Good afternoon, everybody. This sound system is really powerful. Today, I'd like to update the American people on two issues that I've been monitoring closely these last several days. 各位下午好。这套音响系统效果真是不错。今天，我想就过去几天我一直在密切关注的两个问题向美国人民通报最新情况。
First of all, we continue to make progress in carrying out our targeted military operations in Iraq. Last week, I authorized two limited missions: protecting our people and facilities inside of Iraq, and a humanitarian operation to help save thousands of Iraqi civilians stranded on a mountain. 首先，我们在伊拉克开展的定点军事行动继续取得进展。上周，我授权了两项有限任务：保护我们在伊拉克境内的人员和设施，以及一项人道主义行动，帮助拯救被困在山上的数千名伊拉克平民。
A week ago, we assessed that many thousands of Yezidi men, women and children had abandoned their possessions to take refuge on Mount Sinjar in a desperate attempt to avoid slaughter. We also knew that ISIL terrorists were killing and enslaving Yezidi civilians in their custody, and laying siege to the mountain. Without food or water, they faced a terrible choice -- starve on the mountain, or be slaughtered on the ground. That's when America came to help. 一周前，我们评估认为，数以千计的雅兹迪男女老少为了免遭屠杀，抛下财产，逃到辛贾尔山上避难。我们也知道，伊斯兰国恐怖分子正在杀害和奴役被他们关押的雅兹迪平民，并围困了这座山。没有食物和水，他们面临着可怕的选择——要么在山上饿死，要么在山下被屠杀。就在这时，美国伸出了援手。
Over the last week, the U.S. military conducted humanitarian air drops every night -- delivering more than 114,000 meals and 35,000 gallons of fresh water. We were joined in that effort by the United Kingdom, and other allies pledged support. Our military was able to successfully strike ISIL targets around the mountain, which improved conditions for civilians to evacuate the mountain safely. 过去一周，美军每晚都进行人道主义空投——投放了超过11.4万份餐食和3.5万加仑淡水。英国也加入了我们的行动，其他盟友也承诺提供支持。我军成功打击了山区周围的伊斯兰国目标，改善了平民安全撤离山区的条件。
Yesterday, a small team of Americans -- military and civilian -- completed their review of the conditions on the mountain. They found that food and water have been reaching those in need, and that thousands of people have been evacuating safely each and every night. The civilians who remain continue to leave, aided by Kurdish forces and Yezidis who are helping to facilitate the safe passage of their families. So the bottom line is, is that the situation on the mountain has greatly improved and Americans should be very proud of our efforts. 昨天，一个由美国军事和文职人员组成的小组完成了对山区情况的评估。他们发现，食物和水已经送到了有需要的人手中，每天晚上都有数千人安全撤离。在库尔德武装和协助家人安全撤离的雅兹迪人的帮助下，留在山上的平民正在继续撤离。因此，归根结底，山上的局势已经大为改善，美国人民应该为我们的努力感到非常自豪。
Because of the skill and professionalism of our military -- and the generosity of our people -- we broke the ISIL siege of Mount Sinjar; we helped vulnerable people reach safety; and we helped save many innocent lives. Because of these efforts, we do not expect there to be an additional operation to evacuate people off the mountain, and it's unlikely that we're going to need to continue humanitarian air drops on the mountain. The majority of the military personnel who conducted the assessment will be leaving Iraq in the coming days. 正是因为我们军队的技艺和专业精神——以及我国人民的慷慨——我们打破了伊斯兰国对辛贾尔山的围困；我们帮助弱势群众到达了安全地带；我们帮助挽救了许多无辜的生命。由于这些努力，我们预计不需要再开展额外的行动来撤离山上的人员，也不太可能需要继续在山上进行人道主义空投。参与评估的大多数军事人员将在未来几天内离开伊拉克。
And I just want to say that as Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the men and women of our military who carried out this humanitarian operation almost flawlessly. I'm very grateful to them and I know that those who were trapped on that mountain are extraordinarily grateful as well. 我只想说，作为总司令，我为我们军队中几乎完美执行这次人道主义行动的男女将士感到无比骄傲。我非常感谢他们，我也知道那些被困在山上的人同样感激不尽。
