欧美名人演讲 第93期:奥巴马任内末次白宫记者晚宴演讲(15)

 　　For this is also a time around the world when some of the fundamental ideals of liberal democracies are under attack 这也是世界各地自由民主的基础概念受到攻击，

　　and when notions of objectively and of a free press and of facts and of evidence are trying to be undermined or in some cases ignored entirely¹. 是客观新闻自由、事实、证据被削弱甚至被忽视的时刻，这样的环境里。

　　And in such a climate it’s not enough just to give people a megaphone. 只给人民大喇叭是不够的。

　　And that’s why your power and your responsibility to dig and to question  这就是为何你们去挖掘去质疑，

　　and to counter distortions and untruths is more important than even ever. 去反抗扭曲事实和谎言的能力和责任比以往都更重要。

　　Taking a stand on behalf of what is true does not require you shedding your objectivity. 站在真相这一边，并不意味着你要丧失客观性。

　　In fact, it is the essence of good journalism². 其实，这才是优秀新闻的精髓。

　　It affirms the idea that the only way we can build consensus³, 这证实了，我们建立共识的唯一方法，

　　the only way that we can move forward as a country, 我们国家前进的唯一方法，

　　the only way we can help the world mend itself is by agreeing on a baseline of facts when it comes to the challenges that confront us all. 我们帮助世界修复自我的唯一方法，就是在遇见面向所有人挑战时，对一套基本的事实达成共识。

　　So this night is a testament⁴ to all of you who have devoted⁵ your lives to that idea, 所以今晚就是对你们这些为此理想奉献一生的人，

　　who push to shine a light on the truth every single day. 每一天都为了揭露真相而努力的人们的证明。

　　So, I want to close my final White House correspondents' dinner by just saying thank you. 所以，我最后一届白宫记者协会的结尾，我只想说感谢。

　　I’m very proud of what you’ve done. 我为你们所做的事而骄傲。

　　It has been an honor and a privilege to work side by side with you to strengthen our democracy. 能跟你们并肩合作，巩固我国的民主，这是我的荣耀。

　　With that I just have two more words to say: Obama out. 至此，我还剩两个词：奥巴马闪人（模仿科比退役）！

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。