Weekly Address: Protecting our Planet for Future Generations (October 24, 2015)

奧巴馬每周電視講話：總統(tǒng)呼吁保護所居住的地球

Hi,everybody.Our country is home to some of the most beautiful God-given landscapes in the world.We're blessed with natural treasures-from the Grand Tetons to the Grand Canyon; from lush forests and vast deserts to lakes and rivers teeming with wildlife.And it's our responsibility to protect these treasures for future generations,just as previous generations protected them for us.

大家好！我們的國家是上帝賜予人類最美麗的家園之一。這里風(fēng)景優(yōu)美物產(chǎn)豐饒，有大蒂頓山、大峽谷；有茂密的森林無垠的沙漠也有大江和湖泊，野生動物種類繁多。我們有責(zé)任為子孫后代保護好這些珍貴的資源，如同我們的前輩們?yōu)槲覀兯龅囊粯印?/p>

Since taking office,I've set aside more than 260 million acres of public lands and waters-more than any President in history.Last month,we announced that 11 states had come together with ranchers,and industry groups to protect a threatened species-the sage grouse-without jeopardizing local economies.Two weeks ago,we announced that we're creating one new marine sanctuary on the Potomac River in Maryland,and another along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin-part of unprecedented efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes.We also joined a coalition of countries cracking down on illegal fishing that threatens jobs and food security around the globe. And I'm going to keep protecting the places that make America special,and the livelihoods of those who depend on them.

自我主政以來，我已經(jīng)保留出2.6億英畝的公共用地和水域，這一面積比歷史上任何一位總統(tǒng)的都多。上個月，11個州的牧場主、工業(yè)企業(yè)一起宣布共同保護瀕危物種——艾草松雞，這樣的行動并沒有對當?shù)亟?jīng)濟造成影響。兩周前，我們宣布在馬里蘭的波托馬克河，威斯康辛州的密歇根湖沿線建立新的水域自然保護區(qū)，以前所未有的力度保護切薩皮克灣和大湖區(qū)的生態(tài)。我們還與其它國家一起共同打擊全球各地的非法捕魚等威脅生態(tài)和食品安全的行為。我將繼續(xù)保護我們的家園，因為正是這些地方讓美國與眾不同，而這也是很多人賴以生存的地方。

We'll also keep doing what we can to prevent the worst effects of climate change before it's too late.Over the past six years,we've led by example,generating more clean energy and lowering our carbon emissions.Our businesses have stepped up in a big way,including just this past week.Some of our biggest companies made new commitments to act on climate-not just because it's good for the planet,but because it's good for their bottom line.

我們還將繼續(xù)盡一切努力搶在事情變得不可收拾之前阻止氣候進一步變暖。過去的六年里，我們做出了表率，生產(chǎn)了更多的清潔能源，減少了碳排放。我們的企業(yè)也緊跟時代潮流，最近的一個星期，一些大型企業(yè)也做出了應(yīng)對氣候變化的新承諾，這不僅僅是因為這么做對地球好，更因為這對企業(yè)發(fā)展有好處。

This is how America is leading on the environment.And because America is leading by example,150 countries,representing over 85% of global emissions,have now laid out plans to reduce their levels of the harmful carbon pollution that warms our planet.And it gives us great momentum going into Paris this December,where the world needs to come together and build on these individual commitments with an ambitious,long-term agreement to protect this Earth for our kids.

這就是美國在引領(lǐng)世界在保護環(huán)境上所做的工作。因為美國的示范作用，排放量占全球總量85%的150多個國家都紛紛制定了各自減少有害碳排放污染物的計劃。這也讓我們在12月份參加巴黎會議時有更大的動力，全世界都需要團結(jié)起來，在各國做出承諾的基礎(chǔ)上，制定出更加宏偉、長期的協(xié)議，為我們的子孫后代計，保護好我們的地球。

Now Congress has to do its job.This month,even as Republicans in Congress barely managed to keep our government open,they shut down something called the Land and Water Conservation Fund.For more than half a century,this fund has protected more than 5 million acres of land-from playgrounds to parks to priceless landscapes-all without costing taxpayers a dime.Nearly every single county in America has benefited from this program.It has bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate.Republicans in Congress should reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund without delay.

現(xiàn)在，國會也要做好自己的工作。這個月，國會的共和黨人差點讓政府關(guān)門，此外，他們還封停了“陸地和水域保護基金”。半個多世紀以來，這個基金會保護了500多萬英畝的土地，有運動場、公園，還有很多無價的土地，所有這些工作沒有花納稅人一分錢。美國幾乎每一個郡縣都從這個項目中受益過。這個項目有參眾兩院兩黨的共同支持。國會的共和黨人應(yīng)該對這一項目重新授權(quán)，馬上為“陸地和水域保護基金”提供全面資金支持，不要拖延。

After all,as Pope Francis reminds us so eloquently,this planet is a gift from God-and our common home.We should leave it to our kids in better shape than we found it.

請記住，方濟各教皇曾意味深長的說過：“這個星球是上帝給人類的禮物，是我們共同的家園。我們應(yīng)該保護好她，把更好的她轉(zhuǎn)交給我們的后代。”

Thanks,and have a great weekend.

謝謝大家！祝周末愉快！

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