American voters elected Donald Trump as the country's next president. After a long, bitter and often divisive race for the White House, work began on the clean transfer of power, a bedrock principle of American democracy.

　　在经过漫长而艰难、且经常造成高度分化的总统竞选后，唐纳德?川普当选为美国下一届总统。政权平稳过渡的工作已经展开，这是美国民主的根本基石。

　　Following a bruising political contest, President-Elect Donald Trump sought to pave the way for reuniting the country.

　　在经过惨烈的政治竞争后，总统当选人唐纳德?川普试图为重新凝聚国家而铺路。

　　Hillary Clinton offered to work with Trump to end partisan divides as a part of the transition.

　　希拉里?克林顿也表示，愿意同川普一道，努力终结党派分裂局面，让政权顺利过渡。

　　Now, the Obama administration will work together with Trump's transition team to hire new government personnel, including selecting a new cabinet to run the country. President Obama offered his cooperation to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

　　奥巴马政府接下来将与川普的过渡团队合作，聘用包括下届政府内阁在内的新一届政府要员。现任总统奥巴马表示愿意与川普合作，以确保国家政权平稳交接。

　　The Presidential transition process culminates January 20th with the ceremonial inauguration marking the beginning of the Trump presidency.

　　总统政权交接将随着1月20日总统就职大典召开达到高潮，从那一天起，川普将正式成为美国总统