Thank you. Thank you so much. Madam Chairwoman [Dlamini-Zuma], thank you so much for your kind words and your leadership. To Prime Minister Hailemariam, and the people of Ethiopia -- once again, thank you for your wonderful hospitality and for hosting this pan-African institution. To members of the African Union, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen -- thank you for welcoming me here today. It is a great honor to be the first President of the United States to address the African Union. 谢谢大家。非常感谢。主席女士[德拉米尼-祖马]，非常感谢您的热情致辞和卓越领导。感谢海尔马里亚姆总理以及埃塞俄比亚人民——再次感谢你们的盛情款待，感谢你们主办这一泛非机构。感谢非洲联盟各位成员、尊敬的各位来宾、女士们、先生们——感谢你们今天欢迎我来到这里。我非常荣幸成为首位在非洲联盟发表演讲的美国总统。
I’m grateful for this opportunity to speak to the representatives of more than one billion people of the great African continent. We’re joined today by citizens, by leaders of civil society, by faith communities, and I’m especially pleased to see so many young people who embody the energy and optimism of today’s Africa. Hello! Thank you for being here. 我感谢有机会向伟大非洲大陆十亿多人民的代表发表讲话。今天出席会议的有公民、民间社会领袖、宗教界人士，我特别高兴地看到众多年轻人，他们代表着当今非洲的活力与乐观精神。你们好！感谢各位的到来。
I stand before you as a proud American. I also stand before you as the son of an African. Africa and its people helped to shape America and allowed it to become the great nation that it is. And Africa and its people have helped shape who I am and how I see the world. In the villages in Kenya where my father was born, I learned of my ancestors, and the life of my grandfather, the dreams of my father, the bonds of family that connect us all as Africans and Americans. 我作为一名自豪的美国人站在你们面前。我也作为非洲人的儿子站在你们面前。非洲及其人民帮助塑造了美国，使之成为今天这个伟大的国家。非洲及其人民也帮助塑造了我以及我看待世界的方式。在我父亲出生的肯尼亚村庄里，我了解了我的祖先、我祖父的人生、我父亲的梦想，以及将我们作为非洲人和美国人紧密相连的家庭纽带。
As parents, Michelle and I want to make sure that our two daughters know their heritage -- European and African, in all of its strengths and all of its struggle. So we’ve taken our daughters and stood with them on the shores of West Africa, in those doors of no return, mindful that their ancestors were both slaves and slave owners. We’ve stood with them in that small cell on Robben Island where Madiba showed the world that, no matter the nature of his physical confinement, he alone was the master of his fate. 作为父母，我和米歇尔希望确保我们的两个女儿了解她们的传统——欧洲和非洲的传统，包括所有的力量与所有的抗争。因此，我们带着女儿们站在西非的海岸上，站在那些"不归之门"前，铭记她们的祖先既是奴隶，也是奴隶主。我们还带她们站在罗本岛上那间小小的囚室里，在那里，曼德拉向全世界表明，无论身体受到怎样的囚禁，唯有他自己才是命运的主宰。
For us, for our children, Africa and its people teach us a powerful lesson -- that we must uphold the inherent dignity of every human being. 对我们、对我们的孩子而言，非洲及其人民给了我们一个深刻的教训——我们必须维护每个人与生俱来的尊严。
Dignity -- that basic idea that by virtue of our common humanity, no matter where we come from, or what we look like, we are all born equal, touched by the grace of God. Every person has worth. Every person matters. Every person deserves to be treated with decency and respect. Throughout much of history, mankind did not see this. Dignity was seen as a virtue reserved to those of rank and privilege, kings and elders. It took a revolution of the spirit, over many centuries, to open our eyes to the dignity of every person. 尊严——这一基本理念认为，凭借我们共同的人性，无论我们来自何方，无论我们相貌如何，我们生来平等，都蒙上帝的恩典。每个人都有价值。每个人都重要。每个人都应得到体面与尊重的对待。在历史的长河中，人类并非一直这样认为。尊严曾被视为只有地位和特权的人、国王和长者才拥有的美德。历经数个世纪的精神革命，我们才睁开双眼，看到了每个人的尊严。
And around the world, generations have struggled to put this idea into practice in laws and in institutions. 在世界各地，几代人一直在努力将这一理念付诸法律和制度实践。
So, too, here in Africa. This is the cradle of humanity, and ancient African kingdoms were home to great libraries and universities. But the evil of slavery took root not only abroad, but here on the continent. Colonialism skewed Africa’s economy and robbed people of their capacity to shape their own destiny. Eventually, liberation movements grew. And 50 years ago, in a great burst of self-determination, Africans rejoiced as foreign flags came down and your national flags went up. 非洲也是如此。这里是人类的摇篮，古老的非洲王国曾拥有宏伟的图书馆和大学。但奴隶制的邪恶不仅在海外扎根，也在这片大陆上蔓延。殖民主义扭曲了非洲的经济，剥夺了人民掌握自身命运的能力。最终，解放运动兴起。五十年前，在一场民族自决的伟大浪潮中，当外国国旗降下、你们的国旗升起时，非洲人民欢欣鼓舞。
As South Africa’s Albert Luthuli said at the time, “the basis for peace and brotherhood in Africa is being restored by the resurrection of national sovereignty and independence, of equality and the dignity of man.” 正如南非的阿尔伯特·卢图利当时所说："非洲和平与兄弟情谊的基础，正在通过国家主权与独立、平等与人的尊严的复兴而重建。"
A half-century into this independence era, it is long past time to put aside old stereotypes of an Africa forever mired in poverty and conflict. The world must recognize Africa’s extraordinary progress. Today, Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. Africa’s middle class is projected to grow to more than one billion consumers. With hundreds of millions of mobile phones, surging access to the Internet, Africans are beginning to leapfrog old technologies into new prosperity. Africa is on the move, a new Africa is emerging. 独立时代已经过去了半个世纪，现在早已是时候摒弃那种非洲永远深陷贫困与冲突的陈旧刻板印象了。世界必须认识到非洲取得的非凡进步。今天，非洲是世界上增长最快的地区之一。非洲的中产阶级预计将增长到超过十亿消费者。随着数亿部移动电话的普及和互联网接入的迅猛增长，非洲人正开始跨越旧技术，迈入新的繁荣。非洲在前进，一个新的非洲正在崛起。
Propelled by this progress, and in partnership with the world, Africa has achieved historic gains in health. The rate of new HIV/AIDS infections has plummeted. African mothers are more likely to survive childbirth and have healthy babies. Deaths from malaria have been slashed, saving the lives of millions of African children. Millions have been lifted from extreme poverty. Africa has led the world in sending more children to school. In other words, more and more African men, women and children are living with dignity and with hope. 在这一进步的推动下，并在与世界的合作中，非洲在卫生领域取得了历史性成就。新增艾滋病毒感染率大幅下降。非洲母亲更有可能安全分娩并生育健康的婴儿。疟疾死亡人数大幅减少，数百万非洲儿童的生命得以挽救。数百万人摆脱了极端贫困。非洲在让更多儿童入学方面走在世界前列。换言之，越来越多的非洲男女儿童正带着尊严和希望生活。
