Hello, Midshipmen! Well, thank you, Governor O’Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of our extraordinary Navy and Marine Corps teams. 海军学员们，大家好！感谢奥马利州长的亲切介绍，也感谢马里兰州对这所学院的大力支持。感谢马布斯部长、格林纳特上将和帕克斯顿将军卓越地领导我们杰出的海军与海军陆战队。
To Vice Admiral Miller, thank you for the outstanding work that you do. To Captain Clark and all the faculty and staff; to the moms and dads who raised your sons and daughters to seek this life of service; to the local sponsor families who cared for them far from home; the members of the Class of 1963 -- veterans who’ve guided these midshipmen along the way -- today is also a tribute to your support and your patriotism. And I know that the Class of 2013 joins me in saluting your service as well. 感谢米勒中将所做的出色工作；感谢克拉克上校及全体教职员工；感谢把子女培养成愿意献身服务的人才的父母；感谢在他们远离家乡时照顾他们的本地赞助家庭；也感谢一路指导这些学员的一九六三届校友和退伍军人。今天也是对你们的支持和爱国精神的致敬。我知道二〇一三届毕业生也和我一起向你们致敬。
To the entire Brigade of Midshipmen -- you embody the highest virtues of this venerable institution. And yet, I know that some of you at times have enjoyed yourselves at other local institutions like McGarvey’s and Armadillo’s. But today is a day of celebration -- and also forgiveness. And so, in keeping with tradition, I declare all midshipmen on restriction for minor conduct offenses are hereby absolved. As always, Admiral Miller gets to decide what’s “minor.” Some of these guys are laughing a little nervously about that. 全体海军学员，你们体现了这所历史悠久的学院最高尚的品格。不过我也知道，你们有些人偶尔也会在麦加维酒馆或“犰狳”等校外场所玩得很尽兴。但今天是庆祝、也是宽恕的日子。所以按照传统，我宣布所有因轻微行为违纪而受限的学员，处分一律免除。照例，什么算“轻微”，由米勒将军决定。有些人听到这里笑得有点紧张。
Now, obviously, most of all, it is wonderful to be able to celebrate this incredible Class of 2013. This has special meaning for me as well, because the United States Naval Academy was the very first service academy that I had the privilege to address as President. On that spring day four years ago, most of you were still in high school, finishing your senior year, or at NAPS, finishing up prep school. You were a little younger -- and I was, too. You had your entire Naval Academy experience ahead of you; I was already getting chest bumps from the graduates of 2009. 当然，今天最值得高兴的是庆祝卓越的二〇一三届毕业生。对我而言也有特殊意义，因为美国海军学院是我担任总统后第一所受邀发表讲话的军校。四年前那个春天，你们大多还在高中完成最后一年，或在海军学院预备学校学习。你们那时更年轻，我也是。你们的海军学院生活还在前方，而我已经和二〇〇九届毕业生拍胸撞肩庆祝了。
Soon after, you came to the Yard -- and you got quite a welcome. The joy of I-Day. Wonderful haircuts. Stylish eyeglasses. And all that Plebe Year, if you got something wrong, your upperclassmen kindly corrected you -- at high volume, at very close range. When Michelle brought our daughter Sasha here for a visit, she got a somewhat different reception. She was just in elementary school, but it seemed like the Navy was already doing some recruiting -- because as she went through Bancroft Hall she came to one room and saw the name on the door -- “Sasha Obama, Class of 2023.” So you never know. 不久，你们来到校园，受到一番热情“欢迎”：入校报到日的喜悦，漂亮的新发型、时髦的眼镜；整个新生年，凡有做得不对的地方，高年级学员都会在很近的距离、用很大的音量亲切纠正你们。米歇尔带女儿萨莎来参观时，她的待遇有些不同。她当时还上小学，但海军似乎已经开始招募她了：走过班克罗夫特楼时，她看到一间宿舍门上写着“萨莎·奥巴马，二〇二三届”。谁知道将来会怎样呢。
Today, each of you can take enormous pride, for you’ve met the mission of this Academy. You’ve proven yourselves morally, living a concept of honor and integrity -- and this includes treating one another with respect and recognizing the strength of every member of your team. You’re the most diverse class to graduate in Naval Academy history. And among the many proud young women graduating today, 13 will serve on submarines. 今天你们每个人都可以无比自豪，因为你们实现了学院的培养目标。你们在品德上证明了自己，践行荣誉与正直，包括彼此尊重、看见团队每位成员的力量。你们是海军学院历史上最多元的一届毕业生。今天毕业的许多优秀女性中，有十三人将到潜艇服役。
You’ve proven yourselves mentally. Now, I know that some think of this as just a small engineering school on the Severn. You’ve not only met its rigorous standards, you’ve helped this Academy earn a new distinction -- the number-one public liberal arts school in America. 你们在学业上也证明了自己。我知道有人只把这里看作塞文河畔的一所小工程学校。但你们不仅达到了严格标准，还帮助学院赢得一项新荣誉：全美排名第一的公立文理学院。
