オバマ米大統領就任演説
ついつい遅くまでテレビ中継を見ちゃいました。それにしても凄い人数。全米から何日も掛けてあれだけの人が集まるなんて私には考えられません。それを海の彼方から見ている自分も物好きだー。
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
