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奥巴马演讲录（英文版） 本书汇集了美国新任总统奥巴马的60多篇演讲，其中包括今天1月20日发表的就职演说，“Victory Night”，是奥巴马经过54轮辩论，最终获得民主党总统提名后在芝加哥发表的演讲；“A World that Stands As One”，是奥巴马在柏林面对20玩群众发表的演讲，“A More Perfect Union”，是关于奥巴马关于种族问题的演讲。另外演讲还涉及教育、医疗、伊拉克战争、妇女参政、退伍军人等问题。这些演讲极为精彩，至今为普通美国人津津乐道。 第一部分Best Speeches OF US President Barack Obama PART 1 Obama Inaugural Address January 20, 2009 　　My fellow citizens: 　　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.  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.  So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.  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.  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.