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Obamas Host Annual White House Easter Egg Roll

时间：2012-04-10 06:23:22

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 　　President Barack Obama joined thousands of children and their parents Monday for an American springtime tradition - the White House Easter Egg roll.

　　Special guests at this year's lawn1 party included the Easter Bunny and U.S. Olympic champions.
　　And as always, the highlight2 was the age-old sport of the Easter Egg roll, where youngers were egged on by the president to cross the finish line first.
　　Joined by the first lady, Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, Mr. Obama read from the classic3 children's book Where the Wild Things Are.
　　He also took part in a basketball shootout contest with the Harlem Globetrotters.
　　The theme of this year's Easter Egg Roll was "Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move," as part of Mrs. Obama's fight against childhood obesity4.
　　President Rutherford B. Hayes hosted the first White House Easter Egg Roll in 1878.

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1 lawn u9Bz4     
n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布
参考例句：
  • The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
  • They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。
2 highlight 3d0xR     
n.加亮区；v.加亮，强调；[计算机]醒目
参考例句：
  • Her performance was the highlight of the show.她的表演是那场演出中最精彩的部分。
  • The highlight of this term is the school trip to Austria.这学期最重要的活动就是去奥地利的校外旅行。
3 classic gVpyK     
n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的
参考例句：
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
  • The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。
4 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖，肥大
参考例句：
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

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