Good afternoon, everybody. 大家下午好。
Yesterday, before votes were tallied, I shot a video that some of you may have seen in which I said to the American people, regardless of which side you were on in the election, regardless of whether your candidate won or lost, the sun would come up in the morning. 昨天，在计票开始之前，我录制了一段视频，你们中的一些人可能已经看过了。我在视频中对美国人民说，无论你在选举中支持哪一方，无论你的候选人是赢是输，太阳明天依旧会升起。
And that is one bit of prognosticating that actually came true. The sun is up. And I know everybody had a long night. I did as well. I had a chance to talk to President-elect Trump last night about 3:30 in the morning, I think it was, to congratulate him on winning the election. And I had a chance to invite him to come to the White House tomorrow to talk about making sure that there is a successful transition between our presidencies. 而这一点预言确实成真了。太阳已经升起来了。我知道大家都熬了一整夜。我也是。我想是在凌晨三点半左右，我与当选总统特朗普通话，祝贺他赢得了选举。我还邀请他明天来白宫，讨论如何确保我们两届政府之间的权力交接顺利进行。
Now, it is no secret that the president-elect and I have some pretty significant differences. But remember, eight years ago President Bush and I had some pretty significant differences. But President Bush's team could not have been more professional or more gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that we could hit the ground running. 现在，当选总统和我之间存在一些相当大的分歧，这已经不是什么秘密了。但请记住，八年前，布什总统和我也有一些相当大的分歧。然而，布什总统的团队在确保我们顺利交接方面表现得极为专业和慷慨，让我们能够迅速投入工作。
And one thing you realize quickly in this job is that the presidency and the vice presidency is bigger than any of us. So I have instructed my team to follow the example that President Bush's team set eight years ago, and work as hard as we can to make sure that this is a successful transition for the President-elect -- because we are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country. The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. And over the next few months, we are going to show that to the world. 在这个职位上，你很快就会意识到一件事：总统职位和副总统职位比我们任何人都更重要。因此，我已指示我的团队以八年前布什总统团队为榜样，尽最大努力确保当选总统的交接工作顺利进行——因为我们现在都在支持他成功地团结和领导这个国家。和平移交权力是我们民主的标志之一。在接下来的几个月里，我们将向世界展示这一点。
I also had a chance last night to speak with Secretary Clinton and I just had a chance to hear her remarks. I could not be prouder of her. She has lived an extraordinary life of public service. She was a great First Lady. She was an outstanding senator for the state of New York. And she could not have been a better secretary of state. 昨晚我还与国务卿克林顿通了话，我也刚刚听了她的讲话。我为她感到无比骄傲。她的一生是卓越的公共服务生涯。她是一位伟大的第一夫人。她是纽约州出色的参议员。她也是最出色的国务卿。
I'm proud of her. A lot of Americans look up to her. Her candidacy and nomination was historic and sends a message to our daughters all across the country that they can achieve at the highest levels of politics. And I'm absolutely confident that she and President Clinton will continue to do great work for people here in the United States and all around the world. 我为她感到骄傲。许多美国人敬仰她。她的参选和提名具有历史意义，向全国的女儿们传递了一个信息：她们可以在政治的最高层级取得成就。我完全相信，她和克林顿总统将继续为美国人民和全世界人民做出杰出贡献。
Now, everybody is sad when their side loses an election, but the day after we have to remember that we're actually all on one team. This is an "intramural scrimmage." We're not Democrats first. We're not Republicans first. We are Americans first. We're patriots first. 每个人在自己支持的一方输掉选举时都会感到难过，但第二天我们必须记住，我们实际上是同一个团队的。这是一场"校内对抗赛"。我们首先不是民主党人，也首先不是共和党人，我们首先是美国人，我们首先是爱国者。
We all what -- want what's best for this country. That's what I heard in Mr. Trump's remarks last night. That's what I heard when I spoke to him directly. And I was heartened by that. That's what the country needs -- a sense of unity, a sense of inclusion, a respect for our institutions, our way of life, rule of law, and a respect for each other. I hope that he maintains that spirit throughout this transition. And I certainly hope that's how his presidency has a chance to begin. 我们都——都希望这个国家变得更好。这是我昨晚从特朗普先生的讲话中听到的，也是我与他直接交谈时感受到的。我对此感到鼓舞。这正是这个国家所需要的——团结意识、包容精神、对我们制度的尊重、对我们生活方式的尊重、对法治的尊重，以及对彼此的尊重。我希望他在整个交接过程中保持这种精神。我当然也希望他的总统任期能以这样的方式开始。
I also told my team today to keep their heads up, because the remarkable work that they have done, day in, day out, often without a lot of fanfare, often with a lot of -- a lot of attention -- work in agencies, work in obscure areas of policy that make government run better, and make it more responsive, and make it more efficient, and make it more service-friendly so that it's actually helping more people. 我今天还告诉我的团队要抬起头来，因为他们所做的卓越工作，日复一日，常常默默无闻，常常承受着大量关注——在各个机构的工作，在各个冷门政策领域的工作，让政府运转得更好，更能回应民众需求，更高效，更贴心服务，从而真正帮助更多的人。
