A Crisis of Confidence -- Jimmy Earl Carter
Delivered 15 July 1979 • White House, Washington, D.C.
1979 年 7 月 15 日交付 • 华盛顿特区白宫
This a special night for me.
这对我来说是一个特别的夜晚。
Exactly three years ago , on July 15 , 1976 , I accepted the nomination of my party to run for President of the United States.
整整三年前，即1976年7月15日，我接受了我所在政党的提名，竞选美国总统。
I promised you a President who is not isolated from the people , who feels your pain , and who shares your dreams , and who draws his strength and his wisdom from you.
我向你们保证，这位总统不会与人民隔绝，他能感受到你们的痛苦，能分享你们的梦想，并能从你们身上汲取力量和智慧。
During the past three years I ’ ve spoken to you on many occasions about national concerns , the energy crisis , reorganizing the government , our nation ’ s economy , and issues of war and especially peace.
在过去的三年里，我在很多场合与你们谈论了国家关切、能源危机、政府重组、我们国家的经济以及战争问题，特别是和平问题。
But over those years the subjects of the speeches , the talks , and the press conferences have become increasingly narrow , focused more and more on what the isolated world of Washington thinks is important.
但这些年来，演讲、会谈和新闻发布会的主题变得越来越狭窄，越来越集中在华盛顿这个孤立世界认为重要的事情上。
Gradually , you ’ ve heard more and more about what the government thinks or what the government should be doing and less and less about our nation ’ s hopes , our dreams , and our vision of the future.
渐渐地，你越来越多地听到政府的想法或政府应该做什么，而越来越少地听到我们国家的希望、我们的梦想和我们对未来的愿景。
Ten days ago , I had planned to speak to you again about a very important subject -- energy.
十天前，我本来打算再跟大家讲一个非常重要的话题——能源。
For the fifth time I would have described the urgency of the problem and laid out a series of legislative recommendations to the Congress.
我将第五次描述问题的紧迫性并向国会提出一系列立法建议。
But as I was preparing to speak , I began to ask myself the same question that I now know has been troubling many of you: Why have we not been able to get together as a nation to resolve our serious energy problem?
但当我准备发言时，我开始问自己同样的问题，我现在知道这个问题一直困扰着你们中的许多人：为什么我们不能作为一个国家团结起来解决我们严重的能源问题？
It ’ s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper -- deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages , deeper even than inflation or recession.
很明显，我们国家的真正问题要深刻得多——比汽油供应或能源短缺更严重，甚至比通货膨胀或经济衰退还要严重。
And I realize more than ever that as President I need your help.
我比以往任何时候都更加意识到，作为总统，我需要您的帮助。
So , I decided to reach out and to listen to the voices of America.
因此，我决定伸出援手，倾听美国的声音。
I invited to Camp David people from almost every segment of our society -- business and labor , teachers and preachers , governors , mayors , and private citizens.
我邀请了来自社会几乎各个阶层的人士来到戴维营——商界和劳工界、教师和传教士、州长、市长和普通公民。
And then I left Camp David to listen to other Americans , men and women like you.
然后我离开戴维营去听其他像你们一样的美国人的声音。
It has been an extraordinary ten days , and I want to share with you what I ’ ve heard.
这是不平凡的十天，我想与你们分享我所听到的。
First of all , I got a lot of personal advice.
首先，我得到了很多个人建议。
Let me quote a few of the typical comments that I wrote down.
让我引用一些我写下的典型评论。
This from a southern governor: “ Mr. President , you are not leading this nation -- you ’ re just managing the government.
一位南方州长说：“总统先生，你不是在领导这个国家——你只是在管理政府。
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“ You don ’ t see the people enough anymore.
“你见到的人已经不够了。
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“ Some of your Cabinet members don ’ t seem loyal.
“你们的一些内阁成员似乎并不忠诚。
There is not enough discipline among your disciples.
你的弟子中纪律不够。
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“ Don ’ t talk to us about politics or the mechanics of government , but about an understanding of our common good.
