梅德韦杰夫“传话给普京”遭嘲讽

时间：2012-03-31 06:26:20

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Kremlin critics and Russian bloggers on Tuesday mercilessly mocked President Dmitry Medvedev after microphones picked up him promising1 to "transmit" a message from Barack Obama to Vladimir Putin.

克里姆林宫批评人士和俄罗斯的博主们本周二无情地嘲讽了俄罗斯总统德米特里•梅德韦杰夫。此前，由于他在与奥巴马会面时没关麦克风，使得他承诺会把奥巴马的话“转达”给普京一事遭到曝光。

File photo from the video.
File photo from the video.
"I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir," Medvedev was heard telling Obama in English in a "hot-mike" exchange on the sidelines of a summit in South Korea that has already caused a storm in the United States.

Medvedev was responding to a vow2 by Obama that the United States will be more flexible on some bilateral3（双边的） issues such as missile defence once, as he expects, he is re-elected as US president in November elections.

Russian bloggers immediately circulated Medvedev's phrase on Twitter, ridiculing4 Medvedev for his apparent admission that all information needs to go through the all-powerful Russian number one Putin.

"Today, let's all respond to every tweet: 'I will transmit this to Vladimir'," tweeted opposition5 movement leader Alexei Navalny.

"Vladimiru", the Russian for "to Vladimir" became a worldwide Twitter trend in a matter of a couple of hours Tuesday morning as bloggers used it as a universal response to any sort of statement or demand.

Medvedev is already widely seen as a lame6 duck（投机者，无用的人） head of state as he will cede7 the Kremlin on May 7 after four years in power to president-elect Putin, even though he is expected to become prime minister.

Bloggers circulated an image of Putin answering his cell phone in the country side, with the caption8 saying "Hello, I am Vladimir. Did anyone transmit anything to me?"

Medvedev, who was picked as his successor by Putin in 2008, was never able to shake off his reputation as a president who is not entirely9 first in command.

Last September similar footage made its way onto the Internet of Medvedev pushing finance minister Alexei Kudrin to quit at a government meeting, to which Kudrin replied "I will consult with the prime minister."


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1 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
2 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓
参考例句：
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
3 bilateral dQGyW     
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
4 ridiculing 76c0d6ddeaff255247ea52784de48ab4     
v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Proxmire has made himself quite a reputation out of ridiculing government expenditure he disagrees with. 普罗克斯迈尔对于他不同意花的政府开支总要取笑一番，他因此而名声大振。 来自辞典例句
  • The demonstrators put on skits ridiculing the aggressors. 游行的人上演了活报剧来讽刺侵略者。 来自互联网
5 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
6 lame r9gzj     
adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的
参考例句：
  • The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
  • I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。
7 cede iUVys     
v.割让，放弃
参考例句：
  • The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张。
  • Not because I'm proud.In fact,in front of you I cede all my pride.这不是因为骄傲，事实上我在你面前毫无骄傲可言。
8 caption FT2y3     
n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明
参考例句：
  • I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
  • There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。
9 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

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