Thank you. Good evening, everybody. Good evening. I could not be more thrilled to be here tonight -- at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. This is great crowd. They’re already laughing. It’s terrific. 谢谢。大家晚上好。晚上好。今晚能来到白宫记者协会晚宴，我激动得不得了。这群人真棒。他们已经在笑了。太棒了。
Chuck Todd -- love you, brother. I’m delighted to see some of the cast members of Glee are here. And Jimmy Kimmel, it’s an honor, man. What’s so funny? 查克·托德——爱你，兄弟。我很高兴看到《欢乐合唱团》的一些演员也在场。还有吉米·基默尔，真是荣幸啊，伙计。有什么好笑的？
My fellow Americans, we gather during a historic anniversary. Last year at this time -- in fact, on this very weekend -- we finally delivered justice to one of the world’s most notorious individuals. [photo of Donald Trump appears onscreen] Now, this year, we gather in the midst of a heated election season. And Axelrod tells me I should never miss a chance to reintroduce myself to the American people. So tonight, this is how I’d like to begin: My name is Barack Obama. My mother was born in Kansas. My father was born in Kenya. And I was born, of course, in Hawaii. 我的美国同胞们，我们在一个历史性的周年纪念日相聚。去年的这个时候——事实上，就在这个周末——我们终于将正义降临到世界上最臭名昭著的人身上。[唐纳德·特朗普的照片出现在屏幕上] 而今年，我们在这个激烈的选举季中相聚。阿克塞尔罗德告诉我，我不应该错过任何向美国人民重新介绍自己的机会。所以今晚，我想这样开始：我叫巴拉克·奥巴马。我母亲出生在堪萨斯州。我父亲出生在肯尼亚。而我，当然，出生在夏威夷。
In 2009, I took office in the face of some enormous challenges. Now, some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor, but let’s not forget that’s a practice that was initiated by George W. Bush. Since then, Congress and I have certainly had our differences; yet, I’ve tried to be civil, to not take any cheap shots. And that’s why I want to especially thank all the members who took a break from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws to be here tonight. Let’s give them a big round of applause. 2009年，我面对巨大挑战就任总统。有人说我把太多问题归咎于前任，但别忘了这个做法是乔治·W·布什开创的。从那以后，国会和我确实有过分歧；然而，我一直在努力保持文明，不搞低级攻击。正因如此，我要特别感谢所有议员从他们繁忙的不通过任何法律的日程中抽空出席今晚的晚宴。让我们为他们热烈鼓掌。
Despite many obstacles, much has changed during my time in office. Four years ago, I was locked in a brutal primary battle with Hillary Clinton. Four years later, she won’t stop drunk-texting me from Cartagena. 尽管面临许多障碍，我在任期间很多事情都变了。四年前，我和希拉里·克林顿陷入了激烈的初选角逐。四年后的今天，她不停地从卡塔赫纳给我发醉酒短信。
Four years ago, I was a Washington outsider. Four years later, I’m at this dinner. Four years ago, I looked like this. Today, I look like this. And four years from now, I will look like this. That’s not even funny. 四年前，我是华盛顿的局外人。四年后，我坐在这个晚宴上。四年前，我看起来是这样。今天，我看起来是这样。四年后，我将会变成这样。这甚至都不好笑。
Anyway, it’s great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent Hilton ballroom -- or what Mitt Romney would call a little fixer-upper. I mean, look at this party. We’ve got men in tuxes, women in gowns, fine wine, first-class entertainment. I was just relieved to learn this was not a GSA conference. Unbelievable. Not even the mind reader knew what they were thinking. 不管怎样，今晚能在这个宏大的希尔顿宴会厅——或者说米特·罗姆尼会称之为"小翻新项目"的地方——真是太好啦。看看这场派对。男士穿燕尾服，女士穿礼服，美酒佳酿，一流娱乐。我只是松了一口气得知这不是联邦总务署的会议。不可思议。连读心师都不知道他们在想什么。
Of course, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is known as the prom of Washington D.C. -- a term coined by political reporters who clearly never had the chance to go to an actual prom. 当然，白宫记者协会晚宴被称为华盛顿的舞会——这个说法是政治记者们发明的，他们显然从来没有机会参加过真正的舞会。
