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Barack Obama gave a fifth-grader the perfect excuse for missing a day of school on Friday – a signed note explaining the boy’s absence. 上周五，美国总统奥巴马为一位五年级的男生亲笔写下假条，这简直是世界上最完美的逃课理由了。 Tyler Sullivan, from Rochester, Minnesota, was at the Honeywell factory in Golden Valley where his veteran father, Ryan Sullivan, introduced the President of the United States on to the stage. 来自明尼苏达州罗契斯特市的泰勒，周五逃课前往位于黄金谷的霍尼韦尔公司的工厂听总统奥巴马的演讲。泰勒是与父亲瑞安·沙利文一起前往。 'I was sitting in the front row,' the 11-year-old told NBC. 'I was pretty excited.' But Tyler had even more reason to be bowled over when he had the opportunity of meeting Obama and shaking his hand. 11岁的泰勒对美国广播公司的记者表示：“我当时就坐在前排，我相当兴奋。” 泰勒见到了总统，还跟总统握了握手，但更让他激动的事情还在后头。 ‘I said, “Hi President,”' Tyler told the network. 'And then he started asking me questions and he was like, "Oh, you must be out of school then?"' 泰勒详细地描述了跟总统见面对话的情景：“我跟总统打招呼，然后他开始问我问题，还问我是不是逃课跑来的”。 The President then reached for a pad of paper and a pen from the White House and proceeded to write the schoolboy an excuse note, complete with a presidential signature. | 
