奥巴马每周电视讲话:战略武器削减条约

　　Weekly Address: START is About the Safety  and Security of America; Not Scoring Political Points
每周电视讲话: 战略武器削减条约关系美国的安全与保障,而不是政治筹码
WASHINGTON  – In this week’s address, President Obama called on members of Congress to  come together to ratify¹ the new START treaty just as they were able to come  together to pass the essential economic package he signed into law on  Friday.  Ratifying² a treaty like START  is not about winning a victory for an administration or a political party, it  is about the safety and security of the country.  This is why it has been endorsed³ by both  Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, every living Republican  Secretary of State, our NATO allies, and the leadership of the military.
华盛顿:在本周的讲话中,奥巴马总统号召国会议员们团结起来批准新战略武器削减条约的通过，就像本周五他们一起通过并由总统签署实施的一揽子重大经济计划一样。批准战略武器削减条约并不代表任何一个政府或政党的胜利，而是关系到国家的安全与保障。这也是该项条约得到包括老布什总统和克林顿总统，每一位在世的共和党国务卿，我们的北约盟友们，以及军方领导赞同的原因。
This  week, Congress passed – and I signed into law – an essential economic package  that will help grow our economy, spur businesses, and jumpstart job creation.
本周，国会通过并由我签署生效了一项法律——这一揽子重大经济计划，将帮助我们实现经济增长，刺激企业发展，并促进创造就业。
Instead  of a New Years Day tax hike on the vast majority of Americans, two million  Americans who’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own will now know  with certainty that they won’t lose their emergency unemployment insurance at  the end of the month. Eight million college students who’d otherwise face a  tuition hike next semester will continue having access to the American  Opportunity Tax Credit. Twelve million families with twenty-four million  children will benefit from extensions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the  Child Tax Credit. And millions of entrepreneurs who’ve been waiting to invest  in their businesses will receive new tax incentives⁴ to help them expand, buy  new equipment, or make upgrades, freeing up money to hire new workers.
元旦那天，广大美国人民将不会面临赋税上涨，非自我原因失业的200万美国人将确切得知他们不会在月末失去他们的紧急失业保险。800万本来将在下学期面临学费上涨的在校大学生将有机会继续获得美国机会税收抵免。包括2400万儿童的1200万家庭将从延期的劳动所得税收抵免和儿童税收抵免中获益。还有数百万一直期待着在他们的业务上投资的企业家将获得新的税收激励政策来帮助他们扩展业务，购买新的设备，或者进行产业升级，释放资金去雇用新的员工。
This  package, which is so important for our economy at this pivotal time, was the  product of hard negotiations⁵. Like any negotiations, there was give and take  on both sides. But I’m heartened by our ability to come together to do what’s  best for middle class families across this country, and our economy as a  whole.
这一揽子计划，在这个重要时刻对我们的经济显得尤为重要，它是艰苦谈判的结果。如同其他任何谈判一样，需要双方相互让步。但我依然为我们有能力走到一起，做一些对我们国家的中产阶级家庭和我们整个经济最为有利的事情而感到欢欣鼓舞。
Before  going away for the holiday break, I’m hopeful we can also come together on  another urgent national priority – and that is, the new START treaty that  will reduce the world’s nuclear arsenals⁷ and make America more secure.  Twenty-five years ago, the Soviet⁸ Union and United States each had about  25,000 nuclear weapons. In the decades since, that number has been reduced by  over 70 percent, and we have had on-site inspections⁹ of Russian nuclear  facilities. That progress would not have been possible without strategic arms  control treaties.
在假期来临之前，我希望我们能够在另一项紧迫的国家重要事项上达成一致——那就是新的战略武器削减条约，该条约将削减世界上的核武器数量并让美国更加安全。25年前，苏联和美国各自拥有大约25000枚核武器。在接下来的十多年里，核武器数量下降了超过70%，我们也对俄罗斯的核设施进行了现场检查。如果没有战略武器控制条约，这一切成就就无从谈起。
During  the past year, however, our old treaty with Russia expired, and without a new  one, we won’t be able to verify Russia’s nuclear arsenal⁶, which would  undercut President Reagan’s call to trust, but verify, when it comes to  nuclear weapons. Without a new treaty, we’ll risk turning back the progress  we’ve made in our relationship with Russia, which is essential to enforce  strong sanctions against Iran, secure vulnerable nuclear materials from  terrorists, and resupply our troops in Afghanistan. And we’ll risk  undermining American leadership not only on nuclear proliferation, but a host  of other challenges around the world.
