奥巴马在父亲节讲话（共4篇）
“在我们建立我们生活所依附的岩石中，今天我们要记起来的是，最重要的岩石是家庭。我们须要认识到并予以肯定的是，每位父亲对这个基础能起多么关键的作用。父亲是教师和教练，他们是导师和生活角色的模范，是成功的榜样，亦是老推动我们走向成功的人。
“但如果我们坦诚的话，我们应该承认有太多的父亲不在其位——不在太多人的生活里，不在太多的家里。他们置他们的责任于不顾，表现得像小男孩而不是男子汉。我们许许多多家庭的基础也因此而变得更加薄弱了。
“你我都知道这种情况在非洲裔美国人的社会里多么真实。我们知道一半以上的黑人小孩住在单亲家庭里，这个数字比我们童年时代高出一倍。统计资料告诉我们：生活里没有父亲的孩子比较容易落入贫困或犯罪的可能性高出五倍；他们比较容易弃学的可能性高出九倍；比较容易关进监狱的可能性高出二十倍。他们比较可能出现行为问题，比较可能离家出走，比较可能成为青春发育年龄期父母。由于父亲的缺席，我们社会的基础变得更加薄弱。
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“但我们也需要家庭来抚育我们的子女。我们需要父亲们能认识到做父亲的责任并不终止于导致怀孕。我们需要他们认识到，不是有生孩子的能力，而是有抚养孩子的勇气才配称男子汉。
“我们需要帮助那些正在靠自己抚养孩子的母亲。她们送孩子上学，去上班，下午接孩子回家，再上一次班，做饭和准备午餐饭盒，付帐单，打点家务，以及种种需要双亲干的工作。许许多多的妇女正干着这些英勇伟大的工作，但她们需要支持啊。她们需要另一个家长。她们的孩子也需要另一个家长。唯有如此他们才有牢靠的基础，我们的国家也才有牢靠的基础。
“我知道身边没有一个父亲的苦处，当然我的处境没有像今天许多年轻人的处境那么不幸。虽然我的父亲在我两岁时就离开了我们，而我只从他所写的信和我家庭讲到他的故事中了解到他，但我比大多数无父的小孩都幸运。我在夏威夷长大，我有两个来自堪萨斯州的外祖父母，他们尽他们的一切帮我母亲抚养我和我妹妹，也帮她教导我们对人要有爱心、尊重和有责任感。我做错过许多不应做错的事，但我获得了许多改过自新的机会。虽然我们没有很多钱，但奖学金让我有机会上我们国家一些最好的学校。今天很多小孩未能获得这些机会。他们的生活中不容他们有犯错误而改过自新的机会。所以在这一点上我个人的故事与他们是不同的。
“尽管如此，我了解我母亲作为一个单亲所要付出的艰辛：有时候她吃力挣扎着清还账单；挣扎着给我们那些别的孩子有的东西；挣扎着扮演应该由双亲扮演的角色。我也知道因此我所要付出的艰辛。所以我多年前已下定决心要打破这个恶性循环——我下定决心，如果我一生中有何成就的话，我要作为我女儿的好父亲；如果我能给予她们任何东西的话，我要给她们那个她们能建立她们生活的岩石——那个基础。那将是我所能给予她们的最贵重的礼物。
“我在讲这些话时，我心里明白我是一个缺点多多的父亲——我知道我犯过错误并且将仍不断地犯更多错误；我希望我能比现在有更多时间在家陪伴我女儿和太太，可是又做不到。我心里明白这一切，因为纵然我们缺点多多，纵然我们困难重重，有某些教训是我们为父的应该尽可能地去亲历和总结的——不管我们是黑人或白人；富人或穷人；来自“南边”区（芝加哥南部较穷的住宅区）或来自富裕的郊区。
“第一个教训是给我们的子女做出一个绝佳的榜样，因为如果我们对他们抱有很高的期望，我们对自己也应该抱有同样高的期望。你有一个职业是件好事；有一个大学文凭更好一些。结了婚而又能跟孩子住在一起是再好不过了，但却不能只坐在家里而整个周末看电视的“体育中心”节目。许多孩子就是因为有这样的父亲而在电视机前成长起来的。作为父亲和家长，我们应该花更多时间在他们身上，帮他们完成作业，时不时让他们抛开电脑游戏或遥控器而捧上一本书。这就是我们要建立那个基础所应做的事。
“我们明白学校教育是孩子未来的关键。我们明白他们不再是只跟印地安那州的孩子竞争获取未来的好职业，而是跟印度、跟中国、跟世界各地的孩子竞争。我们明白为此所需的努力、学习和教育水平。
“你知道吗，有时候我去参加八年级（初中）毕业典礼，那里张灯结彩、花团锦簇、学生一个个礼服盛装。我在想，那只不过初中毕业呗。要想真正参与竞争，他们必须高中毕业，然后必须大学毕业，也许还得拿一张研究生文凭呢。在今天，只完成初中教育是竞争不过人的。让我们握一握他们的手，叫他们把屁股移到图书馆的座椅上吧！
“如果我们要把这种追求卓越的精神输进我们孩子脑里的话，就得靠作为父亲和家长的我们了。要靠我们告诉我们的女孩，别让你的自身价值被电视上的形象所操纵影响，因为我要你能做你最大的梦，去为之而奋斗。要靠我们告诉我们的男孩，收音机里的歌曲有美化暴力的可能，但在我家里我们的生活是为了美化成就、美化自尊、美化辛勤的劳动。让他们知道我们对他们抱有这些期望就全靠我们。这也就是说，我们自己也得达到这些期望的水平，我们在生活中也要做个追求卓越的榜样。
“第二个教训是，我们为父所应做的是传给我们孩子对人应有同感empathy的人生价值。不是同情，而是同感——即能设身处地地为人着想，将心比心；能透过别人的眼观世界。有时候我们是那么容易地执著于“我们”，而忘了我们相互之间所应承担的义务。我们的社会有这么一种文化（流行的看法），认为牢记我们相互之间所应承担的义务是一种软弱的表现，因此我们不应该对人表示关爱。
“但我们年轻的男孩女孩都会观察到这一切。他们会观察到你不理会或虐待你的妻子；会观察到你在家不为别人着想的表现；会观察到你的冷漠无情；会观察到你只为一己之私着想。所以，我们在学校或在街上会看到这些同样的行为表现是不足为奇的。这就是为什么我们必须以身作则来把同感和关爱这些人生价值传给我们的孩子。我们须要给他们做出这样的榜样——强者不是把别人击倒而是把别人扶起来，这才是强者。这就是我们为父的所应负起的责任。”
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接下去奥巴马谈到政府应如何帮助尽责的父亲和所应采取的措施。然后他接着说道： “我们应该采取这一切措施来为我们的孩子建立一个坚实的基础。但我们也必须明白，即使我们做到这一切，既使我们做父亲和家长的尽了我们的义务，即使华盛顿政府履其职责，我们在生活中仍然会碰到许多艰难的挑战。人将仍会有挣扎与痛苦的日子。风仍会在吹，雨仍会在打。
“因此最后我们为父的应总结的教训，也是我们可以传给我们孩子最贵重的礼物，就是希望这个礼物。
“我讲的希望不是空谈的希望——那种类似盲目的乐观主义或对问题不加考虑的盲干。我讲的希望是那种寄托于我们内心的精神——即坚信在逆境中我们只要愿意为之努力而奋斗，就会有更好的事在等待着我们。只要我们有这个信念啊。
“前一天我在威斯康星州的一个市政厅座谈会上回答问题。有一个年轻人举起手，我猜想他想问的是有关大学学费、能源问题或者也许有关伊拉克战争。但他不问这些，却很严肃地瞪着我问道：‘生活对你有何意义？’
“欸，我必须承认我对这个问题毫无准备。我当时开始回答得有点结巴，然后我停下来，想了一会儿就说道：
“我年轻的时候，我想到的生活就是关于我——我如何为自己在世界闯出一条路来，我如何取得成功，以及我如何获得我所要的东西。
