里根总统演讲中英文

尽管我们的纳税负担相当沉重，但还是跟不上公共开支的增

长。数十年来 ，我们的赤字额屡屡上升，我们为图目前暂时

的方便，已把自己和子孙的前途都抵押出去 。这一趋势如果

长此以往，必然引起社会、文化、政治和经济等方面的大动

荡。

You

and

I,

as

individuals,

can,

by

borrowing,

live

beyond

our

means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should

we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that

same limitation?

We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there

be

no

m isunderstanding

——

we

are

going

to

begin

to

act,

beginning today.

作为个人，你们和我可以 靠借贷过一种入不敷出的生活，然

而只能维持一段有限的时期，我们怎么可以认为，作为 一个

国家整体，我们就不应受到同样的约束呢？为了明天，我们

今天就必须行动起来。大家都要明白无误地懂得

--

我们从今< /p>

天起就要采取行动。

The

economic

ills

we

suffer

have

come

upon

us

over

several

decades. They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but

they will go away. They will go away because we, as Americans,

have

the

capacity

now,

as

we

have

had

in

the

past,

to

do

whatever

needs

to

be

done

to

preserve

this

last

and

greatest

bastion of freedom.

我们深受其害的经 济弊病，几十年来一直袭击着我们。这些

弊病不会在几天、

几星 期或几个月内消失，

但它们终将消失。

它们之所以终将消失，是 因为我们作为现在的美国人，一如

既往地有能力去完成需要完成的事情，以保存这个最后 而又

最伟大的自由堡垒。

In

this

present

crisis,

government

is

not

the

solution

to

our

problem.

在当前这场危机中，政府的管理不能解决我 们面临的问题。

政府的管理就是问题所在。

From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society

has

become

too

complex

to

be

managed

by

self- rule,

that

government by an elite group is superior to government for, by,

and

of

the

people.

But

if

no

one

among

us

is

capable

of

governing

himself,

then

who

among

us

has

the

capacity

to

govern

someone

else?

All

of

us

together,

in

and

out

of

government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must

be

equitable,

with

no

one

group

singled

out

to

pay

a

higher

price.

我们时常误以为，社会已经越来越复杂，已经不 可能凭借自

治方式加以管理，而一个由杰出人物组成的政府要比民享、

< br>民治、民有的政府高明。可是，假如我们之中谁也管理不了

自己，那么，我们之中 谁还能去管理他人呢。我们大家

--

不

论政府官员还是平民百姓

--

必须共同肩负起这个责任，我们< /p>

谋求的解决办法必须是公平的，不要使任何一个群体付出较

高的代 价。

We hear much of special interest groups. Our concern must

be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected.

It knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions,

and

it

crosses

political

party

lines.

It

is

made

up

of

men

and

women

who

raise

our

food,

patrol

our

streets,

man

our

mines

and our factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal

us

when

we

are

sick

——

professionals,

industrialists,

shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truckdrivers. They are, in short,

心一个被忽视了 大久的特殊利益集团。这个集团没有区域之

分，没有人种之分，没有民族之分，没有政党 之分，这个集

团由许许多多的男人与女人组成，

他们生产粮食，

巡逻街头，

管理厂矿，教育儿童，照料家务和治疗疾病。他们是 专业人

员、实业家、店主、职员、出租汽车司机和货车驾驶员，总

而言之，他们就是

我们的人民

—

就是美国人民。

Well,

this

administration's

objective

will

be

a

healthy,

vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunity for

all Americans, with no barriers born of bigotry or discrimination.

Putting America back to work means putting all Americans back

to work. Ending inflation means freeing all Americans from the

terror of runaway living costs. All must share in the productive

work of this

a

revived

economy.

With

the

idealism

and

fair

play

which

are

the core of our system and our strength, we can

have a strong

and prosperous America at peace with itself and the world.

本届政府的目标是必须建立一种健全的、生气勃勃的和日益

发展的经济，为全 体美国人民提供一种不因偏执或歧视而造

成障碍的均等机会。使美国复兴，意味着使全体 美国人都有

工作；制止通货膨胀，意味着使全体美国人免除对势如脱缰

< br>之马的生活费用的恐惧。人人都应分担

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的富有成效

的工作，人人都应分享经济复苏的硕果 。我们力量的核心是

理想主义和公正对待的精神，有了这些，我们就能建立一个

强大繁荣的美国，在国内和全世界都相安无事。

So, as we begin, let us take inventory. We are a nation that has a

government

——

not

the

other

way

around.

And

this

makes

us

special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no

power

except

that

granted

it

by

the

people.

It

is

time

to

check

and

reverse

the

growth

of

government

which

shows

signs

of

having grown beyond the consent of the governed.

在我们向复兴美国开始迈步之际，先让我们看看我们的实际

情况。我们是一个拥有政府的国家

--

而不是 一个拥有国家的

政府。这一点使我们在世界合国中独树一帜，我们的政府除

了人民授予的权力，没有任何别的权力。现在是制止并扭转

政府机构和权力膨 胀的时候了，因为种种迹象表明，这种膨

胀已超过人民的意愿。

It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal

establishment

and

to

demand

recognition

of

the

distinction

between

the

powers

granted

to

the

Federal

Government

and

those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be

reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States;

the States created the Federal Government.

