Barack Obama explores American west with family on Grand Can
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Barack Obama's work-hard, play-hard tour mixes trips to some of America's most majestic beauty spots with the serious business of thwarting Republican attacks on his health care plan

President Barack Obama put his political worries to one side and followed the traditional American call to "Go West" as he and his wife and daughters visited the Grand Canyon3.

With wife Michelle, daughters Sasha and Malia and his White House retinue4 in tow, Mr Obama struck out into the wilderness5 on the third day of a four-day tour through western mountain states aimed at defending his health care reform bid.

Mr Obama's work-hard, play-hard tour mixes trips to some of America's most majestic beauty spots with the serious business of thwarting Republican attacks on his health care plan. He held two town hall meetings on the issue in Montana and Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

Mr Obama, the first city slicker president in decades, has spent his adult life in New York, Boston, Chicago and, now, Washington. Basketball, golf, and bodysurfing comprise his athletic6 activities. Indoor daily gym workouts are the norm. Fishing and hunting are not part of his typical repertoire7.

But late on Friday, the president tried his hand at fly fishing, fulfilling an often-stated goal from the campaign trail.

"Every time we'd been to Montana… he said, 'I'm going to come back here and learn how to fly fish,'" said Robert Gibbs, Mr Obama's spokesman.

"He was dying to do that and finally got a chance… though he was a bit frustrated8 he didn't get to hold one of the fish," Mr Gibbs admitted.

Michelle Obama and his two daughters, meanwhile, spent Saturday whitewater rafting in the shadow of Montana's craggy peaks "in the rain, and I'm told, in the hail", said Mr Gibbs. Despite the inclement9 weather, "they had a blast", he added.

近日,美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马总统将他的政治烦恼抛在一边,响应美国传统的“西行”号召,和妻子女儿一同游历了大峡谷。

奥巴马此次西部山区之旅为期四天,主要目的是为他的医疗改革方案进行辩护。在整个行程的第三天,奥巴马和妻子米歇尔,女儿萨莎和玛丽娅以及他的白宫随从人员忙里偷闲,游览了西部荒野。

奥巴马此行既要努力工作,也要开心游玩。他游览了一些美国最壮丽的景点,同时要处理重要政务,抵制共和党人对其医疗改革计划的攻击。他于上周五和周六分别在蒙大拿州和科罗拉多州针对该问题举行了两次市政厅会议。

奥巴马是几十年来首位“城市总统”,他成年后先后在纽约、波士顿、芝加哥以及现在所在的华盛顿度过。他钟爱的体育运动包括篮球、高尔夫和徒手冲浪。他通常在体育馆内进行日常锻炼。而钓鱼和打猎并不是他的拿手项目。

但在上周五晚些时候,总统先生则尝试了飞蝇钓鱼,实现了其在总统竞选期间的承诺。

奥巴马的发言人罗伯特•吉布斯说:“每次我们去蒙大拿州,他都会说,‘我还要再回来,学习飞钓’。”

吉布斯坦称:“他非常期待学习钓鱼,现在终于如愿以偿……不过没能钓到鱼让他有些沮丧。”

据吉布斯介绍,周六当天,米歇尔•奥巴马则和两个女儿在蒙大拿州陡峭山崖之间乘木筏漂流,“当时下了雨,但据她们所说,则是下了冰雹。他说,尽管天气恶劣,但“她们玩得很尽兴”。

Vocabulary:

in tow:as a companion or follower(在一起)

city slicker:a person with the sophisticated manner and dress traditionally associated by rural people with city dwellers( 时髦或世故的城市人)

inclement:stormy(严酷的;险恶的)

blast:a highly exciting or pleasurable experience or event(令人极兴奋或愉快的经历)



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1 majestic GAZxK     
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
参考例句:
  • In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
  • He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
2 thwarting 501b8e18038a151c47b85191c8326942     
阻挠( thwart的现在分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
参考例句:
  • The republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
  • There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him. 下边对他这个长官心怀不服的,故意作对的,可多着哩。
3 canyon 4TYya     
n.峡谷,溪谷
参考例句:
  • The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
  • The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
4 retinue wB5zO     
n.侍从;随员
参考例句:
  • The duchess arrived,surrounded by her retinue of servants.公爵夫人在大批随从人马的簇拥下到达了。
  • The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey.国王的侍从在旅途上陪伴着他。
5 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
6 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
参考例句:
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
7 repertoire 2BCze     
n.(准备好演出的)节目,保留剧目;(计算机的)指令表,指令系统, <美>(某个人的)全部技能;清单,指令表
参考例句:
  • There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
  • He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。
8 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 inclement 59PxV     
adj.严酷的,严厉的,恶劣的
参考例句:
  • The inclement weather brought forth a host of diseases.恶劣的天气引起了种种疾病。
  • They kept on going,even through the inclement weather.即使天气恶劣,他们还是执意要去。
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