Thank you. Buenas tardes. It is a wonderful honor to be here in Santiago, Chile. And I want to, first of all, thank your President, President Pinera, for his outstanding leadership and the hospitality that he's extended not only to me but also to my wife, my daughters, and, most importantly, my mother-in-law. 谢谢。下午好。非常荣幸能够来到智利圣地亚哥。首先，我要感谢你们的总统皮涅拉总统，感谢他卓越的领导力和对我、我的女儿、我的妻子，以及最重要的——我的岳母的热情款待。
To the people of Santiago, to the people of Chile, thank you so much for your wonderful welcome. And on behalf of the people of the United States, let me thank you for your friendship and the strong bonds between our people. 致圣地亚哥的人民，致智利的人民，非常感谢你们热情的欢迎。我代表美国人民，感谢你们的友谊和我们两国人民之间的牢固纽带。
There are several people that I just want to acknowledge very briefly. We have the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, who is here. We also have Alicia B�rcena, who is the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 有几位人士我想简要介绍一下。美洲开发银行行长路易斯·阿尔韦托·莫雷诺今天在座。联合国拉丁美洲和加勒比经济委员会执行秘书阿莉西亚·巴尔塞纳也在座。
Throughout our history, this land has been called "el fin de la tierra" -- the end of the world. But I've come here today because in the 21st century this nation is a vital part of our interconnected world. In an age when peoples are intertwined like never before, Chile shows that we need not be divided by race or religion or ethnic conflict. You've welcomed immigrants from every corner of the globe, even as you celebrate a proud indigenous heritage. 纵观历史，这片土地被称为"世界的尽头"——el fin de la tierra。但我今天来到这里，是因为在21世纪，这个国家是我们相互连接的世界的重要组成部分。在一个各国人民前所未有地紧密相连的时代，智利向我们表明，我们不必因种族、宗教或民族冲突而分裂。你们欢迎来自世界各地的移民，同时也庆祝你们引以为豪的原住民传统。
At a time when people around the world are reaching for their freedoms, Chile shows that, yes, it is possible to transition from dictatorship to democracy -- and to do so peacefully. Indeed, our marvelous surroundings today, just steps from where Chile lost its democracy decades ago, is a testament to Chile's progress and its undying democratic spirit. 在世界各地人民争取自由的时代，智利向我们表明，是的，从独裁向民主过渡是可能的——而且可以和平地实现。事实上，我们今天所处的这个美妙场所，距离智利几十年前失去民主的地方仅几步之遥，这证明了智利的进步和其不朽的民主精神。
Despite barriers of distance and geography, you've integrated Chile into the global economy, trading with countries all over the world and, in this Internet age, becoming the most digitally connected country in Latin America. 尽管存在距离和地理障碍，你们已经将智利融入全球经济，与世界各地进行贸易往来，并在这个互联网时代成为拉丁美洲数字化程度最高的国家。
And in a world of sometimes wrenching pain -- as we're seeing today in Japan -- it is the character of this country that inspires. "Our original guiding stars," said Pablo Neruda, "are struggle and hope." But, he added, "there is no such thing as a lone struggle, no such thing as a lone hope." The Chilean people have shown this time and again, including your recovery from the terrible earthquake here one year ago. 在一个有时充满剧烈痛苦的世界里——正如我们今天在日本所看到的——正是这个国家的品格激励着我们。"我们最初的指引之星，"巴勃罗·聂鲁达说，"是斗争和希望。"但他补充说，"没有所谓的孤独斗争，也没有所谓的孤独希望。"智利人民一次又一次地证明了这一点，包括你们从一年前那场可怕地震中的恢复。
Credit for Chile's success belongs to the Chilean people, whose courage, sacrifices and perseverance built this nation into the leader that it is. And we are very honored to be joined today by four leaders who have guided this nation through years of great progress -- Presidents Aylwin, Frei, Lagos, and of course your current President Pinera. Thank you all, to the former Presidents, for being here, as well as President Pinera. 智利的成功归功于智利人民，是他们的勇气、牺牲和毅力将这个国家建设成为今天的领导者。我们非常荣幸今天有四位领导人与我们在一起，他们引领这个国家经历了伟大的进步——艾尔文总统、弗雷总统、拉戈斯总统，当然还有你们现任的皮涅拉总统。感谢各位前总统的到来，也感谢皮涅拉总统。
So I could not imagine a more fitting place to discuss the new era of partnership that the United States is pursuing not only with Chile, but across the Americas. And I'm grateful that we're joined by leaders and members of the diplomatic corps from across the region. 因此，我无法想象有比这更合适的地方来讨论美国正在追求的与智利、与整个美洲的新时代伙伴关系。我感谢来自该地区的外交使团领导人和成员与我们在一起。
