For me this point of view is just heartbreaking
在我看來這種觀點太讓人傷心了
The United States leads the world in technology and in big ideas
美國領導著世界科技 領導著大思想
We do not sit by and let other country show us how to innovate
我們不會坐等其它國家向我們展示如何創新
Workers in China and India will soon demand a higher quality of life along with more real income we want you to show them how to make that happen
中國和印度工人馬上就會要求更好的生活質量會有更多的實際收入我們需要你們去給他們展示 如何實現這些
When you hear people saying that we do not need to lead
可能有些人會說 我們不需要起領導作用
that we should wait until the rest of the world has taken action stay calm and dismiss that argument at once
我們可以等到世界其它國家先開始行動請保持冷靜請立刻拋棄這種想法
You have work to do You have to get out there and change the world
你們需要努力你們需要自己去改變世界
As you may know I spent an evening at Eastern Kentucky this year
你們可能知道今年有天晚上我是在東肯塔基度過的
debating a creationist who doesn't accept the scientific discoveries that we embrace to run our society
同一個神創論者辯論他不接受我們用于維持社會運轉的各種科學發現
Neither do he nor many of his followers believe in climate change
同樣 他和他的追隨者也不相信有氣候變化
And not for any especially good reason, they just don't
他們并沒有特別好的理由 總之就是不相信
And it would've been just a claimant count involving me and a man with very limited critical thinking skills
也許這看起來不過是我和一個沒有什么批判性思考能力的人在進行辯論
But he and his followers seem to control millions of dollars
但實際上 他和他的追隨者們控制著數以百萬計的美元
and a great deal of this country's politics and they are not alone
并對國內政治具有很大話語權而且他們并不孤單