Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen and members of the Armed Forces, fellow Americans, family and friends of those that we lost this day: Michelle and I are deeply humbled to be with you. 盖茨部长、马伦上将及全体武装部队成员、各位美国同胞、在那天失去亲人的家属和朋友们：米歇尔和我怀着深深的谦卑与你们同在。
Eight Septembers have come and gone. Nearly 3,000 days have passed -- almost one for each of those taken from us. But no turning of the seasons can diminish the pain and the loss of that day. No passage of time and no dark skies can ever dull the meaning of this moment. 八个九月已经过去。近三千个日子已经流逝——几乎与从我们身边被夺走的生命一一对应。但季节的更替无法减轻那一天的痛苦与损失。时间的流逝和阴沉的天空都无法磨灭那一刻的意义。
So on this solemn day, at this sacred hour, once more we pause. Once more we pray -- as a nation and as a people; in city streets where our two towers were turned to ashes and dust; in a quiet field where a plane fell from the sky; and here, where a single stone of this building is still blackened by the fires. 因此，在这庄严的日子里，在这神圣的时刻，我们再次停下脚步。我们再次祈祷——作为一个国家和一个民族；在两座高塔化为灰烬与尘土的城市街道上；在飞机从天而降的那片宁静田野上；而在这里，这座建筑的一块石头仍被大火熏得焦黑。
We remember with reverence the lives we lost. We read their names. We press their photos to our hearts. And on this day that marks their death, we recall the beauty and meaning of their lives; men and women and children of every color and every creed, from across our nation and from more than 100 others. They were innocent. Harming no one, they went about their daily lives. Gone in a horrible instant, they now "dwell in the House of the Lord forever." 我们怀着敬畏之心缅怀逝去的生命。我们诵读他们的名字。我们将他们的照片贴在心口。在他们逝去的这一天，我们追忆他们生命的美好与意义；他们是有色有信的男人、女人和儿童，来自我国各地和另外一百多个国家。他们是无辜的。他们没有伤害任何人，只是在过自己的日常日子。他们在可怕的瞬间离去，如今"永远居住在主的殿中"。
We honor all those who gave their lives so that others might live, and all the survivors who battled burns and wounds and helped each other rebuild their lives; men and women who gave life to that most simple of rules: I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. 我们向所有为他人能活下来而献出生命的人致敬，向所有与烧伤和创伤抗争、帮助彼此重建生活的幸存者致敬；是这些男女赋予了那条最朴素的准则以生命：我是兄弟的守护者；我是姐妹的守护者。
We pay tribute to the service of a new generation -- young Americans raised in a time of peace and plenty who saw their nation in its hour of need and said, "I choose to serve"; "I will do my part." And once more we grieve. For you and your families, no words can ease the ache of your heart. No deeds can fill the empty places in your homes. But on this day and all that follow, you may find solace in the memory of those you loved, and know that you have the unending support of the American people. 我们向新一代的服役精神致敬——这些年轻的美国人在和平与富足中长大，在祖国需要之时看到召唤，他们说："我选择服役"；"我要尽我的一份力。"我们再次哀悼。对你们和你们的家人而言，任何言语都无法抚平心中的伤痛。任何行动都无法填补家中的空缺。但在今天以及此后所有的日子里，你们可以在对所爱之人的记忆中找到慰藉，并知道你们拥有美国人民永不停息的支持。
Scripture teaches us a hard truth. The mountains may fall and the earth may give way; the flesh and the heart may fail. But after all our suffering, God and grace will "restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." So it is -- so it has been for these families. So it must be for our nation. 《圣经》教导我们一个严峻的真理。大山可能倾倒，大地可能崩裂；血肉之躯和人心都可能衰败。但在我们所有的苦难之后，上帝与恩典将"恢复你，使你坚强、稳固而坚定。"事实如此——对这些家庭来说一直如此。对我们国家而言也必须如此。
Let us renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still. In defense of our nation we will never waver; in pursuit of al Qaeda and its extremist allies, we will never falter. 让我们重新坚定决心，对抗那些制造这一野蛮暴行以及仍在暗中谋害我们的人。在保卫祖国方面，我们绝不动摇；在追剿基地组织及其极端主义盟友方面，我们绝不退缩。
Let us renew our commitment to all those who serve in our defense -- our courageous men and women in uniform and their families and all those who protect us here at home. Mindful that the work of protecting America is never finished, we will do everything in our power to keep America safe. 让我们重新承诺，支持所有在国防中服役的人——我们英勇的男女军人和他们的家人，以及所有在国内保护我们的人。深知保卫美国的工作永无止境，我们将竭尽所能守护美国的安全。
Let us renew the true spirit of that day. Not the human capacity for evil, but the human capacity for good. Not the desire to destroy, but the impulse to save, and to serve, and to build. On this first National Day of Service and Remembrance, we can summon once more that ordinary goodness of America -- to serve our communities, to strengthen our country, and to better our world. 让我们重拾那一天的真正精神。不是人类为恶的能力，而是人类向善的能力。不是毁灭的欲望，而是拯救、服务和建设的冲动。在第一个全国服务与纪念日，我们可以再次召唤美国那份平凡的善意——服务我们的社区，壮大我们的国家，改善我们的世界。
Most of all, on a day when others sought to sap our confidence, let us renew our common purpose. Let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as Americans, united not only in our grief, but in our resolve to stand with one another, to stand up for the country we all love. 最重要的是，在别人企图动摇我们信心的这一天，让我们重新凝聚共同的目标。让我们记住我们如何作为一个国家、一个民族、作为美国人团结在一起——不仅在悲伤中团结，更在相互扶持、捍卫我们所热爱的国家的决心上团结。
This may be the greatest lesson of this day, the strongest rebuke to those who attacked us, the highest tribute to those taken from us -- that such sense of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. It can be a lasting virtue. 这也许是这一天最深刻的教训，是对攻击我们的人最有力的回击，是对逝者最高的致敬——这种使命感不必是转瞬即逝的片刻，它可以成为持久的美德。
For through their own lives -- and through you, the loved ones that they left behind -- the men and women who lost their lives eight years ago today leave a legacy that still shines brightly in the darkness, and that calls on all of us to be strong and firm and united. That is our calling today and in all the Septembers still to come. 因为通过他们自己的生命——也通过你们这些他们留下的挚爱亲人——八年前今天失去生命的男男女女留下了一份仍在黑暗中熠熠生辉的遗产，召唤我们所有人坚强、坚定、团结。这是我们今天的使命，也是未来所有九月的使命。
May God bless you and comfort you. And may God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝赐福你们、安慰你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。