As you know, a few moments ago, the grand jury deliberating the death of Michael Brown issued its decision. It's an outcome that, either way, was going to be subject of intense disagreement not only in Ferguson, but across America. So I want to just say a few words suggesting how we might move forward. 正如大家所知，就在几分钟前，负责审议迈克尔·布朗死亡案件的大陪审团作出了决定。无论结果如何，这一决定都必然会在弗格森乃至全美引发激烈分歧。因此，我想说几句话，谈谈我们应当如何继续前行。
First and foremost, we are a nation built on the rule of law. And so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make. There are Americans who agree with it, and there are Americans who are deeply disappointed, even angry. It's an understandable reaction. 首先也是最重要的，我们是一个建立在法治基础上的国家。因此，我们需要接受：作出这一决定是大陪审团的职责。有些美国人赞同这一决定，也有些美国人深感失望，甚至愤怒。这种反应是可以理解的。
But I join Michael's parents in asking anyone who protests this decision to do so peacefully. Let me repeat Michael's father's words: 但我和迈克尔的父母一样，呼吁任何抗议这一决定的人都以和平方式进行。让我重复迈克尔父亲的话：
Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer. No matter what the grand jury decides, I do not want my son's death to be in vain. I want it to lead to incredible change, positive change, change that makes the Saint Louis region better for everyone.¹ 伤害他人或毁坏财产不是解决办法。无论大陪审团作出什么决定，我都不希望儿子的死亡毫无意义。我希望它能带来巨大的、积极的改变，让圣路易斯地区对每个人都更加美好。¹
Michael Brown's parents have lost more than anyone. We should be honoring their wishes. 迈克尔·布朗的父母失去的比任何人都多。我们应当尊重他们的意愿。
I also appeal to the law enforcement officials in Ferguson and the region to show care and restraint in managing peaceful protests that may occur. Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law. 我也呼吁弗格森及该地区的执法官员，在处理可能发生的和平抗议时展现关怀与克制。请理解，我们的警察每天都将生命置于险境来保护我们。他们肩负着艰巨的任务——维护公共安全，并追究违法者的责任。
As they do their jobs in the coming days, they need to work with the community, not against the community, to distinguish the handful of people who may use the grand jury's decision as an excuse for violence -- distinguish them from the vast majority who just want their voices heard around legitimate issues in terms of how communities and law enforcement interact. 在接下来的日子里，他们履行职责时需要与社区合作，而不是与社区对立；要把少数可能借大陪审团决定之名实施暴力的人，与绝大多数只是希望就社区与执法部门如何互动等正当问题表达诉求的人区分开来。
Finally, we need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. The fact is, in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. Some of this is the result of the legacy of racial discrimination in this country. 最后，我们需要认识到，弗格森的局势反映出我们作为一个国家仍面临的更广泛挑战。事实上，在这个国家太多地方，执法部门与有色人种社区之间存在着深刻的不信任。其中一部分源自美国种族歧视的历史遗产。
And this is tragic, because nobody needs good policing more than poor communities with higher crime rates. The good news is we know there are things we can do to help. And I've instructed Attorney General Holder to work with cities across the country to help build better relations between communities and law enforcement. 这是悲剧，因为犯罪率较高的贫困社区比任何地方都更需要良好的警务。好消息是，我们知道可以采取一些措施来帮助解决问题。我已指示司法部长霍尔德与全国各地的城市合作，帮助改善社区与执法部门之间的关系。
That means working with law enforcement officials to make sure their ranks are representative of the communities they serve. We know that makes a difference. It means working to train officials so that law enforcement conducts itself in a way that is fair to everybody. It means enlisting the community actively on what should be everybody's goal, and that is to prevent crime. 这意味着要与执法官员合作，确保执法队伍能够代表他们所服务的社区。我们知道这会产生影响；也意味着培训官员，使执法工作以对所有人都公平的方式开展；还意味着积极动员社区，因为预防犯罪应当是所有人的共同目标。
And there are good people on all sides of this debate, as well as in both Republican and Democratic parties, that are interested not only in lifting up best practices -- because we know that there are communities who have been able to deal with this in an effective way -- but also who are interested in working with this administration and local and state officials to start tackling much-needed criminal justice reform. 在这场辩论的各方，以及共和党和民主党两党中，都有许多有识之士。他们不仅希望推广最佳实践——我们知道有些社区已经能够有效处理这类问题——也希望与本届政府以及地方和州政府官员合作，着手推进迫切需要的刑事司法改革。
So those should be the lessons that we draw from these tragic events. We need to recognize that this is not just an issue for Ferguson, this is an issue for America. We have made enormous progress in race relations over the course of the past several decades. I've witnessed that in my own life. And to deny that progress I think is to deny America's capacity for change. 因此，我们应当从这些悲剧事件中吸取这样的教训：这不只是弗格森的问题，也是美国的问题。在过去几十年里，我们在种族关系方面取得了巨大进步，我在自己的人生中亲眼见证了这一点。否认这种进步，我认为就是否认美国改变的能力。
