Thank you. Muchas gracias. Thank you so much. Please. Thank you very much. 谢谢你们。非常感谢。非常感谢大家。请坐。非常感谢。
President Castro, the people of Cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that I have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation has received. It is an extraordinary honor to be here today. 卡斯特罗主席，古巴人民，感谢你们给予我、我的家人以及我们代表团的热情欢迎。今天能够来到这里，我感到无比荣幸。
Before I begin, please indulge me. I want to comment on the terrorist attacks that have taken place in Brussels. The thoughts and the prayers of the American people are with the people of Belgium. We stand in solidarity with them in condemning these outrageous attacks against innocent people. We will do whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally, Belgium, in bringing to justice those who are responsible. 在开始之前，请允许我先讲几句话。我想对布鲁塞尔发生的恐怖袭击事件发表评论。美国人民与比利时人民同在，我们心系比利时。我们同他们站在一起，强烈谴责这些针对无辜民众的卑劣袭击。我们将采取一切必要措施，支持我们的朋友和盟友比利时，将肇事者绳之以法。
And this is yet another reminder that the world must unite, we must be together, regardless of nationality, or race, or faith, in fighting against the scourge of terrorism. We can -- and will -- defeat those who threaten the safety and security of people all around the world. 这再次提醒我们，世界必须团结起来，无论国籍、种族或信仰，我们必须共同抗击恐怖主义这一祸害。我们能够——也必将——击败那些威胁全世界人民安全与安宁的人。
To the government and the people of Cuba, I want to thank you for the kindness that you've shown to me and Michelle, Malia, Sasha, my mother-in-law, Marian. 我要感谢古巴政府和古巴人民，感谢你们对我和米歇尔、玛丽亚、萨沙，以及我的岳母玛丽安的热情款待。
Cultivo una rosa blanca. In his most famous poem, Jose Martí made this offering of friendship and peace to both his friend and his enemy. Today, as the President of the United States of America, I offer the Cuban people el saludo de paz. "我栽种一朵白玫瑰。"在他最著名的诗篇中，何塞·马蒂向朋友也向敌人献上了友谊与和平的心意。今天，作为美利坚合众国总统，我向古巴人民致以和平的问候。
Havana is only 90 miles from Florida, but to get here we had to travel a great distance -- over barriers of history and ideology; barriers of pain and separation. The blue waters beneath Air Force One once carried American battleships to this island -- to liberate, but also to exert control over Cuba. Those waters also carried generations of Cuban revolutionaries to the United States, where they built support for their cause. 哈瓦那距佛罗里达仅90英里，但要抵达这里，我们必须跨越漫长的距离——跨越历史与意识形态的壁垒；跨越痛苦与分离的藩篱。空军一号下方的蓝色海域，曾载着美国战舰来到这座岛屿——既是为了解放，也是为了对古巴施加控制。那些海域也曾将一代又一代古巴革命者送往美国，他们在那里为自己的事业争取支持。
And that short distance has been crossed by hundreds of thousands of Cuban exiles -- on planes and makeshift rafts -- who came to America in pursuit of freedom and opportunity, sometimes leaving behind everything they owned and every person that they loved. 而成千上万的古巴流亡者——乘坐飞机和简易木筏——也穿越了这段短暂的距离，来到美国追寻自由与机遇，有时他们抛下了拥有的一切和所爱的每一个人。
Like so many people in both of our countries, my lifetime has spanned a time of isolation between us. The Cuban Revolution took place the same year that my father came to the United States from Kenya. The Bay of Pigs took place the year that I was born. The next year, the entire world held its breath, watching our two countries, as humanity came as close as we ever have to the horror of nuclear war. 如同我们两国的许多人一样，我的一生也经历了我们之间的隔绝时期。古巴革命发生的那一年，我父亲从肯尼亚来到美国。猪湾事件发生的那一年，我出生了。第二年，全世界屏住呼吸，注视着我们两个国家，人类从未如此接近核战争的恐怖。
As the decades rolled by, our governments settled into a seemingly endless confrontation, fighting battles through proxies. In a world that remade itself time and again, one constant was the conflict between the United States and Cuba. 随着岁月流逝，我们两国政府陷入了似乎永无止境的对抗，通过代理人进行战争。在一个不断自我重塑的世界里，有一个始终不变的常数，那就是美国与古巴之间的冲突。
I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. I have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people. 我来到这里，是为了埋葬冷战在美洲的最后余烬。我来到这里，是为了向古巴人民伸出友谊之手。
