忠诚,和勤勉演讲稿

ThecircumstancesunderwhichIhavebeencalledforalimitedperiodtopresideoverthedestiniesoftheRepublicfillmewithaprofoundsenseofresponsibility,butwithnothinglikeshrinkingapprehension.Irepairtothepostassignedmenotastoonesought,butinobediencetotheunsolicitedexpressionofyourwill,answerableonlyforafearless,faithful,anddiligentexerciseofmybestpowers.我被召唤来在一定期间内负责共和国命运的这一处境使我充满深刻的责任感，但无任何怯弱的畏惧。但我不是通过自身寻求来履行这任命我的职务，而是服从于你们愿望的自发表达，对之只有以我的无畏、忠诚，和勤勉来行使我的权Itisarelieftofeelthatnoheartbutmyowncanknowthepersonalregret,andbittersorrowoverwhichIhavebeenbornetoapositionsosuitableforothersratherthandesirableformyself.因为只有我自己才知道，在我承担一个对别人更适合而非我自己之所欲的职务时的私自懊恼，和痛苦遗憾，感到这一点也是一种解脱。力才能回报。Ioughttobe,andam,trulygratefulfortheraremanifestationofthenation'sconfidence;butthis,sofarfromlighteningmyobligations,onlyaddstotheirweight.我应该并已经真正感谢国家对我信任的罕有证明；但这在照亮我的责任之外，也加重了其负荷。Youhavesummonedmeinmyweakness;youmustsustainmebyyourstrength.你们已召唤了有缺点的我；你们必须以你们的力量来支持我。Whenlookingforthefulfillmentofreasonablerequirements,youwillnotbeunmindfulofthegreatchangeswhichhaveoccurred,evenwithinthelastquarterofacentury,andtheconsequentaugmentationandcomplexityofdutiesimposedintheadministrationbothofyourhomeandforeignaffairs.当寻求合理要求的实现时，你们将不会注意已发生的巨大转变。即使是在过去的二十五年，以及后来国内和外交事务责任的加重和复杂。Thegreatobjectsofourpursuitaspeoplearebesttobeattainedbypeaceandareentirelyconsistentwiththetranquillityandinterestsoftherestofmankind.作为一个民族我们所追求的伟大目标最好是通过和平手段实现，并和其他人民的和平和利益一致。Withtheneighboringnationsuponourcontinentweshouldcultivatekindlyandfraternalrelations.我们要与这块大陆的邻国培养友好的兄弟关系。Wecandesirenothinginregardtothemsomuchastoseethemconsolidatetheirstrengthandpursuethepathsofprosperityandhappiness.我们除了希望看到他们加强自身力量和追求繁荣幸福的路线之外不再对他们有任何欲望。Ifinthecourseoftheirgrowthweshouldopennewchannelsoftradeandcreateadditionalfacilitiesforfriendlyintercourse,thebenefitsrealizedwillbeequalandmutual.在他们成长的道路上我们应该打开新的贸易通道和创立额外的友谊交往设施，将实现的利益将是与平和相互的。OfthecomplicatedEuropeansystemsofnationalpolitywehaveheretoforebeenindependent.在复杂的欧洲各国体系中，我们保持独立。Fromtheirwars,theirtumults,andanxietieswehavebeen,happily,almostentirelyexempt.我们可幸地几乎完全地避免了他们的战争、动乱和焦虑。Whilsttheseareconfinedtothenationswhichgavethemexistence,andwithintheirlegitimatejurisdiction,theycannotaffectusexceptastheyappealtooursympathiesinthecauseofhumanfreedomanduniversaladvancement.这些只在造成它们的国家的范围之内，在他们自己的合法裁定之内，它们不会影响我们，除非他们以人类自由和普遍发展的理由来请求我们。Butthevastinterestsofcommercearecommontoallmankind,andtheadvantagesoftradeandinternationalintercoursemustalwayspresentanoblefieldforthemoralinfluenceofagreatpeople.