这是阿V翻译的第707个视频
昨日,梅姨在唐宁街10号发表演讲,宣布将在6月7日辞职。演讲最后,梅姨还哭了。下面是现场视频。自此,脱欧已“干掉”两位首相。
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演讲稿
Ever since I first stepped through the door behind me as Prime Minister
自我第一次以首相的身份走进身后的大门以来
I have striven to make the United Kingdom
我就一直在努力
a country that works not just for a privileged few but for everyone
使英国成为一个不为少数特权阶层服务 而是为所有人服务的国家
and to honor the result of the EU referendum
并尊重英国人民公投出来的结果
Back in 2016, we gave the British people a choice
回到2016年 那时我们让英国人民做出选择
Against all predictions, the British people voted to leave the European Union
出乎所有人预料的是 英国人民投票决定离开欧盟
I feel as certain today as I did three years ago
和三年前一样 我现在仍然对成功脱欧充满了信心
That in a democracy
在一个民主国家
if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement what they decide
如果你让人民进行选择 你就有责任去执行他们做出的决定
I have done my best to do that
而我已经尽力了
I negotiated the terms of our exit
我与欧盟协商了我们退出的条件
and a new relationship with our closest neighbors
并致力于 与我们最亲密的邻居建立新的关系
that protects jobs, our security and our union
这都是为了保护就业 保护我们的国家安全和我们的工会
I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal
我已经尽我所能说服议员们支持这项协议
Sadly, I have not been able to do so
但很遗憾的是 我没能做到这一点
I tried three times
我尝试了三次
I believe it was right to persevere even when the odds against success seemed high
我相信 即使成功的机率并不高 坚持下去也是正确的决定
But it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country
但现在我清楚的知道 符合现今国家最大利益的是
for a new prime minister to lead that effort
让一位新的首相来领导这项工作
So I am today announcing that I will resignas leader of the conservative and unionist party
因此 今天我宣布 我将辞去保守党领袖一职
on Friday, the 7th of June
在6月7日 也就是星期五那天
So that a successor can be chosen
以便能更快地选出继任者
I've agreed with the party chairman and with the chairman of the 1922 committee
我同意党主席和1922年委员会主席的意见
that the process for electing a new leader should begin in the following week
选举新领导人的程序将于下周开始
I have kept her Majesty the Queen fully informed of my intentions
我已经把我的意图完全告知于女王陛下
and I will continue to serve as her prime minister until the process has concluded
在这一进程结束之前 我将继续担任她的首相一职
It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver brexit
没能实现脱欧将永远是我深感遗憾的一件事
It will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honors the result of the referendum
我的继任者将寻求一条在尊重公投结果前提下继续前进的道路
To succeed, he or she will have to find consensusin Parliament where I have not
要想成功 他或她就必须在议会中找到共识 而这是我没能做到的
Such a consensus can only be reached, if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise
只有辩论各方都愿意妥协 才能达成这样的共识
For many years, the great humanitarian SirNicholas Winton
多年来 伟大的人道主义者尼古拉斯·温顿爵士
who saved the lives of hundreds of children
在二战时期拯救了数百名儿童的生命
by arranging their evacuation from Nazioccupied Czechoslovakia through the Kindertransport
安排他们通过难民儿童救援活动从纳粹占领的捷克斯洛伐克撤离
was my constituent in Maidenhead
他是我在梅登黑德的选民
At another time of political controversy, a few years before his death
在他去世前几年 那时也恰好是一个政治争议的时期
He took me to one side at a local event and gave me a piece of advice
在一次当地的活动中 他把我带到一边并给了我一个建议
He said
他对我说
Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word
永远不要忘记 妥协并不是一个肮脏的词
Life depends on compromise
我们都是在妥协之下生活着的
He was right
他是对的
As we strive to find the compromises we need in our politics
当我们在政治生涯中 努力寻找我们所需要做出的妥协时
whether to deliver brexit or to restoredevolved government in northern ireland
无论是英国脱欧 还是恢复北爱尔兰权力下放的政府
We must remember what brought us here
我们都一定要记得 最开始是什么指引着我们走到这来的
Because the referendum was not just a call to leave the EU
因为公投不仅仅是一句呼吁脱欧的口号