I want to be clear: The differences between our governments over these many years are real and they are important. I'm sure President Castro would say the same thing -- I know, because I've heard him address those differences at length. But before I discuss those issues, we also need to recognize how much we share. Because in many ways, the United States and Cuba are like two brothers who've been estranged for many years, even as we share the same blood. 我想明确一点：多年来我们两国政府之间的分歧是真实存在的，也是重要的。我相信卡斯特罗主席也会这么说——我知道，因为我亲耳听过他详细阐述这些分歧。但在讨论这些问题之前，我们也需要认识到我们有多少共同之处。因为在许多方面，美国和古巴就像两个失散多年的兄弟，尽管我们流淌着相同的血液。
We both live in a new world, colonized by Europeans. Cuba, like the United States, was built in part by slaves brought here from Africa. Like the United States, the Cuban people can trace their heritage to both slaves and slave-owners. We've welcomed both immigrants who came a great distance to start new lives in the Americas. 我们都生活在一个新世界，都曾被欧洲人殖民。古巴和美国一样，其建设部分离不开从非洲带来的奴隶。和美国一样，古巴人民的血统可以追溯到奴隶和奴隶主双方。我们都欢迎那些远渡重洋来到美洲开始新生活的移民。
Over the years, our cultures have blended together. Dr. Carlos Finlay's work in Cuba paved the way for generations of doctors, including Walter Reed, who drew on Dr. Finlay's work to help combat Yellow Fever. Just as Martí wrote some of his most famous words in New York, Ernest Hemingway made a home in Cuba, and found inspiration in the waters of these shores. 多年来，我们的文化相互交融。卡洛斯·芬莱博士在古巴的研究为后世几代医生铺平了道路，其中包括沃尔特·里德，他借鉴了芬莱博士的研究成果来对抗黄热病。正如马蒂在纽约写下了他最著名的一些文字，欧内斯特·海明威也曾在古巴安家，并从这片海岸的水域中汲取灵感。
We share a national past-time -- La Pelota -- and later today our players will compete on the same Havana field that Jackie Robinson played on before he made his Major League debut. And it's said that our greatest boxer, Muhammad Ali, once paid tribute to a Cuban that he could never fight -- saying that he would only be able to reach a draw with the great Cuban, Teófilo Stevenson. 我们有着共同的国民运动——棒球——今天晚些时候，我们的球员将在哈瓦那的同一块场地上竞技，而杰基·罗宾逊在登上大联盟赛场之前也曾在这里打球。据说我们最伟大的拳击手穆罕默德·阿里曾向一位他永远无法与之交手的古巴人致敬——他说，与伟大的古巴人特奥菲洛·史蒂文森交手，他最多只能战成平局。
So even as our governments became adversaries, our people continued to share these common passions, particularly as so many Cubans came to America. In Miami or Havana, you can find places to dance the Cha-Cha-Cha or the Salsa, and eat ropa vieja. People in both of our countries have sung along with Celia Cruz or Gloria Estefan, and now listen to reggaeton or Pitbull. Millions of our people share a common religion -- a faith that I paid tribute to at the Shrine of our Lady of Charity in Miami, a peace that Cubans find in La Cachita. 因此，即便我们的政府成为对手，两国人民依然共享着这些共同的热爱，尤其是在如此多的古巴人来到美国之后。在迈阿密或哈瓦那，你都能找到跳恰恰舞或萨尔萨舞的地方，都能吃到古巴炖牛肉。我们两国人民都曾跟着西莉亚·克鲁兹或格洛丽亚·埃斯特凡的歌声吟唱，如今则听着雷鬼顿或皮普保罗的音乐。我们数百万人民共享同一种信仰——我曾在迈阿密的慈善圣母圣殿向这一信仰致敬，古巴人民在"小金人"圣母那里找到了心灵的安宁。
For all of our differences, the Cuban and American people share common values in their own lives. A sense of patriotism and a sense of pride -- a lot of pride. A profound love of family. A passion for our children, a commitment to their education. And that's why I believe our grandchildren will look back on this period of isolation as an aberration, as just one chapter in a longer story of family and of friendship. 尽管存在种种分歧，古巴人民和美国人民在各自的生活中却拥有共同的价值观。爱国主义精神和自豪感——非常强烈的自豪感。对家庭深沉的爱。对子女的热爱，对他们教育的承诺。这就是为什么我相信，我们的孙辈回首这段隔绝时期时，会将其视为一种反常现象，只是漫长的亲情与友谊故事中的一个篇章而已。
But we cannot, and should not, ignore the very real differences that we have -- about how we organize our governments, our economies, and our societies. Cuba has a one-party system; the United States is a multi-party democracy. Cuba has a socialist economic model; the United States is an open market. Cuba has emphasized the role and rights of the state; the United States is founded upon the rights of the individual. 但我们不能，也不应该忽视我们之间确实存在的分歧——关于我们如何组织政府、经济和社会的分歧。古巴实行一党制；美国是多党民主制。古巴实行社会主义经济模式；美国是开放市场经济。古巴强调国家的作用和权利；美国则建立在个人权利的基础之上。
