In 2006, gift-minded world leaders made sure that US President George W.Bush could listen to all of Mozart while smoking a cigar and reflecting on Gandhi's "Seven Social Sins", according to a US State Department list revealed　recently.

　　美国国务院近日公布了2006年白宫的“收礼清单”。布什总统收到的来自各国领导人的礼物可谓五花八门，有雪茄、《莫扎特音乐全集》和甘地的《社会七宗罪》等。布什总统可以一边叼着雪茄、听着莫扎特的音乐，一边领会甘地的大作了。

　　AnIndian lawmaker, Nirmal Deshpande, gave the US president perhaps the least expensive present of his time in office: Theyellow linen scroll with Gandhi's warnings, with an estimated worth of seven dollars.

　　印度立法委员娜玛拉·迪什潘德送给布什总统的那本甘地的著作《社会七宗罪》可能是这份白宫“礼单”中最便宜的礼物，这本牛皮纸质的书估计仅值7美元！

　　Attheother end of the spectrum, Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra gave Bush an 11,000-dollar Cartier Santos Dumont watch in April 2006.

　　而布什总统收到的最昂贵的礼物则是泰国前总理他信去年4月送给他的一块价值1.1万美元的卡迪亚·山度士·杜蒙特表。

　　TheSaudi king Abdullah gave Cheney the most expensive present on the list, which is required to make public under US law--a 55,000-dollar, 18-karatwhite gold, ruby and diamond jewelry set.

　　沙特阿拉伯国王阿卜杜拉送给副总统切尼的一套18克拉的白金、红宝石和钻石首饰是“收礼清单”中最名贵的礼物，按照美国法律规定，这套价值5.5万美元的礼品得上交政府。

　　Asiscommon practice, Bush did not keep most of the gifts--except for Gandhi's autobiography and a book about him, both from Nirmal Deshpande--butpassed most along to the US National Archives or other US government offices.

　　按照惯例，布什总统将大多数礼物都上交给了美国国家档案馆及其他政府机关，自己只留了娜玛拉·迪什潘德送给他的两本书——一本是甘地自传，另一本也是关于甘地的书。

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