“但现在，我的生活围绕着我的两个小女儿。我想到的是我要留给她们一个什么样的世界。她们应该生活在一个只有一小拨人富有而一大拨人为了生存而必须每天挣扎的国家吗？她们应该生活在一个依旧有种族歧视的国家吗？生活在一个由于她们是女孩而不能享有与男孩同样多机会的国家吗？她们应该生活在一个由于我们不能与其他国家有效地合作而被世人所讨厌的国家吗？她们应该生活在一个由于我们对气候所造成的不良影响而出现严重危机的世界吗？
“我所深刻认识到的是，你如果不愿意为我们的孩子——所有我们的孩子，作出一丁点贡献而留下一个更美好世界的话，生活就没有多大价值。哪怕这很困难，哪怕所要做的工作有多艰巨，哪怕在我们一生中所能做到的还远离目标甚远。
十年前，美国经历了最黑暗的一个夜晚。雄伟的高楼坍塌了，五角大楼升起滚滚黑烟，飞机残骸在宾夕法尼亚州燃烧。好友近邻们，兄弟姐妹们，父亲母亲们，孩子们，他们从我们身边被带走了，如此迅速和残酷地离开了我们，让我们悲痛万分。2001年9月12日，当我们醒来时，面对的是一个新的世界，邪恶离我们更近，对未知的恐惧笼罩着我们的未来。
之后的十年，美国人民改变了很多。我们懂得了战争和衰退，我们懂得了激烈的争辩和政治分歧。我们永远无法唤回那天逝去的生命，或是那些在后来的战争中英勇献身的美国人。
但是在今天，我们应该铭记的是那些未曾改变的东西。我们国家的性格没有改变。我们的信念并没有变，我们始终相信上帝、并彼此信任。我们这个国家抱着永恒的理想，我们坚信人人都应该自律，人人生来平等并享有同等的决定自己命运的自由。这一信念经受住了无数考验，现在更是坚不可摧。
过去的十年表明，美国没有向恐惧妥协。救援人员赶往现场，消防员冲上大楼，机上乘客与歹徒搏斗，这些爱国者们证明了什么叫做勇敢。十年来，我们也看到了英雄主义更低调的一种表现形式：失去那么多战友的消防队依然每天整装待发挽救生命，被摧毁的企业得到重建，受伤的幸存者重新振作起来，遇难者家属开始了新的生活。
今年春天，我收到了一位叫苏珊娜•斯万（Suzanne Swaine）的女士的来信。她在双子塔的灾难中失去了丈夫和兄弟。她说，“那么多骄傲的瞬间被剥夺了，父亲原本可以看到孩子们毕业，看到她们在长曲棍球比赛中得分，看到她们在学业上取得佳绩”。这位女士有两个女儿在上大学，还有一个女儿在上高中并且表现很好。她在信中写道，“十年来，我一直一个人养育三个女儿；她们的自强和坚韧让我无比骄傲”。这一家人的精神就是所有美国家庭的写照。这些女孩充满希望的未来就是对杀害她们父亲的可恶凶手最有力的回击。
过去这十年展示了美国保护公民、维护美国生活方式的决心。外交官们背井离乡驻守远方，情报人员默默无闻不知疲倦地工作。911后有200万美国人参与了战争。这些人证明，那些伤害了我们的人无法逃脱正义的审判，不论他们藏在何处。事实上，保卫美国的并不是征召的士兵，而是自愿服役的公民，他们是毕业便直接入伍的年轻人，他们是国民警卫队士兵和后备役军人，他们是工人和商人，他们是移民和第四代士兵。他们放弃舒适的生活，坚持两期、三期、四期或五期超期服役。他们中的很多人从此再也没有回来。即便是平安回来的人，他们也背负着远方的黑暗记忆，以及对逝去战友的永恒怀念。
这些军人及其家属所做的牺牲提醒我们，战争的代价是巨大的，虽然他们对国家的贡献充满荣耀，战争本身却绝不光荣。十年间，我们的军队被派到了很多美国人闻所未闻的地方：坎大哈和喀布尔，摩苏尔和巴士拉。但我们的强大并不是用驻军能力来衡量的，而是体现在我们把这些地方留给自由人民和主权政府的决心上，以及我们要结束十年战争、迎接和平未来的愿望上。
这十年表明，我们一直在坚持各项自由权利。没错，对威胁我们的人我们提高了警惕，而我们的一般性防御也带来了种种麻烦。有关战争与和平、安全与公民自由的讨论常常是激烈的。但正是这些讨论的激烈程度和以符合我们价值观的方式化解这些争论的能力才是我们的力量所在。此外，美国开放的市场仍向创新者提供发明创造的机会，美国人仍可以自由地直抒胸臆，我们的灵魂仍在教堂、佛教寺院、犹太教堂和清真寺中得到净化和提升。
过去的这十年凸显出全体美国人之间的凝聚力。我们没有陷入猜忌和怀疑中不可自拔。911发生后，小布什总统曾明确表示过：美国永远不会向伊斯兰教或任何其它宗教发动战争。这也是我们今天要重申的观点。人们从世界各地移民来到美国。无论是在美国的大都市还是小城镇，无论是在学校还是在工作场所，仍然可以看到肤色、宗教和种族各不相同的人们汇聚在这里，大家都宣誓忠于一面国旗，所有人都为了实现共同的美国梦──合众为一。
过去这十年讲述了一个关于不屈不挠精神的故事。五角大楼得到了修复，爱国者在那里为了共同的目标而努力工作。在尚克斯维尔，当地居民和那些在这里失去了自己至亲的家庭结下了友谊。纽约仍是一个生机勃勃的艺术、工业、时尚和商业之都。在世界贸易中心曾经
屹立的地方，一座新建大厦拔地而起，在阳光下熠熠生辉。美国人仍在摩天大楼中工作，体育场里挤满了运动爱好者，公园里到处都是玩球的孩童。我们的机场呈现出一片繁忙景象，我们的巴士和地铁运送数百万旅客奔赴目的地。到了周日晚上，全家人一起坐下来享受晚餐，孩子们则为第二天上学做准备。在这片土地上，既有人们准备奔赴远途的乐观，也有为了人类自由而牺牲的勇气。
几十年后，美国人会来参观这些纪念碑以悼念那些911的遇难者。他们的手指会掠过那些我们曾经深爱着的、现如今被刻入大理石和石碑的亲友的名字，并对这些人的生活感到好奇。站在阿灵顿国家公墓白色的墓碑前，在美国各地小城镇的广场上举办的宁静的纪念仪式上，他们会向那些在阿富汗和伊拉克战争中阵亡的人致敬，他们会在桥梁和雕塑上、在花园和学校里看到逝者的名字。
他们会知道，没有什么可以击垮真正代表美利坚合众国的意志。他们会记得，我们一路走过了奴隶制和南北战争，见证了排队领面包的队伍和法西斯主义，经历了经济衰退和**，也征服了共产主义和恐怖主义。有人会提醒他们说，美国并不完美，但美国的民主是久经考验的，这种民主反映出人类的不完美，但同时也让我们有机会改善我们的国家。在举国悼念的日子里，我们引以为荣的就是这些永不磨灭的美国历史和推动我们合众为
一、向前迈进的决心。
911遗产不止于纪念碑，还有那些走向火海的消防员、报名参军的士兵、合力建造新楼的工人、临危不惧的公民以及实现了父母梦想的子女。我们坚守信仰、遭到沉重打击并变得更为坚强的故事将流传给后人。
“哭泣可能会持续整夜，但欢乐会在清晨到来。”