Despite these differences, on December 17th 2014, President Castro and I announced that the United States and Cuba would begin a process to normalize relations between our countries. Since then, we have established diplomatic relations and opened embassies. We've begun initiatives to cooperate on health and agriculture, education and law enforcement. We've reached agreements to restore direct flights and mail service. We've expanded commercial ties, and increased the capacity of Americans to travel and do business in Cuba. 尽管存在这些分歧，2014年12月17日，卡斯特罗主席和我共同宣布，美古两国将开启关系正常化进程。自那时以来，我们建立了外交关系，开设了大使馆。我们启动了在卫生、农业、教育和执法领域的合作倡议。我们达成了恢复直航和邮政服务的协议。我们扩大了商业联系，增加了美国人前往古巴旅行和开展商务活动的机会。
And these changes have been welcomed, even though there are still opponents to these policies. But still, many people on both sides of this debate have asked: Why now? Why now? 这些变化受到了欢迎，尽管仍有人反对这些政策。但尽管如此，辩论双方的许多人都在问：为什么是现在？为什么是现在？
There is one simple answer: What the United States was doing was not working. We have to have the courage to acknowledge that truth. A policy of isolation designed for the Cold War made little sense in the 21st century. The embargo was only hurting the Cuban people instead of helping them. And I've always believed in what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the fierce urgency of now" -- we should not fear change, we should embrace it. 答案很简单：美国过去的做法行不通。我们必须有勇气承认这一事实。一项为冷战设计的孤立政策在21世纪毫无意义。封锁政策只会伤害古巴人民，而不是帮助他们。我始终相信马丁·路德·金所说的"现在的紧迫性"——我们不应害怕变革，而应拥抱变革。
That leads me to a bigger and more important reason for these changes: Creo en el pueblo Cubano. I believe in the Cuban people. This is not just a policy of normalizing relations with the Cuban government. The United States of America is normalizing relations with the Cuban people. 这引出了这些变化背后一个更重要的原因：我相信古巴人民。这不仅仅是与古巴政府关系正常化的政策。美利坚合众国是在与古巴人民实现关系正常化。
And today, I want to share with you my vision of what our future can be. I want the Cuban people -- especially the young people -- to understand why I believe that you should look to the future with hope; not the false promise which insists that things are better than they really are, or the blind optimism that says all your problems can go away tomorrow. Hope that is rooted in the future that you can choose and that you can shape, and that you can build for your country. 今天，我想与大家分享我对我们未来的展望。我希望古巴人民——尤其是年轻人——能够理解，为什么我相信你们应该满怀希望地展望未来；不是那种粉饰太平的虚假承诺，也不是那种认为所有问题明天就能解决的盲目乐观。而是植根于你们可以选择、可以塑造、可以为你们的国家建设的未来之中的希望。
I'm hopeful because I believe that the Cuban people are as innovative as any people in the world. 我满怀希望，因为我相信古巴人民的创新精神不亚于世界上任何一个民族。
In a global economy, powered by ideas and information, a country's greatest asset is its people. In the United States, we have a clear monument to what the Cuban people can build: it's called Miami. Here in Havana, we see that same talent in cuentapropistas, cooperatives and old cars that still run. El Cubano inventa del aire. 在一个由思想和信息驱动的全球经济中，一个国家最大的资产是它的人民。在美国，我们有一座见证古巴人民创造力的丰碑——那就是迈阿密。在哈瓦那，我们在个体经营者、合作社以及至今仍在行驶的老式汽车中看到了同样的才华。古巴人总能从无到有，创造奇迹。
Cuba has an extraordinary resource -- a system of education which values every boy and every girl. And in recent years, the Cuban government has begun to open up to the world, and to open up more space for that talent to thrive. In just a few years, we've seen how cuentapropistas can succeed while sustaining a distinctly Cuban spirit. Being self-employed is not about becoming more like America, it's about being yourself. 古巴拥有非凡的资源——一套重视每一个男孩和女孩的教育体系。近年来，古巴政府开始向世界开放，为人才的蓬勃发展开辟了更多空间。短短几年间，我们已经看到个体经营者如何在保持鲜明古巴精神的同时取得成功。自主创业不是为了变得更像美国，而是为了做你自己。
Look at Sandra Lidice Aldama, who chose to start a small business. Cubans, she said, can "innovate and adapt without losing our identity…our secret is in not copying or imitating but simply being ourselves." 看看桑德拉·莉迪丝·阿尔达玛，她选择创办了一家小企业。她说，古巴人能够"在不失去自身特性的情况下创新和适应……我们的秘诀在于不照搬、不模仿，而是做真正的自己。"