And Africa’s progress can also be seen in the institutions that bring us together today. When I first came to Sub-Saharan Africa as a President, I said that Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions. And one of those institutions can be the African Union. Here, you can come together, with a shared commitment to human dignity and development. Here, your 54 nations pursue a common vision of an “integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa.” 非洲的进步也体现在今天将我们凝聚在一起的各项机构中。当我第一次以总统身份访问撒哈拉以南非洲时，我曾说过，非洲不需要强人，它需要强大的制度。而这些制度之一就可以是非洲联盟。在这里，你们可以本着对人类尊严与发展的共同承诺走到一起。在这里，你们的五十四个国家追求"一个融合、繁荣与和平的非洲"的共同愿景。
As Africa changes, I’ve called on the world to change its approach to Africa. So many Africans have told me, we don’t want just aid, we want trade that fuels progress. We don’t want patrons, we want partners who help us build our own capacity to grow. We don’t want the indignity of dependence, we want to make our own choices and determine our own future. 随着非洲的变化，我呼吁世界改变对非洲的态度。许许多多非洲人告诉我，我们不想要援助，我们想要推动进步的贸易。我们不想要施主，我们想要帮助我们建设自身增长能力的伙伴。我们不想要依赖的屈辱，我们想要做出自己的选择、决定自己的未来。
As President, I’ve worked to transform America’s relationship with Africa -- so that we’re truly listening to our African friends and working together, as equal partners. And I’m proud of the progress that we’ve made. We’ve boosted American exports to this region, part of trade that supports jobs for Africans and Americans. To sustain our momentum -- and with the bipartisan support of some of the outstanding members of Congress who are here today -- 20 of them who are here today -- I recently signed the 10-year renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. And I want to thank them all. 作为总统，我一直致力于改变美国与非洲的关系——这样我们才能真正倾听非洲朋友的声音，作为平等伙伴共同努力。我为我们取得的进展感到自豪。我们增加了美国对这一地区的出口，这些贸易为非洲人和美国人都提供了就业机会。为了保持这一势头——在今天在座的一些杰出国会议员的两党支持下——今天在座的有二十位议员——我最近签署了《非洲增长与机遇法案》的十年延期法案。我要感谢他们所有人。
Why don't they stand very briefly so you can see them, because they’ve done outstanding work. 请大家短暂起立，让大家认识一下你们，因为你们做了杰出的工作。
We’ve launched major initiatives to promote food security, and public health and access to electricity, and to prepare the next generation of African leaders and entrepreneurs --investments that will help fuel Africa’s rise for decades to come. Last year, as the Chairwoman noted, I welcomed nearly 50 African presidents and prime ministers to Washington so we could begin a new chapter of cooperation. And by coming to the African Union today, I’m looking to build on that commitment. 我们启动了促进粮食安全、公共卫生和电力供应的重大倡议，并为培养下一代非洲领导人和企业家做好准备——这些投资将在未来数十年助力非洲的崛起。去年，正如主席女士所指出的，我接待了近五十位非洲国家的总统和总理访问华盛顿，开启了合作的新篇章。今天通过访问非洲联盟，我希望在这一承诺的基础上继续前进。
I believe Africa’s rise is not just important for Africa, it's important to the entire world. We will not be able to meet the challenges of our time -- from ensuring a strong global economy to facing down violent extremism, to combating climate change, to ending hunger and extreme poverty -- without the voices and contributions of one billion Africans. 我相信，非洲的崛起不仅对非洲重要，对整个世界都重要。如果没有十亿非洲人民的声音和贡献，我们将无法应对我们时代的挑战——从确保强劲的全球经济，到抗击暴力极端主义，再到应对气候变化，乃至消除饥饿和极端贫困。
Now, even with Africa’s impressive progress, we must acknowledge that many of these gains rest on a fragile foundation. Alongside new wealth, hundreds of millions of Africans still endure extreme poverty. Alongside high-tech hubs of innovation, many Africans are crowded into shantytowns without power or running water -- a level of poverty that’s an assault on human dignity. 然而，即便非洲取得了令人瞩目的进步，我们也必须承认，许多成就建立在脆弱的基础之上。在新财富出现的同时，仍有数亿非洲人处于极端贫困之中。在高科技创新中心的旁边，许多非洲人挤在没有电力和自来水的棚户区——这种贫困程度是对人类尊严的践踏。
Moreover, as the youngest and fastest-growing continent, Africa’s population in the coming decades will double to some two billion people, and many of them will be young, under 18. Now, on the one hand, this could bring tremendous opportunities as these young Africans harness new technologies and ignite new growth and reforms. Economists will tell you that countries, regions, continents grow faster with younger populations. It's a demographic edge and advantage -- but only if those young people are being trained. 此外，作为最年轻、增长最快的大陆，非洲的人口在未来几十年将翻一番，达到约二十亿人，其中许多将是十八岁以下的年轻人。一方面，这可能带来巨大的机遇，因为这些年轻的非洲人将掌握新技术，激发新的增长和改革。经济学家会告诉你，人口更年轻的国家、地区和大陆增长更快。这是一种人口红利和优势——但前提是这些年轻人接受了培训。
We need only to look at the Middle East and North Africa to see that large numbers of young people with no jobs and stifled voices can fuel instability and disorder. 我们只需看看中东和北非就知道，大量年轻人没有工作、声音被压抑，可能会加剧不稳定和混乱。
I suggest to you that the most urgent task facing Africa today and for decades ahead is to create opportunity for this next generation. And this will be an enormous undertaking. Africa will need to generate millions more jobs than it’s doing right now. And time is of the essence. The choices made today will shape the trajectory of Africa, and therefore, the world for decades to come. And as your partner and your friend, allow me to suggest several ways that we can meet this challenge together. 我认为，非洲今天以及未来几十年面临的最紧迫任务，是为下一代创造机遇。这将是一项艰巨的任务。非洲需要创造比现在多得多的就业机会。时间至关重要。今天做出的选择将决定非洲未来几十年的发展轨迹，进而影响整个世界。作为你们的伙伴和朋友，请允许我提出几种我们共同应对这一挑战的方式。
Africa’s progress will depend on unleashing economic growth -- not just for the few at the top, but for the many, because an essential element of dignity is being able to live a decent life. That begins with a job. And that requires trade and investment. 非洲的进步将取决于释放经济增长——不仅仅是为了顶层少数人，而是为了大多数人，因为尊严的一个基本要素就是能够过上体面的生活。这始于工作。这需要贸易和投资。
