President Obama said terrorism is an "evolving threat" but that the U.S. will be able to overcome it, speaking to the nation in a primetime address Sunday.
美国总统奥巴马在当地时间12月6日晚间黄金时段发表全国电视讲话，声称美国将能够战胜“日益猖狂的恐怖主义威胁”。
"The threat from terrorism is real, we will overcome it," Obama said. "We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us."
“恐怖主义的威胁是确切存在的，我们终将克服它，”奥巴马说道，“我们会摧毁伊斯兰国（ISIL）和一切其他企图伤害我们的组织。”
Obama's speech comes after a young Muslim couple killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California. The shooting, which the FBI is investigating as a terrorist attack, could be the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001.
在一对年轻的伊斯兰教夫妇于加州圣贝纳迪诺枪毙14人这一案件之后，奥巴马发表了本次讲话。联邦调查正调查这起恐怖袭击事件，这起枪击案可能是自2001年9月11日以来，美国本土上最致命的恐怖袭击。
Officials say the attackers were at least partially inspired by the terrorist group ISIS.
官方对此表示，袭击者至少是被恐怖主义组织ISIS所鼓动的。
Obama called on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation and formally declare war against ISIS, which both face uphill battles in the Republican-led Congress.
奥巴马呼吁立法机关强化强控法律，并正式向伊斯兰国（ISIS)宣战。而这样的主张同样也面临着与和共和党主导的国会之间日益严重的斗争。
The speech was the first time President Obama has addressed the nation from the Oval Office since the announcement of the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq in August of 2010.
值得一提的是，这次也是继2010年宣布美国结束在伊拉克的战斗行动以来，奥巴马第一次在椭圆形的总统办公室发表全国讲话。