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina September 6, 2012 10:24 P.M.EDT MRS.OBAMA: I am so thrilled and so honored and so proud to introduce the love of my life, the father of our two girls, and the President of the United States of America--Barack Obama.(Applause.)THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you.Thank you so much.AUDIENCE: Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!Four more years!THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much.Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.Michelle, I love you so much.A few nights ago, everybody was reminded just what a lucky man I am.(Applause.)Malia and Sasha, we are so proud of you.And, yes, you do have to go to school in the morning.(Laughter.)And, Joe Biden, thank you for being the very best Vice President I could have ever hoped for, and being a strong and loyal friend.(Applause.)
Madam Chairwoman, delegates, I accept your nomination for President of the United States.(Applause.)Now, the first time I addressed this convention in 2004, I was a younger man, a Senate candidate from Illinois, who spoke about hope--not blind optimism, not wishful thinking, but hope in the face of difficulty;hope in the face of uncertainty;that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward, even when the odds are great, even when the road is long.Eight years later, that hope has been tested by the cost of war, by one of the worst economic crises in history, and by political gridlock that’s left us wondering whether it’s still even possible to tackle the challenges of our time.I know campaigns can seem small, even silly sometimes.Trivial things become big distractions.Serious issues become sound bites.The truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising.If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me, so am I.(Laughter and applause.)
But when all is said and done--when you pick up that ballot to vote--you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation.Over the next few years, big decisions will be made in Washington on jobs, the economy, taxes and deficits, energy, education, war and peace--decisions that will have a huge impact on our lives and on our children’s lives for decades to come.And on every issue, the choice you face won’t just be between two candidates or two parties.It will be a choice between two different paths for America, a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future.Ours is a fight to restore the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known--(applause)--the values my grandfather defended as a soldier in Patton’s Army, the values that drove my grandmother to work on a bomber assembly line while he was gone.They knew they were part of something larger--a nation that triumphed over fascism and depression;a nation where the most innovative businesses turned out the world’s best products.And everyone shared in that pride and success, from the corner office to the factory floor.My grandparents were given the chance to go to college, buy their own home, and fulfill the basic bargain at the heart of America’s story--the promise that hard work will pay off, that responsibility will be rewarded, that everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington, D.C.(Applause.)
