7年级女孩的提问难倒英首相

 　　So far David Cameron has been grilled¹ by the finest journalistic minds including the BBC’s former grand inquisitor Jeremy Paxman on this general election campaign.

　　目前为止，英国首相大卫·卡梅伦 回答过最杰出的新闻工作者的提问，包括最厉害的前BBC记者杰瑞米·帕克斯曼在总统大选上的提问。

　　But it took a question from a Year 7 called Reema, who is from Salford, Greater Manchester, on the BBC’s children’s television programme Newsround to leave the Prime Minister unable to find answer.

　　但在BBC儿童电视节目Newsround上，大曼切斯特郡索尔福德市的7年级学生瑞玛的一个问题却难倒了首相大人。

　　The question was: “If you could pick one politician apart from yourself to win who would it be and why?”

　　问题是：如果让你选一位除你自己以外的政治家当选首相，你会选谁？为什么？

　　7年级女孩的提问难倒英首相

　　Mr Cameron, shifting uncomfortably, answered: “Wow. If I could pick politician? Would they have to be living or dead?”

　　卡梅伦先生不安地挪动了一下身体，回答道：“哇，要我选一位政治家？活着的还是死去的？”

　　He continued: “If I thought someone else should win the election I would not be standing² myself, so I can’t really answer the question about who else I would like to win.

　　他又继续说道：“如果我认为有别的什么人应该当选，那么如今当首相的就不会是我了，所以我无法真正回答这个问题。”

　　“There are lots of candidates around the country I am very enthusiastic about.

　　“全国有很多候选人我都很看好。”

　　“I am afraid it is too difficult to say I would like someone else to win other than me or I wouldn’t be here, and I am quite keen on winning.”

　　“恐怕很难说我想让除我之外的谁当选，否则今天我不会在这儿，因为我十分渴望赢得大选。”

　　As Mr Cameron got up to leave he said: “Top question – it is the best one I have been asked all election campaign.”

　　卡梅伦起身准备离开时说道：“很棒的提问——这是我被问过的关于大选的一个最难回答的问题。”

　　The other children asked Mr Cameron questions on immigration and "what it is like to be Prime Minister" during the programme which was filmed in Bolton last Wednesday.

　　上周三在博尔顿录制该节目时，其他孩子还问了卡梅伦关于移民的问题以及“做首相是什么感觉”等。

　　Newsround is interviewing leaders from all seven parties that appeared in the Leaders' Debate.

　　Newsround正在录制领导人访谈节目，所有参与“领导人辩论”的七个政党的领导人都会受到采访。

　　Vocabulary

　　grill：盘问，究问

　　inquisitor：提问者

　　Leaders' Debate：领导人辩论，指英国大选时各党派候选人之间举行的公开辩论

1 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。