Thank you for the extraordinary welcome. And thanks for those of you who prepared, from the CIA Gift Shop, the t-shirts, the caps, the water bottles. Michelle and the girls will appreciate that very much. 感谢你们如此热情的欢迎。也要感谢你们中那些从中情局礼品店准备了T恤、帽子、水杯的朋友们。米歇尔和女儿们会非常喜欢的。
It is a great honor to be here with the men and women of the CIA. I've been eager to come out here to Langley for some time so I can deliver a simple message to you in person on behalf of the American people: Thank you. Thank you for all the work that you do to protect the American people and the freedom that we all cherish. 能和中央情报局的男女同仁们在一起，我深感荣幸。一段时间以来，我一直渴望能来到兰利，这样我就可以亲自向你们传达一个简单的信息，这也是代表美国人民传达的：谢谢你们。感谢你们为保护美国人民和我们共同珍视的自由所做的一切工作。
The CIA is fundamental to America's national security. And I want you to know that that's why I nominated such an outstanding public servant and close friend, Leon Panetta, to lead -- to lead the agency. He is one of our nation's finest public servants. He has my complete confidence. And he is a strong voice in my national security team, as well as a strong advocate for the men and women of the CIA. 中央情报局对美国国家安全至关重要。我想让你们知道，这正是我为什么提名这样一位杰出的公务员、我的密友莱昂·帕内塔来领导——来领导这个机构的原因。他是我们国家最优秀的公务员之一。我对他完全信任。他既是我的国家安全团队中强有力的声音，也是中央情报局男女同仁的坚定支持者。
I also benefit from the counsel of several agency veterans -- chief among them, Steve Kappes, who's stayed on to serve as Leon's deputy. He's -- and he's done outstanding work. 我也从几位情报局资深人士的建言中受益匪浅——其中首推斯蒂芬·卡佩斯，他留任担任莱昂的副手。他——他的工作非常出色。
I have to add, just as an aside, by the way, I just met with a smaller group of about 50, so we could have a dialogue. And all of you look really young. And so to have a graybeard literally and figuratively like Steve Kappes here, I think, is absolutely critical. 我还得补充一句，顺便说一下，我刚才和一个大约50人的小组进行了座谈，这样我们可以展开对话。你们看起来都非常年轻。因此，能有像斯蒂芬·卡佩斯这样名副其实、无论字面还是比喻意义上的"老前辈"在这里，我认为绝对至关重要。
I also want you to know that we have one of your own, John Brennan, who is doing a terrific job as my adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security. And we are very grateful for the work that he does and the insights that he brings, from his long years of service here at the CIA. 我也想让你们知道，我们这里有你们自己人约翰·布伦南，他担任我的反恐和国土安全顾问，工作非常出色。我们非常感激他所做的工作以及他带来的见解，这些都来自他在中央情报局多年的服务。
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention the extraordinary former CIA officer and Director of Central Intelligence, Bob Gates, who is also part of our Cabinet and every once in a while gives me a few tips. 如果我不提到那位杰出的前中央情报局官员兼中央情报局局长鲍勃·盖茨，那就是我的疏忽了。他也是我们内阁的一员，偶尔还会给我出些主意。
So let me share with you just a few thoughts about the situation in which we find ourselves. 那么，让我与大家分享几点关于我们所处形势的想法。
First, I want to underscore the importance of the CIA. When the CIA was founded, you were focused on one overarching threat, the Soviet Union. And for decades, the CIA carried out a critically important mission. And with the end of the Cold War, some wondered how important the CIA would be to our future. Now we know. 首先，我想强调中央情报局的重要性。中央情报局成立时，你们关注的是一个头号威胁——苏联。数十年来，中央情报局执行了至关重要的使命。随着冷战的结束，一些人怀疑中央情报局对我们的未来还会多么重要。现在我们知道了。
Here in the 21st century, we've learned that the CIA is more important than ever. For as Leon mentioned, we face a wide range of unconventional challenges: stateless terrorist networks like al-Qaeda, the spread of catastrophic weapons, cyberthreats, failed states, rogue regimes, persistent conflict. And now we have to add to our list piracy. 在21世纪的今天，我们认识到中央情报局比以往任何时候都更加重要。正如莱昂所提到的，我们面临着一系列非常规挑战：像基地组织这样无国界的恐怖网络、大规模杀伤性武器的扩散、网络威胁、失败国家、流氓政权、持续不断的冲突。而现在，我们还要把海盗行为列入其中。
The CIA is unique in the capabilities of collection, analysis and operation that you bring to bear. So you are an indispensable tool, the tip of the spear in America's intelligence mission and our national security. 中央情报局在情报收集、分析和行动方面的能力是独一无二的。因此，你们是不可或缺的工具，是美国情报使命和国家安全的矛头。
It is because of you that I can make good decisions. You prove that the key to good intelligence is not simply technology. It's the quality of the men and women who have signed up to serve. 正是因为你们，我才能做出正确的决策。你们证明了，优秀情报的关键不仅在于技术，更在于那些报名服役的男女同仁的素质。
You're on the front lines against unconventional challenges. 你们身处应对非常规挑战的最前线。