Within my first 100 days in office, one of my first foreign trips as President, I traveled to Trinidad and Tobago to meet with leaders from across the hemisphere at the Summit of the Americas. And there, I pledged to seek partnerships of equality and shared responsibility, based on mutual interest and mutual respect, but also on shared values. 在我上任的头100天内，作为总统的首次出访之一，我前往特立尼达和多巴哥，在美洲峰会上与整个半球的领导人会面。在那里，我承诺寻求建立在共同利益和相互尊重基础上的平等和共同责任的伙伴关系，但也建立在共同价值观的基础上。
Now, I know I'm not the first president from the United States to pledge a new spirit of partnership with our Latin American neighbors. Words are easy, and I know that there have been times where perhaps the United States took this region for granted. 我知道，我不是第一位承诺与拉丁美洲邻国建立新伙伴关系的美国总统。言语是容易的，我知道有时美国可能把这个地区视为理所当然。
Even now, I know our headlines are often dominated by events in other parts of the world. But let's never forget: Every day, the future is being forged by the countries and peoples of Latin America. For Latin America is not the old stereotype of a region of -- in perpetual conflict or trapped in endless cycles of poverty. The world must now recognize Latin America for the dynamic and growing region that it truly is. 即使现在，我知道我们的头条新闻常常被世界其他地区的事件所主导。但让我们永远不要忘记：每一天，未来都在由拉丁美洲的国家和人民塑造。因为拉丁美洲不是旧有的刻板印象——一个永远处于冲突中或陷入无尽贫困循环的地区。世界现在必须承认拉丁美洲是一个充满活力和不断发展的地区。
Latin America is at peace. Civil wars have ended. Insurgencies have been pushed back. Old border disputes have been resolved. In Colombia, great sacrifices by citizens and security forces have restored a level of security not seen in decades. 拉丁美洲处于和平状态。内战已经结束。叛乱已被击退。旧的边界争端已得到解决。在哥伦比亚，公民和安全部队的巨大牺牲恢复了数十年未见的安全水平。
And just as old conflicts have receded, so too have the ideological battles that often fueled them -- the old stale debates between state-run economies and unbridled capitalism; between the abuses of right-wing paramilitaries and left-wing insurgents; between those who believe that the United States causes all the region's problems and those who believe that the United States ignores all the problems. Those are false choices, and they don't reflect today's realities. 随着旧冲突的消退，常常助长这些冲突的意识形态斗争也随之消退——国家主导经济与不受约束的资本主义之间的陈旧辩论；右翼准军事组织和左翼叛乱分子之间的滥权；那些认为美国导致该地区所有问题的人与那些认为美国忽视所有问题的人之间的对立。这些都是错误的选择，它们并不反映当今的现实。
Today, Latin America is democratic. Virtually all the people of Latin America have gone from living under dictatorships to living in democracies. Across the region, we see vibrant democracies, from Mexico to Chile to Costa Rica. We've seen historic peaceful transfers of power, from El Salvador to Uruguay to Paraguay. The work of perfecting our democracies, of course, is never truly done, but this is the outstanding progress that's been made here in the Americas. 今天，拉丁美洲是民主的。几乎所有拉丁美洲人民已经从生活在独裁统治下转变为生活在民主制度中。在整个地区，我们看到了充满活力的民主国家，从墨西哥到智利到哥斯达黎加。我们见证了历史性的和平权力交接，从萨尔瓦多到乌拉圭到巴拉圭。完善民主的工作当然永远不会真正完成，但这是美洲所取得的杰出进步。
Today, Latin America is growing. Having made tough but necessary reforms, nations like Peru and Brazil are seeing impressive growth. As a result, Latin America weathered the global economic downturn better than other regions. Across the region, tens of millions of people have been lifted from extreme poverty. From Guadalajara to Santiago to Sao Paolo, a new middle class is demanding more of themselves and more of their governments. 今天，拉丁美洲正在增长。通过艰难但必要的改革，秘鲁和巴西等国正在见证令人印象深刻的增长。结果是，拉丁美洲比其他地区更好地经受住了全球经济衰退。在整个地区，数千万人摆脱了极端贫困。从瓜达拉哈拉到圣地亚哥到圣保罗，一个新的中产阶级对自己和政府提出了更高的要求。
Latin America is coming together to address shared challenges. Chile, Colombia and Mexico are sharing their expertise in security with nations in Central America. When a coup in Honduras threatened democratic progress, the nations of the hemisphere unanimously invoked the Inter-American Democratic Charter, helping to lay the foundation for the return to the rule of law. The contributions of Latin American countries have been critical in Haiti, as has Latin American diplomacy in the lead up to yesterday's election in Haiti. 拉丁美洲正在团结起来应对共同的挑战。智利、哥伦比亚和墨西哥正在与中美洲国家分享他们在安全方面的专业知识。当洪都拉斯的政变威胁到民主进程时，该半球的国家一致援引了《美洲民主宪章》，为恢复法治奠定了基础。拉丁美洲国家的贡献对海地至关重要，拉丁美洲的外交在昨天海地选举的准备阶段也发挥了重要作用。
