特朗普发表就职演讲 强调重建美国[1]

在欢呼和抗议声中，唐纳德·特朗普20日中午在华盛顿国会山宣誓就任美国第45任总统，发表以“唯有美国第一”为主旨、以保护主义为主基调的就职演讲。

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you.

大法官罗伯茨、卡特总统、克林顿总统、布什总统、奥巴马总统，美国同胞，全世界的人民：谢谢。

We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people.

我们美国公民正上下一心，重建家园，再现它对全体人民的承诺。

Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.

携起手来，我们将决定美国和世界今后许多许多年的道路。

We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done. Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you.

我们将面临诸多挑战。我们将遭遇诸多困难。但我们能完成工作。每隔四年，我们在这里履行有序、和平的权力交接，我们要感谢奥巴马总统和第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马，在过渡期间，他们给予了我慷慨的帮助，他们真了不起。谢谢。

Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you, the people.

然而今天的就职典礼有着特殊的意义。因为今天不仅是一届政府向另一届政府、或一个政党向另一个政党的权力交接，更是把华盛顿特区的权力交还给你们，人民。

For too long, a small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.

一直以来，我们国家首都的一小撮人收获着执政的好处，代价却由人民来担负。

Washington flourished – but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered – but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

华盛顿欣欣向荣，人民却没有分享财富。政客们腰缠万贯，工作机会却越来越少，工厂纷纷倒闭。当权派官官相护，我们国家的公民却无人护佑。

Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

他们的胜利不是你们的胜利；他们的凯旋不是你们的凯旋；他们在我们国家的首都欢庆，对于全国各处挣扎生存的家庭而言，没什么值得庆祝的。

That all changes – starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.

可一切都变了——就从这里开始，就从现在开始，因为这一刻是你们的，这一刻属于你们。

It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America.

那属于所有今天来到这里的人，所有观看就职典礼的美国人。

This is your day. This is your celebration.

这是你们的一天。这是你们的庆典。

And this, the United States of America, is your country.

这，美利坚合众国，是你们的国家。

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

真正重要的并非哪个党派掌控我们的政府，而是我们的政府由人民做主。

January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.

2017年1月20日，历史会铭记这一天，人民再次成为这个国家的主人。

The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.

我们国家被遗忘的男男女女将永不再被忘却。现在，所有人都在倾听你们的呼声。

You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before.

你们成百上千万人正加入一场历史运动，这是世间前所未见的一场运动。

At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens.

这场运动秉承着一个至关重要的信念：一个国家存在的目的是为公民服务。

Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves.

美国人希望孩子们上优秀的学校，家人住在安全的社区，自己能谋个好工作。

These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public.

对正直的人民和一个正义的社会而言，这些是公正合理的要求。

But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential.

可对太多公民而言，现实是另一番景象：在内陆城市，母亲和孩子们在贫困中挣扎；锈迹斑斑的工厂四处可见，墓碑一般散落在我们国家大地上；教育系统疯狂敛财，却让我们年轻美丽的学生们失去汲取知识的机会；犯罪、黑帮和毒品夺走太多生命，剥夺了我们国家太多未实现的潜力。

This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

这种美国式荼毒生灵的惨剧在此时、此刻彻底终结。

We are one nation – and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.

我们同属一个国家，他们的痛苦就是我们的痛苦。他们的梦想是我们的梦想，他们的成功也将是我们的成功。我们心心相通，家园相连，命运共同。

The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.

今天我宣誓就职，就是对全体美国人宣誓效忠。

For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military; we’ve defended other nations’ borders while refusing to defend our own; and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.

几十年来，我们以美国产业为代价肥富了外国产业；补贴其他国家的军队却任由我们的军队损耗殆尽；我们捍卫其他国家的边界却拒绝捍卫我们自己的；我们在海外花费上万亿美元却让美国的基础设施年久失修。

We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon.

我们让其他国家致富，我们国家的财富、力量和自信却消失在地平线。

One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind.

工厂一个接一个关闭，它们离岸而去，从不顾及成百上万被遗弃的美国工人。

The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.

我们中产阶级的财富在自己的家园被剥夺走，却在全世界进行分配。

But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future.

但是，这已成过往。现在，我们要面向未来。

We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power.

