12月23日英文世界：奥巴马与儿童共迎圣诞
[align=center]Kids, cookies and Christmas cheer: an afternoon with Obama[/align][align=center][img=450,313]http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/news/attachement/jpg/site1/20091222/0013729e41a90c9a949c0e.jpg[/img][color=darkred]President Barack Obama got into the Christmas spirit Monday, stopping by a children's club to read a story and deliver some cookies, with the US capital cloaked in a deep snow.[/color][/align]
[align=center]Obama read aloud from "The Polar Express," the award-winning Christmas book also made into a film, and joked with youngsters, asking: "Have you guys been good?"[/align]
[align=center]Sounding a bit like an avuncular television host, the visibly relaxed president asked some two dozen children, age six to 11, at the Boys and Girls Club what they wanted for Christmas.[/align]
[align=center]He looked surprised by their pricey high-tech wishes, from MP3 players to cell phones and video games.[/align][align=center]"Whatever happened to, like, asking for a bike?" Obama asked.[/align]
[align=center]"Everybody has a bike!" one child informed him, as others nodded.[/align]
[align=center]But the president made sure the children understood that the holiday was more than just about presents.[/align]
[align=center]When he asked the children why Christmas is celebrated, one of them piped up: "The birth of baby Jesus."[/align][align=center]Obama agreed, adding that "what he symbolizes for people all around the world is the possibility of peace, and people treating each other with respect."[/align][align=center]今日作业：请翻译紫色字体部分，回复查看精美翻译。[/align]
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