Thank you. Thank you, everybody. How do you like my new entrance music? Rush Limbaugh warned you about this -- second term, baby. We’re changing things around here a little bit. 谢谢，谢谢大家。喜欢我的新入场音乐吗？拉什·林博早就提醒过你们了——第二任期来了，伙计们。我们这里要稍微换换花样。
Actually, my advisors were a little worried about the new rap entrance music. They are a little more traditional. They suggested that I should start with some jokes at my own expense, just take myself down a peg. I was like, guys, after four and a half years, how many pegs are there left? 说真的，我的顾问对这段新的说唱入场音乐有点担心。他们比较守传统，建议我开场先拿自己开几个玩笑，放低一点姿态。我说：伙计们，四年半过去，我还能再低到哪儿去？
I want to thank the White House Correspondents. Ed, you’re doing an outstanding job. We are grateful for -- the great work you’ve done. To all the dignitaries who are here, everybody on the dais -- I especially want to say thank you to [General] Ray Odierno, who does outstanding service on behalf of our country, and all our men and women in uniform every single day. 我要感谢白宫记者协会。埃德，你做得非常出色，我们感谢你所做的工作。也向在场的各位嘉宾和台上的诸位致意。我特别要感谢雷·奥迪尔诺将军，感谢他为国家所做的杰出贡献，也感谢每天为国服役的所有男女军人。
And of course, our extraordinary First Lady, Michelle Obama. Everybody loves Michelle. She’s on the cover of Vogue, high poll numbers. But don’t worry -- I recently got my own magazine cover. 当然，还要感谢我们非凡的第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马。人人都喜欢米歇尔。她登上了《时尚》杂志封面，民调支持率也很高。不过别担心，我最近也登上了一本杂志的封面。
Now, look, I get it. These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be. Time passes. You get a little gray. 听着，我明白。如今我照镜子也不得不承认，我已经不是当年那个身强力壮的年轻穆斯林社会主义者了。岁月不饶人，头发也有些白了。
And yet, even after all this time, I still make rookie mistakes. Like, I’m out in California, we’re at a fundraiser; we’re having a nice time. I happen to mention that Kamala Harris is the best-looking attorney general in the country. As you might imagine, I got trouble when I got back home. Who knew Eric Holder was so sensitive? 可即使过了这么久，我还是会犯新手错误。比如，我去加利福尼亚参加筹款活动，大家聊得很愉快，我顺口说卡玛拉·哈里斯是全美最好看的州检察长。你们可以想象，我回家后惹上麻烦了。谁知道埃里克·霍尔德会这么敏感？
And then there’s the Easter Egg Roll, which is supposed to be just a nice, fun event with the kids. I go out on the basketball court, took 22 shots -- made two of them. That’s right: two hits, 20 misses. The executives at NBC asked, “What’s your secret?” 还有白宫复活节滚彩蛋活动，本来就是和孩子们一起轻松玩耍。我走上篮球场，投了二十二次，只进了两球。没错，投进两次，失手二十次。全国广播公司的高管问我：“秘诀是什么？”
So, yes, maybe I have lost a step. But some things are beyond my control. For example, this whole controversy about Jaz-Z going to Cuba -- it’s unbelievable. I’ve got 99 problems and now Jay-Z is one. That’s another rap reference, Bill. I’ll let you know. 所以，是的，我的身手也许不如从前了。但有些事我控制不了。比如杰伊·Z去古巴引发的这场争议，简直不可思议。我本来就有九十九个麻烦，现在杰伊·Z也成了其中一个。比尔，这又是一个说唱梗，我会跟你解释的。
Of course, everybody has got plenty of advice. Maureen Dowd said I could solve all my problems if I were just more like Michael Douglas in “The American President.” And I know Michael is here tonight. Michael, what’s your secret, man? Could it be that you were an actor in an Aaron Sorkin liberal fantasy? Might that have something to do with it? I don’t know. Check in with me. Maybe it’s something else. 当然，人人都给我出主意。莫琳·多德说，只要我更像《白宫奇缘》里的迈克尔·道格拉斯，就能解决所有问题。我知道迈克尔今晚也在。迈克尔，跟我说说你的秘诀吧？难道是因为你演的是亚伦·索尔金构想的自由派奇幻故事里的总统？这会不会有点关系？我不知道，回头告诉我，也许还有别的原因。
Anyway, I recognize that this job can take a toll on you. I understand -- second term, you need a burst of new energy, try some new things. And my team and I talked about it. We were willing to try anything. So we borrowed one of Michelle’s tricks. I thought this looked pretty good, but no bounce. 不管怎样，我知道这份工作会把人累坏。我明白，进入第二任期，需要注入新活力，尝试新做法。我和团队讨论过，什么办法都愿意试。所以我们借用了米歇尔的一个妙招。我觉得这造型挺不错，就是头发不够弹。
