奥巴马就职演讲林肯

1 / 34 奥巴马就职演讲林肯 奥巴马就职演讲的感想 那天在政治课上看了美国首位有色人种总统奥巴马就职演讲的视频，看到如此大的阵容和那么多民众的支持都让我为之一震。他的演讲中，有几点对我来说是印象比较深刻的： 1.虽然我并不了解美国的政治和党派的竞争。但是可以看出他对总统的获选是怀着一颗感恩的心，无论是感谢那些曾选过他的人、感谢自己的家人、感谢他的竞争对手、感谢那些下层的年轻工作者、感谢所有普普通通的民众，还是他最后提及的世纪老人。 2.美国大国的代言人。其实无论是谁当 选任何人都不会错过宣传美国世界大国的地位。这是必然的，所以一开始就显示了这股强大的力量。还有讲到美国一直以来的治国精神时也暗中宣扬其世界警察的地位。 3.如果前半部分是感谢或感性部分，后半部分就涉及到其国家的民主与变革。我认为这个部分演讲是挺好的，但也有一半的感觉是作秀。新官上任三把火嘛，肯定是满怀激情的。其中以一个 106岁的老人讲述美国一个世纪的变化，并讲到这些变化是一种机遇。最后更是以 7 个 Yes we can来传 达其好言壮志。其实他着重讲到变化，讲到许多的不可能变成可能，或许也是暗示美国“ 黑人总统”成为可能的2 / 34 变化也将是一种机遇。 4.现场出现了几个高潮部分。开场是肯定的。其次是感谢他的夫人，这一段写得很好，相信这个总统夫人听了自豪之余还是很感动的。 .最后就是那几个“ Yes we can”掀起一阵高潮。 也许这种获奖演讲无非就是一种拉票获取民心的一种形式，包含很多美国情感，但是那种激情和感恩的心还是必须的，也是各国领导人都应该具备的。 一开始，不出人们所料，一路踏着林肯之路走到宣誓台前的奥巴马，用一篇林肯风格的演说词，作为其总统生涯的开端。和林肯第二任期的 演说词一样，奥巴马在开篇即谈到危机，谈到“现实、严肃、不易面对的困难与挑战” ,号召美国人重塑团结精神，再造美国形象；在安全方面，他声称要“谨慎使用武力”，从伊拉克撤军，继续阿富汗战争，并警告“通过杀戮以逞其欲者”称“你们无法消灭美国，美国将消灭你们”；在外交方面，他强调美国的领袖地位，声称要做建设性力量而非破坏性力量，主张改变单边主义外交政策，帮助贫困国家，与其它发达国家合作；他在演讲中突出“谦卑”，强调每个美国人对“国家与世界”的责任感，号召全体美国人“勇敢面对寒冬里的风暴”，并坚信“美国不会失败”。 素以雄辩著称的奥巴马亲拟讲稿，并花了足足两个3 / 34 月时间修改、润色，对这篇开场白的重视可想而知。作为近30 年来在就职时支持率最高的总统，奥巴马已经拥有了美国有史以来最华丽、最辉煌的就职庆典，在一片溢美之辞包围中，能喊出“谦卑”、“危机”，能自己泼自己一盆冷水，着实不易。 然而这是一位在职总统必须做的事。 正如他在演说中所言，美国面对着现实的、严肃的、不易面对的困难与挑战 :经济衰退仍在持续，救市措施消耗巨大却收效甚微，从庆典嘉年华的欢呼中谢幕，他便要立即面对国会和舆论的质询、 反对乃至挑战。并且单边主义政策在安全、外交领域已走到死胡同，美国必须重塑对外形象，在外交策略和路线上改弦更张，但旧的不去，新的不来，布什 8 年的外交遗产给新政府留下沉重负担，不论是了结伊拉克的烂账，继续阿富汗的艰难爬坡，还是帮助穷国，团结其它发达国家，都需要敏锐的外交眼光，敢于扬弃前任乃至自己理念的勇气，和足够的财力支持，而这一切，都被认为是政治资历浅薄的奥巴马所欠缺的。能否在较短的时间内重塑美国的国际形象，树立美国和世界对奥巴马外交政策的信心，能否尽快通过自己的努力，让国内外认可奥巴马总统的外交、安全能力， 显示自己驾驭鱼龙混杂的外交团队、驾驭世界最强大国家的才能，将比一篇演说词更能反映出新总统的含金量。 4 / 34 奥巴马的这篇演讲词让我想到了马丁路德金的 I have a dream，我想现在这位美国和平使者的梦想在实现，而奥巴马的获胜也无疑的表明了种族歧视在美国逐渐消逝，其实，一直以来美国都是一个备受争议的国家，而我想这种争议来自于他们的强大，现在的美国是强大的，犹如唐朝时的中国，而这位新总统的上任，我认为这也将是美国一个新的开始，毕竟选举这种行为代表是一大部分人，也代表的是一个民族的精神，他的结果所 反应给人们的是一种信号，这种信号也就预示着某种未来。我的直觉告诉我，这位美国总统是爱好和平的，是胸怀宽广的，是善良的。我支持他 ! 当然，作为美国历史上第一位上任第一年就访华的总统，我们还是相信奥巴马总统的诚意的。但是我们并不能因此将奥巴马总统此次访华的目的单纯的看成是为了改善中美关系。我认为解决中美贸易摩擦、人民币汇率和构 建所谓的“两国集团”才是他此行的根本目的。因此，我们在相信奥巴马总统的诚意同时也要冷静的思考一下。 还是引用温总理的那句话。“中美和则两利，斗则俱损 ；互信则进，猜忌则退。”同时中美彼此间并不可能完全消除分歧，所以面对此次奥巴马访华，除了肯定和重视之外，我们还需要一些冷静和现实。 一个人坚强的力量是无穷的，一个民族的力量更是坚不可摧的，民主、自由、机会和不屈的希望是美国人的精5 / 34 神，也是能够指引你们走向重生最坚定的信念！很多时候，信念是最重要的。当绝望逼我投降的时候，我要用微笑抵挡，人人都抱有这样一种状态的话，我想即使你到了再困难的境地，你也能走过这段艰辛的路。追求卓越，挑战极限，从绝望中寻找希望，人生终将辉煌！ 然而，总统演说是 否伟大，是否在历史长河中留下痕迹，关键并不在演说词本身是否精彩，而更在于其 4 年的作为，是否与最初的言辞相称。