但巨大的商业利益为全人类所共有，而贸易和国际交往的优点必须永远成为一个伟大人民施展道德影响的尊贵场所。Nothingfilledmewithgreateranxietiesthanthatofwhichthenotificationwastransmittedbyyourorder,andreceivedonthe14thdayofthepresentmonth.Ontheonehand,Iwassummonedbymycountry,whosevoiceIcanneverhearbutwithvenerationandlove,fromaretreatwhichIhadchosenwiththefondestpredilection,and,inmyflatteringhopes,withanimmutabledecision,astheasylumofmydecliningyearsaretreatwhichwasrenderedeverydaymorenecessaryaswellasmoredeartomebytheadditionofhabittoinclination,andoffrequentinterruptionsinmyhealthtothegradualwastecommittedonitbytime.在人生沉浮中，没有一件事能比你们于本月14日送达的通知更使我焦虑不安。一方面，国家召唤我出任此职，对于她的召唤，我永远只能肃然敬从；而隐退是我以挚爱心情、满腔希望和坚定的决心选择的暮年归宿，由于爱好和习惯，时感体力不济，愈觉隐退之必要和可贵。且时光流逝，健康渐衰。Ontheotherhand,themagnitudeanddifficultyofthetrusttowhichthevoiceofmycountrycalledme,beingsufficienttoawakeninthewisestandmostexperiencedofhercitizensadistrustfulscrutinyintohisqualifications,couldnotbutoverwhelmwithdespondenceonewho(inheritinginferiorendowmentsfromnature,andunpracticedinthedutiesofciviladministration)oughttobepeculiarlyconsciousofhisowndeficiencies.InthisconflictofemotionsallIdareaveristhatithasbeenmyfaithfulstudytocollect,mydutyfromajustappreciationofeverycircumstancebywhichitmightbeaffected.AllIdarehopeisthatif,inexecutingthistask,Ihavebeentoomuchswayedbyagratefulremembranceofformerinstances,orbyanaffectionatesensibilitytothistranscendentproofoftheconfidenceofmyfellowcitizens,andhavethencetoolittleconsultedmyincapacityaswellasdisinclinationfortheweightyanduntriedcaresbeforeme,myerrorwillbepalliatedbythemotiveswhichmisleadme,anditsconsequencesbejudgedbymycountrywithsomeshareofthepartialityinwhichtheyoriginated.另一方面，国家召唤我担负的责任如此重大和艰巨，足以使国内最有才智和经验的人度德量力；而我天资愚钝，又无民政管理的实践，理应倍觉自己能力之不足，因而必然感到难以肩此重任。怀着这种矛盾心情，我唯一敢断言的是，通过正确估计可能产生影响的各种情况来克尽吾职，乃是我忠贞不渝的努力目标。我唯一敢祈望的是，如果我在执行这项任务时因陶醉于往事。或因由衷感激公民们对我的高度信赖，因而受到过多影响，以致在处理从未经历过的大事时，忽视了自己的无能和消极。我的错误将会由于使我误人歧途的各种动机而减轻，而大家在评判错误的后果时，也会适当包涵产生这些动机的偏见。SuchbeingtheimpressionsunderwhichIhave,inobediencetothepublicsummons,repairedtothepresentstation,itwouldbepeculiarlyimpropertoomitinthisfirstofficialactmyferventsupplicationstothatAlmightyBeingwhorulesovertheuniverse,whopresidesinthecouncilsofnations,andwhoseprovidentialaidssupplyeveryhumandefect,thatHisbenedictionmayconsecratetothelibertiesandhappinessofthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesaGovernmentinstitutedbythemselvesfortheseessentialpurposes,andmayenableeveryinstrumentemployedinitsadministrationtoexecutewithsuccessthefunctionsallottedtohischarge.既然这就是我在遵奉公众召唤就任现职时的感想，那么，在此宣誓就职之际，如不热忱地祈求全能的上帝就极其失当。