàn)。一個人無法培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)與科學(xué)老師，我們需要他們?yōu)榱宋磥砣ソ逃⒆觽儭Ｒ粋€人無法建設(shè)道路、鋪設(shè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、建立實驗室來為國內(nèi)帶來新的工作崗位和商業(yè)機(jī)會。現(xiàn)在，與以往任何時候相比，我們都更需要團(tuán)結(jié)合作。作為一個國家，一個民族團(tuán)結(jié)起來。

這一代美國人經(jīng)歷了危機(jī)的考驗，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)堅定了我們的決心，證明了我們的恢復(fù)力。長達(dá)十年的戰(zhàn)爭正在結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)開始。美國的可能性是無限的，因為我們擁有當(dāng)今沒有邊界的世界所需要的所有品質(zhì)：年輕與活力，多樣性與開放，無窮的冒險精神以及創(chuàng)造的天賦才能。我親愛的同胞們，我們正是為此刻而生，我們更要在此刻團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住當(dāng)下的機(jī)會。

因為我們，美國人民，清楚如果只有不斷萎縮的少數(shù)人獲得成功，而大多數(shù)人不能成功，我們的國家就無法成功。我們相信，美國的繁榮必須建立在不斷上升的中產(chǎn)階級的寬闊臂膀上，我們知道美國的繁榮只有這樣才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)每個人都能找到工作中的自立與自豪時才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)誠實勞動的薪水足夠讓家庭擺脫困苦的懸崖時才能實現(xiàn)。我們忠誠于我們的事業(yè)，保證讓一個生于最貧窮環(huán)境中的小女孩都能知道，她有同其他所有人一樣的成功機(jī)會。因為她是一個美國人，她是自由的、平等的。她的自由平等不僅由上帝來見證，更由我們親手保護(hù)。

我們知道，我們已然陳舊的程序不足以滿足時代的需要。我們必須應(yīng)用新理念和新技術(shù)重塑我們的政府，改進(jìn)我們的稅法，改革我們的學(xué)校，讓我們的公民擁有他們所需要的技能，更加努力地工作，學(xué)更多的知識，向更高的地方發(fā)展。這意味著變革，我們的目標(biāo)是：國家可以獎勵每個美國人的努力和果斷。

這是現(xiàn)在需要的。這將給我們的信條賦予真正的意義。

我們，人民，仍然認(rèn)為，每個公民都應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得基本的安全和尊嚴(yán)。我們必須做出艱難抉擇，降低醫(yī)療成本，縮減赤字規(guī)模。但我們拒絕必須在照顧建設(shè)國家的這一代和投資即將建設(shè)國家的下一代間做出選擇。因為我們記得過去的教訓(xùn)：老年人的夕陽時光在貧困中度過，家有殘障兒童的父母無處求助。我們相信，在這個國家，自由不只是那些幸運兒的專屬，或者說幸福只屬于少數(shù)人。我們知道，不管我們是怎樣負(fù)責(zé)任地生活，我們?nèi)魏稳嗽谌魏螘r候都可能面臨失業(yè)、突發(fā)疾病或住房被可怕的颶風(fēng)摧毀的風(fēng)險。

我們通過醫(yī)療保險、聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助計劃、社會保障項目向每個人做出承諾，這些不會讓我們的創(chuàng)造力衰竭，而是將會讓我們強(qiáng)大。這些不會讓我們成為充滿不勞而獲者的國度，這些讓我們敢于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險，讓國家偉大。

我們，人民，仍然相信，我們作為美國人的義務(wù)不只是對我們自己而言，還包括對子孫后代。我們將應(yīng)對氣候變化的威脅，認(rèn)識到不采取措施應(yīng)對氣候變化就是對我們的孩子和后代的背叛。一些人可能仍在否定科學(xué)界壓倒性的判斷，但沒有人能夠避免火災(zāi)、嚴(yán)重旱災(zāi)、更強(qiáng)力風(fēng)暴帶來的災(zāi)難性打擊。通向可再生能源利用的道路是漫長的，有時是困難的。但美國不能抵制這種趨勢，我們必須引領(lǐng)這種趨勢。我們不能把制造新就業(yè)機(jī)會和新行業(yè)的技術(shù)讓給其他國家，我們必

須聲明這一承諾。這將是我們保持經(jīng)濟(jì)活力和國家財富(我們的森林和航道，我們的農(nóng)田與雪峰)的方法。這將是我們保護(hù)我們星球的辦法，上帝把它托付給我們照顧。這將為我們的建國之父們曾宣布的信條賦予意義。

我們，人民，仍然相信持久的安全與和平，不需要持續(xù)的戰(zhàn)爭。我們勇敢的男女士兵經(jīng)受了戰(zhàn)火的考驗，他們的技能和勇氣是無可匹敵的。我們的公民依然銘記著那些陣亡者，他們非常清楚我們?yōu)樽杂筛冻龅拇鷥r。明白他們的犧牲將讓我們永遠(yuǎn)對那些試圖傷害我們的勢力保持警惕。但我們也是那些贏得和平而不只是戰(zhàn)爭的人們的后代，他們將仇敵轉(zhuǎn)變成最可靠的朋友，我們也必須把這些經(jīng)驗帶到這個時代。

我們將通過強(qiáng)大的軍力和法制保護(hù)我們的人民，捍衛(wèi)我們的價值觀。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稚的態(tài)度，而是因為接觸能夠更持久地化解疑慮和恐懼。美國將在全球保持強(qiáng)大的聯(lián)盟，我們將更新這些能擴(kuò)展我們應(yīng)對海外危機(jī)能力的機(jī)構(gòu)。因為作為世界上最強(qiáng)大的國家，我們在世界和平方面擁有最大的利益。我們將支持從亞洲到非洲、從美洲至中東的民主國家，因為我們的利益和良心驅(qū)使我們代表那些想獲得自由的人們采取行動。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(jìn)我們共同信念中的原則：寬容和機(jī)遇，人類尊嚴(yán)與正義。

