Announces Candidacy for 2012 Presidency

I will be a candidate for reelection in 2012. And, I am going to need each and every one of you to get involved. 我将成为2012年总统候选人。而且,我需要你们每一个人参与进来。

And I know that a lot of you who were involved in the campaign earlier, over the last two years you've probably felt some frustration. There have been times where you wanted Washington to change a lot more quickly than it has, and it keeps on slipping into those same old bad habits. 我知道你们中很多人之前参与过竞选活动,在过去两年里你们可能感到过沮丧。有时候你们希望华盛顿能改变得更快一些,但它总是陷入那些老毛病。

But I want everybody here to remember everything we've accomplished over the last two years, and the record of accomplishment in making a difference for ordinary people: making sure that they can get the health care that they need, making sure that they are able to find a job, or get trained for a job for the future. 但我希望在座的每个人都能记住我们过去两年取得的一切成就,记住我们为普通人带来的改变:确保他们能够获得所需的医疗保健,确保他们能够找到工作,或接受未来工作的培训。

All those things are happening because of you. 所有这些成就都是因为你们才实现的。

And so, if you've been feeling impatient -- and I understand that -- if -- if you're feeling frustrated sometimes, that shouldn't be a reason to pull back. That's a reason for us to get even more involved. Because we know if we've done this much over the last two years, imagine what we can do over the next six -- as long as we keep our focus on the future, as long as we keep working together. 所以,如果你们感到不耐烦——我理解这一点——如果你们有时感到沮丧,这不应该是退缩的理由。这应该是我们更加积极参与的理由。因为我们知道,如果过去两年我们已经取得了这么多成就,想象一下未来六年我们能做什么——只要我们继续聚焦未来,只要我们继续共同努力。

I'm looking forward to reengaging with all of you. 我期待着与你们所有人重新建立联系。

And -- And I hope you are too. 而且——我希望你们也是。

署名Barack Obama(巴拉克·奥巴马)  2011-04-26  发表于 Washington, D.C.