Hello, Connecticut. Thank you. Well, thank you so much, everybody. Let me begin by thanking Nicole, and Ian, for your brave words. I want to thank them and all the Newtown families who have come here today, including your First Selectman, Pat Llodra. 康涅狄格州的朋友们，大家好。谢谢。非常感谢大家。首先，我要感谢妮可和伊恩，谢谢你们勇敢的发言。我要感谢他们，也感谢今天来到这里的所有纽敦家庭，包括你们的首席行政官帕特·洛德拉。
Nobody could be more eloquent than Nicole and the other families on this issue. And we are so grateful for their courage and willingness to share their stories again and again, understanding that nothing is going to be more important in making sure the Congress moves forward this week than hearing from them. I want to thank all the educators from Sandy Hook Elementary who have come here as well the survivors -- 在这个问题上，没有人能比妮可和其他家庭讲得更有说服力。我们非常感激他们一次又一次鼓起勇气、愿意分享自己的故事，因为他们明白，要确保国会本周推动工作，没有什么比听到他们的声音更重要。我还要感谢今天来到这里的桑迪胡克小学全体教育工作者，以及那些幸存者——
Audience Members: We love you, Obama! 观众：我们爱你，奥巴马！
President Obama: I love you back. I do. 奥巴马总统：我也爱你们。真的。
-- the survivors who still mourn and grieve, but are still going to work every day to love and raise those precious children in their care as fiercely as ever. ——那些仍在哀思、仍在悲痛，却依然每天坚持工作，像从前一样全心全意地爱护、抚育由他们照顾的宝贵孩子的幸存者。
I want to thank Governor Malloy for his leadership. Very proud of him. I want to thank the University of Hartford for hosting us this afternoon. Thank you, Hawks. And I want to thank the people of Connecticut for everything you've done to honor the memories of the victims -- because you're part of their family as well. 我要感谢马洛伊州长的领导。我为他感到非常自豪。我要感谢哈特福德大学今天下午为我们提供场地。谢谢你们，鹰队。我还要感谢康涅狄格州人民为缅怀遇难者所做的一切，因为你们同样也是他们大家庭的一员。
One of your recent alumni, Rachel D'Avino, was a behavioral therapist at Sandy Hook. Two alumni of your performing arts school, Jimmy Greene and Nelba Marquez-Greene, lost their daughter, Ana -- an incredible, vibrant young girl who looked up to them, and learned from them, and inherited their talents by singing before she could talk. 你们近年的一位校友瑞秋·德阿维诺曾是桑迪胡克小学的行为治疗师。你们表演艺术学院的两位校友吉米·格林和内尔巴·马尔克斯-格林失去了女儿安娜。那是一个了不起、充满活力的小女孩；她景仰父母，向他们学习，还继承了他们的天赋，尚未会说话时就已经开始歌唱。
So every family in this state was shaken by the tragedy of that morning. Every family in this country was shaken. We hugged our kids more tightly. We asked what could we do, as a society, to help prevent a tragedy like that from happening again. 所以，那天早晨的悲剧震动了这个州的每一个家庭，也震动了这个国家的每一个家庭。我们把孩子抱得更紧。我们问自己，作为一个社会，我们能做些什么，来帮助防止这样的悲剧再次发生。
And as a society, we decided that we have to change. We must. We must change. 作为一个社会，我们决定必须改变。我们必须改变。一定要改变。
I noticed that Nicole and others refer to that day as "12/14." For these families, it was a day that changed everything. And I know many of you in Newtown wondered if the rest of us would live up to the promise we made in those dark days -- if we'd change, too; or if once the television trucks left, once the candles flickered out, once the teddy bears were carefully gathered up, that the country would somehow move on to other things. 我注意到，妮可和其他人把那一天称为“12月14日”。对这些家庭而言，那是改变一切的一天。我知道，纽敦的许多人都曾怀疑，我们其他人是否会履行在那些黑暗日子里许下的承诺，是否也会改变；还是说，新闻车一离开、烛火一熄灭、泰迪熊被人们小心收起后，这个国家就会转而关注其他事情。
