Weekly Address: Top 10 Things that Happened in 2015 (December 19, 2015)

奧巴馬每周電視講話：總統回顧2015年 祝福全國人民節日快樂

Hi, everybody.It's the most wonderful time of the year.Not just for spreading holiday cheer-but also for list makers.You've got wish lists; Santa's list; and of course, a blizzard of year-in-review lists.So I decided to get in on the action.

大家好！這是每年最激動人心的時刻。不僅是歡度節日的時間，也是回顧展望的時間。大家列出愿望清單，圣誕禮物清單，當然，還有一大堆全年回顧的清單。因此，我也決定加入到這樣的活動之中。

As a nation, we face big challenges.But in the spirit of 2015 retiree David Letterman, here-in no particular order-are my top 10 things that happened in 2015 that should make every American optimistic about 2016.

作為國家而言，我們面臨巨大的挑戰。但本著退休的大衛·萊特曼的娛樂精神，我在此列出2015年對我而言的十件大事，排名不分先后，與大家共享，共同展望2016年的美好明天。

Number ten: The economy.Over the past 12 months, our businesses have created 2.5 million new jobs.In all, they've added 13.7 million new jobs over a 69-month streak of job growth.And the unemployment rate has fallen to 5 percent-the lowest it's been in almost eight years.

第10名：經濟向好，過去的一年里，我們的企業共創造了250萬個就業崗位。創下了過去連續69個月共新增1370萬個就業崗位的記錄。失業率下降至5個百分點，這是8年來的最低值。

Number nine: More Americans are getting health coverage.The rate of the uninsured in America dropped below 10 percent for the first time ever.In all, 17.6 million people and climbing have gained coverage as the Affordable Care Act has taken effect.And don't forget, you can still sign up through January 31st at HealthCare.gov.

第9名：有醫療保險保障的美國人越來越多。美國人的未參保率首次下降到10%以內。隨著《平價醫保法》的實施，有1760萬人獲得醫保保障，而且人數還在增加。請大家別忘了，1月31日以前，你都可以登錄網站HealthCare.gov，注冊登記。

Number eight: America's global leadership on climate change.Last week, in Paris, nearly 200 countries came together to set the course for a low-carbon future.And it was only possible because America led with clean energy here at home and strong diplomacy around the world.

第8名：美國領導全球治理氣候變化。上周，在巴黎，將近200多個國家共聚一堂，共同描繪未來的低碳藍圖。而這一目標的達成，正是因為有了美國在清潔能源領域的領先地位，以及在全世界的外交努力，才成為現實。

Number seven: Progress in the Americas.We turned the page on an outdated, half-century old policy by re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and reopening embassies in both our countries, allowing us to build greater ties between Americans and Cubans.

第7名：美洲的外交進步。我們與古巴重建外交關系，互設使館，翻開了半個多世紀來對古巴過時陳舊政策的新篇章，在美國人民和古巴人民之間建設更緊密的聯系。

Number six: Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.We succeeded in forging a strong deal to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. In fact, Iran has already dismantled thousands of centrifuges that enrich uranium.

第6名：防止核擴散進展顯著。我們與伊朗成功達成一項嚴格的協議，防止其獲得核武器。實際上，伊朗已經拆除了數千臺用于鈾濃縮的離心機。

Number five: Standing strong against terrorism. Even as we continue to grieve over the attack in San Bernardino, we're leading a global coalition and hitting ISIL harder than ever. In Syria and Iraq, ISIL is losing territory, and we're not going to stop until we destroy this terrorist organization.

第5名：反恐步伐更堅決。盡管我們依然為圣貝納迪諾的襲擊慘劇傷心不已，但我們正在領導全球聯盟共同打擊ISIL。在敘利亞和伊拉克，ISIL正在丟城失地，不把這個恐怖組織消滅干凈我們是不會善罷甘休的。

Number four: A 21st century trade deal that makes sure our businesses can sell goods “Made in America” across the Asia-Pacific. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the strongest, most pro-worker, pro-environment trade agreement in our history.And it means that America-not China, not anyone else-will write the rules of the global economy for the century ahead.

第4名：面向21世紀的新貿易協定達成，讓我們的企業可以將美國制造的產品買到亞太國家。《跨太平洋伙伴關系協定》是有史以來最強大，最有利于工人，最有利于環境的貿易協定。這也意味著，將由美國，而不是中國或其他國家，制定未來全球經濟發展的新規則。

Number three: A pair of Christmas miracles in Washington! This week, Congress passed a bipartisan budget that invests in middle-class priorities, keeps our military the strongest in the world, and takes the threat of shutdowns and manufactured crises off the table for 2016.Plus, I signed a bipartisan education bill into law to help our students graduate prepared for college and their future careers.

第3名：圣誕節華盛頓雙喜臨門。本周，過會通過了兩黨認可的預算，加大對中產階級的投資，保持我們在全球最強大的軍力，消除了2016年政府關門的威脅以及制造業面臨的危機。此外，我簽署了兩黨通過的教育法案，幫助我國的學生為大學和未來的職業生涯做好準備。

Number two: Love won.No matter who you are, here in America, you're free to marry the person you love, because the freedom to marry is now the law in all fifty states.

第2名：愛情最偉大。無論你是誰，這里是美國，你有與你所愛的人結婚的自由，因為婚姻自由現在已經在50個州都得到立法認可。

And the number one reason I'm optimistic going into 2016: It's you—the American people.All of this progress is because of you—because of workers rolling up their sleeves and getting the job done, and entrepreneurs starting new businesses. Because of teachers and health workers and parents—all of us taking care of each other. Because of our incredible men and women in uniform, serving to protect us all. Because, when we're united as Americans, there's nothing that we cannot do.

最后，2016年，我對未來充滿信心的最重要的原因就是你們，美國人民。所有這些成就的取得都是因為有了你們，因為有了辛勤的工人挽起袖子努力工作，有企業家開辦新的企業。因為有了老師、醫療工作者、父母，我們所有人都彼此關愛。因為有了我們英勇的將士，一直在保衛著我們。因為只要我們團結起來，就沒有我們做不成的事情。

That's why it's has been a good year.And it's why I'm confident we'll keep achieving big things in the New Year.So happy holidays, everybody.

正因如此，今年是美好的一年。正因如此，我信心滿滿，新的一年我們定將取得更大的成就。祝大家節日快樂！

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