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本帖最后由 青蛙小王子 于 2010-10-8 11:34 编辑
主笔: JuliaD
TOKYO (AP)A key figure in Japan’s ruling party dubbed Americans "simple-minded" in a speech to fellow lawmakers Wednesday.
美联社东京报道:一日本执政党要员周三在一次党内演讲中公开宣称美国人“头脑简单”。
It was not clear what prompted the remarks by Democratic Party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa at a political seminar, in which he otherwise paid tribute to Americans’ commitment to democracy, saying it was something Japan should learn from.
目前尚不清楚是什么让这民主党重量级人士小泽一郎在政治研讨会上做出上述言论,特别是整篇讲稿中他对美国的民主制度表示的是致敬的态度,并称这点值得日不学习。
"I like Americans, but they are somewhat monocellular," the former Democratic Party leader said. "When I talk with Americans, I often wonder why they are so simple-minded."
这位民主党前党魁说:“我喜欢美国人,不过他们有点单细胞。我跟美国人对话的时候,常常搞不懂他们的头脑怎么会这么简单。”
Ozawa didn’t elaborate on what aspect of Americans made him compare them monocellular organisms, a term also used to mean shortsighted or dumb.
小泽没有详述到底是那些方面让他觉得美国人堪比单细胞生物,这个词在日本常常被用来形容短视或者愚笨。
"I don’t think Americans are very smart, but I give extremely high credit for democracy and choices by its people," he also said. "They chose a black president for the first time in U.S. history," adding that he thought once that would never be possible.
他还说:“我认为美国人不是很聪明,但我非常推崇美国的民主制度以及他们人民做出的选择。他们选出了美国历史上第一位黑人总统。”他补充说这是他本来以为永远不可能发生的事情。
There is growing speculation that the 68-year-old former party leader — renowned as a backroom dealer and election strategist but unpopular among the wider public — may run against rival Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a Sept. 14 election for the party leadership.
有越来越多的传言称68岁的前党魁将在9月14日跟现任首相菅直人对立,竞选党魁一职。他是这位公认的善于做幕后交易以及竞选谋略家,但在普通民众中声望不高。
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