But what is also true is that there are still problems and communities of color aren't just making these problems up. Separating that from this particular decision, there are issues in which the law too often feels as if it is being applied in discriminatory fashion. I don't think that's the norm. I don't think that's true for the majority of communities or the vast majority of law enforcement officials. 但同样真实的是，有色人种社区仍然面临问题，他们并不是凭空捏造这些问题。撇开这次具体决定不谈，有些情况下，法律的执行仍常常让人感觉带有歧视性。我不认为这是常态，也不认为这代表大多数社区或绝大多数执法官员。
But these are real issues. And we have to lift them up and not deny them or try to tamp them down. What we need to do is to understand them and figure out how do we make more progress. And that can be done. 但这些确实是现实问题。我们必须正视它们，而不是否认或压制它们；我们需要理解这些问题，并找出如何取得更大进展的方法。这是可以做到的。
That won't be done by throwing bottles. That won't be done by smashing car windows. That won't be done by using this as an excuse to vandalize property. And it certainly won't be done by hurting anybody. So, to those in Ferguson, there are ways of channeling your concerns constructively and there are ways of channeling your concerns destructively. Michael Brown's parents understand what it means to be constructive. The vast majority of peaceful protesters, they understand it as well. 砸瓶子做不到，砸碎车窗做不到，借此事破坏财产也做不到，更不可能通过伤害任何人来实现。因此，对弗格森的人们来说，你们可以建设性地表达关切，也可以破坏性地表达关切。迈克尔·布朗的父母明白什么是建设性方式，绝大多数和平抗议者也明白。
Those of you who are watching tonight understand that there's never an excuse for violence, particularly when there are a lot of people in goodwill out there who are willing to work on these issues. 今晚观看这场讲话的人都明白：暴力永远没有借口，尤其是在许多善意的人愿意共同努力解决这些问题的时候。
On the other hand, those who are only interested in focusing on the violence and just want the problem to go away need to recognize that we do have work to do here, and we shouldn't try to paper it over. Whenever we do that, the anger may momentarily subside, but over time, it builds up and America isn't everything that it could be. 另一方面，那些只关注暴力、只希望问题消失的人也需要认识到，我们确实还有工作要做，不能试图敷衍了事。每当我们这样做，愤怒也许会暂时平息，但随着时间推移，它会再次积聚，美国也就无法成为它本可以成为的样子。
And I am confident that if we focus our attention on the problem and we look at what has happened in communities around the country effectively, then we can make progress not just in Ferguson, but in a lot of other cities and communities around the country. 我相信，只要我们把注意力集中在问题上，并借鉴全国各地社区的有效经验，我们不仅能在弗格森取得进展，也能在全国许多其他城市和社区取得进展。
Okay? 好吗？
Question: Mr. President, will you go to Ferguson when things settle down there? 问：总统先生，等局势平静下来后，您会去弗格森吗？
President Obama: Well, let's take a look and see how things are going. Eric Holder has been there. We've had a whole team from the Justice Department there, and I think that they have done some very good work. As I said, the vast majority of the community has been working very hard to try to make sure that this becomes an opportunity for us to seize the moment and turn this into a positive situation. 奥巴马总统：我们先看看情况如何。埃里克·霍尔德已经去过那里，司法部也派出了一整支团队。我认为他们已经开展了非常有益的工作。正如我所说，社区中的绝大多数人一直在非常努力地工作，努力确保我们抓住这一时刻，将其转化为积极的局面。
But I think that we have to make sure that we focus at least as much attention on all those positive activities that are taking place as we do on a handful of folks who end up using this as an excuse to misbehave or to break the law or to engage in violence. 但我认为，我们必须把同样多的注意力放在正在进行的所有积极行动上，而不是只关注少数借机滋事、违法或实施暴力的人。
I think that it's going to be very important -- and I think the media is going to have a responsibility as well -- to make sure that we focus on Michael Brown's parents, and the clergy, and the community leaders, and the civil rights leaders, and the activists, and law enforcement officials who have been working very hard to try to find better solutions -- long-term solutions, to this issue. 我认为这非常重要——媒体也负有责任——我们必须关注迈克尔·布朗的父母、神职人员、社区领袖、民权领袖、活动人士以及执法官员，他们一直在努力寻找更好的解决方案——长期的解决方案。
There is inevitably going to be some negative reaction, and it will make for good TV. But what we want to do is to make sure that we're also focusing on those who can offer the kind of real progress that we know is possible, that the vast majority of people in Ferguson, the St. Louis region, in Missouri, and around the country are looking for. And I want to be partners with those folks. And we need to lift up that kind of constructive dialogue that's taking place. 负面反应不可避免，而且会成为吸引眼球的电视画面。但我们要做的是，同样关注那些能够带来真正进步的人，因为我们知道这种进步是可能的，而这正是弗格森、圣路易斯地区、密苏里州乃至全国绝大多数人所期待的。我愿意与这些人成为伙伴。我们需要推动正在展开的这种建设性对话。
All right. 好的。