我們，人民，今天昭示的最明白的事實是我們所有人都是生而平等的，這是依然引領(lǐng)我們的恒星。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。在偉大的征程中，一路上留下足跡的人。曾經(jīng)聽一位牧師說，我們不能獨自前行。馬丁-路德-金說，我們個人的自由與地球上每個靈魂的自由不可分割。

繼續(xù)先輩開創(chuàng)的事業(yè)是我們這代人的任務(wù)。直到我們的妻子、母親和女兒的付出能夠與她們的努力相稱，我們的征途才會結(jié)束。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。如果我們真正是生而平等的，那么我們對彼此的愛也應(yīng)該是平等的。我們的征途沒有結(jié)束，直到?jīng)]有公民需要等待數(shù)小時去行使投票權(quán)。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們找到更好的方法迎接努力、有憧憬的移民，他們依舊視美國是一塊充滿機(jī)會的土地。直到

聰穎年輕的學(xué)生和工程師為我們所用，而不是被驅(qū)逐出美國。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們所有的兒童，從底特律的街道到阿巴拉契亞的山嶺，再到康涅狄格州紐鎮(zhèn)安靜的小巷，直到他們得到關(guān)心和珍視，永遠(yuǎn)避免受到傷害。

那是我們這一代的任務(wù)讓生存、自由和追求幸福的說辭、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。進(jìn)步不會終止幾個世紀(jì)以來一直糾結(jié)的關(guān)于政府角色的爭論，但這要求我們現(xiàn)在就采取行動。

目前是由我們角色，我們不能拖延。我們不能將絕對主義當(dāng)作原則，或者以假象代替政綱，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并不完美。我們必須行動，意識到今天的勝利是并不完全的。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(jìn)當(dāng)年在費城制憲會議大廳傳承給我們的永恒精神。

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。

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，而且要為保衛(wèi)最悠久的價值觀和持久的理想發(fā)聲。

現(xiàn)在讓我們互相擁抱，懷著莊嚴(yán)的職責(zé)和無比的快樂，這是我們永久的與生俱來的權(quán)利。有共同的努力和共同的目標(biāo)，用熱情與奉獻(xiàn)，讓我們回答歷史的召喚，將寶貴的自由之光帶入并不確定的未來。

感謝你們，上帝保佑你們，愿上帝永遠(yuǎn)保佑美利堅合眾國。

第三篇：奧巴馬 第二任期 就職演說

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬第二任期就職演說全文

2013年01月22日

當(dāng)?shù)貢r間1月21日，美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在國會山進(jìn)行其第二任期就職演說

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬當(dāng)?shù)貢r間1月21日在國會山發(fā)表其第二任期就職演講。奧巴馬在演講中追溯美國民主傳統(tǒng)和憲法精神，通過闡述就業(yè)、醫(yī)保、移民、財政、同性戀及氣候變化威脅等多項議題與現(xiàn)實有力契合。奧巴馬強(qiáng)調(diào)，偉大國家的塑造必須依賴每個美國人的力量，而非少數(shù)人的成功，并強(qiáng)調(diào)國家團(tuán)結(jié)的重要性。奧巴馬提及這代美國人從建國之父那里繼承的精神還沒有完成實踐，現(xiàn)在的美國人需要繼續(xù)努力，實現(xiàn)生存、自由與追求幸福的權(quán)利。以下為奧巴馬就職演說全文：

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。

每一次我們集會慶祝總統(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：

“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。”

今天，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。

在過去的200多年里，我們做到了。

從奴役的血腥枷鎖和刀劍的血光廝殺中我們懂得了，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)。

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。

我們一起發(fā)現(xiàn)，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。

我們共同決定讓這個偉大的國家遠(yuǎn)離危險，保護(hù)她的人民不受生命威脅和不幸的侵?jǐn)_。一路走來，我們從未放棄對集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑。我們同樣不屈服于這一謊言：一切的社會弊端都能夠只靠政府來解決。我們對積極向上與奮發(fā)進(jìn)取的贊揚，我們對努力工作與個人責(zé)任的堅持，這些都是美國精神的基本要義。

我們也理解，時代在變化，我們同樣需要變革。對建國精神的忠誠，需要我們肩負(fù)起新的責(zé)任，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。保護(hù)我們的個人自由，最終需要所有人的共同努力。因為美國人不能再獨力迎接當(dāng)今世界的挑戰(zhàn)，正如美國士兵們不能再像先輩一樣，用步槍和民兵同敵人(法西斯主義與共產(chǎn)主義)作戰(zhàn)。一個人無法培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)與科學(xué)老師，我們需要他們?yōu)榱宋磥砣ソ逃⒆觽儭Ｒ粋€人無法建設(shè)道路、鋪設(shè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、建立實驗室來為國內(nèi)帶來新的工作崗位和商業(yè)機(jī)會。現(xiàn)在，與以往任何時候相比，我們都更需要團(tuán)結(jié)合作。作為一個國家，一個民族團(tuán)結(jié)起來。

這一代美國人經(jīng)歷了危機(jī)的考驗，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)堅定了我們的決心，證明了我們的恢復(fù)力。長達(dá)十年的戰(zhàn)爭正在結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)開始。美國的可能性是無限的，因為我們擁有當(dāng)今沒有邊界的世界所需要的所有品質(zhì)：年輕與活力、多樣性與開放、無窮的冒險精神以及創(chuàng)造的天賦才能。我親愛的同胞們，我們正是為此刻而生，我們更要在此刻團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住當(dāng)下的機(jī)會。

因為我們，美國人民，清楚如果只有不斷萎縮的少數(shù)人群體獲得成功，而大多數(shù)人不能成功，我們的國家就無法成功。我們相信，美國的繁榮必須建立在不斷上升的中產(chǎn)階級的寬闊臂膀之上，我們知道美國的繁榮只有這樣才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)每個人都能找到工作中的自立與自豪時才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)誠實勞動獲得的薪水足夠讓家庭擺脫困苦的懸崖時才能實現(xiàn)。我們忠誠于我們的事業(yè)，保證讓一個出生于最貧窮環(huán)境中的小女孩都能知道，她有同其他所有人一樣的成功機(jī)會。因為她是一個美國人，她是自由的、平等的。她的自由平等不僅由上帝來見證，更由我們親手保護(hù)。

