公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第101期:奧巴馬美國軍事學院(5)

At least since George Washington served asCommander-in-Chief there have been those whowarned against foreign entanglements,

至少從喬治·華盛頓擔任三軍統(tǒng)帥以來 美國就一直都在提防國外的纏斗

that do not touch directly on our security oreconomic wellbeing

即便這些纏斗不會直接影響我們的安全或經濟

Today, according to self-described realists conflicts in Syria or Ukraine or the Central AfricanRepublic are not ours to solve

如今 根據(jù)以自我為中心的現(xiàn)實主義者 敘利亞 烏克蘭或中非共和國的沖突 并不是我們要解決的

And not surprisingly, after costly wars and continuing challenges here at home that view isshared by many Americans

毫不奇怪 在經歷過代價沉重的戰(zhàn)爭和國內持續(xù)的挑戰(zhàn)之后 很多美國人都開始認同了這一觀點

A different view from interventionists from the left and right says that we ignore these conflictsat our own peril

來自左翼和右翼的干涉主義者則持有不同觀點 他們認為 忽視這些沖突將置我們于危險之中

that America's willingness to apply force around the world is the ultimate safeguard againstchaos

美國只有在全世界范圍內動用武力 才能最終避免混沌

and America's failure to act in the face of Syrian brutality or Russian provocations

在敘利亞暴亂和俄羅斯挑釁的情況下 美國未能動武

not only violates our conscience, but invites escalating aggression in the future

不僅有違我們的良知還有可能助長未來沖突的升級

And each side can point to history to support its claims

雙方都能援引歷史 佐證自己的觀點

But I believe neither view fully speaks to the demands of this moment

不過我認為 兩種觀點都沒能切中時代的要求

It is absolutely true that in the 21st century American isolationism is not an option

毫無疑問 二十一世紀的美國不可能走孤立主義的道路

We don't have a choice to ignore what happens beyond our borders

忽略境外發(fā)生的事情 對美國而言肯定是不可取的

If nuclear materials are not secure, that poses a danger to American cities

如果不安全處置核材料 美國城市就會受到威脅

As the Syrian civil war spills across borders the capacity of battle-hardened extremist groupsto come after us only increases

隨著敘利亞內戰(zhàn)跨過國界 戰(zhàn)斗技能得到強化的極端主義者只會對我們威脅更大