One last thing. There is no one who embodies the qualities I mentioned more than the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. And this weekend, we lost 30 of them when their helicopter crashed during a mission in Afghanistan. And their loss is a stark reminder of the risks that our men and women in uniform take every single day on behalf of their county. Day after day, night after night, they carry out missions like this in the face of enemy fire and grave danger. And in this mission — as in so many others — they were also joined by Afghan troops, seven of whom lost their lives as well.
最后一點,沒有人比美國武裝部隊的男女成員更能體現我所提到的那些品質。這個周末,我們失去30名軍人,他們乘坐的直升機在阿富汗執行任務時不幸墜毀。他們的犧牲很尖銳地提醒我們,男女軍人們為了國家每天都面臨著危險。他們冒著敵人的炮火和極大的危險,日日夜夜都在這樣執行任務。如同執行其他許多任務一樣,阿富汗部隊也與他們一起參加了這次行動,其中7人也不幸犧牲。
So I’ve spoken to our generals in the field, as well as President Karzai. And I know that our troops will continue the hard work of transitioning to a stronger Afghan government and ensuring that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for terrorists. We will press on. And we will succeed.
我已與我們的戰地將領以及卡爾扎伊總統通了話。我知道,我們的軍隊將繼續從事艱巨的工作,向能力更強的阿富汗政府進行移交,保證阿富汗不再成為恐怖主義分子的庇護所。我們將勇往直前。我們必定成功。
But now is also a time to reflect on those we lost, and the sacrifices of all who serve, as well as their families. These men and women put their lives on the line for the values that bind us together as a nation. They come from different places, and their backgrounds and beliefs reflect the rich diversity of America.
然而,此時此刻,我們也緬懷我們失去的這些人員,追憶所有為國效力的人及其家屬作出的犧牲。這些男女軍人出生入死,捍衛使全國團結一心的價值觀。他們來自四面八方,他們的背景和信仰體現了美國豐富的多樣性。
But no matter what differences they might have as individuals, they serve this nation as a team. They meet their responsibilities together. And some of them — like the 30 Americans who were lost this weekend — give their lives for their country. Our responsibility is to ensure that their legacy is an America that reflects their courage, their commitment, and their sense of common purpose.
無論他們個人有多大的差異,他們都同心同德為國效力。他們共同承擔責任。有些人,如本周末剛犧牲的30名美國人,為自己的國家獻出了生命。我們的責任是堅決完成他們的遺愿,讓美國繼續弘揚他們的勇敢精神、他們的堅定意志、他們肩負共同使命的責任感。
Thank you very much.
非常感謝諸位。