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克林顿就职演讲双语

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2010年05月21日（2周前）

TheSecondInauguralAddressbyBillClinton

January20,1997

Myfellowcitizens:

Atthislastpresidentialinaugurationofthe20thcentury,letusliftoureyestowardthechallengesthatawaitusinthenextcentury.Itisourgreatgoodfortunethattimeandchancehaveputusnotonlyattheedgeofanewcentury,inanewmillennium,butontheedgeofabrightnewprospectinhumanaffairs,amomentthatwilldefineourcourse,andourcharacter,fordecadestocome.Wemustkeepourolddemocracyforeveryoung.Guidedbytheancientvisionofapromisedland,letussetoursightsuponalandofnewpromise.

ThepromiseofAmericawasborninthe18thcenturyoutoftheboldconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal.Itwasextendedandpreservedinthe19thcentury,whenournationspreadacrossthecontinent,savedtheunion,andabolishedtheawfulscourgeofslavery.

Then,inturmoilandtriumph,thatpromiseexplodedontotheworldstagetomakethistheAmericanCentury.

Andwhatacenturyithasbeen.Americabecametheworld'smightiestindustrialpower;savedtheworldfromtyrannyintwoworldwarsandalongcoldwar;andtimeandagain,reachedoutacrosstheglobetomillionswho,likeus,longedfortheblessingsofliberty.

Alongtheway,Americansproducedagreatmiddleclassandsecurityinoldage;builtunrivaledcentersoflearningandopenedpublicschoolstoall;splittheatomandexploredtheheavens;inventedthecomputerandthemicrochip;anddeepenedthewellspringofjusticebymakingarevolutionincivilrightsforAfricanAmericansandallminorities,andextendingthecircleofcitizenship,opportunityanddignitytowomen.

Now,forthethirdtime,anewcenturyisuponus,andanothertimetochoose.Webeganthe19thcenturywithachoice,tospreadournationfromcoasttocoast.Webeganthe20thcenturywithachoice,toharnesstheIndustrialRevolutiontoourvaluesoffreeenterprise,conservation,andhumandecency.Thosechoicesmadeallthedifference.

Atthedawnofthe21stcenturyafreepeoplemustnowchoosetoshapetheforcesoftheInformationAgeandtheglobalsociety,tounleashthelimitlesspotentialofallourpeople,and,yes,toformamoreperfectunion.

Whenlastwegathered,ourmarchtothisnewfutureseemedlesscertainthanitdoestoday.Wevowedthentosetaclearcoursetorenewournation.

Inthesefouryears,wehavebeentouchedbytragedy,exhilaratedbychallenge,strengthenedbyachievement.Americastandsaloneastheworld'sindispensablenation.Onceagain,oureconomyisthestrongestonEarth.Onceagain,wearebuildingstrongerfamilies,thrivingcommunities,bettereducationalopportunities,acleanerenvironment.Problemsthatonceseemeddestinedtodeepennowbendtoourefforts:

ourstreetsaresaferandrecordnumbersofourfellowcitizenshavemovedfromwelfaretowork.

Andonceagain,wehaveresolvedforourtimeagreatdebateovertheroleofgovernment.Todaywecandeclare:

Governmentisnottheproblem,andgovernmentisnotthesolution.We,-theAmericanpeople,wearethesolution.Ourfoundersunderstoodthatwellandgaveusademocracystrongenoughtoendureforcenturies,flexibleenoughtofaceourcommonchallengesandadvanceourcommondreamsineachnewday.

 Astimeschange,sogovernmentmustchange.Weneedanewgovernmentforanewcentury-humbleenoughnottotrytosolveallourproblemsforus,butstrongenoughtogiveusthetoolstosolveourproblemsforourselves;agovernmentthatissmaller,liveswithinitsmeans,anddoesmorewithless.Yetwhereitcanstandupforourvaluesandinterestsintheworld,andwhereitcangiveAmericansthepowertomakearealdifferenceintheireverydaylives,governmentshoulddomore,notless.ThepreeminentmissionofournewgovernmentistogiveallAmericansanopportunity,-notaguarantee,butarealopportunitytobuildbetterlives.

Beyondthat,myfellowcitizens,thefutureisuptous.Ourfounderstaughtusthatthepreservationofourlibertyandouruniondependsuponresponsiblecitizenship.Andweneedanewsenseofresponsibilityforanewcentury.Thereisworktodo,workthatgovernmentalonecannotdo:

teachingchildrentoread;hiringpeopleoffwelfarerolls;comingoutfrombehindlockeddoorsandshutteredwindowstohelpreclaimourstreetsfromdrugsandgangsandcrime;takingtimeoutofourownlivestoserveothers.

Eachandeveryoneofus,inourownway,mustassumepersonalresponsibility,notonlyforourselvesandourfamilies,butforourneighborsandournation.Ourgreatestresponsibilityistoembraceanewspiritofcommunityforanewcentury.Foranyoneofustosucceed,wemustsucceedasoneAmerica.

Thechallengeofourpastremainsthechallengeofourfuture,willwebeonenation,onepeople,withonecommondestiny,ornot?