因为上帝统治着宇宙，主宰着各国政府，它的神助能弥补人类的任何不足。愿上帝赐福，保佑一个为美国人民的自由和幸福而组成的政府，保佑它为这些基本目标而做出奉献。保佑政府的各项行政措施在我负责之下都能成功地发挥作用。IntenderingthishomagetotheGreatAuthorofeverypublicandprivategood,Iassuremyselfthatitexpressesyoursentimentsnotlessthanmyown,northoseofmyfellowcitizensatlargelessthaneither.NopeoplecanbeboundtoacknowledgeandadoretheInvisibleHandwhichconductstheaffairsofmenmorethanthoseoftheUnitedStates.Everystepbywhichtheyhaveadvancedtothecharacterofanindependentnationseemstohavebeendistinguishedbysometokenofprovidentialagency;andintheimportantrevolutionjustaccomplishedinthesystemoftheirunitedgovernmentthetranquildeliberations,alongwithanhumbleanticipationofthefutureblessingswhichthepastseemtopresage.Thesereflections,arisingoutofthepresentcrisis,haveforcedthemselvestoostronglyonmymindtobesuppressed.在向公众利益和私人利益的伟大缔造者献上这份崇敬时，我保证这不仅表达了我自己的情感，这些话也同样表达了各位和广大公民的心意。没有人能比美国更坚定不移地承认和崇拜掌管人间事务的上帝。他们在迈向独立国家的进程中，似乎每走一步都有某种天佑的迹象；他们在刚刚完成的联邦政府体制的重大改革中，如果不是因虔诚的感恩而得到某种回报，如果不是谦卑地期待着过去有所预示的赐福的到来，那么，通过众多截然不同的集团的冷静思考和自愿赞同来完成改革，这种方式是不能与大多数政府的组建方式同日而语的。Youwilljoinwithme,Itrust,inthinkingthattherearenoneundertheinfluenceofwhichtheproceedingsofanewandfreegovernmentcanmoreauspiciouslycommence.BythearticleestablishingtheexecutivedepartmentitismadethedutyofthePresident,"torecommendtoyourconsiderationsuchmeasuresasheshalljudgenecessaryandexpedient."ThecircumstancesunderwhichInowmeetyouwillacquitmefromenteringintothatsubjectfurtherthantorefertothegreatconstitutionalcharterunderwhichyouareassembled,andwhich,indefiningyourpowers,designatestheobjectstowhichyourattentionistobegiven.Itwillbemoreconsistentwiththosecircumstances,andfarmorecongenialwiththefeelingswhichactuateme,tosubstitute,inplaceofarecommendationofparticularmeasures,thetributethatisduetothetalents,therectitude,andthepatriotismwhichadornthecharactersselectedtodeviseandadoptthem.在目前转折关头，我产生这些想法确实是深有所感而不能自已。我相信大家会和我怀有同感，即除了仰仗上帝的力量，一个新生的自由政府别无他法能一开始就事事顺利。根据设立行政部门的条款，总统有责任对你们提出建议。如衡量权宜必要的判断之类的思路。但在目前与各位见面的这个场合，恕我不能进一步讨论这个问题，而只是提一下伟大的宪法，它使各位今天聚集一堂，它规定了各位的权限，提出了各位应该注意的目标。在这样的场合，更恰当、也更能反映我内心激情的做法。不是提出具体措施，而是称颂将要规划和采纳这些措施的当选者的才能、正直和爱国心。InthesehonorablequalificationsIbeholdthesurestpledgesthatasononesidenolocalprejudicesorattachments,noseparateviewsnorpartyanimosities,willmisdirectthecomprehensiveandequaleyewhichoughttowatchoverthisgreatassemblageofcommunitiesandinterests,so,onanother,thatthefoundationofournationalpolicywillbelaidinthepureandimmutableprinciplesofprivatemorality,andthepreeminenceoffreegovernmentbeexemplifiedbyalltheattributeswhichcanwintheaffectionsofitscitizensandcommandtherespectoftheworld.Idwellonthisprospectwitheverysatisfactionwhichanardentloveformycountrycaninspire,sincethereisnotruthmorethoroughlyestablishedthanthatthereexistsintheeconomyandcourseofnatureanindissolubleunionbetweenvirtueandhappiness;betweendutyandadvantage;betweenthegenuinemaximsofanhonestandmagnanimouspolicyandthesolidrewardsofpublicprosperityandfelicity;sinceweoughttobenoanationthatdisregardstheeternalrulesoforderandrightwhichHeavenitselfhasordained;andsincethepreservationofthesacredfireoflibertyandthedestinyoftherepublicanmodelofgovernmentarejustlyconsidered,perhaps,asdeeply,asfinally,stakedontheexperimententrustedonthehandsoftheAmericanpeople.我从这些高贵品格中看到了最可靠的保证：其一，任何地方偏见或地方感情，任何意见分歧或党派敌视，都不能使我们偏离全局观念和公平观点，即必须维护这个由不同地区和不同利益所组成的大联合；因为，其二，我国政策将会以纯洁而坚定的个人道德原则为基础，而自由政府将会以那赢得民心和全世界尊敬的一切特点而显示其优越性。我对国家的一片热爱之心激励着我满怀喜悦地展望这幅远景，因为根据自然界的构成和发展趋势，在美德与幸福之间，有着密不可分的统一；责任与利益之间，恪守诚实宽厚的政策与获得社会繁荣幸福的硕果之间，因为我们应该同样相信，上帝亲自规定了永恒的秩序和权利法则，它决不可能对无视这些法则的国家仁慈地加以赞许；因为人们理所当然地、满怀觉悟地，也许是最后一次把维护神圣的自由之火和共和制政府的命运，系于美国人所遵命进行的实验上。Thankyou.Goodmorning.ItisagreathonortowelcomeyoutothefirstmeetingoftheStrategicEconomicDialoguebetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Thisisanessentialstepinadvancingapositive,constructive,andcomprehensiverelationshipbetweenourcountries.I'mpleasedthatPresidentHusharesmycommitmenttoasustaineddialoguetoenhanceoursharedinterests.谢谢各位。早上好。能够在此欢迎你们前来参加美中战略与经济对话首次会议，我深感荣幸。这是推动两国积极、建设性、全面关系的极其重要的步骤。胡锦涛主席同我一样致力于为增进两国的共同利益而开展持续对话，我对此感到高兴。PresidentHuandIbothfeltthatitwasimportanttogetourrelationshipofftoagoodstart.Ofcourse,asanewPresidentandalsoasabasketballfan,IhavelearnedfromthewordsofYaoMing,whosaid,"Nomatterwhetheryouareneworanoldteammember,youneedtimetoadjusttooneanother."Well,throughtheconstructivemeetingsthatwe'vealreadyhad,andthroughthisdialogue,I'mconfidentthatwewillmeetYao'sstandard.胡主席和我都认为两国关系有一个良好的开端很重要。当然，作为一位新任总统和篮球迷，我从姚明说过的话中受到启示，他说："无论你是新队员还是老队员，你都需要时间相互适应。"通过我们已经举行的建设性会晤和这项对话，我深信我们能够达到姚明提出的标准。IwanttoacknowledgetheremarkableAmericanandChineseleaderswhowillco-chairthiseffort.HillaryClintonandTimGeithneraretwoofmyclosestadvisors,andtheyhavebothobtainedextraordinaryexperienceworkingwithChina.AndIknowthattheywillhaveextremelycapableandcommittedChinesecounterpartsinStateCouncilorDaiandVicePremierWang.Thankyouverymuchforbeinghere.我来介绍一下将共同主持这一对话的美中两国卓越的领导人。希拉里∙克林顿（HillaryClinton）和蒂姆∙盖特纳（TimGeithner）是与我接触最密切的顾问中的两位，他们在与中国合作方面都有非凡的经验。我知道他们的对话伙伴王岐山副总理和戴秉国国务委员也是能力超凡并坚定地致力于对话。