And increasingly, Latin America is contributing to global prosperity and security. As longtime contributors to United Nations peacekeeping missions, Latin American nations have helped to prevent conflicts from Africa to Asia. At the G20, nations like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina now have a greater voice in global economic decision-making. Under Mexican leadership, the world made progress at Cancun in our efforts to combat climate change. Nations like Chile have played a leading role in strengthening civil society groups around the world. 而且越来越多地，拉丁美洲正在为全球繁荣和安全做出贡献。作为联合国维和任务的长期贡献者，拉丁美洲国家帮助防止了从非洲到亚洲的冲突。在二十国集团，墨西哥、巴西、阿根廷等国在全球经济决策中拥有了更大的发言权。在墨西哥的领导下，世界在坎昆会议上取得了应对气候变化的进展。智利等国在加强世界各地民间社会组织方面发挥了领导作用。
So this is the Latin America that I see today -- a region on the move, proud of its progress, and ready to assume a greater role in world affairs. And for all these reasons, I believe that Latin America is more important to the prosperity and security of the United States than ever before. With no other region does the United States have so many connections. And nowhere do we see that more than in the tens of millions of Hispanic Americans across the United States, who enrich our society, grow our economy and strengthen our nation every single day. 这就是我今天看到的拉丁美洲——一个正在前进的地区，为其进步感到自豪，并准备好在世界事务中承担更重要的角色。基于所有这些原因，我相信拉丁美洲对美国的繁荣和安全比以往任何时候都更加重要。美国与任何其他地区都没有像与拉丁美洲这样多的联系。这一点在美国数千万西班牙裔美国人身上体现得最为明显，他们每天都在丰富我们的社会，发展我们的经济，巩固我们的国家。
And I believe Latin America is only going to become more important to the United States, especially to our economy. Trade between the United States and Latin America has surged. We buy more of your products, more of your goods than any other country, and we invest more in this region than any other country. 我相信拉丁美洲对美国只会变得更加重要，特别是对我们的经济。美国与拉丁美洲之间的贸易激增。我们购买你们的产品、你们的商品比任何其他国家都多，我们在这个地区的投资也比任何其他国家都多。
For instance, we export more than three times as much to Latin America as we do to China. Our exports to this region -- which are growing faster than our exports to the rest of the world -- will soon support more than 2 million U.S. jobs. In other words, when Latin America is more prosperous, the United States is more prosperous. 例如，我们对拉丁美洲的出口是对中国出口的三倍多。我们对该地区的出口——增长速度快于我们对世界其他地区的出口——将很快支持超过200万个美国就业岗位。换句话说，当拉丁美洲更加繁荣时，美国也更加繁荣。
But even more than interests, we're bound by shared values. In each other's journey we see reflections of our own. Colonists who broke free from empires. Pioneers who opened new frontiers. Citizens who have struggled to expand our nations' promise to all people -- men and women, white, black and brown. We're people of faith who must remember that all of us -- especially the most fortunate among us -- must do our part, especially for the least among us. We're citizens who know that ensuring that democracies deliver for our people must be the work of all. 但除了利益之外，我们还被共同的价值观所束缚。在彼此的旅程中，我们看到了自己的影子。从帝国中解放出来的殖民者。开拓新边疆的先驱。努力将国家的承诺扩展到所有人——男性和女性，白人、黑人和棕色人种——的公民。我们是有信仰的人，必须记住我们所有人——特别是我们中最幸运的人——必须尽自己的一份力，特别是为我们中最弱势的人。我们知道，确保民主为人民服务是所有人的工作。
This is our common history. This is our common heritage. We are all Americans. Todos somos Americanos. 这是我们共同的历史。这是我们共同的传统。我们都是美洲人。Todos somos Americanos。
Across the Americas, parents want their children to be able to run and play and know that they'll come home safely. Young people all desperately want an education. Fathers want the dignity that comes from work, and women want the same opportunities as their husbands. Entrepreneurs want the chance to start that new business. And people everywhere want to be treated with the respect to which every human being is entitled. These are the hopes -- simple yet profound -- that beat in the hearts of millions across the Americas. 在整个美洲，父母希望他们的孩子能够奔跑玩耍，并知道他们会安全回家。年轻人迫切渴望教育。父亲们想要工作带来的尊严，女性想要与丈夫相同的机会。企业家想要开创事业的机会。各地的人们都希望得到每个人应有的尊重。这些是简单而深刻的希望——跳动在美洲数百万人的心中。
