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第9章 在这个艰难的冬天 1（第1页）

ThisWinterofOurHardshi

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。

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Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。roclaimv。正式宣布

2。faint-heartedadj。胆怯的，怯懦的

3。ambitionn。抱负，雄心，野心；渴望得到的东西

4。legacyn。遗产，遗赠物；遗留之物

5。determinationn。决心；果断；坚定；决定

Myfellowcitizens，

Istandheretodayhumbledbythetaskbeforeus，gratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed，mindfulofthesacrificesbornebyourancestors。IthankPresidentBushforhisservicetoournation，aswellasthegenerosityandcooerationhehasshownthroughoutthistransition。

Forty-fourAmericanshavenowtakentheresidentialoath。Thewordshavebeensokenduringrisingtidesofroserityandthestillwatersofeace。Yet，everysooftentheoathistakenamidstgatheringcloudsandragingstorms。Atthesemoments，Americahascarriedonnotsimlybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice，butbecauseWethePeolehaveremainedfaithfultotheidealsofourforbearers，andtruetoourfoundingdocuments。

Soithasbeen。SoitmustbewiththisgenerationofAmericans。

Thatweareinthemidstofcrisisisnowwellunderstood。Ournationisatwar，againstafar-reachingnetworkofviolenceandhatred。Oureconomyisbadlyweakened，aconsequenceofgreedandirresonsibilityontheartofsome，butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakehardchoicesandrearethenationforanewage。Homeshavebeenlost；jobsshed；businessesshuttered。Ourhealthcareistoocostly；ourschoolsfailtoomany；andeachdaybringsfurtherevidencethatthewaysweuseenergystrengthenouradversariesandthreatenourlanet。

Thesearetheindicatorsofcrisis，subjecttodataandstatistics。Lessmeasurablebutnolessrofoundisasaingofconfidenceacrossourland—anaggingfearthatAmerica’sdeclineisinevitable，thatthenextgenerationmustloweritssights。

TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal。Theyareseriousandtheyaremany。Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortsanoftime。Butknowthis，America—theywillbemet。

Onthisday，wegatherbecausewehavechosenhoeoverfear，unityofuroseoverconflictanddiscord。Onthisday，wecometoroclaimanendtotheettygrievancesandfalseromises，therecriminationsandworn-outdogmasthatforfartoolonghavestrangledourolitics。

Weremainayoungnation，butinthewordsofScriture，thetimehascometosetasidechildishthings。Thetimehascometoreaffirmourenduringsirit；tochooseourbetterhistory；tocarryforwardthatreciousgift，thatnobleidea，assedonfromgenerationtogeneration：theGod-givenromisethatallareequal，allarefree，andalldeserveachancetoursuetheirfullmeasureofhainess。

Inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation，weunderstandthatgreatnessisneveragiven。Itmustbeearned。Ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshortcutsorsettlingforless。Ithasnotbeentheathforthefaint-hearted—forthosewhoreferleisureoverwork，orseekonlytheleasuresofrichesandfame。Rather，ithasbeentherisk-takers，thedoers，themakersofthings—somecelebratedbutmoreoftenmenandwomenobscureintheirlabor，whohavecarriedusuthelong，ruggedathtowardsroserityandfreedom。

Timeandagainthesemenandwomenstruggledandsacrificedandworkedtilltheirhandswererawsothatwemightliveabetterlife。TheysawAmericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitions；greaterthanallthedifferencesofbirthorwealthorfaction。

Thisisthejourneywecontinuetoday。Weremainthemostroserous，owerfulnationonEarth。Ourworkersarenolessroductivethanwhenthiscrisisbegan。Ourmindsarenolessinventive，ourgoodsandservicesnolessneededthantheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear。Ourcaacityremainsundiminished。Butourtimeofstandingat，ofrotectingnarrowinterestsanduttingoffunleasantdecisions—thattimehassurelyassed。Startingtoday，wemustickourselvesu，dustourselvesoff，andbeginagaintheworkofremakingAmerica。

Foreverywherewelook，thereisworktobedone。Thestateofoureconomycallsforaction，boldandswift，andwewillact—notonlytocreatenewjobs，buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth。Wewillbuildtheroadsandbridges，theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether。Wewillrestoresciencetoitsrightfullace，andwieldtechnology’swonderstoraisehealthcare’squalityandloweritscost。Wewillharnessthesunandthewindsandthesoiltofuelourcarsandrunourfactories。Andwewilltransformourschoolsandcollegesanduniversitiestomeetthedemandsofanewage。Allthiswecando。Allthiswewilldo。

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