双语新闻：奥巴马宣誓就职开始第二任期

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　　Barack Obama was sworn in on Sunday for a second time as the 44th president of the US, ushering in a term expected to bemarked by partisan battles over debt, gun control andimmigration.
        　　巴拉克 奥巴马(Barack Obama)周日宣誓就职，开始其第44任美国总统的第二任期。预计这一任期的特征将是围绕债务、枪支管制和移民等问题的政党纷争。
        　　“It’s clear there’s a huge consensus in the country about how we ought to approach the deficitand the economy, issues like immigration and gun safety,” David Plouffe, White House senioradviser, told ABC News. “I think [Mr Obama] is going to be very frustrated if Washington iscompletely divorced from the reality in the country.
        　　白宫高级顾问戴维 普罗菲(David Plouffe)对美国广播公司新闻部(ABC News)表示：“显然，在如何应对赤字等经济问题，以及移民和枪支安全等问题上，美国国内有着巨大的共识。我认为，如果华盛顿完全无视国家现实的话，奥巴马将会感到非常受挫。”
        　　“So he’s going to seek common ground, he’s going to find every way he can to compromise. Buthe’s going to be pretty clear, and we’re also going to bring the American people more into thedebate than we did in the first term.”
        　　“因此，他将寻求共同点，他将尽一切努力去妥协。但他将会非常明确的是，相比第一任期，我们也需要让美国人民更加深入地参与这些辩论。”
        　　The second term begins with less fanfare than Mr Obama’s first, when he became the first black USpresident, succeeding the unpopular George W. Bush.
        　　奥巴马第二任期开始时没有头一回那么风光，当时他从支持率不高的乔治·W·布什(George W. Bush)手中接过大权，成为美国第一个黑人总统。
        　　Critics have already seized on Mr Obama’s decision to allow unlimited corporate donations to helpfund the inauguration festivities as a sign that his second term is starting on the wrong foot.
        　　奥巴马允许企业提供无限制的捐款来筹办就职典礼，批评者认为这是一个迹象，表明其第二任期的第一步就走错了。