Now, the situation remains dire for Iraqis subjected to ISIL's terror throughout the country, and this includes minorities like Yezidis and Iraqi Christians; it also includes Sunnis, Shia and Kurds. We're going to be working with our international partners to provide humanitarian assistance to those who are suffering in northern Iraq wherever we have capabilities and we can carry out effective missions like the one we carried out on Mount Sinjar without committing combat troops on the ground. 目前，在伊拉克全国各地遭受伊斯兰国恐怖统治的伊拉克人处境依然严峻，其中包括雅兹迪人和伊拉克基督徒等少数群体；也包括逊尼派、什叶派和库尔德人。我们将与国际伙伴合作，在我们有能力的地方，为伊拉克北部遭受苦难的民众提供人道主义援助，并在不投入地面作战部队的情况下，开展像我们在辛贾尔山所执行的那样的有效任务。
We obviously feel a great urge to provide some humanitarian relief to the situation and I've been very encouraged by the interest of our international partners in helping on these kinds of efforts as well. We will continue air strikes to protect our people and facilities in Iraq. We have increased the delivery of military assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting ISIL on the front lines. 显然，我们非常希望为这一局势提供一些人道主义救援，而我们的国际伙伴也有意为这类努力提供帮助，这令我深受鼓舞。我们将继续进行空袭，以保护我们在伊拉克的人员和设施。我们已经增加了对在前线打击伊斯兰国的伊拉克和库尔德武装的军事援助。
And, perhaps most importantly, we are urging Iraqis to come together to turn the tide against ISIL -- above all, by seizing the enormous opportunity of forming a new, inclusive government under the leadership of Prime Minister-designate Abadi. I had a chance to speak to Prime Minister-designate Abadi a few days ago, and he spoke about the need for the kind of inclusive government -- a government that speaks to all the people of Iraq -- that is needed right now. 或许最重要的是，我们正在敦促伊拉克人民团结起来，扭转对抗伊斯兰国的局势——最重要的是，抓住在候任总理阿巴迪领导下组建一个新的包容性政府的重大机遇。几天前，我有机会与候任总理阿巴迪交谈，他谈到了建立一种包容性政府的必要性——一个能够代表全体伊拉克人民的政府——这正是当前所需要的。
He still has a challenging task in putting a government together, but we are modestly hopeful that the Iraqi government situation is moving in the right direction. 他在组建政府方面仍然面临着艰巨的任务，但我们审慎乐观地认为，伊拉克的政府局势正朝着正确的方向发展。
Now, second, I want to address something that's been in the news over the last couple of days and that's the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. I know that many Americans have been deeply disturbed by the images we've seen in the heartland of our country, as police have clashed with people protesting. Today, I'd like us all to take a step back and think about how we're going to be moving forward. 接下来，第二点，我想谈谈过去几天新闻中的一件事，那就是密苏里州弗格森的局势。我知道，许多美国人对我们在这个国家心脏地带所看到的景象深感不安——警察与抗议民众发生了冲突。今天，我希望我们大家都退一步，思考一下我们将如何向前迈进。
This morning, I received a thorough update on the situation from Attorney General Eric Holder, who has been following it and been in communication with his team. I've already tasked the Department of Justice and the FBI to independently investigate the death of Michael Brown, along with local officials on the ground. 今天上午，我从司法部长埃里克·霍尔德那里收到了关于局势的全面通报，他一直在关注此事并与他的团队保持沟通。我已经指示司法部和联邦调查局与当地官员一道，对迈克尔·布朗之死展开独立调查。
The Department of Justice is also consulting with local authorities about ways that they can maintain public safety without restricting the right of peaceful protest and while avoiding unnecessary escalation. I made clear to the Attorney General that we should do what is necessary to help determine exactly what happened, and to see that justice is done. 司法部还在与地方当局协商，探讨如何在维护公共安全的同时，不限制和平抗议的权利，并避免不必要的冲突升级。我已向司法部长明确表示，我们应该采取一切必要措施，帮助查明事件真相，确保正义得到伸张。
