Russian newsreader fired after Obama middle finger insult
读奥巴马名字时比中指 俄罗斯女主播被炒了

Online footage of the incident involving news anchor Tatyana Limanova went viral in both Russia and the West causing REN TV, her employer, huge embarrassment.
俄罗斯REN TV电视台最近遭遇了巨大的难堪：新闻女主播马诺娃的直播事件录像，在俄罗斯和西方国家的网络上像病毒一样迅速疯传开来。

To broadcast bosses' horror, Ms Limanova was caught mechanically raising her left arm and showing the camera her raised middle finger after referencing US President Barack Obama.
当时马诺娃在播报亚太经济合作会议（APEC）新闻。当念到美国总统奥巴马的名字时，她被镜头捕捉到举起左臂，做出了竖中指的不雅手势。

REN TV, a privately owned channel controlled by associates of Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, said on Thursday it had decided to take her off air calling her actions "unacceptable" and "unprofessional".
REN TV是俄罗斯最大的私营电视台，该电视台的老板与总理普京的关系密切。REN TV在周四表示，已经做出决定将马诺娃解雇，并表示她的行为“无法接受” 和“不够专业”。

"On 14 November during the 'News 24' programme the presenter Limanova made an unacceptable gesture that was a synonym for an offensive expression," it said in a statement.
REN TV电视台在一份声明中表示：“在11月14日的新闻24小时节目中，主持人马诺娃做出了一个非常不合适的手势，这是一种冒犯无礼的行为。”

The channel, which is broadcast to 120 million people, claimed the gesture was intended for her colleagues in the studio rather than for President Obama.
该频道的收看群众达1.2亿人。电视台表示马诺娃的手势是针对直播间里的某位工作人员，而不是美国总统奥巴马。

"It had no subtext and was not linked with the news that Limanova was reading at that moment," it said.
声明中提到：“这个手势没有任何潜在意义，也与当时正在播报的新闻没有任何关系。”

Nonetheless, it said it had been left with no choice but to fire her.
不过由于造成恶劣影响，所以电视台还是只能做出解雇的处分。

"A decision has been taken that T Limanova cannot and will not continue to work on the REN TV channel as a presenter," it said.
“电视台已经做出决定，马诺娃将不会再担任REN TV频道的主持人。”

Sources close to the channel had previously tried to defuse the row by claiming that the newsreader had believed she was off camera at the time and merely providing a voice-over for a report. She had raised her middle finger as a jokey retort to studio technicians who had been trying to put her off her stride, they said.
此前有可靠消息称，电视台试图希望能够平息风波，解释该主播以为镜头已经切换只有报道旁白而已，而她竖中指的手势也只是玩笑似地反击直播室里试图干扰她的工作人员。