“不要和我们谈论政治或政府机制，而是谈论对我们共同利益的理解。
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“ Mr. President , we ’ re in trouble.
“总统先生，我们遇到麻烦了。
Talk to us about blood and sweat and tears.
与我们谈论血、汗和泪。
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“ If you lead , Mr. President , we will follow.
“总统先生，如果您领导，我们就会跟随。
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Many people talked about themselves and about the condition of our nation.
许多人谈论自己和我们国家的状况。
This from a young woman in Pennsylvania: “ I feel so far from government.
这是来自宾夕法尼亚州一位年轻女子的说法：“我感觉自己离政府很远。
I feel like ordinary people are excluded from political power.
我觉得普通人被排除在政治权力之外。
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And this from a young Chicano: “ Some of us have suffered from recession all our lives.
这是一位年轻的奇卡诺人说的：“我们中的一些人一生都在遭受经济衰退的折磨。
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“ Some people have wasted energy , but others haven ’ t had anything to waste.
“有些人浪费了能量，但另一些人则没有任何东西可以浪费。
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And this from a religious leader: “ No material shortage can touch the important things like God ’ s love for us or our love for one another.
一位宗教领袖这样说道：“任何物质短缺都无法影响像上帝对我们的爱或我们对彼此的爱这样重要的事情。
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And I like this one particularly from a black woman who happens to be the mayor of a small Mississippi town: “ The big shots are not the only ones who are important.
我特别喜欢一位黑人女性的这句话，她恰好是密西西比州一个小镇的市长：“大人物并不是唯一重要的人。
Remember , you can ’ t sell anything on Wall Street unless someone digs it up somewhere else first.
请记住，除非有人先在其他地方挖出任何东西，否则你无法在华尔街出售任何东西。
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This kind of summarized a lot of other statements: “ Mr. President , we are confronted with a moral and a spiritual crisis.
这概括了许多其他言论：“总统先生，我们面临着道德和精神危机。
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Several of our discussions were on energy , and I have a notebook full of comments and advice.
我们的几次讨论都是关于能源的，我的笔记本上写满了评论和建议。
I ’ ll read just a few.
我只读几本。
“ We can ’ t go on consuming forty percent more energy than we produce.
“我们不能继续消耗比生产多百分之四十的能源。
When we import oil we are also importing inflation plus unemployment.
当我们进口石油时，我们也进口了通货膨胀和失业。
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“ We ’ ve got to use what we have.
“我们必须利用我们所拥有的。
The Middle East has only five percent of the world ’ s energy , but the United States has twenty-four percent.
中东只拥有世界能源的百分之五，但美国却拥有百分之二十四。
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And this is one of the most vivid statements: “ Our neck is stretched over the fence and OPEC has a knife.
这是最生动的说法之一：“我们的脖子已经伸到栅栏外面了，欧佩克手里拿着一把刀。
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“ There will be other cartels and other shortages.
“还会出现其他卡特尔和其他短缺。
American wisdom and courage right now can set a path to follow in the future.
美国现在的智慧和勇气可以为未来指明道路。
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This was a good one: “ Be bold , Mr. President.
这是一个很好的：“大胆一点，总统先生。
We may make mistakes , but we are ready to experiment.
我们可能会犯错误，但我们已经准备好进行实验。
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And this one from a labor leader got to the heart of it: “ The real issue is freedom.
一位劳工领袖的这句话切中了问题的核心：“真正的问题是自由。
We must deal with the energy problem on a war footing.
我们必须以战争的姿态来处理能源问题。
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And the last that I ’ ll read: “ When we enter the moral equivalent of war , Mr. President , don ’ t issue us BB guns.
我要读的最后一篇是：“总统先生，当我们进入道德上的战争时，不要向我们发放 BB 枪。
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These ten days confirmed my belief in the decency and the strength and the wisdom of the American people , but it also bore out some of my longstanding concerns about our nation ’ s underlying problems.