Look at Papito Valladeres, a barber, whose success allowed him to improve conditions in his neighborhood. "I realize I'm not going to solve all of the world's problems," he said. "But if I can solve problems in the little piece of the world where I live, it can ripple across Havana." 看看理发师帕皮托·巴拉德斯，他的成功使他得以改善所在社区的条件。"我知道我解决不了世界上所有的问题，"他说，"但如果我能在我生活的这一小片天地里解决问题，它就会在整个哈瓦那产生涟漪效应。"
That's where hope begins -- with the ability to earn your own living, and to build something you can be proud of. That's why our policies focus on supporting Cubans, instead of hurting them. That's why we got rid of limits on remittances -- so ordinary Cubans have more resources. That's why we're encouraging travel -- which will build bridges between our people, and bring more revenue to those Cuban small businesses. 希望就从这里开始——从能够自食其力、能够建设值得骄傲的事业开始。这就是为什么我们的政策聚焦于支持古巴人民，而不是伤害他们。这就是为什么我们取消了汇款限制——让普通古巴人拥有更多资源。这就是为什么我们鼓励旅行——这将在两国人民之间架起桥梁，为古巴小企业带来更多收入。
That's why we've opened up space for commerce and exchanges -- so that Americans and Cubans can work together to find cures for diseases, and create jobs, and open the door to more opportunity for the Cuban people. 这就是为什么我们为商业和交流开辟了空间——让美国人和古巴人能够共同努力，寻找疾病的治疗方法，创造就业机会，为古巴人民打开更多机遇之门。
As President of the United States, I've called on our Congress to lift the embargo. It is an outdated burden on the Cuban people. It's a burden on the Americans who want to work and do business or invest here in Cuba. It's time to lift the embargo. But even if we lifted the embargo tomorrow, Cubans would not realize their potential without continued change here in Cuba. It should be easier to open a business here in Cuba. A worker should be able to get a job directly with companies who invest here in Cuba. Two currencies shouldn't separate the type of salaries that Cubans can earn. 作为美国总统，我已呼吁国会解除封锁。这是古巴人民肩上一项过时的负担。对于想要在古巴工作、经商或投资的美国人来说，这也是一项负担。解除封锁的时候到了。但即便我们明天就解除封锁，如果古巴国内不继续推进改革，古巴人民也无法充分发挥潜力。在古巴开办企业应该更加容易。工人应该能够直接与在古巴投资的公司签订劳动合同。两种货币制度不应该造成古巴人薪资的差异。
The Internet should be available across the island, so that Cubans can connect to the wider world -- and to one of the greatest engines of growth in human history. 互联网应该在全岛普及，让古巴人民能够连接更广阔的世界——也能够连接人类历史上最强大的增长引擎之一。
There's no limitation from the United States on the ability of Cuba to take these steps. It's up to you. And I can tell you as a friend that sustainable prosperity in the 21st century depends upon education, health care, and environmental protection. But it also depends on the free and open exchange of ideas. If you can't access information online, if you cannot be exposed to different points of view, you will not reach your full potential. And over time, the youth will lose hope. 美国并没有限制古巴采取这些步骤的能力。这取决于你们。我可以作为朋友告诉你们，21世纪的可持续繁荣有赖于教育、医疗保健和环境保护。但它也有赖于思想的自由开放交流。如果你无法在线获取信息，如果你不能接触不同的观点，你就无法充分发挥你的潜力。久而久之，年轻人就会失去希望。
I know these issues are sensitive, especially coming from an American President. Before 1959, some Americans saw Cuba as something to exploit, ignored poverty, enabled corruption. And since 1959, we've been shadow-boxers in this battle of geopolitics and personalities. I know the history, but I refuse to be trapped by it. 我知道这些问题很敏感，尤其是从一位美国总统口中说出。1959年之前，一些美国人将古巴视为可以剥削的对象，对贫困视而不见，对腐败推波助澜。而1959年之后，我们一直在这场地缘政治和人物角力中进行影子拳击。我了解这段历史，但我拒绝被它束缚。
I've made it clear that the United States has neither the capacity, nor the intention to impose change on Cuba. What changes come will depend upon the Cuban people. We will not impose our political or economic system on you. We recognize that every country, every people, must chart its own course and shape its own model. But having removed the shadow of history from our relationship, I must speak honestly about the things that I believe -- the things that we, as Americans, believe. As Martí said, "Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy." 我已经明确表示，美国既没有能力，也无意将变革强加给古巴。什么样的变革将取决于古巴人民。我们不会把我们的政治或经济制度强加给你们。我们承认，每个国家、每个民族都必须走出自己的道路，塑造自己的模式。但是，在消除了我们关系中的历史阴影之后，我必须坦诚地说出我所信仰的东西——我们美国人所信仰的东西。正如马蒂所说："自由是每个人诚实思考、真诚说话的权利。"
