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Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you.
首席大法官羅伯茨先生，卡特前總統，克林頓前總統，布什前總統，奧巴馬前總統，各位美國同胞，世界人民，感謝你們。
We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people.
各位美國公民們，我們正參與到一項偉大的全國性事業當中：重建我們的國家，重塑對全體人民的承諾。
Together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.
我們將一起決定未來很多年內美國乃至全世界的道路。
We will face challenges.
我們將遭遇挑戰。
We will confront hardships.
我們會遇到困難。
But we will get the job done.
但是我們能將這項事業完成。
Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power.
每過四年，我們都相聚在這里進行有序和平的權力交接。
And we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition.
我們應該感謝總統奧巴馬和第一夫人米歇爾·奧巴馬，他們在權力交接中，慷慨地給予我以幫助。
They have been magnificent. Thank you.
他們真的很棒。謝謝你們。
Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning.
今天的就職典禮有著特殊的意義。
Because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another.
因為，今天，我們不只是將權力由一任總統交接到下一任總統，由一個政黨交接給另一政黨。
But we are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it back to you, the people.
今天我們是將權力由華盛頓交接到了人民的手中，即你們的手中。
For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.
長久以來，華盛頓的一小群人攫取了利益果實，代價卻要由人民來承受。
