Welcome to the White House, everybody. As I have already delivered my farewell address, I will try to be relatively brief. But I just wanted to get some folks together to pay tribute to somebody who has not only been by my side for the duration of this amazing journey, but somebody who has devoted his entire professional life to service to this country, the best Vice President America has ever had, Mr. Joe Biden. 欢迎大家来到白宫。我已经发表过告别演说了，所以今天我会尽量简短。但我就是想召集一些人，向一位不仅在这段奇妙旅程中一直陪伴在我身边，而且将整个职业生涯都奉献给这个国家的人致敬——美国有史以来最好的副总统，乔·拜登先生。
This also gives the Internet one last chance to talk about our bromance. This has been quite a ride. It was eight and a half years ago that I chose Joe to be my Vice President. There has not been a single moment since that time that I've doubted the wisdom of that decision. He was the best possible choice, not just for me, but for the American people. This is an extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service. This is somebody the people of Delaware sent to the Senate as quickly as they possibly could. 这也给了互联网最后一次谈论我们"兄弟情"的机会。这段旅程真是非同寻常。八年半前，我选择乔作为我的副总统。从那以后，我从未有一刻怀疑过这个决定的明智。他是最好的选择，不仅对我而言，对美国人民也是如此。这是一位非凡的人，有着非凡的公共服务生涯。特拉华州人民以最快的速度把他选进了参议院。
Elected at age 29, for more than a dozen years apiece he served as chair or ranking member of the Judiciary and Foreign Relation Committees. Domestically, he championed landmark legislation to make our communities safer, to protect our women from violence. Internationally, his wisdom and capacity to build relationships that shaped our nation's response to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain, to counterterrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan. 他29岁当选参议员，在司法委员会和外交关系委员会各担任了十多年的主席或首席成员。在国内，他推动了具有里程碑意义的立法，让我们的社区更安全，保护妇女免受暴力侵害。在国际上，他的智慧和建立关系的能力塑造了我们国家对柏林墙和铁幕倒塌、反恐、伊拉克和阿富汗问题的应对。
And for the past eight years, he could not have been a more devoted or effective partner in the progress that we've made. He fought to make college more affordable and revitalize American manufacturing as the head of our Middle Class Task Force. He suited up for our Cancer Moonshot, giving hope to millions of Americans touched by this disease. 而在过去八年里，在我们取得的每一项进展中，他都是最忠诚、最得力的伙伴。作为中产阶级工作组组长，他致力于降低大学学费，重振美国制造业。他为我们的"癌症登月计划"披挂上阵，给数百万受这种疾病影响的美国人带来了希望。
He led our efforts to combat gun violence, and he rooted out any possible misappropriations that might have occurred. And as a consequence, the Recovery Act worked as well as just about any large-scale stimulus project has ever worked in this country. He visited college after college -- and made friends with Lady Gaga for our "It's On Us" campaign against campus sexual assault. And when the Pope visited, Joe was even kind enough to let me talk to His Holiness, as well. 他领导了我们打击枪支暴力的工作，还彻查了任何可能出现的挪用行为。因此，《复苏法案》成为了美国有史以来实施效果最好的大型经济刺激项目之一。他一所接一所地访问大学——还和Lady Gaga（嘎嘎小姐）成了朋友，一起推动我们反对校园性侵的"这是我们的责任"运动。就连教皇来访时，乔都好心地让我也有幸和圣座交谈。
Behind the scenes, Joe's candid, honest counsel has made me a better President and a better Commander-in-Chief. From the Situation Room to our weekly lunches, to our huddles after everybody else has cleared out of the room, he's been unafraid to give it to me straight, even if we disagree -- in fact, especially if we disagree. 在幕后，乔坦率、真诚的建议让我成为了一个更好的总统，也成为了一个更好的三军统帅。从战情室到我们的每周午餐，再到其他人都离开房间后我们的私下讨论，他总是敢于直言不讳，即使我们意见相左——事实上，尤其是在我们意见相左的时候。
And all of this makes him, I believe, the finest Vice President we have ever seen. And I also think he has been a lion of American history. The best part is he's nowhere close to finished. In the years ahead, as a citizen, he will continue to build on that legacy, internationally and domestically. He's got a voice of vision and reason and optimism, and a love for people. And we're going to need that spirit and that vision as we continue to try to make our world safer and to make sure that everybody has got a fair shot in this country. 所有这一切，让我相信他是我们见过的最出色的副总统。我还认为，他是美国历史上的一头雄狮。最棒的是，他远没有停下脚步。在未来的岁月里，作为一名公民，他将继续在国际和国内事务上书写这份遗产。他有着远见卓识、理性乐观的声音，以及对人民的热爱。而在我们继续努力让世界更安全、让每个人在这个国家都有公平机会的过程中，我们将需要那种精神和远见。
