Good morning. 早上好。
Before I discuss today's announcement, I'd like to say a few words about the latest jobs numbers that we received this morning. 在讨论今天的任命之前，我想先就今早收到的最新就业数据说几句。
Yesterday, I spoke about the need to pass the America Recovery and Reinvestment Plan so that we can jumpstart job creation, invest in our future, and lay a foundation for long-term economic growth. This morning, we received a stark reminder about how urgently action is needed. 昨天，我谈到了通过《美国复苏与再投资计划》的必要性，以便我们能迅速推动就业创造，投资未来，并为长期经济增长奠定基础。今早，我们收到了一个鲜明的提醒，让我们看到行动有多么紧迫。
524,000 jobs were lost in December across nearly all major American industries. That means that our economy lost jobs in all 12 months of 2008, and that nearly 2.6 million jobs lost last year amount to the single worst year of job loss since World War II. The unemployment rate is now well over 7 percent. In addition, we have 3.4 million people who want full-time work but are only able to get part-time work. Clearly, the situation is dire; it is deteriorating, and it demands urgent and immediate action. 12月份，几乎美国所有主要行业共失去了52.4万个就业岗位。这意味着我国经济在2008年的12个月里每个月都在流失就业岗位，而去年近260万个就业岗位的流失，是二战以来就业损失最严重的一年。失业率现已远超7%。此外，我国有340万人希望获得全职工作，却只能找到兼职工作。显然，形势十分严峻；它正在恶化，迫切需要立即采取行动。
My staff and I have been engaged in a constructive dialogue with members of Congress over the last few days and weeks about my American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan which will save or create 3 million jobs, and make long-term investments in critical areas like energy, health care, and education. We've made good progress in these consultations, and I look forward to working closely with Congress to shape legislation that will work for the American people. 在过去几天和几周里，我的团队和我一直在与国会议员进行建设性对话，讨论我的《美国复苏与再投资计划》，该计划将挽救或创造300万个就业岗位，并在能源、医疗保健和教育等关键领域进行长期投资。我们在这些磋商中取得了良好进展，我期待与国会密切合作，制定出能为美国人民服务的立法。
But let me be clear: Today's job report only underscores the need for us to move with a sense of urgency and common purpose. Behind each and every one of those millions of jobs lost there are workers and families who are counting on us as they struggle to pay the bills or stay in their homes. There are American dreams that are being deferred and that are being denied because of the current economic climate. 但我要明确表示：今天的就业报告只进一步凸显了我们带着紧迫感和共同目标行动的必要性。在数以百万计的每一个流失岗位背后，都有依靠我们的工人和家庭，他们正在为支付账单或保住住房而苦苦挣扎。有些美国梦因当前的经济环境而被推迟，被剥夺。
There is a devastating economic crisis that will become more and more difficult to contain with time. For the sake of our economy and our people, this is the moment to act and to act without delay. 我们正面临一场毁灭性的经济危机，而且随着时间的推移，它将越来越难以遏制。为了我们的经济和我们的人民，现在是行动的时刻，必须毫不迟疑地行动。
Now I'd like to say a few words about today's appointments. Over the past few weeks, Vice President-Elect Biden and I have been working with our national security appointees so that we're ready to hit the ground running on January 20th. Today, I'm pleased to complete our team by announcing my choices to lead the intelligence community and the CIA. 现在我想就今天的任命说几句。在过去几周里，当选副总统拜登和我一直在与我们的国家安全提名人选合作，以便我们能在1月20日一上任就迅速进入状态。今天，我很高兴通过宣布我领导情报界和中央情报局的人选来完成我们的团队组建。
It's hard to overstate the importance of good intelligence in the 21st century. When much of our intelligence community was founded, it was focused on one overarching threat: the Soviet Union. Today, we face a world of unconventional challenges -- from the spread of stateless terrorist networks and weapons of mass destruction, to the grave dangers posed by failed states and rogue regimes. 在21世纪，良好情报的重要性怎么强调都不为过。当我们情报界的大部分机构成立时，它主要针对一个压倒性的威胁：苏联。今天，我们面对的是一个充满非常规挑战的世界——从无国界恐怖网络和大规模杀伤性武器的扩散，到失败国家和流氓政权所带来的严重危险。
As we learned on 9/11, we are not protected by the distance of an ocean or the ability to deter an enemy. There is no margin for error. To keep our people safe, we must seamlessly collect, analyze, share, and act on information with a sense of urgency. This requires the selfless services of countless patriots, and the skillful management of our 16 intelligence agencies. Good intelligence is not a luxury: It is a necessity. 正如我们在9·11事件中所认识到的，大洋的距离或威慑敌人的能力并不能保护我们。我们没有任何犯错的余地。为了保护我们人民的安全，我们必须以紧迫感无缝地收集、分析、共享并根据信息采取行动。这需要无数爱国者的无私服务，以及对我国16个情报机构的熟练管理。良好的情报不是奢侈品：它是必需品。
