双语新闻：奥巴马"奶奶"的梦想
2008年03月04日 10:14
奥巴马可爱的"奶奶"：Sarah Obama
Several thousand miles and a world away, is campaigning to change American politics. But in the tiny farmstead where his father used to herd goats, his Kenyan relatives are praying for anything but more political upheaval. "We are spending sleepless nights praying that peace will prevail," says the 86-year-old woman whom the presidential contender calls Granny Sarah.
The Obama's' home has been spared the violence that has wracked Kenya since President Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a controversial second term two months ago. More than 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands more uprooted, forced to return to their tribal homelands as waves of political violence brought decades of ethnic tension into the open.
Her eyes sparkle as she talks of her pride at his success and how he will make a fine President. "He is very loving and very hardworking and never had to be told what to do," she says, "Even though he is very learned, he's a very good listener and respects the opinions of others."
Granny Sarah, whose real name is Sarah Anyango Obama, says: "The senior Barack was a great friend of President Kibaki and also with Raila Odinga, so if Barry becomes President of America he will be well placed to help find peace." While there is simple pride at Obama's rise to prominence in the U.S., there has also been hope that his influence could go a long way toward calming the country's political turmoil.
在几千英里以外的另一个世界，巴拉克•奥巴马正在为改变美国的政治而竞选。而在那个他父亲曾经养过山羊的小农庄里，他的肯尼亚亲戚们正在为不断的政治骚乱而祈祷。一位86岁的老年妇女说："我们整夜不睡，祈祷和平能够实现。"这位老人被这位总统竞争者称为"萨拉奶奶"。
自从两个月前，姆瓦伊•齐贝吉总统宣誓开始有争议的第二任期以来，奥巴马的故乡一直处于暴乱之中，使肯尼亚受到了很大的损害。因为政治暴乱的浪潮使得几十年来形成的种族冲突爆发，1000多人被杀，几十万人无家可归，这些人不得不回到他们的部落所在地。
当谈到为奥巴马的成功而感到骄傲以及他如何能成为一位好总统时，"萨拉奶奶"的眼睛里闪着光芒。她说："他充满了爱意，工作勤奋，从来也不需要告诉他去做什么。虽然很有学问，但是他还是倾听别人的意见，尊重别人的意见。"
"萨拉奶奶"的真名是萨拉•阿尼扬戈•奥巴马。她说："老巴拉克是齐贝吉的好朋友，也是拉伊拉•奥廷加的朋友。如果巴利(巴拉克•奥巴马)成为美国总统，他的背景很有利于实现和平。"除了单纯地对奥巴马在美国声名鹊起而感到骄傲，她也希望他的影响力能平息一个遥远国家的政治动乱。
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2008年03月04日 10:14
奥巴马可爱的"奶奶"：Sarah Obama
Several thousand miles and a world away, is campaigning to change American politics. But in the tiny farmstead where his father used to herd goats, his Kenyan relatives are praying for anything but more political upheaval. "We are spending sleepless nights praying that peace will prevail," says the 86-year-old woman whom the presidential contender calls Granny Sarah.
The Obama's' home has been spared the violence that has wracked Kenya since President Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a controversial second term two months ago. More than 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands more uprooted, forced to return to their tribal homelands as waves of political violence brought decades of ethnic tension into the open.
Her eyes sparkle as she talks of her pride at his success and how he will make a fine President. "He is very loving and very hardworking and never had to be told what to do," she says, "Even though he is very learned, he's a very good listener and respects the opinions of others."
Granny Sarah, whose real name is Sarah Anyango Obama, says: "The senior Barack was a great friend of President Kibaki and also with Raila Odinga, so if Barry becomes President of America he will be well placed to help find peace." While there is simple pride at Obama's rise to prominence in the U.S., there has also been hope that his influence could go a long way toward calming the country's political turmoil.
在几千英里以外的另一个世界，巴拉克•奥巴马正在为改变美国的政治而竞选。而在那个他父亲曾经养过山羊的小农庄里，他的肯尼亚亲戚们正在为不断的政治骚乱而祈祷。一位86岁的老年妇女说："我们整夜不睡，祈祷和平能够实现。"这位老人被这位总统竞争者称为"萨拉奶奶"。
自从两个月前，姆瓦伊•齐贝吉总统宣誓开始有争议的第二任期以来，奥巴马的故乡一直处于暴乱之中，使肯尼亚受到了很大的损害。因为政治暴乱的浪潮使得几十年来形成的种族冲突爆发，1000多人被杀，几十万人无家可归，这些人不得不回到他们的部落所在地。
当谈到为奥巴马的成功而感到骄傲以及他如何能成为一位好总统时，"萨拉奶奶"的眼睛里闪着光芒。她说："他充满了爱意，工作勤奋，从来也不需要告诉他去做什么。虽然很有学问，但是他还是倾听别人的意见，尊重别人的意见。"
"萨拉奶奶"的真名是萨拉•阿尼扬戈•奥巴马。她说："老巴拉克是齐贝吉的好朋友，也是拉伊拉•奥廷加的朋友。如果巴利(巴拉克•奥巴马)成为美国总统，他的背景很有利于实现和平。"除了单纯地对奥巴马在美国声名鹊起而感到骄傲，她也希望他的影响力能平息一个遥远国家的政治动乱。
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