美国国家公共电台 NPR 拜登在慕尼黑安全会议发表讲话 高呼"美国回来了"

America is back. Those were the words of President Joe Biden today, speaking by video link at the Munich Security Conference. German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron also spoke². NPR's Rob Schmitz was watching from Berlin. Welcome, Rob.

美国回来了。这是拜登总统今天在慕尼黑安全会议上通过视频连线发表讲话时所说。德国总理安格拉·默克尔和法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙也发表了讲话。NPR新闻的罗布·施密茨在柏林观看了这场会议。欢迎你，罗布。

ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE³: Hey, Audie.

罗布·施密茨连线：你好，奥迪。

CORNISH: President Biden emphasized today that he is reaffirming America's commitment to the transatlantic relationship. What else did he have to say?

科尼什：拜登总统今天强调，他将重申美国对跨大西洋关系的承诺。他讲话中还涉及哪些内容？

SCHMITZ: He had a lot to say. First off, he really hit home that Europe is a cornerstone of America's approach to the rest of the world and that the transatlantic alliance is more important than ever. He pointed⁴ out that the West faces a new set of challenges. He mentioned the strategic threat of China, as well as Russia and, of course, the coronavirus pandemic.

施密茨：他有很多话要说。首先，他真正明白了欧洲是美国走向世界的基石，而跨大西洋联盟比以往任何时候都更为重要。他指出，西方面临一系列新的挑战。他提到了中国以及俄罗斯的“战略威胁”，当然还有冠状病毒疫情。

But he said one of the biggest challenges the West faces now is that as we gradually come out of this pandemic, he said many people in the world are wondering if autocracy⁵ has emerged as a better system for governance. And he said the U.S. and Europe need to work together to show the world that democracy will prevail. Here's what he said.

他还表示，美国和欧洲需要共同努力，向世界表明民主将占上风。下面来听一下他的讲话。

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Democracy doesn't happen by accident. We have to defend it, fight for it, strengthen it, renew it. We have to prove that our model isn't a relic⁶ of history. It's the single best way to revitalize the promise of our future.

乔·拜登总统：民主不是偶然发生的。我们必须保卫民主，为民主而战，强化民主，更新民主。我们必须证明我们的模型不是历史遗留物。这是振兴我们未来希望的最好方法。

CORNISH: And the response from Germany or France?

科尼什：德国和法国有何反应？

SCHMITZ: Well, you know, Merkel and Macron got right down to business. Both of them reacted with kind of a laundry list of items that have built up over the past four years that need to be done — multilateral approach to vaccinations⁷ for the developing world, reinvigorating the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate accord, Afghanistan, you name it. These are all issues that, from the European perspective, have suffered from neglect under the Trump⁸ administration and have been festering over the past four years.

施密茨：默克尔和马克龙直切正题。这两个国家的反应是列出过去四年来积累起来的需要做的事情，比如发展中国家疫苗接种的多边方法，重振伊朗核协议，巴黎气候协议，阿富汗事务等，所有你能想到的问题。从欧洲的角度来看，这些都是特朗普政府时期受到忽视的问题，也是在过去四年中不断恶化的问题。

I spoke to Sudha David-Wilp of the German Marshall Fund after the event, and she told me it's clear both Merkel and Macron are thrilled that Biden has reaffirmed the transatlantic alliance.

会议结束后，我采访了德国马歇尔基金会的苏达·大卫·威尔普，她告诉我，很明显，拜登重申跨大西洋联盟一事令默克尔和马克龙都相当激动。

SUDHA DAVID-WILP: Europe needs a strong U.S. and Biden, I should say, because Merkel is now a lame⁹ duck. She's going to be inward-looking as she looks to preserve her legacy¹⁰, which has taken some knocks lately because Germany has not done a great job dealing¹¹ with the second phase of the pandemic. And Macron is going to be busy with an election in 2022.

苏达·大卫·威尔普：我应该说，欧洲需要强大的美国和强大的拜登，因为默克尔现在是“跛脚鸭”总理。她将更关注本国事务，因为她希望保护自已的遗产，而德国在应对新冠疫情第二阶段方面做得不好，因此最近她的政治遗产受到了些许冲击。而马克龙将忙于2022年的选举。

SCHMITZ: But, Audie, French President Macron did say that the EU needs to be more involved with its own security going forward.

施密茨：但是，奥迪，法国总统马克龙确实说过，欧盟今后需要更多地参与自身安全。

CORNISH: And we've been hearing that for the last couple of years. That was a complaint from former President Trump, that the EU needed to spend more on its own defense¹². Are they actually doing that?

科尼什：过去几年，这种言论一直不绝于耳。这也是前总统特朗普抱怨的问题，即欧盟需要在自己的国防上花费更多。他们真的这么做了吗？

SCHMITZ: They are. And as you mentioned, you know, former President Trump spent years badgering them about this. And in today's speeches, both Merkel and Macron pointed out they're spending more than ever on defense. And Macron even went so far to say that Europe should spend even more in the future because he said the U.S. is clearly focused on China and the Indo-Pacific region more than ever. And that means that Europe needs to step up its own defense to better manage threats in its own neighborhood.

施密茨：没错。正如你所提到的，前总统特朗普多年来一直在催促他们。而在今天的讲话中，默克尔和马克龙都指出，他们在国防上的支出比以往任何时候都要多。马克龙甚至说，欧洲未来应该增加支出，原因是美国显然比以往任何时候都更关注中国和印太地区。这意味着欧洲需要加强自己的防御，以更好地管理自己邻国的威胁。

CORNISH: That's NPR's Rob Schmitz joining us from Berlin. Rob, thanks for your reporting.

科尼什：以上是NPR新闻的罗布·施密茨从柏林带来的报道。罗布，谢谢你。

SCHMITZ: Thank you.

施密茨：谢谢。

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 autocracy   

n.独裁政治，独裁政府

参考例句：

• The revolution caused the overthrow of the autocracy.这场革命导致了独裁政体的结束。
• Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.很多贫穷国家都在放弃独裁统治。

6 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

7 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

9 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

10 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

11 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

12 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。