这十天证实了我对美国人民的正直、力量和智慧的信念，但也证实了我长期以来对我们国家根本问题的一些担忧。
I know , of course , being President , that government actions and legislation can be very important.
当然，我知道，作为总统，政府行动和立法可能非常重要。
That ’ s why I ’ ve worked hard to put my campaign promises into law , and I have to admit , with just mixed success.
这就是为什么我努力将我的竞选承诺付诸法律，我不得不承认，但成效参差不齐。
But after listening to the American people , I have been reminded again that all the legislation in the world can ’ t fix what ’ s wrong with America.
但听了美国人民的声音，我再次被提醒，世界上所有的立法都无法解决美国的问题。
So , I want to speak to you first tonight about a subject even more serious than energy or inflation.
所以，今晚我想先和大家谈谈一个比能源或通货膨胀更严重的话题。
I want to talk to you right now about a fundamental threat to American democracy.
我现在想和你们谈谈对美国民主的根本威胁。
I do not mean our political and civil liberties.
我指的不是我们的政治和公民自由。
They will endure.
他们会忍受。
And I do not refer to the outward strength of America , a nation that is at peace tonight everywhere in the world , with unmatched economic power and military might.
我指的不是美国的外在实力，这个国家今晚在世界各地都处于和平状态，拥有无与伦比的经济实力和军事实力。
The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways.
这种威胁在平常情况下几乎是看不见的。
It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will.
这是一场冲击我们国家意志的核心、灵魂和精神的危机。
We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation.
我们可以从对自己生命意义的日益怀疑以及我们国家失去统一目标中看到这场危机。
The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America.
我们对未来信心的削弱有可能破坏美国的社会和政治结构。
The confidence that we have always had as a people is not simply some romantic dream or a proverb in a dusty book that we read just on the Fourth of July.
我们作为一个民族一直拥有的信心不仅仅是一些浪漫的梦想，也不仅仅是我们在七月四日读到的一本布满灰尘的书中的谚语。
It is the idea which founded our nation and has guided our development as a people.
这是建立我们国家并指导我们人民发展的理念。
Confidence in the future has supported everything else -- public institutions and private enterprise , our own families , and the very Constitution of the United States.
对未来的信心支持了其他一切——公共机构和私营企业、我们自己的家庭以及美国宪法。
Confidence has defined our course and has served as a link between generations.
信心定义了我们的道路，并成为几代人之间的纽带。
We ’ ve always believed in something called progress.
我们一直相信一种叫做进步的东西。
We ’ ve always had a faith that the days of our children would be better than our own.
我们始终坚信，我们孩子的日子会比我们自己的日子更好。
Our people are losing that faith , not only in government itself but in the ability as citizens to serve as the ultimate rulers and shapers of our democracy.
我们的人民正在失去这种信心，不仅是对政府本身的信心，而且是对作为公民作为我们民主的最终统治者和塑造者的能力的信心。
As a people we know our past and we are proud of it.
作为一个民族，我们了解我们的过去，并为此感到自豪。
Our progress has been part of the living history of America , even the world.
我们的进步已经成为美国乃至世界历史的一部分。
We always believed that we were part of a great movement of humanity itself called democracy , involved in the search for freedom; and that belief has always strengthened us in our purpose.
我们始终相信，我们是人类本身伟大的民主运动的一部分，参与对自由的追求；这种信念始终坚定我们的目标。
But just as we are losing our confidence in the future , we are also beginning to close the door on our past.
但就在我们对未来失去信心的同时，我们也开始对过去关上大门。
In a nation that was proud of hard work , strong families , close-knit communities , and our faith in God , too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption.
在一个以辛勤工作、强大的家庭、紧密的社区和对上帝的信仰为荣的国家，我们中有太多人现在倾向于崇拜自我放纵和消费。
Human identity is no longer defined by what one does , but by what one owns.
人类的身份不再由一个人做了什么来定义，而是由一个人拥有什么来定义。
But we ’ ve discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning.
