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со своей женой Мишель он заработал в прошлом году 4.2 миллиона долларов на продаже своих книгА он какой-нибудь государственный пост занимал до президентства? Ведь гонорары "за книги" — это основной легальный способ получения взяток :) У нас тоже распространено.
His name means "one who is blessed" in SwahiliИнтересно, а ему сказали в России, что его имя значит по-русски? :)
He has read every Harry Potter bookЗначит через следующую книжку про Гарри Поттера, которую он тоже наверняка прочтет, можно передать ему личное послание от автора книги :)
He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
он собирает комиксы о Конане-варваре и Спайдермене
• His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili
его имя означает "тот, кто благославлен" на языке Свахили
• His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini
его любимая еда — нечто "лингуини", что готовит его жена
• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
его "песня про отца" удостоена Гремми в 2006
• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
он левша. шестой президент-левша в послевоенное время
• He has read every Harry Potter book
он прочел всего Гарри Поттера
• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
у него есть пара боксерских перчаток с автографом Мухаммеда Али
• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream
после работы продавцом Баскин-Робинс терпеть не может мороженное
• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
зато любит шоколадно-ореховые протеиновые(?) батончики
• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
в индонезии он пробовал собак змей и кузнечиков
• He can speak Spanish
говорит по испански
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
во время компании не смотрел CNN, смотрел спорт
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
любимый напиток — холодный чай с ежевикой(?)
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't
обещал жене бросить курить, не бросил
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
в Индонезии у него была домашняя обезьянка
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
может е'''ть :)
• He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
до универа его звали Барри
• His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
любимая книга "Моби Дик" Херман Мелвил
• He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fianc?, but left when a stripper arrived
где-то там гудел, но стриптизерш не смотрел ;)
• His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
в Сенате ему достался стол Кеннеди
• He and Michelle made $4.2 million (?2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
нормально зарабатывает с недавних пор
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
любимые фильмы Касабланка и Полет над гнездом кукушки
• He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
носит статуэтку богородицы и браслет "Солдат Ирака" (удача +1)
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.
чето-там в календарь его тетки не пустили
• His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
задолбалсяя...
• He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
• He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
• He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
не пьет кофе и редко алкоголь (наш человек, наш!)
• He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
хотел стать архитектором
• As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
в молодости пробовал наркотики, ну да, теперь понятно откуда обезьянки кузнечики и гарри поттер :)
• His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
• He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
только в прошлом году расплатился за свой образовательный кредит (Боже, храни америку! ндаа...)
• His house in Chicago has four fire places
• Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
своей худщей привычкой называет то, что постоянно проверяет Блекбери (смартфон)
• He uses an Apple Mac laptop
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300 SUV
• He wears $1,500 (?952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (?13)
носит костюм за 1,5 штуки баксов, и стрижется за 20 баксов раз в неделю
• He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
имеет 4 пары одинаковых туфлей (чтобы не парится? :) русские люди так с носками поступают
наш человек, наш!)
• His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
• He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers
• He was nicknamed "Bear" by his late grandmother
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
хочет установить баскетбольную площадку в белом доме, :))))))))))
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
ага, наркотики просто так не отпускают :)
• His speciality as a cook is chilli
• He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins"
его друзьями в индонезии были "уличные урки" :)
• He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
на его столе стоит деревянная рука держащая яйцо, кенийский символ хрупкости жизни
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
есть родственники за границей ;)
он собирает комиксы о Конане-варваре и Спайдермене
• His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili
его имя означает "тот, кто благославлен" на языке Свахили
• His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini
его любимая еда — нечто "лингуини", что готовит его жена
• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
его "песня про отца" удостоена Гремми в 2006
• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
он левша. шестой президент-левша в послевоенное время
• He has read every Harry Potter book
он прочел всего Гарри Поттера
• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
у него есть пара боксерских перчаток с автографом Мухаммеда Али
• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream
после работы продавцом Баскин-Робинс терпеть не может мороженное
• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
зато любит шоколадно-ореховые протеиновые(?) батончики
• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
в индонезии он пробовал собак змей и кузнечиков
• He can speak Spanish
говорит по испански
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
во время компании не смотрел CNN, смотрел спорт
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
любимый напиток — холодный чай с ежевикой(?)
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't
обещал жене бросить курить, не бросил
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
в Индонезии у него была домашняя обезьянка
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
может е'''ть :)
• He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
до универа его звали Барри
• His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
любимая книга "Моби Дик" Херман Мелвил
• He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fianc?, but left when a stripper arrived
где-то там гудел, но стриптизерш не смотрел ;)
• His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
в Сенате ему достался стол Кеннеди
• He and Michelle made $4.2 million (?2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
нормально зарабатывает с недавних пор
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
любимые фильмы Касабланка и Полет над гнездом кукушки
• He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
носит статуэтку богородицы и браслет "Солдат Ирака" (удача +1)
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.
чето-там в календарь его тетки не пустили
• His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
задолбалсяя...
• He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
• He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
• He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
не пьет кофе и редко алкоголь (наш человек, наш!)
• He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
хотел стать архитектором
• As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
в молодости пробовал наркотики, ну да, теперь понятно откуда обезьянки кузнечики и гарри поттер :)
• His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
• He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
только в прошлом году расплатился за свой образовательный кредит (Боже, храни америку! ндаа...)
• His house in Chicago has four fire places
• Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
своей худщей привычкой называет то, что постоянно проверяет Блекбери (смартфон)
• He uses an Apple Mac laptop
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300 SUV
• He wears $1,500 (?952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (?13)
носит костюм за 1,5 штуки баксов, и стрижется за 20 баксов раз в неделю
• He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
имеет 4 пары одинаковых туфлей (чтобы не парится? :) русские люди так с носками поступают
наш человек, наш!)
• His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
• He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers
• He was nicknamed "Bear" by his late grandmother
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
хочет установить баскетбольную площадку в белом доме, :))))))))))
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
ага, наркотики просто так не отпускают :)
• His speciality as a cook is chilli
• He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins"
его друзьями в индонезии были "уличные урки" :)
• He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
на его столе стоит деревянная рука держащая яйцо, кенийский символ хрупкости жизни
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
есть родственники за границей ;)
His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The FugeesВот тут я не понял. Они что, считают, что "The Fugees" — это такая группа, типа "The Beatles"? А Обама очевидно имел в виду "Фуги Баха".
