[Entrance music: "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)" by Anna Kendrick.] 【入场音乐：安娜·肯德里克演唱的《杯子（完美音调之当我离开）》】
President Obama: You can't say it, but you know it's true. 奥巴马总统：你们嘴上不说，但心里知道这是真的。
Good evening, everybody. 各位晚上好。
Everybody: Good evening. 众人：晚上好。
It is an honor to be here at my last -- and perhaps the last -- White House Correspondents' Dinner. 很荣幸出席我最后一次——也可能是最后一届——白宫记者协会晚宴。
You all look great. 你们看起来都很棒。
The end of the Republic has never looked better! 共和国的末日从未如此精彩过！
I do apologize. I know I was a little late tonight. I was running on "CPT" -- which stands for "Jokes That White People Should Not Make" 我深表歉意。我知道今晚我来晚了一点。我刚才走的是"有色人种时间"——也就是"白人不该开的玩笑"的意思。
It's a tip for you, Jeff [Mason]. 这是给你的小建议，杰夫·梅森。
Mason: Got it. 梅森：收到。
President Obama: Anyway! Here we are. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. And I am excited. If this material works well, I'm going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans. 奥巴马总统：好吧！言归正传。这是我第八次也是最后一次出席这个独特的活动。我很兴奋。如果这些段子效果好的话，明年我就去高盛演讲用。赚点正经的塔布曼。
That's right. 没错。
My brilliant and beautiful wife, Michelle, is here tonight. 我才华横溢、美丽动人的妻子米歇尔今晚也在这里。
She looks so happy to be here. That's called practice -- it's like learning to do three-minute planks. She makes it look easy now. 她看起来非常开心能来这里。这就叫练习——就像练三分钟平板支撑一样。她现在已经驾轻就熟了。
Next year at this time, someone else will be standing here in this very spot, and it's anyone's guess who she will be. But standing here, I can't help but be reflective, a little sentimental. Eight years ago, I said it was time to change the tone of our politics. In hindsight, I clearly should have been more specific. 明年这个时候，就会有另一个人站在这个位置上，而这个人是谁，谁也猜不准——不过可以肯定的是"她"。站在这里，我不禁感慨万千，有些伤感。八年前，我说过是时候改变我们的政治风气了。现在回想起来，我当时显然应该说得更具体一点。
Eight years ago, I was a young man, full of idealism and vigor, and look at me now. I am gray and grizzled, just counting down the days 'til my death panel. Hillary once questioned whether I'd be ready for a 3 a.m. phone call -- now I'm awake anyway because I've got to go to the bathroom. I'm up. 八年前，我还是个年轻人，充满理想和活力，再看看现在的我。头发灰白，满脸沧桑，只能数着日子等死。希拉里曾经质疑我是否能接凌晨三点的电话——现在我反正也睡不着，因为我得起夜上厕所。我醒着呢。
In fact, somebody recently said to me, "Mr. President, you are so yesterday. Justin Trudeau has completely replaced you: He's so handsome; he's so charming; he's the future." 事实上，最近有人对我说："总统先生，你已经过时了。贾斯廷·特鲁多已经完全取代了你：他那么帅，那么有魅力，他才是未来。"
And I said, "Justin, just give it a rest." I resented that. 我说："贾斯廷，省省吧。"我对此很不满。
Meanwhile, Michelle has not aged a day. The only way you can date her in photos is by looking at me. 与此同时，米歇尔一点都没变老。你能判断照片年份的唯一方法就是看我。
Take a look. 你们看看。
Here we are in 2008. 这是2008年的我们。
Here we are a few years later. 这是几年后的我们。
And this one is from two weeks ago. 这张是两周前的。
So time passes. In just six short months, I will be officially a lame duck, which means Congress now will flat-out reject my authority. And Republican leaders won't take my phone calls. And this is going to take some getting used to, it's really going to -- it's a curve ball. I don't know what to do with it. 时间过得真快。再过短短六个月，我就正式成为跛脚鸭总统了，这意味着国会现在会直接否决我的权威。共和党领袖们都不会接我的电话。这需要一点时间来适应，真的——这太突然了。我都不知道该怎么办了。
