[size]My fellow citizens: 各位同胞: 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. 今天我站在這里，為眼前的重責(zé)大任感到謙卑，對(duì)各位的信任心懷感激，對(duì)先賢的犧牲銘記在心。我要謝謝布什總統(tǒng)為這個(gè)國(guó)家的服務(wù)，也感 謝他在政權(quán)轉(zhuǎn)移期間的寬厚和配合。 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 forbearers, and true to our founding documents. 四十四位美國(guó)人發(fā)表過(guò)總統(tǒng)就職誓言，這些誓詞或是在繁榮富強(qiáng)及和平寧?kù)o之際發(fā)表，或是在烏云密布，時(shí)局動(dòng)蕩之時(shí)。在艱困的時(shí)候，美國(guó) 能箕裘相繼，不僅因?yàn)榫痈呶徽哂心芰蛟妇�，也因�(yàn)槿嗣癯掷m(xù)對(duì)先人的抱負(fù)有信心，也忠于創(chuàng)建我國(guó)的法統(tǒng)。 So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. 因此，美國(guó)才能承繼下來(lái)。因此，這一代美國(guó)人必須承繼下去。 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)在大家都知道我們正置身危機(jī)核心，我國(guó)正處于對(duì)抗深遠(yuǎn)暴力和憎恨的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)元?dú)獯髠�，是某些人貪婪且不�?fù)責(zé)任的后果，也是 大眾未能做出艱難的選擇，為國(guó)家進(jìn)入新時(shí)代做淮備所致。許多人失去房子，丟了工作，生意垮了。我們的醫(yī)療照護(hù)太昂貴，學(xué)校教育辜負(fù)了 許多人。每天都有更多證據(jù)顯示，我們利用能源的方式壯大我們的對(duì)敵，威脅我們的星球。 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 fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. 這些都是得自資料和統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)的危機(jī)指標(biāo)。比較無(wú)法測(cè)量但同樣深沉的，是舉國(guó)信心盡失-持續(xù)擔(dān)心美國(guó)將無(wú)可避免地衰退，也害怕下一代一 定會(huì)眼界變低。 Today I say to you that the challenges we 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. 今天我要告訴各位，我們面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是真的，挑戰(zhàn)非常嚴(yán)重，且不在少數(shù)。它們不是可以輕易，或在短時(shí)間內(nèi)解決。但是，美國(guó)要了解，這些 挑戰(zhàn)會(huì)被解決。 On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. 在這一天，我們聚在一起，因?yàn)槲覀冞x擇希望而非恐懼，有意義的團(tuán)結(jié)而非紛爭(zhēng)和不合。 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. 在這一天，我們來(lái)此宣示，那些無(wú)用的抱怨和虛偽的承諾已終結(jié)，那些扭曲我們政治已久的相互指控和陳舊教條已終結(jié)。 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. 我們?nèi)允莻�(gè)年輕的國(guó)家，但借用圣經(jīng)的話(huà)，擺脫幼稚事物的時(shí)刻到來(lái)了，重申我們堅(jiān)忍精神的時(shí)刻到來(lái)了，選擇我們更好的歷史，實(shí)踐那種代 代傳承的珍貴權(quán)利，那種高貴的理念:就是上帝的應(yīng)許，我們每個(gè)人都是平等的，，每個(gè)人都是自由的，每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該有機(jī)會(huì)追求全然的幸福。 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 short-cuts 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. 再次肯定我們國(guó)家的偉大，我們了解偉大絕非賜予而來(lái)，必須努力達(dá)成。我們的旅程從來(lái)就不是抄捷徑或很容易就滿(mǎn)足。這條路一直都不是給 不勇敢的人走的，那些偏好逸樂(lè)勝過(guò)工作，或者只想追求名利就滿(mǎn)足的人。恰恰相反，走這條路的始終是勇于冒險(xiǎn)的人，做事的人，成事的人 ，其中有些人很出名，但更常見(jiàn)的是在各自崗位上的男男女女無(wú)名英雄，在這條漫長(zhǎng)崎區(qū)的道路上支撐我們，邁向繁榮與自由。 For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. 為了我們，他們攜帶很少的家當(dāng)，遠(yuǎn)渡重洋，追尋新生活。 For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. 為了我們，他們胼手胝足，在西部安頓下來(lái);忍受風(fēng)吹雨打，篳路藍(lán)縷。 For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. 為了我們，他們奮斗不懈，在康科特和蓋茨堡，諾曼地和溪山等地葬身。 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 individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. 前人不斷的奮斗與犧牲，直到雙手皮開(kāi)肉綻，我們才能享有比較好的生活。他們將美國(guó)視為大于所有個(gè)人企圖心總和的整體，超越出身、財(cái)富 或小圈圈的差異。 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. 這是我們今天繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的旅程。我們?nèi)耘f是全球最繁榮強(qiáng)盛的國(guó)家。這場(chǎng)危機(jī)爆發(fā)時(shí)，我們的勞工生產(chǎn)力并未減弱。我們的心智一樣創(chuàng)新，我 們的產(chǎn)品和勞務(wù)和上周或上個(gè)月或去年相比，一樣是必需品。我們的能力并未減損。但是我們墨守成規(guī)、維護(hù)狹小利益、推遲引人不悅的決定 ，這段時(shí)期肯定已經(jīng)過(guò)去。從今天起，我們必須重新出發(fā)、再次展開(kāi)再造美國(guó)的工程。 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. 我們無(wú)論朝何處望去，都有工作必須完成。經(jīng)濟(jì)情勢(shì)需要大膽、迅速的行動(dòng)，我們將有所行動(dòng)，不光是創(chuàng)造新工作，更要奠定成長(zhǎng)的新基礎(chǔ)。 我們將造橋鋪路，為企業(yè)興建電力網(wǎng)格與數(shù)位線(xiàn)路，將我們聯(lián)系在一起。我們將讓科學(xué)回歸合適的用途，運(yùn)用科技的奇跡來(lái)提高醫(yī)療品質(zhì)并降 低費(fèi)用。我們將利用太陽(yáng)能、風(fēng)力和土壤作為汽車(chē)的燃料和工廠的能源。我們將讓中小學(xué)及大專(zhuān)院校轉(zhuǎn)型，因應(yīng)新時(shí)代的需要。這些我們可以做到。我們也將會(huì)做到。