奧巴馬告別演說將于1月10日在故鄉(xiāng)芝加哥發(fā)表

President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address to the nation on January 10 from his home city of Chicago, the President announced in a statement Monday.

星期一，美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在一份聲明中表示，1月10日將在故鄉(xiāng)芝加哥發(fā)表告別演說。

"I’m thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you’ve changed this country for the better these past eight years, and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here," Obama wrote.

奧巴馬寫道，“我將本次演講視為一個向你們表示感謝的機會，感謝這段奇妙的旅程，并慶祝大家在過去的8年里將這個國家變得更美好，同時，未來我們將朝著怎樣的方向前進，我也會發(fā)表一些看法。”

President Obama said he was following the precedent set by George Washington, who penned a farewell address to the American people over 220 years ago.

奧巴馬表示，自己也將延續(xù)美國第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓220年前開創(chuàng)的發(fā)表告別演說的傳統(tǒng)。

George W. Bush also delivered a farewell address in 2009 from the White House.

2009年，小布什也在白宮發(fā)表了告別演說。

"Since 2009, we’ve faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger," Obama wrote Monday.

奧巴馬在星期一的聲明中說，“自2009年以來，我們面臨很多挑戰(zhàn)，但我們戰(zhàn)勝了它們，并且變得更加強大。”

"That’s because we have never let go of a belief that has guided us ever since our founding -- our conviction that, together, we can change this country for the better."

“這是因為我們從未放棄過自美國建立以來就指引我們的信念——我們相信，我們攜手，就能夠讓這個國家變得更好。”

President Obama has said that while he won’t weigh in on every issue once he is out of the White House, he would consider speaking up about issues that go to "core questions" about American values and ideals.

奧巴馬曾表示，一旦卸任，他并不會對每個問題都權(quán)衡評論，不過他會考慮對那些涉及美國價值觀和理想的“核心問題”發(fā)表意見。

Chicago is where President Obama got his start in politics after graduating from Harvard Law School and where the first family called home before moving to the White House. Obama’s presidential library will also be located in Chicago.

芝加哥是奧巴馬從哈佛法學(xué)院畢業(yè)后仕途崛起之地，也是他們一家的故鄉(xiāng)。奧巴馬的總統(tǒng)圖書館也將座落于此。