Together， we will reclaim America"s schools， before ignorance and apathy claim more young lives.AWe will reform Social Security and Medicare， sparing our children from struggles we have the power to prevent.And we will reduce taxes， to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.We will build our defenses beyond challenge， lest weakness invite challenge.We will confront weapons of mass destruction， so that a new century is spared new horrors.
The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake：BAmerica remains engaged in the world by history and by choice， shaping a balance of power that favors freedom. We will defend our allies and our interests.We will show purpose without arrogance.We will meet aggression and bad faith with resolve and strength.CAnd to all nations， we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth.
America， at its best， is compassionate. ln the quiet of American conscience， we know that deep， persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation"s promise.
And whatever our views of its cause， we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God， they are failures of love.And the proliferation of prisons， however necessary， is no substitute for hope and order in our souls.DWhere there is suffering， there is duty.Americans in need are not strangers， they are citizens；not problems， but priorities.And all of us are diminished when any are hopeless.Government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health， for civil rights and common schools.Yet compassion is the work of a nation， not just a government.And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor"s touch or a pastor"s prayer.Church and charity， synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity， and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty， but we can listen to those who do.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AWe will reform Social Security and Medicare， sparing our children from struggles we have the power to prevent.
我们要改革社会医疗和保险制度，在力所能及的范围内拯救我们的孩子。
sparing our children做伴随状语。spare sb.from sth.使某人免受某事。例如：The doctor tried to spare him from pain.大夫设法使他免受疼痛。
BAmerica remains engaged in the world by history and by choice， shaping a balance of power that favors freedom.
美国仍将积极参与国际事务，力求世界力量的均衡，让自由的力量遍及全球。
be engaged in从事，忙于，参加。本句中用系动词remain 代替了be。
CAnd to all nations， we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth.我们要向全世界宣传孕育了我们伟大民族的价值观。
speak for为……辩护；代表……讲话；发言支持，反义词为speak against。例如：I wish to speak for my son， he would be perfect for this job.我希望为我儿子说几句话，这工作他一定能愉快地胜任。
DWhere there is suffering， there is duty.
哪里有痛苦，我们的义务就在哪里。
类似的还有Where there is a will， there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is life， there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is oppression， there is rebellion.哪儿有压迫，哪儿就有反抗。
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美国人是慷慨、坚强和体面的，而不是因为我们相信自己，而是因为我们拥有超越我们自己的信念。一但这种公民精神缺失，政府不可能取代它。一旦这种精神出现了，无论任何错误都无法抵抗它。
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America， at its best， is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected.
Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats， it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice， it brings a deeper fulfillment.AWe find the fullness of life not only in options， but in commitments.And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free.
BOur public interest depends on private character， on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness， on uncounted， unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.
Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said， every day we are called to do small things with great love.The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone.
I will live and lead by these principles：to advance my convictions with civility， to pursue the public interest with courage， to speak for greater justice and compassion， to call for responsibility and try to live it as well.
In all these ways， I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times.
What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort；to defend needed reforms against easy attacks；to serve your nation， beginning with your neighbor.I ask you to be citizens：citizens， not spectators；citizens， not subjects；responsible citizens， building communities of service and a nation of character.
Americans are generous and strong and decent， not because we believe in ourselves， but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. CWhen this spirit of citizenship is missing， no government program can replace it.When this spirit is present， no wrong can stand against it.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AWe find the fullness of life not only in options， but in commitments.
我们实现人生的完整不单是通过摆在我们面前的选择，而且是通过我们的实践来实现。
本句中not only……but also……连接并列状语，省略了also。
BOur public interest depends on private character， on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness， on uncounted， unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.
我们的公共利益依赖于我们独立的个性；依赖于我们的公民义务，家庭纽带和基本的公正；依赖于我们无数的、默默无闻的体面行动，正是它们指引我们走向自由。
本句的结构为our public interest depends on……on……on……。depend on 带了三个并列宾语。
CWhen this spirit of citizenship is missing， no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present， no wrong can stand against it.
一旦这种公民精神丧失了，无论何种政府计划都无法弥补它。一旦这种精神出现了，无论任何错误都无法抗衡它。
be missing=be lost丧失，丢失。例如：They have found the missing boy.=They have found the lost boy.他们已经找到了那个失踪的男孩儿。