Willweallcometogether,orcomeapart?

ThedivideofracehasbeenAmerica'sconstantcurse.Andeachnewwaveofimmigrantsgivesnewtargetstooldprejudices.Prejudiceandcontempt,cloakedinthepretenseofreligiousorpoliticalconvictionarenodifferent.Theseforceshavenearlydestroyedournationinthepast.Theyplagueusstill.Theyfuelthefanaticismofterror.Andtheytormentthelivesofmillionsinfracturednationsallaroundtheworld.

Theseobsessionscrippleboththosewhohateand,ofcourse,thosewhoarehated,robbingbothofwhattheymightbecome.Wecannot,wewillnot,succumbtothedarkimpulsesthatlurkinthefarregionsofthesouleverywhere.Weshallovercomethem.Andweshallreplacethemwiththegenerousspiritofapeoplewhofeelathomewithoneanother.

Ourrichtextureofracial,religiousandpoliticaldiversitywillbeaGodsendinthe21stcentury.Greatrewardswillcometothosewhocanlivetogether,learntogether,worktogether,forgenewtiesthatbindtogether.

Asthisneweraapproacheswecanalreadyseeitsbroadoutlines.Tenyearsago,theInternetwasthemysticalprovinceofphysicists;today,itisacommonplaceencyclopediaformillionsofschoolchildren.Scientistsnowaredecodingtheblueprintofhumanlife.Curesforourmostfearedillnessesseemcloseathand.

Theworldisnolongerdividedintotwohostilecamps.Instead,nowwearebuildingbondswithnationsthatoncewereouradversaries.Growingconnectionsofcommerceandculturegiveusachancetoliftthefortunesandspiritsofpeopletheworldover.Andfortheveryfirsttimeinallofhistory,morepeopleonthisplanetliveunderdemocracythandictatorship.

MyfellowAmericans,aswelookbackatthisremarkablecentury,wemayask,canwehopenotjusttofollow,buteventosurpasstheachievementsofthe20thcenturyinAmericaandtoavoidtheawfulbloodshedthatstaineditslegacy?

Tothatquestion,everyAmericanhereandeveryAmericaninourlandtodaymustansweraresounding"Yes."

Thisistheheartofourtask.Withanewvisionofgovernment,anewsenseofresponsibility,anewspiritofcommunity,wewillsustainAmerica'sjourney.Thepromisewesoughtinanewlandwewillfindagaininalandofnewpromise.

Inthisnewland,educationwillbeeverycitizen'smostprizedpossession.Ourschoolswillhavethehigheststandardsintheworld,ignitingthesparkofpossibilityintheeyesofeverygirlandeveryboy.Andthedoorsofhighereducationwillbeopentoall.TheknowledgeandpoweroftheInformationAgewillbewithinreachnotjustofthefew,butofeveryclassroom,everylibrary,everychild.Parentsandchildrenwillhavetimenotonlytowork,buttoreadandplaytogether.Andtheplanstheymakeattheirkitchentablewillbethoseofabetterhome,abetterjob,thecertainchancetogotocollege.

Ourstreetswillechoagainwiththelaughterofourchildren,becausenoonewilltrytoshootthemorsellthemdrugsanymore.Everyonewhocanwork,willwork,withtoday'spermanentunderclasspartoftomorrow'sgrowingmiddleclass.Newmiraclesofmedicineatlastwillreachnotonlythosewhocanclaimcarenow,butthechildrenandhardworkingfamiliestoolongdenied.

Wewillstandmightyforpeaceandfreedom,andmaintainastrongdefenseagainstterroranddestruction.Ourchildrenwillsleepfreefromthethreatofnuclear,chemicalorbiologicalweapons.Portsandairports,farmsandfactorieswillthrivewithtradeandinnovationandideas.Andtheworld'sgreatestdemocracywillleadawholeworldofdemocracies.

Ourlandofnewpromisewillbeanationthatmeetsitsobligations,anationthatbalancesitsbudget,butneverlosesthebalanceofitsvalues.Anationwhereourgrandparentshavesecureretirementandhealthcare,andtheirgrandchildrenknowwehavemadethereformsnecessarytosustainthosebenefitsfortheirtime.Anationthatfortifiestheworld'smostproductiveeconomyevenasitprotectsthegreatnaturalbountyofourwater,air,andmajesticland.

Andinthislandofnewpromise,wewillhavereformedourpoliticssothatthevoiceofthepeoplewillalwaysspeaklouderthanthedinofnarrowinterests,regainingtheparticipationanddeservingthetrustofallAmericans.

Fellowcitizens,letusbuildthatAmerica,anationevermovingforwardtowardrealizingthefullpotentialofallitscitizens.Prosperityandpower,yes,theyareimportant,andwemustmaintainthem.Butletusneverforget:

Thegreatestprogresswehavemade,andthegreatestprogresswehaveyettomake,isinthehumanheart.Intheend,alltheworld'swealthandathousandarmiesarenomatchforthestrengthanddecencyofthehumanspirit.

Thirty-fouryearsago,themanwhoselifewecelebratetodayspoketousdownthere,attheotherendofthisMall,inwordsthatmovedthe