今天我们聚集于此，要发布一道新的法则，让每个城市，每个国家首都和每个权力中心的都听得到：

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. 从今往后，新的愿景将主宰我们的国土。

From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first, America first.

从今往后，所有的一切都只以美国利益为主！美国利益至上 ！

Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families.

贸易、税收、移民、外交，每一个政策都要有利于美国工人和美国家庭。

We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.

我们必须保护边界不受他国蹂躏，这些国家生产我们的产品，盗取我们的公司，摧毁我们的就业。只有自我保护才能让我们繁荣富强。

I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down.

我将拼尽全力为你们战斗，永远永远不让你们失望。

America will start winning again, winning like never before.

美国将再次获胜，获得前所未见的胜利。

We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.

我们要把工作收回来，我们要把边界收回来，我们要把财富收回来，我们要把梦想收回来。

We will build new roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels, and railways all across our wonderful nation.

我们要在伟大国家的各处修建新的公路、高速路、桥梁、机场、隧道和铁路。

We will get our people off of welfare and back to work – rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.

我们要让人民不再靠福利过活，让人民回到工作岗位上去，用美国人民的双手和劳动重建我们的国家。

We will follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American.

我们将遵循两个简单的法则：买美国货，雇美国人。

We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world – but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.

我们会与世界各国和睦相处，但我们这么做时要明白，把自己的利益放在前面是所有国家的权利。

We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.

我们不会把自己的生活方式强加给别人，但我们要让它成为典范被所有人追随。

We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones – and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth.

我们将不忘旧盟友，缔结新朋友，让文明世界联合起来，对付极端的伊斯兰恐怖主义，将他们从地球上抹除。

At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other.

我们执政的基石是对美利坚合众国的完全效忠。只要我们对国家忠诚，就能再次找到我们彼此间的忠诚。

When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.

当你向爱国主义敞开心扉，偏见就没有容身之所。

The Bible tells us: “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”

《圣经》告诫我们：“上帝子民和睦而居，何等美好，何等畅快。”

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

我们必须开诚布公，坦言分歧，但也不忘保持团结。

When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.

美国联合起来，美国就不可战胜。

There should be no fear – we are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God.

不要心存恐惧，我们有人保护，我们永远都被保护着。军队、执法队伍中了不起的人们会保护着我们，更重要的是，上帝也会庇佑我们。

Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. 最后，我们必须有雄心壮志和伟大梦想。

In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action – constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.

在美国，我们明白，一个国家只有奋进，方得生存。我们不能再让政客们夸夸其谈，无所作为，只会抱怨，从不行动。

The time for empty talk is over.

空话大话的时代结束了。

Now arrives the hour of action.

现在是行动的时刻。

Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America.

别让人告诉你这事干不成。没有什么挑战能匹敌美国的斗志和精神。

We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

我们不会失败。我们的国家将再次繁荣昌盛。

We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.

我们站在新千年之初，准备解密神秘的太空，将地球从疾病的苦痛中解救，驾驭明日的能源、产业和技术。

A new national pride will stir ourselves, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.

一种全新的民族自豪感将激励我们，提升我们的眼界，弥合我们的分歧。

It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.

要记住士兵们永远不会忘记的一句老话：不论我们是黑肤、棕肤还是白肤，都流淌着爱国者的红色血液，我们都同样享有光荣的自由，我们都向同一面美国旗帜敬礼。

And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.

不论孩子们出生在底特律的城乡结合部，或是内布拉斯加风中的平原，他们都仰望同一片夜空，他们心中都有着同样的梦想，是同一个造物主把生命的气息注入他们的胸膛。

So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words:

在每一个或远或近、或大或小的城市中，从东岸到西岸，在万水千山间，所有美国人，请你们记住：

You will never be ignored again.

你们再也不会被忽视。

Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams, will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.

你们的声音，你们的希望，你们的梦想，将定义我们美国的命运。你们的勇气、善良和爱将永远引领我们前行。

Together, we will make America strong again.

携起手来，我们要让美国再次强大。

We will make America wealthy again.

我们要让美国再次富有。

We will make America proud again.

我们要让美国再次自豪。

We will make America safe again.

我们要让美国再次安全。

And, yes, together, we will make America great again. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.

