休閑對話：奧巴馬獲諾貝爾和平獎

Ann: Did you know that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize?

你知道奧巴馬獲得諾貝爾和平獎了嗎?

Bob: Yes, the Nobel Committee must be crazy; they really made a wrong decision.

嗯，諾貝爾委員會一定是瘋了，他們真是做錯決定了。

Ann: Why?

為什么呢?

Bob: You know, no presidents can be a real pacifist; they can only focus on their own nation’s benefits.

你知道，沒有哪個總統(tǒng)是真正的和平主義者的，他們只看重本國的利益。

Ann: Maybe you are right, but I think the Committee made a wise decision.

也許你是對的，但是我覺得諾貝爾委員會做了一個聰明的決定。

Bob: How did you get this conclusion?

你怎么會這么認為呢?

Ann: The Nobel Committee compelled Obama to be a pacifist by conferring the prize on him. So the world can be really peaceful.

諾貝爾委員會通過這個獎項迫使奧巴馬成為和平主義者，這樣世界就能真正和平了。

Bob: It is interesting. It seems that it’s Tripitaka’s Curse.

真有趣，聽起來就像是三藏的緊箍咒。

Ann: Yes, the Nobel Peace Prize is an inhibiting magic phrase.

對啊，諾貝爾和平獎就是緊箍咒。

Bob: It looks like I should support the decision.

看來我應該支持這個決定了。