So let me tell you what I believe. I can't force you to agree, but you should know what I think. I believe that every person should be equal under the law. Every child deserves the dignity that comes with education, and health care and food on the table and a roof over their heads. I believe citizens should be free to speak their mind without fear -- to organize, and to criticize their government, and to protest peacefully, and that the rule of law should not include arbitrary detentions of people who exercise those rights. 那么让我告诉你们我信仰什么。我不能强迫你们同意，但你们应该知道我的想法。我相信，每个人在法律面前都应一律平等。每个孩子都应享有教育、医疗、温饱、住所所带来的尊严。我相信，公民应该能够无所畏惧地自由表达心声——能够组织起来，能够批评政府，能够和平抗议，而法治不应包括对行使这些权利的人进行任意拘留。
I believe that every person should have the freedom to practice their faith peacefully and publicly. And, yes, I believe voters should be able to choose their governments in free and democratic elections. 我相信，每个人都应该拥有和平、公开地践行信仰的自由。是的，我相信选民应该能够在自由民主的选举中选择他们的政府。
Not everybody agrees with me on this. Not everybody agrees with the American people on this. But I believe those human rights are universal. I believe they are the rights of the American people, the Cuban people, and people around the world. 并非所有人都同意我的观点。并非所有人都同意美国人民的观点。但我相信这些人权是普世的。我相信它们是美国人民的权利，是古巴人民的权利，也是全世界人民的权利。
Now, there's no secret that our governments disagree on many of these issues. I've had frank conversations with President Castro. For many years, he has pointed out the flaws in the American system -- economic inequality; the death penalty; racial discrimination; wars abroad. That's just a sample. He has a much longer list. But here's what the Cuban people need to understand: I welcome this open debate and dialogue. It's good. It's healthy. I'm not afraid of it. 如今，我们两国政府在许多这些问题上存在分歧，这已不是秘密。我与卡斯特罗主席进行了坦诚的对话。多年来，他指出了美国制度的种种缺陷——经济不平等、死刑、种族歧视、海外战争。这还只是一部分。他的清单要长得多。但古巴人民需要明白的是：我欢迎这种公开的辩论和对话。这是好事。这是健康的。我并不惧怕。
We do have too much money in American politics. But, in America, it's still possible for somebody like me -- a child who was raised by a single mom, a child of mixed race who did not have a lot of money -- to pursue and achieve the highest office in the land. That's what's possible in America. 美国政治中的金钱确实太多了。但是，在美国，像我这样的人——一个由单身母亲抚养长大的孩子，一个没有很多钱的混血孩子——仍然有可能追求并实现这个国家的最高职位。这就是美国的可能性。
We do have challenges with racial bias -- in our communities, in our criminal justice system, in our society -- the legacy of slavery and segregation. But the fact that we have open debates within America's own democracy is what allows us to get better. 我们确实面临种族偏见的挑战——在我们的社区中，在我们的刑事司法系统中，在我们的社会中——这是奴隶制和种族隔离的遗留问题。但正因为美国民主制度内部有公开的辩论，我们才得以不断进步。
In 1959, the year that my father moved to America, it was illegal for him to marry my mother, who was white, in many American states. When I first started school, we were still struggling to desegregate schools across the American South. But people organized; they protested; they debated these issues; they challenged government officials. 1959年，也就是我父亲移居美国的那一年，在许多美国州，他与我白人母亲的婚姻是非法的。当我刚开始上学时，美国南方各地仍在为废除学校种族隔离而斗争。但人们组织起来；他们抗议；他们辩论这些问题；他们向政府官员发起挑战。
And because of those protests, and because of those debates, and because of popular mobilization, I'm able to stand here today as an African-American and as President of the United States. That was because of the freedoms that were afforded in the United States that we were able to bring about change. 正是因为那些抗议，因为那些辩论，因为民众的动员，我今天才能作为一名非裔美国人、作为美国总统站在这里。正是因为美国所提供的自由，我们才得以实现变革。
