奥巴马2013年9月7日演讲译文.docVIP

奥巴马2013年9月7日演讲译文 Almost three weeks ago in Syria, more than 1,000 innocent people –including hundreds of children – were murdered in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. And the United States has presented a powerful case to the world that the Syrian government was responsible for this horrific attack on its own people. 几乎在三周前，叙利亚，1,000多无辜的平民—包括几百名儿童—被21世纪最恶劣的化学武器攻击屠杀了。美利坚合众国向全世界强烈控诉叙利亚政府对它自己的人民实施的骇人听闻的攻击。 This was not only a direct attack on human dignity; it is a serious threat to our national security. There?s a reason governments representing 98 percent of the world?s people have agreed to ban the use of chemical weapons. Not only because they cause death and destruction in the most indiscriminate and inhumane way possible ? but because they can also fall into the hands of terrorist groups who wish to do us harm. 这不仅是对人类尊严的直接攻击；它也是对我们国家安全的严重威胁。代表全世界百分之98人口的各国政府赞同禁止使用化学武器有其理由。不仅因为它们以最不分青红皂白的惨无人道的方式造成死亡和破坏—还因为它们可能落入企图损害我们的恐怖分子之手。 That’s why, last weekend, I announced that, as Commander in Chief, I decided that the United States should take military action against the Syrian regime. This is not a decision I made lightly. Deciding to use military force is the most solemn decision we can make as a nation. 这就是为什么，上个周末，我宣布，作为总司令，我决定美利坚合众国应该采取针对叙利亚当局的军事行动。这不是我轻易做出的决定。决定动用武力是最我们作为一个国家最庄严的决定。 As the leader of the world’s oldest Constitutional democracy, I also know that our country will be stronger if we act together, and our actions will be more effective. That’s why I asked Members of Congress to debate this issue and vote on authorizing the use of force. 作为世界上最大的民主国家的领导人，我还认识到如果我们齐心协力我们国家会更加强大，我们的行动会更加有效。这就是为什么我提请国会议员们就这个问题辩论并且投票授权使用武力。 What we ’ re talking about is not an open-ended intervention. This would not be another Iraq or Afghanistan. There would be no American boots on the ground. Any action we take would be limited, both in time and scope – designed to deter the Syrian government from gassing its own people again and degrade its ability to