Good morning. 早上好。
On Tuesday, the world will be watching as America celebrates a rite that goes to the heart of our greatness as a nation. For the forty-third time, we will execute the peaceful transfer of power from one President to the next. 周二，全世界都将注视美国庆祝一项彰显我们国家伟大的盛典。我们将第四十三次实现从一位总统到下一位总统的权力和平交接。
The first Inauguration took place 220 years ago. Our nation's capital had yet to be built, so President George Washington took the Oath of Office in New York City. It was a spring day, just over a decade after the birth of our nation, as Washington assumed the new office that he would do so much to shape, and swore an oath to the Constitution that guides us to this very day. 首届就职典礼于220年前举行。当时我国首都尚未建成，因此乔治·华盛顿总统在纽约市宣誓就职。那是一个春日，距我国诞生仅十多年，华盛顿就任这一新职位——他将为这一职位的塑造做出巨大贡献——并向指引我们至今的宪法宣誓。
Since then, Inaugurations have taken place during times of war and peace; in Depression and prosperity. Our democracy has undergone many changes, and our people have taken many steps in pursuit of a more perfect union. What has always endured is this peaceful and orderly transition of power. 此后，就职典礼在战争与和平时期、在大萧条与繁荣时期都曾举行。我们的民主经历了许多变化，我国人民为实现更完美的联邦迈出了许多步伐。始终不变的是这种权力和平、有序的交接。
For us, it is easy to take this central aspect of our democracy for granted. But we must remember that our nation was founded at a time of Kings and Queens, and even today billions of people around the world cannot imagine their leaders giving up power without strife or bloodshed. 对我们而言，很容易把我们民主的这一核心方面视为理所当然。但我们必须记住，我国建立于国王和王后的时代，即使在今天，全世界数十亿人仍无法想象他们的领导人会不经过斗争或流血而放弃权力。
Through the ages, many have struggled for the right to live in a land where power does not belong to one person or party, and many brave Americans have fought and died to help advance that right. Through the long twilight struggle of the Cold War, our transitions from one President to the next provided a stark contrast to the suffocating grip of Soviet Communism. And today, the resilience of our democracy stands in opposition to the extremists who would tear it down. 千百年来，许多人为生活在权力不属于某一个人或某一个政党的土地上而斗争，许多勇敢的美国人曾为推进这一权利而战斗和牺牲。在漫长的冷战暮色之争中，我们从一位总统到下一位总统的过渡，与苏联共产主义令人窒息的钳制形成了鲜明对比。今天，我们民主的韧性正与那些企图摧毁它的极端分子相对抗。
Here at home, transitions also remind us that what we hold in common as Americans far outweighs our political differences. Throughout the current transition, President Bush and his Administration have extended the hand of cooperation, and provided invaluable assistance to my team as we prepare to hit the ground running on January 20th. There's much work to be done. But now, all Americans hold within our hands the promise of a new beginning. 在国内，过渡也提醒我们，作为美国人，我们共同拥有的远远超过我们的政治分歧。在本次过渡期间，布什总统及其政府伸出了合作之手，为我的团队提供了宝贵的协助，使我们在1月20日能够一上任就迅速进入状态。还有许多工作要做。但如今，所有美国人都手握新起点的希望。
That is why the events of the next several days are not simply about the inauguration of an American President -- they will be a celebration of the American people. We will carry the voices of ordinary Americans to Washington. We will invite people across the country to work on behalf of a common purpose through a national day of service on Monday. And we will have the most open and accessible Inauguration in history -- for those who travel to the capital, and for those who choose one of the many ways to participate in their Inauguration from their own communities and their own homes. 正因如此，未来几天的活动不仅仅是一位美国总统的就职典礼——它将是对美国人民的庆祝。我们将把普通美国人的声音带到华盛顿。我们将邀请全国各地的人民通过周一的全国服务日为共同目标而努力。我们将举办史上最开放、最易参与的就职典礼——无论是前往首都的人，还是选择从自己的社区和家中以多种方式参与就职典礼的人。
Together, we know that this is a time of great challenge for the American people. Difficult days are upon us, and even more difficult days lie ahead. Our nation is at war. Our economy is in great turmoil. And there is so much work that must be done to restore peace and advance prosperity. 我们共同认识到，对美国人民而言，这是一个充满巨大挑战的时刻。艰难的日子已经到来，而更艰难的日子还在前方。我国正处于战争之中。我们的经济陷入巨大动荡。要恢复和平、推动繁荣，还有大量工作要做。
But as we approach this time-honored American tradition, we are reminded that our challenges can be met if we summon the spirit that has sustained our democracy since George Washington took the first Oath of Office. Addressing the nation that day, Washington explained his decision to serve, saying, "I was called by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love." 但当我们走近这一久负盛名的美国传统，我们被提醒：只要我们唤起自乔治·华盛顿首次宣誓就职以来支撑我们民主的精神，我们的挑战就能被克服。华盛顿当天在向全国发表讲话时解释了他决定服役的原因，他说："我被我的国家所召唤，它的声音我每次听到都怀着崇敬与热爱。"
This Tuesday, we can reaffirm our own veneration and love for our country and our democracy. And we can once again provide an example to the world, and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and progress at home. 本周二，我们可以重申自己对国家和民主的崇敬与热爱。我们可以再次向世界树立榜样，并以崭新的使命感与进步感在国内迈进。
Thanks. 谢谢。