Good evening. On Wednesday, 14 Americans were killed as they came together to celebrate the holidays. They were taken from family and friends who loved them deeply. They were white and black; Latino and Asian; immigrants and American-born; moms and dads; daughters and sons. Each of them served their fellow citizens and all of them were part of our American family. 晚上好。上周三，14名美国人在欢聚庆祝节日时惨遭杀害。他们被深爱他们的家人和朋友永远带走了。他们中有白人也有黑人；有拉美裔也有亚裔；有移民也有本土出生的美国人；有父母也有儿女。他们每一个人都在为同胞服务，他们都是我们美国家庭的一部分。
Tonight, I want to talk with you about this tragedy, the broader threat of terrorism, and how we can keep our country safe. 今晚，我想和你们谈谈这场悲剧，谈谈更广泛的恐怖主义威胁，以及我们如何才能保卫国家安全。
The FBI is still gathering the facts about what happened in San Bernardino, but here is what we know. The victims were brutally murdered and injured by one of their coworkers and his wife. So far, we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas, or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home. 联邦调查局仍在收集圣贝纳迪诺事件的相关事实，但以下是我们目前所了解的情况。受害者遭到了他们的一名同事及其妻子的残忍杀害和伤害。到目前为止，我们没有证据表明凶手受到了海外恐怖组织的指使，也没有证据表明他们是国内更大规模阴谋的一部分。
But it is clear that the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization, embracing a perverted interpretation of Islam that calls for war against America and the West. They had stockpiled assault weapons, ammunition, and pipe bombs. So this was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people. 但很明显，他们两人走上了极端化的黑暗道路，接受了一种歪曲的伊斯兰教义——这种教义号召对美国和西方发动战争。他们囤积了突击武器、弹药和管状炸弹。因此，这是一起旨在杀害无辜民众的恐怖主义行为。
Our nation has been at war with terrorists since al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 Americans on 9/11. In the process, we've hardened our defenses -- from airports to financial centers, to other critical infrastructure. Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have disrupted countless plots here and overseas, and worked around the clock to keep us safe. Our military and counterterrorism professionals have relentlessly pursued terrorist networks overseas -- disrupting safe havens in several different countries, killing Osama bin Laden, and decimating al Qaeda's leadership. 自从基地组织在9·11事件中杀害近3000名美国人以来，我们的国家一直在与恐怖分子作战。在此过程中，我们加强了防御——从机场到金融中心，再到其他关键基础设施。情报和执法机构挫败了国内外无数起阴谋，夜以继日地守护着我们的安全。我们的军方和反恐专业人员在海外不懈追击恐怖网络——在多个国家捣毁了他们的庇护所，击毙了奥萨马·本·拉登，并重创了基地组织领导层。
Over the last few years, however, the terrorist threat has evolved into a new phase. As we've become better at preventing complex, multifaceted attacks like 9/11, terrorists turned to less complicated acts of violence like the mass shootings that are all too common in our society. It is this type of attack that we saw at Fort Hood in 2009; in Chattanooga earlier this year; and now in San Bernardino. 然而，在过去几年里，恐怖主义威胁已进入一个新阶段。随着我们越来越擅长防范像9·11那样复杂的、多方面的袭击，恐怖分子转向了更简单的暴力行为，比如在我们社会中屡见不鲜的大规模枪击事件。我们在2009年的胡德堡、今年早些时候的查塔努加，以及现在的圣贝纳迪诺看到的正是这种类型的袭击。
And as groups like ISIL grew stronger amidst the chaos of war in Iraq and then Syria, and as the Internet erases the distance between countries, we see growing efforts by terrorists to poison the minds of people like the Boston Marathon bombers and the San Bernardino killers. 随着像伊黎伊斯兰国这样的组织在伊拉克乃至叙利亚的战乱中日益壮大，以及互联网消除了国与国之间的距离，我们看到恐怖分子越来越努力地去毒害人们的思想，比如波士顿马拉松爆炸案的制造者和圣贝纳迪诺的凶手。
For seven years, I've confronted this evolving threat each morning in my intelligence briefing. And since the day I took this office, I've authorized U.S. forces to take out terrorists abroad precisely because I know how real the danger is. As Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than the security of the American people. 七年来，我每天早上的情报简报都会面对这种不断演变的威胁。自我上任之日起，我就授权美军在海外清除恐怖分子，正是因为我知道危险有多么真实。作为总司令，我最大的责任就是保障美国人民的安全。