但我们发现，拥有事物和消费事物并不能满足我们对意义的渴望。
We ’ ve learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.
我们了解到，堆积物质财富无法填补没有信心或目标的生活的空虚。
The symptoms of this crisis of the American spirit are all around us.
这场美国精神危机的症状就在我们身边。
For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
在我国历史上，第一次大多数人相信未来五年将比过去五年更糟糕。
Two-thirds of our people do not even vote.
我们三分之二的人民甚至不投票。
The productivity of American workers is actually dropping , and the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.
美国工人的生产力实际上正在下降，美国人为未来储蓄的意愿已经低于西方世界的所有其他人。
As you know , there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools , the news media , and other institutions.
如您所知，人们对政府、教会、学校、新闻媒体和其他机构越来越不尊重。
This is not a message of happiness or reassurance , but it is the truth and it is a warning.
这不是一条幸福或安心的信息，但这是事实，也是一个警告。
These changes did not happen overnight.
这些变化不是一夜之间发生的。
They ’ ve come upon us gradually over the last generation , years that were filled with shocks and tragedy.
在过去一代人的岁月里，他们逐渐来到我们身边，那段岁月充满了震惊和悲剧。
We were sure that ours was a nation of the ballot , not the bullet , until the murders of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King , Jr. We were taught that our armies were always invincible and our causes were always just , only to suffer the agony of Vietnam.
我们确信我们的国家是选票的国家，而不是子弹的国家，直到约翰·肯尼迪、罗伯特·肯尼迪和马丁·路德·金被谋杀。我们被教导说，我们的军队永远是不可战胜的，我们的事业永远是正义的，只是为了承受越南的痛苦。
We respected the Presidency as a place of honor until the shock of Watergate.
在水门事件发生之前，我们一直将总统职位视为一种荣誉。
We remember when the phrase “ sound as a dollar ” was an expression of absolute dependability , until ten years of inflation began to shrink our dollar and our savings.
我们还记得“听起来像美元”这句话是绝对可靠的表达，直到十年的通货膨胀开始使我们的美元和储蓄缩水。
We believed that our nation ’ s resources were limitless until 1973 when we had to face a growing dependence on foreign oil.
我们相信我们国家的资源是取之不尽的，直到 1973 年我们不得不面对对外国石油日益增长的依赖。
These wounds are still very deep.
这些伤口仍然很深。
They have never been healed.
他们从未被治愈。
Looking for a way out of this crisis , our people have turned to the Federal Government and found it isolated from the mainstream of our nation ’ s life.
为了寻找摆脱这场危机的出路，我们的人民向联邦政府求助，却发现它与我们国家生活的主流隔绝了。
Washington , D.C. , has become an island.
华盛顿特区已成为一座岛屿。
The gap between our citizens and our government has never been so wide.
我们的公民和政府之间的差距从未如此之大。
The people are looking for honest answers , not easy answers; clear leadership , not false claims and evasiveness and politics as usual.
人们正在寻找诚实的答案，而不是简单的答案；明确的领导，而不是像往常一样的虚假主张、回避和政治。
What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action.
在华盛顿和全国其他地方，你经常看到的是一个似乎无能为力的政府体系。
You see a Congress twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests.
你会看到国会被数百个资金充足且强大的特殊利益集团向各个方向扭曲和拉扯。
You see every extreme position defended to the last vote , almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another.
你会看到每一个极端立场都被一个或另一个不屈服的团体捍卫到最后一次投票，几乎是最后一口气。
You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice , a little sacrifice from everyone , abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends.
你经常会看到平衡和公平的方法需要牺牲，每个人都做出一点牺牲，像孤儿一样被抛弃，没有支持，没有朋友。
Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift.
你经常会看到瘫痪、停滞和漂移。
You don ’ t like it , and neither do I.
你不喜欢它，我也不喜欢。
What can we do?
我们能做什么？
First of all , we must face the truth , and then we can change our course.