Many of your nations have made important reforms to attract investment -- it’s been a spark for growth. But in many places across Africa, it’s still too hard to start a venture, still too hard to build a business. Governments that take additional reforms to make doing business easier will have an eager partner in the United States. 你们中的许多国家已经进行了重要改革以吸引投资——这一直是增长的火花。但在非洲许多地方，创办企业仍然太难，发展业务仍然太难。采取更多改革措施、优化营商环境的政府，将在美国找到一个热切的合作伙伴。
And that includes reforms to help Africa trade more with itself -- as the Chairwoman and I discussed before we came out here today -- because the biggest markets for your goods are often right next door. You don't have to just look overseas for growth, you can look internally. And our work to help Africa modernize customs and border crossings started with the East African Community -- now we’re expanding our efforts across the continent, because it shouldn’t be harder for African countries to trade with each other than it is for you to trade with Europe and America. 这包括帮助非洲扩大内部贸易的改革——正如主席女士和我在上台前讨论的那样——因为你们商品最大的市场往往就在隔壁。你们不必只向海外寻求增长，你们可以着眼于内部。我们帮助非洲实现海关和边境口岸现代化的工作始于东非共同体——现在我们正在将努力扩展到整个非洲大陆，因为非洲国家之间的贸易不应比你们与欧洲和美国的贸易更困难。
Now, most U.S. trade with the region is with just three countries -- South Africa, Nigeria and Angola -- and much of that is in the form of energy. I want Africans and Americans doing more business together in more sectors, in more countries. So we’re increasing trade missions to places like Tanzania, Ethiopia Mozambique. We’re working to help more Africans get their goods to market. Next year, we’ll host another U.S.-Africa Business Forum to mobilize billions of dollars in new trade and investment -- so we’re buying more of each other’s products and all growing together. 目前，美国与该地区的大部分贸易只集中在三个国家——南非、尼日利亚和安哥拉——其中大部分是能源贸易。我希望非洲人和美国人在更多领域、更多国家开展更多商业合作。因此，我们正在增加对坦桑尼亚、埃塞俄比亚、莫桑比克等地的贸易代表团。我们正努力帮助更多非洲人将商品推向市场。明年，我们将举办另一场美非商业论坛，调动数十亿美元的新贸易和投资——这样我们就能更多地购买彼此的产品，共同发展。
Now, the United States isn’t the only country that sees your growth as an opportunity. And that is a good thing. When more countries invest responsibly in Africa, it creates more jobs and prosperity for us all. So I want to encourage everybody to do business with Africa, and African countries should want to do business with every country. But economic relationships can’t simply be about building countries’ infrastructure with foreign labor or extracting Africa’s natural resources. 美国并不是唯一一个将你们的增长视为机遇的国家。这是一件好事。当更多国家负责任地在非洲投资时，它为我们所有人创造了更多就业机会和繁荣。因此，我鼓励各国与非洲开展商业合作，非洲国家也应与每个国家开展商业往来。但经济关系不能仅仅是用外国劳动力建设各国的基础设施，或开采非洲的自然资源。
Real economic partnerships have to be a good deal for Africa -- they have to create jobs and capacity for Africans. 真正的经济伙伴关系必须对非洲有利——必须为非洲人创造就业机会和能力。
And that includes the point that Chairwoman Zuma made about illicit flows with multinationals -- which is one of the reasons that we've been a leading advocate, working with the G7, to assist in making sure that there’s honest accounting when businesses are investing here in Africa, and making sure that capital flows are properly accounted for. That's the kind of partnership America offers. 这包括祖马主席女士提到的跨国公司非法资金流动问题——这也是我们一直与七国集团合作、作为主要倡导者的原因之一，以确保企业在非洲投资时有诚实的会计核算，确保资本流动得到妥善记录。这就是美国提供的那种伙伴关系。
Nothing will unlock Africa’s economic potential more than ending the cancer of corruption. And you are right that it is not just a problem of Africa, it is a problem of those who do business with Africa. It is not unique to Africa -- corruption exists all over the world, including in the United States. But here in Africa, corruption drains billions of dollars from economies that can't afford to lose billions of dollars -- that's money that could be used to create jobs and build hospitals and schools. 没有什么比终结腐败这一毒瘤更能释放非洲的经济潜力了。你们说得对，这不仅仅是非洲的问题，这也是与非洲开展商业往来的国家的问题。这并非非洲独有——腐败存在于世界各地，包括美国。但在非洲，腐败从经济中抽走了数十亿美元，而这些经济本就经不起损失数十亿美元——这些钱本可以用来创造就业、建设医院和学校。
And when someone has to pay a bribe just to start a business or go to school, or get an official to do the job they’re supposed to be doing anyway -- that’s not “the African way.” It undermines the dignity of the people you represent. 当有人仅仅为了创业、上学或让官员做他们本就该做的事而行贿时——那不是"非洲方式"。它损害了你们所代表人民的尊严。
Only Africans can end corruption in their countries. As African governments commit to taking action, the United States will work with you to combat illicit financing, and promote good governance and transparency and rule of law. And we already have strong laws in place that say to U.S. companies, you can't engage in bribery to try to get business -- which not all countries have. And we actually enforce it and police it. 只有非洲人才能终结本国的腐败。当非洲政府承诺采取行动时，美国将与你们一道打击非法融资，促进良治、透明度和法治。我们已经制定了严格的法律，规定美国公司不能通过贿赂来获取业务——并非所有国家都有这样的法律。而我们确实在执行和监管这些法律。
And let me add that criminal networks are both fueling corruption and threatening Africa’s precious wildlife -- and with it, the tourism that many African economies count on. So America also stands with you in the fight against wildlife trafficking. That's something that has to be addressed. 我还要补充一点，犯罪网络既助长了腐败，也威胁着非洲珍贵的野生动物——以及许多非洲经济体赖以生存的旅游业。因此，美国也与你们站在一起，共同打击野生动物贩运。这是一个必须解决的问题。
But, ultimately, the most powerful antidote to the old ways of doing things is this new generation of African youth. History shows that the nations that do best are the ones that invest in the education of their people. You see, in this information age, jobs can flow anywhere, and they typically will flow to where workers are literate and highly skilled and online. And Africa’s young people are ready to compete. I've met them -- they are hungry, they are eager. They’re willing to work hard. So we've got to invest in them. 但是，归根结底，对旧有行事方式最有力的解毒剂是新一代非洲青年。历史表明，发展最好的国家是那些投资于人民教育的国家。要知道，在这个信息时代，工作可以流向任何地方，它们通常会流向劳动者有文化、技能高、能上网的地方。非洲的年轻人已经做好了竞争的准备。我见过他们——他们充满渴望，他们充满热忱。他们愿意努力工作。所以我们必须投资于他们。
As Africa invests in education, our entrepreneurship programs are helping innovators start new businesses and create jobs right here in Africa. And the men and women in our Young African Leaders Initiative today will be the leaders who can transform business and civil society and governments tomorrow. 随着非洲对教育的投入，我们的创业计划正在帮助创新者创办新企业，就在非洲创造就业机会。今天我们"青年非洲领袖倡议"中的男女，将成为明天能够改变商业、民间社会和政府的领导人。
Africa’s progress will depend on development that truly lifts countries from poverty to prosperity -- because people everywhere deserve the dignity of a life free from want. A child born in Africa today is just as equal and just as worthy as a child born in Asia or Europe or America. At the recent development conference here in Addis, African leadership helped forge a new global compact for financing that fuels development. 非洲的进步将取决于真正帮助各国摆脱贫困、走向繁荣的发展——因为各地人民都应享有免于匮乏的有尊严的生活。今天出生在非洲的孩子与出生在亚洲、欧洲或美洲的孩子同样平等，同样珍贵。在最近于亚的斯亚贝巴举行的发展融资会议上，非洲领导人帮助促成了一项新的全球融资契约，以推动发展。
And under the AU’s leadership, the voice of a united Africa will help shape the world’s next set of development goals, and you’re pursuing a vision of the future that you want for Africa. 在非盟的领导下，一个团结的非洲的声音将帮助塑造世界下一套发展目标，你们正在追求你们所期望的非洲未来愿景。
And America’s approach to development -- the central focus of our engagement with Africa -- is focused on helping you build your own capacity to realize that vision. Instead of just shipping food aid to Africa, we’ve helped more than two million farmers use new techniques to boost their yields, feed more people, reduce hunger. With our new alliance of government and the private sector investing billions of dollars in African agriculture, I believe we can achieve our goal and lift 50 million Africans from poverty. 美国的发展方式——也是我们与非洲交往的核心重点——是帮助你们建设实现这一愿景的自身能力。我们不仅仅是向非洲运送粮食援助，而是帮助了两百多万农民使用新技术提高产量、养活更多人、减少饥饿。通过我们由政府和私营部门组成的新联盟，在非洲农业领域投资数十亿美元，我相信我们能够实现目标，让五千万非洲人摆脱贫困。
Instead of just sending aid to build power plants, our Power Africa initiative is mobilizing billions of dollars in investments from governments and businesses to reduce the number of Africans living without electricity. Now, an undertaking of this magnitude will not be quick. It will take many years. But working together, I believe we can bring electricity to more than 60 million African homes and businesses and connect more Africans to the global economy. 我们的"电力非洲"倡议不仅仅是提供援助来建设发电厂，而是正在调动来自政府和企业的数十亿美元投资，以减少非洲没有电力的人口数量。这项规模宏大的事业不会一蹴而就。它需要很多年的时间。但通过共同努力，我相信我们可以为超过六千万非洲家庭和企业供电，让更多非洲人融入全球经济。
Instead of just telling Africa, you’re on your own, in dealing with climate change, we’re delivering new tools and financing to more than 40 African nations to help them prepare and adapt. By harnessing the wind and sun, your vast geothermal energy and rivers for hydropower, you can turn this climate threat into an economic opportunity. And I urge Africa to join us in rejecting old divides between North and South so we can forge a strong global climate agreement this year in Paris. 我们没有对非洲说"你们自己想办法吧"来应对气候变化，而是向四十多个非洲国家提供新的工具和资金，帮助它们做好准备和适应。通过利用风能、太阳能，以及你们丰富的地热能和河流水电，你们可以将这一气候威胁转化为经济机遇。我敦促非洲与我们一道，摒弃南北之间的旧有分歧，以便我们今年能够在巴黎达成一项强有力的全球气候协议。
Because sparing some of the world’s poorest people from rising seas, more intense droughts, shortages of water and food is a matter of survival and a matter of human dignity. 因为让世界上一些最贫穷的人民免受海平面上升、更严重的干旱以及水和粮食短缺的影响，是一个生存问题，也是一个人类尊严问题。
Instead of just sending medicine, we’re investing in better treatments and helping Africa prevent and treat diseases. As the United States continues to provide billions of dollars in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and as your countries take greater ownership of health programs, we’re moving toward a historic accomplishment -- the first AIDS-free generation. And if the world learned anything from Ebola, it’s that the best way to prevent epidemics is to build strong public health systems that stop diseases from spreading in the first place. 我们不仅仅是运送药品，而是投资于更好的治疗方法，帮助非洲预防和治疗疾病。随着美国继续提供数十亿美元用于抗击艾滋病毒/艾滋病，随着你们各国对卫生项目承担更大的责任，我们正在迈向一个历史性的成就——第一个无艾滋病的世代。如果说世界从埃博拉疫情中学到了什么，那就是预防流行病的最佳方法是建立强大的公共卫生体系，从一开始就阻止疾病的传播。
So America is proud to partner with the AU and African countries in this mission. Today, I can announce that of the $1 billion that the United States is devoting to this work globally, half will support efforts here in Africa. 因此，美国自豪地与非盟和非洲国家合作开展这一使命。今天，我可以宣布，在美国全球投入的十亿美元资金中，一半将用于支持非洲的相关工作。
I believe Africa’s progress will also depend on democracy, because Africans, like people everywhere, deserve the dignity of being in control of their own lives. We all know what the ingredients of real democracy are. They include free and fair elections, but also freedom of speech and the press, freedom of assembly. These rights are universal. They’re written into African constitutions. 我相信，非洲的进步还将取决于民主，因为非洲人与各地人民一样，理应享有掌控自己生活的尊严。我们都知道真正民主的要素是什么。它们包括自由公正的选举，也包括言论和新闻自由、集会自由。这些权利是普世的。它们被写入了非洲各国的宪法。
The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights declares that “every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being.” From Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin, to Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, democracy has taken root. In Nigeria, more than 28 million voters bravely cast their ballots and power transferred as it should -- peacefully. 《非洲人权和人民权利宪章》宣布："每个人都有权享有固有于人的尊严。"从塞拉利昂、加纳、贝宁到博茨瓦纳、纳米比亚、南非，民主已经扎根。在尼日利亚，超过两千八百万选民勇敢地投下了选票，权力实现了应有的交接——和平交接。
