奧巴馬開始第二個總統任期

U.S. President Barack Obama takes the oath of office again Monday at a public ceremony in front of the Capitol building, where he will also give an address before taking part in a parade to mark the beginning of his second term.

As many as 800,000 people are expected to crowd the National Mall to witness the event. That is a smaller number than his first inauguration when nearly 2 million people came to see the swearing-in of the nation's first black president.

Mr. Obama took the official oath of office Sunday because the U.S. Constitution mandates the president be sworn in on January 20. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath, just as he did for the president in 2009.

Mr. Obama will retake the oath Monday using two historic Bibles - one owned by 19th-century president Abraham Lincoln, and the other by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968.

Monday's inauguration coincides with the federal holiday marking King's birthday.美國總統奧巴馬總統將於星期一在國會前面舉行的典禮上再次宣誓就任，並將發表就職演講，此後將參加遊行，慶祝他開始第二個總統任期。

預計將有多達80萬人聚集在國家大草坪，觀看典禮盛況。將近200萬人現場觀看了美國首位黑人總統奧巴馬的第一次宣誓就職，這次人數相對較少。

奧巴馬星期天在白宮已經正式宣誓就任總統，因爲美國憲法規定，總統必須在1月20號宣誓就職。美國最高法院首席大法官羅伯茨主持了宣誓就職儀式，2009年的總統宣
誓就職儀式也是他主持的。

星期一再次宣誓就職時，奧巴馬將使用兩本具有歷史意義的聖經，一本是19世紀的前總統林肯使用過的聖經，另一本聖經是民權運動領袖馬丁·路德·金使用過的。馬丁·路德·金於1968年被暗殺。

星期一是紀念馬丁·路德·金生日的聯邦假日。