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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Michelle Obama beats drum for Japan tourist hotspot 蜜雪兒．歐巴馬為日本觀光勝地打鼓
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US First Lady Michelle Obama beat the drum for Japan on Friday as she tried her hand at traditional "taiko" drumming in the historic tourist hotspot of Kyoto.
美國第一夫人蜜雪兒．歐巴馬，週五在歷史性的日本熱門觀光景點京都，嘗試打傳統的「太鼓」——為日本打鼓／打氣。
Winding up her three-day stay in the country, she picked up the cosh-like sticks players use to hit the huge drums in complex but hypnotic rhythms.
即將結束她3天訪日行程的蜜雪兒，拿起外型類似棍棒、鼓手們以複雜但催眠似的韻律來敲打大鼓的鼓棒。
A smiling Obama, wearing a knee-length jacket in yellows, blues and greens, appeared to be having a great time as she thumped the ancient instruments and blew a whistle alongside highschool students in a performance at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a 1,300 year old shrine.
面帶微笑的蜜雪兒．歐巴馬，身穿黃、藍、綠色相間的及膝外套，顯然很享受在有1300年歷史的伏見稻荷大社，與一群高中生一起敲打這種古代樂器與吹哨子。
The shrine, one of the most important in Japan’s native Shinto religion, is famed for having 10,000 "torii" gates--red or orange structures that look a little like the symbol for pi. （AFP）
伏見稻荷大社是日本固有神道教的最重要神社之一，以社內有1萬座造型類似希臘字母π的紅或橘色鳥居而聞名。（法新社）
新聞辭典
beat/bang the drum for someone or something：慣用語，字面意義是為某人或某事打鼓，引申有支持與力挺之意。本文使用的是原始字面意義，但蜜雪兒造訪日本也傳達力挺之意，因此該慣用語在此應為一語雙關。例句：The legislator is only beating the drum for his special interests.（這名立法委員只是捍衛他的特殊利益。）
wind up：慣用語，結束。
try one’s hand at something：慣用語，首度嘗試做某事。例句：She might try her hand at a bit of Thai cooking.（她可能首次嘗試做泰國菜。）
