Thank you, Joe Biden, for not only outstanding remarks, but the extraordinary leadership you showed in helping to guide our policies. 感谢乔·拜登，不仅因为你的精彩致辞，更因为你在协助引导我们的政策方面所展现的卓越领导力。
To Secretary Panetta, General Dempsey, to all the commanders who are here and did so much under such extraordinary circumstances to arrive at an outcome in which the Iraqi people have an opportunity to chart their own destiny, thank you for the great work that you've done. 向帕内塔部长、邓普西将军，以及在场所有在如此非凡的情况下做了大量工作、使伊拉克人民有机会决定自己命运的指挥官们，感谢你们所做的伟大工作。
I do have to say, despite Deanie's advice, I thought Dempsey was going to burst into song. [Laughter] You have not lived until you hear him belt out an Irish ballad. His voice is better than mine. I think you're never a prophet in your own land, Marty, so your wives are there to cut you down a peg. 我不得不说，尽管迪妮建议不要这样，我觉得邓普西差点要唱起来了。[笑声] 除非你听过他高歌一曲爱尔兰民谣，否则不算真正活过。他的嗓音比我的好。我想在自己家乡永远不被当回事，马蒂，所以你们的妻子就是来让你们清醒清醒的。
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: This house has stood for more than two centuries, through war and peace, through hardship and through prosperity. These rooms have hosted Presidents and Prime Ministers and kings and queens. But in the history of this house, there's never been a night quite like this. Because this evening, we welcome, not the statesmen who decide great questions of war and peace, but citizens, men and women from every corner of our country, from every rank of our military, every branch of our service, who answer the call, who go to war, who defend the peace. 尊敬的来宾们，女士们先生们：这座房子已经屹立了两个多世纪，经历了战争与和平、困难与繁荣。这些房间曾接待过总统、总理、国王和王后。但在这座房子的历史上，从未有过像今晚这样的夜晚。因为今晚，我们欢迎的不是决定战争与和平重大问题的政治家，而是来自我国每个角落、来自军队每个军衔、每个军种的公民——那些响应召唤、奔赴战场、捍卫和平的男女。
And in a culture that celebrates fame and fortune, yours are not necessarily household names. They're something more: the patriots who serve in our name. And after nearly 9 years of war in Iraq, tonight is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude and to say once more: Welcome home. 在一个崇尚名望和财富的文化中，你们的名字未必家喻户晓。但你们是更重要的存在：以我们之名服役的爱国者。在伊拉克近九年的战争之后，今晚是我们表达感激之情并再次说出那句"欢迎回家"的机会。
This is not the first time that we've paid tribute to those who served courageously in Iraq. This will not be the last. And history reminds us of our obligations as a nation at moments like this. This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war, a time when our veterans didn't always receive the respect and the thanks that they so richly deserved, and that's a mistake that we must never repeat. 这不是我们第一次向在伊拉克英勇服役的人致敬。也不会是最后一次。历史提醒我们在这样的时刻作为国家的责任。今年将是越南战争五十周年，那时我们的退伍军人并不总是得到他们应得的尊重和感谢，这是一个我们绝不能重蹈的错误。
The good news is, already, we've seen Americans come together -- in small towns and big cities all across the country -- to honor your service in Iraq. And tonight, on behalf of Michelle and myself, on behalf of over 300 Americans -- 300 million Americans, we want to express those simple words that we can never say enough, and that's thank you. 好消息是，我们已经看到美国人团结起来——在全国各地的小镇和大城市——向你们在伊拉克的服役致敬。今晚，我代表米歇尔和我自己，代表超过三亿美国人，我们要表达那句永远说不够的简单话语：谢谢。
