《中英對照讀新聞》Obama won’t replace JFK on US building 歐巴馬不會取代甘迺迪成為美國建築物之名

◎ 張沛元

President Barack Obama’s name will not replace John F. Kennedy’s on a New Jersey town-owned building after all.

不管怎麼樣，美國總統歐巴馬的大名還是不會取代甘迺迪總統，成為新澤西州一棟鎮屬建築物的名字。

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The township council in Willingboro on Tuesday voted 5-0 to reverse its decision to rename the recreation center after an outcry from those opposed to the change, including alumni of the high school that once inhabited the building.

在反對改名者發出抗議之聲後，包括原本以該建物為校舍的一所高中的校友，威林伯洛鎮議會週二以5︰0扭轉將這棟娛樂中心改名的決定。

Willingboro is a largely Democratic town that strongly supported Obama in the 2008 and 2012 elections.

威林伯洛是民主黨鐵票區，並在2008年與2012年的總統大選中力挺歐巴馬。

The building opened as a high school in 1966 and was named for the assassinated 35th president. It’s now owned by the township, used as a recreation center and undergoing renovations.

這座建築物在1966年啟用時，是一所高中的校舍，並以遭暗殺的美國第35任總統甘迺迪為名。如今該建物為鎮有公物，充當娛樂中心，目前正進行整修。

Councilman Nathaniel Anderson apologized to the crowd of 200 at the meeting. He said that he failed to think through the change. (AP)

鎮議員納撒尼爾‧安德森在會議上向200名民眾致歉。表示他在（支持該建築改名）上有欠考慮。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

replace：動詞，取代。

after all：慣用語，（1）畢竟；（2）不管怎麼樣還是…，最終，通常放句尾。例句：It looks like he will quit his job after all.（看來不管怎麼樣，他最後還是會辭職。）

think through something/think something through：慣用語，深思熟慮，特別是在做出重要決定前。例句：Let me think this through and call you tomorrow morning.（讓我好好想想，明早回電給你。）