For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
為了我們，先輩們帶著微薄的細軟，橫渡大洋，尋找新生活；
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
為了我們，先輩們忍辱負重，用血汗?jié)茶T工廠；
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
為了我們，先輩們在荒蕪的西部大地辛勤耕作，定居他鄉(xiāng)；為了我們，先輩們奔赴(獨立戰(zhàn)爭中的)康科德城和葛底斯堡、(二戰(zhàn)中的)諾曼底、(越戰(zhàn)中的)Khe Sahn，他們征戰(zhàn)、死去。
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.
一次又一次，我們的先輩們戰(zhàn)斗著、犧牲著、操勞著，只為了我們可以生活得更好。在他們看來，美國的強盛與偉大超越了個人雄心，也超越了個人的出身、貧富和派別差異。
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.
今天我們繼續(xù)先輩們的旅途。美國仍舊是地球上最繁榮、大的國家。美國工人們的效率并不比危機開始之前低。我們的頭腦具有同樣的創(chuàng)造力。我們的產品與服務和上周、上月、或者去年一樣有需求。我們的能力從未被削弱。但墨守陳規(guī)、維護狹隘的利益、面對艱難的決策畏首畏尾的日子將一去不復返了。從今天開始，我們必須重新找回我們自己，撣去身上的塵土，開始重塑美國的重任。
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. And all this we will do.
目之所及，有無數(shù)工作等著我們。經濟狀況期待著我們大膽和快速的行動。我們會付諸行動－－不僅僅是創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機會，同時還要為未來的增長打下新的基礎。我們將建設公路、橋梁和電網(wǎng)，以及將我們緊密聯(lián)系起來、提供商業(yè)信息的數(shù)字高速公路。我們會重新樹立科學應有的地位，并利用技術手段提高醫(yī)療保障的質量，同時降低其費用。我們將利用太陽、風與土壤，來驅動我們的汽車和工廠。我們將改革我們的學校和大學，以滿足新時代的需要。這些都有可能實現(xiàn)，更會去實現(xiàn)。
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.
現(xiàn)在，有人還在懷疑我們的信心──他們認為我們的國家無法承擔這樣的重大計劃。他們太健忘了，他們忘記了這個國家曾經取得的成就，他們忘記了當擁有了理想、共同的目標和必要的勇氣，這些自由的人民曾經取得的輝煌成就。
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. And 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.
這些憤世嫉俗的人無法理解這個國家所發(fā)生的轉變──那些陳腐的政治已經纏繞了我們太久太長。我們現(xiàn)在面臨的問題不是政府太大還是太小，而是政府所扮演的角色──應該幫助家庭獲得體面的收入，購買他們的所需，有尊嚴地退休。當這些答案都是肯定的時，我們才能繼續(xù)前進。如果答案是否定的，一切都將不復存在。我們這些管理公共財產的人應該負起責任──把錢花在刀刃上、改掉惡習、光明正大地行事──因為只有這樣我們才能重塑人民和政府之間的信任。
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.
市場力量的好壞不是我們的問題。市場在創(chuàng)造財富和推進自由進程方面是無可代替的，但是這場危機也提醒了我們沒有審慎的監(jiān)管，市場的力量將如野馬一樣脫韁──一個僅有財富的國家不可能持續(xù)繁榮。我們在經濟上所取得的成功不僅體現(xiàn)在我們的經濟總量上，也體現(xiàn)在我們的繁榮程度上，體現(xiàn)在我們?yōu)槊總€渴望成功的心靈所提供的機會上─這并非出自惻隱之心，而是我們實現(xiàn)共同利益的必經之路。
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding 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 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.
就共同防御而言，我們拒絕在安全和理想之間妥協(xié)。我們的建國先輩們，面對我們無法想象的兇險，卻依然用幾代人的鮮血維護了神圣的法律和人權。那些理想依然在照亮著這個世界，我們不會因一時的困難而放棄這些理想。我要對那些正在看著我們的國家和人民說，無論你身處繁華的都市還是像養(yǎng)育了我父親那樣的小村莊：對于那些追求和平與尊嚴的男人、女人和孩子，美國將永遠是你們的朋友，我們將繼續(xù)和你們一起前進。
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.
