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Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism 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.
回顧過去，幾代人在戰(zhàn)勝法西斯主義時(shí)依靠的不僅僅是導(dǎo)彈和坦克，更是牢固的聯(lián)盟和不渝的信念。他們懂得單憑實(shí)力無法保護(hù)我們的安全，實(shí)力也并不賦予我們隨心所欲的權(quán)利。相反，他們知道審慎使用實(shí)力會(huì)使我們更強(qiáng)大；我們的安全源于事業(yè)的正義性、典范的感召力以及謙卑和克制的品行。
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.
我們是這一傳統(tǒng)的繼承者。我們只要重新以這些原則為指導(dǎo)，就能應(yīng)對那些新威脅，為此必須付出更大的努力——推動(dòng)國家間更多的合作與理解。我們將開始以負(fù)責(zé)任的方式把伊拉克移交給伊拉克人民，并在阿富汗鞏固來之不易的和平。我們將與多年的朋友和昔日的對手一道不懈努力減輕核威脅，扭轉(zhuǎn)全球變暖的厄運(yùn)。我們不會(huì)在價(jià)值觀念上退縮，也不會(huì)動(dòng)搖捍衛(wèi)它的決心，對于那些妄圖以煽動(dòng)恐怖和屠殺無辜的手段達(dá)到其目的的人，我們現(xiàn)在就告訴你們，我們的意志更加頑強(qiáng)、堅(jiān)不可摧；你們無法拖垮我們，我們必將戰(zhàn)勝你們。
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 belive 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?yàn)槲覀冎溃覀儼偌{而成的傳統(tǒng)是一種優(yōu)勢，而不是劣勢。我們是一個(gè)由基督教徒和穆斯林教徒、猶太教徒和印度教徒以及無宗教信仰者組成的國家。我們受惠于地球上四面八方每一種語言和文化的影響。由于我們嘗過南北戰(zhàn)爭和種族隔離的苦水，走出了那個(gè)黑暗時(shí)代并變得更加堅(jiān)強(qiáng)和團(tuán)結(jié)，我們不能不相信昔日的仇恨終有一天會(huì)成為過去；種族之間的界線很快就會(huì)消失；隨著世界變得越來越小，我們共同的人性將得到彰顯；美國必須為迎來一個(gè)和平的新紀(jì)元發(fā)揮自己的作用。
