President Obama: Well, Michelle and I want to express, first of all, our deepest condolences to not just the city of Tuscaloosa but the state of Alabama and all the other states that have been affected by this unbelievable storm. We just took a tour, and I've got to say I've never seen devastation like this. It is heartbreaking. We were just talking to some residents here who were lucky enough to escape alive, but have lost everything. They mentioned that their neighbors had lost two of their grandchildren in the process. 米歇尔和我想首先向塔斯卡卢萨市、阿拉巴马州以及所有受这场难以置信的风暴影响的其他州表达我们最深切的哀悼。我们刚刚巡视了一番，我必须说我从未见过这样的破坏。这令人心碎。我们刚才和一些幸运逃过一劫但失去了一切的居民交谈。他们提到他们的邻居在过程中失去了两个孙辈。
President Obama: What you're seeing here is the consequence of just a few minutes of this extraordinarily powerful storm sweeping through this community. And as the governor was mentioning, Tuscaloosa typically gets a tornado during the season, but this is something that I don't think anybody has seen before. 你们在这里看到的只是这场异常强大的风暴在这个社区肆虐几分钟的后果。正如州长提到的，塔斯卡卢萨在龙卷风季节通常会遭遇龙卷风，但这次是我觉得任何人都前所未见的。
President Obama: In addition to keeping all the families who've been affected in our thoughts and prayers, obviously our biggest priority now is to help this community recover. I want to thank Mayor Maddox for his extraordinary leadership. Chief Burgess [ph] I know is having to dealing with a lot of difficulties. One of the challenges that the mayor was explaining is, is that the assets of the city -- a fire station that we passed on the way in, police resources, emergency resources -- those too have been affected. 除了在心中和祈祷中牵挂着所有受影响的家庭外，显然我们现在最大的优先事项是帮助这个社区恢复。我要感谢马多克斯市长的卓越领导。我知道伯吉斯警长正在应对许多困难。市长解释的挑战之一是城市的资产——我们来时经过的一个消防站、警察资源、应急资源——这些也受到了影响。
President Obama: Fortunately the governor has done an extraordinary job with his team in making sure that the resources of the state are mobilized and have been brought in here. I'm very pleased that we've got a FEMA director in Craig Fugate who is as experienced as anybody in responding to disasters even of this magnitude. And we've already provided the disaster designations -- we've already provided the disaster designations that are required to make sure that the maximum federal help comes here as quickly as possible. 幸运的是，州长和他的团队做了出色的工作，确保州的资源被调动并带到了这里。我非常高兴我们有一位像克雷格·富盖特这样经验丰富的联邦紧急事务管理署署长，他在应对这种规模的灾害方面无人能及。我们已经提供了为确保最大限度的联邦援助尽快到达这里所需的灾情认定。
President Obama: Craig is working with the teams on the ground to make sure that we are seamlessly coordinating between the state, local and federal governments. And I want to just make a commitment to the communities here that we are going to do everything we can to help these communities rebuild. 克雷格正在与地面团队合作，确保我们在州、地方和联邦政府之间实现无缝协调。我想向这里的社区做出承诺，我们将尽一切努力帮助这些社区重建。
President Obama: We can't bring those who have been lost back. They're alongside God at this point. We can help maybe a little bit with the families dealing with the grief of having a loved one lost. But the property damage, which is obviously extensive, that's something that we can do something about. 我们无法带回那些已经失去的人。他们此刻在上帝身边。我们可以帮助那些正在承受失去亲人之痛的家庭，也许能帮上一点忙。但财产损失，显然非常严重，这是我们可以做些什么的。
President Obama: And so we're going to do everything we can to partner with you, Mr. Mayor, with you, governor. As the governor was pointing out, this community was hit as bad as any place, but there are communities all across Alabama and all across this region that have been affected, and we're going to be making that same commitment to make sure that we're doing whatever we can to make sure that people are okay. 所以我们将尽一切努力与您合作，市长先生，与您合作，州长。正如州长指出的，这个社区受到的打击和任何地方一样严重，但整个阿拉巴马州和整个这个地区都有社区受到了影响，我们将做出同样的承诺，确保我们尽一切努力确保人们安然无恙。
President Obama: That bee likes you. 那只蜜蜂喜欢你。
Governor Bentley: It's a wasp. 班特利州长：那是一只黄蜂。