回想先輩們在抵抗法西斯主義之時，他們不僅依靠手中的導彈或坦克，他們還依靠穩(wěn)固的聯(lián)盟和堅定的信仰。他們深知單憑自己的力量我們無法保護自己，他們也深知我們強大并不足以使我們有權利為所欲為。他們明白，正是因為使用謹慎，我們的實力才不斷增強；正是因為我們的事業(yè)是公正的、我們?yōu)槭澜鐦淞⒘税駱?，因為我們的謙卑和節(jié)制，我們才安全。
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.
我們是這種傳統(tǒng)的捍衛(wèi)者。我們繼續(xù)追尋這些信念的指引，我們將直面這些挑戰(zhàn)并更加努力─更多的溝通與合作。我們會負責地將伊拉克還給當?shù)氐娜嗣?，并在阿富汗保衛(wèi)來之不易的和平。我們將與老朋友和原來的敵人一道，共同消除核威脅，解決全球變暖的根源。我們不會為自己的做法道歉，更不會動搖捍衛(wèi)和平的決心，對于那些崇尚恐怖、濫殺無辜的人，我們的精神是強大而不可戰(zhàn)勝的。你拖不垮我們，我們將會打敗你。
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 nonbelievers. 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.
因為我們知道，我們多種族混居是一種優(yōu)勢。我們是一個由基督徒、穆斯林、*教徒、印度教徒和無神論者共同組成的國家。我們吸收了各種文化的精髓，從世界的每個角落學習。因為我們經歷過內戰(zhàn)和種族隔離的痛苦洗禮，并在黑暗中更加堅強和團結，我們無法保證，但是我們相信憎恨終將消弭，分隔終將散去。隨著世界越來越緊密地聯(lián)系在一起，我們共同的人性將顯露出來，美國必須承擔引領新時代和平的重任。
為了我們，先輩們帶著微薄的細軟，橫渡大洋，尋找新生活；
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
為了我們，先輩們忍辱負重，用血汗?jié)茶T工廠；
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
為了我們，先輩們在荒蕪的西部大地辛勤耕作，定居他鄉(xiāng)；為了我們，先輩們奔赴(獨立戰(zhàn)爭中的)康科德城和葛底斯堡、(二戰(zhàn)中的)諾曼底、(越戰(zhàn)中的)Khe Sahn，他們征戰(zhàn)、死去。
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.
一次又一次，我們的先輩們戰(zhàn)斗著、犧牲著、操勞著，只為了我們可以生活得更好。在他們看來，美國的強盛與偉大超越了個人雄心，也超越了個人的出身、貧富和派別差異。
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.
今天我們繼續(xù)先輩們的旅途。美國仍舊是地球上最繁榮、大的國家。美國工人們的效率并不比危機開始之前低。我們的頭腦具有同樣的創(chuàng)造力。我們的產品與服務和上周、上月、或者去年一樣有需求。我們的能力從未被削弱。但墨守陳規(guī)、維護狹隘的利益、面對艱難的決策畏首畏尾的日子將一去不復返了。從今天開始，我們必須重新找回我們自己，撣去身上的塵土，開始重塑美國的重任。
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. And all this we will do.
目之所及，有無數(shù)工作等著我們。經濟狀況期待著我們大膽和快速的行動。我們會付諸行動－－不僅僅是創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機會，同時還要為未來的增長打下新的基礎。我們將建設公路、橋梁和電網(wǎng)，以及將我們緊密聯(lián)系起來、提供商業(yè)信息的數(shù)字高速公路。我們會重新樹立科學應有的地位，并利用技術手段提高醫(yī)療保障的質量，同時降低其費用。我們將利用太陽、風與土壤，來驅動我們的汽車和工廠。我們將改革我們的學校和大學，以滿足新時代的需要。這些都有可能實現(xiàn)，更會去實現(xiàn)。
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.
