Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said during the presidential campaign that they had promised their two girls a dog after the election.

巴拉克·奥巴马和妻子米歇尔曾经在大选期间说，他们许诺选举过后会给两个女儿一只狗。

THIS is the just war, the 「war of necessity」, as Barack Obama likes to put it, in contrast to the bad war, the war of misguided choices in Iraq.

这是一场正义之战，「必要之战」，巴拉克·奥巴马先生喜欢这么描述阿富汗战争，相比之下，他称伊拉克战争糟糕透顶，是误入歧途的选择。

Last year he insinuated that he was the victim of racially clouded media attacks and predicted that Barack Obama would be the next target, a charge from which the President quickly distanced himself.

去年他曾暗示他是媒体种族阴影攻击下的受害者，而且预言巴拉克·奥巴马将是下一个目标，迫使总统不得不尽快从这种神神道道的预言中抽身。

I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America, to restore its future, to rise to our best ideals and to elect Barack Obama President of the United States.

今夜，我来到这里，是为了与你们一起改变美国，重塑其未来，实现我们最美好的理想，选举巴拉克·奥巴马为美国总统。

For what those West Wing fans stunned by the similarity between the fictitious Matthew Santos and the real-life Barack Obama have not known is that the resemblance is no coincidence.

当剧迷们为虚构的马修·圣多斯和现实生活中的巴拉克·奥巴马的高度相似而惊讶不已时，他们却并不知道这一切并非巧合。

The US president Barack Obama is expected to meet the Palestinian leader at the UN on Wednesday as Abbas comes under intense pressure from the US and Europe to compromise.

美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马周三会在联合国会见阿巴斯，巴勒斯坦领袖目前受到美国和欧洲的压力，美欧希望巴以能实现妥协。

I think a lot of them still do not know a lot about Barack Obama, but my hope is that once they do learn about Barack Obama they will see that he is the right choice.

我认为他们中很多人不了解巴拉克·奥巴马，但我希望一旦他们对巴拉克·奥巴马有更多的了解，他们会认为奥巴马才是正确的选择。

Barack Obama is one of the most radical management innovators in the world today.

巴拉克·奥巴马可以说是当今世界上最为激进的管理创新者。

Have any comedic themes emerged over the past year surrounding Barack Obama that you find funny?

在这过去的一年里你在巴拉克·奥巴马周围发现什么有趣的喜剧主题了吗？

Barack Obama had pledged to overturn DADT during his 2008 election campaign, but action on the issue appeared stalled until his January 2010 state of the union speech.

巴拉克·奥巴马在2008年竞选活动中发誓要推翻「不问，不说」政策，不过，他在2010年1月的国会年度讲话上才采取行动。

And what message does Barack Obama send to the world when four of the five books on his well-publicized summer reading list turn out to be works of fiction?

白宫大肆宣传巴拉克·奥巴马的暑假读书清单，结果五本里面有四本都是小说，这到底又向世界传达着怎样的讯息呢？

Barack Obama recalled in 「Dreams From My father」 that when he was small, his father just vanished.

巴拉克·奥巴马在「来自我父亲的梦」里回忆道，他小时候，父亲就这么消失了。

Before the US presidential election, he said that he saw no reason why Barack Obama should support him financially; he was content with his life and could provide for himself.

在美国总统选举之前，他说他找不到理由要求巴拉克·奥巴马给他财政上的资助；他对自己的生活很满意并且能自力更生。

Barack Obama held private talks with John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House, and asked Democratic and Republican leaders to attend discussions at the White House.

巴拉克·奥巴马与众议院共和党议长约翰·博纳举行私人会谈，并邀请民主党和共和党领导人参加白宫举行的讨论。

In a letter to FIFA, Barack Obama waxed lyrical: 「As a child, I played soccer on a dirt road in Jakarta, and the game brought the children of my neighbourhood together.」

巴拉克·奥巴马在给国际足联的信中干脆吟诗作赋：「孩提时代，我在雅加达的泥泞道路上踢足球，是足球让我和周围邻居的孩子玩到了一起。」

US President Barack Obama has convened with congressional leaders once again, in an effort to negotiate a budget compromise to raise the country's debt ceiling.

为了商讨一个预算折中方案以提高国家的债务上限，美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马再次与国会领导人召开会议。

Before the presidential campaigns were shoved to the back burner by developments in new York, the staffs of both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were in the news - and not in a good way.

在总统大选就快随纽约事态进展被推到一边之前，希拉里·克林顿和巴拉克·奥巴马的工作人员们已经都上了新闻——而且还不是因为什么好事。

Visiting US President Barack Obama said here on Monday that he need to know more about China.

来华访问的美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马周一表示，他有必要进一步了解中国。

Barack Obama will submit the first draft of his budget to Congress later this month.

巴拉克·奥巴马将在本月底向国会提交第一份财政预算草案。