奥巴马白宫演讲《本拉登之死》英文稿附中文翻译
首都师范大学研究生招生信息网-捐款门
Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the
American people and to the world that the United
States has
conducted an operation that killed
Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a
terrorist who’s
responsible for the murder of
thousands of innocent men, women, and children. <
br>晚上好。今天晚上，我终于能向美国人民和全世界宣布，美国指挥的一项行动已经将基地组织的头目奥萨<
br>马·本·拉登击毙，他要为成千上万美国无辜的男人女人和儿童的死亡负责。
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright
September day was darkened by the worst attack on
the
American people in our history. The images
of 911 are seared into our national memory --
hijacked
planes cutting through a cloudless
September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the
ground; black
smoke billowing up from the
Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the
actions
of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and
destruction.
那个阳光明媚的九月被美国有史以来遭受的最惨重的恐怖袭击遮蔽，距今
就要十年了。911事件的情景一
直留在全国人民的记忆中——被劫持的飞机划过万里无云的九月晴空；
双子塔轰然倒塌；五角大楼冒出浓
浓黑烟；93航班上英勇的乘客们为了挽救更多无辜生命采取行动让飞
机坠毁在宾夕法尼亚。
And yet we know that the
worst images are those that were unseen to the
world. The empty seat at the
dinner table.
Children who were forced to grow up without their
mother or their father. Parents who would
never know the feeling of their child’s
embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us,
leaving a gaping
hole in our hearts.
然而，我
们知道，最惨痛的景象是那些无法展示在世人面前的。餐桌边空空的座位，孩子们不得不在没有
父母的环
境下成长。父母们再也感受不到孩子们的拥抱。我们的身边被夺走了将近3000个生命，在我们
的心中
留下沉痛的悲伤。
On September 11, 2001, in
our time of grief, the American people came
together. We offered our
neighbors a hand, and
we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed
our ties to each other, and our
love of
community and country. On that day, no matter
where we came from, what God we prayed to, or
what race or ethnicity we were, we were united
as one American family.
2001年9月11日，在我们悲伤的时刻，美
国人民团结在一起了。我们向邻居们伸出援手，我们向伤者捐
出献血，我们重新确认了彼此之间的羁绊以
及我们对社区和国家的爱。在那一天，不管我们来自何方、信
仰什么宗教、属于什么种族，我们都被紧紧
联系在了美国这个大家庭里。
We were also united
in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring
those who committed this vicious
attack to
justice. We quickly learned that the 911 attacks
were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization
headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly
declared war on the United States and was
committed to
killing innocents in our
country and around the globe. And so we went to
war against al Qaeda to protect
our citizens,
our friends, and our allies.
在保护我们的国家，给那些应该对这
起恶性攻击负责的人以正义制裁的决心面前，我们也万众一心。很快
我们就意识到911恐怖袭击是由基
地组织策划的，这个组织的头目就是奥萨马·本·拉登，他曾经公开对美
国宣战，在我们的国家和全世界
都犯下了杀害无辜生命的罪行。于是，我们对基地组织开战，以保护我们
的人民、我们的朋友和我们的盟
友们。
Over the last 10 years, thanks
to the tireless and heroic work of our military
and our counterterrorism
professionals, we’ve
made great strides in that effort. We’ve disrupted
terrorist attacks and strengthened
our
homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the
Taliban government, which had given bin Laden
and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And
around the globe, we worked with our friends and
allies to
capture or kill scores of al Qaeda
terrorists, including several who were a part of
the 911 plot.
过去的十年里，在我们的军人和反恐专家们不懈而英勇的努力下，我们
取得了巨大的成效。我们粉碎了恐
怖袭击、加强了我们的国土安全。在阿富汗，我们击退了为基地组织提
供安全避难和支持的塔利班政府。
在全球，我们和朋友及盟友一起或抓住或击毙了数十名基地恐怖分子，
其中包括一些911事件的始作俑者。
Yet Osama
bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the
Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile,
al
Qaeda continued to operate from along that border
and operate through its affiliates across the
world.