The men and women of the intelligence community have been on the front lines in this world of new and evolving dangers. They've served in the shadows, saved American lives, advanced our interests, and earned the respect of a grateful nation. There have been sound reforms and many successes to built over the last several years. 情报界的男女工作人员一直身处这个充满新旧交替危险的世界的前线。他们在暗中服役，挽救了美国人的生命，推进了我们的利益，并赢得了这个感恩国家的尊敬。在过去几年中，我们已经建立了健全的改革并取得了许多成功。
But here in Washington, we've also learned some tough lessons. We've learned that to make pragmatic policy choices, we must insist on assessments grounded solely on the facts, and not seek information to suit any ideological agenda. To support those who carry out our intelligence mission, we must give them the resources they need and the clear guidance they deserve. And we know that to be truly secure, we must adhere to our values as vigilantly as we protect our safety -- with no exceptions. 但在华盛顿这里，我们也汲取了一些惨痛的教训。我们认识到，要做出务实的政策选择，我们必须坚持只基于事实的评估，而不是寻找信息来迎合任何意识形态议程。为了支持那些执行我们情报任务的人，我们必须给他们提供所需的资源和应得的明确指导。我们深知，要真正获得安全，我们必须像保护我们的安全一样严守我们的价值观——绝无例外。
I am confident that Dennis Blair and Leon Panetta are the right leaders to advance the work of our intelligence community. They are public servants with unquestioned integrity, broad experience, strong management skills, and the core pragmatism we need in dangerous times. Together, they will form a team that is uniquely qualified to continue the good work that is being done, while making the changes we need to stay ahead of nimble threats and sustain the trust of the American people. 我相信丹尼斯·布莱尔和里昂·帕内塔是推进我国情报界工作的合适领导人。他们是具有不容置疑的廉洁、丰富经验、强大管理能力和我们在危险时期所需的核心务实精神的公职人员。他们将共同组成一支独具资格的团队，既能继续推进正在进行的好工作，又能作出我们所需的改变，以保持对灵活威胁的领先地位并维系美国人民的信任。
Admiral Dennis Blair has seen the diverse uses of intelligence from many different perspectives. Over several decades in uniform, he learned firsthand the necessity of good intelligence for our men and women in uniform. 丹尼斯·布莱尔海军上将曾从多个不同角度看到情报的多种用途。在数十年的军旅生涯中，他亲身体会到良好情报对我国男女军人的必要性。
As Commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, he developed a deep understanding of the critical importance of Asia, and carried out a major offensive against violent extremists. And as a former NF-- NSC staffer and the first Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support, he is uniquely qualified to bridge -- to build bridges of cooperation among our national security institutions. 作为美军太平洋司令部司令，他对亚洲的关键重要性有了深刻理解，并对暴力极端分子发起了一次重大攻势。作为前国家安全委员会工作人员和首任中央情报局军事支持副局长，他独具资格在我国国家安全机构之间搭建——建立合作的桥梁。
As DNI, Dennis will be the leader and manager of our intelligence community. He will have my full support as he develops our capabilities, strengthens information gathering and sharing, enhances cooperation with foreign governments, and provides policymakers with the information we need -- even if it's not always the information that we want. As someone who has handled intelligence as a sailor at -- at sea and strategic thinker in Washington, he will have the expertise and authority to ensure that our 16 intelligence agencies act with unity of effort and of purpose. 作为国家情报总监，丹尼斯将成为我国情报界的领导者和经理人。他将获得我的全力支持，以发展我们的能力、加强信息收集与共享、深化与外国政府的合作，并为决策者提供我们所需的信息——即便那并不总是我们想要的信息。作为一个曾在海上以水手身份处理情报、又在华盛顿作为战略思考者的人，他将拥有确保我国16个情报机构行动步调一致、目标统一的专业知识和权威。
Admiral Blair's experience will be exceptionally complemented by Leon Panetta, my choice to be director of the CIA. Leon is one of the finest public servants of our time, and he's committed himself to his country since he put on the uniform of the United States Army. As a Congressman, OMB Director, and White House Chief of Staff, he has unparalleled experience in making the institutions of government work better for the American people. He has handled intelligence daily at the very highest levels, and time and again he has demonstrated sound judgment, grace under fire, and complete integrity. 布莱尔上将的经验将与里昂·帕内塔——我提名的中央情报局局长人选——形成绝佳的互补。里昂是我们这个时代最优秀的公职人员之一，自从他穿上美国陆军军装起，他就一直致力于为国效力。作为国会议员、管理与预算办公室主任和白宫办公厅主任，他在让政府机构更好地为美国人民服务方面拥有无与伦比的经验。他曾在最高层每天处理情报事务，并一次又一次地展现出审慎的判断力、临危不乱的从容以及完全的廉洁。