是的，没错，携起手来，我们要让美国再次伟大。谢谢。上帝保佑你们，上帝保佑美国。

（译文 特朗普的就职演讲把媒体吓得不轻，随便刷开一篇资讯，都能感受到美国媒体深深的担忧……

见到最多的词就是：

populism 民粹主义

nationalism 民族主义

rallying cry 战斗口号

radical 激进、极端

dark 黑暗

defiant 挑衅、目中无人……

他们对于特朗普把之前的美国贬得一塌糊涂尤其不高兴：

《华盛顿邮报》

特朗普的就职演说是与过去和自身党派的决裂

Trump spurned the poetry and grandeur of most inaugural speeches and instead delivered a rallying cry, reminiscent of his stream-of-consciousness campaign talks, brimming with brash bravado about his intention to bring massive change: “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.”

特朗普摈弃大多数就职演讲采用的华丽辞藻，发表了一通战斗口号般的演说，像极了他的竞选时的意识流讲话，自大狂妄、故作威武，吹嘘着自己将带来的巨大变革：“这种美国式荼毒生灵的惨剧在此时、此刻彻底终结。”

After a quick nod to his predecessors, Trump launched into a fiery recitation of the ills of a country that he has long described in apocalyptic terms — a hollowed nation that he intends to restore to greatness by “giving it back to you, the American people.”

快速致意过前几任总统之后，特朗普火力全开，细数美国的种种恶劣状况，他一直以来都像描述世界末日要遭天灾一般来描述这个国家。现在他要把这个被掏空的国家复兴重振，把“它归还给你们，美国人民。”

《今日美国》

分析：特朗普这篇简短、黑暗、挑衅的就职演说

In his first words to the nation and the world after being sworn in, President Trump on Friday delivered a populist manifesto that depicted the United States as a land of abandoned factories, economic angst, rising crime and dystopian "carnage." He promised a new era in American politics.

在宣誓就职后，总统特朗普向美国和全世界发表了自己的首次讲话，他在这番民粹主义宣言中，将美国描绘成一片充满了废弃工厂、经济衰败、犯罪猖獗、反乌托邦的“生灵涂炭”的荒原。

《华尔街日报》

特朗普在就职演说中大谈民族主义论调

President Donald Trump delivered what historians and speechwriters said was one of the most ominous inaugural addresses ever, reinforcing familiar campaign themes of American decline while positioning himself as the protector of the country’s "forgotten men and women".

特朗普总统发表的这番就职演说被历史学家和演讲撰稿专家称作是史上最不吉利的就职演说，他再度强调了竞选中渲染的美国衰败论，同时把自己置于保护者的地位，声称要保护美国“那些被遗忘的男男女女。”

《纽约时报》

在就职演说中，特朗普继续无视华盛顿当权者

Uncompromising in tone and entirely in keeping with his insurgent campaign, Mr. Trump dispensed with appeals to unity or attempts to build bridges to his opponents.He tarred the nation’s political class, arrayed behind him on the West Front of the Capitol, as faithless and corrupt.

特朗普语气中无一丝妥协，完全忠实于自己在竞选时的反叛论调，直接省去了团结各方的呼吁和与对手和平相处的打算。他将这个国家的政界批得毫无信用、贪腐成灾，而这群人当时就站在国会大厦西首、他的身后。

至于别国媒体，最介意的是特朗普那句“美国至上”论（America first）。

英国路透社：

走马上任的特朗普在民族主义演讲中宣誓美国利益优先

《镜报》的头版标题直接就是：

Trump's war on the world 特朗普与世界宣战

He vows to put the United States first... and to hell with every other country... in a chilling inaugural speech.

他在这篇令人寒心的就职演讲中誓言，美国至上，其他国家都滚蛋吧……

但网友的关注点永远是最奇特的，他们发现特朗普的演讲中竟然引用了《蝙蝠侠》中大反派Bane的一句台词……

特朗普：

But we are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it back to you... the people.

我们要把华盛顿特区的权力交还给你们，人民。

Bane：

We take Gotham from the corrupt... and we give it back to you... the people.