Of course, in fact, for months now congressional Republicans have been saying there are things I cannot do in my final year. Unfortunately, this dinner was not one of them. But on everything else, it's another story. And you know who you are, Republicans. In fact, I think we've got Republican Senators Tim Scott and Cory Gardner, they're in the house, which reminds me -- Security, bar the doors! Judge Merrick Garland, come on out, we're going to do this right here, right now. It's like "The Red Wedding." 当然，事实上，几个月来国会共和党人一直在说我在最后一年里有些事不能做。不幸的是，这场晚宴不在其中。但其他所有事情就另当别论了。你们共和党人自己心里清楚。事实上，我知道共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特和科里·加德纳也在场，这让我想起——保安，把门关上！梅里克·加兰德法官，出来吧，我们就在这儿把事办了。就像《红色婚礼》一样。
But it's not just Congress. Even some foreign leaders, they've been looking ahead, anticipating my departure. Last week, Prince George showed up to our meeting in his bathrobe. 不仅仅是国会。甚至一些外国领导人也在展望未来，期待着我的离任。上周，乔治王子穿着浴袍就来见我们了。
That was a slap in the face. A clear breach in protocol. Although while in England I did have lunch with Her Majesty, the Queen, took in a performance of Shakespeare, hit the links with David Cameron. (Just in case anybody is still debating whether I'm black enough, I think that settles the debate.) 这简直是打脸。明显违反外交礼仪。不过在英国期间，我确实和女王陛下共进了午餐，欣赏了莎士比亚的演出，还和戴维·卡梅伦打了高尔夫。（以防还有人在争论我够不够黑，我觉得这事已经有答案了。）
I won't lie -- look, this is a tough transition. It's hard. Key staff are now starting to leave the White House. 我不骗你们——听着，这个过渡期很难熬。真的很难。核心幕僚现在已经开始离开白宫了。
Even reporters have left me: 就连记者们也离我而去了：
Savannah Guthrie, she's left the White House Press Corps to host the Today show. 萨凡纳·格思里，她离开白宫记者团去主持《今日秀》了。
Norah O'Donnell left the briefing room to host CBS This Morning. 诺拉·奥唐奈离开新闻发布室去主持《哥伦比亚广播公司今早》了。
Jake Tapper left journalism to join CNN. 杰克·塔珀离开新闻业加入了美国有线电视新闻网。
But the prospect of leaving the White House is a mixed bag. You might have heard that someone jumped the White House fence last week, but I have to give Secret Service credit -- they found Michelle, brought her back; she's safe back at home now. It's only nine more months, baby. Settle down. 但离开白宫这件事有好有坏。你们可能听说了上周有人翻越白宫围栏，但我得表扬特勤局——他们找到了米歇尔，把她带了回来；她现在安全在家了。只剩九个月了，宝贝。淡定点。
And yet, somehow, despite all this, despite the churn, in my final year, my approval ratings keep going up. The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide on my major. 然而，不知何故，尽管如此，尽管人事变动，在我的最后一年里，我的支持率却一直在上升。上一次我这么"高"的时候，我还在纠结选什么专业呢。
And here's the thing: I haven't really done anything differently. So it's odd. Even my aides can't explain the rising poll numbers -- what has changed, nobody can figure it out. 问题是：我什么都没改变。所以很奇怪。就连我的助手们也无法解释民调数字上升的原因——到底发生了什么变化，没人能搞清楚。
Puzzling.... 令人费解……
Anyway, in this last year I do have more appreciation for those who have been with me on this amazing ride, like one of our finest public servants, Joe Biden. God bless him. Love that guy. I love Joe Biden -- I really do. And I want to thank him for his friendship, for his counsel, for always giving it to me straight, for not shooting anybody in the face. Thank you, Joe. 总之，在这最后一年里，我更加感激那些陪伴我走过这段精彩旅程的人，比如我们最优秀的公务员之一乔·拜登。上帝保佑他。我爱这家伙。我爱乔·拜登——真的。我要感谢他的友谊，感谢他的建议，感谢他总是直言不讳，感谢他没有朝任何人脸上开枪。谢谢你，乔。