So, all told, that's a pretty remarkable legacy. An amazing career in public service. It is, as Joe once said, a big deal. It is. 所以总而言之，这是一份相当了不起的遗产。一段令人惊叹的公共服务生涯。正如乔曾经说过的，这是件"大事"。确实如此。
But we all know that, on its own, his work -- this list of accomplishments, the amazing résumé -- does not capture the full measure of Joe Biden. I have not mentioned Amtrak yet or aviators. Literally. 但我们都知道，仅凭他的工作——这一长串成就、这份精彩的履历——并不能完全概括乔·拜登。我还没提美铁（Amtrak）或者飞行员墨镜呢。说真的。
Folks don't just feel like they know Joe the politician, they feel like they know the person -- what makes him laugh, what he believes, what he cares about, and where he came from. Pretty much every time he speaks, he treats us to some wisdom from the nuns who taught him in grade school or from an old Senate colleague. 人们不只是觉得他们了解政客乔，他们觉得他们了解这个人——什么让他发笑，他相信什么，他在乎什么，他来自哪里。几乎每次他讲话，都会和我们分享一些他小学时修女老师的智慧，或是某位参议院老同事的箴言。
But, of course, more frequently cited -- Catherine and Joseph, Sr., his mom and dad: "No one's better than you, but you're better than nobody." "Bravery resides in every heart, and yours is fierce and clear." "And when you get knocked down, Joey, get up -- get up." "Get up." 当然，更常被他挂在嘴边的是凯瑟琳和老约瑟夫——他的父母："没有人比你更高贵，但你也不比任何人高贵。""勇敢存在于每一颗心中，而你的勇敢坚定而澄澈。""乔伊，当你被击倒时，站起来——站起来。""站起来。"
That's where he got those broad shoulders. That's where he got that Biden heart. And through his life, through trial after trial, he has never once forgotten the values and the moral fiber that made him who he is. That's what steels his faith in God, and in America, and in his friends, and in all of us. 那就是他宽阔肩膀的来源。那就是拜登式心肠的来源。终其一生，经历了一次又一次磨难，他从未忘记塑造了他的那些价值观和道德风骨。那就是他对上帝、对美国、对朋友、对我们所有人的信念的支撑。
When Joe talks to autoworkers whose livelihoods he helped save, we hear the son of a man who once knew the pain of having to tell his kids that he had lost his job. 当乔和那些他曾帮助保住生计的汽车工人交谈时，我们听到的是一个曾经体会过不得不告诉孩子们自己失业的痛苦的人的儿子。
When Joe talks about hope and opportunity for our children, we hear the father who rode the rails home every night so that he could be there to tuck his kids into bed. 当乔谈论我们孩子的希望和机遇时，我们听到的是一位每晚坐火车回家，只为能亲自哄孩子们上床睡觉的父亲。
When Joe sticks up for the little guy, we hear the young boy who used to stand in front of the mirror, reciting Yeats or Emerson, studying the muscles in his face, determined to vanquish a debilitating stutter. 当乔为小人物挺身而出时，我们听到的是那个曾经站在镜子前，背诵叶芝或爱默生的诗句，观察自己脸上的肌肉，决心战胜严重口吃的少年。
And when Joe talks to Gold Star families who have lost a hero, we hear a kindred spirit; another father of an American veteran; somebody whose faith has been tested, and who has been forced to wander through the darkness himself, and who knows who to lean on to find the light. 而当乔安慰失去英雄的金星家庭（阵亡军人家属）时，我们听到的是一个同路人；另一位美国退伍军人的父亲；一个信仰曾经受考验、曾被迫独自在黑暗中徘徊、却知道依靠谁来寻找光明的人。
So that's Joe Biden -- a resilient, and loyal, and humble servant, and a patriot. But most of all, a family man. Starts with Jill, "Captain of the Vice Squad." Only the Second Lady in our history to keep her regular day job. Jill says, teaching isn't what she does, it's who she is. A few days after Joe and I were inaugurated in 2009, she was back in the classroom teaching. That's why when our administration worked to strengthen community colleges, we looked to Jill to lead the way. 这就是乔·拜登——一个坚韧、忠诚、谦逊的公仆，一个爱国者。但最重要的是，他是一个顾家的人。这一切从吉尔开始，她是"副总统小队的队长"。她是我们历史上唯一一位坚持日常工作的第二夫人。吉尔说，教书不是她的职业，而是她的本色。2009年我和乔就职几天后，她就回到了课堂教书。这就是为什么当我们政府致力于加强社区学院建设时，我们请吉尔来牵头。
She's also traveled the world to boost education and empowerment for women. And as a Blue Star mom, her work with Michelle to honor our military families will go down in history as one of the most lasting and powerful efforts of this administration. 她还走遍世界，推动妇女教育和赋权。作为一名蓝星妈妈（军属母亲），她与米歇尔一起为致敬军人家属所做的工作，将作为本届政府最持久、最有影响力的努力之一载入史册。