But if we're honest, we'll also admit that that these dreams are still beyond the reach of too many; that progress in the Americas has not come fast enough. Not for the millions who endure the injustice of extreme poverty. Not for the children in shantytowns and the favelas who just want the same chance as everybody else. Not for the communities that are caught in the brutal grips of cartels and gangs, where the police are outgunned and too many people live in fear. 但如果我们诚实，我们也会承认这些梦想对太多人来说仍然遥不可及；美洲的进步还不够快。对于数百万忍受极端贫困不公的人来说还不够快。对于贫民窟和棚户区中只想要与其他人同样机会的孩子们来说还不够快。对于那些陷入贩毒集团和帮派残酷控制中的社区来说还不够快，那里的警察火力不足，太多人生活在恐惧中。
And despite this region's democratic progress, stark inequalities endure. In political and economic power that is too often concentrated in the hands of the few, instead of serving the many. In the corruption that too often still stifles economic growth and development, innovation and entrepreneurship. And in some leaders who cling to bankrupt ideologies to justify their own power and who seek to silence their opponents because those opponents have the audacity to demand their universal rights. These, too, are realities that we must face. 尽管该地区取得了民主进步，但严重的不平等依然存在。政治和经济权力常常集中在少数人手中，而不是服务于多数人。腐败常常扼杀经济增长和发展、创新和创业。一些领导人固守破产的意识形态来为自己的权力辩护，并试图压制对手，因为这些对手有胆量要求他们的普遍权利。这些也是我们必须面对的现实。
Of course, we are not the first generation to face these challenges. Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy proposed an ambitious Alliance for Progress. It was, even by today's standards, a massive investment -- billions of U.S. dollars to meet the basic needs of people across the region. Such a program was right -- it was appropriate for that era. But the realities of our time -- and the new capabilities and confidence of Latin America -- demand something different. 当然，我们不是面对这些挑战的第一代人。五十年前的这个月，约翰·F·肯尼迪总统提出了雄心勃勃的进步联盟。即使以今天的标准来看，这也是一项大规模投资——数十亿美元用于满足该地区人民的基本需求。这样的计划在当时是正确的——适合那个时代。但我们时代的现实——以及拉丁美洲新的能力和信心——要求不同的东西。
President Kennedy's challenge endures -- "to build a hemisphere where all people can hope for a sustainable, suitable standard of living, and all can live out their lives in dignity and in freedom." But half a century later, we must give meaning to this work in our own way, in a new way. 肯尼迪总统的挑战依然存在——"建设一个所有人都能希望获得可持续、适当生活水平的半球，所有人都能在尊严和自由中度过一生。"但半个世纪后，我们必须以我们自己的方式、以新的方式赋予这项工作意义。
I believe that in the Americas today, there are no senior partners and there are no junior partners, there are only equal partners. Of course, equal partnerships, in turn, demands a sense of shared responsibility. We have obligations to each other. And today, the United States is working with the nations of this hemisphere to meet our responsibilities in several key areas. 我相信在今天的美洲，没有高级伙伴，也没有初级伙伴，只有平等的伙伴。当然，平等的伙伴关系反过来要求共同的责任感。我们彼此之间有义务。今天，美国正在与该半球的国家合作，在几个关键领域履行我们的责任。
First, we're partnering to address the concerns that people across the Americas say they worry about the most -- and that's the security of their families and communities. Criminal gangs and narco-traffickers are not only a threat to the security of our citizens. They're a threat to development, because they scare away investment that economies need to prosper. And they are a direct threat to democracy, because they fuel the corruption that rots institutions from within. 首先，我们正在合作解决美洲人民最担心的问题——那就是他们家庭和社区的安全。犯罪团伙和毒品贩运者不仅威胁我们公民的安全。他们威胁发展，因为他们吓跑了经济繁荣所需的投资。他们直接威胁民主，因为他们助长了从内部腐蚀制度的腐败。
So with our partners from Colombia to Mexico and new regional initiatives in Central America and the Caribbean, we're confronting this challenge, together, from every direction. We've increased our support -- the equipment, training and technologies -- that security forces, border security and police need to keep communities safe. We're improving coordination and sharing more information so that those who traffic in drugs and in human beings have fewer places to hide. And we're putting unprecedented pressure on cartel finances, including in the United States. 因此，我们与哥伦比亚到墨西哥的伙伴以及中美洲和加勒比地区的新区域倡议一起，从各个方向应对这一挑战。我们增加了对安全部队、边境安全和警察所需设备、培训和技术的支持，以保护社区安全。我们正在改善协调和共享更多信息，使那些贩卖毒品和人口的人无处藏身。我们正在对贩毒集团的财务施加前所未有的压力，包括在美国境内。
