高级英语InauguralAddress中英笔记.pdfVIP

L4. Inaugural Address inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration 就职 ( 典礼 )的; 1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signify ing renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebear s prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago. 1.今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一 个开端，表示了一种更新，也表示了一种变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了 我们的先辈在 170 多年前拟定的庄严誓言。