Over the weekend, I heard Francine Wheeler, who lost her son Ben that day, say that the four months since the tragedy might feel like a brief moment for some, but for her, it feels like it's been years since she saw Ben. And she's determined not to let what happened that day just fade away. "We're not going anywhere," she said. "We are here. And we are going to be here." And I know that she speaks for everybody in Newtown, everybody who was impacted. 上周末，我听到弗朗西斯·惠勒说，悲剧发生后的四个月，对一些人而言或许只像短短一瞬，但对她而言，自从最后一次见到儿子本，感觉已经过了好几年。她决心不让那天发生的事就这样淡去。她说：“我们不会离开。我们就在这里，而且将一直留在这里。”我知道，她道出了纽敦每个人、每个受此事影响者的心声。
And, Newtown, we want you to know that we're here with you. We will not walk away from the promises we've made. We are as determined as ever to do what must be done. In fact, I'm here to ask you to help me show that we can get it done. We're not forgetting. 纽敦的人们，我们希望你们知道，我们与你们同在。我们不会背弃已经作出的承诺。我们一如既往地坚定，要做好必须做的事。事实上，我今天来到这里，就是要请你们帮助我证明我们能把它做成。我们没有忘记。
We can't forget. Your families still grieve in ways most of us can't comprehend. But so many of you have used that grief to make a difference -- not just to honor your own children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. So many of you have mobilized, and organized, and petitioned your elected officials "with love and logic," as Nicole put it -- as citizens determined to right something gone wrong. 我们不能忘记。你们的家庭仍在经历着我们大多数人无法理解的悲痛。但你们中有那么多人将这份悲痛化为改变的力量，不仅为缅怀自己的孩子，也为保护我们所有人的孩子。你们中有那么多人动员起来、组织起来，像妮可所说的那样，“用爱与理性”向民选官员请愿，以决心纠正错误的公民身份行动。
And last week, here in Connecticut, your elected leaders responded. The Connecticut legislature, led by many of the legislators here today, passed new measures to protect more of our children and our communities from gun violence. And Governor Malloy signed that legislation into law. 而上周，在这里的康涅狄格州，你们选出的领导人作出了回应。康涅狄格州议会在今天到场的许多议员带领下，通过了新措施，以保护更多孩子和社区免受枪支暴力侵害。马洛伊州长签署了这些立法，使其成为法律。
So I want to be clear. You, the families of Newtown, people across Connecticut, you helped make that happen. Your voices, your determination made that happen. Obviously, the elected leaders did an extraordinary job moving it forward, but it couldn't have happened if they weren't hearing from people in their respective districts, people all across the state. That's the power of your voice. 所以我要说清楚，是你们，纽敦的家庭们，是康涅狄格州各地的人们，帮助促成了这一切。你们的声音和决心促成了这一切。当然，选出的领导人们在推动法案方面做了非凡的工作，但如果他们没有听到各自选区、全州各地人们的声音，这些就不可能发生。这就是你们声音的力量。
And, by the way, Connecticut is not alone. In the past few months, New York, Colorado, Maryland have all passed new, common-sense gun safety reforms as well. 顺便一提，康涅狄格州并不孤单。过去几个月里，纽约州、科罗拉多州和马里兰州也都通过了新的、符合常识的枪支安全改革。
These are all states that share an awful familiarity with gun violence, whether it's the horror of mass killings, or the street crime that's too common in too many neighborhoods. All of these states also share a strong tradition of hunting, and sport shooting, and gun ownership. It's been a part of the fabric of people's lives for generations. 这些州都对枪支暴力有着令人痛苦的熟悉，无论是大规模杀戮的恐怖，还是太多社区中过于常见的街头犯罪。这些州也都有着浓厚的狩猎、体育射击和持枪传统，几代人来一直是人们生活的一部分。
And every single one of those states -- including here in Connecticut -- decided that, yes, we can protect more of our citizens from gun violence while still protecting our Second Amendment rights. Those two things don't contradict each other. We can pass common-sense laws that protect our kids and protect our rights. 这些州的每一个，包括这里的康涅狄格州，都决定：是的，我们可以在保护宪法第二修正案权利的同时，保护更多市民免遭枪支暴力侵害。这两件事并不矛盾。我们可以通过符合常识的法律，同时保护孩子和我们的权利。
