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美国当选总统、民主党人奥巴马1月20日在美国国会大厦西侧的露天平台上正式宣誓就任美国第44任总统。宣誓就职后，奥巴马发表就职演说。演说中，奥巴马呼吁全体美国民众端正心态，努力提高公民责任感，为振兴国家贡献自己的力量。以下是就职演说的精彩语录：
关于布什
我感谢布什总统为我们国家作出的服务，感谢他在过渡期间所展示的慷慨与合作。
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
关于困境
我们都明白我们现在处于危机当中。我们的国家处于战争状态，与一个影响深远的、暴力与仇恨的网络作战。我们的经济遭到严重削弱，这是部分人贪婪和不负责任的后果，但也因为我们作为一个集体没能作出艰难选择，没能为新时代作好准备。
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.
关于经济
从今天开始，我们必须从跌倒中起来，拍拍灰尘，再次开始重塑美国。
Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
国家的经济情况要求我们采取大胆且快速的行动，我们的确是要行动，不仅是要创造就业，更要为（下一轮经济）增长打下新的基础。
The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act, not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.
市场创造财富、拓展自由的能力无可匹敌，但是这场危机提醒我们，如果没有监管，市场很可能就会失去控制，而且偏袒富人国家的繁荣无法持久。国家经济的成败不仅仅取决于国内生产总值的大小，而且取决于繁荣的覆盖面，取决于我们是否有能力让所有有意愿的人都有机会走向富裕。
Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control, and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart, not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
