Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says
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Standing before the Acropolis in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio swept through the history of ancient Greece to the rise of American industry in a speech on Wednesday that portrayed western civilisation at risk of decline.
周三，美国国务卿卢比奥站在雅典卫城前发表讲话，从古希腊的历史到美国工业的崛起，描绘了西方文明面临衰落的风险。
Rubio said the world was at an "inflection point". Nations, particularly in Europe, should return to ancient Greek values and "rebuild our institutions and our alliances to face these threats together".
卢比奥表示，世界正处于“拐点”。 各国，特别是欧洲国家，应该回归古希腊价值观，并“重建我们的机构和联盟，共同应对这些威胁”。
"We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was here millennia ago," he said.
他说：“我们相信欧洲能够从漫长的沉睡中醒来，重新点燃几千年前的火焰。”
While he spoke of cooperation, Rubio also said "nations need not abandon their distinct identities in order to recognise their common interests".
在谈到合作时，卢比奥还表示，“各国不必为了承认共同利益而放弃各自的独特身份”。
Rubio, often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2028, touched on what he considered dangers in the world, such as "radical mullahs" in Iran and suicide bombers.
卢比奥经常被认为是 2028 年总统候选人，他谈到了他认为的世界上的危险，例如伊朗的“激进毛拉”和自杀式炸弹袭击者。
But most of his speech focused on a broader threat, describing the current period as a crossroads.
但他的大部分演讲都集中在更广泛的威胁上，将当前时期描述为十字路口。
"The course we take will determine whether the West maintains its place at the head of the world, or resigns itself to a future of atrophy, and servitude, and decline," he said. "The next decade will write the story of the next century."
他说：“我们采取的路线将决定西方是保持其世界领先地位，还是屈服于萎缩、奴役和衰落的未来。” “下一个十年将书写下一个世纪的故事。”
Rubio called for a return to the "classical understanding of politics and statecraft that the Trump administration hopes to reclaim - reclaim not just for our country, but for the whole of our civilisation".
卢比奥呼吁回归“特朗普政府希望恢复的对政治和治国之术的经典理解——不仅为我们的国家，而且为我们整个文明恢复”。
That appeared to include renewed national pride, which he said the ancient Greeks had embraced, but the west had abandoned as "we felt embarrassed that our achievements set us apart from the rest of the world".
这似乎包括新的民族自豪感，他说古希腊人已经拥抱了这种自豪感，但西方已经放弃了这种自豪感，因为“我们感到尴尬，因为我们的成就使我们与世界其他国家区分开来”。
"The word 'nationalism' became a dirty word," he said. "So we tore down our monuments. We condemned our own history, and in too many places, we taught our children to be ashamed of the countries they would inherit.
“‘民族主义’这个词变成了一个肮脏的词，”他说。 “所以我们拆除了我们的纪念碑。 我们谴责自己的历史，在太多地方，我们教导我们的孩子为他们将继承的国家感到羞耻。
"In the process, we opened our borders and outsourced our industry and allowed our militaries to wither and to decay."
“在这个过程中，我们开放了边界，外包了我们的工业，让我们的军队萎缩和衰落。”
Rubio's boss, President Donald Trump, has sought to carry out an "America first" agenda during both his terms in office, and taken a more confrontational stance toward traditional allies and in longstanding trade relationships.
卢比奥的老板唐纳德·特朗普总统在他的两届任期内都寻求执行“美国优先”议程，并对传统盟友和长期贸易关系采取更具对抗性的立场。
Just six months ago, Trump again threatened to pull the US from the Nato alliance, which he has frequently criticised while pushing members to make larger contributions to defence.
就在六个月前，特朗普再次威胁要让美国退出北约联盟，他经常批评北约联盟，同时敦促成员国为国防做出更大贡献。
Rubio's visit to the ruins of the Acropolis in Greece was part of his three-country tour of Nato allies that includes stops in Iceland and Portugal.
卢比奥对希腊卫城遗址的访问是他北约盟国三国之行的一部分，其中包括冰岛和葡萄牙。
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