口译

作为一个总统, 我想尽我所能去鼓励婚姻和强大的家庭. 我们应该改变我们的孩子抚养的法律以让更多的男人工作并介入到孩子的生活中. 我的领导班子也将继续与宗教, 各社团, 商业联合去发动强大的如何抚育孩子和为人之父的活动. Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that all our personal successes shine a little less brightly if we fail at family. That’s what matters most. When I look back on my life, I won’t be thinking about any particular legislation I passed or policy I promoted. I’ll be thinking about Michelle, and the journey we’ve been on together. I’ll be thinking about Sasha’s dance recitals and Malia’s tennis matches – about the conversations we’ve had and the quiet moments we’ve shared. I’ll be thinking about whether I did right by them, and whether they knew, every day, just how much they were loved.

假如一路走来我学到了一件事的话, 那就是如果我们的家庭失败, 我们的成就将黯然无光. 家庭是最重要的. 当我回首自己的生活, 我不会去想我所通过或推举的任何一项立法, 但我会想我的太太和我们共同行走的路程. 我会去想 Sasha的舞蹈彩排和Malia的网球比赛, 以及我们之间的谈话和共享的安静时光. 我会想我是否对他们所做是正确的, 他们是否每天都知道我是多么的爱他们. That’s what I think being a father is all about. And if we can do our best to be a source of comfort and encouragement to our kids; if we can show them unconditional love and help them grow into the people they were meant to be; then we will have succeeded. 这就是我想的应该如何为人父。假如我们能尽全力为孩子们提供舒适和勇气，假如我们能向他们展示无条件的爱，并帮助他们成为他们想成为的人，那我们就成功了。 Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and have a great weekend. 祝福每一个父亲父亲节快乐，并过一个美好的周末.

9-4 the New Beginning of an Old Story 继往开来

尊敬的来宾们，同胞们，政权的和平移交虽在历史上实属罕见，但在我国却不足为奇。我们以简单的誓言肯定老传统，开创新未来。

Distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old tradition and make new beginnings.

我站在这里感到荣幸和谦卑，许多美国领导人曾在我前面走过，还会有许多人相继而来。 I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow.

在我们国家漫长的传奇历程中我们有自己的位置，我们所有人都有自己的位置，我们将延续这个历程，然而我们将看不到这个历程的尽头。这是一个新世界的继往开来的历程，二个由拥有奴隶的社会转变为崇尚自由的社会的历程，一个强，国保护世界而非占有世界、捍卫世界而非征服世界的历程。

We have a place, all of us, in a long story一a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, a story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not to possess, to defend but not to conquer. 这就是美国的传奇历程，一个并非完美无缺的民族的传奇历程，一个世世代代因伟大而永恒的理想团结在一起的民族的传奇历程。

It is the American story一a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations

by grand and enduring ideals.

这些理想中最伟大的理想是展现在世人面前的美国诺言，即人人都有位置，人人都有机会，没有谁是微不足道之辈。美国人有责任在生活和法律中实践这一诺言。虽然我们国家有时会停滞不前，有时仿徨迟延，但是我们决不选择其他的道路。

The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs to, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born. Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And though our nation has sometimes halted, and sometimes delayed, we must follow no other course. 在许多国人获得成功的同时，也有一些人对我们国家的这个诺言，甚至对我们国家本身的公正，表示怀疑。衰退的学校教育、潜在的偏见以及出生的环境限制了一些美国人的进取抱负。有时候我们之间分歧大得好象我们属于一个大陆但不属于一个国家。

While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the justice, of our own country. The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth. And sometimes our differences run so deep that it seems we share a continent, but not a country.

我们不接受这种状况，我们不允许这种状况的存在。我们的团结，我们的联合，是每一代领导人和国民的严肃使命。We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union, is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation.

最理想的美国是这么一个国家，那里个人的责任得到尊重，个人也应该有责任心。我们鼓励人们承担责任，我们不是在寻找替罪羊，而是呼唤人们的良知。尽管这样做需要付出代价，但这样做能带来更大的成就感。生活的充实不仅在于做出选择，还在于承担义务。我们感到致力于儿童和社会事业使我们获得了自由。

America，at its best，is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected. Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats; it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free.我们的公共利益依赖于个人品格，依赖于公民职责、家庭纽带和基本公平的原则，依赖于将我们引向自由的无数默默无闻的高尚行为。

Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty, family bonds and basic fairness, and on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom. 生活中有时我们被召唤去从事伟大的事业。但是，正如我们这个时代的一位圣人所言，我们每天都被召唤去以大爱做小事。一个民主政体中的最重要的使命是靠大家来完成的。

Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone.你们的作为与政府的作为同样重要。我请求你们为大众谋利而不计较个人安逸，捍卫所需的改革而不是随意攻击，报效祖国从帮助邻居做起。我请求你们做公民而不做臣民，做有责任心的公民，建设有奉献精神的社区、有高尚品格的国家。

What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek the common good beyond your comfort, to defend needed reforms against easy attacks, to serve your nation beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens, not subjects, responsible citizens, building communities of service and nation of character.

美国人慷慨、坚强、正直，这不是因为我们相信自我，而是因为我们的信念超越了自我。这种公民精神一旦失去，政府的任何规划都将无法取代。只要存在这种精神，任何邪恶都无

法与之较量。

Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it.

今天我们再次重申这样的宗旨:我们将永不疲倦、永不屈服、永不停止地使国家变得更为公正、更为慷慨，我们矢志维护我们的人生尊严，我们矢志维护我们每个个体的人生尊严。 Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and of every life.

