休闲对话：奥巴马获诺贝尔和平奖

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

你知道奥巴马获得诺贝尔和平奖了吗?

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

嗯，诺贝尔委员会一定是疯了，他们真是做错决定了。

Ann: Why?

为什么呢?

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

你知道，没有哪个总统是真正的和平主义者的，他们只看重本国的利益。

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

也许你是对的，但是我觉得诺贝尔委员会做了一个聪明的决定。

Bob: How did you get this conclusion?

你怎么会这么认为呢?

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

诺贝尔委员会通过这个奖项迫使奥巴马成为和平主义者，这样世界就能真正和平了。

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

真有趣，听起来就像是三藏的紧箍咒。

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

对啊，诺贝尔和平奖就是紧箍咒。

Bob: It looks like I should support the decision.

看来我应该支持这个决定了。