ThisWinterofOurHardshi
巴拉克·胡赛因·奥巴马（1961—），生于美国夏威夷，父亲是来自肯尼亚的黑人，穆斯林，母亲是堪萨斯州的白人。
美国第四十四任总统，也是美国历史上第一任非洲裔总统。
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Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.
1.roclaimv.正式宣布
2.faint-heartedadj.胆怯的，怯懦的
3.ambitionn.抱负，雄心，野心；渴望得到的东西
4.legacyn.遗产，遗赠物；遗留之物
5.determinationn.决心；果断；坚定；决定
Myfellowcitizens，
Istandheretodayhumbledbythetaskbeforeus，gratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed，mindfulofthesacrificesbornebyourancestors.IthankPresidentBushforhisservicetoournation，aswellasthegenerosityandcooerationhehasshownthroughoutthistransition.
Forty-fourAmericanshavenowtakentheresidentialoath.Thewordshavebeensokenduringrisingtidesofroserityandthestillwatersofeace.Yet，everysooftentheoathistakenamidstgatheringcloudsandragingstorms.Atthesemoments，Americahascarriedonnotsimlybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice，butbecauseWethePeolehaveremainedfaithfultotheidealsofourforbearers，andtruetoourfoundingdocuments.
Soithasbeen.SoitmustbewiththisgenerationofAmericans.
Thatweareinthemidstofcrisisisnowwellunderstood.Ournationisatwar，againstafar-reachingnetworkofviolenceandhatred.Oureconomyisbadlyweakened，aconsequenceofgreedandirresonsibilityontheartofsome，butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakehardchoicesandrearethenationforanewage.Homeshavebeenlost；jobsshed；businessesshuttered.Ourhealthcareistoocostly；ourschoolsfailtoomany；andeachdaybringsfurtherevidencethatthewaysweuseenergystrengthenouradversariesandthreatenourlanet.
Thesearetheindicatorsofcrisis，subjecttodataandstatistics.Lessmeasurablebutnolessrofoundisasaingofconfidenceacrossourland—anaggingfearthatAmerica’sdeclineisinevitable，thatthenextgenerationmustloweritssights.
TodayIsaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortsanoftime.Butknowthis，America—theywillbemet.
Onthisday，wegatherbecausewehavechosenhoeoverfear，unityofuroseoverconflictanddiscord.Onthisday，wecometoroclaimanendtotheettygrievancesandfalseromises，therecriminationsandworn-outdogmasthatforfartoolonghavestrangledourolitics.
Weremainayoungnation，butinthewordsofScriture，thetimehascometosetasidechildishthings.Thetimehascometoreaffirmourenduringsirit；tochooseourbetterhistory；tocarryforwardthatreciousgift，thatnobleidea，assedonfromgenerationtogeneration：theGod-givenromisethatallareequal，allarefree，andalldeserveachancetoursuetheirfullmeasureofhainess.
Inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation，weunderstandthatgreatnessisneveragiven.Itmustbeearned.Ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshortcutsorsettlingforless.Ithasnotbeentheathforthefaint-hearted—forthosewhoreferleisureoverwork，orseekonlytheleasuresofrichesandfame.Rather，ithasbeentherisk-takers，thedoers，themakersofthings—somecelebratedbutmoreoftenmenandwomenobscureintheirlabor，whohavecarriedusuthelong，ruggedathtowardsroserityandfreedo
Timeandagainthesemenandwomenstruggledandsacrificedandworkedtilltheirhandswererawsothatwemightliveabetterlife.TheysawAmericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitions；greaterthanallthedifferencesofbirthorwealthorfaction.
Thisisthejourneywecontinuetoday.Weremainthemostroserous，owerfulnationonEarth.Ourworkersarenolessroductivethanwhenthiscrisisbegan.Ourmindsarenolessinventive，ourgoodsandservicesnolessneededthantheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear.Ourcaacityremainsundiminished.Butourtimeofstandingat，ofrotectingnarrowinterestsanduttingoffunleasantdecisions—thattimehassurelyassed.Startingtoday，wemustickourselvesu，dustourselvesoff，andbeginagaintheworkofremakingAmerica.
Foreverywherewelook，thereisworktobedone.Thestateofoureconomycallsforaction，boldandswift，andwewillact—notonlytocreatenewjobs，buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth.Wewillbuildtheroadsandbridges，theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether.Wewillrestoresciencetoitsrightfullace，andwieldtechnology’swonderstoraisehealthcare’squalityandloweritscost.Wewillharnessthesunandthewindsandthesoiltofuelourcarsandrunourfactories.Andwewilltransformourschoolsandcollegesanduniversitiestomeetthedemandsofanewage.Allthiswecando.Allthiswewilldo.
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