Our chaperone for the evening is Jimmy Kimmel -- who is perfect for the job since most of tonight’s audience is in his key demographic -- people who fall asleep during Nightline. Jimmy got his start years ago on The Man Show. In Washington, that’s what we call a congressional hearing on contraception. 今晚的"监护人"是吉米·基默尔——他非常适合这份工作，因为今晚大多数观众都在他的核心受众群中——也就是那些在《夜间线》节目播出时睡着的人。吉米多年前在《男人秀》出道。在华盛顿，我们管这叫"关于避孕的国会听证会"。
And plenty of journalists are here tonight. I'd be remiss if I didn’t congratulate the Huffington Post on their Pulitzer Prize. You deserve it, Arianna. There's no one else out there linking to the kinds of hard-hitting journalism that HuffPo is linking to every single day. Give them a round of applause. And you don’t pay them -- it's a great business model. 今晚有很多记者在场。如果我不祝贺《赫芬顿邮报》获得普利策奖，那就是我的失职了。你值得这个奖，阿丽安娜。没有其他人在链接《赫芬顿邮报》每天链接的那种硬核新闻了。给他们鼓个掌。而且你们不用付钱给作者——真是一个伟大的商业模式。
Even Sarah Palin is getting back into the game, guest hosting on The Today Show -- which reminds me of an old saying: What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? A pit bull is delicious. A little soy sauce. 甚至莎拉·佩林也重返赛场，在《今日秀》做客座主持——这让我想起一句老话：曲棍球妈妈和斗牛犬有什么区别？斗牛犬很美味。来点酱油。
Now, I know at this point many of you are expecting me to go after my likely opponent, Newt Gingrich. Newt, there's still time, man. But I'm not going to do that -- I'm not going to attack any of the Republican candidates. Take Mitt Romney -- he and I actually have a lot in common. We both think of our wives as our better halves, and polls show, to a alarmingly insulting extent, the American people agree. We also both have degrees from Harvard; I have one, he has two. What a snob. 我知道此时你们很多人期待我攻击我的可能对手纽特·金里奇。纽特，还有时间，伙计。但我不打算这么做——我不打算攻击任何共和党候选人。拿米特·罗姆尼来说——他和我其实有很多共同点。我们都认为妻子是我们的"更好的另一半"，而且民意调查显示，在令人不安的程度上，美国人民也同意。我们还都有哈佛大学的学位；我有一个，他有两个。真是个势利眼。
Of course, we've also had our differences. Recently, his campaign criticized me for slow jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon. In fact, I understand Governor Romney was so incensed he asked his staff if he could get some equal time on The Merv Griffin Show. Still, I guess Governor Romney is feeling pretty good about things because he took a few hours off the other day to see The Hunger Games -- some of you have seen it. It's a movie about people who court wealthy sponsors and then brutally savage each other until only one contestant is left standing. 当然，我们之间也有分歧。最近，他的竞选团队批评我和吉米·法伦一起"慢jam"新闻。事实上，我了解到罗姆尼州长对此非常恼火，他问工作人员能不能在《默夫·格里芬秀》上获得同等的出镜时间。不过，我猜罗姆尼州长现在感觉不错，因为前几天他抽了几个小时去看了《饥饿游戏》——你们中有些人看过。这是一部关于人们追逐富有的赞助人，然后彼此残忍厮杀，直到只剩下一个参赛者的电影。
I'm sure this was a really good change of pace for him. I have not seen The Hunger Games; not enough class warfare for me. 我相信这对他来说是个不错的调节。我没看过《饥饿游戏》；对我来说阶级斗争不够多。
Of course, I know everybody is predicting a nasty election, and thankfully, we've all agreed that families are off limits. Dogs, however, are apparently fair game. And while both campaigns have had some fun with this, the other day I saw a new ad from one of these outside groups that, frankly, I think crossed the line. I know Governor Romney says he has no control over what his super PACs do, but can we show the ad real quick? 当然，我知道大家都预测这次选举会很激烈，谢天谢地，我们都同意家人是禁区。不过，狗显然是公平的靶子。虽然两个竞选团队都拿这个开了玩笑，但前几天我看到一个外部组织的新广告，坦率地说，我认为它越界了。我知道罗姆尼州长说他无法控制他的超级政治行动委员会做什么，但我们能快速放一下这个广告吗？
