It was history in the making. Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of the
United States. He was a little behind schedule about five minutes, meaning Obama became president not when he
raised his right-hand, but as Yo Yo Ma played the cello, at noon on the dot as the Constitution states. Still,
that technicality didn't bother the more than a million people who crammed up and down Pennsylvania Avenue
and onto the National Mall.
But Obama himself was in no mood to revel in the history of the day and instead used his inaugural address
to remind Americans that there is a lot of work ahead of them. (오바마 연설) "That we are in the midst of
crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.
Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our
collective failure to make our choices and prepare the nation for a new age."
The man some blame for the current state of affairs, now former president George W. Bush made a quiet exit
after the ceremonies and flew back to Texas. And Wall Street made it clear that it will take more than a
simple transfer of power to heal what ails this contry. The Dow dropped more than 330 points today to close
below the 8,000 mark. But ever the optimist Obama urged everyone to rise to the occasion.
(오바마 연설) "Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions,
that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again
the work of remaking America." Obama still has a night of celebrating ahead of them, with at least ten
Inaugural Balls on the schedule. Soon after he'll be back in the Oval Office trying to steer the country
through what he calls gathering clouds and raging stroms.
Jason Bronis, The Associated Press
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* oath of office : (고위직의) 취임 선서
take[or make] an ~ 취임 선서하다.
* Constitution state : 헌법주 (미국 Connecticut 주의 별칭).
* at noon on the dot : 정각 12시에
: on the dot 《구어》 ① 꼭 제시간에; 그 장소에. ② 즉석에서
pay on the ~ 즉석에서 지불하다.
* technicality : 학술[전문]적인 사항[방법], 전문어
* cram : 가득 채우다
* revel in ~ : 한껏 즐기다, 향락하다, 골몰하다, 열중하다
* far-reaching : (효과·영향 따위가) 멀리까지 미치는, 광범위한, 장래에까지 미치는
(계획 따위가) 원대한, 널리 응용할 수 있는
* hatred : (…에 대한) 강한 혐오, 미움, 증오, 반감, 원한; <구어> 몹시 싫어함[of, for, to, toward(s)]
* collective : 집단의
* ail : (가볍게) 앓다, 병, 괴로움, 번민, ~을 괴롭히다, 기분이 좋지않다,
* ever : <긍정문에서> <반복성> 늘, 항상, 언제나; 끊임없이, 시종; 예나 다름없이.
* ball : 무도회, 댄스 파티(*사적인 것은 dance)
* Oval Office : <미국> (the ~) (백악관의) 대통령 집무실; 미국 대통령, 미국 정부
* steer : ~의 키를 잡다, 조종하다
* raging : 맹렬한, 격노한
