美国总统签名多为机器代劳

　　获赠自动签名机签名的不仅仅是普通美国人。

　　Koschal says he once visited Vice President Dan Quayle's office in the Capitol and spotted a signed photograph from the first President Bush that he said had clearly been autopenned.

　　柯什尔还说，他拜访前副总统丹 奎尔位于国会大厦的办公室时，发现了一张老布什总统赠出的签名照，签名明显是自动签名机写的。

　　Obama took the presidential autopen out of the closetand into a new realm.

　　奥巴马使总统使用自动签名机的“秘密”公开了，而且引入了新的使用领域。

　　While traveling in Europe last month, Obama directed his staff in Washington to use an autopen to sign into law an extension of certain Patriot Act powers to fight terrorism. The legislation had been approved by Congress at the last minute, and there was no time to fly it to France for Obama's signature before the anti-terrorism powers expired.

　　上个月，奥巴马在欧洲访问期间，下令华盛顿的工作人员用自动签名机为他签署《爱国者法案》某些条款的延长决定。因为这些条款在最后时刻才在国会通过，总统如不立即签署生效就会作废。由于奥巴马远在法国，只能求助于自动签名机。

　　It was believed to be the first time a president has used an autopen to sign legislation. Autopen signatures generally are reserved for more personalized correspondence that doesn't score a real signature, say officials from administrations past.

　　据称，总统借用自动签名机签署法案，这在历史上首开先例。美国政府官员曾透露，自动签名机通常用于更加私人化的普通信件，因为它们无需亲笔签名。