And I ran for President because I saw that basic bargain slipping away.I began my career helping people in the shadow of a shuttered steel mill at a time when too many good jobs were starting to move overseas.And by 2008, we had seen nearly a decade in which families struggled with costs that kept rising but paychecks that didn’the;folks racking up more and more debt just to make the mortgage or pay tuition, put gas in the car or food on the table.And when the house of cards collapsed in the Great Recession, millions of innocent Americans lost their jobs, their homes, their life savings--a tragedy from which we’re still fighting to recover.Now, our friends down in Tampa at the Republican Convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America.But they didn’t have much to say about how they’d make it right.(Applause.)They want your vote, but they don’t want you to know their plan.And that’s because all they have to offer is the same prescriptions they’ve had for the last 30 years--Have a surplus? Try a tax cut.Deficit too high? Try another.Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning.(Applause.)
Now, I’ve cut taxes for those who need it--middle-class families, small businesses.But I don’t believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores or pay down our deficit.I don’t believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy, or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of China.(Applause.)After all we’ve been through, I don’t believe that rolling back regulations on Wall Street will help the small businesswoman expand or the laid-off construction worker keep his home.We have been there.We’ve tried that and we’re not going back.We are moving forward, America.(Applause.)
Now, I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy.I never have.You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear.You elected me to tell you the truth.(Applause.)And the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades.It will require common effort and shared responsibility, and the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that Franklin Roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one.(Applause.)And, by the way, those of us who carry on his party’s legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington.But know this, America--our problems can be solved.(Applause.)Our challenges can be met.The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place.And I’m asking you to choose that future.(Applause.)
I’m asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country--goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit--real, achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation.That’s what we can do in the next four years--and that is why I’m running for a second term as President of the United States.(Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Four more years!Four more years!THE PRESIDENT: We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs.After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we’re getting back to basics, and doing what America has always done best: We are making things again.(Applause.)I’ve met workers in Detroit and Toledo--(applause)--who feared they’d never build another American car.And today, they can’t build them fast enough, because we reinvented a dying auto industry that’s back on the top of the world.(Applause.)I’ve worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to America--not because our workers make less pay, but because we make better products.Because we work harder and smarter than anyone else.(Applause.)I’ve signed trade agreements that are helping our companies sell more goods to millions of new customers--goods that are stamped with three proud words: Made in America.(Applause.)AUDIENCE: U.S.A!U.S.A.!U.S.A.!THE PRESIDENT: And after a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years.And now you have a choice: We can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.(Applause.)We can help big factories and small businesses double their exports, and if we choose this path, we can create a million new manufacturing jobs in the next four years.You can make that happen.You can choose that future.You can choose the path where we control more of our own energy.After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas.(Applause.)We have doubled our use of renewable energy, and thousands of Americans have jobs today building wind turbines and long-lasting batteries.In the last year alone, we cut oil imports by 1 million barrels a day--more than any administration in recent history.And today, the United States of America is less dependent on foreign oil than at any time in the last two decades.(Applause.)So now you have a choice--between a strategy that reverses this progress, or one that builds on it.We’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration in the last three years, and we’ll open more.But unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country’s energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.We’re offering a better path.(Applause.)We’re offering a better path, where we--a future where we keep investing in wind and solar and clean coal;where farmers and scientists harness new biofuels to power our cars and trucks;where construction workers build homes and factories that waste less energy;where we develop a hundred-year supply of natural gas that’s right beneath our feet.If you choose this path, we can cut our oil imports in half by 2020 and support more than 600,000 new jobs in natural gas alone.(Applause.)And, yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet--because climate change is not a hoax.More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke.They are a threat to our children’s future.And in this election, you can do something about it.(Applause.)You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have.Education was the gateway to opportunity for me.It was the gateway for Michelle.It was the gateway for most of you.And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.For the first time in a generation, nearly every state has answered our call to raise their standards for teaching and learning.Some of the worst schools in the country have made real gains in math and reading.Millions of students are paying less for college today because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on banks and lenders.(Applause.)And now you have a choice--we can gut education, or we can decide that in the United States of America, no child should have her dreams deferred because of a crowded classroom or a crumbling school.(Applause.)No family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they don’t have the money.No company should have to look for workers overseas because they couldn’t find any with the right skills here at home.That’s not our future.That is not our future.