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　　The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama fostered some controversy¹ this year.
奥巴马总统在09年荣获诺贝尔和平奖，此事引发了一些争议。
The Nobel Committee cited President Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy² and cooperation between peoples." It went on to say: "Only very rarely has a person to the same degree as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future."
诺贝尔奖评审会称奥巴马总统“为加强国际外交及各国人民之间的合作付出了超凡的努力”。诺贝尔奖评审会表示：“很少有人能像奥巴马那样，吸引全世界的目光，并给人们带来更美好未来的希望。”
Many analysts³ say Mr. Obama's selection came as a complete surprise, since he has been in office less than a year. They also say it seems contradictory⁴ to give the coveted⁵ peace prize to a U.S. president who is sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and is fighting a second war in Iraq.
很多分析人士指出，奥巴马入选完全出人意料，因为他任职还不满一年。他们表示，把和平奖授予一位向阿富汗增兵3万和正在伊拉克打第二场战争的美国总统似乎很矛盾。
In his Oslo acceptance speech on 10 December, President Obama referred to the Nobel Committee's action.
奥巴马总统12月10日在奥斯陆发表获奖感言的时候说：
"I receive this honor with deep gratitude⁶ and great humility⁷. It is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations⁸. And yet, I would be remiss⁹ if I did not acknowledge the considerable controversy that your generous decision has generated. In part, this is because I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors¹⁰ on the world stage. Compared to some of the giants of history who have received this prize - [Albert] Schweitzer and [Martin Luther] King; [George C.] Marshall and [Nelson] Mandela - my accomplishments¹¹ are slight," he said.
“获此殊荣，我身怀感激并深表谦恭。这个奖表达出我们的最高理想。但是，我如果不坦诚你们这项厚爱有加的决定所引起的相当激烈的争议，那我就有失疏忽了。其中部分原因是，我在世界舞台上的奋斗才刚刚开始，而不是接近尾声。与曾经获此殊荣的一些历史巨人相比--史怀哲和马丁·路德·金；马歇尔和曼德拉--我的成就微不足道。”
Former Secretary of Defense¹² [1973-75] James Schlesinger describes the Nobel Committee's decision this way.
美国前国防部长施莱辛格是这样评论诺贝尔评审会的决定的：
"It is based upon hope rather than accomplishment," he said.
“这是基于希望，而不是基于成就。”
For his part, former National Security Adviser¹³ [1974-77; 1989-93) retired¹⁴ Air Force General Brent Scowcroft agrees with the selection.
前国家安全事务助理斯考克罗夫特同意评审会的决定。
"It's perfectly¹⁵ all right to base a peace prize on aspirations rather than on fulfillment. That's up to the Nobel Committee - but I think it's just fine," he said.
他说：“把和平奖建立在理想而不是成就的基础之上，这完全没有问题。这是诺贝尔评审会的决定，我觉得这挺好。”
But former Secretary of State [1992] Lawrence Eagleburger says President Obama should not have been awarded the prize.
但是前国务卿伊格伯格认为，奥巴马总统不应当获得这个奖项：
"He hasn't done anything that would make it appropriate to get that award," he said. "And I am not trying to attack him personally, other than to say he is getting an award for something he didn't do. And I don't think that's a sensible way to proceed. And I think, in the end, it so denigrates¹⁶ the importance of that award that it simply cheapens it - and it will be less and less important as an indication of true attempts to further the cause of peace and much more of a propaganda message."
“他没有做任何使他应当得到这个奖的事情。我不想攻击他个人，我只是说，他为了他没有做的事而得奖，这不合理。我想，最终，这样会降低和平奖重要性，使它越来越不是一种推动和平事业的重要象征，而更多的是一种宣传手段。”
Eagleburger believes President Obama received the peace prize because his world view coincides with that of the Nobel Committee.
伊格伯格认为，奥巴马之所以获得和平奖，是因为他对世界的看法与诺贝尔评审会不谋而合。