英文娱乐新闻：第一夫人为比伯求情

歌曲：Justin Bieber-One Time

If Justin Bieber were Michelle Obama's son, she would "pull him close," the first lady toldUnivision in an interview Friday (Feb. 7).
如果贾斯汀-比伯是第一夫人米歇尔-奥巴马的儿子，那她就会“把他拉近”，米歇尔在周五(2月7日)接受Univision访问时如是说。

“I don’t know if it would be advice as much as action," she said. "I would be very present in hislife right now. And I would be probably with him a good chunk¹ of the time, just there to talk, tofigure out what’s going on in his head, to figure out who’s in his life and who’s not, youknow.”

第一夫人奥巴马说，“我觉得现在不仅要给建议，更要给孩子做榜样。我将出现在他的生活中，我会用大量的时间陪着他，和他说话，了解他到底在想什么，搞清楚他的生活中究竟有谁。”

Obama added that she feels her children seek parental² advice, emphasizing that Bieber is "still akid, he's still growing up."

米歇尔认为孩子都需要父母的指导，她强调说，“比伯还是一个孩子，他还在长大。”

Bieber's actual mom, Pattie Mallette, has come under scrutiny³, in light of Bieber's egging anddrug scandals. “If Justin’s struggling, don’t kick him when he’s down or condemn⁴ him -- prayfor him," she said in defense⁵ of her son.

贾斯汀-比伯的亲生母亲Pattie Mallette由于比伯之前的“扔鸡蛋”和“酒驾吸毒”等丑闻正受到监管。母亲为自己的儿子辩护说，“在贾斯汀处于低谷时，请不要逼他或者谴责他，请为他祈祷。”

The question of how the first lady would care for Bieber arises from a petition of the WhiteHouse requesting the singer be deported⁶ following his recent arrest. At the time of this post'spublication, the petition has received 252,782 signatures, more than double it's goal of100,000.

第一夫人为比伯求情后，又掀起了新一轮的白宫请愿，要求比伯“滚出美国”。截止发稿前，请愿人数已达到25万2782人，比要求的10万人翻了一番还多。

1 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

2 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

3 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

4 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》