我們知道，我們已然陳舊的程序不足以滿足時代的需要。我們必須應(yīng)用新理念和新技術(shù)重塑我們的政府，改進(jìn)我們的稅法，改革我們的學(xué)校，讓我們的公民擁有他們所需要的技能，更加努力地工作，學(xué)更多的知識，向更高處發(fā)展。這意味著變革，我們的目標(biāo)是：國家可以獎勵每個美國人的努力和果斷。

這是現(xiàn)在需要的。這將給我們的信條賦予真正的意義。

我們，人民，仍然認(rèn)為，每個公民都應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得基本的安全和尊嚴(yán)。我們必須做出艱難抉擇，降低醫(yī)療成本，縮減赤字規(guī)模。但我們拒絕在照顧建設(shè)國家的這一代和投資即將建設(shè)國家的下一代間做出選擇。因為我們記得過去的教訓(xùn)：老年人的夕陽時光在貧困中度過，家有殘障兒童的父母無處求助。我們相信，在這個國家，自由不只是那些幸運兒的專屬，或者說幸福只屬于少數(shù)人。我們知道，不管我們怎樣負(fù)責(zé)任地生活，我們?nèi)魏稳嗽谌魏螘r候都可能面臨失業(yè)、突發(fā)疾病或住房被可怕的颶風(fēng)摧毀的風(fēng)險。

我們通過醫(yī)療保險、聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助計劃、社會保障項目向每個人做出承諾，這些不會讓我們的創(chuàng)造力衰竭，而是會讓我們更強(qiáng)大。這 些不會讓我們成為充滿不勞而獲者的國度，這些讓我們敢于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險，讓國家偉大。

我們，人民，仍然相信，我們作為美國人的義務(wù)不只是對我們自己而言，還包括對子孫后代。我們將應(yīng)對氣候變化的威脅，認(rèn)識到不采取措施應(yīng)對氣候變化就是對我們的孩子和后代的背叛。一些人可能仍在否定科學(xué)界的壓倒性判斷，但沒有人能夠避免熊熊火災(zāi)、嚴(yán)重旱災(zāi)、更強(qiáng)力風(fēng)暴帶來的災(zāi)難性打擊。通向可再生能源利用的道路是漫長的，有時是困難的。但美國不能抵制這種趨勢，我們必須引領(lǐng)這種趨勢。我們不能把制造新就業(yè)機(jī)會和新行業(yè)的技術(shù)讓給其他國家，我們必須明確這一承諾。這是我們保持經(jīng)濟(jì)活力和國家財富(我們的森林和航道，我們的農(nóng)田與雪峰)的方法。這將是我們保護(hù)我們星球的辦法，上帝把這個星球托付給我們。這將給我們的建國之父們曾宣布的信條賦予意義。

我們，人民，仍然相信，持久的安全與和平，不需要持續(xù)的戰(zhàn)爭。我們勇敢的士兵經(jīng)受了戰(zhàn)火的考驗，他們的技能和勇氣是無可匹敵的。我們的公民依然銘記著那些陣亡者，他們非常清楚我們?yōu)樽杂筛冻龅拇鷥r。明白他們的犧牲將讓我們永遠(yuǎn)對那些試圖傷害我們的勢力保持警惕。但我們也是那些贏得和平而不只是戰(zhàn)爭的人們的后代，他們將仇敵轉(zhuǎn)變成最可靠的朋友，我們也必須把這些經(jīng)驗帶到這個時代。

我們將通過強(qiáng)大的軍力和法制保護(hù)我們的人民，捍衛(wèi)我們的價值觀。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稚的態(tài)度，而是因為接觸能夠更持久地化解疑慮和恐懼。美國將在全球保持強(qiáng)大的聯(lián)盟，我們將更新這些能擴(kuò)展我們應(yīng)對海外危機(jī)能力的機(jī)制。因為作為世界上最強(qiáng)大的國家，我們在世界和平方面擁有最大的利益。我們將支持從亞洲到非洲、從美洲至中東的民主國家，因為我們的利益和良心驅(qū)使我們代表那些想獲得自由的人們采取行動。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(jìn)我們共同信念中的原則：寬容和機(jī)遇，人類尊嚴(yán)與正義。

我們，人民，今天昭示的最明白的事實是——我們所有人都是生而平等的，這是依然引領(lǐng)我們的恒星。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。在偉大的征程中，一路上留下足跡的人。曾經(jīng)聽一位牧師說，我們不能獨自前行。馬丁-路德-金說，我們個人的自由與地球上每個靈魂的自由不可分割。

繼續(xù)先輩開創(chuàng)的事業(yè)是我們這代人的任務(wù)。直到我們的妻子、母親和女兒的付出能夠與她們的努力相稱，我們的征途才會結(jié)束。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。如果我們真正是生而平等的，那么我們對彼此的愛也應(yīng)該是平等的。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)。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們找到更好的方法迎接努力、有憧憬的移民，他們依舊視美國是一塊充滿機(jī)會的土地。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。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們所有的兒童，從底特律的街道到阿巴拉契亞的山嶺，再到康涅狄格州紐鎮(zhèn)安靜的小巷，直到他們得到關(guān)心和珍視，永遠(yuǎn)避免受到傷害。

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。進(jìn)步不會終止幾個世紀(jì)以來一直糾結(jié)的關(guān)于政府角色的爭論，但這要求我們現(xiàn)在就采取行動。

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并不完美。我們必須行動，意識到今天的勝利是并不完全的。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(jìn)當(dāng)年在費城制憲會議大廳傳承給我們的永恒精神。

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。

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。

現(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并不確定的未來。

感謝你們，上帝保佑你們，愿上帝永遠(yuǎn)保佑美利堅合眾國。

以下是奧巴馬第二任期就職演說英文版：

MR.OBAMA: Vice President Biden, Mr.Chief 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 Constitution.We affirm the promise of our democracy.We 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 names.What 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 self-evident, 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 never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing;that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.For more than two hundred years, we have.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 half-slave and half-free.We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce;schools and colleges to train our workers。

Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can be cured through government alone.Our celebration of initiative and enterprise;our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character.But we have always understood that when times change, so must we;that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges;that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.For 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 communism with muskets and militias.No 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 shores.Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people.This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience.A decade of war is now ending.An economic recovery has begun.America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive;diversity and openness;an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together.For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work;when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship.We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time.We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, and reach higher.But while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American.That is what this moment requires.That is what will give real meaning to our creed.We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit.But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn.We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm.The commitments we make to each other – through Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security – these things do not sap our initiative;they strengthen us.They do not make us a nation of takers;they free us to take the risks that make this country great.We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.But America cannot resist this transition;we must lead it.We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its promise.That is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure – our forests and waterways;our croplands and snowcapped peaks.That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God.That’s what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared.We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.Our brave men and women in uniform, tempered by the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage.Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty.The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm.But we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time as well.We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law.We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are na?ve about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear.America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe;and we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad, for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation.We will support democracy from Asia to Africa;from the Americas to the Middle East, because our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom.And 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 common creed describes: tolerance and opportunity;human dignity and justice.We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still;just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall;just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone;to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began.For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.Our journey is not complete 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 commit to one another must be equal as well.Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote.Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome 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 country.Our journey is not complete 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.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 American.Being 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 happiness.Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time.For now decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay.We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.We 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.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 service.But 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 dream.My oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride.They are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest hope.You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course.You 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 ideals.Let each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright.With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.Thank you, God Bless you, and may He forever bless these United States of America.

第四篇：[中英對照]奧巴馬第一任期就職演講

President Obama's first term inauguration speech

Capitol Hill,Washington D.C.,America

February 20,2008

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 our ancestors.I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has 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 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 forebears, and true to our founding documents.總統(tǒng)奧巴馬第一任期就職演講

國會山，美國，華盛頓

2008年1月20日

我的同胞們，今天我站在這里，看到眼前面臨的重大任務(wù)，深感卑微。我感謝你們對我的信任，也知道先輩們?yōu)榱诉@個國家所作的犧牲。我要感謝布什總統(tǒng)為國家做出的貢獻(xiàn)，以及感謝他在兩屆政府過渡期間給與的慷慨協(xié)作。

迄今為止，已經(jīng)有44個美國總統(tǒng)宣誓就職。總統(tǒng)的宣誓有時面對的是國家的和平繁榮，但通常面臨的是烏云密布的緊張形勢。在緊張的形勢中，支持美國前進(jìn)的不僅僅是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的能力和遠(yuǎn)見，也在于美國人民對國家先驅(qū)者理想的信仰，以及對美國立國文件的忠誠。

So it has been.So it must be with this generation 前輩們?nèi)绱耍覀冞@一代美國人也要如

此。of Americans.That we are in the midst of crisis is now 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 lost;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.現(xiàn)在我們都深知，我們身處危機(jī)之中。我們的國家在戰(zhàn)斗，對手是影響深遠(yuǎn)的暴力和憎恨；國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)也受到嚴(yán)重的削弱，原因雖有一些人的貪婪和不負(fù)責(zé)任，但更為重要的是我們作為一個整體在一些重大問題上決策失誤，同時也未能做好應(yīng)對新時代的準(zhǔn)備。我們的人民正在失去家園，失去工作，很多且要倒閉。社會的醫(yī)療過于昂貴、學(xué)校教育讓許多人失望，而且每天都會有新的證據(jù)顯示，我們利用能源的方式助長了我們的敵對勢力，同時也威脅著我們的星球。

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics.Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land, a nagging 統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)的指標(biāo)傳達(dá)著危機(jī)的消息。危機(jī)難以測量，但更難以測量的是其對美國人國家自信的侵蝕——現(xiàn)在一種認(rèn)為fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.Today I say to you that the challengeswe face are real.They are serious and they are many.They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.But know this, America, they will be met.On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.On this day, we come 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 politics.We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit;to choose our better history;to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given.It must be earned.Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.It has not been the path for the faint-hearted--for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things--some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.美國衰落不可避免，我們的下一代必須低調(diào)的言論正在吞噬著人們的自信。今天我要說，我們的確面臨著很多嚴(yán)峻的挑戰(zhàn)，而且在短期內(nèi)不大可能輕易解決。但是我們要相信，我們一定會度過難關(guān)。

今天，我們在這里齊聚一堂，因為我們

戰(zhàn)勝恐懼選擇了希望，摒棄了沖突和矛盾而選擇了團(tuán)結(jié)。今天，我們宣布要為無謂的摩擦、不實的承諾和指責(zé)畫上句號，我們要打破牽制美國政治發(fā)展的若干陳舊教條。

美國仍是一個年輕的國家，借用《圣經(jīng)》的話說，放棄幼稚的時代已經(jīng)到來了。重拾堅韌精神的時代已經(jīng)到來，我們要為歷史作出更好的選擇，我們要秉承歷史賦予的寶貴權(quán)利，秉承那種代代相傳的高貴理念：上帝賦予我們每個人以平等和自由，以及每個人盡全力去追求幸福的機(jī)會。

在重申我們國家偉大之處的同時，我們深知偉大從來不是上天賜予的，偉大需要努力贏得。(我們的民族一路走來)，這旅途之中從未有過捷徑或者妥協(xié)，這旅途也不適合膽怯之人、或者愛安逸勝過愛工作之人、或者單單追求名利之人。這條路是勇于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險者之路，是實干家、創(chuàng)造者之路。這其中有一些人名留青史，但是更多的人卻在默默無聞地工作著。正是這些人帶領(lǐng)我們走過了漫長崎嶇的旅行，帶領(lǐng)我們走向富強(qiáng)和自由。

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessionsand traveled across oceans in search of a new life.For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West;endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg;Normandy and Khe Sahn.Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so 為了我們，先輩們帶著微薄的細(xì)軟，橫渡大洋，尋找新生活；為了我們，先輩們?nèi)倘柝?fù)重，用血汗?jié)茶T工廠；為了我們，先輩們在荒蕪的西部大地辛勤耕作，定居他鄉(xiāng)；為了我們，先輩們奔赴(獨立戰(zhàn)爭中的)康科德城和葛底斯堡、(二戰(zhàn)中的)諾曼底、(越戰(zhàn)中的)Khe Sahn，他們征戰(zhàn)、死去。

