The Presidential Pooch 总统家的小狗
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/furniture_821539/bbc_tae_208_the_presidential_pooch.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]The world has been watching US President Barack Obama closely since he [b]took office[/b] in January this year to see whether he [b]makes good on his promises[/b] about the economy, [b]foreign policy[/b] and health care.
[p=21, 2, left]But closer to home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to [b]keep one particular pledge[/b]: to give them a new dog as a reward for coping with his [b]election campaign[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]On Tuesday the nation's [b]hotly-anticipated[/b] 'first [b]puppy[/b]' was [b]unveiled[/b]. Named Bo, the [b]shaggy-haired pooch[/b] is a six-month-old Portuguese water dog which is black with a white chest, white [b]goatee[/b] and white paws.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"He's got star quality," said President Obama as he and his family[b]paraded[/b] the dog on the White House lawn in front of reporters.[url=http://www.24en.com/bbc/][color=#ffffff]转贴于:24EN_BBC[/color][/url][/p][p=21, 2, left]He then joked, "I finally got a friend. It took some time," referring to Harry Truman's famous line, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."[/p][p=21, 2, left]The breed of dog is special in that it doesn't [b]shed hair[/b], and so is less[b]aggravating[/b] to his 10-year-old daughter Malia who suffers from[b]allergies[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Water dogs are also bred to be strong swimmers and even have [b]webbed feet[/b], but as seven-year-old daughter Sasha pointed out to reporters, "He doesn't know how to swim."[/p][p=21, 2, left]And while it may be the nation's "first puppy", President Obama left reporters in no doubt about who was [b]top dog[/b] in the [b]household[/b]. When asked where Bo would sleep, Obama replied, "Not in my bed".[/p][p=21, 2, left]The dog was a gift from close family friend Senator Edward Kennedy. He said the [b]breed[/b] would be a "[b]perfect fit[/b] for the Obama family", as the dogs have a "[b]can-do[/b] and hopeful spirit".[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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