欧美名人演讲 第112期:美国总统川普首次国情咨文演讲(19)

In confronting these horrible dangers, we know that weakness is the surest path to conflict,

面对这些危险，我们知道软弱是导致冲突的最可靠途径，

and unmatched power is the surest means to our true and great defense¹.

难以企及的实力是捍卫国家的最可靠途径。

For this reason, I am asking Congress to end the dangerous defense sequester² and fully³ fund our great military.

因此，我请求国会停止危险地削减开支，全力支持我们的伟大军队。

As part of our defense, we must modernize⁴ and rebuild our nuclear arsenal⁵, hopefully never having to use it,

作为我国国防的一部分，我们必须更新、重建我们的核武库。但愿我们永远也不会真的用上它，

but making it so strong and so powerful that it will deter⁶ any acts of aggression⁷ by any other nation or anyone else.

但如果那可以制止任何侵略行为，就一定要让它强大。

Perhaps some day in the future there will be a magical moment when the countries of the world will get together to eliminate their nuclear weapons.

也许在未来的某一天，世界各国共同废弃各自的核武，但那个时刻太过魔幻。

Unfortunately, we are not there yet, sadly.

很遗憾，我们现在还没到那一步。

Last year, I also pledged that we would work with our allies to extinguish ISIS from the face of the Earth.

去年，我也承诺我们会和盟国一起，彻底根除ISIS。

One year later, I am proud to report that the coalition⁸ to defeat ISIS has liberated⁹

一年后，我骄傲的说，盟军打败了ISIS，解放了

very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers¹⁰ in Iraq and in Syria and in other locations, as well.

100%这些杀人者在伊拉克和叙利亚占据的领土。

But there is much more work to be done. We will continue our fight until ISIS is defeated.

但我们还有很多工作要做。我们要持续作战，直到ISIS被彻底打败。

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

5 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

6 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

7 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

8 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

9 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

10 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。