奥巴马每周电视演讲20160319：奥巴马总统提名最高法院大法官(中英mp3+lrc)

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Weekly Address: President Obama's Supreme Court Nomination (March 19, 2016)	奥巴马每周电视讲话：奥巴马总统提名最高法院大法官
[00:00.64]Hi, everybody.  	大家好！ 
[00:02.10] One of the most consequential responsibilities our Constitution grants a President is appointing a Supreme Court Justice.   	宪法赋予总统最重要的一项职责就是提名最高法院大法官人选。 
[00:08.52] The men and women who sit on the Supreme Court safeguard our rights.  	正是这些大法官守护着我们的各项权利。 
[00:13.30]  They ensure that ours is a system of laws, not of men.  	正是他们,确保我们生活在一个法制社会,而不是人治社会。 
[00:16.14]   And they're given the essential task of applying the principles written into our founding documents to the most challenging questions of today. 	他们承担的最基本的职责就是利用这些写入立国宣言的基本原则,来解决我们面临的各种最艰巨的挑战。 
[00:24.20]So this is a duty I take very seriously.  	因此,我非常严肃的对待我的这项责任。 
[00:26.63] It requires me to set aside short-term politics in order to maintain faith with our founders.   	这也要求我将短期的政治利益搁置一边,与立国先贤们保持一致。 
[00:32.28] And on Wednesday, after weeks of consultations with Republicans, Democrats, and leaders across the country, 	周三,经过数周与共和党、民主党及全国各地的领导的磋商,
[00:38.56] I selected a nominee whose unmatched experience and integrity have earned him the respect and admiration of both parties C Chief Judge Merrick Garland. 	我选择了一位提名人,他拥有无与伦比的经验,为人正直,深受两党的尊重和爱戴,他就是首席法官梅里克。贾兰德。 
[00:49.30]Judge Garland grew up in my hometown of Chicago, with parents who taught him to work hard and deal fairly.   	贾兰德法官在我的家乡芝加哥长大,从小,他的父母就教育他要努力奋斗,为人正直。 
[00:54.56]As a young lawyer, he left a lucrative private firm to work for half as much in public service.   	作为一名年轻律师,他离开了待遇丰厚的私人律所,投身公共法律服务,收入只有前者的一半。 
[01:00.30]Eventually, he oversaw the federal response to the Oklahoma City bombing, 	在他参与审理俄克拉荷马市爆炸案的过程中,
[01:04.29]working side-by-side with first responders, victims, and their families to bring justice for an unspeakable crime.   	他代表联邦与应急工作人员并肩作战,与受害者及其家属站在一起,惩治这一滔天罪行,为人们带来正义。 
[01:11.63]And everywhere he went during that investigation, 	调查期间他所到之处都随身携带一个公文包,
[01:14.00]he carried with him in his briefcase the program from the memorial service with each of the victims' names inside. 	里面是他参加每一位受害者追悼会的名单。 
[01:21.62]For the last 19 years, Judge Garland has served on what's known as "the second highest court in the land" C the D.C.Circuit Court C including the last three years as Chief Judge.   	过去19年里,贾兰德法官供职于众所周知的"联邦第二高等法院"――华盛顿特区巡回法院――最近三年,他一直担任首席大法官。 
[01:32.83]On the bench, he's shown a dedication to protecting our basic rights.   	在这个位置上,他展现出对保护人们基本权利的执着与奉献精神；
[01:36.63]A conviction that powerful voices must not be allowed to drown out those of everyday Americans.   	对强权不能压制民众发表自己的意见的坚守；
[01:42.46]An understanding that justice isn't simply abstract legal theory; it affects people's daily lives.   	对正义不仅仅是简单的法律理论,而是影响到每个人的日常生活的深刻理解；
[01:49.31]And a spirit of decency, modesty, and even-handedness in his work.   	以及在工作中表现出来的正直、稳重、公正的精神。 
[01:54.95]Judge Garland is admired for his courtesy, his devotion to family, and his civic-mindedness C 	正因他对家庭的爱和奉献以及公民精神,贾兰德法官深受爱戴,
[02:01.34]for the past 18 years, he's served as a tutor for young students at a local D.C. elementary school. 	过去18年里,他一直在华盛顿特区一所小学担任辅导员,教育小学生。 
[02:07.16]During my time as President, through three separate Supreme Court appointments, 	我担任总统期间,共经历了三次最高法院大法官任命过程,
[02:11.50]in conversations with Republicans and Democrats alike, one name came up more than any other C Merrick Garland. 	在与共和党和民主党议员们交流的过程中,有一个名字出现的次数是最多的,那就是梅里克。贾兰德。 
[02:18.81]I understand that we're in the middle of an especially noisy and volatile political season.   	我知道当前处在总统大选关键时期,也是意见纷飞的特殊时期。 
[02:23.63]But at a time when our politics are so polarized; when norms and customs of our political rhetoric seem to be corroding C  	但当我们的政治环境变得偏激,政治语言的规范和传统受到冲击的时候, 
[02:31.15]this is precisely the time we should treat the appointment of a Supreme Court justice with the seriousness it deserves.   	正是我们应该严肃对待最高法院大法官人选问题的时候,这也是我们对待这个位置应有的态度。 
[02:38.61]Because our Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics, not an extension of politics.   	因为最高法院应该高于政治,它不是政治的延伸。 
[02:44.73]And it should stay that way. 	它应该有自己的独立性。 
[02:46.97]So I ask Republicans in the Senate to give Judge Garland the respect he has earned.   	因此,我请求共和党参议员们给贾兰德法官应有的尊重。 
[02:52.47]Give him a hearing.   Give him an up-or-down vote.   	召开听证会。 给他一次投票的机会。 
[02:56.34]To deny it would be an abdication of the Senate's Constitutional duty.   	拒绝这么做将是参议院对宪法赋予职责的亵渎。 
[03:00.55]It would indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair.   	也意味着对提名和确认大法官的流程而言,需要的远不是简单修补。 
[03:05.97]It would make it increasingly impossible for any President, Republican or Democrat, to carry out their Constitutional function.   	这也将让任何一位总统,无论他是共和党人还是民主党人,都将逐渐无法行使其宪法赋予的职责。 
[03:13.34]To go down that path would jeopardize our system of justice, it would hurt our democracy, and betray the vision of our founding. 	按照这条路走下去,我们的司法体系就会走入死胡同,我们的民主体制将会受损,也违背了立国先贤们描绘的蓝图。 
[03:22.18]I fulfilled my Constitutional duty.  	我已经完成了宪法赋予我的职责。 
[03:25.30] Now it's time for Senators to do theirs.   	现在轮到参议员们了。 
[03:27.83] I hope that they take the time to reflect on the importance of this process to our country.   	我希望大家抓紧时间,认真考虑此事对国家的重要性。 
[03:33.46] I hope that they'll act fairly.   	我也希望大家公平应对此事。 
[03:36.21] And I hope they'll work in a bipartisan fashion to confirm Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.   	我希望大家以两党合作的风范确认梅里克。贾兰德进入最高法院。 
[03:42.60] That's how we can uphold our pledge to liberty and justice for all C for our time and for generations to come. 	这是我们坚守自由与公正的方式,为了我们大家,为了我们的时代,也为了未来的子孙后代。 
[03:49.60]Thanks everybody.  Have a good weekend. 	谢谢大家,祝周末愉快！

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