Yet at this very moment, these same freedoms are denied to many Africans. And I have to proclaim, democracy is not just formal elections. When journalists are put behind bars for doing their jobs, or activists are threatened as governments crack down on civil society -- then you may have democracy in name, but not in substance. And I'm convinced that nations cannot realize the full promise of independence until they fully protect the rights of their people. 然而，就在此时此刻，许多非洲人仍被剥夺了这些同样的自由。我必须申明，民主不仅仅是形式上的选举。当记者因为做好本职工作而被关进监狱，当活动人士因为政府镇压民间社会而受到威胁时——那么你可能有名义上的民主，但没有实质上的民主。我深信，国家只有充分保护人民的权利，才能实现独立的全部承诺。
And this is true even for countries that have made important democratic progress. As I indicated during my visit to Kenya, the remarkable gains that country has made with a new constitution, with its election, cannot be jeopardized by restrictions on civil society. Likewise, our host, Ethiopians have much to be proud of -- I've been amazed at all the wonderful work that's being done here -- and it's true that the elections that took place here occurred without violence. But as I discussed with Prime Minister Hailemariam, that’s just the start of democracy. 即使是那些取得了重要民主进步的国家也是如此。正如我在访问肯尼亚期间所指出的，该国通过新宪法和选举取得的显著成就，不能因为对民间社会的限制而受到损害。同样，我们的东道主埃塞俄比亚有很多值得骄傲的地方——我对这里正在开展的所有出色工作感到惊叹——的确，这里举行的选举没有发生暴力。但正如我与海尔马里亚姆总理讨论的那样，这只是民主的开端。
I believe Ethiopia will not fully unleash the potential of its people if journalists are restricted or legitimate opposition groups can't participate in the campaign process. And, to his credit, the Prime Minister acknowledged that more work will need to be done for Ethiopia to be a full-fledged, sustainable democracy. 我相信，如果记者受到限制，或者合法的反对党不能参与竞选进程，埃塞俄比亚就无法充分释放其人民的潜力。值得称赞的是，总理承认，要使埃塞俄比亚成为一个成熟、可持续的民主国家，还需要做更多的工作。
So these are conversations we have to have as friends. Our American democracy is not perfect. We've worked for many years -- but one thing we do is we continually reexamine to figure out how can we make our democracy better. And that's a force of strength for us, being willing to look and see honestly what we need to be doing to fulfill the promise of our founding documents. 这些是我们作为朋友必须进行的对话。我们的美国民主并不完美。我们已经努力了很多年——但我们所做的一件事就是不断反思，找出如何才能让我们的民主变得更好。这是我们的力量源泉——愿意诚实地审视我们需要做什么，来兑现我们建国文件的承诺。
And every country has to go through that process. No country is perfect, but we have to be honest, and strive to expand freedoms, to broaden democracy. The bottom line is that when citizens cannot exercise their rights, the world has a responsibility to speak out. And America will, even if it’s sometimes uncomfortable -- even when it’s sometimes directed toward our friends. 每个国家都必须经历这个过程。没有哪个国家是完美的，但我们必须诚实，努力扩大自由，拓宽民主。归根结底，当公民无法行使自己的权利时，世界有责任发声。美国会这样做，即便有时这令人不安——即便有时这是针对我们的朋友。
And I know that there’s some countries that don't say anything -- and maybe that's easier for leaders to deal with. But you're kind of stuck with us -- this is how we are. We believe in these things and we're going to keep on talking about them. 我知道，有些国家什么都不说——也许这对领导人来说更容易应付。但你们得接受我们这样——我们就是这样。我们信奉这些理念，我们会继续谈论它们。
And I want to repeat, we do this not because we think our democracy is perfect, or we think that every country has to follow precisely our path. For more than two centuries since our independence, we’re still working on perfecting our union. We're not immune from criticism. When we fall short of our ideals, we strive to do better. But when we speak out for our principles, at home and abroad, we stay true to our values and we help lift up the lives of people beyond our borders. And we think that's important. 我想重申，我们这样做不是因为我们认为我们的民主是完美的，也不是因为我们认为每个国家都必须完全遵循我们的道路。自独立以来的两个多世纪里，我们仍在努力完善我们的联邦。我们不能免于批评。当我们没有达到我们的理想时，我们会努力做得更好。但是，当我们在国内外为我们的原则发声时，我们忠于我们的价值观，并帮助改善境外人民的生活。我们认为这很重要。
And it's especially important, I believe, for those of us of African descent, because we've known what it feels like to be on the receiving end of injustice. We know what it means to be discriminated against. We know what it means to be jailed. So how can we stand by when it's happening to somebody else? 我相信，对于我们这些非洲裔的人来说，这一点尤为重要，因为我们知道遭受不公是什么滋味。我们知道受歧视是什么感觉。我们知道入狱是什么滋味。那么，当同样的事情发生在别人身上时，我们怎能袖手旁观呢？
I'll be frank with you, it can't just be America that's talking about these things. Fellow African countries have to talk about these things. Just as other countries championed your break from colonialism, our nations must all raise our voices when universal rights are being denied. For if we truly believe that Africans are equal in dignity, then Africans have an equal right to freedoms that are universal -- that’s a principle we all have to defend. And it's not just a Western idea; it's a human idea. 坦率地说，不能只有美国来谈论这些事情。非洲国家同胞们也必须谈论这些事情。正如其他国家曾支持你们摆脱殖民主义一样，当普世权利被剥夺时，我们所有国家都必须发出声音。因为如果我们真的相信非洲人在尊严上是平等的，那么非洲人就同样有权享有普世的自由——这是我们所有人都必须捍卫的原则。这不仅仅是西方的理念；这是人类的理念。
I have to also say that Africa’s democratic progress is also at risk when leaders refuse to step aside when their terms end. Now, let me be honest with you -- I do not understand this. I am in my second term. It has been an extraordinary privilege for me to serve as President of the United States. I cannot imagine a greater honor or a more interesting job. I love my work. But under our Constitution, I cannot run again. I can't run again. I actually think I'm a pretty good President -- I think if I ran I could win. But I can't. 我还必须指出，当领导人在任期结束时拒绝下台时，非洲的民主进步也会面临风险。现在，请允许我坦诚相告——我不理解这种做法。我正在我的第二任期内。能够担任美国总统对我来说是一种非凡的荣幸。我无法想象还有比这更大的荣誉或更有趣的工作。我热爱我的工作。但根据我们的宪法，我不能再竞选了。我不能再参选了。我真的认为我是一个相当不错的总统——我想如果我参选，我能赢。但我不能。
So there’s a lot that I'd like to do to keep America moving, but the law is the law. And no one person is above the law. Not even the President. And I'll be honest with you -- I’m looking forward to life after being President. I won't have such a big security detail all the time. It means I can go take a walk. I can spend time with my family. I can find other ways to serve. I can visit Africa more often. The point is, I don't understand why people want to stay so long. Especially when they’ve got a lot of money. 所以，我还有很多想做的事来推动美国继续前进，但法律就是法律。没有任何人可以凌驾于法律之上。即使是总统也不行。老实说——我很期待卸任总统后的生活。我不用一直带着那么庞大的安保队伍了。这意味着我可以去散散步。我可以和家人共度时光。我可以找到其他方式来服务。我可以更经常地访问非洲。关键是，我不明白为什么人们想要待这么久。尤其是当他们已经很有钱的时候。