Also, I would be remiss -- let's give it up for our host, Larry Wilmore. Also known as one of the two black guys [along with Trevor Noah] who is not Jon Stewart. You're the South African guy, right? I love Larry. And his parents are here, who are from Evanston, which is a great town. 还有，我不能不提——让我们为主持人拉里·威尔莫尔鼓掌。他也被称为不是乔恩·斯图尔特的两个黑人之一（另一个是特雷弗·诺亚）。你是那个南非人，对吧？我爱拉里。他的父母也来了，他们来自埃文斯顿，那是个很棒的城市。
I also would like to acknowledge some of the award-winning reporters that we have with us here tonight. Rachel McAdams. Mark Ruffalo. Liev Schreiber. Thank you all for everything that you've done. I'm just joking. As you know, Spotlight is a film, a movie about investigative journalists with the resources and the autonomy to chase down the truth and hold the powerful accountable. Best fantasy film since Star Wars. Look -- that was maybe a cheap shot. 我还要感谢今晚在座的一些获奖记者。瑞秋·麦克亚当斯。马克·鲁法洛。列维·施瑞博尔。感谢你们所做的一切。我只是开玩笑。你们知道，《聚焦》是一部电影，一部关于调查记者的电影，他们有资源、有自主权去追寻真相，让有权势的人承担责任。这是继《星球大战》之后最好的奇幻电影。听着——也许这话说得有点刻薄。
I understand the news business is tough these days, it keeps changing all the time. Every year at this dinner, somebody makes a joke about BuzzFeed, for example, changing the media landscape. And every year, the Washington Post laughs a little bit less hard. Kind of a silence there. Especially at the Washington Post table. 我知道现在新闻行业很艰难，一直在变化。比如说，每年的晚宴上都有人开玩笑说BuzzFeed改变了媒体格局。而每一年，《华盛顿邮报》的笑声都少了一点。有点沉默啊。尤其是在《华盛顿邮报》那桌。
GOP Chairman Reince Priebus is here as well. Glad to see you that you feel that you've earned a night off. Congratulations on all your success. The Republican Party, the nomination process -– it's all going great. Keep it up. 共和党全国委员会主席雷恩斯·普利巴斯也在场。很高兴看到你觉得自己值得休息一晚。恭喜你取得的所有成就。共和党，提名过程——一切都很顺利。继续保持。
Kendall Jenner is also here. And we had a chance to meet her backstage -- she seems like a very nice young woman. I'm not exactly sure what she does, but I am told that my Twitter mentions are about to go through the roof. 肯达尔·詹娜也来了。我们在后台见过面——她看起来是个非常好的年轻女性。我不太确定她是做什么的，但我听说我的推特提及量马上就要爆表了。
Helen Mirren is here tonight. I don't even have a joke here. I just think Helen Mirren is awesome. She's awesome. 海伦·米伦今晚也在。我连个笑话都想不出来了。我就是觉得海伦·米伦太棒了。她真的太棒了。
Sitting at the same table, I see Mike Bloomberg. Mike, a combative, controversial New York billionaire is leading the GOP primary and it is not you. That's has to sting a little bit. Although it's not an entirely fair comparison between you and The Donald. After all, Mike was a big-city mayor. He knows policy in depth. And he's actually worth the amount of money that he says he is. 坐在同一桌的，我看到了迈克尔·布隆伯格。迈克，一个好斗、有争议的纽约亿万富翁在共和党初选中领先，而那个人不是你。这肯定有点扎心吧。不过，把你和唐纳德相提并论也不完全公平。毕竟，迈克是大城市的市长。他深入了解政策。而且他说自己有多少钱，就真的有多少钱。
What an election season. For example, we've got the bright new face of the Democratic Party here tonight –- Mr. Bernie Sanders! There he is -- Bernie! Bernie, you look like a million bucks. Or to put it in terms you'll understand, you look like 37,000 donations of 27 dollars each. 这选举季真是精彩。比如说，今晚我们迎来了民主党崭新的面孔——伯尼·桑德斯先生！他在那儿——伯尼！伯尼，你看起来值百万美元。或者用你能理解的话说，你看起来就像三万七千笔二十七美元的捐款。