That remarkable work has left the next President with a stronger, better country than the one that existed eight years ago. 这些卓越的工作留给下一任总统的，是一个比八年前更强大、更美好的国家。
So win or lose in this election, that was always our mission. That was our mission from day one. 因此，无论这次选举输赢，那始终是我们的使命。从第一天起就是我们的使命。
And everyone on my team should be extraordinarily proud of everything that they have done; and so should all the Americans that I've had a chance to meet all across this country who do the hard work of building on that progress every single day: teachers in schools, doctors in E.R. clinic, small businesses putting their all into starting something up, making sure they're treating their employees well, all the important work that's done by moms and dads and families and congregations in every state, the work of perfecting this union. 我团队中的每个人都应该为他们所做的一切感到无比自豪；我在全国各地遇到的所有美国人也应该感到自豪，他们每天都在辛勤工作，推动着这种进步：学校里的教师，急诊室里的医生，全力以赴创业、确保善待员工的小企业主，以及各州的父母、家庭和教会团体所做的一切重要工作——完善这个联邦的工作。
So this was a long and hard fought campaign. A lot of our fellow Americans are exalted today; a lot of Americans are less so, but that's the nature of campaigns. That's the nature of democracy. It is hard and sometimes contentious and noisy and it's not always inspiring. 这是一场漫长而激烈的竞选。今天，我们许多美国同胞欢欣鼓舞；也有许多美国人心情低落，但这就是竞选的本质。这就是民主的本质。它是艰难的，有时是充满争议的，嘈杂的，而且并不总是鼓舞人心的。
But to the young people who got into politics for the first time and may be disappointed by the results, I just want you to know, you have to stay encouraged. Don't get cynical. Don't ever think you can't make a difference. As Secretary Clinton said this morning, fighting for what is right is worth it. Sometimes you lose an argument; sometimes you lose an election. 但对于那些第一次投身政治、可能对结果感到失望的年轻人，我想让你们知道，你们必须保持斗志。不要变得愤世嫉俗。永远不要认为你无法改变什么。正如克林顿国务卿今天早上所说，为正确的事情而奋斗是值得的。有时你会输掉一场辩论；有时你会输掉一场选举。
You know, the path that this country has taken has never been a straight line. We zig and zag and sometimes, you know, we move in ways that some people think is forward and others think is moving back, and that's okay. I've lost elections before. Joe hasn't, but, you know -- So I've been -- I've been sort of sharing -- 要知道，这个国家所走的道路从来都不是一条直线。我们曲折前行，有时，我们前进的方式在一些人看来是进步，在另一些人看来却是倒退，这没关系。我以前也输过选举。乔没有，但，你知道的——所以我一直在——我一直在分享——
Vice President Biden: I remember you beat me badly. 副总统拜登：我记得你当初把我打得很惨。
President Obama: That's the way politics works sometimes. We -- We try really hard to persuade people that we're right and then people vote. And then if we lose, we learn from our mistakes. We do some reflection. We lick our wounds. We brush ourselves off. We get back in the arena. We go at it. We try even harder the next time. 奥巴马总统：政治有时候就是这样。我们——我们竭尽全力说服人们我们是对的，然后人们投票。如果我们输了，我们就从错误中学习。我们反思。我们舔舐伤口。我们重整旗鼓。我们重返竞技场。我们继续奋斗。下一次我们更加努力。
The point, though, is is that we all go forward with a presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens, because that presumption of good faith is essential to a vibrant and functioning democracy. That's how this country has moved forward for 240 years. It's how we've pushed boundaries and promoted freedom around the world. That's how we've expanded the rights of our founding to reach all of our citizens. It's how we have come this far. 然而，关键在于，我们都要怀着对同胞善意的推定继续前行，因为这种善意的推定对于一个充满活力、正常运转的民主制度至关重要。这就是这个国家240年来不断前进的方式。这就是我们如何不断开拓边界、在全世界推动自由的方式。这就是我们如何将建国时的权利扩展到所有公民的方式。这就是我们一路走来的方式。
And that's why I'm confident that this incredible journey that we're on, as Americans, will go on. And I'm looking forward to doing everything that I can to make sure that the next President is successful in that. 这就是为什么我相信，我们作为美国人所踏上的这段不可思议的旅程将会继续。我期待着尽我所能，确保下一任总统在这方面取得成功。
I've said before, I think of this job as being a relay runner. You take the baton. You run your best race. And hopefully by the time you hand it off, you're a little further ahead; you've made a little progress. And I can say that we've done that, and I want to make sure that handoff is well executed because ultimately we're all on the same team. 我以前说过，我把这份工作看作是一名接力赛跑者。你接过接力棒，跑出你最好的成绩。希望当你交棒的时候，你已经领先了一点；你已经取得了一些进步。我可以说我们做到了，我希望确保这次交接能够顺利完成，因为归根结底，我们都在同一个团队里。
All right? Thank you very much, everybody. 好吗？非常感谢大家。