然而奥萨马·本·拉登逃避了抓捕并在阿富汗和巴基斯坦边境逃窜。同时，基地组织也
继续通过这条边境线
以及世界的分支组织运行着。
And so
shortly after taking office, I directed Leon
Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the
killing or
capture of bin Laden the top
priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we
continued our broader
efforts to disrupt,
dismantle, and defeat his network.
所以，在上任之后，我
命令中情局局长里昂·帕内塔把击毙或活捉本拉登当作我们和基地作战的头等大事，
我们也仍在加强力量
来瓦解、拆分和击溃他的联系网。
Then, last August,
after years of painstaking work by our
intelligence community, I was briefed on a
possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from
certain, and it took many months to run this
thread to ground. I
met repeatedly with my
national security team as we developed more
information about the possibility
that we had
located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep
inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I
determined that we had enough intelligence to
take action, and authorized an operation to get
Osama bin
Laden and bring him to justice.
然后，去年八月，在情报机构数年的辛勤工作之后，我得到本拉登的一份简报。那时还不能确认
，我们花
费了几个月的时间来确认这条线索，我和咱们国家安全小组的成员们不断的会面，我们得到了更
多可能性
的信息，把本拉登的藏身地锁定在了巴基斯坦很隐蔽的一个院子里。终于在上周，我决定我们已
经有了足
够的情报来采取行动，授权打击奥萨马·本·拉登，让他得到正义的制裁。
Today, at my direction, the United States
launched a targeted operation against that
compound in
Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team
of Americans carried out the operation with
extraordinary courage
and capability. No
Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid
civilian casualties. After a firefight,
they
killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his
body.
今天，在我的指挥下，美国发动了一项对巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德的针对性打击。一小队美国
人在超凡的勇气
和能力下执行了这个任务，没有美国人受伤。他们很小心的避免了平民的伤亡。在一次交
火后，他们击毙
了奥萨马·本·拉登，将他绳之以法。
For
over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda’s
leader and symbol, and has continued to plot
attacks against our country and our friends
and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most
significant
achievement to date in our
nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda.
在过
去的二十年里，本拉登作为基地组织的头目和象征，一直在策划对我们的国家、我们的朋友和盟友们
进行
袭击。本拉登的死标志着我们国家在和基地组织的战斗中取得了重大的成就。
Yet his death does not mark the end of our
effort. There’s no doubt that al Qaeda will
continue to pursue
attacks against us. We must
–- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and
abroad.
然而，他的死并不意味着我们战斗的终止。基地组织无疑会继续寻求对我们的攻击。
我们必须——也必将
——在国内和国外保持高度警惕。
As we
do, we must also reaffirm that the United States
is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam.
I’ve
made clear, just as President Bush did
shortly after 911, that our war is not against
Islam. Bin Laden was
not a Muslim leader; he
was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda
has slaughtered scores of
Muslims in many
countries, including our own. So his demise should
be welcomed by all who believe in
peace and
human dignity.
同时，我们也必须重申，美国没有也永远不会向伊斯兰世界开展。我
要清楚的表明，正如小布什总统在911
不久后所说，我们的战争并不针对伊斯兰世界，本拉登也不是一
个穆斯林领袖，他是杀害穆斯林教徒的凶
手。基地组织在很多国家，包括我们自己的国家内确实屠杀了很
多穆斯林教徒。所以，他的死亡应该受到
所有相信世界和平维护人的尊严的人们的欢迎。
Over the years, I’ve
repeatedly made clear that we would take action
within Pakistan if we knew where
bin Laden
was. That is what we’ve done. But it’s important
to note that our counterterrorism cooperation
with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and
the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin
Laden
had declared war against Pakistan as
well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani
people.
在过去数年，我也一直重申一旦我们确认拉登所在，我们可能在巴基斯坦境内采取行
动，我们也是这么做
的。但要特别拿出来说的一点是我们的反恐是在巴基斯坦的协作下找到本拉登和他的
藏身之所的。本拉登
也曾经对巴基斯坦宣战，也曾下命令攻击巴基斯坦人民。
Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my
team has also spoken with their Pakistani
counterparts. They
agree that this is a good
and historic day for both of our nations. And
going forward, it is essential that
Pakistan
continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda
and its affiliates.
