美國(guó)歷屆總統(tǒng)首次踏入白宮橢圓形辦公室，都會(huì)閱讀前任總統(tǒng)放在橡木辦公桌上的一封親筆信，這是象征總統(tǒng)權(quán)力和平轉(zhuǎn)移的一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)。美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)奧巴馬離開(kāi)白宮時(shí)，給特朗普留下一封275字的信，這幾乎比其他所有前總統(tǒng)留給新任總統(tǒng)的信都要長(zhǎng)，那么奧巴馬究竟說(shuō)了些什么？

US President Barack Obama (R) meets with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss transition plans in the White House Oval Office in Washington, US, November 10, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

According to a letter posted by CNN, Obama encouraged Trump to "build more ladders of success for every child and family that's willing to work hard" and "sustain the international order."
據(jù)CNN公布的信件稱，奧巴馬鼓勵(lì)特朗普“要為每個(gè)愿意付出努力的兒童和家庭創(chuàng)造更多通往成功的機(jī)會(huì)”、并“維護(hù)國(guó)際秩序”。

他在信中向特朗普提了四點(diǎn)忠告：

關(guān)于社會(huì)公平：

"Not everyone is so lucky. It's up to us to do everything we can (to) build more ladders of success for every child and family that's willing to work hard."
“不是每個(gè)人都如此幸運(yùn)。我們的責(zé)任是竭盡所能，為每個(gè)愿意付出努力的兒童和家庭創(chuàng)造更多通往成功的機(jī)會(huì)。”

關(guān)于國(guó)際關(guān)系：

Turning to international relations, Obama told Trump, who had embraced isolationism throughout his campaign: "American leadership in this world really is indispensable."
談到國(guó)際關(guān)系，奧巴馬對(duì)競(jìng)選期間始終信奉孤立主義的特朗普說(shuō)：“美國(guó)在這世界上的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位真的是不可或缺的?！?/p>

"It's up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that's expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend."
“我們的職責(zé)是通過(guò)自身行動(dòng)樹(shù)立榜樣，維持自冷戰(zhàn)結(jié)束以來(lái)穩(wěn)定發(fā)展的國(guó)際秩序，我們的財(cái)富和安全也仰仗于此。”

關(guān)于民主：

Obama urged his successor to protect "those democratic institutions and traditions – like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties – that our forebears fought and bled for".
奧巴馬敦促特朗普守護(hù)“前輩流血奮斗爭(zhēng)取而來(lái)的法治、分權(quán)、平等保護(hù)和公民自由等民主制度和民主傳統(tǒng)”。

"Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it's up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them."
“盡管日常政務(wù)紛擾不斷，但我們的職責(zé)是讓我們的民主制度保持強(qiáng)大，至少和我們建立它時(shí)一樣強(qiáng)大?！?/p>

奧巴馬最后叮囑特朗普：

"And finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. They’ll get you through the inevitable rough patches. "
“最后，在繁重的事務(wù)和職責(zé)中，留點(diǎn)時(shí)間陪伴親友。他們能助你度過(guò)難以避免的艱苦時(shí)刻?！?/p>

In January, Trump called the letter "beautiful" and said he would cherish it, adding: "We won't even tell the press what's in that letter."
今年1月，特朗普稱這是一封“美好”的信件，并表示會(huì)珍惜它，還稱：“我們甚至不會(huì)告訴媒體信的內(nèi)容”。

The relationship between the two presidents has grown increasingly fractious after an initial attempt to build bridges on both sides quickly collapsed.
兩位總統(tǒng)起初試圖建立聯(lián)系，雙方的嘗試很快以失敗告終，關(guān)系變得越來(lái)越緊張。

Obama invited his successor to the White House a few days after the election, telling Trump: "We now are going to do everything we can to help you succeed, because if you succeed, then the country succeeds."
大選結(jié)束幾天后，奧巴馬邀請(qǐng)?zhí)乩势涨巴讓m，他說(shuō)：“我們現(xiàn)在將盡一切可能幫助你取得成功，因?yàn)槟愕某晒?，就是美?guó)的成功?！?/p>

Trump said he had "great respect" for the president he had excoriated on the campaign trail, and called Obama a "very good man".
特朗普稱，他“非常敬重”這位他曾在競(jìng)選時(shí)痛斥的總統(tǒng)，并稱奧巴馬“人很好”。

US President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington November 10, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

"The conversations have been cordial," Obama said in January, following news the two had had a handful of phone calls. "He has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is that there's a difference between governing and campaigning."
媒體報(bào)道兩人曾有過(guò)幾次通話后，奧巴馬1月表示，“我們的談話很愉快，他一直樂(lè)于接受建議，我主要向他傳遞的意思是，執(zhí)政和競(jìng)選之間存在差異?！?/p>

When the New Yorker's David Remnick asked Obama how that White House meeting with Trump had gone, however, the former president "smiled thinly, and said, 'I think I can't characterize it without...' Then he stopped himself and said that he would tell me 'at some point over a beer – off the record'."
當(dāng)《紐約客》主編大衛(wèi)?瑞姆尼克訪問(wèn)奧巴馬兩人的白宮會(huì)談如何時(shí)，奧巴馬卻“勉強(qiáng)一笑，稱‘提到這個(gè)我就不能不……’，然后他停下來(lái)說(shuō)，‘如果來(lái)杯啤酒，關(guān)掉錄音，他才可能’告訴我。”