That’s pretty rough -- but I can take it, because my stepfather always told me, it's a boy-eat-dog world out there. 这挺狠的——但我能承受，因为我继父总是告诉我，这是一个"男孩吃狗"的世界。
Now, if I do win a second term as President, let me just say something to all the -- let me just say something to all my conspiracy-oriented friends on the right who think I'm planning to unleash some secret agenda: You're absolutely right. So allow me to close with a quick preview of the secret agenda you can expect in a second Obama administration. 如果我真的赢得第二个总统任期，让我对所有——让我对所有右翼阴谋论朋友们说几句，他们认为我计划释放某个秘密议程：你们完全正确。所以请允许我用一个快速的预览来结尾，让你们了解第二个奥巴马政府可以期待的秘密议程。
In my first term, I sang Al Green; in my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy. 第一个任期，我唱了艾尔·格林；第二个任期，我要上扬·吉齐。
Mrs. Obama: Yeah. 奥巴马夫人：耶。
Mr. President: Michelle said, yeah. I sing that to her sometimes. 总统先生：米歇尔说了"耶"。我有时候会给她唱这个。
In my first term, we ended the war in Iraq; in my second term, I will win the war on Christmas. In my first term, we repealed the policy known as "don't ask, don't tell" -- wait, though; in my second term, we will replace it with a policy known as, it's raining men. In my first term, we passed health care reform; in my second term, I guess I'll pass it again. 第一个任期，我们结束了伊拉克战争；第二个任期，我要赢得对圣诞节的战争。第一个任期，我们废除了"不问不说"的政策——等等；第二个任期，我们将用一个名为"天降男雨"的政策来取代它。第一个任期，我们通过了医疗改革；第二个任期，我猜我会再通过一次。
I do want to end tonight on a slightly more serious note -- whoever takes the oath of office next January will face some great challenges, but he will also inherit traditions that make us greater than the challenges we face. And one of those traditions is represented here tonight: a free press that isn't afraid to ask questions, to examine and to criticize. And in service of that mission, all of you make sacrifices. 今晚我想以稍微严肃一点的方式结束——无论明年一月谁宣誓就职，都将面临一些巨大的挑战，但他也将继承使我们比所面临的挑战更伟大的传统。其中一个传统今晚就在这里得到体现：一个不畏惧提问、审视和批评的自由媒体。为了这一使命，你们所有人都在做出牺牲。
Tonight, we remember journalists such as Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin -- who made the ultimate sacrifice as they sought to shine a light on some of the most important stories of our time. So whether you are a blogger or a broadcaster, whether you take on powerful interests here at home or put yourself in harm's way overseas, I have the greatest respect and admiration for what you do. I know sometimes you like to give me a hard time -- and I certainly like to return the favor -- but I never forget that our country depends on you. 今晚，我们缅怀安东尼·夏迪德和玛丽·科尔文等记者——他们在试图照亮我们这个时代一些最重要的故事时做出了终极牺牲。所以无论你是博主还是广播员，无论你是在国内挑战强权利益还是在海外置身险境，我对你们所做的工作怀有最大的敬意和钦佩。我知道有时候你们喜欢给我制造困难——当然我也喜欢以牙还牙——但我从未忘记我们的国家依赖着你们。
You help protect our freedom, our democracy, and our way of life. 你们帮助保护我们的自由、我们的民主和我们的生活方式。
And just to set the record straight, I really do enjoy attending these dinners. In fact, I had a lot more material prepared, but I have to get the Secret Service home in time for their new curfew. 顺便澄清一下，我确实很享受参加这些晚宴。事实上，我准备了很多更多的素材，但我得让特勤局在他们新的宵禁时间之前回家。
Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you. 非常感谢各位。谢谢。