"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect."
“对贫困国家的人民,我们承诺和你们并肩努力,使你们的农田丰产,洁净水涌流,同时让饥饿的身体得到滋补,干渴的心灵得到营养。对于和我们一样,享受丰盛物产的国家,我们说,我们不能再对国土以外受苦的人们漠不关心,也不能以不顾惜的态度消耗世界的资源了。”
In the weeks leading up to his inauguration, Mr. Obama worked with his economic team to forge an economic stimulus package totaling more than $800 billion. __________________________________________________________________________. Congressional leaders have pledged expedited consideration of the package in coming weeks.
在就职典礼前的几个星期,奥巴马和他的经济团队制定了一个总额为8千亿美元的经济刺激计划。 美国国会领袖承诺今后几个星期将加速考虑这个计划的进程。
The plan consists of tax breaks for middle income earners and small businesses,funding for infrajucture projects, incentives for alternative energy inititives and other measures.