Within days of Trump's inauguration, Obama had broken his silence to criticize his successor for the first time, with a spokesman responding to Trump's first attempt at a travel ban by saying: "The president (Obama) fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion."
特朗普就職幾天后，奧巴馬打破沉默，第一次抨擊特朗普。特朗普初次提出旅行禁令時(shí)，一位發(fā)言人對(duì)此回應(yīng)稱：“總統(tǒng)（奧巴馬）從根本上不認(rèn)同歧視個(gè)人宗教信仰的觀念?！?/p>

Their relationship was strained further when Trump claimed in March that Obama had been tapping his phones during the election campaign. This week his own Justice Department stated in a court filing that its national security division and the FBI "confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by the March 4, 2017 tweets".
今年3月，特朗普稱奧巴馬在大選期間一直竊聽(tīng)他的電話，兩人此時(shí)的關(guān)系更加緊張。本周特朗普政府司法部在一份法庭文件中聲稱，國(guó)家安全部門和聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局證實(shí)，“他們沒(méi)有和今年3月4日的推文所述竊聽(tīng)事件相關(guān)的記載?！?/p>

More recently, Obama responded to Trump's heavily criticized remarks equating neo-Nazis with the protesters opposing them in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a series of tweets quoting Nelson Mandela. "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion," the former president posted.
最近，特朗普將新納粹分子與弗吉尼亞州夏洛茨維爾市反對(duì)新納粹主義的抗議者相提并論，此番言論備受詬病。對(duì)此，奧巴馬發(fā)了幾條推特，引用尼爾森?曼德拉的名言回應(yīng)道：“沒(méi)有人天生就因?yàn)閯e人的膚色、背景和宗教信仰而仇視他人?！?/p>

By contrast, Trump continues to use social media to needle his predecessor, last month retweeting an allegedly antisemitic supporter's set of images entitled "The best eclipse ever!" which showed Trump's face gradually obscuring that of Obama.
相比之下，特朗普繼續(xù)用社交媒體諷刺奧巴馬，上個(gè)月，他轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)了一位據(jù)稱是反猶太主義支持者的圖片。這組圖片中，特朗普的臉正在逐漸遮蓋奧巴馬的臉，而圖片的名字叫做“有史以來(lái)最棒的日食！”

以下是奧巴馬給特朗普信件的全文翻譯↓↓↓

Dear Mr President
親愛(ài)的總統(tǒng)先生

Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for expanded prosperity and security during your tenure.
祝賀你，在競(jìng)選中表現(xiàn)如此出色。數(shù)百萬(wàn)人已將他們的希望寄托于你，而我們所有人，不論隸屬哪個(gè)黨派，都希望在你的任內(nèi)，美國(guó)能夠更加繁榮與安全。

This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don’t know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years.
這是間獨(dú)一無(wú)二的辦公室，里面沒(méi)有清晰的成功藍(lán)圖，所以我無(wú)法確定我的建議是否對(duì)你特別有用，但我還是希望和你分享，過(guò)去8年我的一些思考。

First, we’ve both been blessed, in different ways, with great good fortune. Not everyone is so lucky. It’s up to us to do everything we can (to) build more ladders of success for every child and family that’s willing to work hard.
首先，我們都是幸運(yùn)的人，盡管方式不同，但運(yùn)氣都很好。并非所有人都能這樣幸運(yùn)。我們的職責(zé)是竭盡所能，去為每一個(gè)愿意付出努力的兒童和家庭，創(chuàng)造更多通往成功的機(jī)會(huì)。

Second, American leadership in this world really is indispensable. It’s up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that’s expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend.
其次，美國(guó)在這世界上的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位真的是不可或缺的。我們的職責(zé)是通過(guò)自身行動(dòng)樹(shù)立榜樣，維持自冷戰(zhàn)結(jié)束以來(lái)穩(wěn)定發(fā)展的國(guó)際秩序，我們的財(cái)富和安全也仰仗于此。

Third, we are just temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions -- like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties -- that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it’s up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.
第三，我們都只是這間辦公室的過(guò)客。它讓我們成為民主制度和民主傳統(tǒng)的守護(hù)者，我們的前輩們?cè)鵀榉ㄖ?、分?quán)、平等保護(hù)和公民自由等流血奮斗。因此，盡管日常政務(wù)紛擾不斷，但我們的職責(zé)是讓我們的民主制度保持強(qiáng)大，至少和我們建立它時(shí)一樣強(qiáng)大。

And finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. They’ll get you through the inevitable rough patches.
最后，在繁忙的諸事和職責(zé)之余，給自己的朋友和家人留些時(shí)間。他們將幫你度過(guò)那些躲無(wú)可躲的難關(guān)。

Michelle and I wish you and Melania the very best as you embark on this great adventure, and know that we stand ready to help in any ways which we can.
米歇爾和我祝福你和梅拉尼婭開(kāi)始這段偉大的征程，并希望你知道，我們隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備為你們提供任何形式的力所能及的幫助。

Good luck and Godspeed,
BO
愿諸事順?biāo)?br/> 貝拉克?奧巴馬

英文來(lái)源：衛(wèi)報(bào)
翻譯&編輯：董靜
審校：丹妮