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《宋氏快译》英汉对照（55）：嘎小儿戏弄大总统
Teen caller tricks White House
嘎小儿戏弄大总统
宋德利 译自 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） - 一名十几岁的嘎小儿竟然使白宫确信他就是冰岛总统，而且还设法制订一项与布什总统的通话计划，不过还没等他与美国总统搭上话儿就露馅了。
"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.
维费尔-阿特拉森告诉路透社记者：“我的电话被转过好几次，最后我终于抓到了布什的秘书，而且还设法预约周一晚上与布什举行电话会晤。”
The teen-ager posed as Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson when he made the call on Dec 1.
这位毛头小伙12月1日打电话时完全以冰岛总统奥拉维尔-拉格纳-格里姆松的姿态出现。
Icelandic police turned up at his door two days later -- the day of the planned call -- and took him in for questioning.
两天之后，也就是原定通话的那天- 冰岛警察突然出现在他家门前 – 并将他捉拿提审。
"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.
阿特拉森说：“他们告诉我，美国中央情报局已经给冰岛国家警察署署长打电话，询问警察是否能够查出我是从哪里得到电话号码的。”
The teen-ager said he was unable to recall where he discovered the telephone number for the White House.
这名乳臭未干的娃娃表示，他也想不起究竟是在哪里找到白宫电话号码的。
"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.
他说：“我知道，到现在为止它在我的电话卡里至少四年了，是一个冰岛的朋友给我的，不过我想不起他是谁了。”
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.
在白宫周一举行的记者招待会上，布什的发言人丹娜-波里诺表示，据她所知，根据一份通话记录可以看出，阿特拉松用的是一条“任何人都可以用的”公用线路。
Local police confirmed the National Security Unit at the national police headquarters had asked them to bring Atlason in.
当地警方证实，设在国家警察总部的国安部门已经要求他们判决阿特拉森是否有罪。
注释：bring in，（陪审团）宣读（判决书），bring (sb.) in guilty ( not guilty), 宣判某人有罪（无罪）。
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.
冰岛国家警察总部总警司约翰-布扎马兹表示，冰岛警方尚未与美国同行谈及此事。他拒绝说出警方是如何获悉阿特拉森电话一事的。
注释：tipped off，泄露。本文直译为：他拒绝说出警方是如何被透露阿特拉森电话一事的。 这种被动语态的句子译读起来令人不快，不如译成主动句。
"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. "
他说：“就我们而言，（冰岛）将不会做任何进一步的调查，不过我不知道美国政府是否正在为此采取任何行动。”
Teen caller tricks White House
嘎小儿戏弄大总统
宋德利 译自 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） - 一名十几岁的嘎小儿竟然使白宫确信他就是冰岛总统，而且还设法制订一项与布什总统的通话计划，不过还没等他与美国总统搭上话儿就露馅了。
"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.
维费尔-阿特拉森告诉路透社记者：“我的电话被转过好几次，最后我终于抓到了布什的秘书，而且还设法预约周一晚上与布什举行电话会晤。”
The teen-ager posed as Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson when he made the call on Dec 1.
这位毛头小伙12月1日打电话时完全以冰岛总统奥拉维尔-拉格纳-格里姆松的姿态出现。
Icelandic police turned up at his door two days later -- the day of the planned call -- and took him in for questioning.
两天之后，也就是原定通话的那天- 冰岛警察突然出现在他家门前 – 并将他捉拿提审。
"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.
阿特拉森说：“他们告诉我，美国中央情报局已经给冰岛国家警察署署长打电话，询问警察是否能够查出我是从哪里得到电话号码的。”
The teen-ager said he was unable to recall where he discovered the telephone number for the White House.
这名乳臭未干的娃娃表示，他也想不起究竟是在哪里找到白宫电话号码的。
"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.
他说：“我知道，到现在为止它在我的电话卡里至少四年了，是一个冰岛的朋友给我的，不过我想不起他是谁了。”
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.
在白宫周一举行的记者招待会上，布什的发言人丹娜-波里诺表示，据她所知，根据一份通话记录可以看出，阿特拉松用的是一条“任何人都可以用的”公用线路。
Local police confirmed the National Security Unit at the national police headquarters had asked them to bring Atlason in.
当地警方证实，设在国家警察总部的国安部门已经要求他们判决阿特拉森是否有罪。
注释：bring in，（陪审团）宣读（判决书），bring (sb.) in guilty ( not guilty), 宣判某人有罪（无罪）。
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.
冰岛国家警察总部总警司约翰-布扎马兹表示，冰岛警方尚未与美国同行谈及此事。他拒绝说出警方是如何获悉阿特拉森电话一事的。
注释：tipped off，泄露。本文直译为：他拒绝说出警方是如何被透露阿特拉森电话一事的。 这种被动语态的句子译读起来令人不快，不如译成主动句。
"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. "
他说：“就我们而言，（冰岛）将不会做任何进一步的调查，不过我不知道美国政府是否正在为此采取任何行动。”
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