一次又一次，我們的先輩們戰(zhàn)斗著、犧牲著、操勞著，只為了我們可以生活得that we might live a better life.They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual 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 needed than they were last week or last month or last year.Our capacity remains undiminished.But our time of standing pat, of protecting 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 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 that feed our commerce and bind us together.We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.We will harness the sun and 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.And all this we will do.更好。在他們看來，美國的強(qiáng)盛與偉大超越了個人雄心，也超越了個人的出身、貧富和派別差異。

今天我們繼續(xù)先輩們的旅途。美國依然是地球上最富裕、最強(qiáng)大的國家。同危機(jī)初露端倪之時相比，美國人民的生產(chǎn)力依然旺盛；與上周、上個月或者去年相比，我們的頭腦依然富于創(chuàng)造力，我們的商品和服務(wù)依然很有市場，我們的實力不曾削弱。但是，可以肯定的是，輕歌曼舞的時代、保護(hù)狹隘利益的時代以及對艱難決定猶豫不決的時代已經(jīng)過去了。從今天開始，我們必須跌倒后爬起來，拍拍身上的泥土，重新開始工作，重塑美國。

我目之所及，都有工作有待完成。國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)情況要求我們采取大膽且快速的行動，我們的確是要行動，不僅是要創(chuàng)造就業(yè)，更要為(下一輪經(jīng)濟(jì))增長打下新的基礎(chǔ)。我們將造橋鋪路，為企業(yè)鋪設(shè)電網(wǎng)和數(shù)字線路，將我們聯(lián)系在一起。我們將回歸科學(xué)，運用科技的奇跡提高醫(yī)療質(zhì)量，降低醫(yī)療費用。我們將利用風(fēng)能、太陽能和土壤驅(qū)動車輛，為工廠提供能源。我們將改革中小學(xué)以及大專院校，以適應(yīng)新時代的要求。這一切，我們都能做到，而且我們都將會做到。

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans.Their memories are short.現(xiàn)在，有一些人開始質(zhì)疑我們的野心是不是太大了，他們認(rèn)為我們的體制承載不了太多的宏偉計劃。他們是健忘了。For they have forgotten what this country has already done;what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works, whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward.Where the answer is no, programs will end.And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill.Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control, and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity;on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart, not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.他們已經(jīng)忘了這個國家已經(jīng)取得的成就；他們已經(jīng)忘了當(dāng)創(chuàng)造力與共同目標(biāo)以及必要的勇氣結(jié)合起來時，自由的美國人民所能發(fā)揮的能量。

這些懷疑論者的錯誤在于，他們沒有意識到政治現(xiàn)實已經(jīng)發(fā)生了變化，長期以來耗掉我們太多精力的陳腐政治論爭已經(jīng)不再適用。今天，我們的問題不在于政府的大小，而在于政府能否起作用，政府能否幫助家庭找到薪水合適的工作、給他們可以負(fù)擔(dān)得起的醫(yī)療保障并讓他們體面地退休。哪個方案能給與肯定的答案，我們就推進(jìn)哪個方案。哪個方案的答案是否定的，我們就選擇終止。而掌管納稅人稅金的人應(yīng)當(dāng)承擔(dān)起責(zé)任，合理支出，摒棄陋習(xí)，磊落做事，這有這樣才能在政府和人民之間重建至關(guān)重要的相互信任。

我們面臨的問題也不是市場好壞的問題。市場創(chuàng)造財富、拓展自由的能力無可匹敵，但是這場危機(jī)提醒我們，如果沒有監(jiān)管，市場很可能就會失去控制，而且偏袒富人國家的繁榮無法持久。國家經(jīng)濟(jì)的成敗不僅僅取決于國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值的大小，而且取決于繁榮的覆蓋面，取決于我們是否有能力讓所有有意愿的人都有機(jī)會走向富裕。我們這樣做不是慈善，而是因為這是確保實現(xiàn)共同利益的途徑。

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.And so to all other peoples and governments who are 就共同防御而言，我們認(rèn)為國家安全與國家理想的只能選其一的排他選擇是錯的。面對我們幾乎無法想像的危險，我們的先輩們起草了確保法治和個人權(quán)利的憲章。一代代人民的鮮血夯實了這一憲章。憲章中的理想依然照亮著世界，我們不能以經(jīng)驗之談放棄這些理想。因此我想對正在觀看這一儀式的其他國家watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please.Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use;our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.We are the keepers of this legacy.Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort, even greater cooperation and understanding between nations.We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan.With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet.We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken;you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.的人民和政府說，不論他們現(xiàn)在各國偉大的首府還是在如同我父親出生地一般的小村落，我想讓他們知道：對于每個追求和平和自尊的國家和個人而言，美國都是朋友，我們愿意再次領(lǐng)導(dǎo)大家踏上追尋之旅。

回想先輩們在抵抗法西斯主義之時，他們不僅依靠手中的導(dǎo)彈或坦克，他們還依靠穩(wěn)固的聯(lián)盟和堅定的信仰。他們深知單憑自己的力量我們無法保護(hù)自己，他們也深知我們強(qiáng)大并不足以使我們有權(quán)利為所欲為。他們明白，正是因為使用謹(jǐn)慎，我們的實力才不斷增強(qiáng)；正是因為我們的事業(yè)是公正的、我們?yōu)槭澜鐦淞⒘税駱樱驗槲覀兊闹t卑和節(jié)制，我們才安全。

我們繼承了這些遺產(chǎn)。在這些原則的再次領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，我們有能力應(yīng)對新的威脅，我們需要付出更多的努力、進(jìn)行國家間更廣泛的合作以及增進(jìn)國家間的理解。首先，我們將以負(fù)責(zé)任的態(tài)度，將伊拉克交還給伊拉克人民，同時鞏固阿富汗來之不易的和平。對于老朋友和老對手，我們將繼續(xù)努力，不遺余力，削弱核威脅，遏制全球變暖的幽靈。我們不會為我們的生活方式感到報歉，我們會不動搖地捍衛(wèi)我們的生活方式。對于那些企圖通過恐怖主義或屠殺無辜平民達(dá)成目標(biāo)的人，我們要對他們說：我們的信仰更加堅定，不可動搖，你們不可能拖垮我們，我們定將戰(zhàn)勝你們。

