57届格兰美奥巴马演讲稿

57届格兰美奥巴马演讲稿

2015年2月8日晚，第57届格莱美音乐奖的颁奖仪式在洛杉矶斯台普斯中心举行。在颁奖礼上，美国总统奥巴马通过VCR呼吁抵制针对女性的暴力。以下为奥巴马的演说全文：
Good evening, everybody. Tonight, we celebrate artists whose music and
message help shape our culture. And together, we can change our culture
for the better by ending violence against women and girls.
（各位，晚上好！今晚，我们在此庆祝诸位艺术家们获奖，他们的音乐作品和其中蕴含的理念已经成为美国文化的一部分。而为了塑造更加优秀的文化，我们需要齐心协力，消除针对女性的暴力。）
Right now, nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape
or attempted rape. And more than one in four women has experienced some
form of domestic violence. It's not OK and it has to stop.
（当今社会，近五分之一的美国女性已经沦为强奸或强奸未遂罪行的受害者；超过四分之一的女性遭受过某种形式的家庭暴力。形势十分严峻，这种行为必须被制止。）
Artists have a unique power to change minds and attitudes and get us
thinking and talking about what matters. And all of us, in our own
lives, have the power to set an example. Join our campaign to stop this
violence. Go to itsonus.org and take the pledge. And to the artists at
the Grammys tonight, I ask you to ask your fans to do it too.
（艺术家们拥有独特的力量，可以让人们的思想和态度发生转变，启发人们对重要的事情进行思考和探讨。我们所有人，在各自的一生中，都有能力为他人作出表率。
请加入我们的行动，制止针对女性的暴力；访问itsonus网站，作出你的承诺。对于今晚参加格莱美颁奖礼的众位艺术家，我请求你们号召自己的粉丝也作出同样的承诺。）
It's on us, all of us, to create a culture where violence isn't
tolerated, where survivors are supported, and where all our young people
-- men and women -- can go as far as their talents and their dreams
will take them. Thanks.
（让我们所有人共同参与，来创造这样一种社会文化：绝不纵容暴力；让受害者获得援助；让所有的年轻人，无论男女，都能尽情施展才华，追逐梦想。为了达成这个目标，我们义不容辞！谢谢大家。）