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《宋氏快譯》英漢對照（55）：嘎小兒戲弄大總統
Teen caller tricks White House
嘎小兒戲弄大總統
宋德利 譯自 Yahoo News
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A teen-ager says he convinced the White House he was Iceland 's president and managed to schedule a call with George W. Bush but was found out before he got to talk to the U.S. president.
雷克雅未克（路透社） - 一名十幾歲的嘎小兒竟然使白宮確信他就是冰島總統，而且還設法製訂一項與布什總統的通話計劃，不過還沒等他與美國總統搭上話兒就露餡了。
"My call was transferred around a few times until I got hold of Bush's secretary and managed to book a call meeting with Bush the following Monday evening," Vifill Atlason, 16, told Reuters.
維費爾-阿特拉森告訴路透社記者：“我的電話被轉過好幾次，最後我終於抓到了布什的秘書，而且還設法預約周一晚上與布什舉行電話會晤。”
The teen-ager posed as Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson when he made the call on Dec 1.
這位毛頭小夥12月1日打電話時完全以冰島總統奧拉維爾-拉格納-格裏姆鬆的姿態出現。
Icelandic police turned up at his door two days later -- the day of the planned call -- and took him in for questioning.
兩天之後，也就是原定通話的那天- 冰島警察突然出現在他家門前 – 並將他捉拿提審。
"They told me the CIA had called the National Commissioner of the Icelandic police and asked if the police could try and find out where I received that phone number from," said Atlason.
阿特拉森說：“他們告訴我，美國中央情報局已經給冰島國家警察署署長打電話，詢問警察是否能夠查出我是從哪裏得到電話號碼的。”
The teen-ager said he was unable to recall where he discovered the telephone number for the White House.
這名乳臭未幹的娃娃表示，他也想不起究竟是在哪裏找到白宮電話號碼的。
"I know I've had it on my phone card for at least 4 years now and that an Icelandic friend gave it to me, but I don't remember who," he said.
他說：“我知道，到現在為止它在我的電話卡裏至少四年了，是一個冰島的朋友給我的，不過我想不起他是誰了。”
At a White House news conference Monday, Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino said her understanding was that Atlason had called a public line "that anybody can call," according to a tran.
在白宮周一舉行的記者招待會上，布什的發言人丹娜-波裏諾表示，據她所知，根據一份通話記錄可以看出，阿特拉鬆用的是一條“任何人都可以用的”公用線路。
Local police confirmed the National Security Unit at the national police headquarters had asked them to bring Atlason in.
當地警方證實，設在國家警察總部的國安部門已經要求他們判決阿特拉森是否有罪。
注釋：bring in，（陪審團）宣讀（判決書），bring (sb.) in guilty ( not guilty), 宣判某人有罪（無罪）。
Jon Bjartmarz, Chief Superintendent at Iceland's national police headquarters , said Icelandic police had not spoken to their U.S. counterparts about the matter. He declined to say how police were tipped off about Atlason's call.
冰島國家警察總部總警司約翰-布紮馬茲表示，冰島警方尚未與美國同行談及此事。他拒絕說出警方是如何獲悉阿特拉森電話一事的。
注釋：tipped off，泄露。本文直譯為：他拒絕說出警方是如何被透露阿特拉森電話一事的。 這種被動語態的句子譯讀起來令人不快，不如譯成主動句。
"As far as we're concerned, there will not be any further investigation, and I don't know if the American government is taking any action because of this," he said. "
他說：“就我們而言，（冰島）將不會做任何進一步的調查，不過我不知道美國政府是否正在為此采取任何行動。”
Teen caller tricks White House
嘎小兒戲弄大總統
宋德利 譯自 Yahoo News
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A teen-ager says he convinced the White House he was Iceland 's president and managed to schedule a call with George W. Bush but was found out before he got to talk to the U.S. president.
雷克雅未克（路透社） - 一名十幾歲的嘎小兒竟然使白宮確信他就是冰島總統，而且還設法製訂一項與布什總統的通話計劃，不過還沒等他與美國總統搭上話兒就露餡了。
"My call was transferred around a few times until I got hold of Bush's secretary and managed to book a call meeting with Bush the following Monday evening," Vifill Atlason, 16, told Reuters.
維費爾-阿特拉森告訴路透社記者：“我的電話被轉過好幾次，最後我終於抓到了布什的秘書，而且還設法預約周一晚上與布什舉行電話會晤。”
The teen-ager posed as Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson when he made the call on Dec 1.
這位毛頭小夥12月1日打電話時完全以冰島總統奧拉維爾-拉格納-格裏姆鬆的姿態出現。
Icelandic police turned up at his door two days later -- the day of the planned call -- and took him in for questioning.
兩天之後，也就是原定通話的那天- 冰島警察突然出現在他家門前 – 並將他捉拿提審。
"They told me the CIA had called the National Commissioner of the Icelandic police and asked if the police could try and find out where I received that phone number from," said Atlason.
阿特拉森說：“他們告訴我，美國中央情報局已經給冰島國家警察署署長打電話，詢問警察是否能夠查出我是從哪裏得到電話號碼的。”
The teen-ager said he was unable to recall where he discovered the telephone number for the White House.
這名乳臭未幹的娃娃表示，他也想不起究竟是在哪裏找到白宮電話號碼的。
"I know I've had it on my phone card for at least 4 years now and that an Icelandic friend gave it to me, but I don't remember who," he said.
他說：“我知道，到現在為止它在我的電話卡裏至少四年了，是一個冰島的朋友給我的，不過我想不起他是誰了。”
At a White House news conference Monday, Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino said her understanding was that Atlason had called a public line "that anybody can call," according to a tran.
在白宮周一舉行的記者招待會上，布什的發言人丹娜-波裏諾表示，據她所知，根據一份通話記錄可以看出，阿特拉鬆用的是一條“任何人都可以用的”公用線路。
Local police confirmed the National Security Unit at the national police headquarters had asked them to bring Atlason in.
當地警方證實，設在國家警察總部的國安部門已經要求他們判決阿特拉森是否有罪。
注釋：bring in，（陪審團）宣讀（判決書），bring (sb.) in guilty ( not guilty), 宣判某人有罪（無罪）。
Jon Bjartmarz, Chief Superintendent at Iceland's national police headquarters , said Icelandic police had not spoken to their U.S. counterparts about the matter. He declined to say how police were tipped off about Atlason's call.
冰島國家警察總部總警司約翰-布紮馬茲表示，冰島警方尚未與美國同行談及此事。他拒絕說出警方是如何獲悉阿特拉森電話一事的。
注釋：tipped off，泄露。本文直譯為：他拒絕說出警方是如何被透露阿特拉森電話一事的。 這種被動語態的句子譯讀起來令人不快，不如譯成主動句。
"As far as we're concerned, there will not be any further investigation, and I don't know if the American government is taking any action because of this," he said. "
他說：“就我們而言，（冰島）將不會做任何進一步的調查，不過我不知道美國政府是否正在為此采取任何行動。”
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