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers.We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth;and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve;that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself;and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.To those who cling to power through corruptionand deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history;but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.因為我們知道，我們的多元化遺產(chǎn)是一個優(yōu)勢，而非劣勢。我們國家里有基督徒也有穆斯林，有猶太教徒也有印度教徒，同時也有非宗教信徒。我們民族的成長受到許多語言和文化的影響，我們吸取了這個星球上任何一個角落的有益成分。正是因為我們民族曾親嘗過內(nèi)戰(zhàn)和種族隔離的苦酒，并且在經(jīng)歷了這些黑色的篇章之后變得更加強(qiáng)大更加團(tuán)結(jié)，因此我們不由自主，只能相信一切仇恨終有一天都會成為過去，種族的劃分不久就會消失，而且隨著世界變得越來越小，我們相信終有一天人類共有的人性品德將會自動顯現(xiàn)。在迎接新的和平中美國必將發(fā)揮其作用

對穆斯林世界，我們正在共同利益和彼此尊重的基礎(chǔ)上尋求一條新的前行道路。對全球那些想要播種沖突、將自己國家的問題怪罪于西方社會的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，你們應(yīng)該知道 你們的人民將根據(jù)你們建設(shè)什么而不是摧毀了什么來評價你們。對于那些通過腐敗、欺騙、壓制異見來統(tǒng)治的人，你們應(yīng)該知道你們站在了歷史的對立面。但是如果 你們愿意放開緊攥的拳頭，美國會向你們伸出手。

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work 對貧困國家的人民，我們保證將和你們

合作，讓你們的農(nóng)場豐收，讓水源清alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow;to nourish starved bodies and feed 潔，滋補(bǔ)餓壞的身體，滋養(yǎng)饑餓的心

靈。對那些與我們一樣相對富裕的國hungry minds.And to those nations like ours that

家，我們說，不能再對外界的苦難漠不enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford 關(guān)心，更不能毫無顧忌地消耗世界的資indifference to suffering outside our borders;nor can 源。世界已經(jīng)改變，我們也必須隨之改we consume the world's resources without regard to 變。effect.For the world has changed, and we must change with it.As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains.They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.思索前方的路，我們無時無刻不在銘記那些遠(yuǎn)征沙漠和偏遠(yuǎn)山區(qū)的英勇美國戰(zhàn)士，對他們充滿了感激之情，他們和那些安息在阿靈頓國家公墓之下的戰(zhàn)爭英雄們一樣，給與我們啟示。

We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service;a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.And yet, at this moment, a moment that will define a generation, it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.Our challenges may be new.The instruments with which we meet them may be new.But those values upon which our success depends--hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism--these things are old.These things are true.They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.What is demanded then is a return to these truths.What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility, a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.This is the price and the promise of citizenship.我們尊敬他們，不僅因為他們是自由的守護(hù)者，還因為他們代表的是為國家服務(wù)的精神，他們自愿追尋比自身的價值更偉大的意義(美國國家之偉大)。此時此刻，在這個要塑造一代人的時刻，我們需要的正是這樣一種精神。

因為無論美國政府能做多少，必須做多少，美國國家的立國之本最終還是美國人的決心和信念。于防洪堤壩決堤之時收留陌生受難者的善意，于在經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣的時候?qū)幵笢p少自己工時也不肯看著朋友失業(yè)的無私，正是他們支撐我們走過黑暗的時刻。消防隊員沖入滿是濃煙的樓梯搶救生命的勇氣，父母養(yǎng)育孩子的堅持，正是這些決定了我們的命運。

我們面臨的挑戰(zhàn)也許是新的,我們應(yīng)對挑戰(zhàn)的措施也許也是新的,但那些長期以來指導(dǎo)我們成功的價值觀——勤奮、誠實、勇氣、公平競爭、包容以及對世界保持好奇心,還有對國家的忠誠和愛國主義——卻是歷久彌新,這些價值觀是可靠的.他們是創(chuàng)造美國歷史的無聲力量.我們現(xiàn)在需要的就是回歸這些古老的價值觀.我們需要一個新的負(fù)責(zé)任的時代,一個覺醒的時代,每個國人都應(yīng)意識到即我們對自己、對國家和世界負(fù)有責(zé)任，我們不應(yīng)該不情愿地接受這些責(zé)任，而應(yīng)該快樂地承擔(dān)起這些責(zé)任。我們應(yīng)該堅定這一認(rèn)識，即沒有什么比全身心投入一項艱巨的工作更能鍛煉我們的性格，更能獲得精神上的滿足。

這是公民應(yīng)盡的義務(wù)，應(yīng)做出的承諾。

This is the source of our confidence, the 我們自信源于對上帝的信仰，上帝號召knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain 我們要掌握自己的命運。destiny.7

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled.In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river.The capital was abandoned.The enemy was advancing.The snow was stained with blood.At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people: “Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet(it).” America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words.With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter;and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.這就是我們自由和信仰的意義，這也是為何不同種族、不同信仰、不同性別和年齡的人可以同聚一堂在此歡慶的原因，也是我今天能站在這里莊嚴(yán)宣誓的原因，而在50多年前我的父親甚至都不能成為地方餐館的服務(wù)生。

所以，讓我們銘記自己的身份，鐫刻自己的足跡。在美國誕生的時代，那最寒冷的歲月里，一群勇敢的愛國人士圍著篝火在冰封的河邊取暖。首都被占領(lǐng)，敵人在挺進(jìn)，冬天的雪被鮮血染成了紅色。在美國大革命最受質(zhì)疑的時刻，我們的國父們這樣說：