Let me be clear: In Leon Panetta, the Agency will have a director who has my complete trust and substantial clout. He will be a strong manager and a strong advocate for the CIA. He knows how to focus resources where they are needed, and he has a proven track record of building consensus and working on a bipartisan basis with Congress. I am confident he will strengthen the CIA's capabilities to protect the American people as it continues to adapt to reform our intelligence community. 我要明确表示：在里昂·帕内塔身上，中央情报局将拥有一位获得我完全信任并具有重大影响力的局长。他将是一位强有力的管理者和中央情报局的坚定倡导者。他知道如何将资源集中到需要的地方，他在建立共识和与国会进行跨党派合作方面有着可靠的记录。我相信，随着中央情报局继续适应并改革我国情报界，他将增强其保护美国人民的能力。
I will also rely on the talent and expertise of several distinguished public servants with substantial intelligence experience. The current DNI, Mike McConnell, will continue to offer his counsel through my Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. The National Counter-Terrorism Center -- the hub of our efforts to prevent attacks and root out terrorist networks -- will continue to benefit from the leadership of Michael Leiter. 我还将倚重几位在情报领域拥有丰富经验的杰出公职人员的才华与专长。现任国家情报总监迈克·麦康奈尔将通过我的外交情报顾问委员会继续提供咨询。国家反恐中心——我们防止袭击、铲除恐怖网络努力的核心枢纽——将继续从迈克尔·莱特的领导中受益。
And I'm pleased to announce that John Brennan -- a close advisor, CIA veteran, and former leader of the National Counter-Terrorism Center -- will be my Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism, serving with the rank of Assistant to the President. John has the experience, vision, and integrity to advance America's security. 我还很高兴地宣布，约翰·布伦南——一位亲密顾问、中央情报局老兵和国家反恐中心前负责人——将担任我的国土安全顾问及反恐副国家安全顾问，并以总统助理的级别履职。约翰拥有推进美国安全的经验、远见和正直品质。
The demands on the intelligence community are huge and growing. To have a successful and sustainable national security strategy, I've made clear that we will need to deploy and balance all elements of American power -- our military, diplomacy, homeland security, economic might, and moral suasion. Good intelligence work is necessary to support each of these endeavors. 情报界所面临的任务是巨大且不断增长的。我已经明确表示，要制定一项成功且可持续的国家安全战略，我们需要部署并平衡美国权力的所有要素——我们的军事、外交、国土安全、经济实力和道德感召力。良好的情报工作是支持这些努力的必要条件。
Right now, there are men and women working around the world to bear this burden. We may never know their names, but we will always honor -- always honor their sacrifice. The task for the team that I've assembled is to guide, support, and integrate their efforts so that we protect our security and safeguard the values that all of us have pledged to uphold. 此时此刻，世界各地的男女工作人员正在承担这一重任。我们可能永远无法知道他们的姓名，但我们将永远铭记——永远铭记他们的牺牲。我所组建的团队的任务，就是引导、支持并整合他们的努力，使我们既能保护我们的安全，又能捍卫我们所有人都誓言坚守的价值观。
With that, I would like to give Admiral Blair an opportunity to say a few words. 下面，我想请布莱尔上将说几句话。
Admiral Dennis Blair: President-Elect Obama, thank you for this opportunity to carry out this responsibility that you've entrusted me with. Our mission in national security is absolutely clear: timely, accurate, relevant intelligence to those who keep this nation safe, and to you, so that you can make informed national security policy decisions. 丹尼斯·布莱尔上将：当选总统奥巴马，感谢您给我这个机会，承担您交付给我的这项责任。我们在国家安全方面的使命绝对清晰：向保卫这个国家安全的人，向您，提供及时、准确、相关的情报，使您能够作出知情的国家安全政策决策。
And it's an honor to lead the U.S. intelligence services. As you stated so well, Mr. President, the American people do not always know about these thousands of men and women who serve with patriotism, with dedication, but without public recognition. They're outstanding public servants. 能够领导美国情报机构，我深感荣幸。总统先生，正如您所说，美国人民并不总是了解这数千名以爱国心和奉献精神服役却得不到公众认可的男女工作人员。他们是杰出的公职人员。