But we'll never break the grip of the cartels and the gangs unless we also address the social and economic forces that fuel criminality. We need to reach at-risk youth before they turn to drugs and crime. So we're joining with partners across the Americas to expand community-based policing, strengthen juvenile justice systems, and invest in crime and drug prevention programs. 但我们永远无法打破贩毒集团和帮派的控制，除非我们也解决助长犯罪的社会和经济力量。我们需要在高危青年转向毒品和犯罪之前接触他们。因此，我们正在与美洲各地的伙伴合作，扩大社区警务，加强少年司法系统，并投资于犯罪和毒品预防计划。
As the nations of Central American develop a new regional security strategy, the United States stands ready to do our part through a new partnership that puts the focus where it should be -- on the security of citizens. And with regional and international partners, we'll make sure our support is not just well-intentioned, but is well-coordinated and well-spent. 随着中美洲国家制定新的区域安全战略，美国准备通过新的伙伴关系尽我们的一份力量，将重点放在应该关注的地方——公民的安全。通过与区域和国际伙伴的合作，我们将确保我们的支持不仅仅是善意的，而且是协调良好和使用得当的。
I've said before and I will repeat, as President I've made it clear that the United States shares and accepts our share of responsibility for drug violence. After all, the demand for drugs, including in the United States, drives this crisis. And that's why we've developed a new drug control strategy that focused on reducing the demand for drugs through education and prevention and treatment. And I would point out that even during difficult fiscal times in the United States, we've proposed increasing our commitment to these efforts by some $10 billion this year alone. 我以前说过，我将重申，作为总统，我已经明确表示，美国共同承担并接受我们对毒品暴力的责任。毕竟，包括美国在内的毒品需求推动了这场危机。这就是为什么我们制定了新的毒品管制战略，重点是通过教育、预防和治疗来减少毒品需求。我要指出的是，即使在美国困难的财政时期，我们今年仅在这些努力上的投入就增加了约100亿美元。
We're also doing more to stem the southbound flow of guns into the region. We're screening all southbound rail cargo. We're seizing many more guns bound for Mexico and we're putting more gunrunners behind bars. And every gun or gunrunner that we take off the streets is one less threat to the families and communities of the Americas. 我们也在做更多工作来阻止枪支南流入该地区。我们正在筛查所有南行铁路货物。我们正在查获更多运往墨西哥的枪支，并将更多军火走私者关进监狱。每支枪支或军火走私者被从街上清除，就是对美国家庭和社区的威胁减少一分。
As we work to ensure the security of our citizens, we're partnering in a second area -- and that's promoting prosperity and opportunity. I've been so impressed with President Pinera's pledge to lift everyone out of extreme poverty by 2020. That's an ambitious goal and an appropriate goal. And with this trip, I'm working to expand some of the trade and investment that might help achieve this goal. 在我们努力确保公民安全的同时，我们正在第二个领域进行合作——那就是促进繁荣和机遇。我对皮涅拉总统承诺到2020年让所有人摆脱极端贫困印象深刻。这是一个雄心勃勃的目标，也是一个适当的目标。通过这次访问，我正在努力扩大可能帮助实现这一目标的贸易和投资。
Across the region, we're moving ahead with "open skies" agreements to bring our people and businesses closer together. We're moving forward with our Trans-Pacific Partnership -- which includes Chile and Peru -- to create new trade opportunities in the fast-growing markets of the Asia-Pacific. And as I've directed, my administration has intensified our efforts to move forward on trade agreements with Panama and Colombia, consistent with our values and with our interests. 在整个地区，我们正在推进"开放天空"协议，使我们的人民和企业更加紧密。我们正在推进跨太平洋伙伴关系——包括智利和秘鲁——在快速增长的亚太市场创造新的贸易机会。根据我的指示，我的政府已加大力度推进与巴拿马和哥伦比亚的贸易协定，符合我们的价值观和利益。
We're also encouraging the next generation of businesses and entrepreneurs. So we'll work with the Inter-American Development bank to increase lending. We've expanded credit under a new Microfinance Growth Fund for the Americas. We're supporting reforms to tax systems, which are critical for economic growth and public investment. We're creating new "Pathways to Prosperity" -- microcredit, entrepreneurship training -- for those who must share in economic growth, including women and members of Afro-Caribbean and indigenous communities. 我们也在鼓励下一代企业和企业家。我们将与美洲开发银行合作增加贷款。我们通过新的美洲微型金融增长基金扩大了信贷。我们支持税收制度改革，这对经济增长和公共投资至关重要。我们正在创造新的"繁荣之路"——微型信贷、创业培训——惠及必须分享经济增长成果的人，包括妇女和非裔加勒比人及原住民社区成员。