Of course, like Joe, Jill's work is only part of the story. She just seems to walk this Earth so lightly, spreads her joy so freely. And she reminds us that although we're in a serious business, we don't have to take ourselves too seriously. She's quick with a laugh or a practical joke, disguising herself as a server at a party she once hosted to liven the mood. She once hid in the overhead compartment of Air Force 2 to scare the senior staff. Because why not? 当然，和乔一样，吉尔的工作也只是她的一部分。她似乎总是那么轻盈地行走在世间，那么肆意地散播欢乐。她提醒我们，虽然我们从事的是严肃的事业，但不必把自己太当回事。她总是笑声朗朗，爱搞恶作剧——有一次她在自己举办的派对上伪装成服务员来活跃气氛。她还曾躲在空军二号的行李架里吓唬高级幕僚。因为为什么不呢？
She seems to have a sixth sense of when to send a note of encouragement to a friend or a staffer, a simple thank you or a box of macaroons. 她似乎有一种第六感，知道什么时候该给朋友或工作人员寄一张鼓励的便条，一句简单的谢谢，或是一盒马卡龙。
She is one of the best, most genuine people that I've met not just in politics, but in my entire life. She is grounded, and caring, and generous, and funny, and that's why Joe is proud to introduce himself as "Jill Biden's husband." 她是我这辈子遇到的最好、最真诚的人之一——不只是在政界，而是在我整个人生中。她踏实、体贴、慷慨、风趣，这就是为什么乔会骄傲地介绍自己是"吉尔·拜登的丈夫"。
And to see them together is to see what real love looks like -- through thick and thin, good times and bad. It's an all-American love story. Jill once surprised Joe by painting hearts on his office windows for Valentine's Day. 而看到他们在一起，就是看到了真爱的模样——同甘共苦，风雨同舟。这是一个全美式的爱情故事。吉尔曾在情人节那天在乔的办公室窗户上画满爱心，给了他一个惊喜。
And then there are these Biden kids and grandkids. They're everywhere. They're all good-looking. Hunter and Ashley, who lived out that family creed of raising good families and looking out for the least of our brothers and sisters. Beau, who is watching over us with those broad shoulders and mighty heart himself -- a man who left a beautiful legacy and inspired an entire nation. Naomi, and Finn, and Maisy, and Natalie, and little Hunter -- grandchildren who are the light of Joe's eyes, and gives him an excuse to bust out the squirt gun around the pool. 然后还有这些拜登家的孩子和孙辈们。他们无处不在。个个都好看。亨特和阿什利，他们践行着家庭的信条：经营好自己的家庭，照顾最弱势的兄弟姐妹。博，他正用他宽阔的肩膀和强大的心灵守护着我们——他留下了美好的遗产，激励了整个国家。娜奥米、芬恩、梅西、娜塔莉，还有小亨特——孙辈们是乔的掌上明珠，也给了他在泳池边掏出水枪的理由。
This is the kind of family that built this country. 正是这样的家庭建设了这个国家。
That's why my family is so proud to call ourselves honorary Bidens. As Yeats put it -- because I had to quote an Irish poet, and Seamus Heaney was taken, "Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends." 这就是为什么我家人很自豪能自称是荣誉拜登家族成员。正如叶芝所说——因为我总得引用一位爱尔兰诗人，而谢默斯·希尼已经被用过了——"想想人的荣耀始于斯终于斯，然后说我的荣耀是我有过这样的朋友。"
Away from the camera, Jill and Michelle have each other's backs just as much as when they're out championing our troops. Our girls are close, best friends at school, inviting each other for vacations and sleepovers. Even though our terms are nearly over, one of the greatest gifts of these past eight years is that we're forever bonded as a family. 在镜头之外，吉尔和米歇尔互相支持，就像她们在公开场合为我们的军人奔走时一样。我们的女儿们关系很好，在学校是最好的朋友，互相邀请度假和留宿。尽管我们的任期即将结束，但过去八年最珍贵的礼物之一就是我们永远地像一家人一样联结在一起了。
But, of course, I know that the Obamas are not the only ones who feel like they're part of the Biden clan because Joe's heart has radiated around this room. You see it in the enduring friendships he's forged with folks of every stripe and background up on Capitol Hill. You see it in the way that his eyes light up when he finds somebody in a rope line from Scranton. Or just the tiniest towns in Delaware. 但当然，我知道不只是奥巴马一家觉得自己是拜登家族的一员，因为乔的温暖已经辐射到了这个房间的每一个角落。你可以从他在国会山与形形色色、各背景的人结下的持久友谊中看到这一点。你可以从他在合影队伍中发现一个来自斯克兰顿的人时眼睛发亮的样子中看到这一点。或是在特拉华州的某个小镇上遇到同乡时。