I'm not saying this is easy. There's still enormous problems in our society. But democracy is the way that we solve them. That's how we got health care for more of our people. That's how we made enormous gains in women's rights and gay rights. That's how we address the inequality that concentrates so much wealth at the top of our society. Because workers can organize and ordinary people have a voice, American democracy has given our people the opportunity to pursue their dreams and enjoy a high standard of living. 我并不是说这很容易。我们的社会仍然存在巨大的问题。但民主是我们解决这些问题的途径。我们就是这样为更多人争取到医疗保障的。我们就是这样在妇女权利和同性恋权利方面取得巨大进展的。我们就是这样解决财富过度集中在社会顶层的不平等问题的。因为工人可以组织起来，普通民众有发言权，美国民主为我们的人民提供了追逐梦想、享受高生活水平的机会。
Now, there are still some tough fights. It isn't always pretty, the process of democracy. It's often frustrating. You can see that in the election going on back home. But just stop and consider this fact about the American campaign that's taking place right now. You had two Cuban Americans in the Republican Party, running against the legacy of a black man who is President, while arguing that they're the best person to beat the Democratic nominee who will either be a woman or a Democratic Socialist. Who would have believed that back in 1959? That's a measure of our progress as a democracy. 如今，仍然有一些艰难的斗争。民主的进程并不总是美好的。它常常令人沮丧。你们可以从美国国内正在进行的选举中看到这一点。但请停下来想一想，目前正在进行的美国竞选活动中有这样一个事实：共和党中有两位古巴裔美国人，正在与一位黑人总统的政治遗产角力，同时他们又在争辩说自己是击败民主党候选人的最佳人选——而那位候选人要么是一位女性，要么是一位民主社会主义者。换作1959年，谁会相信这种事？这就是我们民主进步的衡量标准。
So here's my message to the Cuban government and the Cuban people: The ideals that are the starting point for every revolution -- America's revolution, Cuba's revolution, the liberation movements around the world -- those ideals find their truest expression, I believe, in democracy. Not because American democracy is perfect, but precisely because we're not. And we -- like every country -- need the space that democracy gives us to change. It gives individuals the capacity to be catalysts to think in new ways, and to re-imagine how our society should be, and to make them better. 因此，我对古巴政府和古巴人民的寄语是：每一场革命的起点所秉持的理想——美国革命、古巴革命、世界各地的解放运动——我相信，这些理想在民主制度中得到了最真实的体现。不是因为美国民主是完美的，恰恰是因为我们并不完美。而且我们——和每个国家一样——需要民主赋予我们的变革空间。它赋予个人成为催化剂的能力，以新的方式思考，重新构想我们的社会应该是什么样的，并使之变得更好。
There's already an evolution taking place inside of Cuba, a generational change. Many suggested that I come here and ask the people of Cuba to tear something down -- but I'm appealing to the young people of Cuba who will lift something up, build something new. El futuro de Cuba tiene que estar en las manos del pueblo Cubano. 古巴国内已经在发生演变，一场代际的变革。许多人建议我来这里要求古巴人民摧毁什么——但我呼吁古巴的年轻人，你们要建设新的东西，提升新的事物。古巴的未来必须掌握在古巴人民手中。
And to President Castro -- who I appreciate being here today -- I want you to know, I believe my visit here demonstrates you do not need to fear a threat from the United States. And given your commitment to Cuba's sovereignty and self-determination, I am also confident that you need not fear the different voices of the Cuban people -- and their capacity to speak, and assemble, and vote for their leaders. In fact, I'm hopeful for the future because I trust that the Cuban people will make the right decisions. 对于卡斯特罗主席——感谢您今天到场——我想让您知道，我相信我的这次访问表明，您不必惧怕来自美国的威胁。鉴于您对古巴主权和自决权的承诺，我也相信，您不必惧怕古巴人民不同的声音——不必惧怕他们发言、集会和投票选举领导人的能力。事实上，我对未来充满希望，因为我相信古巴人民会做出正确的选择。
And as you do, I'm also confident that Cuba can continue to play an important role in the hemisphere and around the globe -- and my hope is, is that you can do so as a partner with the United States. 而在你们前进的过程中，我也相信古巴能够继续在本半球和全球发挥重要作用——我的希望是，你们能够作为美国的伙伴来做到这一点。
