特蕾莎梅接任英国首相就职演讲全文 双语对照

特蕾莎梅接任英国首相就职演讲全文

（双语对照）

I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government, and I accepted.

我刚从白金汉宫回来，女王陛下请我组建一个新政府，我答应了。In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great, modern Prime Minister. Under David’s leadership, the government stabilized the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into work than ever before. 我将效法大卫·卡梅伦，做一个伟大而开明的首相。在大卫的领导下，政府稳定了经济，减少了财政赤字，而且还前所未有的增加了就业。

But David’s true legacy is not about the economy but about social justice. From the introduction of same-sex marriage, to taking people on low wages out of income tax altogether; David Cameron has led a one-nation government, and it is in that spirit that I also plan to lead.

但是大卫真正的贡献不在于经济，而在于社会正义。无论是同性婚姻立法，还是全面免除低收入者的所得税，大卫·卡梅伦领导的是一个统一的政府，而这也正是我将要秉持的精神。

Because not everybody knows this, but the full title of my

party is the Conservative and Unionist Party, and that word ‘unionist’ is very important to me.

并非众人皆知，我的党派全名是保守与统一党，而其中的“统一”二字对我而言尤其重要。

It means we believe in the Union: the precious, precious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But it means something else that is just as important; it means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the United Kingdom but between all of our citizens, every one of us, whoever we are and wherever we’re from.

这两个字意味着我们对“统一”的信念——英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士、北爱尔兰之间极其珍贵的联合。不过除此之外它还有更深一层的意思，而这层意思同样重要，那就是除了英国各地之间的联合，还要所有公民之间的联合，无论出身、无论籍贯。

That means fighting against the burning injustice that, if you’re born poor, you will die on average 9 years earlier than others.

这种联合还意味着我们要与社会上的不公做斗争：如果你出身贫寒，你就比其他人少活9年；

If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white.

如果你是黑人，那么你在刑事司法体系中的待遇会比白人严厉；

If you’re a white, wor king-class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else in Britain to go to university.

如果你出身白人自工薪家庭，那你上大学的几率就比别人少；

If you’re at a state school, you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated privately.如果你上的是公立学校，那你从事高端职业的几率就比上私立学校的人小。

If you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man. If you suffer from mental health problems, there’s not enough help to hand.

如果你是女人，你挣得比男人少；如果你受心理健康问题所苦，得不到足够的帮助；

If you’re young, you’ll find it harder than ever before to own your own home.

如果你是年轻人，你获得自己住房的难度将比以往都大。

But the mission to make Britain a country that works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices. If you’re from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in Westminster realise. You have a job but you don’t always have job security. You have your own home, but you worry about paying a mortgage. You can just about manage but you worry about the cost of living