So Connecticut has shown the way. And now is the time for Congress to do the same. Now is the time for Congress to do the same. This week is the time for Congress to do the same. 所以，康涅狄格州已经作出了示范。现在是国会采取同样行动的时候了。现在是国会采取同样行动的时候了。这一周就是国会采取同样行动的时候。
Now, back in January, just a few months after the tragedy in Newtown, I announced a series of executive actions to reduce gun violence and keep our kids safe. And I put forward common-sense proposals -- much like those that passed here in Connecticut -- for Congress to consider. And you'll remember in my State of the Union address, I urged Congress to give those proposals a vote. And that moment is now. 今年1月，也就是纽敦悲剧发生几个月后，我宣布了一系列行政措施，以减少枪支暴力并保护孩子。我也提出了一系列常识性提案，请国会审议，这些提案与康涅狄格州已通过的措施非常相似。你们还记得，我在国情咨文中敦促国会就那些提案进行表决。现在就是那个时刻。
As soon as this week, Congress will begin debating these common-sense proposals to reduce gun violence. Your senators, Dick Blumenthal and Chris Murphy -- they're here -- your Representatives, John Larson, Rosa DeLauro, Elizabeth Esty, Jim Hines, Joe Courtney, they are all pushing to pass this legislation. But much of Congress is going to only act if they hear from you, the American people. So here's what we have to do. 最快本周，国会就将开始审议这些减少枪支暴力的常识性提案。你们的参议员迪克·布卢门撒尔和克里斯·墨菲就在这里；你们的众议员约翰·拉森、罗莎·德劳罗、伊丽莎白·埃斯蒂、吉姆·海姆斯和乔·考特尼，都在推动这项立法获得通过。但国会中的许多人，只有听到你们美国人民的声音才会行动。所以我们必须这样做。
Audience Member: I love you, Mr. President. 一名观众：总统先生，我爱您。
President Obama: I appreciate that. Here's what we've got to do. We have to tell Congress it's time to require a background check for anyone who wants to buy a gun so that people who are dangerous to themselves and others cannot get their hands on a gun. Let's make that happen. 奥巴马总统：谢谢你。我们要做的是告诉国会：是时候要求所有想买枪的人接受背景审查了，让那些可能危及自己和他人的人拿不到枪。让我们把这件事办成。
We have to tell Congress it's time to crack down on gun trafficking so that folks will think twice before buying a gun as part of a scheme to arm someone who won't pass a background check. Let's get that done. 我们要告诉国会：是时候严厉打击枪支贩运了，让那些企图替无法通过背景审查的人买枪的人三思。让我们把这件事办成。
We have to tell Congress it's time to restore the ban on military-style assault weapons, and a 10-round limit for magazines, to make it harder for a gunman to fire 154 bullets into his victims in less than five minutes. Let's put that to a vote. 我们要告诉国会：是时候恢复对军用式攻击武器的禁令，并将弹匣容量限制在十发以内，使枪手更难在不到五分钟里向受害者射出154发子弹。让我们就此表决。
We have to tell Congress it's time to strengthen school safety and help people struggling with mental health problems get the treatment they need before it's too late. Let's do that for our kids and for our communities. 我们要告诉国会：是时候加强校园安全，帮助受心理健康问题困扰的人及时得到治疗，以免为时已晚。为了我们的孩子和社区，让我们这样做。
Now, I know that some of these proposals inspire more debate than others, but each of them has the support of the majority of the American people. All of them are common sense. All of them deserve a vote. All of them deserve a vote. 我知道，这些提案中有些比其他提案引发更多争论，但每一项都得到大多数美国人的支持。它们都合乎常理，都值得表决。每一项都值得表决。
Consider background checks. Over the past 20 years, background checks have kept more than 2 million dangerous people from getting their hands on a gun. A group of police officers in Colorado told me last week that, thanks to background checks, they've been able to stop convicted murderers, folks under restraining orders for committing violent domestic abuse from buying a gun. In some cases, they've actually arrested the person as they were coming to purchase the gun. 以背景审查为例。过去二十年，背景审查阻止了两百多万名危险人物获得枪支。上周，科罗拉多州的一群警官告诉我，正是有了背景审查，他们才得以阻止已定罪的杀人犯，以及因暴力家庭虐待而受到限制令约束的人购买枪支。有时，他们甚至在这些人前来买枪时将其逮捕。