In your heart, each of you carries your own story: the pride of a job well done, the pain of losing a friend, a comrade. Ernie Pyle, who celebrated our GIs in World War II, said that your world can never be known to the rest of us. Tonight what we can do is convey what you've meant to the rest of us, because through the dust and the din and the fog of war, the glory of your service always shone through. In your noble example, we see the virtues and the values that sustain America, that keep this country great. 你们每个人心中都承载着自己的故事：出色完成任务的骄傲，失去朋友和战友的痛苦。在二战中赞颂我们大兵的厄尼·派尔曾说过，你们的世界我们其他人永远无法真正了解。今晚我们能做的是传达你们对我们所有人的意义，因为透过战争的尘土、喧嚣和迷雾，你们服役的荣耀始终闪耀。在你们崇高的榜样中，我们看到了支撑美国、保持这个国家伟大的美德和价值观。
You taught us about duty. Blessed to live in the land of the free, you could have opted for an easier path, but you know that freedom is not free. And so you volunteered, and you stepped forward, and you raised your hand, and you took an oath to protect and defend, to serve a cause greater than yourself, knowing, in a time of war, you could be sent into harm's way. 你们教会了我们什么是责任。有幸生活在自由之地，你们本可以选择一条更轻松的道路，但你们知道自由不是免费的。因此你们自愿参军，挺身而出，举起手来，宣誓保护和捍卫，服务于比自身更伟大的事业，明知在战争时期你们可能被派往危险之中。
You taught us about resolve. Invasion turned to insurgency and then sectarian strife. But you persevered, tour after tour, year after year. Indeed, we're mindful that even as we gather here, Iraq veterans continue to risk their lives in Afghanistan, and our prayers are with them all tonight. 你们教会了我们什么是决心。入侵变成叛乱，然后是教派冲突。但你们坚持不懈，一轮又一轮，年复一年。事实上，我们铭记着即使在我们此刻相聚时，伊拉克战争退伍军人仍在阿富汗冒着生命危险，我们今晚为他们所有人祈祷。
In one of our Nation's longest wars, you wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in American military history. Now the Iraqi people have a chance to forge their own destiny, and every one of you who served there can take pride in knowing you gave the Iraqis this opportunity, that you succeeded in your mission. 在我国最长的一场战争中，你们书写了美国军事史上最非凡的篇章之一。现在伊拉克人民有机会开创自己的命运，你们每个在那里服役的人都可以自豪地知道，是你们给了伊拉克人这个机会，你们完成了使命。
You taught us about devotion to country and to comrades, but most of all, to family. Because I know that some of the hardest days of war were the moments you missed back home: the birthdays, the anniversaries, when your little girl or boy took their first wobbly steps. And behind every one of you was a parent, a spouse, a son or a daughter, trying to stay strong and praying for the day that you'd come home safe. And that's why Michelle and Dr. Biden have made it their mission to make sure America takes care of your families, because they inspire us as much as you do. 你们教会了我们什么是对国家和战友的忠诚，但最重要的是对家庭的忠诚。因为我知道战争中最艰难的日子是你们错过家中时刻的那些日子：生日、纪念日、你们的小女儿或小儿子迈出蹒跚的第一步。在你们每个人身后，都有一位父母、配偶、儿子或女儿，努力保持坚强，祈祷你们平安回家的那一天。正因如此，米歇尔和拜登博士将确保美国照顾好你们的家庭作为自己的使命，因为她们和你们一样激励着我们。
And they deserve that honor as much as you do. 她们和你们一样配得上这份荣誉。
That's why I'd ask all the spouses and the partners and families to stand up and accept our gratitude for your remarkable service, especially because you look so good tonight. 因此，我要请所有的配偶、伴侣和家人们站起来，接受我们对你们卓越服务的感激之情，特别是因为你们今晚看起来太棒了。
You taught us about sacrifice, a love of country so deep, so profound, you were willing to give your lives for it. And tonight we pay solemn tribute to all who did. We remember the first, on that first day of war: Major Jay Thomas Aubin, Captain Ryan Anthony Beaupre, Corporal Brian Matthew Kennedy, Staff Sergeant Kendall Damon Waters-Bey. And we remember the last, Specialist David Emanuel Hickman, November 14, 2011. 你们教会了我们什么是牺牲，一种对国家如此深沉、如此深厚的爱，以至于你们愿意为之献出生命。今晚我们向所有这样做的人致以庄严的敬意。我们铭记战争第一天牺牲的人：杰伊·托马斯·奥宾少校、瑞安·安东尼·博普雷上尉、布莱恩·马修·肯尼迪下士、肯德尔·达蒙·沃特斯-贝参谋军士。我们也铭记最后一位牺牲的人，大卫·伊曼纽尔·希克曼专业兵，2011年11月14日。
