­　　Love, ladies and gentlemen, is the human family’s most precious legacy, its richest bequest, its golden inheritance. And it is a treasure that is handed down from one generation to another. Previous ages may not have had the wealth we enjoy. Their houses may have lacked electricity, and they squeezed their many kids into small homes without central heating. But those homes had no darkness, nor were they cold. They were lit bright with the glow of love and they were warmed snugly by the very heat of the human heart. Parents, undistracted by the lust for luxury and status, accorded their children primacy in their lives.

­　　女士们先生们，爱是人类家庭最珍贵的遗产，是最贵重的馈赠，是最无价的传统，是我们应该代代相传的财富。以前，我们或许没有现在这样富有，屋里可能没有电，很多孩子可能挤在没有取暖设施的狭小房间里。但这些家庭里没有黑暗，也没有寒冷。他们点燃爱的光芒，温暖着彼此紧贴的心灵。父母不为各种享受和权利的欲望分心，孩子才是他们的生活中最重要的。

­　　As you all know，our two countries broke from each other over what Thomas Jefferson referred to as “certain inalienable rights.” And while we Americans and British might dispute the justice of his claims, what has never been in dispute is that children have certain inalienable rights, and the gradual erosion of those rights has led to scores of children worldwide being denied the joys and security of childhood.

­　　我们都知道，我们两国在托马斯杰弗逊提出的所谓“一些不可剥夺的权利” 上因意见不合而决裂。尽管美国人和英国人在各自要求的公平上有分歧，但在关于 孩子享有不可剥夺的权利这一点上却是一致的。但是对这些权利的逐步剥夺已经导 致了世界上的很多孩子失去欢快乐趣和童年的安全感。

­　　Friends, the foundation of all human knowledge, the beginning of human consciousness, must be that each and every one of us is an object of love. Before you know if you have red hair or brown, before you know if you are black or white, before you know of what religion you are a part, you have to know that you are loved.

­　　朋友们，人类所有知识的基础和人类意识的萌芽必然需要我们每一个人都成为被爱的对象。哪怕你不知道自己的头发是红色还是棕色，不知道自己是白人还是黑人，不知道自己信仰哪个宗教，你也应该知道自己是被爱着的。