You help us understand the world as it is. You support the work of our troops and our diplomats and law enforcement officers. You disrupt terrorist plots, and you're critical to our efforts to destroy terrorist networks. You serve capably, courageously, and from here in Virginia to dangerous outposts around the globe, you make enormous sacrifices on our behalf. 你们帮助我们认识世界的真实面貌。你们支持我们的军队、外交官和执法官员的工作。你们挫败恐怖阴谋，对于我们摧毁恐怖网络的努力至关重要。你们干练而勇敢地服役，从弗吉尼亚到全球各地的危险哨所，你们为我们作出了巨大的牺牲。
So you should be proud of what you do. 因此，你们应当为自己的工作感到自豪。
Second, you need to know that you've got my full support. For decades, the American people have counted on you to protect them. I know that I've come to personally count on your services. I rely on your reporting and your analysis, which finds its way onto my desk every single day. 第二，你们需要知道，你们拥有我的全力支持。数十年来，美国人民一直依靠你们来保护他们。我知道，我个人也已经离不开你们的服务。我依赖你们的报告和分析，这些每天都会送到我的办公桌上。
And I know you've got a tough job. I know there's no margin for error. And I know there are endless demands for intelligence. There is an urgent necessity to collect and analyze information and to work seamlessly with other agencies to act on it. 我也知道你们的工作十分艰巨。我知道容不得半点差错。我知道对情报的需求永无止境。我们必须紧急地收集和分析信息，并与其他机构无缝合作，据此采取行动。
And -- And what makes it tougher is when you succeed, as you so often do, that success usually has to stay secret. So you don't get credit when things go good, but you sure get some blame when things don't. 而且——而且让事情更难办的是，当你们取得成功时——你们也确实经常成功——那种成功通常必须保密。所以事情顺利时你们得不到赞誉，但事情不顺利时却肯定要挨批。
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President Obama: Now -- I got an amen corner out there. 奥巴马总统：好了——看来我这边有一群专门应声附和的听众。
Now, in that context, I know that the last few days have been difficult. 那么，在这样的背景下，我知道过去几天很不容易。
As I made clear, in releasing the OLC memos as a consequence of a court case that was pending and to which it was very difficult for us to mount an effective legal defense, I acted primarily because of the exceptional circumstances that surrounded these memos, particularly the fact that so much of the information was public -- had been publicly acknowledged. The covert nature of the information had been compromised. 正如我所表明的，由于一桩正在审理的案件——我们很难为此案进行有效的法律辩护——我决定公布司法部法律顾问办公室备忘录，我之所以这样做，主要是因为这些备忘录所处的特殊情况，尤其是其中大量信息已经公开——已被公开承认。这些信息的机密性质已经被破坏。
I have fought to protect the integrity of classified information in the past, and I will do so in the future. And there is nothing more important than protecting the identities of CIA officers. So I need everybody to be clear: we will protect your identities and your security as you vigorously pursue your missions. I will be as vigorous in protecting you as you are vigorous in protecting the American people. 过去我一直为保护机密信息的完整性而奋斗，今后我也会继续这样做。没有什么比保护中央情报局官员的身份更重要。所以我需要大家都明确一点：在你们全力执行使命时，我们将保护你们的身份和安全。你们多大力地保护美国人民，我就会多大力地保护你们。
Now, I have put an end to the interrogation techniques described in those OLC memos. And I want to -- I want to be very clear and very blunt. I've done so for a simple reason: because I believe that our nation is stronger and more secure when we deploy the full measure of both our power and the power of our values, including the rule of law. I know I can count on you to do exactly that. 现在，我已经叫停了那些司法部法律顾问办公室备忘录中所描述的审讯手段。我想——我想非常明确、非常坦率地说明。我这样做有一个简单的理由：因为我相信，当我们同时充分发挥我们的力量和我们价值观的力量——包括法治——时，我们的国家才会更强大、更安全。我知道我可以指望你们也这样做。
You know, there have been some conversations that I've had with senior folks here at Langley in which I think people have expressed understandable anxiety and concern. So I -- I -- I want to make a point that I just made in the smaller group. I understand that it's hard when you are asked to protect the American people against people who have no scruples and would willingly and gladly kill innocents. 你们知道，我在兰利与一些高级同事进行过交流，我觉得大家表达了可以理解的焦虑和担忧。所以——我——我——我想阐明一个我刚才在那个小组里讲过的观点。我理解，当要求你们保护美国人民免受那些毫无顾忌、心甘情愿杀害无辜者的人的伤害时，这有多么艰难。
Al-Qaeda's not constrained by a constitution. Many of our adversaries are not constrained by a belief in freedom of speech or representation in court or rule of law. So I'm sure that sometimes it seems as if that means we're operating with one hand tied behind our back or that those who would argue for a higher standard are naive. I understand that. You know, I've -- I watch the cable shows once in a while. 基地组织不受宪法的约束。我们的许多对手不受言论自由、法庭代理或法治等信念的约束。所以我敢肯定，有时候这似乎意味着我们是在把一只手绑在背后行事，或者那些主张更高标准的人是天真幼稚的。我理解这一点。你们知道，我——我偶尔也看看有线电视节目。
