Good evening. In my first Inaugural Address, I committed this country to the tireless task of combating climate change and protecting this planet for future generations. 晚上好。在我的首次就职演说中，我曾承诺美国将不懈致力于应对气候变化、为子孙后代保护这颗星球。
Two weeks ago, in Paris, I said before the world that we needed a strong global agreement to accomplish this goal -- an enduring agreement that reduces global carbon pollution and sets the world on a course to a low-carbon future. 两周前，在巴黎，我曾向全世界表示，我们需要一项强有力的全球协议来实现这一目标——一项持久的协议，能够减少全球碳排放，并引领世界走向低碳未来。
A few hours ago, we succeeded. We came together around the strong agreement the world needed. We met the moment. 就在几个小时前，我们成功了。我们达成了世界所需要的强有力协议。我们抓住了这一时刻。
I want to commend President Hollande and Secretary General Ban for their leadership and for hosting such a successful summit, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius for presiding with patience and resolve. And I want to give a special thanks to Secretary John Kerry, my Senior Advisor Brian Deese, our chief negotiator Todd Stern, and everyone on their teams for their outstanding work and for making America proud. 我要赞扬奥朗德总统和潘基文秘书长展现出的领导力，以及他们主办了如此成功的峰会，还要感谢法国外交部长洛朗·法比尤斯以耐心和决心主持了谈判。我还要特别感谢约翰·克里国务卿、我的高级顾问布莱恩·迪斯、我们的首席谈判代表托德·斯特恩，以及他们团队中的每一个人，感谢他们出色的工作，他们让美国感到骄傲。
I also want to thank the people of nearly 200 nations -- large and small, developed and developing -- for working together to confront a threat to the people of all nations. Together, we've shown what's possible when the world stands as one. 我还要感谢近200个国家的人民——无论大国小国、发达国家还是发展中国家——感谢他们携手合作，共同应对威胁着各国人民的危机。我们共同证明了当世界团结一心时，一切皆有可能。
Today, the American people can be proud -- because this historic agreement is a tribute to American leadership. Over the past seven years, we've transformed the United States into the global leader in fighting climate change. In 2009, we helped salvage a chaotic Copenhagen Summit and established the principle that all countries had a role to play in combating climate change. 今天，美国人民可以感到自豪——因为这项历史性协议是美国领导力的见证。过去七年来，我们将美国打造成了全球应对气候变化的领导者。2009年，我们帮助挽救了混乱的哥本哈根峰会，并确立了所有国家都应在应对气候变化中发挥作用的原则。
We then led by example, with historic investments in growing industries like wind and solar, creating a new and steady stream of middle-class jobs. We've set the first-ever nationwide standards to limit the amount of carbon pollution power plants can dump into the air our children breathe. From Alaska to the Gulf Coast to the Great Plains, we've partnered with local leaders who are working to help their communities protect themselves from some of the most immediate impacts of a changing climate. 随后我们以身作则，对风能、太阳能等新兴产业进行了历史性投资，创造了新的、稳定的中产阶级就业机会。我们制定了有史以来第一项全国性标准，限制发电厂向我们孩子呼吸的空气中排放的碳污染量。从阿拉斯加到墨西哥湾沿岸，再到大平原，我们与地方领导人合作，帮助他们的社区抵御气候变化带来的一些最直接的影响。
Now, skeptics said these actions would kill jobs. Instead, we've seen the longest streak of private-sector job creation in our history. We've driven our economic output to all-time highs while driving our carbon pollution down to its lowest level in nearly two decades. And then, with our historic joint announcement with China last year, we showed it was possible to bridge the old divides between developed and developing nations that had stymied global progress for so long. That accomplishment encouraged dozens and dozens of other nations to set their own ambitious climate targets. 曾有人质疑这些行动会扼杀就业。事实恰恰相反，我们见证了美国历史上持续时间最长的私营部门就业增长。我们在推动经济产出创历史新高的同时，也将碳排放降至近二十年来的最低水平。去年，我们与中国发表了历史性的联合声明，证明了弥合发达国家与发展中国家之间长期阻碍全球进步的分歧是可能的。这一成果激励了数十个国家设定了各自雄心勃勃的气候目标。
And that was the foundation for success in Paris. Because no nation, not even one as powerful as ours, can solve this challenge alone. And no country, no matter how small, can sit on the sidelines. All of us had to solve it together. 而这正是巴黎会议取得成功的基础。因为没有任何一个国家——哪怕像我们这样强大的国家——能够独自应对这一挑战。也没有任何一个国家，无论多么渺小，可以袖手旁观。我们所有人都必须共同解决这个问题。
