奥巴马就职演讲全文（英文附中文翻译）

2009年1月20日,巴拉克·奥巴马在华盛顿国会大厦前宣誓就任美国第44任总统，成为美国历史上首位非洲裔总统，他的就职演讲以“自由的新生”为主题，呼吁团结、责任与希望，以下为该演讲的精选段落（英文原文附中文翻译），以飨读者。

英文原文（节选）：

"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.

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.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

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.

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 God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness."

中文翻译（对应节选）：

“同胞们：我今天站在这里，深感面前的任务艰巨，感谢你们给予的信任，铭记先辈们付出的牺牲，我感谢布什总统为我们的国家所做的服务，以及他在整个过渡期间所展现的慷慨与合作。

迄今为止,已有四十四位美国人宣读了总统誓词，这些誓词曾在繁荣高涨之时与和平静水之中被宣读，每当誓词在乌云密布、风暴肆虐之际被宣读时，美国之所以能够继续前行，不仅仅是因为身居高位者的才干或远见，更是因为我们人民始终忠于先辈的理想，忠于我们的建国文献。

过去如此,这一代美国人也必须如此。

我们正处于危机之中,这一点如今已众所周知，我们的国家正在与一个影响深远的暴力和仇恨网络作战，我们的经济严重削弱，部分原因是某些人的贪婪和不负责任，但也是因为我们集体未能做出艰难抉择，未能为国家迎接新时代做好准备，家园丧失，工作裁减，企业倒闭，我们的医疗费用过高，我们的学校让太多人失望；每一天都有更多证据表明，我们使用能源的方式助长了我们的对手，威胁着我们的星球。

这些是危机的指标,有数据和统计为证，更难衡量但同样深刻的是，我们这片土地上信心的侵蚀——一种挥之不去的恐惧：美国的衰落不可避免，下一代必须降低期望。

今天我要对你们说,我们面临的挑战是真实的，它们严峻而众多，它们不会轻易、也不会在短时间内得到解决，但请相信，美国——它们必将得到解决。

在这一天,我们聚集在一起，因为我们选择了希望而非恐惧，选择了目标一致而非冲突与不和。

在这一天,我们来宣告结束那些琐碎的怨怼和虚假的承诺、相互指责和陈腐的教条——它们长期以来扼杀了我们的政治。

我们仍然是一个年轻的国家,但用《圣经》的话说，抛弃幼稚之物的时刻已经到来，重申我们持久精神的时刻已经到来；选择我们更美好历史的时刻已经到来；传承那份珍贵礼物和崇高理念的时刻已经到来，它代代相传：那是上帝赋予的承诺——人人生而平等，人人自由，人人都有机会追求充分的幸福。”