我们要把哥谭市从腐败分子收走夺回，再把它交还给你们，人民。

总统就职典礼结束后，特朗普夫妇送前任总统奥巴马夫妇乘坐直升机离开国会山。奥巴马自此正式挥别白宫。一起来看看八年前奥巴马的就职演讲，两任总统风格大不同。

奥巴马就职演讲文字版

My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

同胞们： 我今天站在这里，深感面前使命的重大，深谢你们赋予的信任，并铭记我们前辈所付的代价。我感谢布什总统对国家的贡献以及他在整个过渡阶段给予的大度合作。

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.

至此，有四十四个美国人发出总统誓言。这些字词曾在蒸蒸日上的繁荣时期和宁静安详的和平年代诵读。但是间或，它们也响彻在阴云密布、风暴降临的时刻。美国能够历经这些时刻而勇往直前，不仅因为当政者具有才干或远见，而且也因为“我们人民”始终坚信我们先辈的理想，对我们的建国理念忠贞不渝。

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

这是过来之路。这是这一代美国的必由之路。

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 hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

我们处于危机之中，这一点已得到充分认识。我国在进行战争，打击分布广泛的暴力和仇恨势力。我们的经济严重衰弱，部分归咎于一些人的贪婪不轨，同时也因为我们作为一个整体，未能痛下决心，让国家作好面对新时代的准备。如今，住房不再，就业减少，商业破产。医疗保健费用过度昂贵；学校质量没有保障；而每一天都在不断显示，我们使用能源的方式在助长敌人的威风，威胁我们的星球。

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

这些是危机的迹象，数据统计将予以证明。不易于衡量然而同样严重的是全国各地受动摇的信心——一种挥之不去的恐惧感，认为美国将不可避免地走下坡路，下一代人不得不放低眼光。

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.

今天，我告诉大家，我们面临的挑战真实存在，并且严重而多重。它们不可能在一个短时间内被轻易征服。但是，美国，请记住这句话——它们将被征服。

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

我们今天聚集在这里是因为我们选择希望而不是恐惧，选择齐心协力而不是冲突对立。

On this day, 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.

我们今天在这里宣告，让斤斤计较与虚假承诺就此结束，让窒息我国政治为时太久的相互指责和陈词滥调就此完结。

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

我们仍是一个年轻的国家，但用圣经的话说，现在是抛弃幼稚的时侯了。现在应是我们让永恒的精神发扬光大的时侯，应是选择创造更佳历史业绩的时侯，应是将代代相传的宝贵财富、崇高理想向前发展的时侯：上帝赋予所有人平等、所有人自由和所有人充分追求幸福的机会。

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

在重申我们国家伟大精神的同时，我们懂得，伟大从非天生，而是必须赢得。我们的历程从来不是走捷径或退而求其次的历程。它不是弱者的道路——它不属于好逸恶劳或只图名利享受的人；这条路属于冒险者，实干家，创造者——有些人享有盛名，但大多数是默默无闻耕耘劳作的男女志士，是他们带我们走向通往繁荣和自由的漫长崎岖之路。

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

为了我们，他们打点起贫寒的行装上路，远涉重洋，追求新生活。

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

为了我们，他们在血汗工厂劳作，在西部原野拓荒，忍着鞭笞之痛在坚硬的土地上耕耘。

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.

为了我们，他们奔赴疆场，英勇捐躯，长眠于康科德、葛底斯堡、诺曼底和溪山。

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

为了我们能够过上更好的生活，他们前赴后继，历尽艰辛，全力奉献，不辞劳苦，直至双手结起层层老茧。他们看到的美国超越了我们每一个人的雄心壮志，也超越了所有种族、财富或派系的差异。

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But 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.

今天，作为后来者，我们踏上了这一未竟的旅程。我们依然是地球上最繁荣、最强大的国家。我们的劳动者的创造力并没有因为眼前的这场危机而减弱。我们的头脑依然像以往那样善于发明创新。我们的产品与服务仍旧像上星期、上个月或去年一样受人欢迎。我们的能力丝毫无损。但是，维持现状、保护狭隘的利益集团、推迟困难的抉择的时代无疑已成为过去。从今天起，我们必须振作起来，扫除我们身上的尘土，重新开启再造美国的事业。

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.

