英國首相卡梅倫2016年新年致辭

卡梅倫2016年新年賀詞：

It's a New Year, and with our economy growing and a strong, majority government in power, Britain begins it with renewed strength. There are no New Year’s resolutions for us, just an ongoing resolve to deliver what we promised in our manifesto: Security at every stage of your life.

新年之際，英國經(jīng)濟(jì)增長迅猛，聯(lián)合政府執(zhí)政能力強(qiáng)大，英國也掀開了新一頁的篇章。新一年的決心沒有其他，只希望繼續(xù)履行我們在施政大綱中的承諾：確保人生各個階段的安全。

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Over 31 million people will begin this year in work, more than any in our history. Six million children will start the new term at a good or outstanding school. More than half a million workers will be taken out of income tax in April, as everyone apart from the very best paid gets a tax cut. And for the lowest paid, there will be a new National Living Wage.

今年，有超過3100萬的英國人要開始工作，這一數(shù)字之大前所未有。600萬兒童將邁入優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校開啟新學(xué)期。四月份，超過50萬的工人不用再交個人所得稅，除了高收入人群，所有人的稅收都有所減少。對于低收入人群來說，他們會得到最新的國家生活津貼。

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Meanwhile, millions more will benefit from the free childcare, new academies, rising pensions and extra apprenticeship that we committed to in our manifesto: all as a result of our long-term economic plan.

與此同時，我們之前承諾的免費(fèi)育兒、新學(xué)堂、養(yǎng)老金增加以及額外的見習(xí)期已使得數(shù)百萬人受益，這些都是我們長期經(jīng)濟(jì)計劃的結(jié)果。

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We also promised something else in our manifesto, giving you a say on Europe and now we are delivering on that promise. There will be an in-out referendum by the end of 2017, it is written into the law of the land. I am negotiating hard to fix things that most annoy British people about our relationship with the EU.

我們還在聲明中向各位承諾過的一些其他事項：給予英國民眾在英歐關(guān)系問題上的發(fā)言權(quán)，如今我們正在為之努力。2017年底會進(jìn)行全民公投，并將其寫入我國律法。針對讓英國人頭疼的英國與歐盟的關(guān)系這一問題，我正在同歐盟協(xié)商以解決。

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There’s just one thing that drives me: What is best for the national interest of our country? But in the end it will be for you to decide. Is our economic and national security in a dangerous world better protected by being in, or out? We also go into the year confronting some deep social problems, ones that have blighted our country for too long.

唯有這件事驅(qū)使著我：什么事會為國家取得最大利益？但最終，還是要你來決定。留在歐盟是否能更好地保護(hù)處于艱難境地中的英國經(jīng)濟(jì)及國家安全？今年我們也遭遇了許多深層的社會問題，這些問題已經(jīng)困擾我們國家很久了。

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I want 2016 to be the time when we really start to conquer them, a crucial year in this great turnaround decade. Because with economic renewal and social reform, we can make everyone’s lives more secure.

我希望2016年會是我們開始戰(zhàn)勝這些問題的一年，因?yàn)?016年是十年轉(zhuǎn)型中的重要一年。英國政府只有加快經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇步伐，加大社會改革力度，英國民眾的生活才更有保障。

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So if you’re one of the many hardworking young people locked out of the housing market, we will deliver the homes that will help lead you to your own front door. If you’re off school or out of work, trapped in an underworld of addiction, abuse, crimes or chaos, we will sweep away state failure and help give you stability. If your dreams have been dashed simply because of who you are, we will fight discrimination and deliver real opportunity, to help lay your path to success.

所以對于那些辛勤工作但至今未擁有新居的年輕人，我們?yōu)槟銈兲峁┬戮印Ｈ绻爿z學(xué)了，或者失業(yè)了，又或受困于毒癮、虐待、犯罪或者混亂的境遇中，我們會掃除這些障礙，給你穩(wěn)定的生活。如果你們因你們的身份而使夢想破滅，我們消除歧視，為你們提供真正的平等機(jī)會幫助你們走向成功。

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And we will take on another social problem, too. When our national security is threatened by a seething hatred of the West, one that turns people against their country and can even turn them into murderous extremists. I want us to be very clear: You will not defeat us.

當(dāng)然，我們也會著手解決另外一個社會問題。當(dāng)我們的國家安全正遭受仇視西方情緒的威脅——這種厭惡會使得人們與自己的國家對立，甚至把他們變成喜愛殺戮的極端分子。我希望大家清楚：我們是無法被擊敗的！

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And we will not just confront the violence and the terror. We will take on their underlying, poisonous narrative of grievance and resentment. We will come down hard on those who create the conditions for that narrative to flourish.

我們面臨的不僅僅是暴力和恐懼。我們還要打擊憤懣和憎惡四下潛伏、負(fù)能量滿滿的思潮。我們將強(qiáng)烈打擊那些為這種思潮滋長創(chuàng)造條件的人。

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And we will have greater confidence in, indeed, we will revel in, our way of life. Because if you walk our streets, learn in our schools, benefit from our society, you sign up to our values: Freedom, Tolerance, Responsibility, Loyalty.

對于我們的生活方式，我們更為自信甚至更為享受。因?yàn)槿绻阕咴诖蠼稚希趯W(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)或者受益于社會，那就證明你接受了我們的價值觀：自由，寬容，責(zé)任和忠誠。

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These are the big challenges of our age, some of the biggest our nation has ever faced. And this year is a test of our mettle. Whether we put up with poverty, or put an end to it, ignore the glass ceiling, or smash it, abandon the tenant, or help make them a homeowner, appease the extremist or take apart their ideology, piece by piece. We’ll get Britain a better deal in Europe, give families the peace of mind they crave, and we’ll make our country even more secure. That’s what this year, this turnaround decade, is all about.

我們的時代正面臨著巨大的挑戰(zhàn)，有些挑戰(zhàn)是前所未有的。2016年是“考驗(yàn)我們氣魄”的一年。不論我們是忍受貧窮還是結(jié)束貧窮，不論我們是忽視“玻璃天花板”效應(yīng)（是指在公司企業(yè)和機(jī)關(guān)團(tuán)體中，限制某些人口群體（女性、少數(shù)民族）晉升到高級職位的障礙）還是粉碎它，不論我們是置租房人員于不顧還是幫他們購置房產(chǎn)，不論我們是安撫極端分子還是粉碎他們的意識形態(tài)，我們都會在歐洲為英國爭取更多利益，讓每個家庭都能獲得心靈上的安寧，我們還要讓國家更為安寧。這就是我們今年，這一轉(zhuǎn)型的十年中要做的事。

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So let me wish everyone the very best and a very Happy New Year.

祝福每一個人，新年快樂！