We've played very different roles in the world. But no one should deny the service that thousands of Cuban doctors have delivered for the poor and suffering. Last year, American health care workers -- and the U.S. military -- worked side-by-side with Cubans to save lives and stamp out Ebola in West Africa. I believe that we should continue that kind of cooperation in other countries. 我们在世界上扮演着截然不同的角色。但没有人能否认，数千名古巴医生为贫困和受苦的人民所提供的服务。去年，美国医疗工作者——以及美国军队——与古巴人并肩作战，在西非拯救生命、消灭埃博拉疫情。我相信，我们应该在其他国家继续这种合作。
We've been on the different side of so many conflicts in the Americas. But today, Americans and Cubans are sitting together at the negotiating table, and we are helping the Colombian people resolve a civil war that's dragged on for decades. That kind of cooperation is good for everybody. It gives everyone in this hemisphere hope. 我们在美洲的诸多冲突中曾站在不同的立场。但今天，美国人和古巴人正坐在谈判桌的同一边，我们正在帮助哥伦比亚人民解决一场持续了数十年的内战。这种合作对每个人都有利。它给本半球的每个人带来希望。
We took different journeys to our support for the people of South Africa in ending apartheid. 我们在支持南非人民终结种族隔离的问题上走过了不同的道路。
But President Castro and I could both be there in Johannesburg to pay tribute to the legacy of the great Nelson Mandela. And in examining his life and his words, I'm sure we both realize we have more work to do to promote equality in our own countries -- to reduce discrimination based on race in our own countries. And in Cuba, we want our engagement to help lift up the Cubans who are of African descent -- who've proven that there's nothing they cannot achieve when given the chance. 但卡斯特罗主席和我都曾前往约翰内斯堡，向伟大的纳尔逊·曼德拉的遗产致敬。审视他的生平和话语，我相信我们两人都意识到，在促进我们各自国家的平等方面——在减少我们各自国家的种族歧视方面——我们还有更多工作要做。在古巴，我们希望我们的接触能够帮助提升非洲裔古巴人的地位——他们已经证明，只要有机会，没有什么是他们不能实现的。
We've been a part of different blocs of nations in the hemisphere, and we will continue to have profound differences about how to promote peace, security, opportunity, and human rights. But as we normalize our relations, I believe it can help foster a greater sense of unity in the Americas -- todos somos Americanos. 我们曾分属本半球不同的国家阵营，我们在如何促进和平、安全、机遇和人权的问题上仍将存在深刻分歧。但随着我们实现关系正常化，我相信这有助于在美洲培养更强的团结意识——我们都是美洲人。
From the beginning of my time in office, I've urged the people of the Americas to leave behind the ideological battles of the past. We are in a new era. I know that many of the issues that I've talked about lack the drama of the past. And I know that part of Cuba's identity is its pride in being a small island nation that could stand up for its rights, and shake the world. But I also know that Cuba will always stand out because of the talent, hard work, and pride of the Cuban people. That's your strength. 从我就职之初，我就呼吁美洲各国人民摒弃过去的意识形态斗争。我们正处在一个新时代。我知道，我谈到的许多问题缺乏过去那种戏剧性。我也知道，古巴身份认同的一部分，来自于作为一个敢于捍卫自身权利、震撼世界的小岛国的自豪感。但我也知道，古巴将永远因为古巴人民的才华、勤奋和自豪而卓尔不群。这就是你们的力量所在。
Cuba doesn't have to be defined by being against the United States, any more than the United States should be defined by being against Cuba. I'm hopeful for the future because of the reconciliation that's taking place among the Cuban people. 古巴不必以反对美国来定义自己，正如美国也不应以反对古巴来定义自己。我对未来充满希望，因为古巴人民之间正在发生和解。
I know that for some Cubans on the island, there may be a sense that those who left somehow supported the old order in Cuba. I'm sure there's a narrative that lingers here which suggests that Cuban exiles ignored the problems of pre-Revolutionary Cuba, and rejected the struggle to build a new future. But I can tell you today that so many Cuban exiles carry a memory of painful -- and sometimes violent -- separation. They love Cuba. A part of them still considers this their true home. That's why their passion is so strong. That's why their heartache is so great. 我知道，对于古巴岛上的一些人来说，可能会有一种感觉，认为那些离开的人或多或少是支持古巴旧秩序的。我相信这里一直流传着一种说法，认为古巴流亡者无视革命前古巴的种种问题，拒绝建设新未来的斗争。但我今天可以告诉你们，许多古巴流亡者都带着痛苦的——有时是暴力的——分离记忆。他们热爱古巴。他们心中的一部分仍然将这里视为真正的家园。这就是为什么他们的情感如此强烈。这就是为什么他们的心痛如此深重。