无论我们把目光投向何处，都有工作在等待着我们。经济形势要求我们果敢而迅速地行动，我们将不辱使命——不仅要创造新的就业机会，而且要打下新的增长基础。我们将建造道路和桥梁，架设电网，铺设承载我们的商务和把我们紧密相连的电子通讯网络。我们将恢复尊重科学的传统，利用高新技术的超常潜力提高医疗保健质量并降低成本。我们将利用太阳能、风力和地热为车辆和工厂提供能源。我们将改造我们的中小学和高等院校，以应对新时代的挑战。这一切我们都能做到。这一切我们必将做到。

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

现在，有人怀疑我们的雄心壮志——他们说我们的体制不能承受太多的宏伟规划。他们的记忆是短暂的，因为他们忘记了这个国家已经取得的成就，忘记了一旦共同的目标插上理想的翅膀、现实的要求鼓起勇气的风帆，自由的人民就会爆发出无穷的创造力。

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

那些冷眼旁观的人没有认识到他们脚下的大地已经移动——那些长期以来空耗我们的精力的陈腐政治观点已经过时。我们今天提出的问题不是我们的政府太大还是太小，而是它是否行之有效——它是否能够帮助人们找到报酬合理的就业机会，是否能够为他们提供费用适度的医疗保健服务，是否能够确保他们在退休后不失尊严。如果回答是肯定的，我们就要向前推进。如果回答是否定的，计划和项目必须终止。作为公共资金的管理者，我们必须承担责任——明智地使用资金，抛弃坏习惯，在阳光下履行职责——因为只有这样我们才能恢复人民对政府的至关重要的信任。

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control — and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

我们提出的问题也不在于市场力量是替天行道还是为虎作伥。市场在生成财富和传播自由方面具有无与伦比的力量，但这场危机提醒我们：没有严格的监督，市场就会失控——如果一个国家仅仅施惠于富裕者，其富裕便不能持久。我们的经济成功从来不是仅仅依赖国内总产值的规模，而是还依赖繁荣的普及，即为每一位愿意致富的人提供机会的能力——不是通过施舍——因为这才是最可靠的共同富裕之路。

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers ... our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

至于我们的共同防御，我们决不接受安全与理念不可两全的荒谬论点。建国先贤面对我们难以想见的险恶局面，起草了一部保障法治和人权的宪章，一部子孙后代以自己的鲜血使之更加完美的宪章。今天，这些理念仍然照耀着世界，我们不会为一时之利而弃之。因此，对于今天正在观看此情此景的其他各国人民和政府──从最繁华的首都到我父亲出生的小村庄──我们希望他们了解：凡追求和平与尊严的国家以及每一位男人、妇女和儿童，美国是你们的朋友。我们已经做好准备，再一次走在前面。

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

回顾过去，几代人在战胜法西斯主义和共产主义时依靠的不仅仅是导弹和坦克，更是牢固的联盟和不渝的信念。他们懂得单凭实力无法保护我们的安全，实力也并不赋予我们随心所欲的权利。相反，他们知道审慎使用实力会使我们更强大；我们的安全源于事业的正义性、典范的感召力、以及谦卑和克制的平衡作用。

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

我们是这一传统的继承者。我们只要从新以这些原则为指导，就能应对那些新威胁，为此必须付出更大的努力──推动国家间更多的合作与理解。我们将开始以负责任的方式把伊拉克移交给伊拉克人民，并在阿富汗巩固来之不易的和平。我们将与多年的朋友和昔日的对手一道不懈地努力，减轻核威胁，扭转全球变暖的厄运。我们不会在价值观念上退缩，也不会动摇捍卫它的决心，对于那些妄图以煽动恐怖和屠杀无辜的手段达到其目的的人，我们现在就告诉你们，我们的意志更加顽强、坚不可摧；你们无法拖垮我们，我们必将战胜你们。

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

因为我们知道，我们百衲而成的传统是一种优势，而不是劣势。我们是一个由基督教徒和穆斯林、犹太教徒和印度教徒、以及无宗教信仰者组成的国家。我们受惠于地球上四面八方每一种语言和文化的影响。由于我们饮过南北战争和种族隔离的苦水，走出了那个黑暗时代并变得更加坚强和团结，我们不能不相信昔日的仇恨终有一天会成为过去；部族之间的界线很快会消失；随着世界变得越来越小，我们共同的人性将得到彰显；美国必须为迎来一个和平的新纪元发挥自己的作用。

