奧巴馬就職演說(shuō)詞

1、PAGE PAGE 4My fellow citizens: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, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Its the answer told by lines

2、 that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. Its the answer spoken by you

3、ng and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and

4、always will be, the United States of America. Its the answer that led those whove been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. Its been a long time com

5、ing, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America. A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain. Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And hes fought even longer an

6、d harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that theyve achieved. And I look forward to worki

7、ng with them to renew this nations promise in the months ahead. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the Uni

8、ted States, Joe Biden. And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nations next first lady Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earn

9、ed the new puppy thats coming with us to the new White House. And while shes no longer with us, I know my grandmothers watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers a

10、nd sisters, thank you so much for all the support that youve given me. I am grateful to them. And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best - the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America. To my chief strategist

11、 David Axelrod whos been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what youve sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It bel

12、ongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charlest

13、on. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generations apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less slee

14、p. It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and 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

15、 people has not perished from the Earth. This is your victory. And I know you didnt do this just to win an election. And I know you didnt do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow w

16、ill bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fath

17、ers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the mortgage or pay their doctors bills or save enough for their childs college education. Theres new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair. The road a

18、head will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there. There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agre

19、e with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation,

20、the only way its been done in America for 221 years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand. What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. An

21、d that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cant happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves b

22、ut each other. Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, its that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Lets resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness an

23、d immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Lets remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all sha

24、re. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it

25、 must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces,

26、to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those - to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support

27、 you. And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyieldi

28、ng hope. Thats the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What weve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one thats on my mind tonights abou

29、t a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. Shes a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in

30、the sky; when someone like her couldnt vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we cant

31、, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when womens voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she s

32、aw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. When 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 saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Mont

33、gomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that We Shall Overcome. Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her

34、 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 change. Yes we can. America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our

35、 children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doo

36、rs of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we cant, we

37、 will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can. Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.芝加哥的公民們，大家好！ 如果現(xiàn)在仍然有人懷疑在美國(guó)是不是真的任何事情都可能發(fā)生，懷疑我們開國(guó)之父?jìng)兊膲?mèng)想是否還留存在這片土地上，懷疑美國(guó)民主的力量，今夜，就是你的答案。 在這個(gè)國(guó)家的學(xué)校和教堂中人們?cè)辜钡氐却鸢福恍┤松踔翉奈聪窠裉煲粯拥却?4個(gè)小時(shí)，但是他們知道這

38、一時(shí)刻非同一般，他們的聲音也同樣非同一般。 在美國(guó)的土地上，無(wú)論是年輕人還是老人；窮人還是富人；無(wú)論是共和黨人還是民主黨人；無(wú)論是黑人、白人、西班牙裔、亞裔、美國(guó)原住民、同性戀、異性戀、殘疾人還是非殘疾人都發(fā)出同一種信息，我并非孤身一人。 我們是，而且永遠(yuǎn)都是美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)！ 這一天我們等得太久了，但是今晚，因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)谶@場(chǎng)競(jìng)選中、在這個(gè)地點(diǎn)、在此時(shí)此刻所做的一切，改變已經(jīng)降臨美國(guó)。 在今天晚上，我很榮幸地接到了麥凱恩參議員打來(lái)的電話。麥凱恩參議員在這場(chǎng)競(jìng)選中進(jìn)行了長(zhǎng)久、艱難的努力。而且，為這個(gè)他熱愛的國(guó)家，他奮斗了更久、付出了更多的努力。他為美國(guó)做出了超乎我們大多數(shù)人想象的犧牲，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)無(wú)畏無(wú)私

39、的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人所付出的努力，我們才有了更好的生活。我對(duì)他表示祝賀，也對(duì)佩林州長(zhǎng)所取得的成果表示祝賀。同時(shí)，我也期待著能在接下來(lái)的幾個(gè)月內(nèi)，和他們共同努力履行對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家的諾言。 我想感謝我在這個(gè)旅程中的搭檔，一個(gè)全心全意參加競(jìng)選的男人，一個(gè)為同他一起在斯克藍(lán)頓(賓夕法尼亞?wèn)|北部城市)街道長(zhǎng)大、一起坐火車到特拉華州的人們發(fā)言的男人，美國(guó)未來(lái)的副總統(tǒng)，喬拜登。 在過(guò)去的16年里如果沒(méi)有朋友們的支持和鼓勵(lì)，那么我今晚將不會(huì)站在這里我的家庭的支持、關(guān)愛，美國(guó)的下一位第一夫人米歇爾奧巴馬，還有薩沙和瑪麗雅，我對(duì)你們的愛甚至超出你們的想象，你們將得到新的爸爸，和你們一起到新的白宮。 我卻再也不能陪伴我的外祖母了，

