When President Obama stepped off Marine¹ One at the Wall Street landing zone in New York City, he saluted³ back two Marines at the bottom of the stairs as he held a coffee cup in the same hand.

 

美国总统直升机座驾“海军陆战队一号”降落在纽约市华尔街降落区，奥巴马下飞机后，用拿着咖啡杯的手向两位敬礼的陆战队员回礼。

 

The unusual gesture appeared in an Instagram video posted by the White House on social media. It was quickly dubbed⁴ the "latte salute²."

 

这一不寻常的举动视频被发布在白宫的Instagram账号上，并很快被网友戏称的“拿铁敬礼”。

 

The video drew ridicule⁵ from some Instagram users, who saw the unorthodox salute as "un-presidential."

 

这一视频引来一些Instagram用户的嘲讽，认为这种不正规的敬礼方式“有失总统风范”。

 

Others saw unnecessary nitpicking in the criticism."People are dying from disease, abuse or even hunger," another user commented on the video. "Priorities."

 

有些用户则表示没有必要如此挑刺。有用户评论说：“人们在因为疾病、虐待甚至饥饿而死去，请大家关注重点。”

 

However one feels about today's salute, it's unlikely any coffee was at play. President Obama prefers hot tea.

 

对于敬礼事件，还有网友表示不同看法。他认为奥巴马手里拿的不是咖啡，奥巴马总统更喜欢喝热茶。