＊新聞標題
Barack Obama praises Hillary Clinton in joint interview
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21226357
＊標題解說
in a joint interview標題省略「a」
＊內文解析
■ 這是美國總統歐巴馬和希拉蕊‧柯林頓第一次接受聯合採訪。
This was the first time President Obama and Hillary Clinton have given a joint interview.
注意用 was: 過去式，因為採訪已經發生了。
用 have given 現在完成式，因為到目前為止是第一次接受聯合採訪。
interview: 採訪（名詞）（這裡不是面試）
a meeting (often a public one) at which a journalist asks somebody questions in order to find out their opinions
a television/radio/newspaper interview
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/interview
give an interview (= to agree to answer questions) 接受採訪
give a joint interview 接受聯合採訪，動詞用 give 不是 receive
「工作面試」：have an interview，動詞用 have
He has an interview next week for the manager's job.
joint: 聯合兩方以上的（形容詞） involving two or more people together
a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife)
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/joint
■ 美國總統歐巴馬盛讚希拉蕊•柯林頓出任國務卿扮演了「非凡的角色」。
US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to what he called the "extraordinary role" Hillary Clinton played as Secretary of State.
簡化來看： X has paid tribute to Y.
X＝US President Barack Obama
Y＝the "extraordinary role"（that 省略）Hillary Clinton played as Secretary of State （國務卿）
pay tribute to someone or something: 對某人或某事公開稱讚（動詞片語）
Fig. to salute someone or something; to give public recognition to someone or something.
Many of Judy's friends gathered to pay tribute to her.
We will have a reception to pay tribute to the work of the committee.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pay+tribute+to
■ 在接受美國哥倫比亞廣播公司CBS採訪時，歐巴馬說，柯林頓夫人會「以我們最優秀的國務卿之一在歷史留名」。
In the CBS interview, Mr Obama said Mrs Clinton would "go down as one of the finest secretaries of state we've had".
go down (in something) 不是走下去，是歷史記載（動詞片語）
to be written in something; to be recorded or remembered in something
He will go down in history as a great statesman.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/go+down#go_1__291
fine: 高品質的，高水準的（形容詞）
of high quality; good
a very fine performance
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/fine
one of the finest secretaries of state: 最優秀的國務卿之一
■ 「過去四來有很棒的合作成果」他說。
"It has been a great collaboration over the last four years," he said.
collaboration: 合作成果（名詞）
a piece of work produced by two or more people or groups of people working together
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/collaboration
■ 歐巴馬和柯林頓夫人都迴避她是否可能在2016年競選總統的問題。
Both Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton sidestepped questions about whether she might run for the presidency in 2016.
sidestep: 回避（動詞）
to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem
Did you notice how she neatly sidestepped the question?
He sidestepped the issue by saying it was not his responsibility.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/sidestep
■ 柯林頓夫人預期將在近日卸職，參議員約翰·克里（John Kerry）將被確認為她的繼任者。
Mrs Clinton is expected to step down within days and Senator John Kerry to be confirmed as her successor.
X is expected to step down and Y (is expected) to be confirmed as Z.
is expected 不必兩次重複出現
X＝Mrs Clinton
Y＝Senator John Kerry
step down: 卸任要職（動詞）
to leave an important job or position and let somebody else take your place
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/step+down#step_2__20
successor: 繼任者（名詞）
英國每日電訊報點出許多人的疑問，標題是：
Can Hillary be a comeback kid, too?
希拉蕊會捲土重來嗎？http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9830798/Can-Hillary-be-a-comeback-kid-too.html
comeback: 捲土重來（名詞）
if a person in public life makes a comeback, they start doing something again which they had stopped doing, or they become popular again
an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/comeback
yahoo新聞網報導了希拉蕊的丈夫Bill Clinton 玩笑說希拉蕊會很長命，會活到 120 歲！http://news.yahoo.com/bill-clinton-jokes-hillary-clinton-011723031.html
這裡有影片：
http://news.yahoo.com/video/former-pres-clinton-hillary-live-111156532.html
■ 「她一直是非常，非常健康，她擁有非常低的血壓，非常低的一般心跳率」，柯林頓說。
“She's always been very, very healthy and she has very low blood pressure, very low standing heartbeat,” Bill Clinton said.
■ 「我告訴她，她還有時間在我之後，有三任丈夫」，他開玩笑說。「我認為她會活到120歲」。
“I tell her that she’s still got time to have three more husbands after me,” he joked. “So I think she’ll live to be 120.”
■「我一直都知道她有在想這件事」，他繼續說。「每當我對某事太固執的時候，在她不斷要我自我改進的過程中，她稱我是她的第一任丈夫。」」
“I always know that she’s thinking about that,” he continued. “Whenever I’m stubborn about something, in her constant quest in my self-improvement, she refers to me as her first husband.”
■ 柯林頓國務卿正在從最近的腦震盪和血液凝塊恢復中。
Secretary Clinton is recovering from a recent concussion and blood clot. (Jan. 16)
concussion: 腦震盪（名詞）
blood clot: 血液凝塊（名詞）
＊字彙整理
希拉蕊又成為媒體的焦點，是否再度問鼎2016的總統大位，眾人拭目以待，讀她的報導，我們學學談論卸任要職的用語：
國務卿：Secretary of State（名詞）Secretaries of State（複數型）
最優秀的國務卿之一：one of the finest secretaries of state
卸任要職：step down（動詞）
接受聯合採訪：give a joint interview（動詞片語）
合作成果：collaboration（名詞）a great collaboration
捲土重來：comeback（名詞）
對某人或某事公開稱讚：pay tribute to someone or something（動詞片語）
歷史記載：go down (in history)（動詞片語）
回避：sidestep（動詞）sidestep questions
繼任者: successor（名詞）
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