“我們要讓未來的世界知道??在深冬的嚴(yán)寒里，唯有希望和勇氣才能讓我們存活??面對共同的危險時，我們的城市和國家要勇敢地上前去面對。” 今天的美國也在嚴(yán)峻的寒冬中面對共同的挑戰(zhàn)，讓我們記住國父們不朽的語言。帶著希望和勇氣，讓我們再一次勇敢地面對寒流，迎接可能會發(fā)生的風(fēng)暴。我們要讓我們的子孫后代記住，在面臨挑戰(zhàn)的時候，我們沒有屈服，我們沒有逃避也沒有猶豫，我們腳踏實地、心懷信仰，秉承了寶貴的自由權(quán)利并將其安全地交到了下一代的手中。

第五篇：奧巴馬第二任期就職演說全文

謝謝大家，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。

每一次我們集會慶祝總統(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皮膚的顏色，也不是我們信仰的教條，更不是我們族名的來源。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：

“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，包括生命權(quán)、自由權(quán)和追求幸福的權(quán)利。”

今天，我們繼續(xù)著這一未竟的征程，來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，即使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，但仍然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保衛(wèi)我們的建國信條。在過去的200百多年里，我們做到了。

從奴役的血腥繩索，和刀劍的血光廝殺中我們懂得了，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)。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。

我們一起發(fā)現(xiàn)，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。我們共同下決心讓這個偉大的國家遠(yuǎn)離危險，保護(hù)她的人民不受生命威脅和不幸侵?jǐn)_。一路走來，我們從未放棄對集權(quán)的質(zhì)疑。我們同樣不屈服于這一謊言：一切的社會弊端都能夠只靠政府來解決。我們對積極向上與奮發(fā)進(jìn)取的贊揚，我們對努力工作與個人責(zé)任的堅持，這些都是美國精神的基本要義。

我們也理解，時代在變化，我們同樣要變革。對建國精神的忠誠，需要我們肩負(fù)起新的責(zé)任，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。保護(hù)我們的個人自由，最終需要所有人的共同努力。因為美國人不能再獨力迎接當(dāng)今世界的挑戰(zhàn)，正如美國士兵們不能再像先輩一樣，用步槍和民兵同敵人(法西斯主義與共產(chǎn)主義)作戰(zhàn)。一個人無法培訓(xùn)所有的數(shù)學(xué)與科學(xué)老師，我們需要他們?yōu)榱宋磥砣ソ逃⒆觽儭Ｒ粋€人無法建設(shè)道路、鋪設(shè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)、建立實驗室來為國內(nèi)帶來新的工作崗位和商業(yè)機(jī)會。現(xiàn)在，與以往任何時候相比，我們都更需要團(tuán)結(jié)合作。作為一個國家，一個民族團(tuán)結(jié)起來。這一代美國人經(jīng)歷了危機(jī)的考驗，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)堅定了我們的決心，證明了我們的恢復(fù)力。長達(dá)十年的戰(zhàn)爭正在結(jié)束，經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)開始。美國的可能性是無限的，因為我們擁有當(dāng)今沒有邊界的世界所需要的所有品質(zhì)：年輕與活力，多樣性與開放，無窮的冒險精神以及創(chuàng)造的天賦才能。我親愛的同胞們，我們正是為此刻而生，我們更要在此刻團(tuán)結(jié)一致，抓住當(dāng)下的機(jī)會。

因為我們，美國人民，清楚如果只有不斷萎縮的少數(shù)人獲得成功，而大多數(shù)人不能成功，我們的國家就無法成功。我們相信，美國的繁榮必須建立在不斷上升的中產(chǎn)階級的寬闊臂膀上，我們知道美國的繁榮只有這樣才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)每個人都能找到工作中的自立與自豪時才能實現(xiàn)。只有當(dāng)誠實勞動的薪水足夠讓家庭擺脫困苦的懸崖時才能實現(xiàn)。我們忠誠于我們的事業(yè)，保證讓一個生于最貧窮環(huán)境中的小女孩都能知道，她有同其他所有人一樣的成功機(jī)會。因為她是一個美國人，她是自由的、平等的。她的自由平等不僅由上帝來見證，更由我們親手保護(hù)。我們知道，我們已然陳舊的程序不足以滿足時代的需要。我們必須應(yīng)用新理念和新技術(shù)重塑我們的政府，改進(jìn)我們的稅法，改革我們的學(xué)校，讓我們的公民擁有他們所需要的技能，更加努力地工作，學(xué)更多的知識，向更高的地方發(fā)展。這意味著變革，我們的目標(biāo)是：國家可以獎勵每個美國人的努力和果斷。這是現(xiàn)在需要的。這將給我們的信條賦予真正的意義。

我們，人民，仍然認(rèn)為，每個公民都應(yīng)當(dāng)獲得基本的安全和尊嚴(yán)。我們必須做出艱難抉擇，降低醫(yī)療成本，縮減赤字規(guī)模。但我們拒絕必須在照顧建設(shè)國家的這一代和投資即將建設(shè)國家的下一代間做出選擇。因為我們記得過去的教訓(xùn)：老年人的夕陽時光在貧困中度過，家有殘障兒童的父母無處求助。我們相信，在這個國家，自由不只是那些幸運兒的專屬，或者說幸福只屬于少數(shù)人。我們知道，不管我們是怎樣負(fù)責(zé)任地生活，我們?nèi)魏稳嗽谌魏螘r候都可能面臨失業(yè)、突發(fā)疾病或住房被可怕的颶風(fēng)摧毀的風(fēng)險。

我們通過醫(yī)療保險、聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助計劃、社會保障項目向每個人做出承諾，這些不會讓我們的創(chuàng)造力衰竭，而是將會讓我們強(qiáng)大。這些不會讓我們成為充滿不勞而獲者的國度，這些讓我們敢于承擔(dān)風(fēng)險，讓國家偉大。

我們，人民，仍然相信，我們作為美國人的義務(wù)不只是對我們自己而言，還包括對子孫后代。我們將應(yīng)對氣候變化的威脅，認(rèn)識到不采取措施應(yīng)對氣候變化就是對我們的孩子和后代的背叛。一些人可能仍在否定科學(xué)界壓倒性的判斷，但沒有人能夠避免火災(zāi)、嚴(yán)重旱災(zāi)、更強(qiáng)力風(fēng)暴帶來的災(zāi)難性打擊。通向可再生能源利用的道路是漫長的，有時是困難的。但美國不能抵制這種趨勢，我們必須引領(lǐng)這種趨勢。我們不能把制造新就業(yè)機(jī)會和新行業(yè)的技術(shù)讓給其他國家，我們必須聲明這一承諾。這將是我們保持經(jīng)濟(jì)活力和國家財富(我們的森林和航道，我們的農(nóng)田與雪峰)的方法。這將是我們保護(hù)我們星球的辦法，上帝把它托付給我們照顧。這將為我們的建國之父們曾宣布的信條賦予意義。