And we're coming together, as a hemisphere, to create clean energy jobs and pursue more secure and sustainable energy futures. And if anybody doubts the urgency of climate change, they look -- they should look no further than the Americas -- from the stronger storms in the Caribbean, to glacier melt in the Andes, to the loss of forests and farmland across the region. 我们正在作为一个半球团结起来，创造清洁能源就业机会，追求更安全和可持续的能源未来。如果有人怀疑气候变化的紧迫性，他们只需要看看美洲——从加勒比地区更强烈的风暴，到安第斯山脉的冰川融化，再到该地区森林和农田的流失。
Under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas that I proposed, countries have stepped forward, each providing leadership and expertise. Brazil has expertise in biofuels. Chile in geothermal. Mexico on energy efficiency. El Salvador is connecting grids in Central America to make electricity more reliable. These are exactly the kind of partnerships that we need -- neighbors joining with neighbors to unleash the progress that none of us can achieve alone. 在我提出的美洲能源和气候伙伴关系下，各国已经挺身而出，各自提供领导力和专业知识。巴西在生物燃料方面有专长。智利在地热能方面。墨西哥在能效方面。萨尔瓦多正在连接中美洲的电网，使电力更加可靠。这正是我们需要的那种伙伴关系——邻国与邻国携手，释放任何国家都无法独自取得的进步。
It's the same philosophy behind two additional initiatives that I'm announcing today, which will help our countries educate and innovate for the future. First, we're launching a new initiative to harness the power of social media and online networks to help students, scientists, academics and entrepreneurs collaborate and develop the new ideas and products that will keep America -- the Americas competitive in a global economy. 这正是我今天宣布的两项新倡议背后的哲学，这些倡议将帮助我们的国家教育和创新以迎接未来。首先，我们正在启动一项新倡议，利用社交媒体和在线网络的力量，帮助学生、科学家、学者和企业家合作开发新产品和创意，使美洲在全球经济中保持竞争力。
And I'm proud to announce that the United States will work with partners in this region, including the private sector, to increase the number of U.S. students studying in Latin America to 100,000, and the number of Latin America students studying in the United States to 100,000. 我自豪地宣布，美国将与该地区的伙伴，包括私营部门合作，将在拉丁美洲学习的美国学生人数增加到10万，将在美国学习的拉丁美洲学生人数增加到10万。
Staying competitive also, of course, demands that we address immigration -- an issue that evokes great passions in the United States as well as in the Americas. As President, I've made it clear that immigration strengthens the United States. We are a nation of immigrants, which is why I have consistently spoken out against anti-immigrant sentiment. 保持竞争力当然还要求我们解决移民问题——这个问题在美国和美洲都引起了强烈反响。作为总统，我已明确表示移民增强了美国。我们是一个移民国家，这就是为什么我一直反对反移民情绪。
We're also a nation of laws, which is why I will not waver in my determination to fix our broken immigration system. I'm committed to comprehensive reform that secures our borders, enforces our laws and addresses the millions of undocumented workers who are living in the shadows of the United States. 我们也是一个法治国家，这就是为什么我在修复我们破碎的移民制度方面的决心不会动摇。我致力于全面改革，确保边境安全，执行法律，并解决生活在美国阴影中的数百万无证工人问题。
I believe, though, that this challenge will be with us for a very long time so long as people believe that the only way to provide for their families is to leave their families and head north. 然而，我相信只要人们认为养家的唯一方式是离开家人北上，这个挑战就会长期存在。
And that's why the United States has to continue to partner with countries that pursue the broad-based economic growth that gives people and nations a path out of poverty. And that's what we're seeing here in Chile. As part of our new approach to development, we're working with partners, like Guatemala and El Salvador, who are committed to building their own capacity -- from helping farmers improve crop yields to helping health care systems to deliver better care. 这就是为什么美国必须继续与追求广泛经济增长的国家合作，这种增长为人民和国家提供了摆脱贫困的途径。这就是我们在智利看到的。作为我们发展新方式的一部分，我们正在与危地马拉和萨尔瓦多等致力于建设自身能力的伙伴合作——从帮助农民提高作物产量到帮助医疗系统提供更好的护理。
Which leads me to the final area where we must continue to partner, and that's strengthening democracy and human rights. More than 60 years ago, our nations came together in an Organization of American States and declared -- and I quote -- that "representative democracy is an indispensable condition for the stability, peace and development of the region." A decade ago, we reaffirmed this principle, with an Inter-American Democratic Charter that stated -- and I quote -- "the people of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it." 这引出了我们必须继续合作的最后一个领域，那就是加强民主和人权。60多年前，我们的国家在美洲国家组织中聚集在一起宣布——我引用——"代议制民主是该地区稳定、和平与发展的不可或缺的条件。"十年前，我们重申了这一原则，《美洲民主宪章》声明——我引用——"美洲人民有权享有民主，他们的政府有义务促进和捍卫民主。"
