奥巴马每周电视讲话：美国总统奥巴马告别演讲(21)

To Joe Biden,the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware's favorite son,

乔·拜登，从斯克兰顿的一个爱打架的孩子成长为特拉华州最爱的儿子。

you were the first decision I made as a nominee¹, and it was the best.

你是我最早提名的内阁成员，也是最好的。

Not just because you have been a great Vice² President, but because in the bargain, I gained a brother.

并不仅仅因为你是成功的副总统，更因为在我们共事的过程中，你成了我的兄弟。

And we love you and Jill like family, and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our lives.

我们爱你和吉尔有如家人，你的友谊是我们生命中最为珍视的快乐之一。

To my remarkable³ staff: For eight years, and for some of you, a whole lot more, I have drawn⁴ from your energy,

我极为出色的白宫职员们：这八年，你们其中一些人和我共事成长，我从你们身上获得了很多能量，

and every day I tried to reflect back what you displayed, heart, and character, and idealism.

也尝试把每天从你们身上获得的辐射给其他人：爱心、个性和理想主义。

I've watched you grow up, get married, have kids, start incredible⁵ new journeys of your own.

我见证你们成长、结婚、生子，并开启属于你们自己的事业。

Even when times got tough and frustrating⁶, you never let Washington get the better of you.

哪怕时事变得艰难，使人受挫，你们也从未被华盛顿的这些破事击倒过。

You guarded against cynicism.

也没有变成愤世嫉俗的人。

And the only thing that makes me prouder than all the good that we've done is the thought of all the amazing things that you're going to achieve from here.

我们一起在这里促成了很多好事，但让我感到更为骄傲的是，从这里起步的你们将会取得更大成就。

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

6 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》