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奥巴马赦免感恩节火鸡“奶酪”

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-11-30 05:02 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday pardoned a turkey named Cheese to mark the country's Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, when roasted turkey is the traditional main course.

烤火鸡是感恩节的一道传统主食。周三，美国总统奥巴马赦免了火鸡“奶酪”，以此纪念周四的感恩节。

Obama, in a light-hearted ceremony before a small group of White House visitors, said that pardoning Cheese would surely be the "most talked-about executive action" he has taken this month.

"Today I am taking an action fully¹ within my legal authority, an executive action taken by Democrat² and Republican presidents before me, to spare the lives of two turkeys, Mac and Cheese," Obama said.

Obama's remarks, which referenced his announcement last week that he would take action to defer³ deportation⁴ for millions of undocumented immigrants, drew laughter from the crowd.

Though Cheese alone is the National Thanksgiving Turkey, he will be joined by Mac at Morven Park's Turkey Hill, the former home of a Virginia governor. There, the two birds will enjoy a form of amnesty, Obama said.

U.S. presidents have been pardoning turkeys since the 1800s. Starting in 2012, the top turkey has been chosen by a public vote.

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1 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 defer
vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从
参考例句：
We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。 We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

4 deportation
n.驱逐，放逐
参考例句：
The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。 Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

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