A lot of folks have been surprised by the Bernie phenomenon, especially his appeal to young people. But not me, I get it. Just recently, a young person came up to me and said she was sick of politicians standing in the way of her dreams. As if we were actually going to let Malia go to Burning Man this year. That was not going to happen. Bernie might have let her go. Not us. 很多人都对伯尼现象感到惊讶，尤其是他对年轻人的吸引力。但我不惊讶，我懂的。就在最近，一个年轻人走到我面前说，她厌倦了政客挡在她的梦想面前。说得好像我们今年真会让玛利亚去火人节似的。那是不可能的。伯尼可能会让她去。我们不会。
I am hurt, though, Bernie, that you've distancing yourself a little from me. I mean, that's just not something that you do to your comrade. 不过我很受伤，伯尼，你开始和我保持距离了。我的意思是，你怎么能这样对你的"同志"呢。
Bernie's slogan has helped his campaign catch fire among young people. "Feel the Bern." Feel the Bern -- it's a good slogan. 伯尼的口号帮助他的竞选活动在年轻人中燃起了热情。"感受伯尼的热度。"感受伯尼的热度——这口号不错。
Hillary's slogan has not had the same effect. Let's see this. 希拉里的口号就没有同样的效果了。我们来看看。
Look, I've said how much I admire Hillary's toughness, her smarts, her policy chops, her experience. You've got to admit it, though, Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative just signed up for Facebook: "Dear America, did you get my poke?" "Is it appearing on your wall?" "I'm not sure I am using this right. Love, Aunt Hillary." It's not entirely persuasive. 听着，我已经说过我多么钦佩希拉里的坚韧、她的智慧、她的政策能力、她的经验。不过你们得承认，希拉里试图吸引年轻选民的样子，有点像你家亲戚刚注册了脸书："亲爱的美国，你收到我的戳一下了吗？""它显示在你墙上了吗？""我不确定我用得对不对。爱你的，希拉里阿姨。"这说服力不太够。
Meanwhile, on the Republican side, things are a little more -- How should we say this? -- a little more "loose." Just look at the confusion over the invitations to tonight's dinner. Guests were asked to check whether they wanted steak or fish, but instead, a whole bunch of you wrote in: Paul Ryan. That's not an option, people. Steak or fish. You may not like steak or fish -- but that's your choice. 与此同时，在共和党这边，情况就有点——怎么说呢？——有点"松散"。看看今晚晚宴邀请函的混乱就知道了。宾客被要求勾选是要牛排还是鱼，但结果，你们一大堆人都写了：保罗·瑞安。这不是选项啊，各位。牛排或鱼。你可能不喜欢牛排或鱼——但那是你的选择。
Meanwhile, some candidates aren't polling high enough to qualify for their own joke tonight. 与此同时，有些候选人的民调支持率太低，今晚都不配拥有专属笑话。
The rules were well-established ahead of time. 规则都是提前定好的。
And then there's Ted Cruz. Ted had a tough week. He went to Indiana –- Hoosier country –- stood on a basketball court, and called the hoop a "basketball ring." What else is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks? Football hats? But sure, I'm the foreign one. 还有特德·克鲁兹。特德这周过得很艰难。他去了印第安纳州——胡希尔之乡——站在篮球场上，把篮筐叫成了"篮球圈"。他的词典里还有什么？棒球棍？足球帽？当然了，我才是那个外来的。
Well, let me conclude tonight on a more serious note. I want to thank the Washington press corps, I want to thank Carol for all that you do. The free press is central to our democracy, and -- nah, I'm just kidding! You know I've got to talk about Trump! Come on! We weren't just going to stop there. Come on. 好吧，让我以一个更严肃的话题来结束今晚。我要感谢华盛顿记者团，感谢卡罗尔所做的一切。新闻自由是我们民主的核心，而且——才怪，我开玩笑的！你们知道我得谈谈特朗普！拜托！我们不会就这么停的。别这样。
Although I am a little hurt that he's not here tonight. We had so much fun the last time. And it is surprising. You've got a room full of reporters, celebrities, cameras, and he says no? Is this dinner too tacky for The Donald? What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home, eating a Trump Steak -- tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What's he doing? 不过他今晚没来，我还是有点伤心的。上次我们玩得那么开心。而且这很令人惊讶。满屋子的记者、名人、相机，他居然说不来？这晚宴对唐纳德来说太低俗了吗？他还能在做什么呢？他是不是在家吃着特朗普牌牛排——发着推特侮辱安吉拉·默克尔？他在干嘛呢？