And we in that group will -- will perform out duties fully, and capably, and according to law. We will uphold the standards that you articulated, and that the American people have a right to expect. You've made it very clear, sir, that you are best served by hearing different perspectives, and by respectful debate. And the intelligence services will support you with facts, interpretations, assessments, in a straightforward manner. And we will tell you how well we know what we know, and, what we don't know. 我们这群人将充分、胜任并依法履行职责。我们将坚持您所阐述的、也是美国人民有权期望的标准。先生，您已经非常明确地表示，您最希望听到不同的观点和尊重性的辩论。情报机构将以坦率的方式为您提供事实、解读和评估。我们会告诉您，对我们所知道的东西我们了解得有多透彻，以及我们不知道什么。
So I deeply appreciate the opportunity to lead our intelligence services, and if confirmed by the Senate, I look forward to joining the national security team. 因此，我深为感激能有机会领导我们的情报机构，如果获得参议院确认，我期待加入国家安全团队。
And as President-Elect Obama has said, Leon Panetta's achievements have been remarkable. His services at the top level of the Executive Branch and in the Congress combine leadership and wisdom, and in this business we will count on him for both. I could not ask for a better leader of the Central Intelligence Agency, one of the key agencies within our intelligence community. Leon with your skill and background, the skill of professionals on your team, the agency is in superb hands, and so I welcome your counsel and support as together we seek to serve the President. 正如当选总统奥巴马所说，里昂·帕内塔的成就十分卓著。他在行政分支最高层和国会的任职经历兼备领导力与智慧，而在这个行当里，这两者我们都将倚重于他。我再也找不到比他更合适的中情局局长人选了，中情局是我国情报界的关键机构之一。里昂，以你的才干和背景，再加上你团队中专业人士的技艺，中情局将得到绝佳的掌舵，因此我欢迎你的咨询和支持，让我们携手为总统效力。
Thank you. 谢谢。
Leon Panetta: Thank you, Mr. President-Elect for this honor and this opportunity to once again server our great country. Throughout my 40 years in public life, I've had the honor and the privilege of serving this nation in a number of capacities. In recent years, my wife Sylvia and I established the Panetta Institute, whose mission is to inspire young people to lives of public service. Surely, we can now do no less. 里昂·帕内塔：谢谢您，当选总统先生，感谢您给予我这份荣誉和再次为我们伟大国家服务的机会。在我40年的公共生活中，我一直以多种身份光荣而荣幸地为本国效力。近年来，我和妻子西尔维娅创立了帕内塔研究院，其使命是激励年轻人投身公共服务。当然，我们现在更不能少于这一承诺。
Particularly at a time when our national security is threatened, I believe it is important to respond again to this call to duty like so many other brave Americans have done. And it's because of them that I will work tirelessly to defend this nation and to provide you, Mr. President-Elect, with the most accurate and objective intelligence that you need to lead this nation, at a time of great peril but also a time of great opportunity. 尤其是在国家安全受到威胁的时刻，我相信像许多其他勇敢的美国人那样再次响应这一使命召唤是重要的。正是因为他们，我将不知疲倦地工作，捍卫这个国家，并向您——当选总统先生——提供您领导这个国家所需的最为准确和客观的情报，在这充满巨大危险但也充满巨大机遇的时刻。
The Central Intelligence Agency has a rich and proud history. As you reference, the professionals at CIA serve bravely around the world, many in dangerous places and away from their families, often under cover, sometimes under fire. They are the front line of our defense at a very dangerous time, and they deserve, and will have, my complete confidence and support. 中央情报局有着丰富而令人骄傲的历史。正如您所提到的，中情局的专业人员在世界各地勇敢服役，许多人身处危险之地，远离家人，常常在掩护身份下工作，有时还在枪林弹雨之中。在这样一个非常危险的时刻，他们是我国防御的前线，他们理应获得、也必将获得我的完全信任和支持。
Strong intelligence requires a strong team, and I look forward to working with Admiral Blair, with John Brennan, as well as the other many talented and dedicated men and women of our intelligence community. And I look forward to working with the other members of your Administration, particularly those involved with the national security. And I commit to consulting closely with my former colleagues in the Congress to form the kind of partnership we need, if we're to win the war on terror. 强大的情报工作需要强大的团队，我期待与布莱尔上将、约翰·布伦南，以及我国情报界其他众多才华横溢、敬业奉献的男女工作人员合作。我也期待与您的政府其他成员合作，尤其是那些负责国家安全事务的成员。我承诺将与我在国会的前同僚们密切磋商，建立起我们所需的伙伴关系，以便打赢反恐战争。
The inscription on the wall at the old headquarters building at Langley quotes Scripture: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." If confirmed, Mr. President-Elect, I will be honored to lead the men and women of the CIA to seek and speak the truth -- and in so doing, to help preserve this nation's freedom. 兰利旧总部大楼墙上的铭文引用了《圣经》："你们必晓得真理，真理必叫你们得以自由。"如果获得确认，当选总统先生，我将荣幸地领导中情局的男女工作人员去追寻真理、讲出真理——并以此帮助捍卫这个国家的自由。
