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George Walker Bush (1946-) Facts Years as President: 2001-　　　Party affiliation: Republican　　　Schools: Yale University, Harvard University　　　Occupations before President: Owner of oil and gas business, Governor of Texas　　　Did you know: The first Texas governor to be elected to two four-year terms 提示一：布什标榜自己是自由贸易的代言人，他还将在演讲时强调美国在世界上的作用。提示二：布什总是喜欢在别人面前表现得直率和规矩。布什继承了他(克林顿)较为吸引人的淘气的一面。提示三：小布什在多次挫折中学会了冷静和忍耐。他的生活座右铭是船到桥头自然直。　　小布什与副总统戈尔的竞选大战，经过几次的重新点票，几番波折，终于由小布什以微弱的票数胜出。这让世人见识了美国的民主，美国的总统选举，因此布什在开篇就提到。小布什2000年竞选的胜利没有明显的优势，他的形象也并不受欢迎。但他讲话错误百出的问题在就职演讲中收敛了很多，他的谦卑也是有目共睹的。 英文 Presidential Inauguration Speech 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Delivered on January 20, 2001　　I thank you all. Chief Justice Renquist, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens:　　The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. with a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.　　I am honored and humbled to stand here where so many of Americas leaders have come before me, and so many will follow.　　We have a place, all of us, in a long story A story we continued, but whose end we will not see. It is a story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old. A story of a slave holding society that became a servant of freedom. It is the American story. A story of flawed and 1)fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals.　　The grandest of these ideals is an 2)unfolding American promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born. Americans are called to 3)enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And though our nation has sometimes halted and sometimes delayed, we must follow no other course.　　I will live and lead by these principles, to advance my 4)convictions with 5)civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and 6)compassion, to call for responsibili