I'malsolookingforwardtotheconfirmationofanoutstandingU.S.AmbassadortoChina,GovernorJonHuntsman,whoisheretoday.JonhasdeepexperiencelivingandworkinginAsia,and--unlikeme--hespeaksfluentMandarinChinese.HealsohappenstobeaRepublicanwhoco-chairedSenatorMcCain'scampaign.AndIthinkthatdemonstratesJon'scommitmenttoservinghiscountry,andthebroad,bipartisansupportforpositiveandproductiverelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Sothankyou,Jon,foryourwillingnesstoserve.我还期待乔恩∙亨茨曼（JonHuntsman，中文名洪博培）州长通过确认，成为一位出色的美国驻华大使。他今天也在座。乔恩在亚洲有丰富的生活和工作经历，并且，同我不一样的是，他能说一口流利的中国普通话。他还是一位共和党人，曾任麦凯恩（McCain）参议员总统竞选团队的共同主席。我认为，这反映了乔恩为国效劳的坚定承诺以及两党对发展积极和富有成果的美中关系的广泛、一致的支持。谢谢您，乔恩，谢谢您同意担任这项职务。Today,wemeetinabuildingthatspeakstothehistoryofthelastcentury.IthousesanationalmemorialtoPresidentWoodrowWilson,amanwhoheldofficewhenthe20thcenturywasstillyoung,andAmerica'sleadershipintheworldwasemerging.ItisnamedforRonaldReagan,amanwhocameofageduringtwoWorldWars,andwhosepresidencyhelpedusherinaneweraofhistory.AnditholdsapieceoftheBerlinWall,adecades-longsymbolofdivisionthatwasfinallytorndown,unleashingarisingtideofglobalizationthatcontinuestoshapeourworld.今天，我们在一个见证了上个世纪历史的大楼里开会。这里有伍德罗∙威尔逊（WoodrowWilson）总统的国家纪念馆。他任职于20世纪初期，当时，美国在世界上刚刚崭露头角。这座大楼以罗纳德∙里根（RonaldReagan）的名字命名。里根在两次世界大战期间成年，在他担任总统时期，美国政府帮助迎来了一个新的历史时代。这座大楼里还陈列着象征几十年对立的柏林墙（BerlinWall）的一块砖石，这堵墙的最终拆除引发了全球化的潮流，这一潮流至今仍在继续塑造我们的世界Overthepastfewweeks,aswe'vedebatedreformstoholdWallStreetaccountableandprotectconsumersandsmallbusinessesinourfinancialsystem,we'vecomeface-to-facewiththegreatpowerofspecialinterestsintheworkingsofourdemocracy.Ofcourse,thisisn'tasurprise.Everytimeamajorissuearises,we'vecometoexpectthatanarmyoflobbyistswilldescendonCapitolHillinthehopesoftiltingthelawsintheirfavor.过去的几周里，在让华尔街负起责任以及保护消费者和中小企业等一系列有关我们金融系统改革的辩论中，我们面对面地见识了强大的利益集团对民主的操纵。当然，这没什么值得惊讶的。每当有重大议题出现，游说军团就会在国会山不期而至，让法律向他们的利益倾斜。That'soneofthereasonsIranforPresident:becauseIbelievesostronglythatthevoicesofordinaryAmericanswerebeingdrownedoutbytheclamorofaprivilegedfewinWashington.Andthat'swhy,sincethedayItookoffice,myadministrationhasbeentakingstepstoreformthesystem.Recently,however,theSupremeCourtissuedadecisionthatoverturneddecadesoflawandprecedent–dealingahugeblowtooureffortstoreininthisundueinfluence.Inshort,thisdecisiongivescorporationsandotherspecialintereststhepowertospendunlimitedamountsofmoney–literallymillionsofdollars–toaffectelectionsthroughoutourcountry.This,inturn,willmultiplytheirinfluenceoverdecision-makinginourgovernment.这是我竞选总统的原因之一：因为我坚信美国普通民众的声音早被华盛顿少数特权集团的喧闹声淹没。这也是我主政以来，我所领导的政府一直在采取改革措施来改革这一系统的原因。然而，最高法院最近颁布的裁决结果却颠覆了几十年来的法律和惯例。