首先，我们必须面对事实，然后才能改变我们的方针。
We simply must have faith in each other , faith in our ability to govern ourselves , and faith in the future of this nation.
我们必须对彼此有信心，对我们治理自己的能力有信心，对这个国家的未来有信心。
Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
恢复美国的这种信念和信心是我们现在面临的最重要的任务。
It is a true challenge of this generation of Americans.
这是这一代美国人面临的真正挑战。
One of the visitors to Camp David last week put it this way: “ We ’ ve got to stop crying and start sweating , stop talking and start walking , stop cursing and start praying.
上周戴维营的一位访客这样说：“我们必须停止哭泣并开始出汗，停止说话并开始行走，停止咒骂并开始祈祷。
The strength we need will not come from the White House , but from every house in America.
我们需要的力量不是来自白宫，而是来自美国的每一个家庭。
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We know the strength of America.
我们知道美国的实力。
We are strong.
我们很坚强。
We can regain our unity.
我们可以重新团结起来。
We can regain our confidence.
我们可以重拾信心。
We are the heirs of generations who survived threats much more powerful and awesome than those that challenge us now.
我们是几代人的继承人，他们在比现在挑战我们的威胁更强大和更可怕的威胁中幸存下来。
Our fathers and mothers were strong men and women who shaped a new society during the Great Depression , who fought world wars and who carved out a new charter of peace for the world.
我们的父亲和母亲都是坚强的男人和女人，他们在大萧条时期塑造了一个新社会，参加了世界大战，为世界制定了新的和平宪章。
We ourselves are the same Americans who just ten years ago put a man on the moon.
我们自己也是十年前将人类送上月球的美国人。
We are the generation that dedicated our society to the pursuit of human rights and equality.
我们是致力于社会追求人权和平等的一代人。
And we are the generation that will win the war on the energy problem and in that process , rebuild the unity and confidence of America.
我们这一代人将赢得能源问题之战，并在此过程中重建美国的团结和信心。
We are at a turning point in our history.
我们正处于历史的转折点。
There are two paths to choose.
有两条路可供选择。
One is a path I ’ ve warned about tonight , the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest.
其中一条是我今晚警告过的一条道路，这条道路会导致分裂和自利。
Down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom , the right to grasp for ourselves some advantage over others.
沿着这条路走下去，存在着一种错误的自由观念，即为自己争取比他人更有利的权利。
That path would be one of constant conflict between narrow interests ending in chaos and immobility.
这条道路将是狭隘利益之间持续冲突的道路，最终导致混乱和停滞。
It is a certain route to failure.
这是一条通往失败的必经之路。
All the traditions of our past , all the lessons of our heritage , all the promises of our future point to another path -- the path of common purpose and the restoration of American values.
我们过去的所有传统、我们遗产的所有教训、我们未来的所有承诺都指向另一条道路——共同目标和恢复美国价值观的道路。
That path leads to true freedom for our nation and ourselves.
这条道路将为我们的国家和我们自己带来真正的自由。
We can take the first steps down that path as we begin to solve our energy problem.
当我们开始解决能源问题时，我们可以沿着这条道路迈出第一步。
Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this nation , and it can also be the standard around which we rally.
能源将是对我们团结这个国家的能力的直接考验，它也可以成为我们团结的标准。
On the battlefield of energy we can win for our nation a new confidence , and we can seize control again of our common destiny.
在能源战场上，我们可以为民族赢得新的信心，我们可以重新掌握我们共同的命运。
In little more than two decades we ’ ve gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries , at prices that are going through the roof.
在不到二十年的时间里，我们已经从能源独立的地位转变为我们使用的石油几乎一半来自外国，而且价格飞涨。
Our excessive dependence on OPEC has already taken a tremendous toll on our economy and our people.
我们对欧佩克的过度依赖已经给我们的经济和人民造成了巨大的损失。
This is the direct cause of the long lines which have made millions of you spend aggravating hours waiting for gasoline.
这是导致数百万人排长队等待加油的直接原因。
It ’ s a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face.
