Name: UK PM 演說 2017/9/22 (Theresa May: A new era of cooperation and partnership between the UK and the EU)
Uploaded: 2017-09-25T04:55:52.000Z
Duration: 35 min 18 s

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THERESA MAY: It’s good to be here in this great city of Florence today at a critical

很高興今天能來到佛羅倫薩這座偉大的城市，在這個關鍵的時刻...

time in the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

聯合王國與歐洲聯盟關係演變的時間。

It was here, more than anywhere else, that the Renaissance began – a period of history

文藝復興正是在這裡開始的，比其他任何地方都要重要--這是一段歷史的時期

that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and

激發了我們大陸上幾個世紀的創造力和批判性思維，並激發了我們的創造力。

which in many ways defined what it meant to be European.

這在很多方面定義了歐洲人的含義。

A period of history whose example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches

一個歷史時期，其榜樣塑造了現代世界。一段歷史教會了

us that when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within

當我們本著雄心壯志和創新的精神走到一起時，我們就有了它。

That shows us that if we open our minds to new thinking and new possibilities, we can

這說明，只要我們敞開心扉，接受新的思維和新的可能性，我們就能做到

forge a better, brighter future for all our peoples.

為我們各國人民創造一個更美好、更光明的未來。

And that is what I want to focus on today. For we are moving through a new and critical

這就是我今天要重點談的問題。因為我們正在經歷一個新的和關鍵的

period in the history of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union.

聯合王國與歐洲聯盟關係歷史上的一個時期。

The British people have decided to leave the EU; and to be a global, free-trading nation,

英國人民已經決定脫離歐盟；成為一個全球性的自由貿易國家。

能夠在世界範圍內規劃我們自己的道路。

For many, this is an exciting time, full of promise; for others it is a worrying one.

對許多人來說，這是一個激動人心、充滿希望的時刻；對其他人來說，這是一個令人擔憂的時刻。

I look ahead with optimism, believing that if we use this moment to change not just our

我樂觀地展望未來，相信如果我們利用這一刻，改變的不僅僅是我們的。

relationship with Europe, but also the way we do things at home, this will be a defining

與歐洲的關係，但也是我們在國內做事的方式，這將是一個決定性的因素。

And it is an exciting time for many in Europe too. The European Union is beginning a new

而對於歐洲的許多人來說，這也是一個激動人心的時刻。歐盟正在開始一個新的

chapter in the story of its development. Just last week, President Juncker set out his ambitions

其發展故事中的一章。就在上週，容克總統闡述了他的雄心壯志。

There is a vibrant debate going on about the shape of the EU’s institutions and the direction

關於歐盟機構的形態和方向，人們正在進行激烈的辯論。

of the Union in the years ahead. We don’t want to stand in the way of that.

在未來的歲月裡，聯盟的。我們不想阻擋這一點。

Indeed, we want to be your strongest friend and partner as the EU, and the UK thrive side

事實上，我們希望成為你們最強大的朋友和夥伴，因為歐盟和英國的發展是相輔相成的。

Shared challenges And that partnership is important. For as

共同的挑戰 而這種夥伴關係很重要。因為

we look ahead, we see shared challenges and opportunities in common.

展望未來，我們看到了共同的挑戰和機遇。

Here in Italy today, our two countries are working together to tackle some of the greatest

今天，在意大利，我們兩國正在共同努力，解決一些最大的問題。

challenges of our time; challenges where all too often geography has put Italy on the frontline.

我們這個時代的挑戰；在這些挑戰中，意大利常常被地理因素置於前線。

As I speak, Britain’s Royal Navy, National Crime Agency and Border Force are working

就在我說話的時候，英國皇家海軍、國家犯罪局和邊防部隊正在努力。

alongside their Italian partners to save lives in the Mediterranean and crack down on the

與他們的意大利夥伴一起，在地中海拯救生命，並嚴厲打擊非法移民。

evil traffickers who are exploiting desperate men, women and children who seek a better

邪惡的人販子，他們正在剝削那些尋求更好生活的絕望的男人、婦女和兒童。

Our two countries are also working together in the fight against terrorism – from our

我們兩國還在共同打擊恐怖主義--從我們的 "一帶一路 "到 "一帶一路"。

positions at the forefront of the international coalition against Daesh to our work to disrupt

處於國際反 "達伊什 "聯盟最前沿的地位，對我們破壞 "達伊什 "聯盟的工作有很大幫助。

the networks terrorist groups use to finance their operations and recruit to their ranks.

