For centuries, goods and services flowed east and west through the trading hubs that extended throughout your countries and regions.

幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來，這些商品和服務(wù)通過遍布你們國家和地區(qū)的貿(mào)易集散地流向東方和西方。

Today, perhaps more than ever, international trade holds tremendous potential for improving people’s lives. And innovation and entrepreneurship in particular have the potential to be the great equalizer.

今天，國際貿(mào)易對改善人民的生活蘊(yùn)藏的巨大潛力或許是前所未有的。創(chuàng)新和創(chuàng)業(yè)精神尤其有潛力成為巨大的平衡力量。

Any man or woman with a great idea and the will to pursue it can change not only their own lives, but peoples’ lives all over the world. Just look around this room and you see almost 300 living examples of exactly that.

任何人如果有新穎的設(shè)想和堅(jiān)定的意志，不論男女，不僅可以改變自己的生活，還能改變世界各地人民的生活。環(huán)顧整個(gè)會(huì)場，你會(huì)看到近300個(gè)活生生的例證。

As our world stares down an immense set of challenges, from climate change and poverty to disease and resource scarcity, we need the brightest minds from every corner of the globe looking for solutions.

從氣候變化到貧困，從疾病到資源匱乏，我們的世界目睹這些極大的挑戰(zhàn)，此時(shí)此刻我們需要全球每一個(gè)角落具有超凡才識(shí)的人們尋求解決辦法。

And today, we are honored to have some of those bright minds gathered right here in this room.

今天在座的一些人士就有過人的才識(shí)，我們感到很榮幸。

You hail from different countries and work in different industries and are addressing different social challenges, but you are united by your relentless will to succeed, even in the face of immense obstacles.

你們來自不同的國家，在不同的行業(yè)工作，應(yīng)對不同的社會(huì)挑戰(zhàn)。但你們共同具有堅(jiān)韌不拔的意志，即使面臨巨大的挑戰(zhàn)，仍堅(jiān)持獲得成功。

There’s a young woman here who built a thriving tailoring business in Taliban controlled Afghanistan; a young man who launched a nonprofit to promote entrepreneurship in the Palestinian territories, and a doctor from Nigeria working to advance health among that country’s young people.

你們中間有一位年輕的女性曾在塔利班控制下的阿富汗創(chuàng)辦生意興隆的縫紉企業(yè)。有一位青年男子發(fā)起了一個(gè)非營利組織，在巴勒斯坦領(lǐng)土倡導(dǎo)創(chuàng)業(yè)。還有一位來自尼日利亞的醫(yī)生為增進(jìn)本國青年的健康而努力工作。

Also with us is the founder of a private equity firm that makes investments in natural resources and infrastructure in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and several founders of major corporations, from courier services and airlines to telecommunications.

在座的還有在印度尼西亞和東南亞地區(qū)進(jìn)行自然資源和基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投資的一個(gè)民間股本公司的創(chuàng)建人，還有幾位分別從事快遞服務(wù)、航空和電信等行業(yè)的大公司創(chuàng)建人。

You are different in so many ways. And yet you all share a unique and uncommon talent to bring hope and opportunity to your communities.

你們在很多方面各不相同，然而你們都共有獨(dú)特的、不同尋常的才能，為你們所在的社區(qū)帶來了希望和機(jī)會(huì)。

The challenge before us is to take the tremendous success all of you have had individually and expand it throughout the Islamic world.

現(xiàn)在，擺在我們面前的挑戰(zhàn)就是把你們局部取得的巨大成功擴(kuò)展到整個(gè)伊斯蘭世界。

There are over one billion people living in Muslim-majority countries today.

如今，有超過10億人在穆斯林占人口大多數(shù)的國家生活。

They represent a vast reserve of under-utilized potential in the global economy – both in terms of their demand for goods and services, as well as their ability to create technological and social innovations that will drive economic growth and social development within their own countries and throughout the world.

就其對商品和服務(wù)的需求，以及他們?yōu)橥苿?dòng)本國乃至全世界經(jīng)濟(jì)增長和社會(huì)發(fā)展進(jìn)行技術(shù)和社會(huì)創(chuàng)新的能力而言，他們都構(gòu)成了全球經(jīng)濟(jì)中潛在能力未得到充分發(fā)揮的巨大儲(chǔ)備力量。

All of you are here today because of your past, present and future efforts to unleash this potential.