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

面对穆斯林世界，我们寻求一条新的前进道路，以共同利益和相互尊重为基础。对于世界上那些妄图制造矛盾、将自己社会的弊端归罪于西方的领导人，我们奉劝你们：你们的人民将以你们的建设成就而不是你们的毁灭能力来评判你们。对于那些依靠腐败、欺骗、压制不同意见等手段固守权势的人，我们提醒你们：你们站在了历史错误的一边；但只要你们放弃压迫，我们将伸手相助。

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

对于贫困国家的人民，我们保证同你们并肩努力，为你们的农田带来丰收，让清洁的用水取之不竭；使饥饿的身体得以饱食，使饥渴的心灵受到滋润。对于那些象我们一样比较富裕的国家，我们要说我们再不能对他人的苦难无动于衷，也再不能肆意消耗世界的资源。世界已经改变，我们必须与时俱进。

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

在思索我们面前的道路时，我们怀着崇敬的心情感谢此刻正在偏远的沙漠和山区巡逻的英勇无畏的美国人。他们向我们述说着什么，正如在阿灵顿公墓长眠的阵亡英雄在漫漫岁月中低浅的吟诵。我们崇敬他们，不仅因为他们捍卫着我们的自由，而且因为他们代表着献身精神，体现了超越个人，寻求远大理想的意愿。然而，在这个时刻，这个具有划时代意义的时刻，我们大家必须具备的正是这种精神。

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

虽然政府能有许多作为也必须有许多作为，但最终离不开美国人民的信仰和决心，这便是我国的立国之本。正是因为人们在大堤崩裂时接纳陌生人的关爱之情，正是因为工人们宁愿减少自己的工时而不愿看到朋友失去工作的无私精神，才使我们度过了最暗淡的时光。正是因为消防队员们有勇气冲进浓烟滚滚的楼道，也正是因为做父母的希望培养一个孩子，我们才能决定最后的命运。

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

我们面临的挑战可能前所未闻。我们迎接挑战的方式也可能前所未有。然而，我们赖以成功的价值观──诚实和勤奋、勇气和公平、宽容心和探索精神、忠诚和爱国 ──均由来以久。这些价值观都是千真万确的。这些价值观是我国整个历史过程中一股无声的进步力量。现在需要的便是重归这些真理。我们现在需要做的是开创负责任的新时代──每一位美国人都需要认识到我们对自己、对国家、对全世界都承担着义务。对于这些义务，我们并非勉强接受，而是心甘情愿主动承担，同时坚信我们为艰巨的使命付出一切，没有任何事可以如此满足我们的道义感，也没有任何事能如此体现我们的特性。

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

这就是公民的义务和承诺。

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

这就是我们自信的 This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

这就是我们的自由和我们坚守的信条具有的意义──说明了为什么各种族、各类信仰的男女老少能在这个雄伟的大草坪上欢聚一堂，也说明了为什么今天有人能站在这里进行最庄严的宣誓，但他的父亲在不到60年前还不能在当地餐馆受到接待。

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."

为此，让我们记住这一天，记住我们是什么样的人，记住我们已经走过了多长的路。在美利坚诞生的年月，在那些最寒冷的日子里，为数不多的爱国者聚集在一条冰河的岸边，身旁的篝火即将熄灭。首都已经撤防。敌人正在进军。雪地沾满了斑斑血迹。在我们的革命何去何从，结局最难以估计的时刻，我国的开国元勋决定向人民宣读以下这段话：

"让我们昭告未来的世界......在这个酷寒的冬季，万物一片萧苏，只有希望和美德坚忍不拔的时候......这个城市和这个国家，受到共同危难的召唤，挺身而出，奋起迎战。"

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

美利坚，在我们面临共同危难之际，在我们遇到艰难险阻的冬日，让我们牢记这些永恒的话语。心怀希望和美德，让我们再一次迎着寒风中流击水，不论什么风暴来袭，必将坚不可摧。今后，让我们的后代子孙如此评说：我们在遇到考验的时候没有半途而废，没有退缩不前，也没有丝毫动摇；让我们全神贯注于前方的目标，感谢上帝对我们的恩典，继承自由这个宝贵的传统，世代相传，永志不忘。

Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

谢谢。上帝保佑你们。天佑美国。