President Obama's Statement on the Bipartisan Agreement on the Budget
奥巴马总统对两党就预算达成一致发表声明
April 08, 2011 at 11:04 PM EDT
2011年4月8日，东部时间晚上11：04
After weeks of negotiations, President Obama and leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress found common ground in an agreement about the United States' budget. This means the government will remain open to serve the public, including small businesses who need need loans to grow, families who've applied for mortgages and others who are visiting national parks and museums. It also means that hundreds of thousands of Americans - including brave men and women in uniform - will get paychecks on time.
在结束了数周的谈判之后，奥巴马总统以及国会民主党和共和党双方的领导最终就国家预算达成一致。这意味着政府将继续运转为公众服务，这里包括急需贷款的中小企业，申请了抵押贷款的家庭，以及计划参观国家公园和博物馆的人们。同时这也意味着成千上万的美国人——包括英勇的军人在内——都可以按时领取薪水。
Good evening. Behind me, through the window, you can see the Washington Monument, visited each year by hundreds of thousands from around the world. The people who travel here come to learn about our history and to be inspired by the example of our democracy -- a place where citizens of different backgrounds and beliefs can still come together as one nation.
晚上好。透过我身后的窗户，你们可以看见华盛顿纪念碑，每年有成千上万来自世界各地的人到此参观。人们旅行到此了解我们的历史，并受到我们民主榜样的启示——这里是不同背景和信仰的公民依然能团结在一起形成一个国家的地方。
Tomorrow, I’m pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire federal government, will be open for business. And that's because today Americans of different beliefs came together again.
明天，我将欣喜的宣告，华盛顿纪念碑将继续开放，整个联邦政府也将继续为大众服务。这是因为今天，不同信仰的美国人又再一次走到了一起。
In the final hours before our government would have been forced to shut down, leaders in both parties reached an agreement that will allow our small businesses to get the loans they need, our families to get the mortgages they applied for, and hundreds of thousands of Americans to show up at work and take home their paychecks on time, including our brave men and women in uniform.
就在我们的政府将要被迫解散的前几个小时，来自两党的领导人达成了一致，这将让中小企业可以获得贷款，让我们的家庭获得已经申请的抵押贷款，让成千上万的美国人可以按时上班并将薪水按时带回家，当然也包括我们英勇的军人在内。
This agreement between Democrats and Republicans, on behalf of all Americans, is on a budget that invests in our future while making the largest annual spending cut in our history. Like any worthwhile compromise, both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them. And I certainly did that.
这一由民主党和共和党达成的协议，代表了全美人民的利益，是一项致力于投资于我们的未来并成功削减了有史以来最大的年度支出的预算。与其他任何值得的折衷方案一样，双方都不得不做出艰难的抉择，在一些对自己十分重要的问题上做出让步。当然我也是这么做的。
Some of the cuts we agreed to will be painful. Programs people rely on will be cut back. Needed infrastructure projects will be delayed. And I would not have made these cuts in better circumstances.
我们达成的一些削减方案也是十分心痛的。民众所依赖的一些项目将被缩减。必要的基础设施项目也将延期。如果有稍好一些的环境我是不会做出这些削减的决定的。
But beginning to live within our means is the only way to protect those investments that will help America compete for new jobs -- investments in our kids’ education and student loans; in clean energy and life-saving medical research. We protected the investments we need to win the future.
但量入为出也是我们唯一方式，来保护美国为争夺新的工作岗位而进行的投资——对我们的孩子的教育与助学贷款的投资，对清洁能源和救生医疗研究的投资。我们要保护这些我们所需的投资来赢得未来。
At the same time, we also made sure that at the end of the day, this was a debate about spending cuts, not social issues like women’s health and the protection of our air and water. These are important issues that deserve discussion, just not during a debate about our budget.
同时，我们也确保自始至终，这只是关于支出削减的辩论，而不是讨论一些像妇女健康和保护空气和水资源的社会问题。当然这些都是值得讨论的重要问题，但不是在我们就预算进行辩论的时候。
I want to thank Speaker Boehner and Senator Reid for their leadership and their dedication during this process. A few months ago, I was able to sign a tax cut for American families because both parties worked through their differences and found common ground. Now the same cooperation will make possible the biggest annual spending cut in history, and it’s my sincere hope that we can continue to come together as we face the many difficult challenges that lie ahead, from creating jobs and growing our economy to educating our children and reducing our deficit. That's what the American people expect us to do. That's why they sent us here.
