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奥巴马就职演说下载 　　篇一：奥巴马就职演说(原版) 　　First Inaugural Address 　　by Barack Obama 　　Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America—they will be met. 今天，我告诉大家，我们面临的挑战真实存在，并且严重而且多种多样。它们不可能在一个短时间内被轻易征服。但是，美国，请记住这句话——它们将被征服。 　　1. span [sp?n] n.一段时间 　　On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. 　　我们今天聚集在这里是因为我们选择希望而不是恐惧，选择齐心协力而不是冲突对立。 　　2. discord [‘d?sk?rd] n.冲突 　　On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. 　　我们今天在这里宣告，让斤斤计较与虚假承诺就此结束，让窒息我国政治为时太久的相互指责和陈词滥调就此完结。 　　3. proclaim [pr?’klem] v.宣告，宣布 　　4. petty [‘p?t?] a.心胸狭窄的 　　5. grievance [‘griv?ns] n.不满，抱怨（grievevt.使悲伤，使苦恼） 　　6. recrimination [r?,kr?m?’ne??n] n.反责 　　7. worn outa.陈腐的 　　8. dogma [‘d?gm?] n.教条 　　9. strangle [‘str??gl] vt.使窒息 　　We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside 　　childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit；to choose our better history；to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation：the Godgiven promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. 　　我们仍是一个年轻的国家，但用《圣经》的话说，现在是抛弃幼稚的时候了。现在应是我们让永恒的精神发扬光大的时候，应是选择创造更佳历史伟绩的时候，应是将代代相传的宝贵财富、崇高理想向前发展的 　　时候：上帝赋予所有人平等、所有人自由和所有人充分追求幸福的机会。 　　10. Scripturen.《圣经》 　　11. set aside不顾，放弃 　　12. reaffirm [,ri?’f?m] v.重申，再肯定（affirmv.确认） 　　13. the Godgiven promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.上帝赋予所有人平等、所有人自由和所有人充分追求幸福的机会。这句话来源于美国《独立宣言》，原文是：We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty a