L4. Inaugural Address
inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration就职(典礼)的;
1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of
freedom -- symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signifying
renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and
Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed
nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
1.今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端，表示了一种更新，也表示了一种变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了我们的先辈在170多年前拟定的庄严誓言。
signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of；mean表明；意味
almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power；all—powerful有无限权力的；全能的
forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗
prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction；order；ordain；direct命令；指示；规定，订立
2.The world is very different now. For man holds in his
mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and
inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration就职(典礼)的;
1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a
celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as well as a
beginning -- signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have
sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our
forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
1.今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端，表示了一种更新，也表示了一种变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了我们的先辈在170多年前拟定的庄严誓言。
signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of；mean表明；意味
almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power；all—powerful有无限权力的；全能的
forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗
prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction；order；ordain；direct命令；指示；规定，订立
world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal
hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all
forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs
L4. Inaugural Address
inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration就职(典礼)的;
1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom --
symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal, as well as change.
For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears
prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
1.今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端，表示了一种更新，也表示了一种变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了我们的先辈在170多年前拟定的庄严誓言。
signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of；mean表明；意味
almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power；all—powerful有无限权力的；全能的
forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗
prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction；order；ordain；direct命令；指示；规定，订立
2.The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the
power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet
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《Inaugural Address》英语演讲稿
vice president johnson, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, president
eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy,
fellow citizens:
we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom
-- symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal, as
well as change. for i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn
oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
the world is very different now. for man holds in his mortal hands
the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human
life. and yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears
fought are still at issue around the globe -- the belief that the rights
of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of