現(xiàn)在，有人還在懷疑我們的信心──他們認為我們的國家無法承擔這樣的重大計劃。他們太健忘了，他們忘記了這個國家曾經取得的成就，他們忘記了當擁有了理想、共同的目標和必要的勇氣，這些自由的人民曾經取得的輝煌成就。
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. And 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.
這些憤世嫉俗的人無法理解這個國家所發(fā)生的轉變──那些陳腐的政治已經纏繞了我們太久太長。我們現(xiàn)在面臨的問題不是政府太大還是太小，而是政府所扮演的角色──應該幫助家庭獲得體面的收入，購買他們的所需，有尊嚴地退休。當這些答案都是肯定的時，我們才能繼續(xù)前進。如果答案是否定的，一切都將不復存在。我們這些管理公共財產的人應該負起責任──把錢花在刀刃上、改掉惡習、光明正大地行事──因為只有這樣我們才能重塑人民和政府之間的信任。
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.
市場力量的好壞不是我們的問題。市場在創(chuàng)造財富和推進自由進程方面是無可代替的，但是這場危機也提醒了我們沒有審慎的監(jiān)管，市場的力量將如野馬一樣脫韁──一個僅有財富的國家不可能持續(xù)繁榮。我們在經濟上所取得的成功不僅體現(xiàn)在我們的經濟總量上，也體現(xiàn)在我們的繁榮程度上，體現(xiàn)在我們?yōu)槊總€渴望成功的心靈所提供的機會上─這并非出自惻隱之心，而是我們實現(xiàn)共同利益的必經之路。
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding 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 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.
就共同防御而言，我們拒絕在安全和理想之間妥協(xié)。我們的建國先輩們，面對我們無法想象的兇險，卻依然用幾代人的鮮血維護了神圣的法律和人權。那些理想依然在照亮著這個世界，我們不會因一時的困難而放棄這些理想。我要對那些正在看著我們的國家和人民說，無論你身處繁華的都市還是像養(yǎng)育了我父親那樣的小村莊：對于那些追求和平與尊嚴的男人、女人和孩子，美國將永遠是你們的朋友，我們將繼續(xù)和你們一起前進。
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.
回想先輩們在抵抗法西斯主義之時，他們不僅依靠手中的導彈或坦克，他們還依靠穩(wěn)固的聯(lián)盟和堅定的信仰。他們深知單憑自己的力量我們無法保護自己，他們也深知我們強大并不足以使我們有權利為所欲為。他們明白，正是因為使用謹慎，我們的實力才不斷增強；正是因為我們的事業(yè)是公正的、我們?yōu)槭澜鐦淞⒘税駱?，因為我們的謙卑和節(jié)制，我們才安全。
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.
我們是這種傳統(tǒng)的捍衛(wèi)者。我們繼續(xù)追尋這些信念的指引，我們將直面這些挑戰(zhàn)并更加努力─更多的溝通與合作。我們會負責地將伊拉克還給當?shù)氐娜嗣?，并在阿富汗保衛(wèi)來之不易的和平。我們將與老朋友和原來的敵人一道，共同消除核威脅，解決全球變暖的根源。我們不會為自己的做法道歉，更不會動搖捍衛(wèi)和平的決心，對于那些崇尚恐怖、濫殺無辜的人，我們的精神是強大而不可戰(zhàn)勝的。你拖不垮我們，我們將會打敗你。
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 nonbelievers. 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.
因為我們知道，我們多種族混居是一種優(yōu)勢。我們是一個由基督徒、穆斯林、*教徒、印度教徒和無神論者共同組成的國家。我們吸收了各種文化的精髓，從世界的每個角落學習。因為我們經歷過內戰(zhàn)和種族隔離的痛苦洗禮，并在黑暗中更加堅強和團結，我們無法保證，但是我們相信憎恨終將消弭，分隔終將散去。隨著世界越來越緊密地聯(lián)系在一起，我們共同的人性將顯露出來，美國必須承擔引領新時代和平的重任。