这是我们现在面临的通货膨胀和失业加剧的原因。
This intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of our nation.
这种对外国石油的不可容忍的依赖威胁着我们的经济独立和我们国家的安全。
The energy crisis is real.
能源危机是真实存在的。
It is worldwide.
它是全世界的。
It is a clear and present danger to our nation.
这对我们的国家来说是一个明显而现实的危险。
These are facts and we simply must face them.
这些都是事实，我们必须面对它们。
What I have to say to you now about energy is simple and vitally important.
我现在要对你们说的关于能源的事情很简单，但也至关重要。
Point one: I am tonight setting a clear goal for the energy policy of the United States.
第一点：今晚我将为美国的能源政策设定一个明确的目标。
Beginning this moment , this nation will never use more foreign oil than we did in 1977-- never.
从这一刻开始，这个国家将永远不会比 1977 年使用更多的外国石油——永远不会。
From now on , every new addition to our demand for energy will be met from our own production and our own conservation.
从现在开始，我们对能源的每一个新增需求都将通过我们自己的生产和我们自己的节约来满足。
The generation-long growth in our dependence on foreign oil will be stopped dead in its tracks right now and then reversed as we move through the 1980s , for I am tonight setting the further goal of cutting our dependence on foreign oil by one-half by the end of the next decade -- a saving of over four and a half million barrels of imported oil per day.
我们对外国石油依赖程度长达一代人的增长将立即停止，然后在进入 20 世纪 80 年代时逆转，因为我今晚将制定进一步的目标，即在下一个十年结束时将我们对外国石油的依赖减少一半，每天节省超过四百五十万桶进口石油。
Point two: To ensure that we meet these targets , I will use my presidential authority to set import quotas.
第二点：为了确保我们实现这些目标，我将利用我的总统权力来设定进口配额。
I ’ m announcing tonight that for 1979 and 1980 , I will forbid the entry into this country of one drop of foreign oil more than these goals allow.
今晚我宣布，在 1979 年和 1980 年，我将禁止超过这些目标允许的一滴外国石油进入这个国家。
These quotas will ensure a reduction in imports even below the ambitious levels we set at the recent Tokyo summit.
这些配额将确保进口减少，甚至低于我们在最近的东京峰会上设定的雄心勃勃的水平。
Point three: To give us energy security , I am asking for the most massive peacetime commitment of funds and resources in our nation ’ s history to develop America ’ s own alternative sources of fuel -- from coal , from oil shale , from plant products for gasohol , from unconventional gas , from the sun.
第三点：为了保障我们的能源安全，我要求在和平时期承诺投入我国历史上最大规模的资金和资源，以开发美国自己的替代燃料来源——煤炭、油页岩、汽油醇植物产品、非常规天然气和太阳能。
I propose the creation of an energy security corporation to lead this effort to replace two and a half million barrels of imported oil per day by 1990.
我建议成立一个能源安全公司来领导这项工作，到 1990 年每天更换 250 万桶进口石油。
The corporation will issue up to five billion dollars in energy bonds , and I especially want them to be in small denominations so average Americans can invest directly in America ’ s energy security.
该公司将发行高达 50 亿美元的能源债券，我特别希望它们是小面额的，以便普通美国人可以直接投资于美国的能源安全。
Just as a similar synthetic rubber corporation helped us win World War II , so will we mobilize American determination and ability to win the energy war.
正如类似的合成橡胶公司帮助我们赢得第二次世界大战一样，我们也将动员美国赢得能源战争的决心和能力。
Moreover , I will soon submit legislation to Congress calling for the creation of this nation ’ s first solar bank which will help us achieve the crucial goal of twenty percent of our energy coming from solar power by the year 2000.
此外，我很快将向国会提交立法，要求建立美国第一家太阳能银行，这将帮助我们实现到 2000 年 20% 的能源来自太阳能的重要目标。
These efforts will cost money , a lot of money , and that is why Congress must enact the windfall profits tax without delay.
