奧巴馬婉拒“冰桶挑戰” 選擇捐款
President Obama is willing to go pretty far to raise awareness for ALS. But he draws the line at dumping a bucket of ice over his head.
美國總統奧巴馬願意爲喚起民衆對肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化症（ALS）的關注做許多事，但他拒絕了”冰桶挑戰“。
In recent weeks, a number of heavyweights -- including Mark Zuckerberg andMartha Stewart -- have participated in the frigid challenge. Participants are filmed willingly hurling ice over themselves in the name of ALS awareness, then nominate others to do the same within 24 hours or else donate money to an ALS charity.
最近幾周，一些重量級人物- 包括馬克·扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）、瑪莎·斯圖爾特（Martha Stewart）在內- 都參加了“冰桶挑戰”。以提高對ALS的關注爲名，參加者需要拍攝一段向自己淋冰水的視頻，並點名其他人在24小時之內做同樣的事，否則就要給ALS基金會捐款。
On Sunday, Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, partook in the challenge with a number of her relatives in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and challenged Obama to get involved, too.
上週日，已故參議員羅伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy）的遺孀、埃塞爾·肯尼迪（Ethel Kennedy），在海恩尼斯港（Hyannis Port），馬薩諸塞州與她的一些親戚接受了“冰桶挑戰”，並向奧巴馬下戰帖。
It was the 86-year-old's way of "welcoming" the president to the area, since the first family was vacationing in Cape Cod.
當時肯尼迪家族正是在科德角度假，這位86歲老人用這種方式“歡迎”總統加入“冰桶挑戰”的行列。
The president politely declined, but still offered to do his part.
總統婉言拒絕，但仍願意捐款彌補。
"The president appreciates Mrs. Kennedy thinking of him for the challenge -- though his contribution to this effort will be monetary," Obama said in a statement issued through spokesman Eric Schultz, the Boston Globe reported. "The president will be making a donation to an ALS charity this week."
據波士頓環球報消息，“總統很感謝肯尼迪太太想到向他下戰帖，不過，總統對“冰桶挑戰”的出力將以金錢爲主。”奧巴馬通過白宮發言人埃裏克·舒爾茨發表聲明，“總統將會在本週內向ALS基金會捐款。”
According to CBS DC, Obama will donate $100 to an undisclosed charity that fights ALS.
據哥倫比亞廣播公司華盛頓分社消息，奧巴馬將會向一家防禦ALS的慈善機構捐款100美元。
Kennedy should be pleased that her encouragement got the military's commander-in-chief to get involved on some level, since she believes that’s a sign of a successful initiative.
肯尼迪遺孀應該感到高興，因爲奧巴馬在某種程度上參與了“冰桶挑戰”，她認爲這是計劃成功的跡象。