So we know that background checks can work. But the problem is loopholes in the current law let so many people avoid background checks altogether. That's not safe. It doesn't make sense. If you're a law-abiding citizen and you go through a background check to buy a gun, wouldn't you expect other people to play by the same rules? 所以我们知道，背景审查能够发挥作用。问题在于，现行法律的漏洞让太多人完全避开审查。这不安全，也不合理。如果你是守法公民，买枪时接受了背景审查，难道不会希望其他人也遵守同样的规则吗？
If you're a law-abiding gun seller, wouldn't you want to know you're not selling your gun to someone who's likely to commit a crime? Shouldn't we make it harder, not easier for somebody who is convicted of domestic abuse to get his hands on a gun? 如果你是守法的枪支卖家，难道不想知道自己没有把枪卖给可能犯罪的人吗？对那些因家庭虐待而被定罪的人，我们难道不应该让他们更难，而不是更容易拿到枪吗？
It turns out 90 percent of Americans think so. Ninety percent of Americans support universal background checks. Think about that. How often do 90 percent of Americans agree on anything? And yet, 90 percent agree on this -- Republicans, Democrats, folks who own guns, folks who don't own guns; 80 percent of Republicans, more than 80 percent of gun owners, more than 70 percent of NRA households. It is common sense. 事实证明，百分之九十的美国人都这样想。百分之九十的美国人支持普遍背景审查。想想看，美国人什么时候能有百分之九十在一件事上达成共识？但在这件事上，他们确实达成了共识：共和党人、民主党人、持枪者和不持枪者都包括在内；百分之八十的共和党人、超过百分之八十的枪支持有人，以及超过百分之七十的全国步枪协会会员家庭都支持。这是常识。
And yet, there is only one thing that can stand in the way of change that just about everybody agrees on, and that's politics in Washington. You would think that with those numbers Congress would rush to make this happen. That's what you would think. If our democracy is working the way it's supposed to, and 90 percent of the American people agree on something, in the wake of a tragedy you'd think this would not be a heavy lift. 可是，有一件事可能阻挡几乎所有人都赞同的改革，那就是华盛顿的政治。按这些数字，你会以为国会会赶紧采取行动。如果民主制度按应有的方式运转，在悲剧发生后，百分之九十的美国人都同意的事情，本该不难办成。
And yet, some folks back in Washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms. Think about that. They're not just saying they'll vote "no" on ideas that almost all Americans support. They're saying they'll do everything they can to even prevent any votes on these provisions. They're saying your opinion doesn't matter. And that's not right. 然而，华盛顿一些人已经放出风声，可能要用政治伎俩阻止对任何一项改革进行表决。想想看。他们不仅打算对几乎所有美国人都支持的提案投反对票，还打算竭尽所能，连表决的机会都不给。他们这是在说，你们的意见无关紧要。这不对。
Audience: Booo -- 观众：嘘——
President Obama: That is not right. 奥巴马总统：这不对。
Audience: We want a vote! 观众：我们要表决！
President Obama: We need a vote. 奥巴马总统：我们需要表决。
Audience: We want a vote! We want a vote! 观众：我们要表决！我们要表决！
President Obama: We need a vote. 奥巴马总统：我们需要表决。
Audience: We want a vote! 观众：我们要表决！
President Obama: Now, I've also heard some in the Washington press suggest that what happens to gun violence legislation in Congress this week will either be a political victory or defeat for me. Connecticut, this is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. 奥巴马总统：我还听到华盛顿一些媒体说，国会本周对枪支暴力立法的处理结果，要么是我在政治上的胜利，要么是失败。康涅狄格州的朋友们，这件事与我无关，也与政治无关。