The Republican establishment is incredulous that he is their most likely nominee -- incredulous, shocking. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be President. But, in fairness, he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan. 共和党建制派对他成为最有可能的提名人感到难以置信——难以置信，令人震惊。他们说唐纳德缺乏担任总统的外交政策经验。但公平地说，他多年来一直在与世界各地的领导人会面：瑞典小姐、阿根廷小姐、阿塞拜疆小姐。
And there's one area where Donald's experience could be invaluable -– and that's closing Guantanamo. Because Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground. 而有一个领域，唐纳德的经验可能是无价的——那就是关闭关塔那摩监狱。因为特朗普对把海滨地产搞垮这件事很有一套。
All right, that's probably enough. I mean, I've got more material -- no, no, I don't want to spend too much time on The Donald. Following your lead, I want to show some restraint. Because I think we can all agree that from the start, he's gotten the appropriate amount of coverage, befitting the seriousness of his candidacy. 好了，差不多够了。我的意思是，我还有更多段子——不，不，我不想在唐纳德身上花太多时间。跟随你们的脚步，我想表现出一些克制。因为我想我们都同意，从一开始，他就得到了与其候选人严肃性相称的报道量。
I hope you all are proud of yourselves. The guy wanted to give his hotel business a boost, and now we're praying that Cleveland makes it through July. 我希望你们都为自己感到骄傲。这家伙本来只是想给他的酒店生意助助力，结果现在我们都在祈祷克利夫兰能撑过七月。
Mm-mm-mm. Hmm. 啧啧啧。嗯。
As for me and Michelle, we've decided to stay in D.C. for a couple more years. Thank you. This way, our youngest daughter can finish up high school, Michelle can stay closer to her plot of carrots. She's already making plans to see them every day. Take a look. 至于我和米歇尔，我们决定在华盛顿特区再待几年。谢谢。这样，我们的小女儿可以读完高中，米歇尔可以离她的胡萝卜地近一点。她已经在计划每天去看它们了。你们看看。
But our decision has actually presented a bit of a dilemma because, traditionally, Presidents don't stick around after they're done. And it's something that I've been brooding about a little bit. Take a look. 但我们的决定实际上带来了一点困境，因为传统上，总统一卸任就不会留在原地。这件事我一直在琢磨。你们看看。
I am still waiting for all of you to respond to my invitation to connect on LinkedIn. But I know you have jobs to do, which is what really brings us here tonight. 我还在等你们所有人回复我在领英上的加好友邀请。但我知道你们有工作要做，这才是今晚我们真正聚在这里的原因。
I know that there are times that we've had differences, and that's inherent in our institutional roles -- it's true of every President and his press corps. But we've always shared the same goal -- to root our public discourse in the truth; to open the doors of this democracy; to do whatever we can to make our country and our world more free and more just. And I've always appreciated the role that you have all played as equal partners in reaching these goals. 我知道我们有过分歧，这是我们制度角色中固有的——每一位总统和他的记者团都是如此。但我们始终有着共同的目标——让我们的公共话语扎根于真相；打开民主的大门；尽我们所能让我们的国家和世界更加自由、更加公正。我一直很感激你们所有人作为平等伙伴在实现这些目标中发挥的作用。
And our free press is why we once again recognize the real journalists who uncovered a horrifying scandal and brought about some measure of justice for thousands of victims throughout the world. They are here with us tonight –- Sacha Pfeiffer, Mike Rezendes, Walter Robinson, Matt Carroll, and Ben Bradlee, Jr. Please give them a big round of applause. 正因为我们有新闻自由，我们才能再次表彰那些揭露了骇人听闻的丑闻、为全世界数千名受害者带来了某种程度正义的真正记者。他们今晚也在这里——萨莎·普法伊费尔、迈克·雷曾德斯、沃尔特·罗宾逊、马特·卡罗尔和小本·布拉德利。请给他们热烈的掌声。