我們，人民，仍然相信持久的安全與和平，不需要持續(xù)的戰(zhàn)爭。我們勇敢的男女士兵經(jīng)受了戰(zhàn)火的考驗，他們的技能和勇氣是無可匹敵的。我們的公民依然銘記著那些陣亡者，他們非常清楚我們?yōu)樽杂筛冻龅拇鷥r。明白他們的犧牲將讓我們永遠(yuǎn)對那些試圖傷害我們的勢力保持警惕。但我們也是那些贏得和平而不只是戰(zhàn)爭的人們的后代，他們將仇敵轉(zhuǎn)變成最可靠的朋友，我們也必須把這些經(jīng)驗帶到這個時代。

我們將通過強(qiáng)大的軍力和法制保護(hù)我們的人民，捍衛(wèi)我們的價值觀。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稚的態(tài)度，而是因為接觸能夠更持久地化解疑慮和恐懼。美國將在全球保持強(qiáng)大的聯(lián)盟，我們將更新這些能擴(kuò)展我們應(yīng)對海外危機(jī)能力的機(jī)構(gòu)。因為作為世界上最強(qiáng)大的國家，我們在世界和平方面擁有最大的利益。我們將支持從亞洲到非洲、從美洲至中東的民主國家，因為我們的利益和良心驅(qū)使我們代表那些想獲得自由的人們采取行動。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(jìn)我們共同信念中的原則：寬容和機(jī)遇，人類尊嚴(yán)與正義。

我們，人民，今天昭示的最明白的事實是——我們所有人都是生而平等的，這是依然引領(lǐng)我們的恒星。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。在偉大的征程中，一路上留下足跡的人。曾經(jīng)聽一位牧師說，我們不能獨自前行。馬丁-路德-金說，我們個人的自由與地球上每個靈魂的自由不可分割。

繼續(xù)先輩開創(chuàng)的事業(yè)是我們這代人的任務(wù)。直到我們的妻子、母親和女兒的付出能夠與她們的努力相稱，我們的征途才會結(jié)束。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。如果我們真正是生而平等的，那么我們對彼此的愛也應(yīng)該是平等的。我們的征途沒有結(jié)束，直到?jīng)]有公民需要等待數(shù)小時去行使投票權(quán)。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們找到更好的方法迎接努力、有憧憬的移民，他們依舊視美國是一塊充滿機(jī)會的土地。直到聰穎年輕的學(xué)生和工程師為我們所用，而不是被驅(qū)逐出美國。我們的征途不會結(jié)束，直到我們所有的兒童，從底特律的街道到阿巴拉契亞的山嶺，再到康涅狄格州紐鎮(zhèn)安靜的小巷，直到他們得到關(guān)心和珍視，永遠(yuǎn)避免受到傷害。

那是我們這一代的任務(wù)——讓生存、自由和追求幸福的說辭、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。進(jìn)步不會終止幾個世紀(jì)以來一直糾結(jié)的關(guān)于政府角色的爭論，但這要求我們現(xiàn)在就采取行動。

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，或者以假象代替政綱，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并不完美。我們必須行動，意識到今天的勝利是并不完全的。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(jìn)當(dāng)年在費城制憲會議大廳傳承給我們的永恒精神。

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。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，而且要為保衛(wèi)最悠久的價值觀和持久的理想發(fā)聲。

現(xiàn)在讓我們互相擁抱，懷著莊嚴(yán)的職責(zé)和無比的快樂，這是我們永久的與生俱來的權(quán)利。有共同的努力和共同的目標(biāo)，用熱情與奉獻(xiàn)，讓我們回答歷史的召喚，將寶貴的自由之光帶入并不確定的未來。

感謝你們，上帝保佑你們，愿上帝永遠(yuǎn)保佑美利堅合眾國。以下是奧巴馬第二任期就職演說英文版：

MR.OBAMA: Vice President Biden, Mr.Chief 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 Constitution.We affirm the promise of our democracy.We 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 names.What 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 self-evident, 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 never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing;that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.For more than two hundred years, we have.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 half-slave and half-free.We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.Together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce;schools and colleges to train our workers。

Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.Through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can be cured through government alone.Our celebration of initiative and enterprise;our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character.But we have always understood that when times change, so must we;that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges;that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.For 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 communism with muskets and militias.No 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 shores.Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people.This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience.A decade of war is now ending.An economic recovery has begun.America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive;diversity and openness;an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together.For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work;when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship.We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time.We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, and reach higher.But while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American.That is what this moment requires.That is what will give real meaning to our creed.We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit.But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty, and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn.We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible storm.The commitments we make to each other – through Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security – these things do not sap our initiative;they strengthen us.They do not make us a nation of takers;they free us to take the risks that make this country great.We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.But America cannot resist this transition;we must lead it.We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its promise.That is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure – our forests and waterways;our croplands and snowcapped peaks.That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God.That’s what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared.We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.Our brave men and women in uniform, tempered by the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage.Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty.The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm.But we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time as well.We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law.We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are nave about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear.America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe;and we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad, for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation.We will support democracy from Asia to Africa;from the Americas to the Middle East, because our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom.And 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 common creed describes: tolerance and opportunity;human dignity and justice.We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still;just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall;just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone;to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began.For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.Our journey is not complete 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 commit to one another must be equal as well.Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote.Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome 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 country.Our journey is not complete 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.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 American.Being 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 happiness.Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time.For now decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay.We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.We 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.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 service.But 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 dream.My oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride.They are the words of citizens, and they represent our greatest hope.You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course.You 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 ideals.Let each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright.With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history, and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.Thank you, God Bless you, and may He forever bless these United States of America.