The Reference Translation for Exercise 1

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our Union has never been stronger. (Applause)

The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul. Terrorists who once occupied Afghanistan now occupy cells at Guantanamo Bay. (Applause) And terrorist leaders who urged followers to sacrifice their lives are running for their own. (Applause)

America and Afghanistan are now allies against terror. We’ll be partners in rebuilding that country. And this evening we welcome the distinguished interim leader of a liberated Afghanistan: Chairman Hamid Karzai. (Applause)


布希總統：
謝謝大家。議長、錢尼副總統、各位議員、各位貴賓，各位同胞，大家好！
今晚，在我向大家報告國家情勢的同時，我們的國家正處於戰爭狀態，我們的經濟正在不景氣，人類的文明世界，也正面臨著前所未有的危機。但是，此刻，我們的國家卻顯現了前所未有的團結。

我們的國旗再度在喀布爾美國大使館上飄揚。那些曾經統治阿富汗的恐怖份子，如今已被關進了關塔那莫灣 的牢房〈如今已蹲進了關塔那莫灣苦牢〉。同時，那些曾經鼓動追隨者犧牲生命〈為聖戰犧牲生命〉的恐怖份子首腦們，現在卻貪生怕死四處竄逃。〈鼓掌〉

美國與阿富汗目前是反恐的盟友，同時，我們也將共同重建戰後的阿富汗。今晚，讓我们歡迎阿富汗重獲自由後，臨時政府的偉大領袖：哈米德•卡爾扎伊主席。