As a father to two young daughters who are the most precious part of my life, I know that we see ourselves with friends and coworkers at a holiday party like the one in San Bernardino. I know we see our kids in the faces of the young people killed in Paris. And I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure. 作为两个年幼女儿的父亲——她们是我生命中最珍贵的部分——我知道，我们会在圣贝纳迪诺那样的节日聚会上，看到自己与朋友和同事的身影。我知道，我们会在巴黎遇难年轻人的脸上看到我们自己孩子的影子。我也知道，在经历了这么多战争之后，许多美国人在问，我们是否面对的是一种无法立即治愈的顽疾。
Well, here's what I want you to know: The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us. Our success won't depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values, or giving into fear. That's what groups like ISIL are hoping for. Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless, and by drawing upon every aspect of American power. 嗯，这就是我想让你们知道的：恐怖主义的威胁是真实存在的，但我们终将战胜它。我们会摧毁伊黎伊斯兰国以及任何试图伤害我们的组织。我们的成功不会取决于强硬的言辞，不会取决于放弃我们的价值观，也不会取决于屈服于恐惧。那正是伊黎伊斯兰国这样的组织所期望的。相反，我们将凭借坚强和智慧、坚韧和不懈，以及动用美国力量的方方面面来取得胜利。
Here's how. First, our military will continue to hunt down terrorist plotters in any country where it is necessary. In Iraq and Syria, airstrikes are taking out ISIL leaders, heavy weapons, oil tankers, infrastructure. And since the attacks in Paris, our closest allies -- including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom -- have ramped up their contributions to our military campaign, which will help us accelerate our effort to destroy ISIL. 具体做法如下。第一，我们的军方将继续在任何必要的国家追捕恐怖分子策划者。在伊拉克和叙利亚，空袭正在摧毁伊黎伊斯兰国的头目、重型武器、油轮和基础设施。自巴黎袭击事件以来，我们最亲密的盟友——包括法国、德国和英国——已加大对我们军事行动的贡献，这将帮助我们加快摧毁伊黎伊斯兰国的步伐。
Second, we will continue to provide training and equipment to tens of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian forces fighting ISIL on the ground so that we take away their safe havens. In both countries, we're deploying Special Operations Forces who can accelerate that offensive. We've stepped up this effort since the attacks in Paris, and we'll continue to invest more in approaches that are working on the ground. 第二，我们将继续向在地面上与伊黎伊斯兰国作战的数万名伊拉克和叙利亚部队提供训练和装备，以便我们剥夺他们的庇护所。在这两个国家，我们正在部署特种作战部队，他们可以加速这场攻势。自巴黎袭击事件以来，我们已经加大了这方面的努力，我们将继续在那些行之有效的地面策略上投入更多。
Third, we're working with friends and allies to stop ISIL's operations -- to disrupt plots, cut off their financing, and prevent them from recruiting more fighters. Since the attacks in Paris, we've surged intelligence-sharing with our European allies. We're working with Turkey to seal its border with Syria. And we are cooperating with Muslim-majority countries -- and with our Muslim communities here at home -- to counter the vicious ideology that ISIL promotes online. 第三，我们正与朋友和盟友合作，制止伊黎伊斯兰国的活动——挫败其阴谋、切断其资金来源、阻止其招募更多武装分子。自巴黎袭击事件以来，我们已加强了与欧洲盟友的情报共享。我们正与土耳其合作，封锁其与叙利亚的边境。我们还正在与穆斯林占多数的国家——以及我们国内的穆斯林社区——合作，打击伊黎伊斯兰国在网上宣扬的邪恶意识形态。
Fourth, with American leadership, the international community has begun to establish a process -- and timeline -- to pursue ceasefires and a political resolution to the Syrian war. Doing so will allow the Syrian people and every country, including our allies, but also countries like Russia, to focus on the common goal of destroying ISIL -- a group that threatens us all. 第四，在美国的领导下，国际社会已开始建立一个进程和时间表，以推动停火和叙利亚战争的政治解决。这样做将使叙利亚人民和每个国家——包括我们的盟友，也包括俄罗斯这样的国家——能够专注于摧毁伊黎伊斯兰国这个共同目标，因为这个组织威胁着我们所有人。
This is our strategy to destroy ISIL. It is designed and supported by our military commanders and counterterrorism experts, together with 65 countries that have joined an American-led coalition. And we constantly examine our strategy to determine when additional steps are needed to get the job done. 这就是我们摧毁伊黎伊斯兰国的战略。这一战略由我们的军事指挥官和反恐专家设计和支持，并有65个国家加入了由美国领导的联盟。我们不断审视我们的战略，以确定何时需要采取额外措施来完成任务。