Across the Americas, generations, including generations of Chileans, have struggled and sacrificed to give meaning to these words -- ordinary men and women who dared to speak their mind; activists who organized new movements; faith leaders who preached social justice; the mothers of the disappeared who demanded the truth; political prisoners who rose to become presidents; and, even now, Las Damas de Blanco, who march in quiet dignity. 在整个美洲，一代又一代人，包括一代又一代的智利人，为赋予这些话意义而奋斗和牺牲——敢于表达想法的普通男女；组织新运动的活动家；宣扬社会正义的宗教领袖；要求真相的失踪者母亲；成为总统的政治犯；以及现在仍然庄严游行的白衣妇女。
The people of the Americas have shown that there is no substitute for democracy. As governments, we have then an obligation to defend what has been won. So as we mark the 10th anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter this year, let's reaffirm the principles that we know to be true. 美洲人民已经表明，民主是不可替代的。作为政府，我们有义务捍卫已经赢得的成果。因此，在我们纪念《美洲民主宪章》十周年之际，让我们重申我们知道是正确的原则。
Let's recommit to defending democracy and human rights in our own countries by strengthening the institutions that democracy needs to flourish -- free and fair elections in which people choose their own leaders; vibrant legislatures that provide oversight; independent judiciaries that uphold the rule of law; a free press that promotes open debate; professional militaries under civilian control; strong civil societies that hold governments accountable; and governments that are transparent and responsive to their citizens. This is what makes a democracy. 让我们重新承诺通过加强民主繁荣所需的制度来捍卫我们自己国家的民主和人权——人民选择自己领导人的自由公正的选举；提供监督的充满活力的立法机构；维护法治的独立司法机构；促进公开辩论的新闻自由；文官控制下的专业军队；让政府承担责任的强大公民社会；以及对公民透明和负责任的政府。这就是民主的构成。
And just as we defend democracy and human rights within our borders, let's recommit to defending them across our hemisphere. I understand, every nation will follow its own path. No nation should impose its will on another. But surely we can agree that democracy is about more than majority rule, that simply holding power does not give a leader the right to suppress the rights of others, and that leaders must maintain power through consent, and not coercion. We have to speak out when we see those principles violated. 正如我们在国境之内捍卫民主和人权一样，让我们重新承诺在整个半球捍卫它们。我理解，每个国家将走自己的道路。任何国家都不应将自己的意志强加于他国。但我们可以肯定的是，民主不仅仅是多数人统治，仅仅掌权并不赋予领导人压制他人权利的权力，领导人必须通过同意而非强制来维持权力。当我们看到这些原则被违反时，我们必须大声疾呼。
Let's never waver in our support for the rights of people to determine their own future -- and, yes, that includes the people of Cuba. Since taking office, I've announced the most significant changes to my nation's policy towards Cuba in decades. I've made it possible for Cuban Americans to visit and support their families in Cuba. We're allowing Americans to send remittances that bring some economic hope for people across Cuba, as well as more independence from Cuban authorities. 让我们永不 wavering 在支持人民决定自己未来的权利上——是的，包括古巴人民。自上任以来，我已经宣布了美国对古巴政策几十年来最重大的变化。我已经使古巴裔美国人能够探望和支持他们在古巴的家人。我们允许美国人汇款，为古巴各地人民带来一些经济希望，以及更多独立于古巴当局的机会。
Going forward, we'll continue to seek ways to increase the independence of the Cuban people, who I believe are entitled to the same freedom and liberty as everyone else in this hemisphere. I will make this effort to try to break out of this history that's now lasted for longer than I've been alive. 展望未来，我们将继续寻求增加古巴人民独立性的方法，我相信他们有权享有与本半球其他所有人相同的自由和自由。我将做出这一努力，试图突破这段比我生命还长的历史。
But Cuban authorities must take some meaningful actions to respect the basic rights of their own people -- not because the United States insists upon it, but because the people of Cuba deserve it, no less than the people of the United States or Chile or Brazil or any other country deserve it. 但古巴当局必须采取一些有意义的行动来尊重本国人民的基本权利——不是因为美国坚持这样做，而是因为古巴人民值得拥有这些权利，不亚于美国或智利或巴西或任何其他国家的人民。