(Applause.)And government has a role in this.But teachers must inspire;principals must lead;parents must instill a thirst for learning.And, students, you’ve got to do the work.(Applause.)And together, I promise you, we can out-educate and out-compete any nation on Earth.(Applause.)So help me.Help me recruit 100,000 math and science teachers within 10 years and improve early-childhood education.Help give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills at their community college that will lead directly to a job.(Applause.)Help us work with colleges and universities to cut in half the growth of tuition costs over the next 10 years.We can meet that goal together.You can choose that future for America.(Applause.)That’s our future.In a world of new threats and new challenges, you can choose leadership that has been tested and proven.Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq.We did.(Applause.)I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11.And we have.(Applause.)We’ve blunted the Taliban’s momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over.(Applause.)A new tower rises above the New York skyline;al Qaeda is on the path to defeat;and Osama bin Laden is dead.(Applause.)AUDIENCE: U.S.A.!U.S.A.!U.S.A.!THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, we pay tribute to the Americans who still serve in harm’s way.We are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected.We will never forget you.And so long as I’m Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known.(Applause.)When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you’ve served us--because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their heads, or the care that they need when they come home.(Applause.)Around the world, we’ve strengthened old alliances and forged new coalitions to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.We’ve reasserted our power across the Pacific and stood up to China on behalf of our workers.From Burma to Libya to South Sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings--men and women;Christians and Muslims and Jews.(Applause.)But for all the progress that we’ve made, challenges remain.Terrorist plots must be disrupted.Europe’s crisis must be contained.Our commitment to Israel’s security must not waver, and neither must our pursuit of peace.(Applause.)The Iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions.The historic change sweeping across the Arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or the hate of extremists, but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today.(Applause.)So now we have a choice.My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy--(laughter and applause)--but from all that we’ve seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost America so dearly.After all, you don’t call Russia our number-one enemy--not al Qaeda--Russia--unless you’re still stuck in a Cold War mind warp.(Applause.)You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can’t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.(Applause.)My opponent said that it was “tragic” to end the war in Iraq.And he won’t tell us how he’ll end the war in Afghanistan.Well, I have--and I will.(Applause.)And while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware that our Joint Chiefs don’t even want, I will use the money we’re no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways.Because after two wars that have cost us thousands of live and over a trillion dollars, it’s time to do some nation-building right here at home.(Applause.)You can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class.Independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion.And last summer I worked with Republicans in Congress to cut a billion [trillion] dollars in spending--because those of us who believe government can be a force for good should work harder than anyone to reform it so that it’s leaner and more efficient and more responsive to the American people.(Applause.)I want to reform the tax code so that it’s simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on incomes over $250,000--the same rate we had when Bill Clinton was President;the same rate when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history and a whole lot of millionaires to boot.(Applause.)Now, I’m still eager to reach an agreement based on the principles of my bipartisan debt commission.No party has a monopoly on wisdom.No democracy works without compromise.I want to get this done, and we can get it done.But when Governor Romney and his friends in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficits by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy, well, what did Bill Clinton call it--you do the arithmetic.(Applause.)You do the math.(Applause.)I refuse to go along with that and as long as I’m President, I never will.(Applause.)I refuse to ask middle-class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire’s tax cut.(Applause.)I refuse to ask students to pay more for college, or kick children out of Head Start programs, or eliminate health insurance for millions of Americans who are poor and elderly or disabled--all so those with the most can pay less.I’m not going along with that.(Applause.)And I will never--I will never--turn Medicare into a voucher.(Applause.)No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies.They should retire with the care and the dignity that they have earned.Yes, we will reform and strengthen Medicare for the long haul, but we’ll do it by reducing the cost of health care--not by asking seniors to pay thousands of dollars more.(Applause.)And we will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it, not by turning it over to Wall Street.(Applause.)This is the choice we now face.This is what the election comes down to.Over and over, we’ve been told by our opponents that bigger tax cuts and fewer regulations are the only way--that since government can’t do everything, it should do almost nothing.If you can’t afford health insurance, hope that you don’t get sick.If a company releases toxic pollution into the air your children breathe, well, that’s the price of progress.If you can’t afford to start a business or go to college, take my opponent’s advice and borrow money from your parents.(Laughter and applause.)You know what, that’s not who we are.That’s not what this country’s about.As Americans, we believe we are endowed by our Creator with certain, inalienable rights--rights that no man or government can take away.We insist on personal responsibility and we celebrate individual initiative.We’re not entitled to success--we have to earn it.We honor the strivers, the dreamers, the risk-takers, the entrepreneurs who have always been the driving force behind our free enterprise system, the greatest engine of growth and prosperity that the world’s ever known.But we also believe in something called citizenship.