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Remarks at the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration 在纪念约翰·肯尼迪就任总统50周年活动上的讲话 Barack Obama, President of the United States 美国总统 巴拉克·奥巴马 January 20, 2011 2011年1月20日 The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. 华盛顿特区肯尼迪中心 Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you. Thank you. To Caroline and the Kennedy family, to all the members of Congress and distinguished guests here tonight, it is an extraordinary pleasure to join you to mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. (Applause.) And I can’t think of a better place to do it than here, in a living memorial that reflects not only his love of the arts, but also his recognition of how the arts can help sustain our national strength. (Applause.) 非常感谢，谢谢大家，谢谢。卡罗琳和肯尼迪家族各位成员、今晚在场的各位国会议员和尊贵的客人们，十分高兴同你们一起纪念约翰?肯尼迪就任总统50周年。（掌声）在此举行这次活动是最恰当的，这个供人们日常使用的纪念场所不仅反映了他对艺术的热爱，而且反映了他对艺术在保持我国国力中所能发挥的作用的认识。（掌声） Now, we mark this anniversary with a measure of sadness, as we remember the extraordinary life of Sargent Shriver -- (applause) -- a man who embodied the spirit of the New Frontier as well as anybody. When a person passes away, there’s often an urge to define their legacy, and find a way in which it will endure. In the case of Sarge, that is not hard to do. His legacy is written in the villages around the world that have clean water or a new school through the Peace Corps. It’s written into the lives of all the children in our own country whose fortunes have been lifted through Head Start. And it will endure in the work of his children who are living out his legacy of service, and our thoughts and prayers are with them tonight. 我们在缅怀萨金特·施莱弗[肯尼迪总统的妹夫－译者注]不平凡的一生之时来纪念这个周年不免感到一种悲伤——（掌声）——在体现“新前沿”精神方面，他是一个出类拔萃的人。在一个人逝去的时候，常会产生一种界定其遗产并设法使之永存的动力。对施莱弗来说，做到这一条并非难事。他的遗产就写在世界各地那些通过和平队获得了清洁用水或新的学校的村庄里，写在我国那些因“起跑”计划[美国的一项帮助贫困儿童的教育计划－译者注]而改变命运的所有孩子的生活中。他的子女们继承了这份为他人奉献的遗产，并将通过自己的努力使之发扬光大。今晚，我们的心和他们连在一起，我们为他们祈祷。 One of the remarkable aspects in commemorating the JFK inauguration, in remembering those who were part o