奥巴马演讲纪念曼德拉

奥巴马演讲纪念曼德拉

XX年12月5日，南非前总统曼德拉因病逝世，享年95岁。美国总统奥巴马发表电视讲话悼念曼德拉，称曼德拉是正义、平等和尊严的象征，他属于一个时代。

PresidentBarack Obama Remarks on the Death of Nelson Mandela

奥巴马发表讲话悼念曼德拉英语演讲稿带中文翻译：

At his trialin 1964, Nelson Mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, "I havefought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. Ihave cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all personslive together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which Ihope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I amprepared to die."

纳尔逊曼德拉在1964年接受审判时在被告席上结束他的陈述时说：“我曾为反对白人统治而斗争，也曾为反对黑人统治而斗争。我一直珍藏着一个民主、自由的社会理想，让所有人都生活在一个和谐共处、机会均等的社会中。我希望为这个理想而生并将其付诸实现。但是，如果需要，我也愿为这样一个理想献出生命。”

And NelsonMandela lived for that ideal, and he made it real. He achieved more than couldbe expected of any man. Today, he has gone home. And we have lost one of themost influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of uswill share time with on this Earth. He no longer belongs to us -- he belongs tothe ages.

纳尔逊曼德拉为这个理想而生，并将其变成现实。他的成就超出了我们能够寄望于任何一个人去取得的。今天，他安息了。而我们失去了一位我们任何一个人能在这个地球上与之共渡时光的人中，最有影响力、最有勇气、最无比善良的一位。他不再属于我们他属于一个时代。

Through hisfierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedomof others, Madiba transformedSouth Africa-- and moved all of us. His journeyfrom a prisoner to a President embodied the promise that human beings -- andcountries -- can change for the better. His commitment to transfer power andreconcile with those who jailed him set an example that all humanity shouldaspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personal lives. And thefact that he did it all with grace and good humor, and an ability

toacknowledge his own imperfections, only makes the man that much moreremarkable. As he once said, "I am not a saint, unless you think of asaint as a sinner who keeps on trying."

曼德拉以其强烈的尊严和为了他人的自由不惜牺牲自己的自由的不折的意志，改变了南非的面貌，并感动了我们所有人。他从一名囚徒变成一位总统的历程体现了全人类以及各个国家都能变得更美好的希望。他移交权力并同那些关押他的人和解的承诺，树立了一个全人类都应当追求的典范，不论是在国家生活中，还是在我们的个人生活中。而他在做到这一切时还能保持风度和幽默，以及承认自己的不足的能力，这使他更加卓尔不群。他曾说过：“我不是一个圣人，除非你们认为圣人是一个不断努力的罪人。”

I am one ofthe countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life. My veryfirst political action, the first thing I ever did that involved an issue or apolicy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. I studied his words andhis writings. The day that he was released from prison gave me a sense of whathuman beings can do when they’re guided by their hopes and not by their like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own life without theexample