奥巴马每周电视讲话：美国总统奥巴马告别演讲(20)

And I hope your faith has, too.

我希望你的信念也能使你受益匪浅。

Some of you here tonight or watching at home, you were there with us in 2004, in 2008, 2012,

今天现场和电视机前的一部分人，在2004、2008、2012年的时候也和我在一起，

maybe you still can't believe we pulled this whole thing off.

也许你们到现在也无法相信我们真的做到了。

Let me tell you, you're not the only ones.

我想告诉你们，不敢相信的不只有你们。

Michelle,Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, girl of the South Side,

米歇尔！米歇尔·拉范恩·罗宾森，这个来自南部的女孩。

for the past 25 years, you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend.

在过去的25年里，你不仅是我的妻子，我孩子们的母亲，同时也是我最好的朋友。

You took on a role you didn't ask for and you made it your own, with grace and with grit¹ and with style and good humor.

你担任的角色自己从未设想过，却把它演绎得优雅、勇敢而幽默，颇具自己的风格。

You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody.

你将白宫变成一个欢迎所有人来的地方。

And the new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model.

新一代人把自己的目标定得更高，因为他们有你作为模范。

So you have made me proud. And you have made the country proud.

你让我感到骄傲。你让整个国家为你骄傲。

Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women.

玛利亚和萨莎，在一种和普通青少年成长环境不同的氛围中，你们成长为两位让人惊艳的少女，

You are smart and you are beautiful, but more importantly, you are kind and you are thoughtful and you are full of passion.

智慧而美丽，但更重要的是，你们善良、体贴、充满热情。

And you wore the burden of years in the spotlight² so easily.

你们对这些年来外界的关注应付自如。

Of all that I've done in my life, I am most proud

1 grit   

n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关

参考例句：

• The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
• I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。

2 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。