Like Eisenhower, this generation of men and women in uniform know all too well the wages of war and that includes those of you here at West Point 同艾森豪威尔一样 这一代身着军装的年轻人 也都非常清楚战争的代价 你们西点人肯定知道这一点 Four of
In such circumstances, we have to work with others because collective action in these circumstances is more likely to succeed 这些情况下 我们需要同他人合作原因在于 这些情况下 联合行动更有可能取得成功 more likely to be sustained less li
For you will be part of that leadership 毕竟你们以后都将成为军队领导中的一员 First, let me repeat a principle I put forward at the outset of my presidency: 首先 请让我重申我在总统任期伊始便已明确的原则 The United States will use military fo
We can't exempt ourselves from the rules that apply to everybody else 我们不能只要求别的国家遵守国际规则 而自己逍遥法外 We can't call on others to make commitments to combat climate change if a whole lot of our polit
Our intelligence community has done outstanding work and we have to continue to protect sources and methods 情报部门的工作非常出色 我们需要继续保护情报来源和获取方法 But when we cannot explain our efforts clearly and publicly we
including training security forces in Yemen who have gone on the offensive against al Qaeda 包括训练已对基地组织发动攻势的也门安全部队 supporting a multinational force to keep the peace in Somalia working with European al
We need partners to fight terrorists alongside us 我们需要合作伙伴 同我们并肩对抗恐怖主义者 And empowering partners is a large part of what we have done and what we are currently doing in Afghanistan 提高伙伴的反恐能力 也正是我们在阿富汗一
Likewise, the U.N. provides a platform to keep the peace in states torn apart by conflict 类似地 联合国提供了一个平台为冲突频发的国家争取和平 Now we need to make sure that those nations who provide peacekeepers have the train
America does not simply stand for stability or the absence of conflict no matter what the cost 美国并非希望不择手段 追求稳定与和平 We stand for the more lasting peace that can only come through opportunity and freedom
And you will embody what it means for America to lead the world 你们将以实际行动 体现出美国在世界上的领导 Next week, I will go to Normandy to honor the men who stormed the beaches there 下周 我将赴诺曼底纪念当年在那登陆的先驱 And while it&
Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all so much. Thank you. Well, you guys rest yourselves. You’ve been very busy. (Laughter.) You’re being spoken to a lot. I hear my husband was here. (Laughter.) But it
American leadership 美国领导 In each of these cases, we should not expect change to happen overnight 所有这些情况下 我们都不应当指望变化在一夜间实现 That's why we form alliances not just with governments, but also with ordi
Technology is empowering civil society in ways that no iron fist can control 科技让公民社会变得更加强大这是任何"铁拳"都无法掌控的 New breakthroughs are lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty 新的突破正让数以亿
Start by volunteering at an after-school program 例如在课后项目中担任志愿者 or helping some high school kids fill out their college applications 或是帮助高中学生填报大学志愿 Show them the path that you took 跟他们展示你的人生轨迹 Or you c
This should be one of the hard-earned lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan where our military became the strongest advocate for diplomacy and development 这是伊拉克和阿富汗的艰苦经历告诉我们的我们的军队已经成为外交和发展最有力的倡导者 They under
We have been through a long season of war 我们经历了漫长的战争 We have faced trials that were not foreseen 我们面临过无法预见的考验 And we've seen divisions about how to move forward 也产生过关于如何前进的分歧 But there is somethin
Similarly, despite frequent warnings from the United States and Israel and others the Iranian nuclear program steadily advanced for years 类似地 不顾美国 以色列等国家的频繁警告伊朗一意孤行 多年来一直推进着核计划 But at the beginning of
Now, there are a lot of folks, a lot of skeptics who often downplay the effectiveness of multilateral action 有很多质疑者 经常贬低多边行动的有效性 For them, working through international institutions like the U.N. or r
Hi! How are you all doing? Are you sure?Well, let me just tell you, it is beyond a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I want to start by thanking President Krislov for that very k
MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you so much. (Applause.) Let's let our graduates rest themselves. You've worked hard for those seats! (Applause.) Let me start by thanking Presiden