如今被津津乐道的“四次最经典演说”，其中至少有一半在最初并未被看好，而字斟句酌、创造就职演说长度纪录的威廉 .哈里逊演说词在当时为众口传扬，却因其上任后无所作为，匆匆谢幕，而变得鲜为人知。君子敏于行而讷于言，总统的就职演讲是就职庆典的尾声，也是总统任期的序幕，美国选民和世界各国的挑剔目光，有 4 年的时间，来检验这篇演说词的含金量。 在演说的最后奥巴马意味深长地称， 40 年前，很多朋友甚至无法出 席公共仪式，如今却可以和自己共同参加庆典，委婉地暗示了自己作为首位美国黑人总统，所创造的历史成就。这一成就当然可以、也必将作为里程碑永载美国史册，但必须看到，让黑人获得如今地位的并非奥巴马，让美国社会获得如此进步的也非奥巴马，不论奥巴马极力比附的林肯，或典礼前一日人们隆重缅怀的马丁 .路德 .金，他们都是通过“行”让人们记住其“言” :林肯之所以伟大，其演6 / 34 说词之所以动人，不在于他喊出“我们要改变美国”，而在于他真的改变了美国，改变了黑人的命运；马丁 .路德 .金的“我有一个梦”之所以传唱至今，不在于他做了、说了这个梦 ，而在于他用血和生命，去努力让这个梦变成现实。对于奥巴马而言，敏于言，能否敏于行，高调亮相后能否有与之相称的实际表现，将决定美国、自己，以及这篇演说词的命运 :泯然众人，或流传千古 . 如果还有人仍在怀疑美国是否是一个一切皆有可能的国度的话，如果还有人仍在疑虑我们美国的缔造者的梦想是否还存在于我们这个时代的话，如果还有人仍在质疑美国民主的力量的话，奥巴马的演讲就说明了一切。奥巴马以一个新的领袖开始了新的生活，而美国也迎来了新的变革，这一刻，不管你是年轻人还是老年人，是富人还是穷人，是民主党人还是共和 党人，是黑人还是白人，也不管你是拉丁美洲人或亚洲人还是本土美国人，更无论你是否为同性变者、是否是残疾人等等，一切都昭示着美国向世界传递一个声音：美国人民是永远属于美利坚共和国的。 不言而喻奥巴马实现了自己的美国梦。美国的选民实在有点不好伺候。他们一方面要求国家的领袖能够体会平常人的生活，能够看上去像个普通人， 能够和普通人打成一片，另外一方面又期待他们是不平常的人物，有各种传奇的出身和背景；他们希望领袖和他7 / 34 们一起聊家常、喝啤酒、打保龄球，同时又希望领袖能够在世界舞台上叱咤风云、万国仰 慕。奥巴马帅气的笑脸、复杂的身世、从底层爬起的个人经历，都被认为是“美国梦”的最佳注解。 一个所谓的黑人，在自己的生活中，经过自己的努力，尽力的拼搏着，在经历多种磨难之下，取得了巨大的成功，尽管没有有力的政治背景，没有有力的财团支持，但是的的确确的存在了，实现了，存在即是真理，他的成功激励了多少油脂的年轻人，包括我们，应该为他喝彩，为美国人鼓掌，相信他们的选择。 而我们呢？我们在那里？我们的中国梦在何方？不谈政治，只考虑我们自己，生活在一个平凡的世界里，追寻我们的理想，但现实又是何 等的残酷，两耳不管窗外事，一心只读圣贤书的时代早就该结束了，还是多看看外面发生的事吧！ 穿过历史的今天，我们在期望美好的明天，明天却又是历史的今天，就这样继续的轮回，其实是一种真正的错，所以我们应该相信自己，相信我们的力量，“ yes,we can ”去实现自己的梦想！ 人生有许多的不如意，前进的道路也不可能是直线，所以我们无需悲伤，无需自卑，而应该努力的奋斗下去，不为别的，只为一个梦，梦圆之时别忘了曾经的苦！ 8 / 34 奥巴马就职演说全文 奥巴马手按林肯当年用 圣经宣誓就任美总统 Barack Obama s Inaugural Address My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well 9 / 34 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. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. 10 / 34 On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom. 11 / 34 For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick 12 / 34 ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. 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. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology s wonders to raise health care s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to mee t the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do. Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity 13 / 34 to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government. Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. 