Now, no agreement is perfect, including this one. Negotiations that involve nearly 200 nations are always challenging. Even if all the initial targets set in Paris are met, we'll only be part of the way there when it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere. So we cannot be complacent because of today's agreement. The problem is not solved because of this accord. But make no mistake, the Paris agreement establishes the enduring framework the world needs to solve the climate crisis. It creates the mechanism, the architecture, for us to continually tackle this problem in an effective way. 当然，没有任何协议是完美的，包括这一项。涉及近200个国家的谈判总是充满挑战。即使巴黎设定的所有初始目标都得以实现，在减少大气中碳排放方面，我们也只是迈出了第一步。因此，我们不能因为今天的协议而沾沾自喜。问题并没有因为这项协定而得到解决。但毫无疑问，巴黎协定建立了世界解决气候危机所需的持久框架。它为我们持续有效应对这一问题创造了机制和架构。
This agreement is ambitious, with every nation setting and committing to their own specific targets, even as we take into account differences among nations. We'll have a strong system of transparency, including periodic reviews and independent assessments, to help hold every country accountable for meeting its commitments. As technology advances, this agreement allows progress to pave the way for even more ambitious targets over time. And we have secured a broader commitment to support the most vulnerable countries as they pursue cleaner economic growth. 这项协议雄心勃勃，每个国家都设定并承诺了各自的具体目标，同时我们也考虑到了各国之间的差异。我们将建立一个强有力的透明度体系，包括定期审查和独立评估，以确保每个国家履行其承诺。随着技术的进步，这项协议将使进展能够为未来设定更宏伟的目标铺平道路。我们还争取到了更广泛的承诺，在最脆弱国家追求更清洁的经济增长时为其提供支持。
In short, this agreement will mean less of the carbon pollution that threatens our planet, and more of the jobs and economic growth driven by low-carbon investment. Full implementation of this agreement will help delay or avoid some of the worst consequences of climate change, and will pave the way for even more progress, in successive stages, over the coming years. 简而言之，这项协议意味着威胁我们星球的碳污染将减少，而由低碳投资驱动的就业和经济增长将增加。全面落实这项协议将有助于延缓或避免气候变化带来的一些最严重后果，并将在未来几年分阶段为更多进展铺平道路。
Moreover, this agreement sends a powerful signal that the world is firmly committed to a low-carbon future. And that has the potential to unleash investment and innovation in clean energy at a scale we have never seen before. The targets we've set are bold. And by empowering businesses, scientists, engineers, workers, and the private sector -- investors -- to work together, this agreement represents the best chance we've had to save the one planet that we've got. 此外，这项协议发出了一个强有力的信号，表明世界坚定地致力于低碳未来。这有可能以前所未有的规模释放对清洁能源的投资和创新。我们设定的目标是大胆的。通过赋能企业、科学家、工程师、工人以及私营部门——投资者——共同努力，这项协议代表了我们拯救这唯一星球的最佳机会。
So I believe this moment can be a turning point for the world. We've shown that the world has both the will and the ability to take on this challenge. It won't be easy. Progress won't always come quick. We cannot be complacent. While our generation will see some of the benefits of building a clean energy economy -- jobs created and money saved -- we may not live to see the full realization of our achievement. But that's okay. 因此我相信，这一刻可以成为世界的转折点。我们已经证明，世界既有意愿也有能力迎接这一挑战。这不会一帆风顺。进步不会总是迅速到来。我们不能自满。虽然我们这一代人将看到建设清洁能源经济的部分好处——创造就业、节省开支——但我们可能无法亲眼看到我们成就的全面实现。但没关系。
What matters is that today we can be more confident that this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation. And that's what I care about. I imagine taking my grandkids, if I'm lucky enough to have some, to the park someday, and holding their hands, and hearing their laughter, and watching a quiet sunset, all the while knowing that our work today prevented an alternate future that could have been grim; that our work, here and now, gave future generations cleaner air, and cleaner water, and a more sustainable planet. And what could be more important than that? 重要的是，今天我们可以更有信心地说，这颗星球对下一代人来说将会更加美好。这才是我关心的。我想象着有一天，如果我足够幸运能有孙辈，我会牵着他们的手去公园，听着他们的笑声，看着宁静的日落，心中深知我们今天的努力避免了一个本可能黯淡的未来；我们此时此地的付出，给了子孙后代更清洁的空气、更洁净的水源，以及一个更可持续的星球。还有什么比这更重要呢？
Today, thanks to strong, principled, American leadership, that's the world that we'll leave to our children -- a world that is safer and more secure, more prosperous, and more free. And that is our most important mission in our short time here on this Earth. 今天，得益于坚定而有原则的美国领导力，这就是我们将留给子孙后代的世界——一个更安全、更有保障、更繁荣、更自由的世界。而这正是我们在这颗星球上短暂时光中最重要的使命。
Thanks. 谢谢大家。
