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It's hard to imagine the hoops-crazy Obama would miss out on such an opportunity – and would Kobe Bryant be true to his tradition and refuse to take it easy on the prez?

很难想象酷爱篮球运动的奥巴马总统会错过与湖人队同场竞技的机会。而科比真的会像传说中那样不因对手是美利坚总统而手下留情吗？

Once an identical bill passes both the House and the Senate, it is sent to the President, who can do the following:(1) sign it, thus creating a law;(2) do nothing and after 10 days, if Congress stays in session, it becomes law;(3) do nothing and if Congress adjourns within 10 days, it does not become law; or (4) reject the bill by vetoing it and the bill will not become law unless the veto is overridden by Congress.

一旦同一议案被参、众两院通过，它就会被提交到总统处。总统可以做如下事情：1、签署议案，法律生成；2、置之不理，若10日后国会仍在任期内议案则成为法律；3、置之不理而国会在10日内休会，则议案不能成为法律；4、否决议案使其不能成为法律，除非国会****否决。

Once an identical bill passes both the House and the Senate, it is sent to the President, who can do the following:(1) sign it, thus creating a law;(2) do nothing and after 10 days, if Congress stays in session, it becomes law;(3) do nothing and if Congress adjourns within 10 days, it does not become law; or (4) reject the bill by vetoing it and the bill will not become law unless the veto is overridden by Congress.

一旦同一议案被参、众两院通过，它就会被提交到总统处。总统可以做如下事情：1、签署议案，法律生成；2、置之不理，若10日后国会仍在任期内议案则成为法律；3、置之不理而国会在10日内休会，则议案不能成为法律；4、否决议案使其不能成为法律，除非国会推翻否决。

The president's own Democratic Party, which basks in the glow of his own popularity, is expected to double its share of seats to more than 20%.

据估计，总统自己所属党派，沐浴在总统个人高支持率的春风之下的民主党，将增加自己的席位至超过20%。

Just weeks ago he bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack Obama, Bush sought to underline improved security by earthing in daylight and venturing out beyond the city's heavily fortified international Green Zone.

距离他将这场不可人心的伊拉克战争交给当选总统巴拉克-北美总统只有几周了。在这种时间，布什在大白天飞抵巴格达，并走出重兵把守的全球&绿区&，目的在于证明伊safe形势已大为好转。

Meanwhile, Republicans are criticizing the president for, in their view, chumming it up with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez during the summit.

同时，共和党人评论奥巴马：在他们看来，总统是在峰会上和委内瑞拉总统Hugo Chávez结为了密友。

Meanwhile, Republicans are criticizing the president for, in their view, chumming it up with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez during the summit.

但是同时表示，考验是行动上的，不是口头上的。同时，共和党人批评总统在峰会期间同委内瑞拉总统查韦兹太过密切。

Meanwhile, Republicans are criticizing the president for, in their view, chumming it up with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez during the summit.

在此其间，共和当人不断批评总统在峰会上与查维兹总统握手的一幕。

Two devastating terror bombings against British targets in Turkey yesterday compounded the sense of siege already surrounding President Bush's cocooned state visit to Britain.

昨天，土耳其的两起毁灭性恐怖爆炸事件目标都对准了当地的英国建筑，这恰好发生在布什总统对英国进行国事访问期间，进一步加强了总统此行遭受围困的感受。

Ever since a British mercenary, Simon Mann, bungled an attempt to topple Mr Nguema in a coup in 2004—an effort tacitly backed by several Western powers—the country has been trying to rebrand itself as an emerging democracy while cosying up to old critics. In November the president pardoned and freed Mr Mann and four South African co-plotters; the Briton had served only a year and a bit of his 34-year sentence.

2004年，英国雇佣军官西蒙·曼恩试图颠覆恩圭马总统的政变失败了，这次行动得到几个西方势力的支持，意在和旧有的批评者取得一致妥协的前提下，重造一个新的民主国家。11月，恩圭马总统特赦释放了曼恩和四个南非的同谋者，英国人仅服了他34年刑期的一年。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！