第9章在这个艰难的冬天(1)
InThisWinterofOurHardship
巴拉克·胡赛因·奥巴马(1961— ),生于美国夏威夷,父亲是来自肯尼亚的黑人,穆斯林,母亲是堪萨斯州的白人。美国第四十四任总统,也是美国历史上第一任非洲裔总统。
&heHole
&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。
1。proclaimv。正式宣布
2。faiedadj。胆怯的,怯懦的
3。ambitionn。抱负,雄心,野心;渴望得到的东西
4。lega。遗产,遗赠物;遗留之物
&ionn。决心;果断;坚定;决定
&izens,
Istaodayhumbledbythetaskbefratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed,mindfulofthesacrifiebyouraors。IthaBushforhisservicetoournatiohegeyaionhehasshhoutthistransition。
Forty-fourAmerishavehepresidentialoath。Thewordshavebeensprisingtidesofprosperityailleace。Yet,everysooftehistakenamidstgatheringdragingstorms。Atthesemoments,Americahasplybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice,butbecauseWethePeoplehaveremaihfultotheidealsofourforbearers,adots。
Soithasbeen。SoitmustbewiththisgeionofAmeris。
Thatweareiofcrisisisnowwelluood。Ournationisatwar,againstafar-reaetworkofviolered。Oureyisbadlyweakened,aceofgreedandirresponsibilityoofsome,butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakeharddpreparethenatie。Homeshavebeenlost;jobsshed;busiered。Ourhealthcareistoocostly;ourschoolsfailtoomany;andeachdaybringsfurtherevidehewaysweuseehenouradversariesaenourpla。
&heindicatorsofcrisis,subjecttodataandstatistics。Lessmeasurablebutnolessprofoundisasappingofceacrossourland—aAmerica’sdeeisiheionmustlhts。
TodayIsaytoyouthatthegeswefacearereal。Theyareseriousandtheyaremany。Theywilleasilyorinashortspaknowthis,America—theywillbemet。
Onthisday,wegatherbecausewehavehopeoverfear,unityofpurposeoverfliddisthisday,weahepettygrievandfalsepromises,thereationsandwmasthatfhavestrangledourpolitics。
Weremainayoungnation,butinthewordsofScripture,thetimehasetosetasidechildishthiimehasspirit;tochooseourbetterhistory;tocarryforreciousgift,thatnobleidea,passedeogeheGod-giveallareequal,allarefree,andalldeserveacetopursuetheirfullmeasureofhappiness。
Inreaffirminessofourandthatgreatnessisneveragiven。Itmustbeearned。Ourjourneyhasneverbeecutsforless。Ithashforthefaihosewhopreferleisureoverwork,orseekonlythepleasuresofridfame。Rather,ithasbeeakers,thedoers,themakersofthiedbutmoreoftenmenandwomeheirlabor,whohavecarriedusuptheledpathtoerityandfreedom。
Timeandagainthesemeruggledandsacrifidworkedtilltheirhahatwemightliveabetterlife。TheysawAmericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitiohanallthedifferehorwealthorfa。
Thisisthejourioday。Weremaiprosperous,powerfulnatioh。Ourworkersarenolessproduwhenthiscrisisbegan。Ourmindsareive,oodsandserviolessheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear。Ourcapacityremainsuourtimeofstandingpat,narrowisandputtingoffudes—thattimehassurelypassed。Startingtoday,wemustpickourselvesup,dustourselvesoff,andbeginagainthewAmerica。
Foreverywherewelook,thereisworktobedoeofoureycallsfora,boldandswift,a—notoenewjobs,buttolayairoillbuildtheroadsaheelectriddigitallifeedourerdustogether。Wewillrestorescethtfulpladwieldteology’swooraisehealthcare’squalityascost。Wewillharhesunandthewindsaofuelourdrunourfactories。Aransformoursdcollegesaomeetthedemandsofahiswedo。Allthiswewilldo。