And you’ve proven yourselves physically -- a Herndon Climb of two minutes, five seconds. Now that they put the grease back on, no one will ever match your time. More importantly, last month I welcomed Coach Ken and the team back to the White House because you beat Air Force, you beat Army, and you brought the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy back to Annapolis. 体能上你们也证明了自己，攀爬赫恩登纪念碑只用了两分五秒。如今又抹上了油，再没人能追平这个成绩。更重要的是，上个月我请肯教练和球队回到白宫，因为你们战胜空军、战胜陆军，把三军统帅奖杯带回安纳波利斯。
So, Class of 2013, in your four years by the Bay, you’ve met every test before you. And today is the day that you’ve been counting down to for so long. You will take your oath. Those boards and gold bars will be placed on your shoulders. And as your Commander-in-Chief, I congratulate each of you on becoming our newest officers -- ensigns in the United States Navy, second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps. 二〇一三届同学们，过去四年在海湾边，你们通过了每一项考验。今天就是你们期待已久的日子。你们将宣誓，肩上佩起肩章和金色军衔标志。作为三军统帅，我祝贺你们成为最新一批军官：美国海军少尉和美国海军陆战队少尉。
And soon you will join the fleet. You’ll lead Marines. And just as you’ve changed over the past four years, so, too, have the challenges facing our military. Before you arrived here, our nation was engaged in two wars, al Qaeda’s leadership was entrenched in their safe havens, many of our alliances were strained, and our nation’s standing in the world had suffered. And over the past four years, we’ve strengthened our alliances and restored America’s image in the world. 很快，你们将加入舰队，带领海军陆战队员。就像过去四年你们自身发生改变，我们军队面对的挑战也变了。你们入学前，国家卷入两场战争，“基地”组织领导层盘踞在安全藏身之处，许多盟友关系紧张，美国的国际声誉受损。过去四年，我们巩固联盟，恢复美国的国际形象。
The war in Iraq is over and we welcomed our troops home. Thanks to our brave personnel -- including our incredible Navy SEALs -- we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden. In Afghanistan, the transition is underway, our troops are coming home, and by the end of next year our war in Afghanistan will come to an end. 伊拉克战争已经结束，我们欢迎军人回家。多亏勇敢的军人，包括非凡的海军“海豹突击队”，本·拉登终于受到正义惩处。阿富汗的移交正在推进，军人陆续回国；到明年底，阿富汗战争也将结束。
And today, we salute all the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in these wars, including 18 graduates of this Academy. We honor them all, now and forever. 今天，我们向在这些战争中献出生命的所有美国人致敬，其中包括这所学院的十八位毕业生。我们现在和永远都铭记他们。
Yesterday, I spoke about the way forward in the fight to keep our country secure -- for even as we've decimated the al Qaeda leadership, we still face threats from al Qaeda affiliates and from individuals caught up in its ideology. Even as we move beyond deploying large ground armies abroad, we still need to conduct precise, targeted strikes against terrorists before they kill our citizens. 昨天，我谈到了维护国家安全、继续反恐的道路。尽管我们重创“基地”组织领导层，其分支及受极端思想蛊惑的人仍构成威胁。即使不再向海外部署大规模地面部队，我们仍需在恐怖分子杀害公民前，对其发动精确、有针对性的打击。
And even as we stay vigilant in the face of terrorism and stay true to our Constitution and our values, we need to stay ready for the full range of threats -- from nations seeking weapons of mass destruction to cyber criminals seeking to unleash weapons of mass destruction. 即使我们在反恐中保持警惕、忠于宪法和价值观，也须准备应对各种威胁，从企图获得大规模杀伤性武器的国家，到试图释放破坏性网络武器的网络罪犯。
In these tough fiscal times, we also have to make hard choices at home, including in our Armed Forces. But I want you all to know as you enter in what I know will be extraordinary years of service, let me say as clearly as I can -- the United States of America will always maintain our military superiority. And as your Commander-in-Chief, I’m going to keep fighting to give you the equipment and support required to meet the missions we ask of you, and also to make sure that you are getting the pay and the benefits and the support that you deserve. 财政紧张时期，我们在国内，包括武装部队，也必须作出艰难选择。但在你们开始我相信会是非凡的服役生涯之际，我要说得再清楚不过：美利坚合众国将始终保持军事优势。身为三军统帅，我会继续争取你们完成任务所需的装备与支持，也确保你们得到应得的薪酬、福利和关怀。