And for the Cuban American community that I've come to know and respect, this is not just about politics. This is about family -- the memory of a home that was lost; the desire to rebuild a broken bond; the hope for a better future the hope for return and reconciliation. 对于我所认识和尊重的古巴裔美国人社区来说，这不仅仅关乎政治。这关乎家庭——关于失去家园的记忆；关于重建破碎纽带的渴望；关于更美好未来的希望，关于回归与和解的希望。
For all of the politics, people are people, and Cubans are Cubans. And I've come here -- I've traveled this distance -- on a bridge that was built by Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits. I first got to know the talent and passion of the Cuban people in America. And I know how they have suffered more than the pain of exile -- they also know what it's like to be an outsider, and to struggle, and to work harder to make sure their children can reach higher in America. 撇开所有政治不谈，人民就是人民，古巴人就是古巴人。而我来到这里——我走过这段距离——是通过一座由佛罗里达海峡两岸的古巴人共同搭建的桥梁。我最初是在美国认识到古巴人民的才华和热情的。我知道，他们所承受的不仅仅是流亡的痛苦——他们也深知作为局外人的滋味，深知奋斗的滋味，深知为了让孩子在美国能有更高的起点而加倍努力的滋味。
So the reconciliation of the Cuban people -- the children and grandchildren of revolution, and the children and grandchildren of exile -- that is fundamental to Cuba's future. 因此，古巴人民的和解——革命的子孙后代与流亡的子孙后代之间的和解——是古巴未来的根本所在。
You see it in Gloria Gonzalez, who traveled here in 2013 for the first time after 61 years of separation, and was met by her sister, Llorca. "You recognized me, but I didn't recognize you," Gloria said after she embraced her sibling. Imagine that, after 61 years. 你们可以从格洛丽亚·冈萨雷斯的故事中看到这一点。2013年，在分离61年后，她第一次来到这里，她的妹妹略尔卡来接她。"你认出了我，但我没认出你，"格洛丽亚拥抱姐姐后说道。想象一下，相隔61年之后的重逢。
You see it in Melinda Lopez, who came to her family's old home. And as she was walking the streets, an elderly woman recognized her as her mother's daughter, and began to cry. She took her into her home and showed her a pile of photos that included Melinda's baby picture, which her mother had sent 50 years ago. Melinda later said, "So many of us are now getting so much back." 你们可以从梅琳达·洛佩斯的故事中看到这一点。她回到了家族的旧居。当她走在街上时，一位老妇人认出她是自己老朋友的女儿，便哭了起来。老妇人把她带进家里，给她看了一堆照片，其中包括梅琳达母亲50年前寄来的婴儿照。梅琳达后来说："我们当中这么多人如今找回了这么多失去的东西。"
You see it in Cristian Miguel Soler, a young man who became the first of his family to travel here after 50 years. And meeting relatives for the first time, he said, "I realized that family is family no matter the distance between us." 你们可以从克里斯蒂安·米格尔·索勒的故事中看到这一点。这位年轻人是他家族中50年来第一位来到这里的人。第一次与亲人见面时，他说："我意识到，无论相隔多远，家人就是家人。"
Sometimes the most important changes start in small places. The tides of history can leave people in conflict and exile and poverty. It takes time for those circumstances to change. But the recognition of a common humanity, the reconciliation of people bound by blood and a belief in one another -- that's where progress begins. Understanding, and listening, and forgiveness. And if the Cuban people face the future together, it will be more likely that the young people of today will be able to live with dignity and achieve their dreams right here in Cuba. 有时候，最重要的变革始于微小之处。历史的潮汐会让人们陷入冲突、流亡和贫困。这些境况的改变需要时间。但对共同人性的认同，对因血脉和信念而相连的人们的和解——这才是进步的起点。理解、倾听和宽恕。如果古巴人民共同面向未来，今天的年轻人就更有可能在古巴这片土地上有尊严地生活，实现自己的梦想。
The history of the United States and Cuba encompass revolution and conflict; struggle and sacrifice; retribution and, now, reconciliation. It is time, now, for us to leave the past behind. It is time for us to look forward to the future together -- un future de esperanza. And it won't be easy, and there will be setbacks. It will take time. But my time here in Cuba renews my hope and my confidence in what the Cuban people will do. We can make this journey as friends, and as neighbors, and as family -- together. 美古两国的历史交织着革命与冲突、斗争与牺牲、报复，以及如今的和解。现在，是我们放下过去的时候了。是我们共同展望未来的时候了——一个充满希望的未来。这不会轻而易举，挫折在所难免。这需要时间。但我在古巴的这段时光，让我对古巴人民的作为重燃希望和信心。我们可以作为朋友、作为邻居、作为家人——共同走完这段旅程。
Si se puede. Muchas gracias. 是的，我们能行。非常感谢。