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　　Now, the truth is, when it comes to issues like infrastructure and basic research, I know there's bipartisan support in this chamber. Members of both parties have told me so. Where we too often run onto the rocks is how to pay for these investments. As Americans, we don't mind paying our fair share of taxes as long as everybody else does, too. But for far too long, lobbyists have rigged the tax code with loopholes that let some corporations pay nothing while others pay full freight. They've riddled it with giveaways that the super-rich don't need, while denying a break to middle-class families who do.
　　事实上，在这间会议大厅里，对于基础设施和基础研究的问题，我知道两党都支持。两党的成员都对我说过。我们经常触礁的问题是如何支付这些投资。作为美国人，我们不介意支付公平份额的税收，只要每个人都是如此。但是太长时间以来，说客们造成税法中的许多漏洞，让一些公司分文不付，而其他公司则全部买单。他们对富人给予根本不需要的实惠，却不肯给予真正需要的中产阶级家庭任何减免。
　　This year, we have an opportunity to change that. Let's close loopholes so we stop rewarding companies that keep profits abroad, and reward those that invest here in America. (Applause.) Let's use those savings to rebuild our infrastructure and to make it more attractive for companies to bring jobs home. Let's simplify the system and let a small business owner file based on her actual bank statement, instead of the number of accountants she can afford. (Applause.) And let's close the loopholes that lead to inequality by allowing the top one percent to avoid paying taxes on their accumulated wealth. We can use that money to help more families pay for childcare and send their kids to college. We need a tax code that truly helps working Americans trying to get a leg up in the new economy, and we can achieve that together. (Applause.) We can achieve it together.
　　今年，我们有了改变这一切的机会。让我们堵塞这些漏洞，不再奖励那些将利润留在国外的公司，而是奖励投资美国的公司。让我们利用这些资金来重建我们的基础设施，使其对公司更具吸引力，从而把工作机会带回国内。让我们简化税收制度，使小业主能够使用实际银行报表来报税，而不是根据她雇用的会计师数目。让我们清除那些导致不公平的漏洞，让那1%的富人为他们积累的财富付税。我们可以用这些钱来帮助更多的家庭承担照顾小孩和支撑孩子读大学的费用。我们需要一部真正能够帮助工作的美国人在新经济中提升一步的税法，我们能够共同达到这个目标。
　　Helping hardworking families make ends meet. Giving them the tools they need for good-paying jobs in this new economy. Maintaining the conditions of growth and competitiveness. This is where America needs to go. I believe it's where the American people want to go. It will make our economy stronger a year from now, 15 years from now, and deep into the century ahead.
　　要帮助努力工作的家庭达到收支平衡。要给他们提供他们所需的工具，让他们在新经济中找到薪水不错的工作。要为增长和竞争力保持好的环境。这是美国要前进的方向。我相信这也是美国人民想要前进的方向。这会让我们的经济一年以后、15年以后，百年以后更加强劲，
　　Of course, if there's one thing this new century has taught us, it's that we cannot separate our work here at home from challenges beyond our shores.
　　当然，如果说新的世纪教会了我们什么的话，那就是，我们不能将国内事务和国外的挑战孤立开来。
　　My first duty as Commander-in-Chief is to defend the United States of America. In doing so, the question is not whether America leads in the world, but how. When we make rash decisions, reacting to the headlines instead of using our heads; when the first response to a challenge is to send in our military -- then we risk getting drawn into unnecessary conflicts, and neglect the broader strategy we need for a safer, more prosperous world. That's what our enemies want us to do.
　　作为总司令，我的首要任务是保卫美利坚合众国。这样做，问题不在于美国是否领导世界，而是如何领导。当我们做出轻率的决定，只是对媒体报道作出反应而没有用脑思考时，当我们对于某个挑战的第一回应是出兵时，我们就冒着卷入不必要冲突的风险，而忽略一个更安全、更繁荣的世界所需要的整体战略。那正是我们的敌人希望我们做的。
　　I believe in a smarter kind of American leadership. We lead best when we combine military power with strong diplomacy; when we leverage our power with coalition building; when we don't let our fears blind us to the opportunities that this new century presents. That's exactly what we're doing right now. And around the globe, it is making a difference.
　　我坚信更有智慧的美国领导方式。当我们把军事力量和有力的外交结合起来时，当我们利用我们的力量建立同盟时;当我们不被恐惧蒙蔽而能看到新世纪带来的机遇时，我们能发挥最好的领导作用。我们现在正是这样做的，而且是在全世界：我们正在改变世界。
　　First, we stand united with people around the world who have been targeted by terrorists -- from a school in Pakistan to the streets of Paris. (Applause.) We will continue to hunt down terrorists and dismantle their networks, and we reserve the right to act unilaterally, as we have done relentlessly since I took office to take out terrorists who pose a direct threat to us and our allies. (Applause.)
　　首先，我们与成为恐怖分子袭击目标的全世界人民站在一起——从巴基斯坦的一所学校到巴黎的街头。我们将继续追捕恐怖分子并摧毁他们的网络;我们保留单边行动的权利，正如我执政以来所做的那样，我们将坚持不懈地除掉对我们及我们的盟友构成直接威胁的恐怖分子。
　　At the same time, we've learned some costly lessons over the last 13 years. Instead of Americans patrolling the valleys of Afghanistan, we've trained their security forces, who have now taken the lead, and we've honored our troops' sacrifice by supporting that country's first democratic transition. Instead of sending large ground forces overseas, we're partnering with nations from South Asia to North Africa to deny safe haven to terrorists who threaten America.