(Applause.)Citizenship: a word at the very heart of our founding;a word at the very essence of our democracy;the idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations.We believe that when a CEO pays his autoworkers enough to buy the cars that they build, the whole company does better.(Applause.)We believe that when a family can no longer be tricked into signing a mortgage they can’t afford, that family is protected, but so is the value of other people’s homes and so is the entire economy.(Applause.)We believe the little girl who’s offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or a grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs or the scientist who cures cancer or the President of the United States, and it is in our power to give her that chance.(Applause.)We know that churches and charities can often make more of a difference than a poverty program alone.We don’t want handouts for people who refuse to help themselves and we certainly don’t want bailouts for banks that break the rules.(Applause.)We don’t think that government can solve all of our problems, but we don’t think that government is the source of all of our problems--any more than are welfare recipients, or corporations, or unions, or immigrants, or gays, or any other group we’re told to blame for our troubles.(Applause.)Because, America, we understand that this democracy is ours.We, the people, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights;that our destinies are bound together;that a freedom which asks only “what’s in it for me,” a freedom without commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism is unworthy of our founding ideals and those who died in their defense.(Applause.)As citizens, we understand that America is not about what can be done for us;it’s about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating, but necessary work of self-government.That’s what we believe.(Applause.)So, you see, the election four years ago wasn’t about me.It was about you.(Applause.)My fellow citizens, you were the change.(Applause.)You’re the reason there’s a little girl with a heart disorder in Phoenix who will get the surgery she needs because an insurance company can’t limit her coverage.You did that.(Applause.)You’re the reason a young man in Colorado who never thought he’d be able to afford his dream of earning a medical degree is about to get that chance.You made that possible.(Applause.)You’re the reason a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she’s ever called home
Joint Press Statement by Chinese President Hu and US.President Obama Beijing, China November 17, 2009 PRESIDENT HU: Your Excellency President Obama,and dear friends from the news media,ladies and gentlemen:
尊敬的奥巴马总统，各位记者朋友，女士们，先生们： 很高兴和各位记者朋友在这里见面，首先我代表中国政府和人民，对奥巴马总统来华进行国事访问表示热烈欢迎。I’m very happy to meet our friends from the press and media.To begin with, I would like to extend on behalf of the Chinese government and people a warm welcome to President Obama on his state visit.Welcome to China.刚才我和奥巴马总统进行了很好的会谈，双方就发展中美双边关系和共同关心的重大国际和地区问题，深入交换了意见，达成了广泛共识，会谈是坦诚的、建设性的、富有成果的。Just now I had very good talks with President Obama.The two sides had in-depth exchange of views on how to further bilateral relationship and on major regional and international issues of shared interest.The two sides reached broad, important agreement.The talks were candid, constructive, and very fruitful.我和奥巴马总统都认为，当前国际形势继续发生复杂深刻变化，全球性的挑战不断增多，世界各国相互依存日益紧密。为此，需要加强国际合作。
Both President Obama and I believe that at present the international situation continues to undergo profound and complex changes.There are growing global challenges, and countries in today’s world have become more and more interdependent.In this context, it is necessary to step up international cooperation.在新的形势下，中美两国在事关人类和平与发展的一系列重大问题上，有着广泛的共同利益和广阔的发展空间。
Against this new backdrop, China and United States share extensive common interests and broad prospect for cooperation on a series of major issue important to mankind’s peace and stability and development.我和奥巴马总统都积极评价美国新一届政府就职以来中美关系的发展，一致同意坚持从战略的高度和长远的角度出发，加强对话、交流、合作，共同努力建设21世界积极合作全面的中美关系。并将采取切实行动，稳固建立应对共同挑战的中美关系，为促进世界的和平稳定和繁荣而努力。
President Obama and I spoke positively of the progress made in the China-U.S.relationship since the new American administration took office.We both agreed to continue to adopt a strategic and long-term perspective, increase the dialogue exchanges and cooperation, and work together to build a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive China-U.S.relationship for the 21st century.We also agreed to take concrete actions to steadily grow a partnership between the two countries to meet our common challenges in order to contribute to world peace, stability, and prosperity.我们都认为，保持两国高层的密切交往，和其他各个级别的对话蹉商，对中美关系的发展至关重要，双方同意两国领导人继续通过互访、通话、通信，或在多边场合会晤等方式，保持密切沟通。We both believe and maintain close high-level exchanges and dialogue and consultations at various other levels are essential to the growth of China relations.The two sides agreed that the leaders of the two countries will continue to stay in close touch through mutual visits, telephone conversations, correspondence, and meetings of multilateral fora.双方高度评价中美战略与经济对话机制在加强两国互信合作方面发挥的重要作用，双方将继续落实好今年七月首轮对话的成果，并且尽早着手为明年夏天在北京举行的第二轮对话作准备。The two sides spoke positively of the important role of the China-U.S.strategic and economic dialogues mechanism in enhancing the mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries.The two sides will continue to follow through on the outcomes of the first round of the China-U.S.strategic and economic dialogues held in July this year.And we will start as early as possible to make preparations for the second round to be held in summer next year in Beijing.我们就当前的国际经济、金融形势交换了看法，认为当前的世界经济出现了企稳回升的积极迹象，但复苏的基础并不牢固。双方重申将继续在宏观经济政策领域加强对话和合作，坚持通过平等协商妥善处理两国经贸摩擦问题，共同维护双边经贸关系健康稳定发展。
We also exchanged views on the current international economic and financial situation, and we believed that now the world economy has shown some positive signs of stabilizing and recovery.But the foundation for this recovery is not firmly established.The two sides reiterated that they will continue to increase dialogue and cooperation in macroeconomic and financial policies, and they will continue to have consultations on an equal footing to properly resolve and address the economic and trade frictions in a joint effort to uphold the sound and steady growth of their business ties and trade.我向奥巴马总统强调，当前形势下，我们两国应该有更加坚决的态度，反对和抵制各种形式的保护主义。I stressed to President Obama that under the current circumstances, our two countries need to oppose and reject protectionism in all its manifestations in an even stronger stand.我们都积极评价二十国集团领导人峰会在应对国际金融危机方面发挥的重要作用，我们两国将与其他成员一道，全面落实这次峰会的成果，不断加强二十国集团在全球经济治理当中的作用，推进国际金融体系改革，完善全球经济治理，以防范和应对未来的危机。We both positively spoke of the important role of the G20 summit in tackling the international financial crisis.Our two countries will work with other members and comprehensively follow through on the outcomes of the various summits.We will also work together to continuously strengthen the role of G20 in global economic governance, advance the reform of international financial system, and improve the global economic governance to ward off and guard against future financial or economic crisis.我们同意扩大两国在气侯变化、能源、环境领域的合作，在共同但有区别的原则和各自能力的基础上，同有关各方一道推动哥本哈根大会取得积极成果。We agreed to expand our cooperation on climate change, energy, and environment.We also agreed to act on the basis of the principle of the common but differentiated responsibilities and consistent with our respective capabilities to work with other parties concerned to help produce positive outcomes out of the Copenhagen conference.中美两国的有关部门已签署中美关于加强气候变化、能源和环境合作的谅解备忘备等合作文件，并且正式启动了中美清洁能源联合研究中心。