40、但我知道她一直在守望著我們。我也十分想念我的家人和親戚，我知道自己虧欠他們太多，太多。我要感謝馬婭，阿爾瑪，以及我所有的兄弟姐妹，感謝你們對(duì)我無(wú)私的支持，對(duì)此我深表感激。還有，感謝我的競(jìng)選經(jīng)理大衛(wèi)普勞夫。還有那些在競(jìng)選活動(dòng)中的無(wú)名英雄們，他們表現(xiàn)的很棒，是他們給美國(guó)帶來(lái)了一場(chǎng)最完美的大選，我想，這在美國(guó)歷史上是絕無(wú)僅有的。還有我的首席戰(zhàn)略師大衛(wèi)阿克塞爾羅德。他是我的伙伴，在我競(jìng)選的每個(gè)階段都給我極大的幫助，為我打造了美國(guó)大選史上最棒的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)。是你讓這一切發(fā)生了，我將永遠(yuǎn)對(duì)你為這一切做出的犧牲心存感激。但是最重要的，我將永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法忘記這場(chǎng)勝利真正的主人，這屬于你們，這屬于你們。 我曾經(jīng)是最不可能

41、贏得白宮的候選人。在剛開始的時(shí)候，我們沒(méi)有多少錢，也沒(méi)有多少支持者，我們的競(jìng)選不是從華盛頓的大廳開始的，而是開始于艾奧瓦州得梅因的后院、康科德的客廳、查爾斯頓的前廳。是辛勤勞作的男人、女人捐給了我們他們微薄的積蓄，5塊錢、10塊錢、20塊錢。我們從年輕人那里得到了力量，他們拒絕服從同齡人冷漠的神話。為了工作，他們離開了自己的家鄉(xiāng)，并與親人分別，可是他們拿很少的報(bào)酬，甚至連睡覺(jué)的時(shí)間也少的可憐。 那些并不年輕的志愿者卻擁有一顆火熱的心，為了大選他們?cè)诤L(fēng)中敲開善良的陌生人家的門，這就是為什么兩個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，我們?nèi)祟?，我們的政府沒(méi)有從地球上消亡的原因。 我想說(shuō)，這同樣也是你們的勝利！我知道，你們不僅

42、僅是為了贏得一個(gè)大選，也不僅僅是為了我。 你們這樣做，是因?yàn)橹牢覀兠媲叭蝿?wù)的艱難。即使我們今晚在這里歡慶，我們?nèi)匀恢烂魈鞂?huì)帶來(lái)我們平生最大的挑戰(zhàn)兩場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，一個(gè)處于危險(xiǎn)邊緣的星球、一個(gè)世紀(jì)來(lái)最嚴(yán)重的金融危機(jī)。 在孩子們熟睡后依然醒著的父親母親在擔(dān)心，他們?cè)鯓硬拍苓€清醫(yī)生的賬單，攢夠足夠的錢供孩子的大學(xué)教育。 新的能源要去開發(fā)，新的工作崗位要去創(chuàng)造，新的學(xué)校要去建造，新的威脅要去面對(duì)，新的盟友關(guān)系要去修復(fù)。 前面的路會(huì)很長(zhǎng)。我們的攀巖會(huì)很陡峭。我們甚至不會(huì)在一年、一個(gè)任期內(nèi)達(dá)到這個(gè)目標(biāo)。但是，美國(guó)，我從未比今夜更加相信，我們會(huì)達(dá)到這個(gè)目標(biāo)。 我承諾，作為一個(gè)人，我們會(huì)達(dá)到這個(gè)目標(biāo)。 以后我們還會(huì)面對(duì)挫折和謊言，我成為總統(tǒng)以后，也許有人無(wú)法認(rèn)同我的每一項(xiàng)政策和方針。并且我們也知道政府并非能解決一切問(wèn)題。但是我會(huì)忠誠(chéng)地和你們并肩奮斗，共同面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)。我依然會(huì)傾聽你們的聲音，尤其是我們之間存在分歧的時(shí)候。最重要的是，我會(huì)真誠(chéng)地邀請(qǐng)你參與國(guó)家的