President Obama: Okay, got it. There you go. 奥巴马总统：好的，知道了。给你。
Governor Bentley: No, he got him away. You didn't get him. 班特利州长：不，他把它弄走了。你没打中它。
Mayor Maddox: Where's the Secret Service when you need them? 马多克斯市长：特勤局的人在哪里？需要他们的时候呢？
President Obama: Finally, let me just say this. As you walk around, we were just talking to three young people over there -- college students here at the University of Alabama who are volunteering now to help clean up. One of the young ladies there, she actually lived in this apartment; wasn't here at the time the storm happened. 最后，让我说这一点。当你们四处走走时，我们刚才和那边三个年轻人交谈——阿拉巴马大学的志愿者学生，他们现在正在帮忙清理。其中一位年轻女士实际上就住在这栋公寓里；风暴发生时她不在这里。
President Obama: What you're struck by is people's resilience and the way that the community has come together. And obviously that's testimony to the leadership of the governor and the mayor, but it's also inherent as part of the American spirit. We go through hard times, but no matter how hard we may be tested, we maintain our faith and we look to each other to make sure that we're supporting each other and helping each other. I'm sure that that spirit is going to continue until this city is all the way back. 让你印象深刻的是人们的韧性和社区团结在一起的方式。显然这证明了州长和市长的领导，但它也是美国精神固有的一部分。我们经历了艰难时刻，但无论我们受到多大的考验，我们始终保持着信念，我们相互依靠，确保彼此支持、彼此帮助。我相信这种精神将继续下去，直到这座城市完全恢复。
President Obama: So, Mr. Mayor -- he was pointing out that there's a lot of national media down here now, and the mayor expressed the concern that perhaps the media will move on in a day or a week or a month, and that folks will forget what's happened here. And I want to assure him that the American people all across the country are with him and his community, and we're going to make sure that you're not forgotten and that we do everything we can to make sure that we rebuild. 所以，市长先生——他指出现在有很多国家媒体在这里，市长表达了担忧，也许媒体会在一天、一周或一个月后离开，人们会忘记这里发生的事情。我想向他保证，全国的美国人民都与他和他的社区同在，我们将确保你们不会被遗忘，我们将尽一切努力确保我们重建。
President Obama: So with that, Governor, would you like to say a few words? 那么，州长，您想说几句吗？
Governor Bentley: I would. And, Mr. President, I would like to personally thank you and Mrs. Obama for coming and visiting Alabama because you know as you fly over this -- and I did yesterday -- as you fly over it from the air, it does not do it justice until you're here on the ground. And I just want you to know how much I appreciate that. 我想。总统先生，我想亲自感谢您和奥巴马夫人来到阿拉巴马州访问，因为您知道当您从空中飞越——我昨天就飞越了——从空中看并不能真正展现它的全貌，直到您站在地面上。我只想让您知道我对此有多么感激。
Governor Bentley: We asked for -- we've mobilized the state. We declared a state of emergency early on, even before the first tornadoes hit, and then we mobilized our National Guard the first day. We then asked the President for aid and we asked him to expedite that, and they have done that. And I just want you to know how much I appreciate that, Mr. President, because all these people appreciate that so much. 我们请求——我们已经动员了全州。我们在第一批龙卷风袭击之前就早早宣布了紧急状态，然后我们在第一天就动员了国民警卫队。然后我们向总统请求援助，并要求加快速度，他们做到了。总统先生，我只想让您知道我对此有多么感激，因为所有人都对此非常感激。
Governor Bentley: We have eight counties across the state that have been hit by major tornadoes. This probably is the worst one, but we have others. As you go across the state, you see the same evidence of tornadoes all across the state. 全州有八个县受到了主要龙卷风的袭击。这可能是最严重的一个，但我们还有其他的。当您穿越全州时，您会看到全州各地同样的龙卷风痕迹。
Governor Bentley: And so there are people that are hurting. We have now 210 confirmed deaths in Alabama. We have 1,700 injured. We have a number of people missing at the present time. We're going to continue to work in a rescue-type mode, but we're now more in a recovery mode. 所以有人在受苦。我们现在在阿拉巴马州确认了210人死亡。我们有1700人受伤。目前还有一些人失踪。我们将继续以救援模式工作，但我们现在更多地进入了恢复模式。
Governor Bentley: Thank you, Mr. President. If you'll keep him off of me -- 谢谢您，总统先生。如果您能让他别靠近我——
