公众人物毕业演讲 第107期:奥巴马美国军事学院(10)

 　　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直在做的事

　　Together with our allies, America struck huge blows against al Qaeda core and pushed back against an insurgency that threatened to overrun the country

　　同盟国一起 美国对基地组织核心给予了沉重的打击 挫败了他们企图颠覆国家的反叛活动

　　But sustaining this progress depends on the ability of Afghans to do the job

　　但要维持这一成果 必须依赖阿富汗人担起重任

　　And that's why we trained hundreds of thousands of Afghan soldiers and police

　　这就是我们训练数以十万计的阿富汗军警的原因

　　Earlier this spring, those forces, those Afghan forces secured an election in which Afghans voted for the first democratic transfer of power in their history

　　今年春季的早些时候 这些阿富汗军事力量 为阿富汗选举提供了保障 让阿富汗人民能为历史上第一次政权的民主转移进行投票

　　And at the end of this year a new Afghan President will be in office and America's combat mission will be over

　　今年年底 阿富汗新总统即将就职 美国的作战使命也将画上圆满的句号

　　That was an enormous achievement made because of America's armed forces

　　这是美国军队的一项伟大成就

　　But as we move to a train-and-advise mission in Afghanistan our reduced presence there allows us to more effectively address emerging threats in the Middle East and North Africa

　　随着阿富汗的作战行动转变为训练与顾问活动 我们可以抽出更多精力 更有效地解决 中东和北非新爆发的威胁

　　So, earlier this year, I asked my national security team to develop a plan for a network of partnerships from South Asia to the Sahel

　　今年早些时候 我要求国家安全团队拟定一份计划 建立起一个从南亚到萨赫勒的合作伙伴关系网

　　Today, as part of this effort, I am calling on Congress to support a new Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund of up to $5 billion

　　现在 作为这项努力的一部分 我正请求国会拨款50亿美元 设立新的反恐合作伙伴基金

　　which will allow us to train, build capacity and facilitate partner countries on the front lines

　　让我们能够在前线 训练伙伴国家 让其具有更强的反恐作战能力

　　And these resources will give us flexibility to fulfill different missions

　　这些资源能够让我们具有完成各种任务的灵活性