奥巴马笑称戒烟多年

 　　The US president, Barack Obama, says he hasn't had a smoke in years – thanks in no small part to his fear of the first lady, Michelle Obama.

　　美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马坦言自己已经六年没吸烟了——这很大程度上是由于他对第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的敬畏之情。

　　Obama, who was caught chatting off-guard with a UN official on Monday and unwittingly recorded by a CNN microphone, said he hoped the official had quit smoking.

　　这则消息是本周一奥巴马与一位联合国官员闲聊时自曝的，当时奥巴马对这位官员说，希望他已经戒了烟。不过让总统措手不及的是，这则对话被CNN的微型麦可风悄悄记录了下来。

　　After the official appeared to ask Obama about his own cigarette use, Obama said he hadn't had a cigarette in probably six years.

　　这位官员于是问奥巴马是否还吸烟，奥巴马回答称自己大概已经六年没有吸烟了。

　　He added, with a broad grin¹: "That's because I'm scared of my wife."

　　奥巴马还咧着嘴笑着补充说：“我戒烟是因为我怕我老婆。”

　　The exchange was caught on camera and aired on CNN.

　　这则对话被CNN拍摄下来并播了出来。

　　Obama has acknowledged² over the years struggling with tobacco use. Michelle Obama said in 2011 that her husband had finally kicked the habit.

　　奥巴马曾坦言自己数年来一直在和烟瘾作斗争。2011年第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马曾表示奥巴马终于摆脱了烟瘾。

　　Monday's exchange came on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York.

　　联合国大会圆桌会议日前在纽约举行，周一的这段闲聊也成了联合国大会的花絮之一。

1 grin   

n./vi.露齿而笑，咧嘴一笑

参考例句：

• I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face.我知道她是在开玩笑。因为她满脸笑容。
• She came out of his office with a big grin on her face.她笑容满面地走出他的办公室。

2 acknowledged   

adj.公认的v.承认( acknowledge的过去式和过去分词 )；鸣谢；对…打招呼；告知已收到

参考例句：

• He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake. 他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police acknowledged that three police vehicles were damaged. 警方承认有三辆警车被毁。 来自《简明英汉词典》