the day designated for inauguration of the United States president

We listened intently to the words spoken on Inauguration Day service, duty, honor. But being seven, we didn「t quite understand the gravity of the position our Grandfather was committing to.

宣誓那天，我们专注地听着这些诸如服务，责任，荣誉之类的词汇，7岁的我们当时并不能完全理解爷爷就任的是一个多么庄严的职位。

What we saw on Inauguration Day of the 45th president was the truest sign of how he will rule: not by extending an open hand, but by raising a clenched fist.

在第45任总统就职日这一天，我们看到了关于他将如何执政的最真切的提示：他不会伸出一只张开的手，而是会举起一只紧握的拳头。

As soon as the Obama administration-in-waiting announced its stimulus plan - this was before Inauguration Day - some of us worried that the plan would prove inadequate.

欧巴马政府在还未就职上任前宣布振兴经济计画后，我们之中马上就有人唱衰，认为它力有未逮。

The Queen of Soul almost stole the spotlight from the newly sworn-in President when she showed up to the Capitol podium on Inauguration Day in a gray felt hat topped off with a giant bedazzled bow.

「灵魂歌后」Aretha Franklin现身奥巴马就职典礼，她头戴一顶装饰着炫目的巨大蝴蝶结的灰色毡帽，在国会大厦演讲台放歌，几乎抢了新任总统的风头。

Inauguration Day occurs once every four years, about two and a half months after the national election.

就职日发生每四年一次，约两个半月后的全国选举。

That will make for an extraordinary Inauguration Day — and mark just the start of the new President」s efforts to meet the extraordinary challenges that await him.

所有的这一切都将为宣誓这非比寻常的一天而铺路，同时也标志着一任新总统对久侯大驾的非比寻常的挑战劈荆斩棘的开始。

The excerpt below sheds light on the president’s state of mind as the first Inauguration Day approached.

以下文字摘自这本书，刻画了首届总统就职典礼临近时华盛顿的心态。

Costs could fluctuate depending on the weather on Inauguration Day and the size of the crowd that turns out.

具体费用或许会有浮动，这取决于就就职日当天的天气和到场人员的规模。