I also told my team today to keep their heads up, because theremarkable work that they have done day in, day out -- oftenwithout a lot of fanfare, often without a lot of attention -- workin agencies, work in obscure areas of policy that make governmentrun better and make it more responsive, and make it more efficient,and make it more service-friendly so that it's actually helpingmore people -- that remarkable work has left the next Presidentwith a stronger, better country than the one that existed eightyears ago.

我也跟我的团队讲，把头抬起来。他们在各种机构、无名的政策领域日复一日地卓越工作，虽然通常不被大肆宣传，也不为大众所关注，但正因如此，才使得政府可以更好地运转、更加积极回应大众、更有效率，且更加服务友好，并真正帮助更多的人。这些非凡的工作为下一任总统留下了一个比八年前更为强大和优秀的国家。

So win or lose in this election, that was always our mission.That was our mission from day one. And everyone on my team shouldbe extraordinarily proud of everything that they have done, and soshould all the Americans that I’ve had a chance to meet all acrossthis country who do the hard work of building on that progressevery single day. Teachers in schools, doctors in the ER clinic,small businesses putting their all into starting something up,making sure they're treating their employees well. All theimportant work that's done by moms and dads and families andcongregations in every state. The work of perfecting thisunion.

因此，不论赢得这场选举还是落败，这始终是我们的使命。自第一天起，这便是我们的使命。我团队中的每一个人都应当为他们所做的每一件事而感到格外自豪，我在全国各地遇到的倚赖这一进步而每天努力工作的所有美国人亦应如此：学校里的老师，急诊室里的医生，倾其所有起步并确保好好对待其雇员的小型企业，每一个州的爸爸妈妈及家人和教堂会众所做的所有重要的工作，是使这一联盟日趋完美的工作。

So this was a long and hard-fought campaign. A lot of ourfellow Americans are exultant today. A lot of Americans are lessso. But that's the nature of campaigns. That's the nature ofdemocracy. It is hard, and sometimes contentious and noisy, andit's not always inspiring.

这是一个漫长而艰辛的选举，许多美国人在今天意气风发，还有许多美国人则没那么激动。但这就是竞选的本质，这就是民主政治的本质。这是艰难的，有时还是富有争议且喧闹的，竞选并不永远是激动人心的。

But to the young people who got into politics for the firsttime, and may be disappointed by the results, I just want you toknow, you have to stay encouraged. Don’t get cynical. Don’t everthink you can’t make a difference. As Secretary Clinton said thismorning, fighting for what is right is worth it.