The complementing departments of China and the United States have already signed a number of cooperation agreements, including the MOU to enhanced cooperation on climate change, energy and environment.The two sides have also officially launched the initiative of developing a China-U.S.clean energy research center.我和奥巴马总统都表示，愿意在双向互利的基础上，深化两国反恐、执法、科技、航天、民用航空、高速铁路基础设施建设、农业、卫生等领域的合作，并继续推动两军关系取得更大的进展。Both President Obama and I said that we are willing to act on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity to deepen our cooperation on counterterrorism, law enforcement, science, technology, outer space, civil aviation, and engage in cooperation in space exploration, high-speed railway infrastructure, in agriculture, health, and other fields.And we also agreed to work together to continue to promote even greater progress in the growth of military-to-military ties.我们还就扩大两国的人文交流，特别是青年交流进行了探讨，支持双方建立人文交流机制，并且加强互派留学生合作。We also discussed how to expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, particularly the youth exchanges.And we are supportive of the establishment of a people-to-people and cultural exchange mechanism, and we agreed to strengthen our cooperation in exchanging students.我们都表示坚持通过对话协商，解决朝鲜半岛核问题。符合包括中美两国在内的有关各方的共同利益，双方将同有关各方一道，坚持半岛无核化和六方会谈进程，维护东北亚和平稳定。Both of us said that we will remain committed to dialogue and consultations in resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.And such approach serves the common interests of China, the United States, and other parties concerned.The two sides will work with other parties concerned to continue the denuclearization process of the Korean Peninsula and six-party talks process in a bid to uphold the peace and stability in Northeast Asia.我们强调维护国际核不扩散体系，通过对话谈判，妥善解决伊朗核问题，对维护中东和海湾地区的稳定十分重要。
We both stressed that to uphold the international nuclear nonproliferation regime and to appropriately resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through dialogue and negotiations is very important to stability in the Middle East and in the Gulf region.在会谈中，我向奥巴马总统强调，中美两国国情不同，双方存在一些分歧是正常的，关键是要尊重和照顾对方的核心利益和重大关切。
During the talks, I underlined to President Obama that given our differences in national conditions, it is only normal that our two sides may disagree on some issues.What is important is to respect and accommodate each other’s core interests and major concerns.中方赞赏奥巴马总统多次重申坚持一个中国政策，遵守中美三个联合公报，在台湾等问题上尊重中国主权和领土完整。
President Obama on various occasions has reiterated that the U.S.side adheres to the one-China policy, abides by the three Sino-U.S.joint communiqués, and respects China’s sovereignty and the territorial integrity when it comes to the Taiwan question and other matters.The Chinese side appreciates his statements.双方重申互相尊重主权和领导完整这一根本原则，双方均不支持任何势力破坏这一原则的任何活动。我们将继续本着平等、相互尊重、互不干涉内政的精神，就人权和宗教等问题开展对话交流，以增进了解，减少分歧，扩大共识。
The two sides reaffirmed the fundamental principle of respecting each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Neither side supports any attempts by any force to undermine this principle.We will continue to act in the spirit of equality, mutual respect, and a noninterference in each other’s internal affairs, and engage in dialogue and exchanges on such issues as human rights and religion in order to enhance understanding, reduce differences, and broaden common ground.女士们，先生们，Ladies and gentlemen, 中美关系十分重要，维护和促进中美关系是双方的共同责任。中方愿意同美方一道，推动中美关系持续健康稳定发展，以更好地造福于两国人民和世界人民。
The China-U.S.relationship is very important.To preserve and promote the growth of this relationship is a shared responsibility for both China and the United States.The Chinese side is willing to work with the U.S.side to ensure the sustained, sound, and steady growth of this relationship to the greater benefits of peoples of our two countries and people throughout the world.谢谢大家！现在请奥巴马总统讲话。
Thank you all.Now we would like to give the microphone to President Obama.奥巴马总统：
Good afternoon.I want to start by thanking President Hu and the Chinese people for the warmth and hospitality that they have shown myself and our delegation since we arrived.We had a wonderful day in Shanghai yesterday, a wonderful discussion with China’s young men and women, and I’m looking forward to the conversations we’ll have and the sights that we’ll see here in Beijing over the next two days.下午好。首先我要感谢胡主席和中国人民从我们到来后给予我和代表团的热情款待。昨天，我们在上海度过了非常愉快的一天，同中国男女青年进行了一次十分愉快的讨论。我期待着我们今明两天将在北京进行的会谈和景点参观。
We meet here at a time when the relationship between the United States and China has never been more important to our collective future.The major challenges of the 21st century, from climate change to nuclear proliferation to economic recovery, are challenges that touch both our nations, and challenges that neither of our nations can solve by acting alone.我们是在美中关系对我们的共同未来具有前所未有的重要性的时刻在这里举行会晤。21世纪的各项重大挑战，无论是气候变化、核扩散还是经济复苏，都与我们两个国家相关，而且哪个国家都不能通过单独行动来对付这些挑战。
That’s why the United States welcomes China’s efforts in playing a greater role on the world stage--a role in which a growing economy is joined by growing responsibilities.And that’s why President Hu and I talked about continuing to build a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive relationship between our nations.这就是为什么美国欢迎中国努力在世界舞台上发挥更大的作用——这个作用意味着伴随经济发展而增长的责任。这也就是为什么胡主席和我都谈到要继续建立积极合作全面的美中关系。As President Hu indicated, we discussed what’s required to sustain this economic recovery so that economic growth is followed by the creation of new jobs and lasting prosperity.So far China’s partnership has proved critical in our effort to pull ourselves out of the worst recession in generations.如胡主席所说，我们讨论了要使经济复苏持续所必须采取的措施，以便使经济增长带来新的就业机会，实现持久繁荣。迄今，与中国的伙伴关系被证明在我们为摆脱几代人以来最严重的衰退所作的努力中至关重要。
