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1、乔治·华盛顿,美国开国总统,由于他扮演了美国独立战争和建国中最重要的角色,华盛顿通常被称为美国国父。学者们则将他和亚伯拉罕·林肯并列为美国历史上最伟大的总统。Nothingfilledmewithgreateranxietiesthanthatofwhichthenotificationwastransmittedbyyourorder,andreceivedonthe14thdayofthepresentmonth.Ontheonehand,Iwassummonedbymycountry,whosevoiceIcann
2、everhearbutwithvenerationandlove,fromaretreatwhichIhadchosenwiththefondestpredilection,and,inmyflatteringhopes,withanimmutabledecision,astheasylumofmydecliningyearsaretreatwhichwasrenderedeverydaymorenecessaryaswellasmoredeartomebytheadditionofhabittoinclination,
3、andoffrequentinterruptionsinmyhealthtothegradualwastecommittedonitbytime.在人生沉浮中,没有一件事能比你们于本月14日送达的通知更使我焦虑不安。一方面,国家召唤我出任此职,对于她的召唤,我永远只能肃然敬从;而隐退是我以挚爱心情、满腔希望和坚定的决心选择的暮年归宿,由于爱好和习惯,时感体力不济,愈觉隐退之必要和可贵。且时光流逝,健康渐衰。Ontheotherhand,themagnitudeanddifficultyofthetrusttowhicht
4、hevoiceofmycountrycalledme,beingsufficienttoawakeninthewisestandmostexperiencedofhercitizensadistrustfulscrutinyintohisqualifications,couldnotbutoverwhelmwithdespondenceonewho(inheritinginferiorendowmentsfromnature,andunpracticedinthedutiesofciviladministration)o
5、ughttobepeculiarlyconsciousofhisowndeficiencies.InthisconflictofemotionsallIdareaveristhatithasbeenmyfaithfulstudytocollect,mydutyfromajustappreciationofeverycircumstancebywhichitmightbeaffected.AllIdarehopeisthatif,inexecutingthistask,Ihavebeentoomuchswayedbyagr
6、atefulremembranceofformerinstances,orbyanaffectionatesensibilitytothistranscendentproofoftheconfidenceofmyfellowcitizens,andhavethencetoolittleconsultedmyincapacityaswellasdisinclinationfortheweightyanduntriedcaresbeforeme,myerrorwillbepalliatedbythemotiveswhichm
7、isleadme,anditsconsequencesbejudgedbymycountrywithsomeshareofthepartialityinwhichtheyoriginated.另一方面,国家召唤我担负的责任如此重大和艰巨,足以使国内最有才智和经验的人度德量力;而我天资愚钝,又无民政管理的实践,理应倍觉自己能力之不足,因而必然感到难以肩此重任。怀着这种矛盾心情,我唯一敢断言的是,通过正确估计可能产生影响的各种情况来克尽吾职,乃是我忠贞不渝的努力目标。我唯一敢祈望的是,如果我在执行这项任务时因陶醉于往事。或因
8、由衷感激公民们对我的高度信赖,因而受到过多影响,以致在处理从未经历过的大事时,忽视了自己的无能和消极。我的错误将会由于使我误人歧途的各种动机而减轻,而大家在评判错误的后果时,也会适当包涵产生这些动机的偏见。SuchbeingtheimpressionsunderwhichIhave,inobediencetothep