这对我们控制（对选举施加）过度影响的努力是个重大打击。简单的说，这项裁决结果使得公司和特殊利益集团可以为影响全国选举而不受限制的花钱（轻易地就可达到数百万美元）。进而会使得他们对政府决策进程的影响力成倍增加。Inthestarkestterms,memberswillknow–whenpressuredbylobbyists–thatiftheydaretoopposethatlobbyist'sclient,theycouldfaceanonslaughtofnegativeadvertisementsintherunuptotheirnextelection.Andcorporationswillbeallowedtoruntheseadswithouteverhavingtotellvotersexactlywhoispayingforthem.AtatimewhentheAmericanpeoplearealreadybeingoverpoweredinWashingtonbytheseforces,thiswillbeanewandevenmorepowerfulweaponthatthespecialinterestswillwield.最严峻的情形，国会议员们都知道，面临游说团体的压力时，如果他们胆敢反对游说集团的雇主，他们就将在接下来的选举投票前期面临负面广告宣传的猛烈抨击。而且那些公司获准播放这些广告，根本就不用告诉选民谁为这些广告付费。一旦美国人民被华盛顿的这些势力所压制，这又将成为这些特殊利益集团所使用的新的、更加强大的武器。Infact,it'sexactlythiskindofvastpowerthatledagreatRepublicanPresident–TeddyRoosevelt–totacklethisissueacenturyago.Hewarnedofthedangersoflimitlesscorporatespendinginourpoliticalsystem.Heactuallycalledit“oneoftheprincipalsourcesofcorruptioninourpoliticalaffairs.”Andheproposedstrictlimitsoncorporateinfluenceinelections.“Everyspecialinterestisentitledtojustice,”hesaid.“butnotoneisentitledtoavoteinCongress,toavoiceonthebench,ortorepresentationinanypublicoffice.”实际上，正是这股强大的势力促使一个世纪前伟大的共和党总统——泰迪•罗斯福（TeddyRoosevelt）着手处理这一难题。他对我们政治体系中的无节制公司团体资助发出警告，甚至称其为“政治事务中主要的腐败根源之一”。他提议对公司团体影响选举的行为进行严格限制。他说：“每个特殊利益团体都有权享有公正，但并不是每一个都有权享有国会投票权，法庭申辩权，或者是公共部门的代表权。”InthewakeoftherecentSupremeCourtruling,wefaceasimilarchallenge.That'swhyit'ssoimportantthatCongressconsidernewreformstopreventcorporationsandotherspecialinterestsfromgainingevenmorecloutinWashington.Andalmostallofthesereformsaredesignedtobringnewtransparencytocampaignspending.TheyarebasedontheprincipleespousedbyformerSupremeCourtJusticeLouisBrandeis–thatsunlightisthebestdisinfectant.由于最近最高法院的裁决规定，我们也面临同样的挑战。这也是为什么国会考虑新的改革法案——以规避公司团体以及特殊利益集团在华盛顿获得更大影响力——显得如此重要的原因。所有的改革法案都是为了给竞选支出带来新的透明性。这都是基于前最高法院的路易斯•布兰德斯（LouisBrandeis）大法官拥护的原则——阳光是最好的消毒剂。Shadowycampaigncommitteeswouldhavetorevealwho'sfundingtheiractivitiestotheAmericanpeople.Andwhencorporationsandotherspecialintereststaketotheairwaves,whoeverisrunningandfundingtheadwouldhavetoappearintheadvertisementandclaimresponsibilityforit–likeacompany'sCEOoranorganization'sbiggestcontributor.Thiswillmeancitizenscanevaluatetheclaimsintheseadswithinformationaboutanorganization'srealmotives.影子竞选委员会必须披露他们对美国民众进行的一切活动的资金来源。当公司团体和其他特殊利益集团利用广播进行宣传的时候，无论是谁运营还是资助这些广告，都必须明确地在广告中声明对其负责——就像一个公司的首席执行官或一个组织的最大出资人一样。这也意味着民众能通过对广告中的声明进行评估进而获得这些组织的真实动机的相关信息。Weknowhowimportantthisis.We'veallseengr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