* 恐怖集團用來資助其行動和招募人員的網絡；

And earlier this week, I was delighted that Prime Minister Gentiloni was able to join

而本週早些時候，我很高興真蒂洛尼總理能夠加入我們的行列。

President Macron and myself in convening the first ever UN summit of government and industry

馬克龍總統和我本人召開聯合國有史以來第一次政府和工業峰會

to move further and faster in preventing terrorist use of the Internet.

在防止恐怖分子利用互聯網方面進一步加快行動。

Mass migration and terrorism are but two examples of the challenges to our shared European interests

大規模移民和恐怖主義只是我們共同的歐洲利益面臨挑戰的兩個例子。

and values that we can only solve in partnership.

和價值觀，我們只有通過合作才能解決。

The weakening growth of global trade; the loss of popular support for the forces of

全球貿易增長疲軟；民眾支持的力量喪失。

liberalism and free trade that is driving moves towards protectionism; the threat of

自由主義和自由貿易，推動了保護主義的發展；保護主義的威脅；

climate change depleting and degrading the planet we leave for future generations; and

* 氣候變化使我們留給後代的星球枯竭和退化；以及

most recently, the outrageous proliferation of nuclear weapons by North Korea with a threat

最近，北朝鮮以令人髮指的方式擴散核武器，並威脅說："我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我們的國家，我

Here on our own continent, we see territorial aggression to the east; and from the South

在我們自己的大陸上，我們看到東邊的領土侵略；以及來自南方的侵略。

threats from instability and civil war; terrorism, crime and other challenges which respect no

不穩定和內戰的威脅；恐怖主義、犯罪和其他挑戰。

The only way for us to respond to this vast array of challenges is for likeminded nations

我們應對這一系列巨大挑戰的唯一辦法是讓志同道合的國家：

and peoples to come together and defend the international order that we have worked so

和各國人民走到一起，捍衛我們為之付出努力的國際秩序。

hard to create – and the values of liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law

自由、民主、人權和法治的價值觀念難以建立；

Britain has always – and will always – stand with its friends and allies in defence of

英國始終--而且將始終--與其朋友和盟友站在一起，捍衛自己的利益。

Our decision to leave the European Union is in no way a repudiation of this longstanding

我們決定離開歐洲聯盟，決不是要否定這一長期存在的問題。

commitment. We may be leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe.

承諾。我們可能會離開歐洲聯盟，但我們不會離開歐洲。

Our resolve to draw on the full weight of our military, intelligence, diplomatic and

我們決心動用我們的軍事、情報、外交和其他方面的全部力量。

development resources to lead international action, with our partners, on the issues that

發展資源，以便與我們的夥伴一起上司國際行動，解決這些問題。

affect the security and prosperity of our peoples is unchanged.

影響我們各國人民的安全和繁榮的情況沒有改變。

Our commitment to the defence - and indeed the advance - of our shared values is undimmed.

我們對捍衛 -- -- 實際上是推進 -- -- 我們共同價值觀的承諾絲毫沒有減弱。

Our determination to defend the stability, security and prosperity of our European neighbours

我們決心捍衛我們歐洲鄰國的穩定、安全和繁榮。

The decision of the British people And we will do all this as a sovereign nation

這是英國人民的決定 我們將以主權國家的身份來做這一切

in which the British people are in control.

Their decision to leave the institution of the European Union was an expression of that

他們決定離開歐洲聯盟的體制，就是這種決定的體現。

desire - a statement about how they want their democracy to work.

願望 -- -- 關於他們希望民主如何運作的聲明；

They want more direct control of decisions that affect their daily lives; and that means

他們希望對影響其日常生活的決定有更直接的控制；這意味著

those decisions being made in Britain by people directly accountable to them.

