2009-01-10&01-12 小学生对奥巴马说

Dear President-elect Obama...

Dear Mr. Obama...

Dear President-elect Obama...

I have a few questions that I would like to ask you if you don’t mind answering. First you said that you were going to get a puppy for your girls. When are you gonna get the new dog for your daughters? What kind will it be? What are you gonna name it.

I’m very concerned about pet prices, the homeless, people losing their jobs and pollution. Please tell me how you can fix the world.

How can our country help to clean the world? What're you going to do when you actually have the power of the USA? I hope you brighten the world.

How does it feel to be the first African-American president? I would like you to stop racism¹, could you make a law about it?Can you please make peace in Israel?

What will you do about the immigrants? I want to know about this because I’m Latino, and people from my country which is Guatemala come here as immigrants.

I'm very concerned about smoking and other kinds of drugs, please tell me how we can have no drugs in the United States of America.

Can you find better medicine for people that have cancer by finding experts to create better medicine?

Would you please help keep food prices so we can get it all the time?

Do you have any nicknames for your wife and daughters? My mom and dad call me "Silly little goose" or ''Munchkin", how do you like your nickname “No-Drama Obama”?

My favorite basketball team is the Lakers, what is yours?

Finally, do you have any advice for me in running for office? Right now, I’m treasurer³ for my after-school program, and I’ve been nominated to run for vice² president. I’m running against a fifth-grader, so I would use any advice you could give me.

I hope you're going to do the, be the best president ever.

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。