奥巴马与俄总统私聊遭曝光 麦克风未关引风波

"Since 2012 is an election year in both countries, with an election and leadership transition in Russia and an election in the United States, it is clearly not a year in which we are going to achieve a breakthrough," White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said.
美国总统副国家安全顾问罗兹说：“因为2012年是俄美两国的选举年，俄罗斯举行选举和领导人换届，美国也将举行选举。显而易见，这不是我们能够达成一致观点的年份。”

Obama made light of the flap at his next public meeting with Medvedev. Opening the nuclear security summit that brought both leaders to South Korea, Obama jokingly moved to cover his microphone as he and Medvedev took their seats. "Wait, wait!" Obama said, grinning.
两位领导人目前都在韩国参加核峰会。麦克风风波后，奥巴马再次与梅德韦杰夫公开会面，也并没有对此前的事件有太多顾虑。在与梅德韦杰夫就坐前，奥巴马甚至还开玩笑得用手遮住了麦克风。“等等！等等！” 奥巴马边微笑边说道。

Obama's candid remarks Monday illustrated the political constraints that hem in any president who is running for re-election and dealing with a congressional chamber — in this case, the House — controlled by the rival party. Republicans have fought Obama fiercely on health care, taxes and other issues. They are eager to deny him any political victories in a season in which they feel the White House is within reach, although Obama's remarks suggested he feels good about his re-election prospects.
奥巴马在周一直率的言论也表明了每位参加连任竞选的总统受到的政治制约，尤其是在目前美国的国会众议院由敌对党派把持的情况下。共和党人就医疗政策、税收和其他棘手问题猛烈地抨击奥巴马，他们急切地想否定奥巴马的所以政治成就，共和党人自信总统大选已经唾手可得。不过奥巴马的私聊也表示他对自己连任竞选的前景很是看好。

Even if Obama was confiding a political reality in a supposedly private moment, the comments gave the GOP new openings to question his sincerity and long-range plans. Mitt Romney, the leading Republican contender to face Obama this fall, told a San Diego audience the unguarded comments were "an alarming and troubling development."
即使奥巴马是在这样的私聊中袒露国内政治现实，美国共和党还是质疑他的真诚和远期计划。共和党目前领先的总统参选人罗姆尼将在这个秋天和奥巴马正面交锋，他对圣地亚哥的观众称奥巴马的大意言论“令人震惊”、“令人不安”。