米歇爾白宮大轉呼啦圈 宣傳兒童健康

Michelle Obama managed to spin a hula hoop for 142 revolutions at a fair at the White House to promote children's health.

America's First Lady, a champion of healthy eating who is often celebrated for her muscular arms and athletic physique, hosted a group of school children to the White House for a Healthy Kids Fair on Wednesday.

"One of our goals was to focus on the importance of educating our kids about healthy eating," said Mrs Obama. "So it wasn't just about planting a garden," she said, a reference to the family's vegetable patch on the White House lawn.

Noting that one in three American children is overweight or obese, Mrs Obama called on parents to improve their children's diets. She urged children to reject junk foods and desserts in favour of healthy foods - but she also encouraged exercise.

Setting an example for her audience, the First Lady managed to keep her hula hoop aloft for 142 revolutions before it crashed to the ground.

Mrs Obama's hula talent has been noted before by her husband. In July, 2008, Barack Obama told People magazine that his wife was "the best hula-hooper I know. Once she gets the rhythm going, she can drop to her knees!"

日前，米歇爾•奧巴馬在白宮舉行的一個兒童健康推廣會轉起了呼拉圈，共連續轉了142下。

美國第一夫人米歇爾於本週三邀請一羣學生前往白宮參加一個兒童健康宣講會。米歇爾倡導健康飲食，她健美的臂膀和運動員般的體格常受到褒揚。

奧巴馬伕人說：“我們的目標之一是強調對孩子進行健康飲食教育的重要性，所以這不僅僅是種個菜園那麼簡單。”米歇爾所說的菜園是她在白宮院內的草坪上開墾的一小塊菜地。

美國每三個兒童中就有一人體重超標或肥胖，因此米歇爾呼籲父母們要改善孩子們的飲食。她敦促孩子們拒絕垃圾食品和甜食，多吃健康食品，此外她還鼓勵孩子們多鍛鍊。

爲了給大家樹立榜樣，第一夫人轉起了呼啦圈，並連續轉了142下才落地。

米歇爾的呼啦圈才藝以前就被她的丈夫奧巴馬特別提到過。2008年7月，巴拉克•奧巴馬在接受《人物》雜誌的採訪時說，米歇爾是“我所知道的最棒的呼拉圈能手。她一旦掌握了節奏，即使用膝蓋轉都不會落！”

Vocabulary:

hula hoop: a light hoop that is whirled around the body by movements of the waist and hips 呼拉圈

revolution:a turning or rotational motion about an axis 轉數

champion: an ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person 提倡者，擁護者

patch:a small plot or piece of land, especially one that produces or is used for growing specific vegetation 小塊土地

aloft: in or into a high or higher place; up above 在上面，在高處；在空中