14-2中英关系

尊敬的希金斯校长，各位老师，各位同学：

很高兴访问英格兰第三古老大学—杜伦大学，得知你们今年已加入英国高校的“常春藤”联盟—罗素集团，我愿借此机会表示衷心的祝贺。 Respected Vice Chancellor Higgins, Faculty and Students,

I am delighted to visit Durham University, the third oldest university in England. I learn that you have become a new member of the Russel Group. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere congratulations to you on your joining this elite group.

虽然我是第一次访问杜伦大学，但贵校对我来说一点也不陌生。最近我听放到一个令人振奋的好消息，杜伦大学已恢复招收中国语言文化专业本科学生。我认为这是一个明智的举措，这一转变表明杜伦大学回归全球主流。我认为，学习中文会给英国学生在竞争中增加很多优势。中国正在振兴，在世界上发挥一个大国的作用，掌握中文将大大增加年轻人的职业发展机会。

Although this is my first visit, Durham University is no stranger to me. Recently I heard an exciting piece of news that Durham University has resumed its Chinese language programmes for undergraduates. I believe this is a very wise decision. This change shows that Durham University is back in tune with global trends. I am convinced that learning Chinese provides great advantages for British students to compete in the world. Chinese language skills will open immense career opportunities as the invigorating China is resuming its role as a leading nation of the world.

中国和英国地处欧亚大陆的东西，中华文化是世界上唯一未曾中断的古老文明，英国开辟了近现代世界文明史，两国都对人类文明发展做出了巨大贡献。

China and U.K are at the two ends of the Eurasia continent. Chinese civilization is the world’s only ancient civilization with a continuous history, and the U.K is a pioneer of the world’s modern civilization. In this regard, both China and the U.K have made incredible contributions to human civilization.

中英的文明交流历史可以说不短，但目前存在着两大不平衡。

Cultural exchange between China and the U.K dates back a long time, but it faces an unbalanced development in two aspects.

一是中国对英国的了解要远远多于英国对中国的了解。双方存在“认识逆差”。近现代一百多年来，中国一直在虚心地学习，无论是马克思主义还是市场经济，都学自西方。今天，中国的孩子从小学一年级甚至幼儿园就开始学习英文，每年还有数万中国年轻人来英留学。英国的电影、电视剧、音乐剧在中国也很受欢迎，中文版《妈妈咪呀》在中国一炮走红，《唐顿庄园》在中国也受到热捧。但遗憾的是，许多英国民众对中国的了解可能还只是停留在功夫片的程度。

First, China’s understanding of the U.K. is far greater than the other way round. There exists what is known as “the deficit of understanding” on the British side. Over the last century, china has been a modest learner---learning from the West. What we have learned includes both theories of Marxism and theories of market economy. Today, Chinese children start English lessons in their first grade of school, some even in their kindergartens. Every year, tens of thousands of Chinese students come to study in the U.K. On the other hand, films, TV series and musicals from the U.K. are immensely popular in China. For example, the Chinese version of Mamma Mia is a blockbuster in China. Downton Abbey is also a great hit among the Chinese. Regrettably, however, the knowledge about China on the part of the large number of the general public in the U.K. stops possibly at marital arts.

二是英国对古代中国的了解要强于对当代中国的了解，两者存在“时代落差”。根据杜伦大学的历史系、考古系都在英国名列前茅，中国研究的历史也很悠久，学校的东方博物馆馆藏的中国文物就多达上万件。英国有许多中国文物专家，但是知名的当代中国研究者并不多，一些学者对客观、理性地认识当代中国还有“心理障碍”。

Second, there is what is known as “the time discrepancy” in your knowledge about ancient China and modern China, in favour of the former though. Take Durham University as an example. I hear that the departments of history and archeology here rank very high in the U.K. This university also has a long tradition of Chinese studies, and its Oriental Museum has a collection of around 10000 piece of Chinese cultural relics. The U.K. has many experts on Chinese antiquities. In contrast, the number of well-known scholars on contemporary China in quite small. Worse still, in what is supposed to be an objective and rational study and interpretation of contemporary China, some scholars are blinded by what is known as “the psychological barricade”.

可喜的是，情况在不断改善。中国文化精品频繁在英国亮相，无论是在爱丁堡国际艺术节，还是在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅，或是莎士比亚环球剧场，或是在伦敦特拉法加广场，中国文化演出都受到了热烈欢迎。中英双方已合作在英建立了20多所孔子学院和63间孔子课堂，英国600多所中小学开设了选修的中文课。

I am glad to see that things are improving. Quality cultural products from China have made their frequent appearance in the U.K. Chinese cultural performances have been well received wherever they are staged—at the Edinburgh Arts Festival, in the Royal Albert Hall, in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, on Trafalgar Square. Moreover, through the concerted efforts of our two countries, more than 20 Confucius institutes and 63 Confucius classrooms have been established and open to the pubic in the U.K., and over 600secondary and elementary schools around the U.K. now offer Chinese language courses.

英国各大学纷纷加强对当代中国研究的投入，30所大学设立了中国研究中心或研究所，当代中国研究在英国正成为一门“显学”。比如，近年，牛津大学整合学校各相关中国研究机构，设立了“中国中心”；伦敦大学国王学院中国研究中心2010年成立，我曾参加成立仪式；今年，剑桥大学首次设立了“中国教席”；诺丁汉大学的当代中国学学院今年声名鹊起，今年下半年我将应邀参加其新楼启用仪式。我也高兴地得知，杜伦大学不仅恢复了本科中文专业，而且其当代中国研究中心也越来越受到重视。

On top of that, many U.K. universities have scaled up their input on contemporary Chinese studies. For example, more than 30 universities have set up Chinese study centers or Chinese institutes. Contemporary Chinese studies are gaining ever-increasing importance as a “catchy subject” of academic research. Here are some examples. Oxford University has merged all its Chinese studies organizations into a new “China Center”. University of London King’s College