奥巴马气候变化演讲

一，Thank you very much. Good morning. I want to thank the Secretary General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating. That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation’s response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it -- boldly, swiftly, and together -- we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe. 早上好！我要感谢秘书长组织本次首脑会议，还有所有参与本次会议的领导人。今天我们这么多人在这里聚集一堂，是因为我们认识到，气候变化对我们构成的威胁是严重的、紧迫的，而且正变得日益严重。历史将对我们这一代人对这一挑战的反应作出评判，因为如果我们不能应对这一挑战---大胆、迅速和齐心协力地，---我们将冒使自己的后代遭遇不可逆转灾难的风险。No nation, however large or small, wealthy or poor, can escape the impact of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten every coastline. More powerful storms and floods threaten every continent. More frequent droughts and crop failures breed hunger and conflict in places where hunger and conflict already thrive. On shrinking islands, families are already being forced to flee their homes as climate refugees. The security and stability of each nation and all peoples -- our prosperity, our health, and our safety -- are in jeopardy. And the time we have to reverse this tide is running out.任何国家，不论大小、穷富，无一能逃脱气候变化的影响。海平面的上升威胁到任何海岸线。更猛烈的风暴和洪水威胁着每一个大陆。越来越频繁的旱灾和作物歉收使本已饥饿和冲突不断的地方招致更多的饥饿和冲突。由于岛屿生存空间的萎缩，很多家庭已被迫逃离家园，成为气候难民。所有国家和所有人的安全稳定---我们的繁荣，我们的健康和我们的安全---正处于危险之中。我们扭转气候变化这一趋势的时间已经不多了。 And yet, we can reverse it....