在英國，這些決定是由直接對其負責的人作出的。

The strength of feeling that the British people have about this need for control and the direct

英國人民對這種控制需求的感覺強度和直接的。

accountability of their politicians is one reason why, throughout its membership, the

對其政治家的問責，是其所有成員中的一個原因。

United Kingdom has never totally felt at home being in the European Union.

聯合王國在歐盟中從來沒有完全的家的感覺。

And perhaps because of our history and geography, the European Union never felt to us like an

也許是由於我們的歷史和地理原因，歐洲聯盟對我們來說從來沒有感覺到是一個真正的歐盟。

integral part of our national story in the way it does to so many elsewhere in Europe.

對歐洲其他地方的許多人來說，它是我們國家故事的組成部分。

It is a matter of choices. The profound pooling of sovereignty that is a crucial feature of

這是一個選擇問題。主權的深刻集中是一個重要特徵。

the European Union permits unprecedentedly deep cooperation, which brings benefits.

歐洲聯盟允許前所未有的深入合作，這帶來了好處。

But it also means that when countries are in the minority they must sometimes accept

但這也意味著，當國家處於少數時，它們有時必須接受。

decisions they do not want, even affecting domestic matters with no market implications

他們不希望看到的決定，甚至是影響到國內事務而不影響市場的決定。

beyond their borders. And when such decisions are taken, they can be very hard to change.

邊界之外。而一旦做出這樣的決定，就很難改變。

So the British electorate made a choice. They chose the power of domestic democratic control

所以英國選民做出了選擇。他們選擇了國內民主控制的權力

over pooling that control, strengthening the role of the UK Parliament and the devolved

在彙集這種控制權、加強英國議會和權力下放的作用方面。

Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies in deciding our laws.

蘇格蘭議會、威爾士議會和北愛爾蘭議會決定我們的法律。

That is our choice. It does not mean we are no longer a proud member of the family of

這是我們的選擇。這並不意味著我們不再是一個值得驕傲的家庭成員。

European nations. And it does not mean we are turning our back on Europe; or worse that

歐洲國家。這並不意味著我們要背棄歐洲；或者更糟糕的是，我們要把歐洲的一切都交給歐洲。

we do not wish the EU to succeed. The success of the EU is profoundly in our national interest

我們不希望歐盟成功。歐盟的成功深深地符合我們的國家利益。

But having made this choice, the question now is whether we – the leaders of Britain,

但在作出這一選擇後，現在的問題是我們--英國的領導人。

and of the EU’s Member States and institutions – can demonstrate that creativity, that

以及歐盟成員國和機構的創造力，可以顯示出創造力，即

innovation, that ambition that we need to shape a new partnership to the benefit of

創新，這種雄心壯志，我們需要塑造一個新的夥伴關係，以利於創新。

我相信我們必須這樣做我也相信我們可以。

For while the UK’s departure from the EU is inevitably a difficult process, it is in

因為雖然英國脫歐是一個不可避免的艱難過程，但在。

all of our interests for our negotiations to succeed. If we were to fail, or be divided,

我們所有的利益，使我們的談判取得成功。如果我們失敗了，或者被分裂了，

the only beneficiaries would be those who reject our values and oppose our interests.

唯一的受益者將是那些拒絕我們的價值觀和反對我們的利益的人。

So I believe we share a profound sense of responsibility to make this change work smoothly

所以，我相信我們都有一種深刻的責任感，要讓這場變革順利進行。

and sensibly, not just for people today but for the next generation who will inherit the

不僅僅是為了今天的人們，也是為了下一代，因為他們將接過來。

The eyes of the world are on us, but if we can be imaginative and creative about the

世界的目光都在注視著我們，但如果我們能充滿想象力和創造力，對?

way we establish this new relationship, if we can proceed on the basis of trust in each

我們建立這種新關係的方式，如果我們能在對每個人的信任的基礎上進行。

other, I believe we can be optimistic about the future we can build for the United Kingdom

我相信，我們可以對我們可以為聯合王國建設的未來感到樂觀。