华盛顿就职演说个性化教育项目专家乔治华盛顿就职演说nothingfilledmewithgreateranxietiesthanthatofwhichthenotificationwastransmittedbyyourorder，在人生沉浮中，没有一件事能比送达的通知更使我焦虑不安。andreceivedonthe14thdayofthepresentmonth.本月14日收到根据你们的命令。ontheonehand，iwassummonedbymycountry，whosevoiceicanneverhearbutwithvenerationandlove，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；fromaretreatwhichihadchosenwiththefondestpredilection，and，inmyflatteringhopes，withanimmutabledecision，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，astheasylumofmydecliningyears_aretreatwhichwasrenderedeverydaymorenecessaryaswellasmoredeartomebytheadditionofhabittoinclination，由于爱好和习惯，时感体力不济，愈觉隐退之必要和可贵andoffrequentinterruptionsinmyhealthtothegradualwastecommittedonitbytime.且时光流逝，健康渐衰。ontheotherhand，themagnitudeanddifficultyofthetrusttowhichthevoiceofmycountrycalledme，另一方面，国家召唤我担负的责任如此重大和艰巨，beingsufficienttoawakeninthewisestandmostexperiencedofhercitizensadistrustfulscrutinyintohisqualifications，足以使国内最有才智和经验的人度德量力；couldnotbutoverwhelmwithdespondenceonewho（inheritinginferiorendowmentsfromnature，而我天资愚钝，andunpracticedinthedutiesofciviladministration）oughttobepeculiarlyconsciousofhisowndeficiencies.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。inthisconflictofemotionsallidareaveristhatithasbeen第1页共6页myfaithfulstudytocollect，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，mydutyfromajustappreciationofeverycircumstancebywhichitmightbeaffected.乃是我忠贞不渝的努力目标。allidarehopeisthatif，inexecutingthistask，ihavebeentoomuchswayedbyagratefulremembranceofformerinstances，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。orbyanaffectionatesensibilitytothistranscendentproofoftheconfidenceofmyfellow_citizens，或因由衷感激公民们对我的高度信赖andhavethencetoolittleconsultedmyincapacityaswellasdisinclinationfortheweightyanduntriedcaresbeforeme，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myerrorwillbepalliatedbythemotiveswhichmisleadme，我的错误将会由于使我误人歧途的各种动机而减轻，anditsconsequencesbejudgedbymycountrywithsomeshareofthepartialityinwhichtheyoriginated.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，inobediencetothepublicsummons，repairedtothepresentstation，既然这就是我在遵奉公众召唤就任现职时的感想，那么，在此宣誓就职之际，itwouldbepeculiarlyimpropertoomitinthisfirstofficialactmyferventsupplicationstothatalmightybeingwhorulesovertheuniverse，如不热忱地祈求全能的上帝就极其失当。因为上帝统治着宇宙whopresidesinthecouncilsofnations，andwhoseprovidentialaidssupplyeveryhumandefect，主宰着各国政府，它的神助能弥补人类的任何不足。thathisbenedictionmayconsecratetothelibertiesandhappinessofthepeopleoftheunitedstatesagovernmentinstitutedbyth第2页共6页emselvesfortheseessentialpurposes，愿上帝赐福，保佑一个为美国人民的自由和幸福而组成的政府，保佑它为这些基本目标而作出奉献。andmayenableeveryinstrumentemployedinitsadministrationtoexecutewithsuccessthefunctionsallottedtohischarge.保佑政府的各项行政措施在我负责之下都能成功地发挥作用。intenderingthishomagetothegreatauthorofeverypublicandprivategood，在向公众利益和私人利益的伟大缔造...
