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1、“PuttingAmericanBacktoWork”第一篇:”PuttingamericanBacktoronaldreagan:firstinauguraladdress“PuttingamericanBacktowork”thankyou.thankyou.senatorhatfield,mr.chiefjustice,mr.president,vicepresidentbush,vicepresidentmondale,senatorbaker,speakero?ˉneill,reverendmoomaw,andmyfellowcitiz
2、ens:toafewofusheretodaythisisasolemnandmostmomentousoccasion.and,yet,inthehistoryofournationitisacommonplaceoccurrence.theorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheconstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfewofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.intheeyesof
3、manyintheworld,thisevery-four-yearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle.mr.president,iwantourfellowcitizenstoknowhowmuchyoudidtocarryonthistradition.byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocessyouhaveshownawatchingworldthatweareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintaining
4、apoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividuallibertytoagreaterdegreethananyother.andithankyouandyourpeopleforallyourhelpinmaintainingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic.thebusinessofournationgoesforward.theseunitedstatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproporti
5、ons.wesufferfromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.itdistortsoureconomicdecisions,penalizesthrift,andcrushesthestrugglingyoungandthefixed-incomeelderlyalike.itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople.idleindustrieshavecastworkersintounemp
6、loyment,humanmiseryandpersonalindignity.thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizessuccessfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullproductivity.butgreatasourtaxburdenis,ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.fordecadeswehavepileddeficitupondeficit,
7、mortgagingourfutureandourchildren?ˉsfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthepresent.tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteetremendoussocial,cultural,political,andeconomicupheavals.youandi,asindividuals,can,byborrowing,livebeyondourmeans,butforonlyalimitedperiodoftime.whythenshouldw
8、ethinkthatcollectively,asanation,wearenotboundbythatsamelimitation?w