We do these things because they help promote our long-term security. And we do them because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being, regardless of race or religion, creed or sexual orientation. And next week, the world will see one expression of that commitment - when Team USA marches the red, white, and blue into the Olympic Stadium - and brings home the gold.
我们所做的这些事情帮助促进了我们的长期安全。我们这么做是因为我们坚信无论种族，信仰或性别，人人生而平等并有尊严。下周，世界将看到我们所承诺的表现——美国队高举红白蓝的国旗进入奥林匹克体育场——并带着金牌回家。
My fellow Americans, no other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might - but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
美国同胞们，世界上没有别的国家能做到我们所做的。在每个问题上，世界都会征求我们的意见，不仅仅是因为我们的经济规模或我们的军事实力——而是因为我们所坚持的理念，和我们帮助他们进步所承担的责任。
No one knows this better than those who serve in uniform. As this time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes returns to civilian life. We'll keep slashing that backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they've earned, and our wounded warriors receive the health care - including the mental health care - that they need. We'll keep working to help all our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs here at home. And we all continue to join forces to honor and support our remarkable military families.
没有人比军人更了解这点了。随着这次的战争接近尾声，新一代的英雄们将重返平民生活。我们会继续削减沉滞，以使我们的老兵能享受他们争取到的福祉，我们受伤的战士能得到所需的康复治疗——包括精神康复治疗。我们将继续工作，来帮助我们的老兵转换技能，在新岗位上再建伟绩。我们所有人将继续联合起来，爱戴并支持我们非同凡响的军人家属。
Let me tell you about one of those families I've come to know.
我来说一个我所知道的军人家庭。
I first met Cory Remsburg, a proud Army Ranger, at Omaha Beach on the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Along with some of his fellow Rangers, he walked me through the program - a strong, impressive young man, with an easy manner, sharp as a tack. We joked around, and took pictures, and I told him to stay in touch.
我第一次见到克里•瑞斯堡是在诺曼底登陆65年纪念日那天的奥马哈海滩。在游骑兵同伴的陪同下，他按原定计划走向我——他是个强壮、令人印象深刻的年轻人，举止随和，风度翩翩。我们相互打趣，拍照，我告诉他要保持联系。
A few months later, on his 10th deployment, Cory was nearly killed by a massive roadside bomb in Afghanistan. His comrades found him in a canal, face down, underwater, shrapnel in his brain.
几个月后，在瑞斯堡第十次被派往阿富汗时，他几乎被一个威力巨大的路边炸弹炸死。他的战友在沟里找到了他，他脸朝下躺在水里，炮弹的碎片炸开了他的脑袋。
For months, he lay in a coma. The next time I met him, in the hospital, he couldn't speak; he could barely move. Over the years, he's endured dozens of surgeries and procedures, and hours of grueling rehab every day.
他在医院里昏迷了几个月。我再次在医院里见到他的时候，他不能说话，并且几乎不能动。这些年来，他每天经历很多个手术和治疗，并花数个小时做康复运动。
Even now, Cory is still blind in one eye. He still struggles on his left side. But slowly, steadily, with the support of caregivers like his dad Craig, and the community around him, Cory has grown stronger. Day by day, he's learned to speak again and stand again and walk again - and he's working toward the day when he can serve his country again.
目前，瑞斯堡的一只眼仍是瞎的。他身体的左半部分仍处于瘫痪状态。但慢慢地，稳定地，在像他的爸爸克雷格和他周边社区的照料者的帮助下，科里越来越健康了。日复一日，他又学会了说话，又一次站起来并走路了—— 而且他一直在为能再次为他的国家效力而努力着。
"My recovery has not been easy," he says. "Nothing in life that's worth anything is easy."
“我的康复很艰难。”他说，“生活中值得付出的事情没有什么是容易的。”
Cory is here tonight. And like the Army he loves, like the America he serves, Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg never gives up, and he does not quit.
瑞斯堡今晚就在现场。就像他热爱的军队，就像他为之服务的美国，一级中士克里从不放弃，从不退缩。
My fellow Americans, men and women like Cory remind us that America has never come easy. Our freedom, our democracy, has never been easy. Sometimes we stumble; we make mistakes; we get frustrated or discouraged. But for more than two hundred years, we have put those things aside and placed our collective shoulder to the wheel of progress - to create and build and expand the possibilities of individual achievement; to free other nations from tyranny and fear; to promote justice, and fairness, and equality under the law, so that the words set to paper by our founders are made real for every citizen. The America we want for our kids - a rising America where honest work is plentiful and communities are strong; where prosperity is widely shared and opportunity for all lets us go as far as our dreams and toil will take us - none of it is easy. But if we work together; if we summon what is best in us, with our feet planted firmly in today but our eyes cast towards tomorrow - I know it's within our reach.
同胞们，像瑞斯堡这样的男人和女人提醒我们美国的今日来之不易。我们的自由、民主来之不易。我们有时会步履蹒跚；我们有时会犯错；我们有时会感到沮丧或气馁。但超过两百年来，我们将这些阻碍弃之一边，汇集我们集体的力量推动着进步之轮——去创造、构建和拓展个人获得成就的可能性；去帮助别国的民众摆脱暴政和恐惧；去促进法制下的正义、公平和平等，让我们的开国者设为宪法的文字真正施惠给每一位公民。我们想为我们的孩子们留下这样的美国——一个不断进步的美国，在这里诚实劳动是主流，社区强大；在这里人们共享繁荣，人人机会均等；让我们追寻自己的梦想，让艰苦奋斗带我们前行——没有什么是容易的。但是，只要我们共同努力，只要我们拿出最好的自己，用我们的双手在今天辛勤耕耘，但将我们的眼睛投向明天——我知道我们必将成功。
Believe it.
请你们相信。
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
愿上帝保佑你们，愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
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