During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama spoke often of the need for a new style of politics, an appeal he expressed again in his inaugural address.
在竞选总统期间,奥巴马经常提到需要新的政治风范,他在就职演说里再度表达这样的诉求。
"We come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics," he said.
奥巴马说:“我们来此宣示,那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已经终结,那些长久以来扭曲我们政治的相互指控和陈旧教条已经终结。”
Over the decades, many presidents have begun their administrations with pledges to pursue new levels of bipartisanship. Some have been more successful than others.
几十年来,许多美国总统都以誓言追求两党合作的新精神来开始他们的新政府,其中有些人做得比较成功。
The strength of President Obama's victory in last November's election, __________________________________________________.
奥巴马总统去年11月选举的巨大胜利,
House Republican leader John Boehner appeared to be seeking to lay the groundwork for cooperation, saying in a statement Tuesday that Republicans "look forward to finding common ground with the President on solutions to the U.S. economic crisis among other issues.
众院共和党领袖伯纳尔似乎在寻求为两党合作奠定基础,他在星期二的一份声明里说,共和党议员“希望在解决美国经济危机和其他议题上,寻求和总统共同的立场”。