普京支持葉卡捷琳堡申辦世博會英文講話：“蹩腳英語”很治癒

俄羅斯總統普京支持葉卡捷琳堡申辦2020年世博會的英文講話

It is not the first time he has ventured into the English language but Vladimir Putin’s latest linguistic jaunt is perhaps the most entertaining.
儘管這不是俄羅斯總統普京第一次講英語，但他最近的英文演講可能是最歡樂的一次了。

Despite a heavy accent and a nervously flapping arm，at times the president appeared to be chewing a toffee as he explained that Russia had a long history of taking part in the fair but had never hosted it.
除了厚重口音和緊張得來回擺動的雙臂，在闡釋俄羅斯參與世博會的歷史久遠卻從未有機會舉辦時，總統有時的表情就像是在嚼了一塊太妃糖。

While the Russian president gets full marks for effort, his facial gymnastics as he tackles a video message in English have prompted amusement both at home and abroad.
雖然俄羅斯總統做出了最大的努力，但他在用英文錄製宣傳短片時，糾結而豐富的面部表情引來了國內外一片歡樂關注。

The Washington Post noted that the Russian leader had spoken, “a bit awkwardly, [giving] a somewhat strange display for those of us accustomed to seeing Putin’s carefully maintained tough-guy air”.
《華盛頓郵報》評論說，普京總統的演講“有些蹩腳，我們都已習慣普京精心維持的硬漢形象，所以感到他這次的講話實在是有些奇怪。”