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1、FriendsandFellow_Citizens:朋友们、同胞们：Calledupontoundertakethedutiesofthefirstexecutiveofficeofourcountry,我应召担任国家的最高行政长官。Iavailmyselfofthepresenceofthatportionofmyfellow_citizenswhichishereassembledtoexpressmygratefulthanksforthefavorwithwhichtheyhavebeenpleasedtolooktowar

2、dme,值此诸位同胞集会之时，我衷心感谢大家寄予我的厚爱。todeclareasincereconciousnessthatthetaskisabovemytalents,诚挚地说，我意识到这项任务非我能力所及，andthatIapproachitwiththoseanxiousandawfulpresentimentswhichthegreatnessofthechargeandtheweaknessofmypowerssojustlyinspire.其责任之重大，本人能力之浅薄，自然使我就任时忧惧交加。Arisingnation

3、,spreadoverawideandfruitfulland,traversingalltheseaswiththerichproductionsoftheirindustry,一个沃野千里的新兴国家，带着丰富的工业产品跨海渡洋，engagedincommercewithnationswhofeelpowerandforgetright,同那些自恃强权、不顾公理的国家进行贸易。advancingrapidlytodestiniesbeyondthereachofmortaleye_whenIcontemplatethesetran

4、scendentobjects,向着世人无法预见的天命疾奔——当我思考这些重大的目标，andseethehonor,thehappiness,andthehopesofthisbelovedcountrycommittedtotheissue,andtheauspicesofthisday,当我想到这个可爱的国家，其荣誉、幸福和希望都系于这个问题和今天的盛典，Ishrinkfromthecontemplation,andhumblemyselfbeforethemagnitudeoftheunder_taking.我就不敢再想下去，

5、并面对这宏图大业自惭德薄能鲜。Utterly,indeed,shouldIdespairdidnotthepresenceofmanywhomIseehereremindmethatintheotherhighauthoritiesprovidedbyourConstitutionIshallfindresourcesofwisdom,ofvirtue,andofzealonwhichtorelyunderalldifficulties.确实，若不是在这里见到许多先生们在场，使我想起无论遇到什么困难，都可以向宪法规定的另一高级机构寻

6、找智慧、美德和热忱的源泉，我一定会完全心灰意懒。Toyou,then,gentlemen,whoarechargedwiththesovereignfunctionsoflegislation,andtothoseassociatedwithyou,因为，负有神圣的立法职责的先生们和各位有关人士，Ilookwithencouragementforallthatguidanceandsupportwhichmayenableustosteerwithsafetythevesselin,我鼓起勇气期望你们给予指引和支持，whichwea

7、reallembarkedamidsttheconflictingelementsofatroubledworld.使我们能够在乱世纷争中同舟共济，安然航行。Duringthecontestofopinionthroughwhichwehavepassedtheanimationofdiscussions,在我们过去的意见交锋中，大家热烈讨论，各展所长，这种紧张气氛，andofexertionshassometimeswornanaspectwhichmightimposeonstrangersunusedtothinkfreely

8、andtowritewhattheythink;有时会使不习惯于自由思想、不习惯于说出或写下自己想法的人感到不安；butthisbeingnowdecidedbythevoiceofthenation,announcedaccordi