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奥巴马被指与美艳泰国总理“眉来眼去”President Obama is practicing a new brand of foreign relations, appearing to flirt with Thailand’s attractive prime minister on his first stop of his three-day tour of Southeast Asia。美国总统奥巴马正在实践一种新型外交手段。在为期三天的东南亚三国访问中，他第一站到访的是泰国，与迷人的泰国美女总理英拉看来相谈甚欢，被指有“打情骂俏”之嫌。The president and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could be seen laughing together and exchanging playful glances through a state dinner at the Government House in Bangkok on Sunday。周日在曼谷举行的招待国宴上，奥巴马总统与泰国总理英拉·西那瓦被拍到一起大笑，两人“眉来眼去”。And just hours later, Obama jetted to Myanmar, where he was picturedlavishing affection on Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader who was under house arrest for two decades following her fight for democracy。几个小时后，奥巴马乘坐喷气式飞机前往缅甸，在与缅甸反对派领袖昂山素季的合照中，奥巴马似乎不吝表达对她的赞赏之情。昂山素季因为支持和争取民主而曾被软禁了近20年。He was joined in Thailand by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They then visited Myanmar - also known as Burma - and Cambodia, making him the first U.S. president to step foot in either country。陪同奥巴马前往泰国的还有美国国务卿希拉里，随后他们一同前往缅甸和柬埔寨访问。奥巴马也是美国历史上首位出访缅甸和柬埔寨的总统。He said it is 'no accident' that he planned his first foreign trip to Asia after winning re-election. Speaking at a news conference on Sunday in Bangkok, Obama emphasized that the U.S. is a 'Pacific nation.'奥巴马说他在获得连任后的首次出访地点就选在亚洲，这绝非偶然。周日在泰国首都曼谷举行的新闻发布会上，奥巴马强调美国是一个“太平洋国家”。The president's visit made quite an impression on Thailand, and he visited the Temple of Reclining Buddha just after arriving in Bangkok。奥巴马的到访给泰国民众留下了很不错的印象。奥巴马在到达曼谷后不久就拜访了著名的卧佛寺。
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Poll shows Obama beats McCain among early voters美大选1200万人提前投票 民调显示奥巴马领先U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is leading his Republican opponent John McCain by 53 percent to 34 percent among early voters, a new poll indicated Tuesday. The poll was conducted by the Pew Research Center among some of the 12 million voters who have already cast ballots six days ahead of the presidential election day on Nov. 4. At present, 34 U.S. states allow voters to cast a ballot before election day, either in person at the polling site or by mail. The long October queues at polling places anticipate a tremendous surge in voter turnout over previous elections, and statistics from key states indicate an advantage for Obama. Campaigns, voters and election workers have increasingly embraced early voting this year. Research indicates early voters tend to be more partisan and firm in their choices than average. The campaigns of Obama and McCain have encouraged supporters to vote early. In 2004, 22 percent of American voters cast their ballot before election day. That is expected to rise to as much as one third of all voters this year. Michael McDonald, a politic expert at George Mason University, said the early voting advantage for the Democrats may narrow because the Republicans typically start their mobilization efforts closer to election day.