The lessons of Latin America, I believe, can be a guide -- a guide for people around the world who are beginning their own journeys toward democracy. There is no one model for democratic transitions. But as this region knows, successful transitions do have certain ingredients. The moral force of nonviolence. Dialogue that's open and inclusive. The protection of basic rights, such as peaceful expression and assembly. Accountability for past wrongs. And matching political reform with economic reform, because democracy must meet the basic needs and aspirations of people. 我相信拉丁美洲的经验可以成为一个指南——为世界各地开始自己民主旅程的人们提供指南。民主转型没有单一模式。但正如该地区所知，成功的转型确实有一些要素。非暴力的道德力量。开放和包容的对话。基本权利的保护，如和平表达和集会。对过去错误的责任追究。将政治改革与经济改革相结合，因为民主必须满足人民的基本需求和愿望。
With decades of experience, there's so much Latin America can now share -- how to build political parties and organize free elections; how to ensure peaceful transfers of power; how to navigate the winding paths of reform and reconciliation. And when the inevitable setbacks occur, you can remind people to never lose sight of those guiding stars of which Pablo Neruda spoke -- struggle, but also hope. 凭借数十年的经验，拉丁美洲现在可以分享如此多——如何建立政党和组织自由选举；如何确保和平的权力交接；如何 navigate 改革与和解的曲折道路。当不可避免的挫折发生时，你可以提醒人们永远不要忽视巴勃罗·聂鲁达所说的那些指引之星——斗争，但也有希望。
Security for our citizens. Trade and development that creates jobs, prosperity and a clean energy future. Standing up for democracy and human rights. These are the partnerships that we can forge together -- here in the Americas but also around the world. And if anyone doubts whether this region has the capacity to meet these challenges, they need to only remember what happened here in Chile only a few months ago. 我们公民的安全。创造就业、繁荣和清洁能源未来的贸易与发展。捍卫民主和人权。这些是我们可以共同打造的伙伴关系——在这里的美洲，也在世界各地。如果有人怀疑该地区是否有能力应对这些挑战，他们只需要记住几个月前在智利这里发生的事情。
Their resolve and faith inspired the world -- "Los Treinta y Tres." I don't need to tell you the story. You know it well. 他们的决心和信仰激励了世界——"三十三人"。我不需要告诉你们这个故事。你们很清楚。
But it's worth remembering how this entire nation came together, across government, civilian and military, national and local; across the private sector, with large companies and small shopkeepers donating supplies; and across every segment of Chilean society, people came together to sustain those men down below and their families up at Camp Esperanza. It was a miraculous rescue. It was a tribute to Chilean leadership. And when, finally, Luis Urzua emerged, he spoke for an entire nation when he said, "I am proud to be Chilean." 但值得记住的是，整个国家如何团结起来，跨越政府、平民和军事，国家和地方；跨越私营部门，大公司和小店主捐赠物资；跨越智利社会的每一个阶层，人们团结起来支持下面的人和他们在希望营的家人。这是一个奇迹般的救援。这是对智利领导力的致敬。当路易斯·乌尔苏亚最终出现时，他说出了整个国家的心声："我为自己是智利人而自豪。"
Yet something else happened in those two months. The people and governments of Latin America came together to stand with a neighbor in need. And with a Latin American country in the lead, the world was proud to play a supporting role -- sending workers from the United States and Canada, rescue equipment from Europe, communications gear from Asia. And as the miners were lifted to safety, for those joyous reunions, it was a truly global movement, watched and celebrated by more than a billion people. 然而，在那两个月里还发生了其他事情。拉丁美洲的人民和政府团结起来支持有需要的邻居。在一个拉丁美洲国家的带领下，世界自豪地扮演了辅助角色——从美国和加拿大派遣工人，从欧洲派遣救援设备，从亚洲派遣通讯设备。当矿工们被提升到安全地带，那些欢乐的团聚时刻，这是一个真正的全球运动，被超过十亿人观看和庆祝。
If ever we needed a reminder of the humanity and the hopes that we share, that moment in the desert was such. When a country like Chile puts its mind to it, there's nothing you can't do. When countries across Latin America come together and focus on a common goal, when the United States and others in the world do our part, there's nothing we can't accomplish together. 如果我们 ever 需要提醒我们共同的人性和希望，沙漠中的那一刻就是这样的时刻。当一个像智利这样的国家下定决心时，没有什么是你做不到的。当拉丁美洲各国团结起来专注于共同目标时，当美国和世界其他国家尽我们的一份力时，没有什么是我们不能共同实现的。
And that is our vision of the Americas. This is the progress we can achieve together. This is the spirit of partnership and equality to which the United States is committed. I am confident that, working together, there is nothing we cannot achieve. Thank you very much. Muchas gracias. 这就是我们对美洲的愿景。这就是我们可以共同取得的进步。这就是美国致力于的伙伴关系和平等精神。我相信，共同努力，没有什么是我们不能实现的。非常感谢。Muchas gracias。