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The back-and-forth on the matter began Thursday morning and stretched into the afternoon, a senior Obama administration official said.

奥巴马政府一位高级官员说，有关这个问题的拉锯战从周四上午一直持续到了下午。

But as president, Mr. Obama seems to be indicating that he plans to move quickly to work with Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.

但是就任总统后，奥巴马似乎计划尽快与以色列，巴勒斯坦人合作，促进以巴和平。

Less than a year after Barack Obama's election, European euphoria over the end of the Bush era is fading.

在奥巴马当选后不到一年的时间里，欧洲人对于布什纪元结束的欣喜已经在逐渐消失。

Mr. Netanyahu said he values Mr. Obama's efforts and that Israel is willing to make "generous compromises for peace. "

内塔尼亚胡称他非常重视奥巴马的努力，而且以色列也愿意“为了和平作出慷慨的妥协”。

So, when an event like this occurs, it is incumbent upon a Democrat to react quickly and decisively, and Obama failed to do it.

所以，像这类事件发生后，民主党人有责任做出迅速而决断的反应，而奥巴马没有做好。

Nobody wants to see that happen. Yet it may happen all the same, and Mr. Obama has to be willing to let it happen if necessary.

没有人愿意看到这种情况变成现实。但是，也许它终归会变成现实，而在必要的情况下，奥巴马必须心甘情愿地任由它变成现实。

But Mr Obama has always been careful to leave himself plenty of wriggle room.

但是，奥巴马先生总是很小心，给自己留足了后路。

Yet the Democrats of New Hampshire were probably right to ask for a bit more (had Mr Obama won, he would surely have been unstoppable).

如果Obama获胜，那么他将是无人可挡的；所以新罕布什尔州的民主党人略微过分的要求似乎是正确的。

Mr. Obama said the U. S. must rid itself of the stereotype that China just takes U. S. manufacturing jobs.

奥巴马说，美国必须摆脱掉中国抢走美国制造业工作机会的思维定势。

Pakistan seems to have helped the United States track down bin Laden's lair, as Obama acknowledged.

按奥巴马所言，美国追踪本•拉丹的藏身之处，似乎得到了巴基斯坦的协助。

Mr. Obama admitted that there is uncertainty about exactly how much oil is being spilled.

奥巴马承认，还不能确定正在漏出的石油究竟有多少。

In his speech this week, Mr Obama seemed too prepared to run the risk of all this happening.

在本周的发言中，看起来奥巴马已经对这些风险最好了充分的应对准备。

Mr. Obama said he would continue negotiations on a Korea-U. S. free trade agreement, which deadlocked Thursday.

奥巴马说，他将就上周四陷于僵局的韩国-美国自由贸易协定继续进行谈判。

Uh. . . was that bad? Hey, John. . . Obama was a lawyer for ACORN and has strong ties to this scuzzy little operation.

嗯…有那样糟吗？嘿，约翰…奥巴马曾是ACORN的律师，与这个肮脏的小组织有强烈的联系。

When President Obama came into office, he committed to providing the best value for the American people while spending less money.

奥巴马总统上台后，致力于为美国人民提供最好的服务，同时花较少的钱。

Making the announcement Friday in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama said the World Bank is much more than just a bank.

奥巴马总统星期五在白宫玫瑰花园宣布了这一决定，他说，世界银行绝不仅仅是一个银行。

This would be like the loan officer from your bank coming over for dinner. Hopefully Obama can get Hu Jintao to refinance some of our debt.

这真像是银行的信贷员要过来吃个饭，希望奥巴马能让胡再借些钱给我们。

It is all too easy to imagine Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton disagreeing messily.

我们大家都不难想象奥巴马和希拉里争得面红耳赤的样子。

As Barack Obama gestured to his wife in introduction , Mr Berlusconi threw up his arms in apparent delight .

当奥巴马介绍夫人时，贝卢斯科尼张开双臂，显得非常高兴。

One unnamed McChrystal advisor described a meeting between the general and Mr. Obama at the Oval office as a "ten-minute photo op" .

麦克里斯托尔的一位没有透露姓名的顾问说，麦克里斯托尔将军和奥巴马在椭圆形办公室的一次会面是“10分钟的拍照活动”。