奥巴马每周电视讲话：总统庆祝美国非裔博物馆开幕（01）

（单词翻译）

Hi everybody. This weekend, we'll dedicate the newest American icon¹ on our National Mall - the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

嗨，大家好。本周末，我们将在国家广场把时间留给美国标杆建筑--非洲裔美国人历史和文化国家博物馆

It's a beautiful building, five stories high and some 70 feet below the ground, situated² just across the street from the Washington Monument.

这是一个美丽的建筑，五层楼高，地下建筑约有70 英尺深，位于华盛顿纪念碑的街道的正对面。

And this museum tells a story of America that hasn't always taken a front seat in our national narrative³.

这个博物馆所讲述的美国故事，在美国历史中关注度靠前的极为罕见。

As a people, we've rightfully passed on the tales of the giants who built this country.

作为国民，我们理所当然耳熟能详开国元勋们的故事。

But too often, willful or not, we've chosen to gloss⁴ over or ignore entirely⁵ the experience of millions upon millions of others.

但太多的时候，有意或无意间，我们无视或完全忽略了数百万人的经历。

But this museum chooses to tell a fuller story.

但这家博物馆会给我们还原一个完整的历史故事。

It's doesn't gauze up some bygone era or avoid uncomfortable truths.

不再用纱布遮掩一些重大往事或回避尴尬的史实。

Rather, it embraces the patriotic⁶ recognition that America is a constant work in progress;

而是认同了一个爱国的理念，美国在不断发展进步着；

that each successive generation can look upon our imperfections and decide that it is within our collective power to align⁷ this nation with the high ideals of our founding.

每一代人都都能正视我们的不足之处，并决心以我们集体的力量使国家向建国理想迈进。