今晚，我给巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里打了电话，我的小队也
和巴基斯坦相关人士通了话。今天对我们两国来
说都是具有历史意义的好日子，在这一点上大家都达成了
共识。
The American people did
not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and
started with the senseless
slaughter of our
citizens. After nearly 10 years of service,
struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs
of war. These efforts weigh on me every time
I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to
a family
that has lost a loved one, or look
into the eyes of a service member who’s been
gravely wounded.
美国人民没有选择战争，战争来到了我们的海岸，对我们的人民
进行无意义的屠杀。经过近十年的服役、
战争和牺牲，我们太知道战争的代价了。每当我作为三军统帅，
必须要给那些失去了心爱之人以及那些遭
受重大创伤的服役人员的家人写信的时候，种种艰难时时刻刻都
压在我的心头。
So Americans understand the
costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never
tolerate our security being
threatened, nor
stand idly by when our people have been killed. We
will be relentless in defense of our
citizens
and our friends and allies. We will be true to the
values that make us who we are. And on nights
like this one, we can say to those families
who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda’s terror:
Justice has
been done.
美国人民知道战争的代价。然而作为一个
国家，我们永远都不能忍受国家安全受到威胁，或者在人民被杀
的时候袖手旁观。我们会一直保护我们的
居民、我们的朋友和盟友。我们会真实的面对这些代价。然后像
今天这个夜晚，我们终于能对那些被基地
组织夺去家人生命的家庭说：正义得到了伸张。
Tonight, we give thanks to the
countless intelligence and counterterrorism
professionals who’ve worked
tirelessly to
achieve this outcome. The American people do not
see their work, nor know their names. But
tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their
work and the result of their pursuit of justice.
今晚，我要感谢数不清的情报人员和反恐专家们，正是你们不知疲倦的努力才有了这项成就。美国人民看
不到他们的工作，也不知道他们的名字，但是今晚，他们会对自己的工作感到满足，他们对正义的追求得
到了收获。
We give thanks for the
men who carried out this operation, for they
exemplify the professionalism,
patriotism, and
unparalleled courage of those who serve our
country. And they are part of a generation
that has borne the heaviest share of the
burden since that September day.
我们感谢那些执行这项行动
的人，这是他们服务国家的职业化、爱国主义和无可匹敌的勇气的明证。自从
九月那天起，他们就成了背
负最沉重负担的一代人。
Finally, let me say to
the families who lost loved ones on 911 that we
have never forgotten your loss, nor
wavered in
our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes
to prevent another attack on our shores.
最后，让
我对那些在911事件中失去家人的家庭们说，我们永远不会忘记你们的损失，我们会采取任何措
施来防
止对我们国土的另一次袭击，这个承诺我们也永远不会动摇。
And tonight, let us think back to the sense of
unity that prevailed on 911. I know that it has,
at times,
frayed. Yet today’s achievement is a
testament to the greatness of our country and the
determination of
the American people.
今晚，
让我们回顾一下911那天我们的团结一心，我知道随着时间的流逝这种感觉已经渐渐淡去，但是今
天的
成就见证了我们国家的伟大和人民的坚不可摧。
The cause of
securing our country is not complete. But tonight,
we are once again reminded that America
can do
whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of
our history, whether it’s the pursuit of
prosperity
for our people, or the struggle for
equality for all our citizens; our commitment to
stand up for our values
abroad, and our
sacrifices to make the world a safer place.
我
们保护国家的任务还没有完成，但是今晚，我们再次相信，美国人民可以完成任何我们下定决心完成的
事
情。这就是我们的历史：不管是对人民繁荣的追求、或是对人人平等的奋斗，我们传播我们的价值观的
承
诺以及我们为维护世界和平所作出的牺牲。
Let us
remember that we can do these things not just
because of wealth or power, but because of who
we are: one nation, under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
让我们铭记，我们做这件
事并不因为我们的财富或力量，而是因为我们自身：我们是在上帝之下，所有人
都拥有自由和正义的不可
分割的一个国家。
Thank you. May God bless
you. And may God bless the United States of
America.
谢谢大家，愿上帝保佑你们，上帝保佑美国。