Learn English With Barack Obama · Learn English With TV Series
通过奥巴马的幽默对话学习英语，重点练习日常对话和听力理解。适合想提升英语听说能力的初学者和中级学习者。
Aha, yeah, get ready to laugh.
啊哈，没错，准备好笑吧。
In this lesson, we're learning English with Barack Obama, ex -President of the United States, I'm Jimmy Kimmel -I.
在这节课中，我们将跟随美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马学习英语。我是吉米·坎摩尔（Jimmy Kimmel）。
By the way, if you're new here, every week we help you to understand fast -speaking natives, just like Obama,
顺便说一下，如果你是第一次来到这里的话，我们每周都会帮助你快速理解那些说话速度很快的本地人（比如奥巴马）。
without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and without subtitles.
既不会迷路，也不会错过任何有趣的笑话，而且也没有字幕。
Like Hiro Yuki, who says that our lessons have helped him to understand his favorite movies without subtitles.
就像广行洋树（Hiro Yuki）一样，他说我们提供的学习资源帮助他能够看懂自己最喜欢的电影，而无需借助字幕。
So if you want to get confident listening to, it's really simple, you say that subscribe button and the bell and below,
所以，如果你想提高自己听英语的能力并增强自信心，其实非常简单：只需点击“订阅”按钮即可。
so you don't miss any of our new lessons.
这样你就不会错过我们的任何新课程了。
So, when you're at home, can you,
那么，当你在家的时候，你能……
like, can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night if you're hungry?
比如说，如果你饿了，半夜能不能只穿着内裤跑到厨房去呢？
I mean, I could.
我的意思是，我当然是可以的。
I don't.
我不。
You don't.
你不需要（做某事）。
No.
不。
Is there someone in the kitchen at all times, like, if you wanted a sandwich in the night,
厨房里是否总是有人值班？比如说，如果你晚上想吃一个三明治，能否随时找到人帮忙呢？
would you have to wake someone up?
你需要叫醒某个人吗？
Yeah, I wouldn't wake somebody up to have a sandwich.
是啊，我可不会为了吃个三明治就把别人吵醒。
You're allowed to go in the refrigerator on your own?
你可以自己进去冰箱里吗？
I am.
我就是。
There's a refrigerator, and there's silverware.
这里有一台冰箱，还有一些餐具。
What was the last time you actually cooked?
你上次真正动手做饭是什么时候？
No, it's been a while since I've been, it's been a while.
不，我已经有一段时间没去那里了。
I won't lie about that.
关于这一点，我不会撒谎。
You ever drive?
你开过车吗？
I cannot drive.
我不会开车。
I mean, I'm...
我的意思是，我……
I'm able to drive.
我会开车。
Is that because you don't have a birth certificate?
是因为你没有出生证明吗？
And Kenya, we drive on the other side.
在肯尼亚，我们是在道路的另一侧行驶的。
We, uh...
我们，呃……
When you're at home, can you, like, can you run down to the kitchen in your underpants in the middle of the night if you're hungry?
当你在家时，如果饿了，半夜能不能只穿着内裤就跑到厨房去呢？
Jimmy is well aware that all these questions he's asking for Barack Obama are quite silly.
吉米很清楚，他向巴拉克·奥巴马提出的所有这些问题其实都非常愚蠢。
However, the reason he's asking these questions
然而，他提出这些问题的原因……
is probably because people might often wonder
这可能是因为人们经常会感到疑惑（或：人们可能会经常产生疑问）。
to what extent a president goes through the same routine a normal person does in his or her everyday life.
在多大程度上，总统的日常生活与普通人的日常生活是相同的（即他们也会遵循类似的日常作息和活动模式）。
Does he actually ever make himself a sandwich?
他真的会自己动手做一个三明治吗？
Does he drive himself somewhere when he needs to?
当他需要去某个地方时，他会自己开车去吗？
Does he cook his own food?
他会自己做饭吗？
So, the first question is whether he goes particularly at night and in his underpants to the kitchen for a sandwich when he's hungry.
那么，第一个问题是：当他饿的时候，他是否会在夜间只穿着内裤去厨房拿三明治吃？
So underpants are these.
那么，内裤就是这样的。
He says, run down to the kitchen, which is the same as go to the kitchen.
他说：“快跑到厨房去。”其实，“跑到厨房去”和“去厨房”是同一个意思。