離開
進入《中英對照讀新聞》Boehner is labeled as ’weepy speaker-in-waiting’ 貝納被封為「愛哭的待任議長」
◎管淑平
Got hankies? The soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner has a reputation for being a weeper.
有手帕嗎？即將成為眾議院議長的約翰．貝納以愛哭聞名。
It happened most recently when Boehner took his first turn on stage after Republicans seized control of the House in the midterm elections. He held it together until he spoke of his humble origins as a child of a working-class family.
最近一次發生在期中選舉共和黨拿下眾議院控制權，貝納首次上台演講時。他原本還保持鎮定，直到講到他身為工人階級家庭之子的卑微出身。
He started to lose it as he said, "I’ve spent my whole life chasing the American dream." Soon he was pursing his lips and pressing a fist to his mouth as he tried to regain his cool while telling the crowd： "I put my — myself through school — working — every rotten job there was — and every night shift job I could find."
他說到「我畢生都在追求美國夢」時開始失控，他馬上用拳頭壓著嘟起的嘴，試圖恢復冷靜，告訴群眾「我歷經求學、工作、做每份我能找到的爛工作、夜班工作。」
Instantly, Twitter was atwitter with speculation about whether the show of emotion by the "weeper of the House" was genuine.
「推特」上立刻有人紛紛揣測，這名「眾議院愛哭鬼」是不是真情流露。
It was vintage Boehner to those who know him. Former Rep. Jim Nussle of Iowa, who entered the House with Boehner in 1990, describes him as "one of the more sensitive people" in Congress.
對認識他的人來說，這是典型的貝納。1990年與貝納一起進入眾議院的前愛荷華州眾議員納索形容他，是國會中「最感性的人之一。」
But Boehner’s delivered plenty of fiery speeches against President Barack Obama and the Democrats. His "Hell no" tirade against the president’s health care overhaul went viral on YouTube.
但是貝納曾發表許多反對歐巴馬總統和民主黨的嚴厲言論。他發表過的「死都不要」長篇大論，反對總統的醫療改革案，就在YouTube上很紅。
