PresidentDonaldTrumpappearedunabletorememberthewordsto“GodBlessAmerica”athisCelebrationofAmericaevent,whichhehadstagedafteraccusingAmericanathletesofbeingunpatriotic.
唐纳德·特朗普总统在祖国庆祝活动中忘记《GodBlessAmerica》歌词。此前他才批评过美国运动员不爱国。
ThepresidentsangalongtothefirstseveralwordsoftheclassicAmericantuneonTuesday,astheUSMarineBandandUSArmyChorusperformeditbehindhimontheWhiteHouselawn.Whentheperformersreachedthewordstotheoceanswhitewithfoam,”however,MrTrumpstoppedsinging,simplynoddinghisheadalongtothebeat.
周二，美国海军乐队和陆军合唱团在白宫的草地上为特朗普伴唱，特朗普刚开始能跟上歌词。当大家唱到：“totheoceanswhitewithfoam”，特朗普突然不出声了，只是随着节奏点了点头。
TheeventwasoriginallyscheduledtobeacelebrationofthePhiladelphiaEagles,whowonthisyearNFLSuperBowl.TheWhiteHouseuninvitedtheteam,however,afterseveralmemberssaidtheywouldnotbeattending.
这个活动原本是用来庆祝费城猎鹰拿下今年国联超级碗的冠军，但是该队成员纷纷拒绝了白宫的邀请。
MrTrumplaterclaimedtheEaglesplayershaddroppedoutoftheeventbecauseofhisownoppositionto“takingaknee” –apopularformofprotestintheNFLthatinvolveskneelingduringthenationalanthem.
随后，特朗普说猎鹰的成员不来是因为他反对在国歌前“单膝下跪”，这也是国联中常见表达异议的方式。
“[TheEagles]disagreewiththeirPresidentbecauseheinsiststhattheyproudlystandfortheNationalAnthem,handonheart,inhonourofthegreatmenandwomenofourmilitaryandthepeopleofourcountry,”MrTrumpsaidinastatement. “TheEagleswantedtosendasmallerdelegation,butthe1,000fansplanningtoattendtheeventdeservebetter.”
特朗普在声明中说：“猎鹰不认同他们的总统，因为他们的总统觉得在国歌面前应该自豪的站着，右手覆在胸前，代表我们伟大的军队和人民。猎鹰想派一个小团体代表过来，但是参加此次活动的1000名粉丝值得更优秀的团队。”