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 14 / 34 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. As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they 15 / 34 knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint. We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you. For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from 16 / 34 every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace. To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy 17 / 34 relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it. As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all. For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us 18 / 34 through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate. Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task. This is the price and the promise of citizenship. This is the source of our confidence - the 19 / 34 knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath. So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people: Let it be told to the future world.that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive.that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it. America. In the face of our common dangers, in 20 / 34 this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. 奥巴马就职演讲 各位同胞： 今天我站在这里，为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑，对各位的信任心怀感激，对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务，也感谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。 四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言，这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表，或是在乌云密布，时局动荡之时。在艰困的时候，美国能箕裘相继，不仅因为居高位者有能力或愿景，也因为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心，也 忠於创建我国的法统。 因此，美国才能承继下来。因此，这一代美国人也必须承继下去。 21 / 34 现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核心，我国正在与四处蔓延的暴力和憎恨作战。我们的经济元气大伤 这既是某些人贪婪且不负责任的後果，也是大众未能做出艰难的选择，对国家进入新时代做准备不足所致。许多人失去房子，丢了工作，生意萧条。我们的医疗太昂贵，学校教育让人失望。每天都有更多证据显示，我们利用能源的方式壮大我们的对敌，威胁我们的星球。 这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。比较无法测量但同样深沉的 ，是举国信心尽失 持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退，也害怕下一代一定会眼界变低。 今天我要告诉各位，我们面临的挑战是真的，挑战非常严重，且不在少数。它们不是可以轻易，或在短时间内解决。但是，美国要了解，这些挑战会被解决。 在这一天，我们聚在一起，因为我们选择希望而非恐惧，有意义的团结而非纷争和不合。 在这一天，我们来此宣示，那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