[双语阅读]奥巴马获赠巴西队球衣 面露尴尬
2009-07-14 20:46
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Obama gets jersey from Brazil's Lula
US President Barack Obama holds a soccer jersey given to him by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) before a round table session at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy July 9, 2009. |
President Barack Obama seemed pleased with the gift he received Thursday from Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but it was bittersweet nonetheless. Silva gave Obama, a big sports fan, an autographed yellow Brazilian soccer jersey at the start of their morning meeting at the G-8 summit in Italy. During their banter, which reporters partly heard through a translator, Silva spoke animatedly of the June 28 soccer match between the U.S. and Brazilian national teams in the Confederations Cup series. The Game was a crushing loss for the underdog Americans, who led at the midway point, 2-0, only to lose 3-2. Silva repeatedly said, "Yes we can," which was Obama's campaign catchphrase and apparently what the Brazilian president had in mind while his team trailed. Obama smiled gamely; if he felt Silva was rubbing it in a bit, he didn't let on. "Hey, look at this," Obama said of the jersey, signed by the Brazilian team's players. "Beautiful. All right, wonderful. I like that." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs later said Obama ended his 30-minute session with Silva by patting the Brazilian's back and vowing, "we will not lose a two-point lead again." | 贝拉克•奥巴马总统上周四(译者注:7月9日)从巴西总统路易斯•伊纳西奥•卢拉•达•席尔瓦那里收到了一份礼物。这份礼物似乎让奥巴马很高兴,又让他有些难堪。 席尔瓦在意大利八国集团峰会期间与奥巴马进行了早间会晤,并在会晤开始时将一件由巴西队球星亲笔签名的***巴西球衣送给了奥巴马,要知道,奥巴马本人可是超级运动迷。 记者通过翻译了解到,在他们相互打趣时,席尔瓦兴致勃勃地讲起6月28日美国和巴西的国家队之间进行的联合会杯足球赛。这次比赛对本处于下风的美国队来说是一次惨败,美国队在上半时以2比0领先,但是最后却2比3输给了巴西队。 席尔瓦反复地说,“是的,我们可以”,而这正是奥巴马当初的竞选标语。很明显这是巴西总统在他的球队落后时脑子里在想的话。奥巴马对此付之一笑,也许他会觉得席尔瓦是哪壶不开提哪壶,但是他并没有表露出来。 奥巴马在谈到这件由巴西队全体队员签名的球衣时说到:“嘿,瞧瞧这件球衣,真漂亮。棒极了。我喜欢它。” 白宫发言人罗伯特•吉布斯晚些时候表示,奥巴马在结束和席尔瓦30分钟会晤时,拍了拍他的背并誓称:“我们不会再次在领先2分的情况下输掉比赛的。” |
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