President Obama's Second Inaugural Address奥巴马连任就职演讲全文Here is the full text of President Barack Obama's second inaugural address on Jan. 21, 2013, asprepared for delivery:2013年1月21日，美国总统奥巴马宣誓就职，开始第二任期。以下是就职演讲全文。Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress,distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:副总统拜登、首席大法官先生、国会议员、各位嘉宾、公民们：Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduringstrength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall thatwhat binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faithor the origins of our names. What makes us exceptional what makes us American isour allegiance to an idea, articulated in a declaration made more than two centuriesago:每一次我们聚在一起见证总统就职，我们都在见证美国宪法的持久力量。我们都在确认美国民主制度的承诺。我们再度记起，让这个国家凝聚在一起的，不是我们的肤色、我们的信仰、我们名字的起源。让我们变得独特、让我们成为美国人的，是我们对两个多世纪前一项宣言中明确表达出来的一种信念的忠诚。'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that theyare endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these areLife, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.'我们认为下述真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物主赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，包括生存权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。Today we continue a never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of thosewords with the realities of our time. For history tells us that while these truths maybe self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a giftfrom God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth. The patriots of 1776 didnot fight to replace the tyran...