然而过去的一年以来，我们与俄罗斯的旧条约已经过期，没有新的条约，我们就无法核实俄罗斯的核武库情况，在谈到核武器的时候，这将动摇里根总统倡导的信任并核查的思想。没有新的条约，我们将冒险使得我们在与俄罗斯的关系上取得的成就付诸东流，俄罗斯在对伊朗实施强硬制裁方面，保障核材料不至流入恐怖分子方面，以及保障我们在阿富汗境内部队的补给线方面都是十分重要力量。而且还将使我们冒险丧失不仅仅在核扩散领域的领导地位，还有在全球其他挑战上的主导地位。
Ratifying  a treaty like START isn’t about winning a victory for an administration or a  political party. It’s about the safety and security of the United States of  America. That’s why this treaty is supported by both Presidents Bill Clinton  and George H.W. Bush. That’s why it’s supported by every living Republican  Secretary of State, our NATO allies, and the leadership of the United States  military. Indeed, the Vice-Chairman of the Joint¹⁰ Chiefs of Staff, General  Hoss Cartwright, said this week that the military needs this treaty, and they  need it badly. And that’s why every President since Ronald Reagan has pursued  a treaty like START, and every one that has been reviewed by the Senate has  passed with strong bipartisan support.
批准战略武器削减条约并不代表某个政府或某一政党的胜利，而是关乎美利坚合众国的安全与保障。这也是为什么这项条约得到了克林顿总统以及老布什总统的赞同的原因。也是该条约得到每一位在世的共和党国务卿，我们的北约盟友们以及美国军方领导支持的原因。实际上，参谋长联席会议副主席豪斯·卡特怀特在本周表示军方很需要这项条约，并且是迫切的需要。这也是为什么从罗纳德·里根以来的每位总统都竭力促成一项像战略武器削减条约一样的条约的原因，而这些条约都由参议院审议并得到了两党的大力支持。
We  have taken the time to get this right. The START treaty has now been under  review by the Senate for over seven months.   It’s gone through 18 hearings.   Nearly 1,000 questions have been asked – and answered. Several  Republican Senators have come out in support of ratification¹¹. Meanwhile,  further delay comes at a cost. Every minute we drag our feet is a minute that  we have no inspectors¹² on the ground at those Russian nuclear sites.
我们花了很长时间才得到这项权力。战略武器削减条约已经由参议院审议了7个多月。期间进行了18场听证会。有将近1000个问题，我们都一一作答。有数位共和党参议员已经明确表示支持该条约的通过。同时，进一步的拖延将要付出代价。我们每拖延一分钟，俄罗斯的核设施现场就将有一分钟没有我们的观察员。
It’s  time to get this done. It’s time to show the same spirit of common purpose on  our security that we showed this week on our economy. It’s time to remember  the old saying that politics stops at the water’s edge.  That saying was coined by a Republican Senator, Arthur Vandenberg, who  partnered with a Democratic President, Harry¹³ Truman, to pass landmark  national security measures at the dawn of the Cold War. Today, over sixty  years later, when we’re threatened not only by nuclear weapons, but an array  of other dangers, that’s a principle we must continue to uphold.
是时候采取行动了。是展现我们对国家安全这一共同目标的统一意志的时候了，而本周我们已经在经济方面展现了一回。是时候记起那句老话“政治止于水边【出了大西洋或太平洋就不要内斗了，即对外政策两党不要争斗，要保持一致】”了。这句话是共和党参议员阿瑟·范登博格说的，他与一位民主党总统，哈利·杜鲁门一起，在冷战之初通过了标志性的国家安全措施。今天，60多年过去了，当我们面临的不仅仅是核武器，还有一系列其他的危机的时候，这将是我们必须继续坚持的原则。
Thank  you, and have a nice weekend.
谢谢，祝大家周末愉快!

1 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

2 ratifying   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They call their State Assembly a disgrace for ratifying the 35th. 他们把州议会通过的第35号修正案说成是可耻的行为。 来自辞典例句
• The Obama administration, unlike its predecessor, talks of ratifying the test-ban treaty. 该会议五年举办一次，回顾其间发生的事情。 来自互联网

3 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

7 arsenals   

n.兵工厂，军火库( arsenal的名词复数 )；任何事物的集成

参考例句：

• We possess-each of us-nuclear arsenals capable of annihilating humanity. 我们两国都拥有能够毁灭全人类的核武库。 来自辞典例句
• Arsenals are factories that produce weapons. 军工厂是生产武器的工厂。 来自互联网

8 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

9 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 ratification   

n.批准，认可

参考例句：

• The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
• The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。

12 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。