我想要做的是限制联邦政府的规模和权力，并要求大家承认< /p>

联邦政府被授予的权力同各州或人民保留的权利这两者之

间的区别 。必须提醒我们大家注意：不是联邦政府创立了各

州，而是各州创立了联邦政府。

Now,

so

there

will

be

no

misunderstanding,

it

is

not

my

intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to

make it

work-work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on

our

back.

Government

can

and

must

provide

opportunity,

not

smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.

因此，请不要误解，我 不是要取消政府，而是要它发挥作用

--

同我们一起合作，而不 是凌驾于我们之上；同我们并肩而

立，而不是骑在我们的身上。政府能够而且必须提供而 不是

扼杀机会，能够而且必须促进而不是抑制生产力。

If

we

look

to

the

answer

as

to

why,

for

so

many

years,

we

achieved so much, prospered as no other people on Earth, it was

because

here,

in

this

land,

we

unleashed

the

energy

and

individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been

done

before.

Freedom

and

the

dignity

of

the

individual

have

been more available and assured here than in any other place on

Earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we

have never been unwilling to pay that price.

多年来我们 能取得巨大成就，获得世界上任何一个民族未曾

获得的繁荣昌盛的原因是在这片土地上我 们比以往任何时

候都最大程度地发挥人的潜能和个人的天才；这里比任何其

他任何地方更容易得到、更可以保证个人的自由和尊严。得

到这种自由所付出 的代价有时相当昂贵，但我们从没不愿意

付出这种代价。

It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are

proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that

result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. It

is

time

for

us

to

realize

that

we

are

too

great

a

nation

to

limit

ourselves to small dreams. We are not, as some would have us

believe,

loomed

to

an

inevitable

decline.

I

do

not

believe

in

a

fate that will all on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a

fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative

energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal.

Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength.

And let us renew; our faith and our have every right to

dream heroic dreams.

我们目前困难的制造者是政府不必要和过度膨胀对我们生

活的干预和侵扰，这不是偶然的巧合。我们应该真正认识到

我们是一个伟大的 国家，不能自囿于小小的梦想，我们不像

有些人要我们相信的那样注定要不可避免地衰落 ，我不相信

我们命该如此，无论我们做什么都不能改变那些人描绘的宿

< br>命，

但我相信，

如果我们什么也不做，

< br>我们将的确命该如此。

为此，让我们以我们拥有的一切创造力来开创一个国家复兴

的时代吧。让我们重新下定决心，拿出我们的勇气和力量，

让我 们重新满怀信心和希望，我们完全有权利塑造崇高的理

想。

Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes

just

don't

know

where

to

look.

You

can

see

heroes

every

day

going in and out of factory gates. Others, a handful in number,

produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond.

You meet heroes across a counter

——

and they are on both sides

of that counter. There are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves

and

faith

in

an

idea

who

create

new

jobs,

new

wealth

and

opportunity.

They

are

individuals

and

families

whose

taxes

support

the

Government

and

whose

voluntary

gifts

support

church,

charity,

culture,

art,

and

education.

Their

patriotism

is

quiet but deep. Their values sustain our national life.

没有英雄的时代。你 们可以看到每天进出于工厂大门的英雄

们；另外一些英雄人数虽少，但生产的粮食却足够 养活我们

大家和世界其他地区的人民；你们会在柜台前遇到英雄

--

在

柜台的内外遇到英雄们，其中的一些人是对自己抱有信心

的、

有理想的企业家，

他们创造新的职 业、

新的财富和机会，

政府的维持就是靠这样一些个人和家族缴 纳的捐税，教会、

慈善事业、文化、艺术和

教育事业

维持的。他们的爱国主义精神含而不露，但却是强 烈的，他

们创造的价值支撑着我们的国民生活。

I

have

used

the

words

and

in

speaking

of

these

heroes.

I

could

say

and

because

I

am

addressing the heroes of whom I speak

——

you, the citizens of

this blessed land. Your dreams, your hopes, your goals are going

to be the dreams, the hopes, and the goals of this administration,

so help me God.

我在说到这些英雄时，用了

“

他们

”

和

“

他们的

”

这两个

字眼 ，但也可以说

“

你们

”

、

“

你们的

”

。因为我现在正给我提

及的英雄们讲话

--

们。你们的理想、

希望

、目标将是本届政府的理想、希望、

目标，愿上帝 保佑我做到这一点。

We shall

reflect

the compassion that is so

much

a part of

your

makeup.

How

can

we

love

our

country

and

not

love

our

countrymen, and loving them, reach out a hand when they fall,

heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make

them self- sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in

theory?

我们将体现出在你们的禀性中占很大成分的同情心。

怎么能爱我 们的国家而不爱我们的同胞呢？我们要爱他们，

在他们摔倒时伸出手去扶住他们，在他们 患病时给他们治

愈，并提供机会使他们自给自足，使他们获得实在而不是口

头上的平等。

Can

we

solve

the

problems

confronting

us?

Well,

the

answer

is

an

unequivocal

and

emphatic

To

paraphrase

Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with

the

intention

of

presiding

over

the

dissolution

of

the

world's

strongest economy.

我们能解决摆在我们面前的这些问题吗？回答是毫

不含糊和断然的两个字

“

能够

”

，借用温斯顿丘吉尔 的话说，

我刚才宣誓并不是想要在我的领导下使这个世界最强大的

经济瓦解。

In the days ahead I will propose removing the roadblocks