That's why I've ordered the Departments of State and Homeland Security to review the Visa Waiver Program under which the female terrorist in San Bernardino originally came to this country. And that's why I will urge high-tech and law enforcement leaders to make it harder for terrorists to use technology to escape from justice. 这就是为什么我已下令国务院和国土安全部审查免签证计划——圣贝纳迪诺的女恐怖分子最初就是通过该计划来到美国的。这也是为什么我将敦促高科技和执法部门的领导人，加大恐怖分子利用技术逃避法律制裁的难度。
Now, here at home, we have to work together to address the challenge. There are several steps that Congress should take right away. 现在，在国内，我们必须共同应对这一挑战。国会应该立即采取几项措施。
To begin with, Congress should act to make sure no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun. What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semi-automatic weapon? This is a matter of national security. 首先，国会应该采取行动，确保禁飞名单上的任何人都无法购买枪支。允许恐怖主义嫌疑人购买半自动武器，这能有什么道理可言？这是一个国家安全问题。
We also need to make it harder for people to buy powerful assault weapons like the ones that were used in San Bernardino. I know there are some who reject any gun safety measures. But the fact is that our intelligence and law enforcement agencies -- no matter how effective they are -- cannot identify every would-be mass shooter, whether that individual is motivated by ISIL or some other hateful ideology. What we can do -- and must do -- is make it harder for them to kill. 我们还需要加大人们购买强力突击武器的难度——比如圣贝纳迪诺事件中使用的那种武器。我知道有些人反对任何枪支安全措施。但事实是，我们的情报和执法机构——无论他们多么高效——都无法识别每一个潜在的大规模枪击者，无论这个人是受到伊黎伊斯兰国还是其他仇恨意识形态的驱使。我们能够做的——也是必须做的——就是让他们更难杀人。
Next, we should put in place stronger screening for those who come to America without a visa so that we can take a hard look at whether they've traveled to warzones. And we're working with members of both parties in Congress to do exactly that. 其次，我们应该对那些免签证来美国的人实施更严格的筛查，以便我们能够仔细核查他们是否去过战区。我们正在与国会两党成员合作，正是为了做到这一点。
Finally, if Congress believes, as I do, that we are at war with ISIL, it should go ahead and vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists. For over a year, I have ordered our military to take thousands of airstrikes against ISIL targets. I think it's time for Congress to vote to demonstrate that the American people are united, and committed, to this fight. 最后，如果国会和我一样认为我们正处于与伊黎伊斯兰国的战争中，那就应该投票授权继续对这些恐怖分子使用军事力量。一年多来，我已下令军方对伊黎伊斯兰国目标发动了数千次空袭。我认为，国会是时候投票表明美国人民在这场斗争中是团结且坚定的。
My fellow Americans, these are the steps that we can take together to defeat the terrorist threat. Let me now say a word about what we should not do. 我的美国同胞们，这些就是我们可以共同采取的战胜恐怖主义威胁的步骤。现在让我谈谈我们不应该做的事情。
We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria. That's what groups like ISIL want. They know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq. But they also know that if we occupy foreign lands, they can maintain insurgencies for years, killing thousands of our troops, draining our resources, and using our presence to draw new recruits. 我们不应该再次被拖入在伊拉克或叙利亚进行的漫长而代价高昂的地面战争。那正是伊黎伊斯兰国这样的组织想要的。他们知道自己在战场上无法击败我们。伊黎伊斯兰国武装分子是我们在伊拉克面对过的叛乱的一部分。但他们也知道，如果我们占领外国领土，他们就能将叛乱维持多年，杀害我们数千名士兵，消耗我们的资源，并利用我们的存在招募新人。
The strategy that we are using now -- airstrikes, Special Forces, and working with local forces who are fighting to regain control of their own country -- that is how we'll achieve a more sustainable victory. And it won't require us sending a new generation of Americans overseas to fight and die for another decade on foreign soil. 我们现在正在使用的战略——空袭、特种部队、以及与正在为夺回自己国家控制权而战的当地部队合作——才是我们实现更持久胜利的方式。而且这不需要我们把新一代美国人送到海外，在异国他乡再战斗十年、牺牲十年。