What makes the United States special, and what makes you special, is precisely the fact that we are willing to uphold our values and ideals even when it's hard -- not just when it's easy; even when we are afraid and under threat -- not just when it's expedient to do so. That's what makes us different. 让美国与众不同的，也正是让你们与众不同的，恰恰是这样的事实：我们愿意在困难的时候——而不仅仅是轻松的时候——捍卫我们的价值观和理想；在我们心怀恐惧、身处威胁之下的时候——而不仅仅是在这样做很便利的时候。正是这一点让我们与众不同。
So yes, you've got a harder job. And so do I. And that's okay, because that's why we can take such extraordinary pride in being Americans. 所以没错，你们的工作更加艰难。我的工作也是如此。但这没关系，因为正因如此，我们才能作为美国人感到如此非凡的自豪。
And over the long term, that is why I believe we will defeat our enemies: because we're on the better side of history. 从长远来看，这就是为什么我相信我们将战胜我们的敌人：因为我们站在历史更好的一边。
So don't be discouraged by what's happened in the last few weeks. Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. That's how we learn. But the fact that we are willing to acknowledge them and then move forward, that is precisely why I am proud to be President of the United States, and that's why you should be proud to be members of the CIA. All right? 所以，不要因为过去几周发生的事情而气馁。不要因为我们必须承认可能犯了一些错误而气馁。我们就是这样学习的。而我们愿意承认错误然后继续前进，这正是我作为美国总统感到自豪的原因，也正是你们作为中央情报局一员应当感到自豪的原因。对吧？
Third point -- Third point -- I want you to know how much the American people appreciate your service. Sometimes it's hard to acknowledge sacrifices made by the people whose work, or even identity, must remain secret, and that's part of the enormous burden that you carry when you sign up. 第三点——第三点——我想让你们知道，美国人民多么感激你们的服务。有时候，很难去肯定那些工作甚至身份都必须保密的人所作出的牺牲，而这是你们入伍时就要承担的巨大负担的一部分。
But you make the extraordinary sacrifice of giving up parts of your life in service to your country. Many of you take long deployments overseas. You miss seeing your families; you miss weekend barbecues and the birthday parties, watching your children grow up. You can't even exchange in the simplest pleasures of talking about your job -- or complaining about your job openly. 但你们作出了非凡的牺牲，把生活中的部分时光奉献给了为国服务。你们中许多人长期派驻海外。你们无法与家人团聚；你们错过了周末的烧烤和生日派对，错过了看着孩子们长大。你们甚至无法享受谈论自己工作——或者公开抱怨自己工作——这样最简单的乐趣。
There are few signs of patriotism more powerful than offering to serve out of the limelight, and so many of you have signed up to serve after 9/11 -- that's partly why you're all so young -- fully aware of the dangers before you. You serve courageously, but your courage is only known to a few. You accomplish remarkable things, but the credit you receive is the private knowledge that you've done something to secure this country. 没有什么爱国标志比甘愿在聚光灯之外服役更有力量，你们中如此多的人在9·11之后报名服役——这也是你们都如此年轻的部分原因——完全清楚前方存在的危险。你们勇敢地服役，但你们的勇气只为少数人所知。你们取得了非凡的成就，但你们所得到的肯定，只是内心深知自己为保卫这个国家做了些事情。
That's a sacrifice that's carved into those marble walls. Those 89 stars stand as a testament to both the men and women of the CIA who gave their lives in service to their country, and to all who dedicate themselves to the mission of this agency. 这种牺牲镌刻在那些大理石墙上。那89颗星是对为为国捐躯的中央情报局男女同仁、以及对所有献身于本局使命之人的见证。
Now we must look forward to the future with confidence. All that you've achieved, I believe that the CIA's best days are still yet to come. And you will have my support and appreciation as you carry on this critical work. 现在，我们必须满怀信心地展望未来。鉴于你们所取得的一切成就，我相信中央情报局最美好的日子还在前方。在你们继续这项关键工作时，你们将拥有我的支持和感激。
We live in dangerous times. I am going to need you more than ever, precisely because we're seeing changes in our foreign policy, and we want to send a new message to the world. That requires better intelligence, not less of it. That means that we're going to have to operate smarter and more effectively than ever. So I'm going to be relying on you, and the American people are going to rely on you. And I hope that you will continue to take extraordinary pride in the challenges that come with the job. 我们生活在一个危险的时代。我将比以往任何时候都更需要你们，恰恰因为我们正在看到外交政策的调整，我们希望向世界传递一个新的信息。这需要更好、更多的情报，而不是更少。这意味着我们必须比以往运作得更聪明、更有效。所以，我将依靠你们，美国人民也将依靠你们。我希望你们将继续为工作中所伴随的挑战感到非凡的自豪。
Thank you very much. 非常感谢大家。
God bless you. 愿上帝保佑你们。
And God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。