我想感谢博纳议长和里德参议员，谢谢他们的领导和在此过程中的全身心投入。几个月前，我能够为全美家庭成功签署减税法案，就是因为有了两党的合作，消除分歧寻求到共同立场。现在同样的合作将让有史以来最大的年度支出削减方案成为可能，我也真诚的希望未来在面临众多艰难挑战的时候，我们可以继续团结合作，从创造就业到促进经济增长，从儿童教育到降低赤字。这是美国人民期待我们做的事情。也是他们选择我们的原因。
A few days ago, I received a letter from a mother in Longmont, Colorado. Over the year, her son’s eighth grade class saved up money and worked on projects so that next week they could take a class trip to Washington, D.C. They even have an appointment to lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
几天前，我收到了一位来自科罗拉多州朗蒙特市的母亲的信。过去一年，她儿子所在的八年级存下了一些钱，并制定了一个计划，下周，他们将参加班级旅行来到华盛顿特区。他们甚至还约定去无名烈士墓前敬献花圈。
The mother wrote that for the last few days the kids in her son’s class had been worried and upset that they might have to cancel their trip because of a shutdown. She asked those of us in Washington to get past our petty grievances and make things right. And she said, “Remember, the future of this country is not for us. It’s for our children.”
这位母亲写道，在几天前她儿子班级的这些孩子们还非常担心和不安，由于一些地方关门他们将不得不取消行程。她请求我们这些在华盛顿的人少发些无用的牢骚，做些有用的事情。她说：“请记住，国家的未来不是属于我们的，而是属于我们的孩子们的。”
Today we acted on behalf of our children’s future. And next week, when 50 eighth graders from Colorado arrive in our nation’s capital, I hope they get a chance to look up at the Washington Monument and feel the sense of pride and possibility that defines America -- a land of many that has always found a way to move forward as one.
今天，我们的所做的一切，为孩子们的明天提供了保障。下周，当50位八年级学生从科罗拉多来到我们的首都时，我希望他们能有机会看见华盛顿纪念碑，能感到自豪，感受到美国之所以成为美国的价值所在——这片土地上的人一直以来团结一致，不断探索，前进不止。
Thank you.
谢谢。
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April 09, 2011 at 05:30 AM EDT
2011年4月9日，东部时间早上5：30
Last night, after weeks of long and difficult negotiations over our national budget, leaders of both parties came together to avert a government shutdown, cut spending, and invest in our future.
This is good news for the American people. It means that small businesses can get the loans they need, our families can get the mortgages they applied for, folks can visit our national parks and museums, and hundreds of thousands of Americans will get their paychecks on time – including our brave men and women in uniform.
昨晚，在结束了数周就国家预算展开的漫长而艰难的谈判之后，两党的领导人终于达成一致，避免了政府的解散，同时削减支出，投资未来。对美国人民来说这是个好消息。这也意味着中小企业可以获得所需的贷款，我们的家庭可以获得所申请的抵押贷款，人们可以继续参观我们的国家公园和博物馆，成千上万的美国人可以按时领取薪水——当然也包括我们英勇的军人在内。
This is an agreement to invest in our country’s future while making the largest annual spending cut in our history. Like any compromise, this required everyone to give ground on issues that were important to them. I certainly did. Some of the cuts we agreed to will be painful – programs people rely on will be cut back; needed infrastructure projects will be delayed. And I would not have made these cuts in better circumstances. But we also prevented this important debate from being overtaken by politics and unrelated disagreements on social issues. And beginning to live within our means is the only way to protect the investments that will help America compete for new jobs – investments in our kids’ education and student loans; in clean energy and life-saving medical research.
这一协议将投资于国家的未来，同时也削减了有史以来最大的年度支出。与其他任何折衷方案一样，这需要每个人在自己的重要问题上做出让步。我也是。我们所达成的一些削减方案是很痛苦的——人民所依赖的一些项目将要缩减；必要的基础设施项目也将延期。只要环境稍稍好一些我是不会做出这些削减的。但我们还避免了这场重要的辩论陷入政治上的和对社会问题等无关问题的争吵。量入为出是我们唯一的方式，来保护美国为争夺新的工作岗位而进行的投资——对我们的孩子的教育与助学贷款的投资，对清洁能源和救生医疗研究的投资。
Reducing spending while still investing in the future is just common sense. That’s what families do in tough times. They sacrifice where they can, even if it’s hard, to afford what’s really important.
减少支出并投资未来是一个基本常识。这也是一个家庭在艰难时期的做法。即便很艰难，他们也需要做出一些牺牲，来更好的担负那些的确很重要的支出。
A few months ago, I was able to sign a tax cut for American families because both parties worked through their differences and found common ground. Now, the same cooperation has made it possible for us to move forward with the biggest annual spending cut in history. And it’s my sincere hope that we can continue to come together as we face the many difficult challenges that lie ahead – from creating jobs and growing our economy to educating our children and reducing our long-term deficits.
几个月前，我能够为全美家庭成功签署减税法案，就是因为有了两党的合作，消除分歧找到共同立场。现在同样的合作将让有史以来最大的年度支出削减方案成为可能，我也真诚的希望未来在面临众多艰难挑战的时候，我们可以继续团结合作，从创造就业到促进经济增长，从儿童教育到降低长期赤字。
That’s our responsibility. That’s what the American people expect us to do. And it’s what the American people deserve.
这是我们的责任。这是美国人民期待我们做的事情。也是美国人民应得的。 |