Here's what else we cannot do. We cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam. That, too, is what groups like ISIL want. ISIL does not speak for Islam. They are thugs and killers, part of a cult of death, and they account for a tiny fraction of more than a billion Muslims around the world -- including millions of patriotic Muslim Americans who reject their hateful ideology. Moreover, the vast majority of terrorist victims around the world are Muslim. 还有一件事我们不能做。我们不能互相仇视，不能让这场斗争被定义为美国与伊斯兰教之间的战争。那也正是伊黎伊斯兰国这样的组织想要的。伊黎伊斯兰国不代表伊斯兰教。他们是暴徒和杀手，是死亡邪教的一部分，他们只占全世界十多亿穆斯林的极小一部分——包括数百万爱国的美国穆斯林，他们拒绝这种仇恨的意识形态。此外，世界各地绝大多数恐怖主义受害者都是穆斯林。
If we're to succeed in defeating terrorism we must enlist Muslim communities as some of our strongest allies, rather than push them away through suspicion and hate. 如果我们要成功击败恐怖主义，就必须争取穆斯林社区成为我们最强大的盟友之一，而不是通过猜疑和仇恨将他们推开。
That does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread within some Muslim communities. This is a real problem that Muslims must confront, without excuse. Muslim leaders here and around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like ISIL and al Qaeda promote; to speak out against not just acts of violence, but also those interpretations of Islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect, and human dignity. 这并不意味着否认极端主义意识形态已在一些穆斯林社区中蔓延这一事实。这是一个穆斯林必须毫无借口地正视的真实问题。这里和全球的穆斯林领导人必须继续与我们合作，坚决、明确地拒绝伊黎伊斯兰国和基地组织等组织宣扬的仇恨意识形态；不仅要公开谴责暴力行为，还要谴责那些与宗教宽容、相互尊重和人的尊严价值观不相容的伊斯兰教义解读。
But just as it is the responsibility of Muslims around the world to root out misguided ideas that lead to radicalization, it is the responsibility of all Americans -- of every faith -- to reject discrimination. It is our responsibility to reject religious tests on who we admit into this country. It's our responsibility to reject proposals that Muslim Americans should somehow be treated differently. Because when we travel down that road, we lose. 但正如全世界穆斯林有责任根除导致极端化的错误思想一样，所有美国人——无论信仰何种宗教——也有责任拒绝歧视。我们有责任拒绝在接纳谁进入这个国家的问题上设置宗教测试。我们有责任拒绝那些认为美国穆斯林应该受到不同对待的提议。因为当我们走上那条道路时，我们就输了。
That kind of divisiveness, that betrayal of our values plays into the hands of groups like ISIL. Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes -- and, yes, they are our men and women in uniform who are willing to die in defense of our country. We have to remember that. 那种分裂，那种对我们价值观的背叛，正中伊黎伊斯兰国这样的组织下怀。美国穆斯林是我们的朋友和邻居，是我们的同事，是我们的体育英雄——而且，是的，他们是我们愿意为国捐躯的男女军人。我们必须记住这一点。
My fellow Americans, I am confident we will succeed in this mission because we are on the right side of history. We were founded upon a belief in human dignity -- that no matter who you are, or where you come from, or what you look like, or what religion you practice, you are equal in the eyes of God and equal in the eyes of the law. 我的美国同胞们，我有信心我们将完成这项使命，因为我们站在历史正确的一边。我们是建立在人的尊严信念之上的——无论你是谁，无论你来自哪里，无论你长相如何，无论你信奉何种宗教，你在上帝眼中都是平等的，在法律面前也是平等的。
Even in this political season, even as we properly debate what steps I and future Presidents must take to keep our country safe, let's make sure we never forget what makes us exceptional. Let's not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear; that we have always met challenges -- whether war or depression, natural disasters or terrorist attacks -- by coming together around our common ideals as one nation, as one people. So long as we stay true to that tradition, I have no doubt America will prevail. 即使在这个政治季，即使我们正当辩论我和未来的总统必须采取哪些措施来保卫国家安全，让我们确保永远不要忘记是什么让我们与众不同。让我们不要忘记，自由比恐惧更强大；我们始终以一个国家、一个民族的身份，团结在共同理想之下来迎接挑战——无论是战争还是大萧条，无论是自然灾害还是恐怖袭击。只要我们坚守这一传统，我毫不怀疑美国终将获胜。
Thank you. God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America. 谢谢大家。上帝保佑你们，上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
