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2014年奥巴马在西点军校毕业典礼上演讲稿(9)

摘要:想想这些现实潮流,想想阿拉伯世界的暴力动乱,我们很容易变得愤世嫉俗。但要记住,是美国的努力奋斗,美国的外交政策,美国的对外援助,还有美国军人的无私奉献,使得更多人在民选政府的管理之下安居乐业,这在历
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  想想这些现实潮流,想想阿拉伯世界的暴力动乱,我们很容易变得愤世嫉俗。但要记住,是美国的努力奋斗,美国的外交政策,美国的对外援助,还有美国军人的无私奉献,使得更多人在民选政府的管理之下安居乐业,这在历史上无可比拟。科技赋予公民社会更多权利,这也是铁臂金刚所控制不了的。得益于科技新突破,千百万人摆脱贫困。甚至是阿拉伯世界的动乱也反映了人们对动荡独裁秩序的摒弃,也产生了对一个更为有求必应的更有效率政府管理的长期愿景。

  In countries like Egypt, we acknowledge that our relationship is anchored in security interests, from peace treaties to Israel to shared efforts against violent extremism. So we have not cut off cooperation with the new government, but we can and will persistently press for reforms that the Egyptian people have demanded.

  在埃及这样的国家,我们承认从和平条约到与以色列共同对抗暴力极端主义等安全利益方面,我们的关系停滞不前。我们没有切断与埃及新政府的往来合作,但我们有能力,也会坚持推进埃及人民要求的各项改革措施。

  And meanwhile, look at a country like Myanmar, which only a few years ago was an intractable dictatorship and hostile to the United States. Forty million people. Thanks to the enormous courage of the people in that country, and because we took the diplomatic initiative, American leadership, we have seen political reforms opening a once- closed society; a movement by Myanmar leadership away from partnership with North Korea in favor of engagement with America and our allies.

  同时,再看看缅甸,仅仅几年前还是顽固独裁之地,还对美国持敌对态度。多亏四千万缅甸人的巨大勇气,多亏美国主动开启的外交之旅,多亏美国领导力量的共同作用,我们看到了可喜的政治变革,看到了一个曾经闭关的社会重新开放;缅甸领导人避与朝鲜合作,为的是实现与美国及美国同盟更好的交流往来。

  We’re now supporting reform and badly needed national reconciliation through assistance and investment, through coaxing and, at times, public criticism. And progress there could be reversed, but if Myanmar succeeds we will have gained a new partner without having fired a shot -- American leadership.

  现在,通过投资援助、公开批评与感召劝服,我们支持缅甸改革、支持缅甸人民渴望的民族和解。发展进程可能会倒退逆转,如果不费一兵一卒,如果缅甸取得成功,我们也就多了个合作伙伴,这就是美国的领导力量。

  In each of these cases, we should not expect change to happen overnight. That’s why we form alliances -- not only with governments, but also with ordinary people. For unlike other nations, America is not afraid of individual empowerment. We are strengthened by it. We’re strengthened by civil society. We’re strengthened by a free press. We’re strengthened by striving entrepreneurs and small businesses. We’re strengthened by educational exchange and opportunity for all people and women and girls. That’s who we are. That’s what we represent. (Applause.)

  任何时候我们不能指望改变一蹴而就。所以我们必须结盟,不仅与政府结盟,也与普通民众结成盟友。与其他国家不同,美国从不畏惧个人力量,而是从中汲取能量。公民社会,自由舆论,创业人才,小型企业,教育交流以及针对全社会面向妇女儿童敞开的机会之门无一不是我们的力量之源。这就是美国人,这才是美国梦。

  I saw that through a trip to Africa last year, where American assistance has made possible the prospect of an AIDS-free generation, while helping Africans care themselves for their sick. We’re helping farmers get their products to market to feed populations once endangered by famine. We aim to double access to electricity in sub- Saharan Africa so people are connected to the promise of the global economy. And all this creates new partners and shrinks the space for terrorism and conflict.

  去年的非洲之行让我看到美国向非洲伸出援手,治病救人,使得一代非洲人远离艾滋的愿景成为可能。我们帮助当地农民销售农产品,令倍受饥荒折磨的人们不再挨饿。我们为撒哈拉以南的非洲地区带去光明,让全球经济的累累硕果惠及当地百姓。如此一来,既催生了新的合作伙伴,也捣毁了恐怖主义与暴力冲突的温床。

  Now, tragically, no American security operation can eradicate the threat posed by anextremist group like Boko Haram -- the group that kidnapped those girls.

  遗憾的是,目前美国安全行动还未能根除由极端组织带来的威胁,例如绑架女童的博科圣地(Boko Haram)。

  And that’s we have to focus not just on rescuing those girls right away, but also on supporting Nigerian efforts to educate its youth. This should be one of the hard-earned lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan, where our military became the strongest advocate for diplomacy and development. They understood that foreign assistance is not an afterthought -- something nice to do apart from our national defense, apart from our national security. It is part of what makes us strong.

  我们要做的不仅是解救被困女童,还应支持尼日利亚发展青年教育事业。我们在伊拉克与阿富汗的宝贵经验表明美军已成为外交与发展最强劲的倡导者。战士们都明白对外援助并非事后诸葛亮,而是和国防及国土安全一样不可偏废的崇高事业。我们也因此变得强大。

  Now, ultimately, global leadership requires us to see the world as it is, with all its danger and uncertainty. We have to be prepared for the worst, prepared for every contingency, but American leadership also requires us to see the world as it should be -- a place where the aspirations of individual human beings really matters, where hopes and not just fears govern; where the truths written into our founding documents can steer the currents of history in the direction of justice. And we cannot do that without you.