When a leader tries to change the rules in the middle of the game just to stay in office, it risks instability and strife -- as we’ve seen in Burundi. And this is often just a first step down a perilous path. And sometimes you’ll hear leaders say, well, I'm the only person who can hold this nation together. If that's true, then that leader has failed to truly build their nation. 当一位领导人试图在游戏中途改变规则只为保住职位时，就会有不稳定和冲突的风险——正如我们在布隆迪所看到的那样。这往往只是危险道路的第一步。有时你会听到领导人说，好吧，我是唯一能维系这个国家的人。如果真是这样，那么这位领导人就没有真正建设好他的国家。
You look at Nelson Mandela -- Madiba, like George Washington, forged a lasting legacy not only because of what they did in office, but because they were willing to leave office and transfer power peacefully. And just as the African Union has condemned coups and illegitimate transfers of power, the AU’s authority and strong voice can also help the people of Africa ensure that their leaders abide by term limits and their constitutions. Nobody should be President for life. 看看纳尔逊·曼德拉——马迪巴，就像乔治·华盛顿一样，他留下了持久的遗产，不仅因为他在任期间的所作所为，更因为他愿意离任并和平移交权力。正如非洲联盟谴责政变和非法权力交接一样，非盟的权威和强有力的声音也可以帮助非洲人民确保他们的领导人遵守任期限制和宪法。没有人应该终身担任总统。
And your country is better off if you have new blood and new ideas. I'm still a pretty young man, but I know that somebody with new energy and new insights will be good for my country. It will be good for yours, too, in some cases. 如果有新鲜血液和新思想，你们的国家会变得更好。我还是一个相当年轻的人，但我知道，一个有新活力和新见解的人对我的国家会有好处。在某些情况下，这对你们的国家也会有好处。
Africa’s progress will also depend on security and peace -- because an essential part of human dignity is being safe and free from fear. In Angola, Mozambique, Liberia, Sierra Leone, we’ve seen conflicts end and countries work to rebuild. But from Somalia and Nigeria to Mali and Tunisia, terrorists continue to target innocent civilians. Many of these groups claim the banner of religion, but hundreds of millions of African Muslims know that Islam means peace. And we must call groups like al Qaeda, ISIL, al-Shabaab, Boko Haram -- we must call them what they are -- murderers. 非洲的进步还将取决于安全与和平——因为人类尊严的一个基本要素就是安全，免于恐惧。在安哥拉、莫桑比克、利比里亚、塞拉利昂，我们看到冲突已经结束，各国正在努力重建。但从索马里、尼日利亚到马里、突尼斯，恐怖分子继续以无辜平民为目标。这些组织中有许多打着宗教的旗号，但数亿非洲穆斯林知道，伊斯兰意味着和平。我们必须把基地组织、伊黎伊斯兰国、青年党、博科圣地这些组织称为它们本来的面目——杀人犯。
In the face of threats, Africa -- and the African Union --has shown leadership. Because of the AU force in Somalia, al-Shabaab controls less territory and the Somali government is growing stronger. In central Africa, the AU-led mission continues to degrade the Lord’s Resistance Army. In the Lake Chad Basin, forces from several nations -- with the backing of the AU -- are fighting to end Boko Haram’s senseless brutality. And today, we salute all those who serve to protect the innocent, including so many brave African peacekeepers. 面对威胁，非洲——以及非洲联盟——展现了领导力。由于非盟部队在索马里的行动，青年党控制的领土减少了，索马里政府也变得更加强大。在中非，由非盟领导的特派团继续削弱上帝抵抗军。在乍得湖流域，来自多个国家的部队——在非盟的支持下——正在努力终结博科圣地的野蛮暴行。今天，我们向所有保护无辜者的人致敬，包括如此多勇敢的非洲维和人员。
Now, as Africa stands against terror and conflict, I want you to know that the United States stands with you. With training and support, we’re helping African forces grow stronger. The United States is supporting the AU’s efforts to strengthen peacekeeping, and we’re working with countries in the region to deal with emerging crises with the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership. 现在，在非洲抗击恐怖和冲突之际，我希望你们知道，美国与你们站在一起。通过培训和支持，我们正在帮助非洲军队变得更加强大。美国支持非盟加强维和的努力，我们正与该地区各国合作，通过"非洲维和快速反应伙伴关系"应对新出现的危机。
The world must do more to help as well. This fall at the United Nations, I will host a summit to secure new commitments to strengthen international support for peacekeeping, including here in Africa. And building on commitments that originated here in the AU, we’ll work to develop a new partnership between the U.N. and the AU that can provide reliable support for AU peace operations. If African governments and international partners step up with strong support, we can transform how we work together to promote security and peace in Africa. 世界也必须提供更多帮助。今年秋天在联合国，我将主持一次峰会，以争取新的承诺，加强国际社会对维和行动的支持，包括在非洲的维和行动。在非盟最初承诺的基础上，我们将努力发展联合国与非盟之间的新伙伴关系，为非盟和平行动提供可靠的支持。如果非洲各国政府和国际伙伴加大支持力度，我们可以改变我们共同促进非洲安全与和平的方式。
Our efforts to ensure our shared security must be matched by a commitment to improve governance. Those things are connected. Good governance is one of the best weapons against terrorism and instability. Our fight against terrorist groups, for example, will never be won if we fail to address legitimate grievances that terrorists may try to exploit, if we don’t build trust with all communities, if we don’t uphold the rule of law. There’s a saying, and I believe it is true -- if we sacrifice liberty in the name of security, we risk losing both. 在确保我们共同安全的努力之外，还必须有改善治理的承诺。这两者是相互关联的。良治是打击恐怖主义和不稳定的最有力武器之一。例如，我们打击恐怖组织的斗争，如果不能解决恐怖分子可能利用的正当不满，如果不能与所有社区建立信任，如果不能维护法治，就永远不会胜利。有一句话，我深信不疑——如果我们以安全的名义牺牲自由，我们就可能两者皆失。
This same seriousness of purpose is needed to end conflicts. In the Central African Republic, the spirit of dialogue recently shown by ordinary citizens must be matched by leaders committed to inclusive elections and a peaceful transition. In Mali, the comprehensive peace agreement must be fulfilled. And leaders in Sudan must know their nation will never truly thrive so long as they wage war against their own people -- the world will not forget about Darfur. 结束冲突也需要同样严肃的目标。在中非共和国，普通公民最近展现出的对话精神，必须得到致力于包容性选举与和平过渡的领导人的呼应。在马里，全面和平协议必须得到落实。苏丹的领导人必须明白，只要他们对本国人民发动战争，他们的国家就永远不会真正繁荣——世界不会忘记达尔富尔。
