Good morning. 早上好。
The news this week has only reinforced the fact that we are facing an economic crisis of historic proportions. Financial markets faced more turmoil. New home purchases in October were the lowest in half a century. 540,000 more jobless claims were filed last week, the highest in 18 years. And we now risk falling into a deflationary spiral that could increase our massive debt even further. 本周的消息只是进一步印证了一个事实：我们正面临着一场历史性的经济危机。金融市场持续动荡。十月份新房购买量降至半个世纪以来的最低点。上周新增54万份失业救济申请，创下18年来的新高。我们现在面临陷入通缩螺旋的风险，这可能使我们庞大的债务进一步增加。
While I’m pleased that Congress passed a long-overdue extension of unemployment benefits this week, we must do more to put people back to work and get our economy moving again. We have now lost 1.2 million jobs this year, and if we don’t act swiftly and boldly, most experts now believe that we could lose millions of jobs next year. 虽然我很高兴国会本周通过了一项早就应当延长失业救济福利的法案，但我们必须采取更多措施让人们重新就业，并推动我们的经济再次运转起来。今年我们已经失去了120万个就业岗位，如果我们不迅速而果断地采取行动，多数专家现在认为明年我们可能会失去数百万个就业岗位。
Now there are no quick or easy fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making, and it’s likely to get worse before it gets better. But January 20th is our chance to begin anew -- with a new direction, new ideas, and new reforms that will create jobs and fuel long-term economic growth. 这场危机历经多年累积而成，眼下并无任何快速或简单的解决之道，而且情况在好转之前很可能还会进一步恶化。但1月20日是我们重新开始的机会——以新的方向、新的理念和新的改革来创造就业，并为长期经济增长注入动力。
I have already directed my economic team to come up with an Economic Recovery Plan that will mean 2.5 million more jobs by January of 2011 -- a plan big enough to meet the challenges we face that I intend to sign soon after taking office. We’ll be working out the details in the weeks ahead, but it will be a two-year, nationwide effort to jumpstart job creation in America and lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy. 我已经指示我的经济团队制定一项经济复苏计划，该计划将在2011年1月前新增250万个就业岗位——这是一项足以应对我们所面临挑战的计划，我打算在就任后不久即签署生效。我们将在未来几周内敲定细节，但这将是一项为期两年、覆盖全国的努力，旨在重启美国的就业创造，并为一个强劲且持续增长的经济奠定基础。
We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels, fuel-efficient cars and the alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead. 我们将让人们重新就业，重建我们破败的道路和桥梁，改造那些辜负我们孩子的学校，建设风力发电场和太阳能电池板，制造节能汽车以及能够让我们摆脱对外国石油依赖、并在未来保持我们经济竞争力的替代能源技术。
These aren’t just steps to pull ourselves out of this immediate crisis. These are the long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long; and they represent an early down payment on the type of reform my Administration will bring to Washington: a government that spends wisely, focuses on what works, and puts the public interest ahead of the same special interests that have come to dominate our politics. 这些不仅仅是让我们摆脱眼前危机的举措。这些是对我们经济未来的长期投资，而它们被忽视的时间已经太久了；它们代表了我的政府将为华盛顿带来的那种改革的早期首付款：一个明智支出的政府，一个聚焦于有效之策的政府，一个将公共利益置于那些已经主导我们政治的同样特殊利益之上的政府。
I know that passing this plan won’t be easy. I will need and seek support from Republicans and Democrats, and I’ll be welcome to ideas and suggestions from both sides of the aisle. But what is not negotiable is the need for immediate action. Right now, there are millions of mothers and fathers who are lying awake at night wondering if next week’s paycheck will cover next month’s bills. There are Americans showing up to work in the morning only to have cleared out their desks by the afternoon. 我知道通过这项计划并不容易。我将需要并寻求共和党人和民主党人的支持，我也欢迎来自两党的意见与建议。但不容谈判的是立即采取行动的必要性。眼下，有数以百万计的父母在深夜辗转难眠，担心下周的薪水能否支付下个月的账单。有美国人在清晨去上班，结果下午就被清理了办公桌。
Retirees are watching their life savings disappear and students are seeing their college dreams deferred. These Americans need help, and they need it now. 退休人员正眼睁睁看着自己一生的积蓄消失，学生们则看到自己的大学梦想被推迟。这些美国人需要帮助，而且他们现在就需要。
The survival of the American Dream for over two centuries is not only a testament to its enduring power, but to the great effort, sacrifice, and courage of the American people. It has thrived because in our darkest hours we have risen above the smallness of our divisions to forge a path toward a new and brighter day. We've acted boldly, bravely, and above all, together. That is the chance our new beginning now offers us, and that is the challenge we must rise to in the days to come. It is time to act. As the next President of the United States, I will. 两个多世纪以来美国梦的延续，不仅证明了它持久的生命力，也证明了美国人民付出的巨大努力、牺牲与勇气。它之所以能够繁荣兴盛，是因为在我们最黑暗的时刻，我们超越了我们之间分歧的狭隘，开辟出一条通往崭新而光明之日的道路。我们行动得果断、勇敢，而且最重要的是，团结一致。这正是我们的新开端现在赋予我们的机会，也是我们在未来的日子里必须迎接的挑战。是时候行动了。作为下一任美国总统，我将采取行动。
Thank you. 谢谢。