　　与此同时，我们也在过去13年中得到一些教训，并为此付出了高昂的代价。美国军人将不在阿富汗的山谷中进行巡逻，而是训练他们的安全部队。现在主要由阿富汗安全部队负责阿富汗的安全。我们对我国军人在支持阿富汗第一次民主过渡方面所做出的牺牲表示敬意。我们不再向海外大规模派遣地面部队，而是与南亚乃至北非各国合作，让威胁美国的恐怖分子没有栖身之所。
　　In Iraq and Syria, American leadership -- including our military power -- is stopping ISIL's advance. Instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group. (Applause.) We're also supporting a moderate opposition in Syria that can help us in this effort, and assisting people everywhere who stand up to the bankrupt ideology of violent extremism.
　　在伊拉克和叙利亚，美国的领导作用，包括我们的军事力量，正在阻止着伊斯兰国的扩张。我们没有在中东卷入另一场地面战争，而是带领着一个包括阿拉伯国家在内的广泛联盟，来削弱并最终摧毁这个恐怖组织。我们在叙利亚支持能够帮助我们做到这一点的温和反对派，支持世界各地对抗暴力极端主义这种破产意识形态的人们。
　　Now, this effort will take time. It will require focus. But we will succeed. And tonight, I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this mission by passing a resolution to authorize the use of force against ISIL. We need that authority. (Applause.)
　　这些努力需要时间，也需要专注，但是我们会成功。今晚，我吁请国会通过决议，批准对伊斯兰国使用武力，以此向全世界展示我们在这一使命中的团结一致。
　　Second, we're demonstrating the power of American strength and diplomacy. We're upholding the principle that bigger nations can't bully the small -- by opposing Russian aggression, and supporting Ukraine's democracy, and reassuring our NATO allies. (Applause.)
　　其次，我们将彰显美国的实力与外交。我们秉持大国不能欺凌小国的原则，反对俄罗斯侵略，支持乌克兰民主，并让我们的北约盟国放心。
　　Last year, as we were doing the hard work of imposing sanctions along with our allies, as we were reinforcing our presence with frontline states, Mr. Putin's aggression it was suggested was a masterful display of strategy and strength. That's what I heard from some folks. Well, today, it is America that stands strong and united with our allies, while Russia is isolated with its economy in tatters. That's how America leads -- not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve. (Applause.)
　　去年，当我们与盟国一起对俄罗斯实施制裁时，一些人说，普京的侵略是战略和实力的巧妙展现。那么，今天是美国坚定地与盟国团结在一起，而俄罗斯处于孤立，它的经济风雨飘摇。这就是美国领导的方式，不是通过虚声恫吓，而是通过持之以恒、坚定不移的决心。
　　In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date. (Applause.) When what you're doing doesn't work for 50 years, it's time to try something new. (Applause.) And our shift in Cuba policy has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust in our hemisphere. It removes a phony excuse for restrictions in Cuba. It stands up for democratic values, and extends the hand of friendship to the Cuban people. And this year, Congress should begin the work of ending the embargo. (Applause.)
　　在古巴方面，我们结束了早已过时失效的政策。当你做了50年的事不再奏效之日，就是改弦更张之时。我们在古巴政策上的转变能够结束两国间的长期不信任，能够消除古巴限制的虚假借口，能够代表民主价值观，能够向古巴人民伸出友谊之手。今年，国会应该开始相关工作，结束贸易禁运。
　　As His Holiness, Pope Francis, has said, diplomacy is the work of "small steps." These small steps have added up to new hope for the future in Cuba. And after years in prison, we are overjoyed that Alan Gross is back where he belongs. Welcome home, Alan. We're glad you're here. (Applause.)
　　正如罗马教宗方济各所言，外交是积小步而成的。这些小步累积在一起，就成为了古巴未来新的希望。阿兰·格罗斯在被监禁多年后，回到了属于他的地方，我们为此感到万分欣喜。阿兰，欢迎回家。
　　Our diplomacy is at work with respect to Iran, where, for the first time in a decade, we've halted the progress of its nuclear program and reduced its stockpile of nuclear material. Between now and this spring, we have a chance to negotiate a comprehensive agreement that prevents a nuclear-armed Iran, secures America and our allies -- including Israel, while avoiding yet another Middle East conflict. There are no guarantees that negotiations will succeed, and I keep all options on the table to prevent a nuclear Iran.
　　我们与伊朗的外交也取得成效。十多年来第一次，我们使伊朗核计划的进程暂停，使伊朗核材料的储备降低。到今年春天之前，我们有机会就一项全面协议进行谈判，这项协议将防止伊朗拥有核武器，保障美国及其包括以色列在内的盟国的安全，同时还能避免再次发生中东冲突。不能保证谈判能成功;为防止出现核伊朗，我不排除任何选项。
　　But new sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails -- alienating America from its allies; making it harder to maintain sanctions; and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again. It doesn't make sense. And that's why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress. (Applause.) The American people expect us only to go to war as a last resort, and I intend to stay true to that wisdom.
　　但是国会此时此刻通过的新制裁，几乎就是宣告了外交失败——让美国与盟国疏离，让伊朗重新开始核计划。这没有道理。因此我会否决任何可能抵消这一努力的新制裁议案。美国人民希望我们只在最后才会诉诸于战争，我想实践这一明智的理念。

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