I want to give a shout-out to our headliner, Conan O’Brien. I was just talking to Ed, and I understand that when the Correspondents’ Association was considering Conan for this gig, they were faced with that age-old dilemma: Do you offer it to him now, or wait for five years and then give it to Jimmy Fallon? That was a little harsh. I love Conan. 我要向今晚的压轴嘉宾柯南·奥布莱恩致意。我刚才和埃德聊天，听说记者协会考虑请柯南主持时，遇到了那个老难题：现在就请他，还是等五年再把机会给吉米·法伦？这个玩笑有点狠。我喜欢柯南。
And of course, the White House press corps is here. I know CNN has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is I admire their commitment to cover all sides of a story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate. 当然，白宫记者团也来了。我知道美国有线电视新闻网最近挨了不少批评，但我确实欣赏他们坚持报道一个故事的所有说法——总有一种说法可能是对的。
Some of my former advisors have switched over to the dark side. For example, David Axelrod now works for MSNBC, which is a nice change of pace since MSNBC used to work for David Axelrod. 我的一些前顾问已经投向了黑暗势力。比如，大卫·阿克塞尔罗德现在供职于微软全国广播公司。这倒是个新鲜变化，以前可是微软全国广播公司替大卫·阿克塞尔罗德干活。
The History Channel is not here. I guess they were embarrassed about the whole Obama-is-a-devil thing. Of course, that never kept Fox News from showing up. They actually thought the comparison was not fair -- to Satan. 历史频道今晚没来。我猜他们是为那桩“奥巴马是魔鬼”的事不好意思了。当然，这可没挡住福克斯新闻前来。他们其实觉得那个比喻有失公允——对撒旦不公允。
But the problem is, is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. You can’t keep up with it. I mean, I remember when BuzzFeed was just something I did in college around 2:00 a.m. It’s true. 问题在于，媒体格局变化太快，根本跟不上。我还记得，所谓“BuzzFeed”，在我上大学时只意味着凌晨两点喝得晕乎乎再找点吃的。真的。
Recently, though, I found a new favorite source for political news -- these guys are great. I think everybody here should check it out, they tell it like it is. It’s called WhiteHouse.gov. I cannot get enough of it. 不过最近，我发现了一个新的政治新闻最爱来源。这帮人很棒，我觉得在座各位都该看看，他们有话直说。网站叫“白宫点政府”，我看得停不下来。
The fact is I really do respect the press. I recognize that the press and I have different jobs to do. My job is to be President; your job is to keep me humble. Frankly, I think I’m doing my job better. 说真的，我很尊重新闻界。我知道新闻界和我各有职责。我的职责是当总统，你们的职责是让我保持谦逊。坦白说，我觉得我的工作做得更好。
But part of the problem is everybody is so cynical. I mean, we’re constantly feeding cynicism, suspicion, conspiracies. You remember a few months ago, my Administration put out a photograph of me going skeet shooting at Camp David? 但问题之一是，大家都太愤世嫉俗。我们不断助长冷嘲热讽、猜忌和阴谋论。你们还记得几个月前，我的政府发布了一张我在戴维营打飞碟靶的照片吗？
You remember that? And quite a number of people insisted that this had been photoshopped. But tonight I have something to confess: You were right. Guys, can we show them the actual photo? 还记得吧？不少人坚持说那张照片是修过的。今晚我有件事要坦白：你们说对了。伙计们，能把原版照片放出来吗？
We were just trying to tone it down a little bit. That was an awesome day. 我们只是想让画面低调一点。那天真是过瘾。
There are other new players in the media landscape as well, like super PACs. Did you know that Sheldon Adelson spent 100 million dollars of his own money last year on negative ads? You’ve got to really dislike me -- to spend that kind of money. I mean, that’s Oprah money. You could buy an island and call it “Nobama” for that kind of money. Sheldon would have been better off offering me 100 million dollar to drop out of the race. I probably wouldn’t have taken it, but I'd have thought about it. Michelle would have taken it. You think I’m joking? 媒体领域还有别的新角色，比如超级政治行动委员会。你们知道谢尔登·阿德尔森去年花了自己一亿美元打负面广告吗？肯花这么多钱，得有多讨厌我啊。这可是奥普拉级别的钱。有这笔钱，你可以买座岛，起名叫“不要奥巴马”。谢尔登还不如出一亿美元让我退出竞选。我大概不会答应，但会认真考虑一下。米歇尔一定会答应。你们以为我在开玩笑？
I know Republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012, but one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reaching out to minorities. And look, call me self-centered, but I can think of one minority they could start with. Hello? Think of me as a trial run, you know? See how it goes. 我知道共和党人还在琢磨二〇一二年到底发生了什么，但他们都同意一件事：得更努力争取少数族裔。听着，你们说我以自我为中心也好，我倒想得出一个他们可以先争取的少数族裔人士。喂，我就在这儿啊！就把我当作一次试验，看看效果如何。
