Barack Obama — First Inaugural Address
贝拉克·奥巴马：总统就职演说

The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, 20 January, 2009. “A New Birth of Freedom”, a phrase from the Gettysburg Address, served as the inaugural theme to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth year of Abraham Lincoln. In his speech to the crowd, he referred to ideals of renewal, continuity and national unity advocated in Lincoln's address. Obama mentioned these ideals to stress the need for shared sacrifice and a new sense of responsibility to answer America's challenges at home and abroad.
贝拉克·奥巴马当选美国第44届总统的就职典礼于2009年1月20日周二举行。葛底斯堡演说中的词语“自由的新生”，成为奥巴马就职演说的主题，以此纪念亚伯拉罕·林肯诞辰200周年。奥巴马在向观众的演说中，谈到了林肯在其演说中倡导的复兴、传承、民族团结等理想，并以此强调，为了应对国内外的挑战，美国人民需要共同的奉献精神，需要新的责任感。

Obama, who originally campaigned using the slogan “Change We Can Believe In” and later “Change We Need”, was widely celebrated as the first African American president of the United States and a symbol of change from his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush. Obama also represented a generational change as the first man elected President who was born in the 1960s.
奥巴马高举之前“相信我们可以改变”和之后“我们需要改变”的竞选口号，成功当选美国历史上第一位非裔总统，代表了不同于前任共和党总统乔治·W. 布什的改变。奥巴马作为20世纪60年代出生的第一代总统，也代表着一代人的更迭变化。

In the end, Obama appealed to the audience with inspiring words. In the face of common dangers and in this winter of hardship, he reminded people to remember these timeless words. “With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.”He called for future children as witnesses that this generation would not turn back nor falter.
演说末尾，奥巴马用激昂向上的话语鼓励着观众。面对寻常的险祸，面对这个冬日的艰难，奥巴马提醒人们记住那些亘古不变的道理。“带着希望和美德，让我们再一次勇敢地面对寒流，迎接可能会发生的风暴。”他希望未来的一代可以见证，这一代人不会退缩，更不会掉头逃避。