Our free press is why, once again, we honor Jason Rezaian. As Carol noted, last time this year, we spoke of Jason's courage as he endured the isolation of an Iranian prison. This year, we see that courage in the flesh and it's a living testament to the very idea of a free press, and a reminder of the rising level of danger, and political intimidation, and physical threats faced by reporters overseas. 正因为我们有新闻自由，我们才能再次向贾森·礼萨伊安致敬。正如卡罗尔所说，去年这个时候，我们谈到了贾森在伊朗监狱的孤立中所展现的勇气。今年，我们亲眼看到了这种勇气，它生动地证明了新闻自由这一理念，也提醒着海外记者面临着日益严重的危险、政治恐吓和人身威胁。
And I can make this commitment that as long as I hold this office, my Administration will continue to fight for the release of American journalists held against their will -- and we will not stop until they see the same freedom as Jason had. 我可以承诺，只要我还在任，我的政府就会继续为释放被非法拘禁的美国记者而斗争——我们不会停止，直到他们获得和贾森一样的自由。
At home and abroad, journalists like all of you engage in the dogged pursuit of informing citizens, and holding leaders accountable, and making our government of the people possible. And it's an enormous responsibility. And I realize it's an enormous challenge at a time when the economics of the business sometimes incentivize speed over depth; and when controversy and conflict are what most immediately attract readers and viewers. 在国内外，像你们这样的记者都在不懈地追求告知公民、让领导人承担责任、使我们的民有政府成为可能。这是一项巨大的责任。我也知道，在这个行业的经济模式有时更鼓励速度而非深度的时代，在争议和冲突最能吸引读者和观众的时代，这是一个巨大的挑战。
The good news is there are so many of you that are pushing against those trends. And as a citizen of this great democracy, I am grateful for that. For this is also a time around the world when some of the fundamental ideals of liberal democracies are under attack, and when notions of objectivity, and of a free press, and of facts, and of evidence are trying to be undermined. Or, in some cases, ignored entirely. 好消息是，你们中有这么多人在抵制这些趋势。作为这个伟大民主国家的公民，我对此心存感激。因为在当今世界，自由民主的一些基本理念正受到攻击，客观、新闻自由、事实和证据等概念正试图被破坏。或者，在某些情况下，被完全忽视。
And in such a climate, it's not enough just to give people a megaphone. And that's why your power and your responsibility to dig and to question and to counter distortions and untruths is more important than ever. Taking a stand on behalf of what is true does not require you shedding your objectivity. In fact, it is the essence of good journalism. 在这样的环境下，仅仅给人们一个扩音器是不够的。这就是为什么你们挖掘、质疑、反击歪曲和谎言的力量和责任比以往任何时候都更加重要。站在真理一边并不需要你们放弃客观性。事实上，这才是优秀新闻业的本质。
It affirms the idea that the only way we can build consensus, the only way that we can move forward as a country, the only way we can help the world mend itself is by agreeing on a baseline of facts when it comes to the challenges that confront us all. 它肯定了这样一个理念：我们建立共识的唯一途径，我们国家前进的唯一途径，我们帮助世界自愈的唯一途径，就是在面对我们所有人共同的挑战时，就事实的基线达成一致。
So this night is a testament to all of you who have devoted your lives to that idea, who push to shine a light on the truth every single day. So I want to close my final White House Correspondents' Dinner by just saying thank you. I'm very proud of what you've done. It has been an honor and a privilege to work side by side with you to strengthen our democracy. 所以今晚是对你们所有人的致敬，你们将一生奉献给了这一理念，你们每天都在努力照亮真相。所以我想以一句感谢来结束我最后一次白宫记者协会晚宴。我为你们所做的一切感到骄傲。能与你们并肩工作，加强我们的民主，一直是我的荣幸和特权。
And with that, I just have two more words to say -– 说到这里，我只想再说两个字——
Obama out. 奥巴马退场。
[Mic drop.] 【摔麦。】