If they won’t come to me, I will come to them. Recently, I had dinner -- it’s been well publicized -- I had dinner with a number of the Republican senators. And I’ll admit it wasn’t easy. I proposed a toast -- it died in committee. 如果他们不来找我，我就去找他们。最近，我和几位共和党参议员共进晚餐，这事大家都知道。我承认，晚餐并不轻松。我提议举杯祝酒，结果提议在委员会里就被否决了。
Of course, even after I've done all this, some folks still don’t think I spend enough time with Congress. "Why don’t you get a drink with Mitch McConnell?" they ask. Really? Why don’t you get a drink with Mitch McConnell? I'm sorry. I get frustrated sometimes. 当然，即使我做了这些，还是有人觉得我花在国会身上的时间不够。“你怎么不跟米奇·麦康奈尔喝一杯？”他们问。真的吗？你们怎么不跟米奇·麦康奈尔喝一杯？抱歉，有时我也会烦躁。
I am not giving up. In fact, I'm taking my charm offensive on the road -- a Texas barbeque with Ted Cruz, a Kentucky bluegrass concert with Rand Paul, and a book-burning with Michele Bachmann. 我不会放弃。事实上，我正要把这场“魅力攻势”带到各地：和特德·克鲁兹一起吃得州烧烤，陪兰德·保罗听肯塔基蓝草音乐，再和米歇尔·巴赫曼办场焚书会。
My charm offensive has helped me learn some interesting things about what's going on in Congress -- it turns out, absolutely nothing. But the point of my charm offensive is simple: We need to make progress on some important issues. Take the sequester. Republicans fell in love with this thing, and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. It's like we're trapped in a Taylor Swift album. 我的魅力攻势让我了解了国会的一些趣事——原来那里什么事都没发生。但这场攻势的目的很简单：我们必须在重要议题上取得进展。就说自动削减预算吧。共和党人起初爱死了它，现在又不停抱怨自己有多讨厌它。我们仿佛困在泰勒·斯威夫特的一张专辑里。
One senator who has reached across the aisle recently is Marco Rubio, but I don’t know about 2016. I mean, the guy has not even finished a single term in the Senate and he thinks he's ready to be President. Kids these days. 最近有位参议员愿意跨越党派界限，那就是马可·鲁比奥。但说到二〇一六年，我可不知道啊。这个人连一届参议员任期都没干满，就觉得自己准备好当总统了。现在的年轻人哪。
I, on the other hand, have run my last campaign. On Thursday, as Ed mentioned, I went to the opening of the Bush Presidential Library in Dallas. It was a wonderful event, and that inspired me to get started on my own legacy, which will actually begin by building another edifice right next to the Bush Library -- can we show that, please? 至于我，最后一次竞选已经结束。埃德刚才提到，周四我去达拉斯参加布什总统图书馆的开馆仪式。那是一次美好的活动，也启发我着手规划自己的政治遗产。第一步，就是在布什图书馆旁边再建一座建筑——能把图片放出来吗？
I'm also hard at work on plans for the Obama Library. And some have suggested that we put it in my birthplace, but I'd rather keep it in the United States. Did anybody not see that joke coming? Show of hands. Only Gallup? Maybe Dick Morris? 我也在认真筹划奥巴马图书馆。有人建议把它建在我的出生地，但我更愿意把它留在美国。有人没料到这个笑话吗？举个手。只有盖洛普？也许还有迪克·莫里斯？
Now, speaking of presidents and their legacies, I want to acknowledge a wonderful friend, Steven Spielberg, and Daniel Day-Lewis, who are here tonight. We had a screening of their most recent film, Lincoln, which was an extraordinary film. I am a little nervous, though, about Steven's next project. I saw a behind-the-scenes look on HBO -- well, let's just check it out. Roll the tape. 说到总统和政治遗产，我要向今晚在场的好朋友史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格和丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯致意。我们看过他们最近的电影《林肯》，非常精彩。不过，史蒂文的下一个项目让我有点紧张。我在有线电视网上看到了幕后片段——还是请大家自己看看。放录像。
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It's a remarkable transformation. Do I really sound like that, though, honey? 这变身真了不起。不过，亲爱的，我说话真是这个声音吗？
Groucho Marx once said -- and, Senator Cruz, that’s Groucho Marx, not Karl. That’s the other guy. Groucho Marx once told an audience, "Before I speak, I have something important to say." And along those same lines, I want to close on a more serious note. 格劳乔·马克思曾说过——克鲁兹参议员，我说的是格劳乔·马克思，不是卡尔·马克思，是另外那位。格劳乔·马克思曾对观众说：“在我讲话之前，我有件重要的事要说。”我也想借这个意思，用一段更严肃的话来结尾。
Obviously, there has been no shortage of news to cover over these past few weeks. And these have been some very hard days for too many of our citizens. Even as we gather here tonight, our thoughts are not far from the people of Boston and the people of West, Texas. There are families in the Midwest who are coping with some terrible floods. So we've had some difficult days. 显然，过去几周新闻接连不断。对我们许多同胞来说，这段日子十分艰难。即使今晚我们在这里相聚，心里仍惦念着波士顿和得克萨斯州韦斯特镇的人们。中西部还有一些家庭正遭受严重洪灾。我们确实经历了艰难的日子。
