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To Joe Biden,the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware's favorite son,
喬·拜登，從斯克蘭頓的一個愛打架的孩子成長為特拉華州最愛的兒子。
you were the first decision I made as a nominee, and it was the best.
你是我最早提名的內閣成員，也是最好的。
Not just because you have been a great Vice President, but because in the bargain, I gained a brother.
并不僅僅因為你是成功的副總統，更因為在我們共事的過程中，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.
我們愛你和吉爾有如家人，你的友誼是我們生命中最為珍視的快樂之一。
To my remarkable staff: For eight years, and for some of you, a whole lot more, I have drawn from your energy,
我極為出色的白宮職員們：這八年，你們其中一些人和我共事成長，我從你們身上獲得了很多能量，
and every day I tried to reflect back what you displayed, heart, and character, and idealism.
也嘗試把每天從你們身上獲得的輻射給其他人：愛心、個性和理想主義。
I've watched you grow up, get married, have kids, start incredible new journeys of your own.
我見證你們成長、結婚、生子，并開啟屬于你們自己的事業。
Even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let Washington get the better of you.
哪怕時事變得艱難，使人受挫，你們也從未被華盛頓的這些破事擊倒過。
You guarded against cynicism.
也沒有變成憤世嫉俗的人。
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.
我們一起在這里促成了很多好事，但讓我感到更為驕傲的是，從這里起步的你們將會取得更大成就。
