For nearly 250 years, in the face of every challenge, Americans have always summoned our unmatched courage, confidence, and fierce independence. These are the miraculous traits that once led millions of everyday citizens to set out across a wild continent and carve out a new life in the great West. It was the same profound love of our God-given freedom that willed our soldiers into battle and our astronauts into space.
將近250年來，面對每次挑戰，美國人總是被無與倫比的勇氣、信心和強烈的獨立性所召喚。這些神奇的特質曾經引領數以百萬的普通公民穿越一片荒蕪的大陸，在偉大的西部開創了新生活。正是這種對上帝賦予我們的自由的熱愛，讓我們的士兵投入戰鬥、讓我們的太空人進入太空。
As I think back on the past four years, one image rises in my mind above all others. Whenever I traveled all along the motorcade route, there were thousands and thousands of people. They came out with their families so that they could stand as we passed, and proudly wave our great American flag. It never failed to deeply move me. I knew that they did not just come out to show their support of me; they came out to show me their support and love for our country.
當我回想起過去四年，有一個畫面浮現在我的腦海中。每當我沿著車隊的路線行進時，總有成千上萬的人。他們和他們的家人一起出來，這樣他們就可以站在我們經過的地方，驕傲地揮舞著我們偉大的美國國旗。這一幕總是深深地打動我。我知道他們不僅僅是出來支持我，他們出來是為了向我表達他們對我們國家的支持和愛。