你們所有的人今天出席這次會(huì)議是因?yàn)槟銈冞^去、現(xiàn)在和將來為充分發(fā)揮這一潛力進(jìn)行了努力。

It is very much in America’s and the entire world’s interests that you succeed.

你們獲得成功十分符合美國乃至全世界的利益。

In the United States, we are just now emerging from the worst economic crisis many of us have ever seen.

在美國，我們剛開始擺脫很多人有生以來未曾經(jīng)歷過的最嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)。

Too many Americans who want work still can’t find it; and too many people who are working can’t get enough of it.

眾多希望得到工作的美國人仍然找不到工作，還有很多有工作的人也無法感到滿意。

To replace the jobs we have already lost and to create new, better paying jobs, the Obama Administration is taking bold steps to grow our economy.

為了彌補(bǔ)我們已經(jīng)失去的工作崗位，創(chuàng)造新的報(bào)酬更高的工作崗位，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)及其政府正為促進(jìn)我國經(jīng)濟(jì)增長采取有魄力的步驟。

Central to these efforts is a renewed focus on international trade. The stronger the economies of the world and the more middle class in all of our nations, the more international markets there will be for each of our nations.

這些工作中的一個(gè)重要部分就是進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)國際貿(mào)易。世界經(jīng)濟(jì)越強(qiáng)大，各國的中產(chǎn)階級隊(duì)伍越壯大，每一個(gè)國家需要的國際市場就越多。

Strong and balanced international trade only works if countries have growing economies and growing middle classes that are fully engaged in the international marketplace. There needs to be people – entrepreneurs – all around the world who can take new ideas and innovations from elsewhere around the world – as well as create their own – and spur growth in their own countries.

惟有各國經(jīng)濟(jì)不斷增長，全面參與國際市場的中產(chǎn)階級隊(duì)伍日益擴(kuò)大，才會(huì)有興旺、平衡的國際貿(mào)易。全世界必須有這樣的一批人——?jiǎng)?chuàng)業(yè)者——既能吸取來自世界各地的新思想和新發(fā)明，又能自主創(chuàng)新，促進(jìn)本國經(jīng)濟(jì)增長。

And building that capacity in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities is why we have all gathered here this week.

我們這個(gè)星期在這里舉行會(huì)議，目的就是為了在穆斯林占人口大多數(shù)的國家和穆斯林社區(qū)建設(shè)這樣的能力。

So why the focus on entrepreneurs?

那么，為什么要特別強(qiáng)調(diào)創(chuàng)業(yè)者？

Because they are the heart of all thriving economies.

因?yàn)樗麄冊谒蟹睒s的經(jīng)濟(jì)體中都是核心力量。

When innovators and entrepreneurs can easily turn their ideas into businesses, jobs and economic opportunity follow closely behind.

一旦創(chuàng)新者和創(chuàng)業(yè)者可以很容易地將自己的設(shè)想轉(zhuǎn)化為經(jīng)營的業(yè)務(wù)，工作崗位和經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)會(huì)就會(huì)接踵而至。

Entrepreneurs are a powerful force for change. They improve the business climate in their own countries and champion necessary policy reforms. And they improve practices in global markets.

創(chuàng)業(yè)者是強(qiáng)大的變革力量，他們改善本國的商業(yè)環(huán)境，積極倡導(dǎo)必要的政策改革。他們還有助于改進(jìn)全球市場的實(shí)務(wù)。

Commerce, grounded in mobile telecommunications, for example, is rapidly transforming markets worldwide thanks to the work of entrepreneurs from Muslim majority countries such as Bangladesh.

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In the United States, we have always relied upon entrepreneurs to be a primary engine of our economic growth.

在美國，我們一貫依靠企業(yè)家為我國經(jīng)濟(jì)增長提供主要?jiǎng)恿Α?/div>

Firms less than 5 years old – many of which are considered small businesses – have accounted for nearly ALL net new jobs in America’s private sector over the last three decades.

在過去的30年里，美國成立不到5年的公司--許多被視為小型企業(yè)--幾乎占民營部門新創(chuàng)造的全部凈就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。

My own biography is a testament to America’s entrepreneurial history.

我本人的經(jīng)歷就是美國企業(yè)家精神的見證。

My grandfather immigrated to America from China, initially working as a servant for a family in the capital city of Washington State, in exchange for English lessons. My father, also born in China, opened a small business in Washington State, a grocery store. I worked at that store as a student, and it was the profits from that store and the fruits of my father’s hard work that enabled me to become Governor of the state of Washington, 100 years after my grandfather landed in America, one mile from where my grandfather was a servant boy.

