奥巴马主持白宫滚彩蛋活动一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料奥巴马主持白宫滚彩蛋活动一托福阅读机经背景 President Barack Obama turned the White House into a huge playground Monday, welcoming 30,000 children and family members for the traditional Easter Egg Roll. Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha mingled with kids and their parentsthronging the manicured gardens in the spring sunshine, in an all-day event which follows tradition dating back to 1878. Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie belted outthe US national anthem and the event also featured Reggae star Ziggy Marley. This is one of the greatest White House traditions because it reminds us that this is the peoples house, Obama said as he opened the event, appearing beside a huge Easter Bunny on the White House balcony. To see so many children out here having a great time just fills Michelle and myself and the entire family with a whole lot of joy. Hundreds of excited guests had earlier cheered the First Family when they emerged from the White House, after being serenaded by a marine band playing cartoon theme tunes and nursery rhymes. With a whistle in his mouth, Obama personally officiated as young children took part in the egg roll down the White House lawn, then went on to give others basketball coaching on the mansions private tennis court. Later, the president read to another group of children from the book Where the Wild Things Are. Our goal today is just to have fun. We want to focus on activity, healthy eating, Michelle Obama said. Weve got yoga, weve got dancing, weve got storytelling, weve got Easter egg decorating. Oh, weve got basketball, a little soccer, as well. The first White House Easter Egg Roll took place in 1878 when President Rutherford Hayes invited local children to roll eggs on the South Lawn. 本周一，美国总统奥巴马将白宫化身为一片大操场，邀请三万名儿童和他们的家人参加传统的“复活节滚彩蛋”活动，。 在和煦的春光里，奥巴马携夫人米歇尔和两个女儿玛丽亚、萨沙与参加活动的孩子和家人欢聚在修葺整齐的花园里。这一传统始于1878年，活动持续一整天。 “黑眼豆豆”乐队女主唱费尔姬演唱了美国国歌，“雷鬼乐”歌星齐吉?马利耶也参加了演出。 奥巴马站在白宫的阳台上，身边是一个巨大的“复活节兔子”。他在宣布活动开始时说：“这是白宫最盛大的传统活动之一，因为它提醒我们这里是美国人民的白宫。”