Separated by nearly 9 years, they are bound for all time, among the nearly 4,500 American patriots who gave all that they had to give. To their families, including the Gold Star families here tonight, know that we will never forget their sacrifice and that your loved ones live on in the soul of our Nation, now and forever. 相隔近九年，他们永远被联结在一起，在近四千五百名献出一切的美国爱国者之中。向他们的家人，包括今晚在场的金星家庭，请知道我们永远不会忘记他们的牺牲，你们挚爱的亲人将永远活在我们国家的灵魂中，从此刻到永远。
You taught us about strength, the kind that comes from within, the kind that we see in our wounded warriors. For you, coming home was the start of another battle: the battle to recover, to stand, to walk, to serve again. And in your resilience we see the essence of America, because we do not give up. No matter the hardship, we push on. And just as the wounds of war can last a lifetime, so does America's commitment to you and all who serve to give you the care you earned and the opportunities you need as you begin the next proud chapter in your lives. 你们教会了我们什么是力量，那种来自内心的力量，那种我们在伤员身上看到的力量。对你们来说，回家是另一场战斗的开始：康复的战斗，站起来的战斗，走路的战斗，再次服役的战斗。在你们的坚韧中我们看到了美国的本质，因为我们绝不放弃。无论多么艰难，我们都会继续前行。正如战争创伤可能持续一生，美国对你们和所有服役者的承诺也同样如此——给予你们应得的照顾和你们在开启人生下一骄傲篇章时所需的机会。
And finally, all of you taught us a lesson about the character of our country. As you look across this room tonight, you look at our military -- we draw strength from every part of our American family -- every color, every creed, every background, every belief, and every day, you succeed together, as one American team. 最后，你们所有人给我们上了一课，关于我们国家的品格。今晚当你们环顾这个房间，看着我们的军队——我们从美国大家庭的每个部分汲取力量——每种肤色、每种信仰、每种背景、每种信念，每一天，你们作为一个美国团队共同取得成功。
As your Commander in Chief, I could not be more proud of you. As an American, as a husband and father of two daughters, I could not be more grateful for your example of the kind of country we can be, of what we can achieve when we stick together. 作为你们的统帅，我为你们感到无比自豪。作为一个美国人，作为一个丈夫和两个女儿的父亲，我对你们树立的榜样——关于我们可以成为怎样的国家、团结在一起能取得什么成就——感到无比感激。
So I'll leave you with a picture that captures this spirit. It's from that day in December, when the last convoy rolled out, five American soldiers standing beside their vehicle, marked with the words, "Last vehicle out of Iraq." They're young, men and women, shoulder to shoulder, proud, heads held high, finally going home. And they were asked what it was like to be, literally, the last troops out of Iraq. And one of them gave a simple reply: "We completed the mission." We completed the mission. We did our jobs. 最后，我留给你们一幅画面来概括这种精神。那是十二月的一天，最后一支车队驶出，五名美国士兵站在他们的车辆旁，车上标着"最后一辆离开伊拉克的车辆"。他们很年轻，有男有女，并肩而立，自豪地昂首挺胸，终于要回家了。他们被问到作为最后一批离开伊拉克的部队是什么感受。其中一个人简单地回答："我们完成了使命。"我们完成了使命。我们做好了我们的工作。
So I propose a toast: To the country we love, to the men and women who defend her, and to that faith -- that fundamental American faith -- that says no mission is too hard, no challenge is too great, through tests and through trials, we don't simply endure, we emerge stronger than before, knowing that America's greatest days are still to come, and they are great because of you. 因此我提议祝酒：为我们热爱的国家，为捍卫她的男女，为那种信念——那种根本的美国信念——它说没有哪项使命太艰难，没有哪个挑战太巨大，历经考验和磨炼，我们不仅仅是坚持，我们比以前更加强大地走出来，深知美国最伟大的日子仍在前方，而它们伟大是因为你们。
Cheers. 干杯。
[President Obama offers toast.] [奥巴马总统举杯祝酒。]
God bless you and your families, and may God continue to bless those in uniform and the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑你们和你们的家人，愿上帝继续保佑那些穿制服的人和美利坚合众国。
Thank you very much, everybody. May dinner be served. 非常感谢大家。请用餐。