President Obama: I'm going to keep my eye on you. We're looking out for each other. That's -- 我会盯着你的。我们互相照应。那是——
Governor Bentley: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 班特利州长：是的，先生。是的，先生。
Governor Bentley: But I am -- let me say I am so proud of our first responders in this state. They have done an outstanding job. Our mayors, our county commissioners, our police, our firemen -- they have all just done a fantastic job. Our EMA people, they have just -- we have got a great team. They've all worked together. And now we have the federal government helping us. And, you know, that just shows when locals and state and federal government works together, we can get things accomplished, and that's what we're going to do. 但是我要说——我为我们这个州的急救人员感到非常自豪。他们做了出色的工作。我们的市长、县专员、警察、消防员——他们都做了了不起的工作。我们的应急管理人员，他们——我们有一个很棒的团队。他们都在一起工作。现在我们有了联邦政府的帮助。您知道，这恰恰表明当地方、州和联邦政府一起工作时，我们可以完成任务，这就是我们要做的。
Governor Bentley: And so, Mr. President, welcome to Alabama, but not under these circumstances. We want you to come back and maybe go to a football game over here at a later day and when things are better. But thank you for your help. 所以，总统先生，欢迎来到阿拉巴马州，但不是在这种情况下。我们希望您以后回来，也许在情况好转后去看一场这里的橄榄球比赛。但感谢您的帮助。
President Obama: I will gladly come back. 我很乐意回来。
Governor Bentley: Thank you, sir. 班特利州长：谢谢您，先生。
President Obama: Mr. Mayor, if you'd like to say a few words. 市长先生，您想说几句吗。
Mayor Maddox: Mr. President, Governor, Mrs. Obama, thank you for coming today. The last 36 hours have been probably the most trying time in this community's history. But you're going to see a new story being written here in Tuscaloosa. And in the years to come these chapters are going to be fueled with hope and opportunity. 总统先生，州长，奥巴马夫人，感谢你们今天的到来。过去的36小时可能是这个社区历史上最艰难的时刻。但你们会看到塔斯卡卢萨正在书写一个新的故事。在未来的岁月里，这些篇章将充满希望和机遇。
Mayor Maddox: Since this tragedy began, I've been using Romans 12:12 when Paul wrote under persecution, "Rejoice in our confident hope." Well, today, Mr. President, your visit here has brought a confident hope to this community. And in the days, weeks and months to come, we're going to be a story that you're going to be very proud of and you can talk about across this land. 自从这场悲剧开始以来，我一直在引用罗马书12:12，保罗在受迫害时写道，"在我们有把握的希望中喜乐。"今天，总统先生，您的来访给这个社区带来了有把握的希望。在未来的日子、几周和几个月里，我们将成为一个您会非常自豪的故事，您可以在这个国家各地谈论。
Mayor Maddox: Thank you again for coming today. 再次感谢你们今天的到来。
President Obama: Well, thank you for your leadership. And two last points I want to make. First of all, we've got our congressional delegation here, and I am absolutely confident that they will make sure that the resources are available to help rebuild. 谢谢您的领导。我想做最后两点说明。首先，我们的国会代表团在这里，我完全相信他们会确保有可用的资源来帮助重建。
President Obama: To all the local officials who are here, I know that they've been personally affected, but I know that they're going to provide the leadership in this community, working with the mayor and the governor to do what is needed. 在座的所有地方官员，我知道他们也受到了直接影响，但我知道他们将在这个社区提供领导力，与市长和州长一起做需要做的事情。
President Obama: And finally, I think the mayor said something very profound as we were driving over here. He said, what's amazing is when something like this happens, folks forget all their petty differences. Politics, differences of religion or race, all that fades away when we are confronted with the awesome power of nature. And we're reminded that all we have is each other. 最后，我认为市长在我们驱车来这里的路上说了一些非常深刻的话。他说，令人惊奇的是，当这样的事情发生时，人们忘记了所有微小的分歧。政治、宗教或种族的差异，当我们面对大自然的巨大力量时，这一切都消退了。我们被提醒，我们所拥有的只有彼此。
President Obama: And so hopefully that spirit continues and grows. If nothing else comes out of this tragedy, let's hope that that's one of the things that comes out. 所以希望这种精神继续并增长。如果这场悲剧能带来什么，让我们希望这是其中之一。
President Obama: So thank you very much, everybody. 非常感谢大家。