天声 0912

クイズをひとつ。米国の歴代大統領で最も若く就任したのは誰でしょう? ケネディと答えた人は残念ながらバツです。正解は第26代セオドア・ルーズベルト。日露戦争の仲裁でノーベル平和賞を受けた、日本にも縁浅からぬ人だ▼

出一个问题。美国历届总统中上任最年轻的是谁?回答是肯尼迪的?太遗憾了,不对。答案是第26代总统西奥多•罗斯福。他因为调解日俄战争而被授予诺贝尔和平奖,和日本可谓缘分不浅呢。



副大統領だった1901年に大統領が暗殺され、42歳で昇格した。米国の憲法によれば、大統領に万一のことがあれば副大統領がすぐに職を継ぐ。代わりに大統領が務まるかどうかは、「副」に問われる第一の資質とされる▼

在1901年总统被暗杀后,当时是副总统的肯尼迪,升为总统。根据美国宪法,如果总统有不测的话,副总统则立即继承总统一职。是否具备担当副总头看来被认为是能否胜任大总统的第一资质了。


その候補に、共和党は女性のペイリン・アラスカ州知事を抜擢(ばってき)した。大統領候補のマケイン上院議員と組んで、民主党のオバマ上院議員ら、正副の大統領候補と政権を競う。保守的な共和党が女性を立てるのは初めてだ▼

阿拉斯加州州长,共和党人佩利被提拔为总头候选人。她同总统候选人麦凯恩议员组成战线,和民主党的奥巴马争夺正副总统以及政权。树立女性候选人,保守党可是第一次这样做。


出る杭(くい)は打たれるようで、17歳の娘の妊娠など「身辺」を次々に報じられた。それも跳ね返し、人気は上々らしい。オバマ氏が「口紅をつけても豚は豚」と口にする騒動も起き、かえって存在感を増している▼

17岁女儿的怀孕等等私生活屡屡曝光,真可谓“枪打出头鸟”。然而她的人气也踏着这些流言不断上升。奥巴马一句“涂了口红的猪也还是猪”惹起轩然大波,然而相反却增加了她的存在感。


11月には、初の黒人大統領か、初の女性副大統領のどちらかが誕生する。敵とはいえ、国政を牛耳ってきた白人男性ではない「マイノリティー」どうし。どちらにとっても米国史をかけた挑戦である▼

11月,第一位黑人总统,或者第一位女性副总统。与其说是敌人,不如说是执掌政权的非白人男性的“少数派”同事。哪个都是对于美国历史的挑战。


冒頭のクイズに戻れば、ケネディは「選挙で選ばれた最年少大統領」。その彼も暗殺され、昇格したジョンソンはベトナム戦争を泥沼化させていった。ほかに、辞任や病死で昇格した例もある。世界の運命を左右する国ゆえに、大統領候補はむろん、副大統領候補からも目が離せないと歴史は教える。

回到前面的问题,肯尼迪是“选举出来最年轻的总统”。他被暗杀后,继任的约翰逊将美国陷入了越战的泥沼。另外,也有因为辞职和疾病而继任的例子。历史告诉我们,正因为是左右着世界命运的国家,所以无论是总统候选人,还是副总统候选人,我们都要时刻关注。

posted @ 2008-09-15 22:59 戛然窒息 阅读(28) 评论(3)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 天声人语翻译 网摘收藏

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2008-09-15 22:59 | 戛然窒息
Here's a quiz: Who was the youngest U.S. president to assume office? If your answer is John F. Kennedy, sorry, you're wrong. The correct answer is Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. He was awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the peace in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)--a tidbit of history that makes him no complete stranger to Japan.

Roosevelt, who was vice president in 1901 when President William McKinley was assassinated, became president at 42. Under the U.S. Constitution, the vice president assumes the presidency immediately upon the president's death, incapacitation, resignation or removal from office.

Vying for a position just "a heartbeat away" from the presidency, every vice presidential candidate is judged by whether he or she is qualified to hold the nation's highest political office.

The Republicans have chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Arizona Sen. John McCain's running mate. This is the first time the conservative Republican Party has selected a woman as its vice presidential candidate. The Democratic ticket comprises Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden.

Perhaps true to the old adage that the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, Palin has had her private life scrutinized, including the pregnancy of her unwed 17-year-old daughter. But Palin seems to have survived the media scrutiny so far, and she remains popular. In fact, the latest brouhaha over Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment has added to her already substantial presence among her supporters.

Come November, the American people will have elected either their first African-American president or the first woman vice president. Obama and Palin stand on opposite sides of the fence, but both are "minority" candidates in the sense that neither is a white male in a country where white males have traditionally dominated politics.

Whichever candidate wins the November election, it will be a first in American history.

Back to the earlier quiz. Kennedy was the "youngest elected president." Upon his assassination, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. Johnson eventually let the Vietnam War turn into a quagmire.

There are other past cases of vice presidents becoming presidents upon their predecessors' resignation or death from illness. Because the United States can affect the fate of the whole world, history teaches us that we should closely scrutinize not only the presidential candidate but the vice presidential candidate as well.
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2008-09-15 23:02 | songyy
宝宝 辛苦了
老婆陪了你这么久 虽然你都不理我。。。
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2008-09-16 09:25 |
@songyy

你还不是 画小熊 画的不亦乐呼?
哈哈哈

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