我祖父從中國移民到美國，最初在華盛頓州首府的一個(gè)家庭幫傭，換取學(xué)習(xí)英文的機(jī)會(huì)。我父親也出生在中國，在華盛頓州經(jīng)營小生意，開了一個(gè)雜貨店。我當(dāng)學(xué)生的時(shí)候就在鋪?zhàn)永锎蚬?。正是店鋪的盈利和我父母親辛勤勞動(dòng)的成果，使我在祖父第一次踏上華盛頓州首府的土地100年之后，成為華盛頓州州長，距離祖父年青時(shí)幫傭的地方僅一英里之遙。

But immigration should not be the only pathway for those seeking opportunity.

但移民對尋求機(jī)會(huì)的人來說不應(yīng)該是唯一途徑。

As much as America has benefited from the contributions of immigrants, we also respect the strong desire that citizens around the world have to see their own countries grow, develop and thrive.

美國從移民的貢獻(xiàn)中獲益匪淺，我們也尊重世界各國公民希望本國興旺、發(fā)展和繁榮的強(qiáng)烈愿望。

Entrepreneurs can change not just economies but societies. Social networking sites haven’t just spawned new companies…they have changed how people around the world interact with one another. Even before there was the Internet, there were people who mobilized communities to advance just causes – from education and healthcare to civil rights.

企業(yè)家不僅可以改變經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況，而且也能改變社會(huì)面貌。社交網(wǎng)站不僅僅催生了大量新的公司......它們也改變了世界各地的人們相互往來的方式。在因特網(wǎng)出現(xiàn)之前，就有人動(dòng)員社區(qū)推進(jìn)教育、保健、民權(quán)等正義事業(yè)。

And I am happy to hear that one of the regional conferences that will follow this Summit – in Iraq - will focus on social entrepreneurship.

我很高興地獲悉，這次峰會(huì)之后在伊拉克舉辦的一個(gè)區(qū)域會(huì)議將以社會(huì)創(chuàng)業(yè)為主題。

I want to be clear that the United States engages in these efforts to expand entrepreneurship in a spirit of partnership, not of patronage.

我要說明的是，美國參與倡導(dǎo)創(chuàng)業(yè)的有關(guān)努力是出于伙伴精神，而不是采取施惠的姿態(tài)。

The U.S. and American workers have much to gain from this summit, as well as other efforts to build economic cooperation between our nations.

美國和美國從業(yè)人員從這次峰會(huì)和其他發(fā)展各國經(jīng)濟(jì)合作的活動(dòng)中會(huì)收到很大益處。

From brilliant scientific advances in water management and desalinization technologies, to the truly incredible success Middle Eastern telecom companies have enjoyed distributing mobile phones throughout the developing world, to the staggering growth of services and tourism in the Gulf – there is no question that Muslim communities have the capacity to nurture a thriving entrepreneurial culture.

從用水管理和海水淡化技術(shù)領(lǐng)域輝煌的科學(xué)進(jìn)步，到中東各電信公司在發(fā)展中國家經(jīng)營手機(jī)業(yè)務(wù)所取得的難以置信的成功，還有海灣國家服務(wù)和旅游事業(yè)的驚人增長，毫無疑問穆斯林社會(huì)完全有能力培育欣欣向榮的企業(yè)文化。

The challenge at this summit is to fully realize that potential by growing new businesses, industries and economic opportunity.

本次峰會(huì)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是開拓新企業(yè)、新產(chǎn)業(yè)和新的經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)會(huì)，充分發(fā)揮這方面的潛力。

Over the next couple days, we’ll be holding plenary sessions to address a wide array of issues that help build entrepreneurial cultures. Among other things, we will be talking about social entrepreneurship, technology and innovation, access to capital, women and youth entrepreneurship and mentoring and networking.

今后幾天，我們將舉行全體會(huì)議，討論一系列有助于發(fā)展創(chuàng)業(yè)文化的問題。我們將探討的其他問題有社會(huì)創(chuàng)業(yè)精神、技術(shù)與創(chuàng)新、資本籌集渠道、婦女和青年創(chuàng)業(yè)、技術(shù)指導(dǎo)和網(wǎng)絡(luò)聯(lián)系。

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