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Hi, everybody.
大家好！
Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country-and every night, I read ten of them.
每天,我在白宮都會收到來自全國各地無數的來信,每天晚上,我都會選出其中的十封認真閱讀。
They tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes.
人們告訴我他們的期望和擔憂，困難和成就。
They're the Americans I'm working for every day-and this year, several of these letter writers will join me at the Capitol when I deliver my annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.
他們是我為之服務的美國人民，今年，他們當中的一部分人將與我一起前往國會山，出席我在那里每年一度的國情咨文演講，時間就在下周二的晚上。
Carolyn Reed wrote to me from Colorado to tell me she was able to expand her business, thanks to a loan from the Small Business Administration.
卡羅琳·里德從科羅拉多給我寫信，告訴我他的生意規模又擴大了，這要感謝中小企業管理局給她提供的貸款。
Today, she and her husband own seven Silver Mine Sub Shops-and last year, they raised wages for all their hourly employees.
現在，她和她丈夫擁有7家銀礦快餐店，去年，他們還給所有的計時工漲了工資。
Victor Fugate, from Butler, Missouri, wrote to tell me that he was unemployed for a while a few years ago, but today he's earned his degree and found a full-time job.
維克多·福蓋特是密蘇里州巴特勒人，他寫信告訴我他幾年前失業了，但現在他獲得了一份學位并找到了一份全職工作。
Victor said that he and his wife were able to afford their student loans because our country offered millions of Americans the chance to cap their monthly payments as a percentage of their income-and, because of the Affordable Care Act, they now have the security and peace of mind of affordable health insurance.
維克多說他和他妻子之所以能夠還得起助學貸款，正是因為國家給了他們機會，使得月度還款額限定在他們收入的一定比例之內。此外，由于有了《平價醫療保險法》，現在他們也有了醫療保險，內心也得到了安寧和平靜。
While serving in Afghanistan, Jason Gibson was gravely wounded-he lost both his legs.
杰森·吉布森曾經在阿富汗戰場服役，他光榮受傷，失去了雙腿。
When I first met him in the hospital, he was just beginning his long, difficult road to recovery.
當我第一次在醫院看到他時，他漫長而痛苦的康復治療才剛剛開始。
But last year, Sergeant Gibson wrote to tell me that with the help of our extraordinary doctors and nurses, he's making extraordinary progress.
但就在去年，吉布森軍士寫信告訴我說，在優秀的醫護人員的治療和照顧下，他的身體恢復的很好。
He just moved into a new home, and he and his wife just had a baby girl.
現在他搬進了新家，跟他妻子也生下了一位千金。
Stories like these give us reason to start the new year with confidence.
這些故事讓我們有信心開啟新的一年。
2014 was the fastest year for job growth since the 1990s.
2014年是自上世紀90年代以來就業增長最快的一年。
Unemployment fell faster than any year since 1984.
失業率也下降到1984年以來的最低。
Our combat mission in Afghanistan has come to a responsible end, and more of our heroes are coming home.
我們在阿富汗的戰爭也正式結束，我們英勇的戰士們正陸續回國。
America's resurgence is real.
美國復蘇的步伐堅定而有力。
Our job now is to make sure that every American feels that they're a part of our country's comeback.
現在，我們的任務就是要確保每一個美國人都能感受到強大的美國回歸的力量。
That's what I'll focus on in my State of the Union-how to build on our momentum, with rising wages, growing incomes, and a stronger middle class.
這將是我在國情咨文中要重點闡述的內容，我們要形成我們的發展動力，提高工資水平，增加國民收入，打造壯大的中產階級。
And I'll call on this new Congress to join me in putting aside the political games and finding areas where we agree so we can deliver for the American people.
我會呼吁新一屆國會與我一起，擱置政治斗爭，尋求共識，在諸多領域開展合作，為美國人民服務。
The last six years have demanded resilience and sacrifice from all of us.
過去的六年里，所有人都很不畏艱難，不怕犧牲。
All of us have a right to be proud of the progress America has made.
我們所有人都有權利為美國取得的成就而感到自豪。
And I hope you'll tune in on Tuesday to hear about the steps we can take to build on this progress, and to seize this moment together.
我希望大家能在周二的晚上收聽我的演講，我將闡述為實現這些目標，我們將采取的措施和需要共同把握的機遇。
Thanks everybody, and have a great weekend.
謝謝大家，祝周末愉快！