You see it in the incredible loyalty of his staff, the team who knows that family always comes before work because Joe tells them so every day, the team that reflects their boss's humble service. Here in this building where there have been no turf wars between our staffs because everybody here has understood that we were all on the same mission and shared the same values, there has just been cooperation and camaraderie. And that is rare. It's a testament to Joe and the tone that he's set. 你可以从他的工作人员对他的无比忠诚中看到这一点——他的团队知道家庭永远排在工作前面，因为乔每天都这样告诉他们，这个团队也反映了他们老板的谦逊服务精神。在这座大楼里，我们的工作人员之间从未有过地盘之争，因为这里每个人都明白我们肩负着同样的使命，秉持着同样的价值观，只有合作与情谊。这是很罕见的。这要归功于乔和他所树立的风气。
And finally, you see Joe's heart in the way he consoles families, dealing with cancer, backstage after an event; when he meets kids fighting through a stutter of their own, he gives them his private phone number and keeps in touch with them long after. To know Joe Biden is to know love without pretense, service without self-regard, and to live life fully. 最后，你可以从乔安慰家庭的方式中看到他的心——在癌症患者身边，在活动后台；当他遇到同样在与口吃作斗争的孩子时，他会把自己的私人电话号码给他们，并且在很久之后还与他们保持联系。认识乔·拜登，就是认识不带伪装的爱、不求回报的服务，以及充实的人生。
As one of his long-time colleagues in the Senate, who happened to be a Republican, once said, "If you can't admire Joe Biden as a person, you got a problem. He's as good a man as God ever created." 正如他在参议院的一位长期同事——碰巧是位共和党人——曾经说过的："如果你不能欣赏乔·拜登这个人，那你就有问题了。他是上帝创造过的最好的人之一。"
So, Joe, for your faith in your fellow Americans, for your love of country, and for your lifetime of service that will endure through the generations, I'd like to ask the military aide to join us on stage. 所以，乔，为了你对美国同胞的信念，为了你对国家的热爱，为了你将泽被后世的毕生服务，我想请军事副官上台。
For the final time as President, I am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor -- the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 作为总统，我最后一次很高兴地颁发我国最高的平民荣誉——总统自由勋章。
And for the first and only time in my presidency, I will bestow this medal with an additional level of veneration, an honor my three most recent successors reserved for only three others: Pope John Paul II, President Ronald Reagan, and General Colin Powell. 而且在我总统任期内的第一次也是唯一一次，我将以更高的敬意授予这枚勋章，这是我的三位前任只为另外三人保留的荣誉：教皇约翰·保罗二世、罗纳德·里根总统和科林·鲍威尔将军。
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to my brother, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. 女士们，先生们，我很荣幸地将杰出总统自由勋章授予我的兄弟——小约瑟夫·罗比内特·拜登。
Will the aide please read the citation. 请副官宣读嘉奖令。
Military Aide: 军事副官：
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. In a career of public service spanning nearly half a century, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., has left his mark on almost every part of our nation, fighting for a stronger middle class, a fairer judicial system and a smarter foreign policy; providing unyielding support for our troops; combating crime and violence against women; leading our quest to cure cancer; and safeguarding the landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from corruption. 小约瑟夫·R·拜登副总统。在长达近半个世纪的公共服务生涯中，小约瑟夫·R·拜登副总统在我们国家几乎每一个领域都留下了印记：为更强大的中产阶级、更公平的司法体系和更明智的外交政策而奋斗；为我们的军队提供坚定不移的支持；打击犯罪和针对妇女的暴力；领导我们攻克癌症的探索；并保护具有里程碑意义的《美国复苏与再投资法案》免受腐败侵蚀。
With his charm, candor, unabashed optimism, and deep and abiding patriotism, Joe Biden has garnered the respect and esteem of colleagues of both parties, and the friendship of people across the nation and around the world. While summoning the strength, faith and grace to overcome great personal tragedy, this son of Scranton, Claymont, and Wilmington has become one of the most consequential Vice Presidents in American history, an accolade that nonetheless rests firmly behind his legacy as husband, father, and grandfather. 凭借他的魅力、坦率、毫不掩饰的乐观主义和深厚持久的爱国主义精神，乔·拜登赢得了两党同僚的尊重和敬仰，也赢得了全国乃至全世界人民的友谊。在召唤力量、信念和恩典来克服巨大的个人悲剧的同时，这位斯克兰顿、克莱蒙特和威尔明顿之子已成为美国历史上最具影响力的副总统之一——然而这一荣誉，仍远远不及他作为丈夫、父亲和祖父的遗产。
A grateful nation thanks Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. for his lifetime of service on behalf of the United States of America. 一个感恩的国家感谢小约瑟夫·R·拜登副总统为美利坚合众国奉献的一生。