I’ll keep fighting for the capabilities and technologies you need to prevail, and a shipbuilding plan that puts us on track to achieve a 300-ship fleet, with capabilities that exceed the power of the next dozen navies combined. 我会继续争取取胜所需的能力与技术，以及使舰队朝三百艘军舰规模迈进的造舰计划；这支舰队的能力将超过其后十多个国家海军的总和。
And I’ll keep fighting to end those foolish across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester, which is threatening our readiness. With deficits falling at the fastest rate in decades, it’s time for Congress to budget in a smarter way that protects middle-class priorities, preserves investments in our future, and keeps our military strong -- because we have the best-trained, best-led, best-equipped military in history, and I am determined to keep it that way, and Congress should be, too. 我也会继续争取结束名为“自动削减预算”的愚蠢全面削减，因为它威胁部队战备。赤字正以几十年来最快速度下降，国会该以更明智的方式编制预算，保护中产阶级关心的重点，保留对未来的投资，保持军队强大。我们拥有历史上训练最好、领导最出色、装备最精良的军队，我决心保持这一点，国会也应如此。
We need you to project power across the oceans, from the Pacific to the Persian Gulf -- 100 percent on watch. We need you to partner with other navies and militaries, from Africa to the Americas. We need you to respond with compassion in times of disaster, as when you helped respond to Hurricane Sandy. And in all your work -- in your lifetime of service -- we need you to uphold the highest standards of integrity and character. 从太平洋到波斯湾，我们需要你们跨洋投送力量，时刻坚守岗位；需要你们与非洲到美洲的其他海军和军队合作；需要你们像应对桑迪飓风时那样，在灾难发生时怀着同情心行动。在所有工作和一生的服务中，我们也需要你们坚守最高的正直与品格标准。
With the time I have left -- and I know it’s a little wet, but the Superintendent told me that Marines and folks in the Navy don't mind a little water. 剩下的时间——我知道雨下得有点大，但院长告诉我，海军和海军陆战队的人不怕一点水。
With the time I have left, that’s what I want to discuss today. It’s no secret that in recent decades many Americans have lost confidence in many of the institutions that help shape our society and our democracy. But I suggest to you today that institutions do not fail in a vacuum. Institutions are made up of people, individuals. And we’ve seen how the actions of a few can undermine the integrity of those institutions. 剩下的时间，我就想谈这件事。众所周知，近几十年不少美国人对塑造社会与民主的许多机构失去信心。但我要说，机构的失败并非凭空发生；机构由一个个具体的人组成。我们已经看到，少数人的行为如何损害整个机构的信誉。
Every day, men and women of talent and skill work in the financial institutions that fund new businesses, and put new families -- put families in new homes and help students go to college. But we’ve also seen how the misdeeds of some -- wild risk-taking or putting profits before people -- sparked a financial crisis and deepened the recession that cost millions of Americans their jobs. 每天，才干出众的人在金融机构工作，为新企业融资，帮助家庭住进新家，也帮助学生上大学。但我们也看到，少数人鲁莽冒险、把利润置于人之上，如何引发金融危机、加深衰退，使数百万美国人失业。
Every day, elected officials like those on this stage, but also all across the nation, devote themselves to improving our communities and our country. But all too often we’ve seen a politics where compromise is rejected as a dirty word, and policies are driven by special interests rather than the national interest. And that breeds a cynicism that threatens our democracy. 每天，像台上这些人以及全国各地的民选官员，努力改善社区和国家。但我们也太常看到一种政治，把妥协当成脏字，让政策服务特殊利益而非国家利益。由此滋生的冷嘲与不信任威胁我们的民主。
Every day, our civil servants do their jobs with professionalism -- protecting our national security and delivering the services that so many Americans expect. But as we’ve seen again in recent days, it only takes the misconduct of a few to further erode the people’s trust in their government. That’s unacceptable to me, and I know it’s unacceptable to you. And against this backdrop, what I said here four years ago remains true today: Our military remains the most trusted institution in America. 每天，公务员专业地履行职责，保护国家安全，提供许多美国人依赖的服务。但最近我们再次看到，只需少数人行为不当，人民对政府的信任便进一步受损。这令我无法接受，我知道你们也无法接受。在这种背景下，我四年前在这里说过的话今天仍然成立：我们的军队仍是美国最受信任的机构。
