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1、MONDAY,JANUARY20,1969 Senator['senətə]Dirksen,Mr.ChiefJustice,Mr.VicePresident,PresidentJohnson,VicePresidentHumphrey,myfellowAmericans——andmyfellowcitizensoftheworldcommunity: Iaskyoutosharewithmetodaythemajesty['mædʒisti]ofthismoment.Intheorderlytransferofpower权力交接,wecelebratetheunitythat
2、keepsusfree. Eachmomentinhistoryisafleeting['fli:tiŋ]time,precious['preʃəs]andunique.Butsomestandoutasmomentsofbeginning,inwhichcoursesaresetthatshapedecadesorcenturies. Thiscanbesuchamoment. Forcesnowareconverging[kən'və:dʒiŋ]thatmakepossible,forthefirsttime,thehopethatmanyofman'sdeepesta
3、spirationscanatlastberealized.Thespiraling['spaiərəl]paceofchangeallowsustocontemplate['kɔntəm,pleit],withinourownlifetime,advancesthatoncewouldhavetakencenturies. Inthrowingwidethehorizonsofspace,wehavediscoverednewhorizonsonearth. Forthefirsttime,becausethepeopleoftheworldwantpeace,andthe
4、leadersoftheworldareafraidofwar,thetimesareonthesideofpeace. EightyearsfromnowAmericawillcelebrateits200thanniversaryasanation.Withinthelifetimeofmostpeoplenowliving,mankindwillcelebratethatgreatnewyearwhichcomesonlyonceinathousandyears——thebeginningofthethirdmillennium[mi'leniəm]. Whatkind
5、ofnationwewillbe,whatkindofworldwewilllivein,whetherweshapethefutureintheimageofourhopes,isourstodeterminebyouractionsandourchoices. Thegreatesthonorhistorycanbestow[bi'stəu]isthetitleofpeacemaker.Thishonornowbeckons['bekən]America——thechancetohelpleadtheworldatlastoutofthevalleyofturmoil['t
6、ə:mɔil],andontothathighgroundofpeacethatmanhasdreamedofsincethedawnofcivilization. Ifwesucceed,generationstocomewillsayofusnowlivingthatwemasteredourmoment,thatwehelpedmaketheworldsafeformankind. Thisisoursummonstogreatness. IbelievetheAmericanpeoplearereadytoanswerthiscall. Thesecondthir
7、dofthiscenturyhasbeenatimeofproudachievement.Wehavemadeenormousstridesinscienceandindustryandagriculture.Wehavesharedourwealthmorebroadlythanever.Wehavelearnedatlasttomanageamoderneconomytoassureitscontinuedgrowth. Wehavegivenfreedomnewreach