but for profound change in our country
而是实实在在地为了 使我们国家进行深刻的变革
A call to make the United Kingdom a country that truly works for everyone
是为了让英国成为一个真正为每个人服务的国家
I'm proud of the progress we have made over the last three years
我为我们在过去三年里取得的进展感到自豪
we have completed the work that David Cameron and George Osborne started
我们完成了大卫.卡梅隆和乔治.奥斯本没有完成的工作
the deficit is almost eliminated
财政赤字几乎消除
our national debt is falling and we are bringing an end to austerity
国家债务正在减少,经济紧缩的情况也快结束了
my focus has been on ensuring that the good jobs of the future will be created in communities across the whole country
我在创造工作机会上花了很大功夫,要确保整个国家的社区都能提供好工作
not just in London and the southeast
不能仅局限在伦敦和东南部的地区
through our modern industrial strategy
通过执行现代工业战略
we have helped more people than ever enjoy the security of a job
我们保障了更多人的就业
we are building more homes
我们正在建设更多的房子
and helping first-time buyers onto the housing ladder
给予首次购房者购房福利
so young people can enjoy the opportunities their parents did
这样年轻人就能像他们父母一样,享受更多机会
and we are protecting the environment
同时,我们正致力于环境保护
eliminating plastic waste, tackling climate change and improving air quality
消除塑料垃圾,应对气候变化,改善空气质量
this is what a decent, moderate andpatriotic Conservative government
这就是一个正派、温和、爱国的保守党政府
on the common ground of British politicscan achieve
在英国政治的共同基础上能实现的目标
even as we tackle the biggest peacetime challenge any government has faced
即使我们正在应对和平时期任何政府都在面临的最严峻的挑战
I know that the Conservative Party can renew itself in the years ahead
我坚信保守党一定可以在今后几年内重整旗鼓
that we can deliver brexit
我们可以实现脱欧
and serve the British people with policies inspired by our values
以我们的价值观为指导,为英国人民服务
security, freedom and opportunity
安全,自由和机会
those values have guided me throughout my career
这些价值观指引着我的整个政治生涯
but the unique privilege of this office is to use this platform to give a voice to the voiceless
而我这份工作赋予的独特特权是用来为弱者发声的
to fight the burning in justices that still scar our society
用来打击那些仍然破坏我们社会的不公平现象
that is why I put proper funding for mental health at the heart of our NHSlong term plan
这就是我要把心理健康作为国民保健服务长期计划的核心 并设立了合适的基金的原因
it's why I'm ending the postcode lottery for survivors of domestic abuse
这就是为了那些家暴幸存者我要制止“邮编幸运医疗”的原因
it is why the race disparity audit and gender pay reporting are shining a light on inequality
这就是要曝光种族和性别歧视的原因
so it has nowhere to hide
这样不平等就无处可藏
and it is why I set up the independent public inquiry into the tragedy at Grenville Tower
这也是我为什么要对格伦维尔塔这场悲剧做独立公众调查
to search for the truth so nothing like it can ever happen again
为了寻找真相,让这样的悲剧绝不会再发生
and so the people who lost their lives that night are never forgotten
让在那个晚上遭遇不幸的人们永远不会被遗忘
because this country is a union
因为英国是一个同盟
not just a family of four nations
不仅仅是四个地区之家
but a union of people all of us
更是所有英国人民的同盟
whatever our background, the color of our skin or who we love
不管我们的背景、肤色或我们爱的人是谁
we stand together and together we have agreat future
我们团结一心,共同拥有一个美好的未来
our politics may be under strain
我们的政权可能备受压力
but there is so much that is good aboutthis country
但英国仍然有很多的优点
so much to be proud of, so much to be optimistic about
还有很多值得骄傲的事,还有很多值得期待的事
I will shortly leave the job
我很快就离职了
that it has been the honor of my life to hold the second female prime minister
成为第二任女首相是我毕生的荣幸
but certainly not the last
但肯定不是最后一任
I do so with no ill will
我这么做没有任何恶意
but with enormous and enduring gratitude
只是怀着深切而永恒的感激之情
to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love
让我有机会服务我深爱的祖国
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