幸免成为盘中之餐的感恩节火鸡

U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed a common bond with a broad-breasted turkey named ″Biscuits，″ which won a White House election to become national turkey for this year＇s Thanksgiving holiday.

　　Bush pardoned the 44-pound (20 kg) white tom turkey from a centre-stage appearance on the Thanksgiving dinner table.

　　The president joked that Biscuits and his running-mate， ″Gravy，″ had run ″neck-and-neck″ against a rival ticket of ″Patience″ and ″Fortitude.″

　　美国总统乔治-布什表示，他和一只名叫“饼干”的肥火鸡有着共通之处，这只火鸡同样赢得了白宫大选，成为今年感恩节的“国家火鸡”。

　　布什“赦免”了这只44磅(20公斤)重的白色雄火鸡，“饼干”因此逃过一劫，不用像其他火鸡一样出现在感恩节大餐餐桌中央。

　　他拿“饼干”和他的竞选伙伴“肉汤”开玩笑说：“他们曾经和既有‘耐心’又‘坚忍不拔’的竞争对手展开激烈角逐。”