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He couldn't preserve the political lives of fellow Democrats1 this month, but he can still save a turkey. 美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马本月虽然未能保住民主党的政治前途,但还是可以保住一只火鸡的性命。 President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey next to National Turkey Federation President Yubert Envia in the Rose Garden of the White House, November 24, 2010. "Today, I have the awesome3 responsibility of granting a presidential pardon to a pair of turkeys," Obama, standing4 with his two daughters in the White House Rose Garden, told a smiling audience. "Now, for the record, let me say that it feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking(殴打,彻底击败) this November." Democrats lost strength in the Senate and their majority in the House of Representatives on November 2 in elections Obama described famously as a "shellacking", or heavy beating. Politics took a backseat to the more high-profile turkey ceremony on Wednesday, however, and the president -- calling it "one official duty I am sworn to uphold as the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth" -- made the most of it. He explained the process that led to the birds' selection: two turkeys from a California ranch(农场,牧场) won the high-stakes competition by strutting5(大摇大摆地走) to music before a panel of judges. "Only one pair would survive and win the big prize: life and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington," Obama said to laughter. White House staff had gathered outside to watch. Obama's chief economist6, Austan Goolsbee, dispensed7 advice about turkey preparation, proclaiming the virtues8 of brining(盐浸) the bird before it is cooked. Apple and Cider will not have to worry about a brine bath. The two turkeys will spend the rest of their days on the grounds of Mount Vernon, the Virginia estate of the first U.S. president, George Washington. 点击收听单词发音
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