It's about them and all the families going forward, so we can prevent this from happening again. That's what it's about. It's about the law enforcement officials putting their lives at risk. That's what this is about. This is not about politics. This is not about politics. 它关乎为今天在场这些被枪支暴力撕裂的家庭做正确的事，也关乎今后的所有家庭，让我们防止悲剧重演。这才是关键。它关乎那些冒着生命危险执法的警员。这件事与政治无关，与政治无关。
This is about these families and families all across the country who are saying let's make it a little harder for our kids to get gunned down. 这关乎这些家庭，以及全国各地都在说“让我们的孩子更不容易遭枪杀”的家庭。
When I said in my State of the Union address that these proposals deserve a vote -- that families of Newtown, and Aurora, and Tucson, and a former member of Congress, Gabby Giffords, that they all deserved a vote -– virtually every member of that chamber stood up and applauded. And now they're going to start denying your families a vote when the cameras are off and when the lobbyists have worked what they do? You deserve better than that. You deserve a vote. 我在国情咨文中说，这些提案值得表决，纽敦、奥罗拉、图森的家庭，以及前国会议员加比·吉福兹都值得得到一次表决时，议事厅里几乎每位议员都起立鼓掌。现在，摄像机一关、游说团体施加影响之后，他们就要剥夺你们这些家庭得到表决的机会吗？你们理应得到更好的对待。你们理应得到一次表决。
Now, look, we knew from the beginning of this debate that change would not be easy. We knew that there would be powerful interests that are very good at confusing the subject, that are good at amplifying conflict and extremes, that are good at drowning out rational debate, good at ginning up irrational fears, all of which stands in the way of progress. 我们从这场辩论一开始就知道，变革不会轻而易举。我们知道，会有强大的利益集团善于混淆议题、放大冲突和极端声音、淹没理性讨论、煽动不理性的恐惧，而这一切都会阻碍进步。
But if our history teaches us anything, then it's up to us –- the people -– to stand up to those who say we can't, or we won't; stand up for the change that we need. And I believe that that's what the American people are looking for. 但如果历史教会了我们什么，那就是要靠我们人民站出来，面对那些说“我们做不到”或“我们不会做”的人，为我们需要的改变挺身而出。我相信，这正是美国人民所期待的。
When I first ran for this office, I said that I did not believe the country was as divided as our politics would suggest, and I still believe that. I know sometimes, when you watch cable news or talk radio, or you browse the Internet, you'd think, man, everybody just hates each other, everybody is just at each other's throats. But that's not how most Americans think about these issues. There are good people on both sides of every issue. 我第一次竞选总统时曾说，我不相信这个国家像政治争论所显示的那样分裂。直到今天，我依然这样认为。有时看有线新闻、听谈话广播或浏览互联网，你可能会觉得人人都互相憎恨、针锋相对。但大多数美国人并不是这样看待这些问题的。每个议题的双方都有善良的人。
So if we're going to move forward, we can't just talk past one another. We've got to listen to one another. That's what Governor Malloy and all these legislative leaders did. That's why they were able to pass bipartisan legislation. 所以，想要向前走，我们就不能只顾各说各话，必须相互倾听。马洛伊州长和在座的立法领导人正是这样做的，因此他们才能通过两党共同支持的立法。
I've got stacks of letters from gun owners who want me to know that they care passionately about their right to bear arms, don't want them infringed upon, and I appreciate every one of those letters. I've learned from them. 我收到成叠持枪者寄来的信。他们希望我知道，他们非常珍视持枪权，不愿看到这项权利受侵犯。我感谢每一封信，也从中学到了东西。
But a lot of those letters, what they've also said is they're not just gun owners; they're also parents or police officers or veterans, and they agree that we can't stand by and keep letting these tragedies happen; that with our rights come some responsibilities and obligations to our communities and ourselves, and most of all to our children. We can't just think about "us" -- we've got to think about "we, the people." 但其中许多人还说，他们不仅是持枪者，也是父母、警察或退伍军人；他们同意，我们不能袖手旁观，任由悲剧继续发生。权利也伴随着对社区、对自己，尤其对孩子的责任和义务。我们不能只想着“我”，还必须想着“我们人民”。
I was in Colorado. I told a story about Michelle. She came back from a trip to rural Iowa; we were out there campaigning. Sometimes it would be miles between farms, let alone towns. And she said, you know, coming back, I can understand why somebody would want a gun for protection. If somebody drove up into the driveway and, Barack, you weren't home, the sheriff lived miles away, I might want that security. So she can understand what it might be like in terms of somebody wanting that kind of security. 我在科罗拉多州讲过米歇尔的一件事。我们竞选时，她去了一趟爱荷华州的乡村。那里农场之间有时相隔数英里，更不用说城镇之间了。回来后她说，她能理解为什么有人想要一支枪保护自己。假如有人开车来到家门前，而我不在家，警长又住在几英里外，她也可能想要那份安全感。所以，她能理解人们为何想要这样的保护。
On the other hand, I also talked to a hunter last week who said, all my experiences with guns have been positive, but I also realize that for others, all their experiences with guns have been negative. 另一方面，我上周还与一名猎人交谈。他说，自己与枪有关的经历都是正面的，但他也明白，对另一些人来说，与枪有关的经历全是负面的。
And when he said that, I thought about the mom I met from suburban Chicago whose son was killed in a random shooting. And this mom told me, I hate it when people tell me that my son was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was on his way to school. He was exactly where he was supposed to be. He was in the right place at the right time, and he still got shot. 听他这么说，我想起在芝加哥郊区遇到的一位母亲，她的儿子在一起突发枪击中丧生。她告诉我：“我讨厌别人说我的儿子在错误的时间出现在错误的地点。他当时正在上学的路上，正是在他应该去的地方，也是在应该去的时间，却还是中了枪。”
The kids at Sandy Hook were where they were supposed to be. So were those moviegoers in Aurora. So were those worshippers in Oak Creek. So was Gabby Giffords. She was at a supermarket, listening to the concerns of her constituents. They were exactly where they were supposed to be. They were also exercising their rights -- to assemble peaceably; to worship freely and safely. They were exercising the rights of life and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 桑迪胡克的孩子们当时在他们应该待的地方；奥罗拉电影院里的观众也是；橡树溪的礼拜者也是；加比·吉福兹也是。她当时在一家超市，倾听选民的关切。他们都在自己应该待的地方，也在行使自己的权利：和平集会的权利，以及自由、安全地礼拜的权利。他们行使着生命、自由和追求幸福的权利。
So surely, we can reconcile those two things. Surely, America doesn't have to be divided between rural and urban, and Democrat and Republican when it comes to something like this. 所以，我们当然能够兼顾这些权利。在这样的问题上，美国当然不必分裂成乡村与城市、民主党与共和党两个阵营。
If you're an American who wants to do something to prevent more families from knowing the immeasurable anguish that these families here have known, then we have to act. Now is the time to get engaged. Now is the time to get involved. Now is the time to push back on fear, and frustration, and misinformation. Now is the time for everybody to make their voices heard from every state house to the corridors of Congress. 如果你是希望不再有更多家庭承受在场这些家庭所经历的无尽痛苦的美国人，我们就必须采取行动。现在该参与进来，该投入其中，该驳斥恐惧、挫折感和错误信息。现在该让每个人的声音，从各州议会一直传到国会走廊。
And I'm asking everyone listening today, find out where your member of Congress stands on this. If they're not part of the 90 percent of Americans who agree on background checks, then ask them, why not? Why wouldn't you want to make it easier for law enforcement to do their job? Why wouldn't you want to make it harder for a dangerous person to get his or her hands on a gun? What's more important to you: our children, or an A-grade from the gun lobby? 我请今天听到这番话的每个人，查明你们的国会议员在此事上的立场。如果他们不属于支持背景审查的百分之九十的美国人，就问问他们为什么。为什么不愿让执法人员更容易做好工作？为什么不愿让危险人物更难拿到枪？对你来说，什么更重要：我们的孩子，还是枪支游说团体给出的“甲等”评分？