When others have shirked their responsibilities, our Armed Forces have met every mission we’ve given them. When others have been distracted by petty arguments, our men and women in uniform come together as one American team. 当其他人逃避责任时，武装部队完成了交给他们的每项任务；当其他人陷入琐碎争吵时，身着军装的男女军人凝聚成一支美国队伍。
And yet, we must acknowledge that even here, even in our military, we’ve seen how the misconduct of some can have effects that ripple far and wide. In our digital age, a single image from the battlefield of troops falling short of their standards can go viral and endanger our forces and undermine our efforts to achieve security and peace. Likewise, those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong. 然而我们也必须承认，即使在军队里，少数人的不当行为也会产生广泛影响。在数字时代，战场上一张显示军人违背标准的照片就可能迅速传遍网络，危及部队，削弱我们实现安全与和平的努力。同样，实施性侵者不仅犯了罪，还威胁军队赖以强大的信任与纪律。
That’s why we have to be determined to stop these crimes, because they’ve got no place in the greatest military on Earth. 因此，我们必须决心制止这些罪行，因为世界上最优秀的军队绝不容它们存在。
So, Class of 2013, I say all this because you’re about to assume the burden of leadership. As officers, you will be trusted with the most awesome of responsibilities -- the lives of the men and women under your command. And when your service is complete, many of you will go on to help lead your communities, America’s companies. You will lead this country. And if we want to restore the trust that the American people deserve to have in their institutions, all of us have to do our part. 二〇一三届同学们，我说这些，是因为你们即将承担领导重任。作为军官，交托给你们的是最重大的责任之一：部下的生命。结束军旅生涯后，你们中许多人还会领导社区和美国企业，领导这个国家。要恢复美国人民对各机构理应抱有的信任，我们每个人都须尽自己的一份力。
And those of us in leadership -- myself included -- have to constantly strive to remain worthy of the public trust. 担任领导的人，包括我自己，都必须不断努力，确保自己配得上公众的信任。
As you go forward in your careers, we need you to carry forth the values that you’ve learned at this institution, because our nation needs them now more than ever. 在你们未来的职业道路上，请继续秉持从这所学院学到的价值观，因为国家如今比以往更需要它们。
We need your Honor -- that inner compass that guides you, not when the path is easy and obvious, but when it’s hard and uncertain; that tells you the difference between that which is right and that which is wrong. Perhaps it will be a moment when you think nobody is watching. But never forget that honor, like character, is what you do when nobody is looking. More likely it will be when you’re in the spotlight, leading others --the men and women who are looking up to you to set an example. Never ask them to do what you don’t ask of yourself. 我们需要你们的荣誉感——在道路艰难、前景不明，而非简单明确时仍为你指路的内在罗盘，让你分辨是非。也许是在你以为没人看见的时候，但别忘了，荣誉和品格恰恰体现在无人注视时的行为。更可能是在众目睽睽下，你带领着仰望你、以你为榜样的男女军人。绝不要要求他们做你不要求自己做的事。
Live with integrity and speak with honesty and take responsibility and demand accountability. We need your Honor and we need your Courage -- yes, the daring that tells you to move toward danger when every fiber of your being says to turn the other way. But even more than physical courage, we need your moral courage -- the strength to do what’s right, especially when it’s unpopular. Because at the end of the day and at the end of your career, you want to look in the mirror and say with confidence and with pride, I fulfilled my oath; I did my duty; I stayed true to my values. 正直地生活，诚实地说话，承担责任，也要求别人负责。我们需要你们的荣誉感，也需要你们的勇气：明明本能地想转身离开危险，却仍敢于迎上前去。但比身体上的勇敢更重要的是道德勇气，尤其在正确的事不受欢迎时仍坚持去做。这样，到了某一天、到了职业生涯的尽头，你可以面对镜子，自信、自豪地说：我履行了誓言，尽到了职责，忠于自己的价值观。
We need your Honor and Courage, and we need your Commitment -- that sense of purpose that says I will try even harder, I will do even better in what I expect of myself, in the way I interact with others, including those of different backgrounds. It's no accident that our military is the most respected institution in America -- and one of the most diverse institutions in America. So recognize the dignity in every human being. Treat one another with respect. 我们需要你们的荣誉和勇气，也需要你们的奉献精神。这种使命感促使你更加努力、做得更好，对自己提出更高要求，也更好地与包括不同背景的人相处。我们的军队既是美国最受尊重的机构之一，也是最多元的机构之一，这并非偶然。因此，请看见每个人的尊严，彼此尊重。
