奥巴马烧烤店插队 囊中羞涩显尴尬

 　　After speaking in Austin, Texas, Thursday, President Obama stopped in at Franklin Barbecue, a restaurant is "well known for its great brisket and extremely long waits." Since presidents apparently¹ have schedules to keep, Obama cut to the front of the hours-long line -- then bought lunch for those behind him as a thank-you.

　　据合众国际社7月10日报道，美国总统奥巴马在德克萨斯州奥斯丁市发表演说，活动结束后空降德州著名的富兰克林烧烤店点外卖。这家烧烤店在德克萨斯以“牛肉非常美味，但也极其难等”而闻名。显然由于总统日常安排十分紧张，奥巴马插到了这个排了数小时的队伍前面，然后为了表示歉意，主动为排在前面的顾客买了单。

　　"I know this is a long line," Obama reportedly told the crowd, apologizing for his actions. "I feel real bad, but -- I’m gonna cut."

　　报道称，奥巴马为自己的插队行为向顾客道歉称：“我知道你们排了很长时间的队，我很抱歉，但是我不得不插队。”

　　The restaurant's owner, Aaron Franklin, told the Austin American-Statesman the president is the first person he's allowed to skip the line, adding that Obama ordered enough meat to "feed a small village."

　　烧烤店老板阿伦·富兰克林说，奥巴马是这家店开张以来“加塞儿”的第一人，不过他补充说，总统点的食物足够“养活一个村庄”。

　　That village includes the two people Obama jumped in line. They put "three pounds of beef, two pounds of ribs², a half-pound of sausage and a half-pound of turkey" on the president's tab, reports the Houston Chronicle. After hearing their order, Obama joked, "Now hold on. How many folks are you guys feeding? Just kidding."

　　这个村庄就是排在奥巴马前面的两名顾客。据《休斯敦纪事报》报道，这两名顾客点了三磅牛肉、两磅猪排、半磅香肠和半磅火鸡，“痛宰”了美国总统奥巴马。他们点餐后，奥巴马打趣地问：“等等，你们这是要给多少人吃？”

　　President Barack Obama scrutinizes³ his credit⁴ card as he jokes with the wait staff while ordering barbecue.

　　在烧烤店点餐时，奥巴马检查自己的信用卡余额，并和等待的顾客开起了玩笑。

　　Obama ended up paying around $300 for his own order, and an undisclosed amount more to cover the people he cut in line.

　　最后，奥巴马为自己的账单支付了300美元，并为前面的顾客买了单。

　　Austin is the final leg in his three-city trip before returning to Washington.

　　据了解，奥斯丁是奥巴马返回华盛顿前三次演说的最后一站。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

3 scrutinizes   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They fear the ear that hears their orders, and the eye that scrutinizes their actions. 从前，国王都相信他们是天神的儿子，或至少如此自以为是，而且多少还带着点他们父亲天神的风度。 来自互联网

4 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。