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1、PresidentKennedy’sInauguralAddressAvowpresidentoftheUnitedstatesisinducted[使正式就职;引入]intoofficeoninauguration[就职典礼]day,whichoccursonJanuary20oftheyearfollowingtheelectionTheformalceremonyalwaysincludesaspeechbythenewPresident.TheinauguraladdressofJohnF.Kennedy,thethirty-fifthPresidentoftheUnitedSt
2、ates,wasdelivered[发表]onJanuary20,1961,infrontoftheCapitolinWashington,D.C.thetoneandphrasing[措词;表达]ofthisoften-quotedspeechclearlyreflectthededication[奉献;忘我精神]andidealism[理想主义]thatcharacterized[表现;刻画的特性]theyoungpresident.Weobserve[庆祝]todaynotavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom-symbolizing[象征]
3、anendaswellas[既…又；不只…也同样的]abeginning-signifying[表示;象征]，renewal[更新;恢复]aswellaschange.ForIhaveswornbeforeyouandAlmighty[万能的]Godthesamesolemn[庄严]oath[誓言]ourforebears[祖先;祖宗]prescribed[指定]nearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago.Theworldisverydifferentnow.formanholdsinhismortal[世间的;人类的].handsthepowertoaboli
4、sh[取消;完全破坏]allformsofhumanpoverty[贫困]andallformsofhumanlifeAndyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefsforwhichourforebearsfoughtarestillatissue[争论中]aroundtheglove-thebeliefthattherightsofmancomenotfromthegenerosity[宽宏大量]ofthestate,butfromthehandofGod.Wedarenotforgettodaythatwearetheheirs[继承人]ofthatfirstrev
5、olution.Lettheworldgoforthfromthistimeandplaces,tofriendandfoealike[同样的],thatthetorch[火炬]hasbeenpassedtoanewgenerationofAmericans—broninthiscentury,tempered[专业术语;锻炼]bywar,disciplined[训练;锻炼]byahardandbitter[苦涩;痛苦;严酷]peace,proudofourancientheritage[遗产;传统]-andunwillingtowitness[亲眼看见]orpermittheslowu
6、ndoing[破坏]ofthosehumanrightstowhichthisnationhasalwaysbeencommitted[已变成形容词，像“excited”一样，意为献身于/完全忠于]andtowhichwearecommittedtodayathomeandaroundtheworld.Leteverynationknow,whetheritwishesuswellorill,thatweshallpayanyprice，bear[负担]anyburden,meetanyhardship[艰苦],supportanyfriend,oppose[反对]anyfoe,inor
7、dertoassure[保障]thesurvival[生存]andthesuccessofliberty.Thismuchwepledge[发誓;保证]―andmore.Tothoseoldallies[同盟国]whoseculturalandspiritual[精神;心灵]origin[起源]weshare,wepledgetheloyaltyoffaithfulfriends.United,thereislittlewecann