But even when the days seemed darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest. We've seen first responders and National Guardsmen who have dashed into danger, law enforcement officers who lived their oath to serve and to protect, and everyday Americans who are opening their homes and their hearts to perfect strangers. 但即使在最黑暗的时刻，我们仍见证了人性最明亮的光辉。我们看见急救人员和国民警卫队员冲向危险，看见执法人员践行保护与服务的誓言，也看见普通美国人向素不相识的人敞开家门、敞开心扉。
And we also saw journalists at their best -- especially those who took the time to wade upstream through the torrent of digital rumors to chase down leads and verify facts and painstakingly put the pieces together to inform, and to educate, and to tell stories that demanded to be told. 我们也看到了新闻工作者最好的一面，特别是那些逆着数字谣言的洪流追查线索、核实事实，耐心拼凑事件全貌的人。他们为公众提供信息、增进理解，讲述那些必须被讲述的故事。
If anyone wonders, for example, whether newspapers are a thing of the past, all you needed to do was to pick up or log on to papers like the Boston Globe. When their communities and the wider world needed them most, they were there making sense of events that might at first blush seem beyond our comprehension. And that’s what great journalism is, and that’s what great journalists do. And that’s why, for example, Pete Williams' new nickname around the NBC newsroom is "Big Papi." 如果有人怀疑报纸是否已成过去，只须拿起或上网阅读《波士顿环球报》这样的报纸。当社区和外界最需要他们时，他们就在现场，帮助人们理解乍看之下难以理解的事件。这就是优秀新闻业的样子，也是优秀记者所做的事。也因此，皮特·威廉姆斯在全国广播公司新闻编辑室的新绰号是“大爹”。
And in these past few weeks, as I've gotten a chance to meet many of the first responders and the police officers and volunteers who raced to help when hardship hits, I was reminded, as I'm always reminded when I meet our men and women in uniform, whether they're in war theater, or here back home, or at Walter Reed in Bethesda -- I'm reminded that all these folks, they don’t do it to be honored, they don’t do it to be celebrated. They do it because they love their families and they love their neighborhoods and they love their country. 过去几周，我有机会见到许多在灾难发生时赶去救援的急救人员、警察和志愿者。他们使我想起每次遇见我们的男女军人时的感受：无论是在战场上、回到国内，还是在贝塞斯达的沃尔特·里德医疗中心，这些人都不是为了得到荣誉或喝彩才去做那些事。他们去做，是因为爱自己的家人、社区和国家。
And so, these men and women should inspire all of us in this room to live up to those same standards; to be worthy of their trust; to do our jobs with the same fidelity, and the same integrity, and the same sense of purpose, and the same love of country. Because if we're only focused on profits or ratings or polls, then we're contributing to the cynicism that so many people feel right now. 因此，这些男女同胞应当激励在座所有人达到同样的标准，不辜负他们的信任，以同样的忠诚、正直、使命感和爱国心履行各自职责。如果我们只盯着利润、收视率或民调，就会加深如今许多人感受到的冷漠与猜疑。
And so, those of us in this room tonight, we are incredibly lucky. And the fact is, we can do better -- all of us. Those of us in public office, those of us in the press, those who produce entertainment for our kids, those with power, those with influence -- all of us, including myself, we can strive to value those things that I suspect led most of us to do the work that we do in the first place -- because we believed in something that was true, and we believed in service, and the idea that we can have a lasting, positive impact on the lives of the people around us. 今晚在座的我们都无比幸运。事实是，我们所有人都可以做得更好。担任公职的、从事新闻工作的、为孩子制作娱乐内容的、拥有权力或影响力的，包括我自己在内，我们都可以重新珍视当初促使我们投身这份工作的信念：我们相信真实的事物，相信服务他人，也相信自己能够为身边人的生活带来持久而积极的影响。
And that’s our obligation. That’s a task we should gladly embrace on behalf of all of those folks who are counting on us; on behalf of this country that’s given us so much. 这是我们的责任。为了所有依靠我们的人，为了这个给予我们如此之多的国家，我们应当欣然承担这一使命。
So thank you all, to the White House Correspondents for the great work you do. 所以，感谢大家，也感谢白宫记者协会所做的出色工作。
God bless you all. 愿上帝保佑你们。
May God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