In South Sudan, the joy of independence has descended into the despair of violence. I was there at the United Nations when we held up South Sudan as the promise of a new beginning. And neither Mr. Kiir, nor Mr. Machar have shown, so far, any interest in sparing their people from this suffering, or reaching a political solution. 在南苏丹，独立的喜悦已经沦为暴力的绝望。我曾在联合国亲眼见证，当时我们将南苏丹视为新开端的希望。但基尔先生和马沙尔先生迄今为止都没有表现出任何让人民免受苦难或达成政治解决方案的意愿。
Yesterday, I met with leaders from this region. We agree that, given the current situation, Mr. Kiir and Mr. Machar must reach an agreement by August 17th -- because if they do not, I believe the international community must raise the costs of intransigence. And the world awaits the report of the AU Commission of Inquiry, because accountability for atrocities must be part of any lasting peace in Africa’s youngest nation. 昨天，我会见了该地区的领导人。我们一致认为，鉴于目前的局势，基尔先生和马沙尔先生必须在八月十七日前达成协议——因为如果他们不这样做，我认为国际社会必须提高拒不妥协的代价。世界在等待非盟调查委员会的报告，因为对暴行追究责任，必须成为非洲最年轻国家持久和平的一部分。
And finally, Africa’s progress will depend on upholding the human rights of all people -- for if each of us is to be treated with dignity, each of us must be sure to also extend that same dignity to others. As President, I make it a point to meet with many of our Young African Leaders. And one was a young man from Senegal. He said something wonderful about being together with so many of his African brothers and sisters. He said, “Here, I have met Africa, the [Africa] I’ve always believed in. She’s beautiful. She’s young. She’s full of talent and motivation and ambition.” I agree. 最后，非洲的进步将取决于维护所有人的人权——因为如果我们每个人都要得到有尊严的对待，我们每个人也必须确保给予他人同样的尊严。作为总统，我特别重视与我们的许多青年非洲领导人会面。其中一位来自塞内加尔的年轻人，他说了一段关于与这么多非洲兄弟姐妹在一起的精彩话语。他说："在这里，我遇见了非洲，我一直信仰的那个非洲。她美丽，她年轻，她充满才华、动力和抱负。"我同意。
Africa is the beautiful, talented daughters who are just as capable as Africa’s sons. And as a father, I believe that my two daughters have to have the same chance to pursue their dreams as anybody’s son -- and that same thing holds true for girls here in Africa. Our girls have to be treated the same. 非洲是那些美丽、有才华的女儿们，她们和非洲的儿子们一样有能力。作为一位父亲，我相信，我的两个女儿必须和任何人的儿子一样，拥有追求梦想的同等机会——非洲的女孩们也应如此。我们的女孩必须得到同样的对待。
We can’t let old traditions stand in the way. The march of history shows that we have the capacity to broaden our moral imaginations. We come to see that some traditions are good for us, they keep us grounded, but that, in our modern world, other traditions set us back. When African girls are subjected to the mutilation of their bodies, or forced into marriage at the ages of 9 or 10 or 11 -- that sets us back. That's not a good tradition. It needs to end. 我们不能让旧传统成为障碍。历史的进程表明，我们有能力拓宽我们的道德想象力。我们逐渐认识到，有些传统对我们有益，让我们脚踏实地，但在我们的现代世界中，其他传统却让我们倒退。当非洲女孩遭受身体残害，或在九岁、十岁、十一岁时被迫结婚——这让我们倒退。这不是一个好传统。它必须终结。
When more than 80 percent of new HIV cases in the hardest-hit countries are teenage girls, that’s a tragedy; that sets us back. So America is beginning a partnership with 10 African countries -- Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe -- to keep teenage girls safe and AIDS-free. And when girls cannot go to school and grow up not knowing how to read or write -- that denies the world future women engineers, future women doctors, future women business owners, future women presidents -- that sets us all back. 当受影响最严重的国家中超过百分之八十的新增艾滋病毒感染者是少女时，这是一场悲剧；这让我们倒退。因此，美国正在与十个非洲国家建立伙伴关系——肯尼亚、莱索托、马拉维、莫桑比克、南非、斯威士兰、坦桑尼亚、乌干达、赞比亚和津巴布韦——以保护少女的安全，让她们远离艾滋病。而当女孩们不能上学，长大后不会读书写字时——这剥夺了世界未来的女工程师、女医生、女企业家、女总统——这让我们所有人都倒退。
That's a bad tradition -- not providing our girls the same education as our sons. 这是一个坏传统——不给我们的女孩与我们的男孩同等的教育。
I was saying in Kenya, nobody would put out a football team and then just play half the team. You’d lose. the same is true when it comes to getting everybody and education. You can't leave half the team off -- our young women. So as part of America’s support for the education and the health of our daughters, my wife, Michelle, is helping to lead a global campaign, including a new effort in Tanzania and Malawi, with a simple message -- Let Girls Learn -- let girls learn so they grow up healthy and they grow up strong. And that will be good for families. 我在肯尼亚时曾说过，没有人会派出一支足球队却只让一半球员上场。你会输的。在让每个人都接受教育方面也是如此。你不能让一半的队员缺席——我们的年轻女性。因此，作为美国对我们的女儿们教育和健康支持的一部分，我的妻子米歇尔正在帮助领导一项全球运动，包括在坦桑尼亚和马拉维的新行动，传递一个简单的信息——"让女孩学习"——让女孩们学习，这样她们才能健康成长，变得坚强。这对家庭有益。
And they will raise smart, healthy children, and that will be good for every one of your nations. 她们将养育聪明、健康的孩子，这对你们每一个国家都有益。
Africa is the beautiful, strong women that these girls grow up to become. The single best indicator of whether a nation will succeed is how it treats its women. When women have health care and women have education, families are stronger, communities are more prosperous, children do better in school, nations are more prosperous. Look at the amazing African women here in this hall. If you want your country to grow and succeed, you have to empower your women. And if you want to empower more women, America will be your partner. Let’s work together to stop sexual assault and domestic violence. 非洲是这些女孩成长为的美丽、坚强的女性。衡量一个国家是否成功的唯一最佳指标，就是它如何对待女性。当女性享有医疗保健和教育时，家庭更强大，社区更繁荣，孩子在学校表现更好，国家更富裕。看看这个大厅里了不起的非洲女性吧。如果你希望你的国家发展和成功，你就必须赋予女性权力。如果你想赋予更多女性权力，美国将是你们的伙伴。让我们共同努力制止性侵犯和家庭暴力。
Let’s make clear that we will not tolerate rape as a weapon of war -- it’s a crime. And those who commit it must be punished. Let’s lift up the next generation of women leaders who can help fight injustice and forge peace and start new businesses and create jobs -- and some might hire some men, too. We’ll all be better off when women have equal futures. 让我们明确表示，我们不会容忍将强奸作为战争武器——这是一种犯罪。犯下这种罪行的人必须受到惩罚。让我们培养下一代女性领导人，她们可以帮助抗击不公正、缔造和平、创办新企业和创造就业机会——有些人可能还会雇用一些男性。当女性拥有平等的未来时，我们所有人都会过得更好。
