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This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people.
這是一種旨在殺害無辜人民的恐怖主義行為。
President Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office Sunday night nearly a week after the deadly attacks in San Bernardino, calling on congress to authorize military force against ISIS, but stopping short of requesting ground forces.
圣貝納迪諾致命槍擊案近一周后，周日晚上奧巴馬在白宮辦公室向全國發表講話，呼吁國會授權軍事打擊ISIS組織，但停止要求地面部隊。
Obama also addressed the issue of gun control in his speech.
奧巴馬在講話中也談到了槍支管制問題。
Congress should make sure that no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun. What could possibly be the argument for letting a terror suspect buy a semi-automatic weapon?
國會應該確保沒有人在禁飛名單上能購買槍支。怎么可能讓一個恐怖嫌疑人購買一架半自動武器呢？
Obama also challenged the nation to “reject discrimination.”
奧巴馬同樣挑戰國家“拒絕歧視”。
We cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam.
我們不能反目成仇，讓這場戰斗被定義為美國和伊斯蘭教之間的戰爭。
The husband and wife suspects responsible for the attacks in San Bernardino were both Muslim. The wife allegedly pledged her allegiance to ISIS moments before the attack took place.
貝納迪諾襲擊事件的嫌疑人夫婦都是穆斯林。襲擊發生前妻子據稱誓言效忠ISIS組織。
Obama also talked about the Boston Marathon bombing and Fort Hood massacre. The culprits in those attacks also held extremist Islamic beliefs.
奧巴馬還談到了波士頓馬拉松爆炸案和胡德堡大屠殺。這些襲擊中罪犯同樣打著極端主義伊斯蘭教信仰。
If we’re to succeed in defeating terrorism we must enlist Muslim communities as some of our strongest allies rather than push them away through suspicion and hate.
如果我們要戰勝恐怖主義，我們就必須贏得穆斯林社區的支持，以此作為我們最強大的盟友，而不是用懷疑和仇恨排斥他們。
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