Remember that when we harness the talents of every man and every woman from every race and every religion and every creed, no nation can ever match us. 记住，当我们发挥来自不同种族、宗教和信念的每位男女军人的才能，没有国家能够与我们匹敌。
And, finally, we need your Resolve -- the same spirit reflected in your class motto: “Surrender to Nothing.” If you seek an example, you don't need to look far, because not long ago, two midshipmen sat where you sat -- from the Class of 2006 -- and they inspire us today. 最后，我们需要你们的坚毅。这种精神体现在你们的班级格言中：“绝不屈服。”要找榜样，不必远寻。就在不久前，二〇〇六届的两名学员坐在你们今天的位置上，如今他们激励着我们。
Here at the Academy, Brad Snyder was the captain of the swim team. He deployed to Afghanistan, and while rushing to the aid of his teammates, he stepped on an IED and lost both his eyes. With the support of family and friends, Brad learned to feel his way and move again. And before long, he was back in the swimming pool, where he said “I’m free.” Then, just one year later, Brad competed at the London Paralympics and won three medals, including two golds. 在学院时，布拉德·斯奈德是游泳队队长。后来他被派往阿富汗，赶去救援队友时踩上简易爆炸装置，失去双眼。在家人和朋友支持下，他重新学会靠触觉辨路、活动。不久，他又回到泳池，说自己感到“自由了”。一年后，他参加伦敦残奥会，获得三枚奖牌，其中两枚是金牌。
And when Michelle and I welcomed our U.S. Olympians to the White House, Brad joined us -- standing tall, right in front. And, he said, “Overcoming adversity is a decision. You can let that beat you, or you can make the decision to move forward.” 米歇尔和我在白宫迎接美国奥运选手时，布拉德也站在队伍最前面。他说：“战胜逆境是一种选择。你可以让逆境打败你，也可以决定继续向前。”
Here at the Academy, Matt Lampert was on the rowing team. He deployed to Afghanistan with his Marine special ops team. And as they entered a compound, an IED exploded and Matt lost both his legs. He endured a long and painful recovery. But with his new legs, he learned to walk again. He practiced, he trained, and then he passed his physical tests and deployed to Afghanistan again -- a double amputee, back in the fight. 在学院时，马特·兰伯特参加划船队。后来他随海军陆战队特种行动小组前往阿富汗。队伍进入一处院落时，简易爆炸装置爆炸，他失去双腿。经历漫长而痛苦的康复后，他用假肢重新学会走路。他反复练习、训练，随后通过体能考核，再次部署到阿富汗。一个失去双腿的人重返战场。
And Matt recently completed his tour. He is back home and is looking ahead to many years of service. Reflecting on his journey -- his mission to return to his unit -- he said he was determined, “however long it was going to take.” 马特最近结束了这一轮服役，回到家中，期待未来继续服务多年。回顾重返部队的经历，他说自己下定决心，“不管要花多久”。
So Class of 2013, I cannot promise you a life of comfort and ease, for you have chosen an ancient path -- the profession of arms -- which carries all the perils of our modern world. And just as classes before you could not know that they would find themselves at Coral Sea or Midway or Fallujah or Helmand, we cannot know sitting here today where your service will carry you. 因此，二〇一三届同学们，我无法保证你们的人生舒适安逸。你们选择了古老的从军之路，也承担了现代世界的种种危险。正如前辈当年不知道自己会来到珊瑚海、中途岛、费卢杰或赫尔曼德，我们今天也无法预知你们的服役会把你们带往何处。
But I do know this. As you say farewell to Bancroft Hall, as you make your way down Stribling Walk one last time, you’re becoming the newest link in a storied chain. As I look into your eyes today, I see the same confidence and the same professionalism, the same fidelity to our values of those who’ve served before you -- the Jones and Nimitz and Lejeune and Burke, and, yes, the Snyder and the Lampert -- Americans who surrendered to nothing. 但我知道，当你们告别班克罗夫特楼，最后一次走过斯特里布林步道，你们将成为一条辉煌传承中最新的一环。今天望着你们，我看到与前辈相同的自信、专业和对价值观的忠诚。琼斯、尼米兹、勒琼、伯克，以及斯奈德、兰伯特，都是绝不屈服的美国人。
And I'm absolutely confident that you will uphold the highest of standards, and that your courage and honor and your commitment will see us through, and that you will always prove yourselves worthy of the trust our nation is placing in you today. 我完全相信，你们会坚守最高标准。你们的勇气、荣誉和奉献会帮助我们渡过挑战，你们也始终会证明自己无愧于国家今天寄予的信任。
So, congratulations, Class of 2013. God bless our Navy, and God bless our Marine Corps. God bless our Armed Services. God bless these United States of America. 祝贺二〇一三届毕业生。愿上帝保佑海军、海军陆战队和整个武装部队，保佑美利坚合众国。