NBC晚间新闻 喜欢狗狗和彩色袜子的老布什

For a man who was averse¹ to adulation and attention. George Bush sure didn't want you to see what was on his feet. I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man. The more colorful, the better. Though his preference leaned to red white and blue. Entrepreneur² John Cronin of John's crazy socks took notice and sent the president a box of some of his favorites. Soon on World Down syndrome³ day the president wore these socks that John designed.

John's George Bush socks are sold out today. That he was often in a wheelchair the last several years all the better to show off the socks and if a fellow former president was stopping by for a visit. Clinton socks. When Sully the service dog came on board, he often co-starred on Instagram with the socks and was with the president when he went to vote a few weeks ago. And there was Sully dutifully at the president's side even after he passed. The president will be buried in these socks in homage⁴ to his service in World War Two.

作为一个不喜欢奉承和关注的人，乔治·布什肯定不想让你看到他脚上穿的是什么。我喜欢彩色袜子。我是个袜子控。颜色越多越好，但是他最喜欢的颜色是红色、白色和蓝色。约翰·克罗宁是“约翰的疯狂袜子”公司的老板，他知道老布什总统喜欢袜子的事情后，就给老布什总统寄了一盒自己最喜欢的袜子。很快，在世界唐氏综合症日这一天，老布什总统就穿上了约翰设计的袜子。今天，约翰设计的老布什总统袜售罄了。自从服务犬萨利跟了老布什总统以后，他就经常在照片墙（Instagram）上发萨利和他穿的彩色袜子的合照。老布什总统几周前去投票的时候也带着萨利。甚至，萨利在老布什总统去世后依然忠实的守护在他身边。老布什总统将会穿着这双印有飞机图案的袜子入葬，以向他在二战期间做的贡献致敬。

1 averse   

adj.厌恶的；反对的，不乐意的

参考例句：

• I don't smoke cigarettes,but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.我不吸烟，但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
• We are averse to such noisy surroundings.我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。

2 entrepreneur   

n.企业家，主办人

参考例句：

• The entrepreneur has become a news figure.这位企业家变成了新闻人物。
• The entrepreneur takes business risks in the hope of making a profit.企业家为追求利润而冒险。

3 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

4 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。