Going forward, we agreed to advance the pledge made at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh and pursue a strategy of more balanced economic growth--a strategy where America saves more, spends less, reduces our long-term debt, and where China makes adjustments across a broad range of policies to rebalance its economy and spur domestic demand.This will lead to increased U.S.exports and jobs, on the one hand, and higher living standards in China on the other.展望未来，我们同意推进我们在匹兹堡20国集团峰会上所作的保证，实施经济更平衡增长的策略。根据这一策略，美国要增加储蓄，降低消费，减少长期债务，而中国则要进行各项政策调整以平衡经济，刺激内需。这样，将一方面增加美国的出口和就业机会，另一方面提高中国的生活水平。As President Hu indicated, we also agreed that maintaining open market and free flows of commerce in both our nations will contribute to our shared prosperity.And I was pleased to note the Chinese commitment, made in past statements, to move toward a more market-oriented exchange rate over time.I emphasized in our discussions, and have others in the region, that doing so based on economic fundamentals would make an essential contribution to the global rebalancing effort.如胡主席所说，我们还一致认为，保持我们两国市场的开放和商贸的自由流通将能增进我们的共同繁荣。我很高兴地注意到，中国多次表示了对逐步实现在更大程度上由市场决定汇率的承诺。我在双方以及在与地区其他各方的讨论中强调，这样按照基本经济原理行事将是对全球经济的重新平衡的重大贡献。
President Hu and I also made progress on the issue of climate change.As the two largest consumers and producers of energy, there can be no solution to this challenge without the efforts of both China and the United States.That’s why we’ve agreed to a series of important new initiatives in this area.As President Hu indicated, we are creating a joint clean energy research center, and have achieved agreements on energy efficiency, renewable energy, cleaner uses of coal, electric vehicles, and shale gas.胡主席和我在气候变化问题上也取得了进展。作为能源的最大消费国和生产国，没有中美两国的共同努力就无法成功地应对这一挑战。因此我们同意在这一领域采取一系列新的重要行动。胡主席已说明，我们将设立一个清洁能源联合研究中心，我们还就能效、可再生能源、清洁使用煤炭、电动车辆和页岩气等问题达成一致。
We also agreed to work toward a successful outcome in Copenhagen.Our aim there, in support of what Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark is trying to achieve, is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations, and one that has immediate operational effect.This kind of comprehensive agreement would be an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution to our climate challenge.And we agreed that each of us would take significant mitigation actions and stand behind these commitments.我们还同意为哥本哈根会议取得成果而努力。为支持丹麦首相拉斯穆森所争取实现的目标，我们将不是致力于一项局部性的协议，也不是一份政治宣言，而是一项包含谈判涉及的所有问题的协议，一项可立即运作的协议。这样的全面协议将使动员全世界共同应对气候挑战的努力向前跨出重要一步。我们同意，双方都将采取重大的减缓行动，坚定地履行这些承诺。On the issue of nonproliferation, President Hu and I discussed our shared commitment to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, and I told him how appreciative I am of China’s support for the global nonproliferation regime as well as the verifiable elimination of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.在防扩散问题上，胡主席和我讨论了制止核武器扩散的共同承诺，我向胡主席表示了我对中国支持全球防扩散制度和可验证地消除北韩核武器项目的极大赞赏。
We agreed on the importance of resuming the six-party talks as soon as possible.As I said in Tokyo, North Korea has a choice: It can continue down the path of confrontation and provocation that has led to less security, less prosperity, and more isolation from the global community, or it can choose to become a full member of the international community, which will give a better life to its people by living up to international obligations and foregoing nuclear weapons.我们一致认为尽快恢复六方会谈是重要的。正如我在东京说过的，北韩面临一个选择：它可以继续沿着对峙挑衅的道路走下去，结果只会是安全更少，繁荣更小，在全球社会中更加孤立；它也可以选择成为国际社会的正式成员，恪守国际义务，放弃核武器，让自己的人民过上更好的生活。In the same way, we agreed that the Islamic Republic of Iran must provide assurances to the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent.On this point, our two nations and the rest of our P5-plus-1 partners are unified.Iran has an opportunity to present and demonstrate its peaceful intentions, but if it fails to take this opportunity there will be consequences.同样地，我们也一致认为伊朗伊斯兰共和国必须向国际社会提供保证，保证其核项目是和平而且透明的。在这一点上，我们两国和五常加一的其他伙伴国意见一致。伊朗有此机会展示和表明其和平的目的，但如果它没能利用这次机会，则将面临后果。
President Hu and I also discussed our mutual interest in security and stability of Afghanistan and Pakistan.And neither country can or should be used as a base for terrorism, and we agreed to cooperate more on meeting this goal, including bringing about more stable, peaceful relations in all of South Asia.胡锦涛主席和我还讨论了我们对阿富汗和巴基斯坦的安全和稳定的共同利益。这两个国家都不能也不应该成为恐怖分子的基地。我们同意为达到这个目标加深合作，包括在整个南亚建设更稳定、和平的关系。
Finally, as I did yesterday in Shanghai, I spoke to President Hu about America’s bedrock beliefs that all men and women possess certain fundamental human rights.We do not believe these principles are unique to America, but rather they are universal rights and that they should be available to all peoples, to all ethnic and religious minorities.And our two countries agreed to continue to move this discussion forward in a human rights dialogue that is scheduled for early next year.最后，如同我昨天在上海时一样，我向胡锦涛主席谈了美国的基本信念，即人人都有某些最基本的人权。我们不认为这些原则是美国特有的，它们是普遍的权利。各国人民，各个少数民族和宗教少数派都应该享有。我们两国同意在定于明年年初举行的人权对话中继续推动这种讨论。
As President Hu indicated, the United States respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China.And once again, we have reaffirmed our strong commitment to a one-China policy.正如胡锦涛主席指出的那样，美国尊重中国的主权和领土完整。我们再次重申对一个中国政策的承诺。
We did note that while we recognize that Tibet is part of the People’s Republic of China, the United States supports the early resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve any concerns and differences that the two sides may have.We also applauded the steps that the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan have already taken to relax tensions and build ties across the Taiwan Strait.我们的确指出，尽管我们承认西藏是中华人民共和国的一部分，但美国支持中国政府与**喇嘛的代表早日恢复对话，以解决双方存在的担忧和分歧。我们也对中华人民共和国和台湾已经采取的缓和紧张局势和建立海峡两岸联系的步骤表示赞赏。Our own policy, based on the three U.S.-China communiqués and the Taiwan Relations Act, supports the further development of these ties--ties that are in the interest of both sides, as well as the broader region and the United States.基于美中三个联合公报和《台湾关系法》，我们自身的政策是支持继续发展这些关系——这些关系有利于双方，有利于更广大的地区和美国。
These are just some of the issues that President Hu and I discussed.But we also know that the relationship between our two nations goes far beyond any single issue.In this young century, the jobs we do, the prosperity we build, the environment we protect, the security that we seek, all these things are shared.这些只是胡锦涛主席和我讨论的问题的一部分。但是，我们也知道，我们两国的关系远远超出任何单一问题。置身这个世纪的初期，我们所做的工作，所创建的繁荣，所保护的环境，所寻求的安全——所有这一切都是共同分享的。
Given that interconnection, I do not believe that one country’s success must come at the expense of another.That’s why the United States welcomes China as a strong, prosperous and successful member of the community of nations.鉴于这种相互关联，我不认为一个国家的成功必须以牺牲另一个国家的利益为代价。这就是为什么美国欢迎中国成为国际社会中一个强大、繁荣和成功的成员。Our relationship going forward will not be without disagreement or difficulty.But because of our cooperation, both the United States and China are more prosperous and secure.We’ve seen what’s possible when we build upon our mutual interests and engage on the basis of equality and mutual respect.And I very much look forward to deepening that engagement and understanding during this trip and in the months and years to come.我们未来的关系不会没有分歧和困难。但由于我们的合作，美国和中国都更繁荣、更安全。我们已经看到，当我们在互利的基础上发展、在平等和相互尊重的基础上往来时能够取得什么样的成果。我非常期待在这次访问中和在未来的岁月里，加深这种交往和理解。主持人：这次记者见面会就到这里，谢谢大家！