I also just spoke with Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri. I expressed my concern over the violent turn that events have taken on the ground, and underscored that now is the time for all of us to reflect on what's happened, and to find a way to come together going forward. He is going to be traveling to Ferguson. He is a good man and a fine governor, and I'm confident that, working together, he is going to be able to communicate his desire to make sure that justice is done and his desire to make sure that public safety is maintained in an appropriate way. 我刚才还与密苏里州州长杰伊·尼克松进行了交谈。我对当地局势出现的暴力转向表示关切，并强调现在是我们所有人反思所发生的事情、找到团结前进之路的时候了。他将前往弗格森。他是一位好人，也是一位出色的州长，我相信，通过共同努力，他将能够传达他确保正义得到伸张的意愿，以及确保以适当方式维护公共安全的意愿。
Of course, it's important to remember how this started. We lost a young man, Michael Brown, in heartbreaking and tragic circumstances. He was 18 years old. His family will never hold Michael in their arms again. And when something like this happens, the local authorities -- including the police -- have a responsibility to be open and transparent about how they are investigating that death, and how they are protecting the people in their communities. 当然，重要的是要记住这一切是如何开始的。我们失去了一位年轻人迈克尔·布朗，他的离世令人心碎，是一场悲剧。他年仅18岁。他的家人再也无法将迈克尔拥入怀中。当发生这样的事情时，地方当局——包括警方——有责任公开透明地说明他们将如何调查这起死亡事件，以及他们将如何保护社区中的民众。
There is never an excuse for violence against police, or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting. There's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests, or to throw protestors in jail for lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights. 针对警察的暴力行为永远没有借口，那些利用这一悲剧作为破坏或抢劫幌子的人也没有任何借口。同样，警察对和平抗议者使用过度武力，或因人们合法行使第一修正案权利而将其投入监狱，也是没有任何借口的。
And here, in the United States of America, police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs and report to the American people on what they see on the ground. Put simply, we all need to hold ourselves to a high standard, particularly those of us in positions of authority. 在这里，在美利坚合众国，警察不应该欺凌或逮捕那些只是努力做好本职工作、向美国人民报道实地情况的记者。简而言之，我们都需要对自己保持高标准，尤其是我们这些身居要职的人。
I know that emotions are raw right now in Ferguson and there are certainly passionate differences about what has happened. There are going to be different accounts of how this tragedy occurred. There are going to be differences in terms of what needs to happen going forward. That's part of our democracy. 我知道，弗格森目前群情激愤，对于所发生的事情，人们当然存在激烈的分歧。关于这场悲剧是如何发生的，会有不同的说法。关于接下来应该怎么做，也会存在分歧。这是我们民主制度的一部分。
But let's remember that we're all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law; a basic respect for public order and the right to peaceful public protest; a reverence for the dignity of every single man, woman and child among us; and the need for accountability when it comes to our government. 但让我们记住，我们都是同一个美国家庭的成员。我们因共同的价值观而团结在一起，其中包括对法律面前人人平等的信念；对公共秩序和和平公共抗议权利的基本尊重；对我们每一个男女老少的尊严的敬畏；以及对我们政府问责的必要性。
So now is the time for healing. Now is the time for peace and calm on the streets of Ferguson. Now is the time for an open and transparent process to see that justice is done. And I've asked that the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney on the scene continue to work with local officials to move that process forward. They will be reporting to me in the coming days about what's being done to make sure that happens. 因此，现在是疗伤的时候了。现在是弗格森街头恢复和平与平静的时候了。现在是通过公开透明的程序确保正义得到伸张的时候了。我已要求司法部长和现场的联邦检察官继续与地方官员合作，推动这一进程。他们将在未来几天内向我报告为确保实现这一目标所采取的措施。
Thanks very much, everybody. 非常感谢大家。