这些努力将花费金钱，大量的金钱，这就是为什么国会必须立即颁布暴利税。
It will be money well spent.
这钱花得值。
Unlike the billions of dollars that we ship to foreign countries to pay for foreign oil , these funds will be paid by Americans , to Americans.
与我们向外国运送数十亿美元来购买外国石油不同，这些资金将由美国人支付给美国人。
These will go to fight , not to increase , inflation and unemployment.
这些将用于对抗而不是加剧通货膨胀和失业。
Point four: I ’ m asking Congress to mandate , to require as a matter of law , that our nation ’ s utility companies cut their massive use of oil by fifty percent within the next decade and switch to other fuels , especially coal , our most abundant energy source.
第四点：我要求国会通过法律强制要求我们国家的公用事业公司在未来十年内将石油的大量使用量减少百分之五十，并改用其他燃料，特别是煤炭，我们最丰富的能源。
Point five: To make absolutely certain that nothing stands in the way of achieving these goals , I will urge Congress to create an energy mobilization board which , like the War Production Board in World War II , will have the responsibility and authority to cut through the red tape , the delays , and the endless roadblocks to completing key energy projects.
第五点：为了绝对确保没有任何事情阻碍实现这些目标，我将敦促国会成立一个能源动员委员会，该委员会就像第二次世界大战中的战争生产委员会一样，将有责任和权力消除繁文缛节、拖延和完成关键能源项目的无尽障碍。
We will protect our environment.
我们将保护我们的环境。
But when this nation critically needs a refinery or a pipeline , we will build it.
但当这个国家急需炼油厂或管道时，我们就会建造它。
Point six: I ’ m proposing a bold conservation program to involve every state , county , and city and every average American in our energy battle.
第六点：我提出一项大胆的保护计划，让每个州、县、市以及每个普通美国人都参与到我们的能源战中。
This effort will permit you to build conservation into your homes and your lives at a cost you can afford.
这项努力将使您能够以您负担得起的成本在您的家庭和生活中建立保护措施。
I ask Congress to give me authority for mandatory conservation and for standby gasoline rationing.
我请求国会授予我强制节约和备用汽油配给的权力。
To further conserve energy , I ’ m proposing tonight an extra ten billion dollars over the next decade to strengthen our public transportation systems.
为了进一步节约能源，我今晚提议在未来十年内额外投入 100 亿美元来加强我们的公共交通系统。
And I ’ m asking you for your good and for your nation ’ s security to take no unnecessary trips , to use carpools or public transportation whenever you can , to park your car one extra day per week , to obey the speed limit , and to set your thermostats to save fuel.
为了您的利益和国家的安全，我请求您不要进行不必要的旅行，尽可能使用拼车或公共交通工具，每周多停车一天，遵守速度限制，并设置恒温器以节省燃油。
Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense , I tell you it is an act of patriotism.
每一个这样的节能行为都不仅仅是常识，我告诉你这是一种爱国行为。
Our nation must be fair to the poorest among us , so we will increase aid to needy Americans to cope with rising energy prices.
我们的国家必须公平对待我们当中最贫穷的人，因此我们将增加对贫困美国人的援助，以应对不断上涨的能源价格。
We often think of conservation only in terms of sacrifice.
我们常常只从牺牲的角度来考虑保护。
In fact , it is the most painless and immediate ways of rebuilding our nation ’ s strength.
事实上，这是重建我们国家实力最轻松、最直接的方法。
Every gallon of oil each one of us saves is a new form of production.
我们每个人节省的每一加仑石油都是一种新的生产形式。
It gives us more freedom , more confidence , that much more control over our own lives.
它给了我们更多的自由、更多的信心，以及对自己生活的更多控制。
So , the solution of our energy crisis can also help us to conquer the crisis of the spirit in our country.
所以，解决我们的能源危机也可以帮助我们克服我们国家的精神危机。
It can rekindle our sense of unity , our confidence in the future , and give our nation and all of us individually a new sense of purpose.