And Africa is the beautiful tapestry of your cultures and ethnicities and races and religions. Last night, we saw this amazing dance troupe made up of street children who had formed a dance troupe and they performed for the Prime Minister and myself. And there were 80 different languages and I don't know how many ethnic groups. And there were like 30 different dances that were being done. And the Prime Minister was trying to keep up with -- okay, I think that one is -- and they were moving fast. And that diversity here in Ethiopia is representative of diversity all throughout Africa. 非洲是你们文化、种族、宗教和民族的美丽织锦。昨晚，我们看到了一个了不起的舞蹈团，由街头儿童组成，他们组建了一个舞蹈团，为总理和我表演。他们说八十种不同的语言，我不知道有多少个民族。他们表演了大约三十种不同的舞蹈。总理努力跟上节奏——好吧，我想这个是——他们跳得很快。埃塞俄比亚的这种多样性代表了整个非洲的多样性。
And that's a strength. 这是一种力量。
Now, yesterday, I had the privilege to view Lucy -- you may know Lucy -- she’s our ancestor, more than 3 million years old. In this tree of humanity, with all of our branches and diversity, we all go back to the same root. We’re all one family -- we're all one tribe. And yet so much of the suffering in our world stems from our failure to remember that -- to not recognize ourselves in each other. 昨天，我有幸参观了露西——你们可能知道露西——她是我们的祖先，有三百多万年的历史。在这棵人类之树上，尽管我们有所有的分支和多样性，但我们都源于同一个根。我们是一家人——我们是同一个部落。然而，世界上如此多的苦难源于我们未能记住这一点——未能在彼此身上看到我们自己。
We think because somebody’s skin is slightly different, or their hair is slightly different, or their religious faith is differently expressed, or they speak a different language that it justifies somehow us treating them with less dignity. And that becomes the source of so many of our problems. And we think somehow that we make ourselves better by putting other people down. And that becomes the source of so many of our problems. 我们认为，仅仅因为某人的肤色略有不同，或者他们的头发略有不同，或者他们的宗教信仰表达方式不同，或者他们说不同的语言，就可以证明我们以不太尊严的方式对待他们是合理的。而这成为我们诸多问题的根源。我们认为，通过贬低他人，我们能让自己变得更好。而这成为我们诸多问题的根源。
When we begin to see other as somehow less than ourselves -- when we succumb to these artificial divisions of faith or sect or tribe or ethnicity -- then even the most awful abuses are justified in the minds of those who are thinking in those ways. And in the end, abusers lose their own humanity, as well. 当我们开始将他人视为不如自己时——当我们屈服于这些人为的信仰、教派、部落或种族划分时——那么，即使是最可怕的虐待，在那些这样想的人看来也是正当的。而最终，施虐者也会丧失自己的人性。
Nelson Mandela taught us, “to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” 纳尔逊·曼德拉教导我们："自由不仅仅是摆脱自己的枷锁，而是以尊重和增进他人自由的方式生活。"
Every one of us is equal. Every one of us has worth. Every one of us matters. And when we respect the freedom of others -- no matter the color of their skin, or how they pray or who they are or who they love -- we are all more free. Your dignity depends on my dignity, and my dignity depends on yours. Imagine if everyone had that spirit in their hearts. Imagine if governments operated that way. Just imagine what the world could look like -- the future that we could bequeath these young people. 我们每个人都是平等的。我们每个人都有价值。我们每个人都重要。当我们尊重他人的自由时——无论他们的肤色如何，无论他们如何祈祷，无论他们是谁，无论他们爱谁——我们所有人都更加自由。你的尊严取决于我的尊严，我的尊严也取决于你的尊严。想象一下，如果每个人心中都有这种精神。想象一下，如果政府都这样运作。试想一下世界会是什么样子——我们可以留给这些年轻人的未来。
Yes, in our world, old thinking can be a stubborn thing. That's one of the reasons why we need term limits -- old people think old ways. And you can see my grey hair, I'm getting old. The old ways can be stubborn. But I believe the human heart is stronger. I believe hearts can change. I believe minds can open. That’s how change happens. That’s how societies move forward. It's not always a straight line -- step by halting step -- sometimes you go forward, you move back a little bit. But I believe we are marching, we are pointing towards ideals of justice and equality. 是的，在我们的世界里，旧思维可能是顽固的。这就是我们需要任期限制的原因之一——老人守旧观念。你们可以看到我的白发，我正在变老。旧方式可能很顽固。但我相信人心更强大。我相信人心可以改变。我相信思想可以开放。变革就是这样发生的。社会就是这样前进的。这并不总是一条直线——步履蹒跚地一步步前进——有时你前进，有时你后退一点。但我相信，我们正在前进，我们正朝着正义和平等的理想迈进。
That’s how your nations won independence -- not just with rifles, but with principles and ideals. That's how African Americans won our civil rights. That's how South Africans -- black and white -- tore down apartheid. That's why I can stand before you today as the first African American President of the United States. 你们的国家就是这样赢得独立的——不仅仅是靠步枪，而是靠原则和理想。非裔美国人就是这样赢得我们的公民权利的。南非人——黑人和白人——就是这样推翻种族隔离的。这就是为什么我今天能作为第一位非裔美国总统站在你们面前。
New thinking. Unleashing growth that creates opportunity. Promoting development that lifts all people out of poverty. Supporting democracy that gives citizens their say. Advancing the security and justice that delivers peace. Respecting the human rights of all people. These are the keys to progress -- not just in Africa, but around the world. And this is the work that we can do together. 新思维。释放创造机遇的增长。促进让所有人摆脱贫困的发展。支持让公民有发言权的民主。推进带来和平的安全与正义。尊重所有人的人权。这些是进步的关键——不仅在非洲，而且在全世界。这就是我们可以共同完成的事业。
And I am hopeful. As I prepare to return home, my thoughts are with that same young man from Senegal, who said: Here, I have met Africa, the [Africa] I’ve always believed in. She’s beautiful and young, full of talent and motivation and ambition. To which I would simply add, as you build the Africa you believe in, you will have no better partner, no better friend than the United States of America. 我充满希望。当我准备回国时，我的思绪又回到了那位来自塞内加尔的年轻人，他说：在这里，我遇见了非洲，我一直信仰的那个非洲。她美丽而年轻，充满才华、动力和抱负。我只想补充一句，当你们建设你们信仰的非洲时，你们不会有比美利坚合众国更好的伙伴、更好的朋友。
God bless Africa. God bless the United States of America. 上帝保佑非洲。上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you. 非常感谢大家。谢谢。