I've heard Nicole talk about what her life has been like since Dylan was taken from her in December. And one thing she said struck me. She said, "Every night, I beg for him to come to me in my dreams so that I can see him again. And during the day, I just focus on what I need to do to honor him and make change." Now, if Nicole can summon the courage to do that, how can the rest of us do any less? How can we do any less? 我听妮可讲过，自从迪伦去年十二月离开她以后，她的生活是什么样子。她说的一句话令我难忘：“每晚，我都祈求他来到我的梦里，让我再见他一面。白天，我只专心做那些能够纪念他、推动改变的事。”如果妮可能鼓起勇气这样做，我们其他人怎能做得更少？怎能做得更少？
If there is even one thing we can do to protect our kids, don't we have an obligation to try? If there is even one step we can take to keep somebody from murdering dozens of innocents in the span of minutes, shouldn't we be taking that step? If there is just one thing we can do to keep one father from having to bury his child, isn't that worth fighting for? 只要有哪怕一件事能保护孩子，我们难道没有义务去尝试吗？只要有哪怕一步能阻止有人在几分钟内杀害数十名无辜者，我们难道不该迈出这一步吗？只要有哪怕一件事能让一位父亲免于埋葬自己的孩子，难道不值得我们为之奋斗吗？
I've got to tell you, I've had tough days in the presidency -- I've said this before. The day Newtown happened was the toughest day of my presidency. But I've got to tell you, if we don't respond to this, that will be a tough day for me, too. Because we've got to expect more from ourselves, and we've got to expect more from Congress. We've got to believe that every once in a while, we set politics aside and we just do what's right. We've got to believe that. 我得告诉你们，我担任总统以来也有艰难的日子，我以前说过，纽敦悲剧发生的那一天，是我任内最艰难的一天。但我也要说，如果我们对此无所回应，那对我同样会是艰难的一天。因为我们必须对自己有更高的期望，也必须对国会有更高的期望。我们必须相信，偶尔可以把政治放到一边，只去做正确的事。我们必须相信这一点。
And if you believe that, I'm asking you to stand up. If you believe in the right to bears arms, like I do, but think we should prevent an irresponsible few from inflicting harm -- stand up. Stand up. 如果你们也相信，我请你们站起来。如果你们像我一样相信持枪权，但也认为应该阻止少数不负责任的人伤害他人，就站起来。站起来。
If you believe that the families of Newtown and Aurora and Tucson and Virginia Tech and the thousands of Americans who have been gunned down in the last four months deserve a vote, we all have to stand up. 如果你们相信纽敦、奥罗拉、图森和弗吉尼亚理工大学受害者的家庭，以及过去四个月里遭枪杀的数千名美国人的家属，都应该得到一次表决，我们所有人就必须站起来。
If you want the people you send to Washington to have just an iota of the courage that the educators at Sandy Hook showed when danger arrived on their doorstep, then we're all going to have to stand up. 如果你们希望自己送往华盛顿的议员，哪怕只有桑迪胡克的教育工作者在危险来到门前时所展现勇气的一小部分，我们所有人就必须站起来。
And if we do, if we come together and raise our voices together and demand this change together, I'm convinced cooperation and common sense will prevail. We will find sensible, intelligent ways to make this country stronger and safer for our children. 如果我们这样做，如果我们团结起来，共同发声，共同要求改变，我相信合作与常识终将占上风。我们会找到明智、合理的办法，让我们的国家更强大，让孩子们更安全。
So let's do the right thing. Let's do right by our kids. Let's do right by these families. Let's get this done. Connecticut, thank you. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. 所以，让我们做正确的事。为了孩子做正确的事，为了这些家庭做正确的事。让我们把这件事办成。康涅狄格州的朋友们，谢谢你们。愿上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。