奥巴马就曼德拉逝世发表演讲译文

奥巴马就曼德拉逝世发表演讲译文

At his trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

在1964年的庭审中，纳尔逊曼德拉在被告席以下面一段话结束辩论：“我一直为反抗白人统治而奋斗，我也一直为反抗黑人统治而奋斗。我一直珍视的理想就是一个民主和自由的社会，那里所有人都机会均等，和谐共生。那是我希望为之活着并且去实现的理想。但是如果必要，我时刻准备为之牺牲。”

And Nelson Mandela lived for that ideal, and he made it real. He achieved more than could be expected of any man. Today, he has gone home. And we have lost one of the most influential, courageous, and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this Earth. He no longer belongs to us -- he belongs to the ages.

纳尔逊曼德拉的确为这个理想活着，并且实现了这个理想。他实现的超过了所有人的期待。今天，他死得其所。我们失去了一个最具影响力的、最大无畏的和彻彻底底的好人，世界上的所有人都愿意和他分享时代。他已经不属于我们--他属于几个世纪。

Through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, Madiba transformed South Africa -- and moved all of us. His journey from a prisoner to a President embodied the promise

that human beings -- and countries -- can change for the better. His commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him set an example that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personal lives. And the fact that he did it all with grace and good humor, and an ability to acknowledge his own imperfections, only makes the man that much more remarkable. As he once said, “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

以牺牲自己的自由获取其他人的自由的嫉恶如仇的尊严和不屈不挠的意志，马迪巴（对曼德拉的尊称）改变了南非--并且感动了我们所有人。他从囚徒到总统的历程体现了人类--和国家--可以变得更好的希望。他改变政体的承诺和与迫害他的人们的和解树立了全人类都应该追随的榜样，无论在国家生活中还是在个人生活中。事实上，他以其特有的优雅和幽默、以认识自己不足的能力完成了所有这一切，而这反而使他更加誉满天下。正如他曾经说过的：“我不是圣人，除非你们认为圣人就是一个不断完善自己的罪人。”

I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life. My very first political action, the first thing I ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. I studied his words and his writings. The day that he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they’re guided by their hopes and not by their fears. And like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own life without the example that Nelson Mandela set, and so long as I live I will do what I can to learn from him.

我是无数的从纳尔逊曼德拉的一生汲取力量的人之一。我的第一个政治活动，我做的第一件涉及争端或政策或政治的事，就是抗议种族隔离。我学习了他的语录