克林顿第二任就职演讲.doc

january 20, 1993, inaugural address of william j. clinton （克林顿1993年就职演讲） my fellow citizens :（同胞们） today we celebrate the mystery of american renewal. 今天，我们庆祝振兴美国这件令人感到异常惊奇的事。 this ceremony is held in the depth of winter. but, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring. a spring reborn in the worlds oldest democracy, that brings forth the vision and courage to reinvent america. 尽管这个仪式在隆冬举行，但是，我们所说的话，我们向全世界所显示的面貌，将促使春天的早日来临。春天重新降临到这个世界上最古老的民主国家，它给我们带来了重新塑造美国的构想和勇气。 when our founders boldly declared americas independence to the world and our purposes to the almighty, they knew that america, to endure, would have to change. not change for changes sake, but change to preserve americas ideals; life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. though we march to the music of our time, our mission is timeless. each generation of americans must define what it means to be an american. 当我们的缔造者们大胆地向全世界宣布美国的独立，向上帝宣布我们的目的时，他们知道，美国要长久地存在下去，就必须改革。我们不是为改革而改革，而是为了保持美国的理想——生活、自由和追求幸福。虽然我们伴随着时代的乐曲前进，我们的使命却是永恒的。每一代美国人都必须明确作为一个美国人意味着什么。 on behalf of our nation, i salute my predecessor, president bush, for his 我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪，在此，我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。 today, a generation raised in the shadows of the cold war assumes new responsibilities in a world warmed by the sunshine of freedom but threatened still by ancient hatreds and new plagues. 我还要向千百万人民表示感谢，他们以坚定的信念和牺牲战胜了经济萧条、法西斯主义。今天，在冷战的阴影下成长起来的一代人在世界上已肩负起新的责任。这个世界虽然沐浴在自由的阳光下，但仍然面临着旧的仇恨和新的灾祸的威胁。 raised in unrivaled prosperity, we inherit an economy that is still the worlds strongest, but is weakened by business failures, stagnant wages, increasing inequality, and deep divisions among our people. 我们在无与伦比的繁荣中成长，继承了一个仍然是世界上最强大经济，但是，商业失败、工资停滞、不平等加剧，以及我们自己的人民四分五裂，削弱了这个经济。 when george washington first took the oath i have just sworn to uphold, news traveled slowly across the land by horseback and across the ocean by boat. now, the sights and sounds of this ceremony are broadcast instantaneously to billions around the world. 当乔