它可以重新点燃我们的团结感和对未来的信心，并给我们的国家和我们所有人带来新的目标感。
You know we can do it.
你知道我们能做到。
We have the natural resources.
我们有自然资源。
We have more oil in our shale alone than several Saudi Arabias.
仅我们页岩油的储量就比几个沙特阿拉伯还多。
We have more coal than any nation on earth.
我们拥有的煤炭比地球上任何国家都多。
We have the world ’ s highest level of technology.
我们拥有世界最高水平的技术。
We have the most skilled work force , with innovative genius , and I firmly believe that we have the national will to win this war.
我们拥有最熟练的劳动力，拥有创新天才，我坚信我们有赢得这场战争的民族意志。
I do not promise you that this struggle for freedom will be easy.
我不向你们保证这场争取自由的斗争会很容易。
I do not promise a quick way out of our nation ’ s problems , when the truth is that the only way out is an all-out effort.
我不承诺快速解决我们国家的问题，而事实是，唯一的出路是全力以赴。
What I do promise you is that I will lead our fight , and I will enforce fairness in our struggle , and I will ensure honesty.
我向你们保证的是，我将领导我们的斗争，我将在我们的斗争中保证公平，我将确保诚实。
And above all , I will act.
最重要的是，我会采取行动。
We can manage the short-term shortages more effectively , and we will; but there are no short-term solutions to our long-range problems.
我们可以更有效地管理短期短缺，而且我们会；但我们的长期问题没有短期解决方案。
There is simply no way to avoid sacrifice.
根本没有办法避免牺牲。
Twelve hours from now I will speak again in Kansas City , to expand and to explain further our energy program.
十二小时后，我将在堪萨斯城再次发表讲话，扩大并进一步解释我们的能源计划。
Just as the search for solutions to our energy shortages has now led us to a new awareness of our nation ’ s deeper problems , so our willingness to work for those solutions in energy can strengthen us to attack those deeper problems.
正如寻求能源短缺的解决方案现在使我们对国家更深层次的问题有了新的认识一样，我们致力于解决能源问题的意愿也可以增强我们解决这些更深层次问题的能力。
I will continue to travel this country , to hear the people of America.
我将继续前往这个国家，聆听美国人民的声音。
You can help me to develop a national agenda for the 1980s.
你可以帮助我制定 20 世纪 80 年代的国家议程。
I will listen; and I will act.
我会听；我会采取行动。
We will act together.
我们将共同行动。
These were the promises I made three years ago , and I intend to keep them.
这是我三年前做出的承诺，我打算遵守它们。
Little by little we can and we must rebuild our confidence.
我们可以而且必须一点一点地重建我们的信心。
We can spend until we empty our treasuries , and we may summon all the wonders of science.
我们可以花光我们的国库，我们可以召唤所有的科学奇迹。
But we can succeed only if we tap our greatest resources -- America ’ s people , America ’ s values , and America ’ s confidence.
但只有利用我们最大的资源——美国的人民、美国的价值观和美国的信心，我们才能取得成功。
I have seen the strength of America in the inexhaustible resources of our people.
我从我们人民取之不尽用之不竭的资源中看到了美国的力量。
In the days to come , let us renew that strength in the struggle for an energy-secure nation.
在未来的日子里，让我们在争取能源安全国家的斗争中重拾这一力量。
In closing , let me say this: I will do my best , but I will not do it alone.
最后，让我这样说：我会尽力而为，但我不会独自完成。
Let your voice be heard.
让你的声音被听到。
Whenever you have a chance , say something good about our country.
只要有机会，就说我们国家的好话。
With God ’ s help and for the sake of our nation , it is time for us to join hands in America.
在上帝的帮助下，为了我们国家的利益，现在是我们在美国携起手来的时候了。
Let us commit ourselves together to a rebirth of the American spirit.
让我们共同致力于美国精神的重生。
Working together with our common faith we cannot fail.
凭借我们共同的信念，我们不会失败。