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1、里根总统就职演说FirstInauguralAddressRonaldReagan FirstInauguralAddress里根总统就职演说 delivered20January1981 演讲者简介:罗纳德·威尔逊·里根(英语:RonaldWilsonReagan,1911年2月6日-2004年6月5日),美国政治家,第33任加利福尼亚州州长(1967年-1975年),第40任总统(1981年-1989年)。在踏入政坛前,里根也曾担任过运动广播员、救生员、报社专栏作家、电影演员、和励志讲师,他的演说风格高明而极具说服力,被媒体誉为“伟大的沟通者
2、”。 Thankyou.Thankyou. SenatorHatfield,Mr.ChiefJustice,Mr.President,VicePresidentBush,VicePresidentMondale,SenatorBaker,SpeakerO’Neill,ReverendMoomaw,andmyfellowcitizens: Toafewofusheretodaythisisasolemnandmostmomentousoccasion.And,yet,inthehistoryofournationitisacommonplaceoc
3、currence.TheorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheConstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfewofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.Intheeyesofmanyintheworld,thisevery-four-yearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle. Mr.President,Iwantourfellow
4、citizenstoknowhowmuchyoudidtocarryonthistradition.Byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocessyouhaveshownawatchingworldthatweareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintainingapoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividuallibertytoagreaterdegreethananyother.AndIthankyouandyourpeopleforallyourhe
5、lpinmaintainingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic. Thebusinessofournationgoesforward. TheseUnitedStatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproportions.Wesufferfromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.Itdistortsoureconomicdecisions,
6、penalizesthrift,andcrushesthestrugglingyoungandthefixed-incomeelderlyalike.Itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople.Idleindustrieshavecastworkersintounemployment,humanmiseryandpersonalindignity. Thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizess
7、uccessfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullproductivity.Butgreatasourtaxburdenis,ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.Fordecadeswehavepileddeficitupondeficit,mortgagingourfutureandourchildren’sfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthepresent.Tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteet
8、remendoussocial,cultural,political,andeconomicu