Today the leaders of the G-20 nations, a group that includes the world's largest economies, are gathering in Washington to seek solutions to the ongoing turmoil in our financial markets. I'm glad President Bush has initiated this process, because our global economic crisis requires a coordinated global response. 今天，二十国集团——一个由世界最大经济体组成的组织——的领导人们齐聚华盛顿，寻求应对金融市场持续动荡的解决方案。我很高兴布什总统发起了这一进程，因为我们的全球经济危机需要协调一致的全球应对。
And yet, as we act in concert with other nations, we must also act immediately here at home to address America's own economic crisis. This week, amid continued volatility in our markets, we learned that unemployment insurance claims rose to their highest levels since September 11th, 2001. We've lost jobs for ten straight months -- nearly 1.2 million jobs this year, many of them in our struggling auto industry. And millions of our fellow citizens lie awake each night wondering how they're going to pay their bills, stay in their homes, and save for retirement. 然而，在与各国协同行动的同时，我们也必须立即在国内采取行动，以应对美国自身的经济危机。本周，在市场持续动荡之际，我们获悉失业保险申领人数已升至2001年9月11日以来的最高水平。我们已经连续十个月流失就业岗位——今年减少了近120万个就业岗位，其中许多来自我们举步维艰的汽车产业。数以百万计的同胞夜不能寐，思考着如何支付账单、保住住房、为退休储蓄。
Make no mistake: This is the greatest economic challenge of our times. And while the road ahead will be long, and the work will be hard, I know that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis, because here in America we always rise to the moment, no matter how hard. And I am more hopeful than ever that America will rise once again. 毫无疑问：这是我们这个时代最严峻的经济挑战。虽然前路漫长、任务艰巨，但我知道我们能够引导自己走出这场危机，因为在美国，无论多么艰难，我们总能挺身而出迎接挑战。我也比以往任何时候都更加充满希望：美国将再次崛起。
But we must act right now. Next week, Congress will meet to address the spreading impact of the economic crisis. I urge them to pass at least a down-payment on a rescue plan that will create jobs, relieve the squeeze on families, and help get the economy growing again. In particular, we cannot afford to delay providing help for the more than one million Americans who will have exhausted their unemployment insurance by the end of this year. If Congress does not pass an immediate plan that gives the economy the boost it needs, I will make it my first order of business as President. 但我们必须立即行动。下周，国会将召开会议，以应对经济危机不断蔓延的影响。我敦促他们至少通过一项救援计划的"首付款"，以创造就业、缓解家庭的压力，并推动经济重新增长。特别是，我们不能拖延对逾百万名在今年年底前将耗尽失业保险的美国人提供帮助。如果国会未能通过一项为经济提供所需推动力的即时计划，我将把此作为我担任总统后的首要任务。
Even as we dig ourselves out of this recession, we must also recognize that out of this economic crisis comes an opportunity to create new jobs, strengthen our middle class, and keep our economy competitive in the 21st century. 即便我们在努力走出衰退的同时，也必须认识到，这场经济危机也带来了机遇——创造新的就业岗位、壮大我们的中产阶级、并保持我国经济在21世纪的竞争力。
And that starts with the kinds of long-term investments that we've neglected for too long. That means putting two million Americans to work rebuilding our crumbling roads, bridges, and schools. It means investing 150 billion dollars to build an American green energy economy that will create five million new jobs, while freeing our nation from the tyranny of foreign oil, and saving our planet for our children. It means making health care affordable for anyone who has it, accessible for anyone who wants it, and reducing costs for small businesses. 而这要从那些我们长期忽视的长期投资开始。这意味着让两百万美国人投入工作，重建我们破败的道路、桥梁和学校。这意味着投资1500亿美元，打造美国绿色能源经济，创造五百万个新就业岗位，同时使我们的国家摆脱对外国石油的依赖，并为我们的孩子们拯救这个星球。这意味着让已经拥有医疗保险的人能够负担得起，让希望获得医疗保险的人能够得到保障，并降低小企业的成本。
And it also means giving every child the world-class education they need to compete with any worker, anywhere in the world. 这也意味着让每一个孩子都能接受世界一流的教育，使他们具备与世界任何地方的任何劳动者竞争的能力。
Doing all this will require not just new policies but a new spirit of service and sacrifice, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. If this financial crisis has taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. And that's how we will meet the challenges of this time -- together. 完成所有这些，需要的不仅仅是新政策，还需要一种奉献与牺牲的新精神——我们每一个人都决心尽一份力、更加努力地工作，不仅关心自己，也关心彼此。如果说这场金融危机给了我们什么启示，那就是我们不能在华尔街繁荣的同时让主街受苦。在这个国家，我们作为一个国家、一个民族同荣辱、共命运。我们也将以此方式——携手并肩——迎接这个时代的挑战。
Thank you. 谢谢。