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1、中英文中英文 奥巴马在阵亡将士纪念日的演讲奥巴马在阵亡将士纪念日的演讲口译：奥巴马在阵亡将士纪念日的演讲（中英对照） On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, our sense of patriotism is particularly strong. Because while we gather here under open skies, we know that far beyond the Organ Mountains in the streets of Baghd
2、ad, and the outskirts of Kabul Americas sons and daughters are sacrificing on our behalf. And our thoughts and prayers are with them.I speak to you today with deep humility. My grandfather marched in Pattons Army, but I cannot know what it is to walk into battle like so many of you. My grandmother w
3、orked on a bomber assembly line, but I cannot know what it is for a family to sacrifice like so many of yours have.I am the father of two young girls, and I cannot imagine what it is to lose a child. My heart breaks for the families whove lost a loved one.These are things I cannot know. But there ar
4、e also some things I do know.I know that our sadness today is mixed with pride; that those weve lost will be remembered by a grateful nation; and that our presence here today is only possible because your loved ones, Americas patriots, were willing to give their lives to defend our nation.I know tha
5、t while we may come from different places, cherish different traditions, and have different political beliefs, we all every one of us hold in reverence those whove given this country the full measure of their devotion.And I know that children in New Mexico and across this country look to your childr
6、en, to your brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and friendsto those we honor todayas a shining example of whats best about America.Their lives are a model for us all.What led these men and women to wear their countrys uniform? What is it that leads anyone to put aside their own pursuit of lif
7、es comforts; to subordinate their own sense of survival, for something bigger something greater?Many of those we honor today were so young when they were killed. They had a whole life ahead of thembirthdays and weddings, holidays with children and grandchildren, homes and jobs and happiness of their
8、 own. And yet, at one moment or another, they felt the tug, just as generations of Americans did before them. Maybe it was a massacre in a Boston square; or a Presidents call to save the Union and free the slaves. Maybe it was the day of infamy that awakened a nation to a storm in the Pacific and a
9、madmans death march across Europe. Or maybe it was the morning they woke up to see our walls of security crumble along with our two largest towers.Whatever the moment was, when it came and they felt that tug, perhaps it was simply the thought of a mom or a dad, a husband or a wife, or a child not ye
10、t born that made this young American think that it was time to go;that made them think “I must serve so that the people I love can livein happiness, and safety, and freedom.“This sense of service is what America is all about. It is what leads Americans to enter the military. It is what sustains them
11、 in the most difficult hours. And it is the safeguard of our security.You see, America has the greatest military in the history of the world. We have the best training, the most advanced technology, the most sophisticated planning, and the most powerful weapons. And yet, in the end, though each of t
12、hese things is absolutely critical, the true strength of our military lies someplace else.It lies in the spirit of Americas servicemen and women. No matter whether they faced down fascism or fought for freedom in Korea and Vietnam; liberated Kuwait or stopped ethnic cleansing in the Balkans or serve
13、 brilliantly and bravely under our flag today; no matter whether they are black, white, Latino, Asian, or Native American; whether they come from old military families, or are recent immigrants their stories tell the same truth.It is not simply their bravery, their insistence on doing their part wha
14、tever the cost to make America more secure and our world more free. Its not simply an unflinching belief in our highest ideals. Its that in the thick of battle, when their very survival is threatened, Americas sons and daughters arent thinking about themselves, theyre thinking about one another; the
15、yre risking everything to save not their own lives, but the lives of their fellow soldiers and sailors, airmen and Marines. And when we lose them in a final act of selflessness and service we know that they died so that their brothers and sisters, so that our nation, might live.What makes Americas s
16、ervicemen and women heroes is not just their sense of duty, honor, and country; its the bigness of their hearts and the breadth of their compassion.That is what we honor today.Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked that “To fight out a war, you must believe something and want something with all your might.“ The Americans we honor today believed. Sergeant Ryan Jopek believed. Ryan was just weeks away from coming home when he volunteered for a mission to M
