I believe we can. I believe we must. That’s what the people who sent us here expect of us. With their votes, they’ve determined that governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. We will move forward together, or not at all – for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics.
我認為我們能夠實現(xiàn)合作。我認為我們必須這樣。這是那些把我們送到這里的人們所期望的。他們通過他們的選票決定，執(zhí)政將是兩黨共同的責任。新的法案只有在獲得民主黨和共和黨議員的支持下才能通過。在面對比黨派或者政治更大的挑戰(zhàn)面前，我們將一起前行，或者原地不動。

At stake right now is not who wins the next election – after all, we just had an election. At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else. It’s whether the hard work and industry of our people is rewarded. It’s whether we sustain the leadership that has made America not just a place on a map, but a light to the world.
現(xiàn)在的利害不是誰將贏得下次選舉，畢竟，我們剛剛舉行完一次選舉。現(xiàn)在的利害是新的就業(yè)機會和新的行業(yè)是否會在美國生根或者在其它地方。這事關我們?nèi)嗣竦男羷诠ぷ骱托袠I(yè)是否能得到回報。這事關我們是否能繼續(xù)保持領導能力，這種領導能力使美國不只局限于地圖上的某一個地方，美國因為這種領導能力而成為世界的燈光。

We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again.
我們作好了前進的準備。在我們大多數(shù)人經(jīng)歷最為糟糕的經(jīng)濟衰退兩年后，股市已再次大幅上升。公司贏利在增加。經(jīng)濟在再次增長。

But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise. By the opportunities for a better life that we pass on to our children.
但我們從不只以這些標準來衡量進展。我們以我們?nèi)嗣竦某晒碓u估進展，通過他們所能找到的工作和這些工作所提供的生活質量，通過小企業(yè)主把好點子的夢想轉變成興旺發(fā)達的企業(yè)的前景，通過我們給我們孩子更好生活的機遇。

That’s the project the American people want us to work on. Together.
這是一個美國人民想讓我們從事的事業(yè)，美國人民想讓我們共同致力于這項事業(yè)。
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