本周从脱口秀的篇幅明显可以看出,莎拉·佩林辞职是个热点。大部分的主持人都在说这件事,加上佩林说自己辞职是因为媒体的攻击。

"The Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, has announced she is stepping down. Friends of Governor Palin are saying that she is resigning because she is tired of attacks from the media. Thank God I didn't say anything." ---David Letterman
阿拉斯加州长莎拉·佩林已经宣布辞职了。佩林州长的朋友们说她辞职是因为她厌倦了被媒体攻击。感谢老天爷,我啥也没说过。——大卫·莱特曼

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"It's an emotional day. A lot of us are still mourning the loss of one of America's most entertaining figures, who left us all too soon. But don't worry, folks, Sarah Palin will be back. Comedians everywhere are praying." -- Conan O'Brien
这是个伤感的日子,大部分人还在纪念突然陨落的娱乐巨星。但是大伙别发愁,莎拉·佩林会回来的。全世界的喜剧演员们都在祈祷。——柯南·奥布莱恩

"Since resigning as governor, many say Sarah Palin is now going to spend some time working on her memoirs. Alaskans are saying they can't wait to start reading Palin's memoirs and then quit halfway through." --Conan O'Brien
自从莎拉·佩林辞职之后,很多人说她现在将在回忆录上花更多的时间。阿拉斯加人说,他们已经等不及开始读莎拉·佩林的回忆录再半路扔掉了。——柯南·奥布莱恩

这句话应该是说莎拉佩林没有做满任期就半路辞职了。

"In a recent study, the United States was ranked the 114th happiest country in the world. Then Sarah Palin stepped down. Now we're at 17." --Conan O'Brien
在最近一次研究中,美国人在全世界最幸福的国家排名中列第114位。然后莎拉·佩林下台了,现在我们在第17位。——柯南·奥布莱恩

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