听力素材: 美国总统奥巴马 为陪家人度假期(视频)

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        新华网——美国白宫29日证实，总统贝拉克·奥巴马决定延长在夏威夷的假期，定于2011年1月3日启程返回首都华盛顿。
        按先前日程，奥巴马应本月18日抵达夏威夷，2011年1月1日返回白宫。
        由于国会在废除军中针对同性恋的“不问、不说”政策、个人所得税减税政策、新版核裁军条约等议题上耗费时间，奥巴马一家4口22日深夜才抵达夏威夷火奴鲁鲁，后来将回程日期推迟至1月2日。
        白宫发言人比尔·伯顿说，奥巴马为“挤出更多时间陪伴家人”，定于1月3日晚些时候启程，预计次日抵达华府。
        奥巴马生于夏威夷。他和家人过去3年一直将那里作为圣诞度假地。
        这次假期，奥巴马活动低调，与家人和朋友一起参加篮球、高尔夫球、保龄球、潜水等活动。他离开住所时尽量躲开媒体记者。《纽约时报》评论，抵达夏威夷后，奥巴马迅速“消失”在公众视线外。